General and Gaming => General => Topic started by: jcalder8 on January 29, 2012, 11:17:31 pm
Title: What are you playing?
Post by: jcalder8 on January 29, 2012, 11:17:31 pm
Over the last couple days I have been putting some time in with Gotham City Impostors.
How about you?
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Post by: htimreimer on January 30, 2012, 12:40:52 am
i am thinking of playing western outlaw wanted dead or alive again but i am scared of it to see way go here http://vgcollect.com/forum/discussion/568/whatisthemostbrokengameyouvecompleted#Item_1
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Post by: scott on January 30, 2012, 05:21:18 am
I'm currently playing Star Wars: The Old Republic and Dragon Warrior III.
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Post by: killerchameleon on January 30, 2012, 06:13:20 am
At me moment I cant get enough of Dungun Defenders on Xbox360 DLC
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Post by: darko on January 30, 2012, 07:42:08 am
Kind random on my end...Resident Evil 0 on the GC.
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Post by: madmax on January 30, 2012, 08:24:26 am
starcraft 2. I've gotten addicted to it but I am so bad.
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Post by: scott on January 30, 2012, 08:59:15 am
Kind random on my end...Resident Evil 0 on the GC.
I was playing that about a month ago.
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Post by: darko on January 30, 2012, 09:47:52 am
Kind random on my end...Resident Evil 0 on the GC.
I was playing that about a month ago.
I have this crazy idea to play all of the numbered games over the next few months (other than 5 because it's terrible). We'll see how it goes. I have 0-3 on GC now and 4 on PS2.
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Post by: scott on January 30, 2012, 10:11:08 am
I've done that. Actually I played 0 - the 1st half of 2, 3, second half of 2, CV, watched the Degeneration movie, 4 and 5.
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Post by: foxhack on January 30, 2012, 11:27:02 am
I'm kind of afraid of playing the Resident Evil Gamecube remake.
The original was a fun game, but... I just can't take it seriously.
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Post by: tpugmire on January 30, 2012, 01:04:02 pm
I'm still working on Skyward Sword.
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Post by: varkias on January 30, 2012, 05:37:34 pm
Mega Man x4 is kickin my arse right now...
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Post by: azai392 on January 30, 2012, 09:03:32 pm
I recently started playing FFXI again. So lots of that.
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Post by: andrew on January 30, 2012, 09:16:21 pm
I just got the harp in Skyward Sword!
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Post by: desocietas on February 01, 2012, 09:54:32 pm
Man, I'm still at it with Wakfu. Didn't think I'd get into another MMORPG, but so far I'm hooked. Launches F2P at the end of the month, so we'll see if I'll still stay after that...
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Post by: arcaneknight on February 01, 2012, 11:49:25 pm
Just started playing Persona PSP. I almost feel like I should play the PS1 version first though becuase it would be fun to compare but oh well.
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Post by: darko on February 02, 2012, 06:23:12 am
I'm playing through Resident Evil 0 on GC and just started playing Radiant Historia on DS last night. I'm still in the Mansion in RE and have basically gotten myself stuck. Stupid lack of Green Herbs!
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Post by: scott on February 02, 2012, 07:11:56 am
Playing Dragon Warrior III has made me feel nostalgic enough to start up Dragon Warrior 1... Remember kids, hold reset before turning power off.
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Post by: desocietas on February 02, 2012, 08:39:32 am
I'm playing through Resident Evil 0 on GC and just started playing Radiant Historia on DS last night.
Radiant Historia is good but I haven't been able to get into it as much as I'd like. From the little bit I've played, it looks like an amazing game to have in the collection (besides monetarily!).
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Post by: scott on February 02, 2012, 08:50:26 am
I'm playing through Resident Evil 0 on GC and just started playing Radiant Historia on DS last night.
Radiant Historia is good but I haven't been able to get into it as much as I'd like. From the little bit I've played, it looks like an amazing game to have in the collection (besides monetarily!).
Oh holy crap that game is pricey.
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Post by: desocietas on February 02, 2012, 09:22:07 am
Oh holy crap that game is pricey.
Right? I'm glad I snagged one at retail when I did, though I wasn't able to get one with the launch music CD. Crazy Atlus games.
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Post by: scott on February 02, 2012, 10:32:43 am
Crazy Atlus games.
There goes my dreams of building an Atlus collection. ha
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Post by: forte on February 02, 2012, 12:46:06 pm
working on X-Men Mutant Apocalypse for SNES
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Post by: madmax on February 02, 2012, 02:05:00 pm
Got the Diablo3 beta yesterday. Gonna be playing that for a bit
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Post by: desocietas on February 02, 2012, 11:36:29 pm
Crazy Atlus games.
There goes my dreams of building an Atlus collection. ha
Actually Atlus just tweeted yesterday that they're considering reprinting Radiant Historia... So good timing. :)
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Post by: darko on February 03, 2012, 11:37:31 am
Actually Atlus just tweeted yesterday that they're considering reprinting Radiant Historia... So good timing. :)
Not to self-incriminate or anything, but that's great news for me too! It's probably the best DS game I've played that isn't part of a long-running series (Cough, Cough...Dragon Quest...Cough, Cough).
Even if they don't reprint it I'm going to get it. I'd pay the $100, seriously.
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Post by: desocietas on February 03, 2012, 01:25:25 pm
Not to self-incriminate or anything
ha, the secret's out! once i get off this mmo hook (the p2p launch is coming up at the end of the month... that will test my addiction), maybe i'll pick that one up again.
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Post by: scott on February 03, 2012, 02:54:39 pm
(Cough, Cough...Dragon Quest...Cough, Cough.)
I'm actually picking up DQ V and VI this weekend, if possible.
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Post by: pacpix on February 03, 2012, 07:38:43 pm
I'm currently playing through Skyward Sword and will be playing centipede infestation after that.
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Post by: darko on February 04, 2012, 01:07:14 am
ha, the secret's out!
Yeah. I know. I didn't really know anything about the game until last week. Called every local game store, looked on Amazon etc. Couldn't find a copy. Finally, I broke down out of pure curiosity. Probably not my finest hour :)
I'm actually picking up DQ V and VI this weekend, if possible.
Good call! I found mine on Amazon last year for a very reasonable price.
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Post by: scott on February 04, 2012, 05:19:38 am
@darko they had both of them brand new for less than 20 a piece on Amazon. Figured it was a good deal.
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Post by: jcalder8 on February 06, 2012, 07:20:59 pm
Just had a nice Dance Central 2 session
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Post by: scott on February 06, 2012, 07:24:31 pm
I finally sat down with Dragon Quest IX... I've owned it since launch, but didn't give it more than an hour when I first got it... thanks to things like WoW addiction. Really enjoying it so far, though I wish your party members weren't user created. I like having party members who are actually involved in the story.
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Post by: amauriel on February 06, 2012, 11:27:42 pm
I maybe should make my own thread for this...but I've gotten on the Skylanders bandwagon...and I'm having a BLAST! The voice for the main baddie in the console version is the guy that did Invader Zim, and the voice isn't disguised AT ALL. Then I also picked up the 3DS version when Target had it on sale and have really enjoyed that too.
Only problem I'm seeing is I've dropped almost $200 so far in everything (some was bought with gift cards and stuff, so I'm not personally out that much) and I've still got two of the "Adventure Packs" to get and 3 more 3-packs to get them all...so another $100 to finish.
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Post by: jcalder8 on February 07, 2012, 06:09:43 am
@amauriel my wife picked me up the starter pack for the 360 before Christmas and I loved it. I think I have maxed out 8-10 of the ones that I have.
She went out and dropped almost 150 to get all the ones that we didn't have plus the adventure packs. Now that they have released the next set we are having a hard time even finding them. By the time we "catch them all" I will guess we will be in for about 300.
But at least the figures are well done.
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Post by: madmax on February 07, 2012, 08:12:22 am
my classmates invited me to play a league of legends game with them. its OK, quite fun. I think the best part is hearing them talk smack over Skype while we play :p I usually die cause I'm laughing too much
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Post by: amauriel on February 07, 2012, 10:42:27 am
@jcalder8: We've had a really hard time finding them too! I bought the game right after Christmas (gift cards) and I was through the first several areas before I even got an Air type in my collection. Also not gonna lie...part of the reason I got the 3DS version was for Stealth Elf (needed a Life type!).
Activision sometimes has a stroke of genius moment that pays off. This is one of those.
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Post by: foxhack on February 07, 2012, 11:55:00 am
Well I fished out Resident Evil remake for the Gamecube and I've been playing it for a bit. I'm still not happy about how tough zombies are all of a sudden. I remember being able to down a zombie in the original PS1 version with five shots... now it takes eight to ten.
But I am enjoying the new additions. I played the original about fourteen years ago, so...
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Post by: jcalder8 on February 07, 2012, 06:20:13 pm
@amauriel http://www.skylanders.com/giants just in case you haven't seen it yet.... I better start saving now lol
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Post by: tpugmire on February 14, 2012, 08:38:57 am
I just finished Skyward Sword. On to the next game I got for christmas, Lego Star Wars III.
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Post by: darko on February 14, 2012, 11:09:02 am
I started up Final Fantasy V on the GBA a few nights ago and I've been pretty impressed. Might actually finish this one :)
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Post by: scott on February 14, 2012, 11:10:44 am
@darko I enjoyed FFV on PS1 I'd say its in my top 5 FF games thanks to the job system.
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Post by: jcalder8 on February 14, 2012, 02:35:35 pm
@tpugmire I was really disappointed with Lego Star Wars 3. It seemed to lose the charm of the first 2
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Post by: scott on February 21, 2012, 06:46:40 am
I've been on a HUGE Metroid kick over the last week. I'm actually playing through Metroid II right now and closer to the end than I've ever been... and it's one of my original Game Boy games.... >_<
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Post by: darko on February 21, 2012, 06:50:37 am
I played through Mega Man II last night. First time I've actually sat down and played a Mega Man game on the NES in years. Holy shit that music is badass. I've heard it before but I never really appreciated it until last night.
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Post by: scott on February 21, 2012, 07:15:05 am
@darko I really need to get that game back. It's one of the few left from my original games I had that I haven't replaced yet. I don't think there is a song in that game that I don't like.
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Post by: pacpix on February 21, 2012, 07:24:54 am
Just finished Skyward Sword! Time for some Centipede:Infestation.
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Post by: jcalder8 on February 23, 2012, 01:24:11 pm
Put some more time in with Alan Hawkins & the 1000 spikes.
Its a 2d platformer for XBLA indie games. It's hard but with 1000 lives I hope to make it to the end
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Post by: forte on February 23, 2012, 01:40:27 pm
decided to give ReBoot for PS1 a little lovin...anyone ever watch that show? Badass stuff. Megabyte was a real dick.
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Post by: madmax on February 23, 2012, 01:58:40 pm
I loved ReBoot, that show was pretty badass. The graphics were also really advanced for the day.
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Post by: desocietas on February 23, 2012, 02:36:51 pm
I loooved Hexidecimal. She was so badass.
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Post by: jcalder8 on February 23, 2012, 03:07:22 pm
I loved Reboot until Bob got lost and came back and everything had changed.
I've never tried the game but I do remember being interested in it when it was released. @forte how is the gameplay?
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Post by: jobocan on February 23, 2012, 05:38:11 pm
I love ReBoot. I actually bought the new DVDs of the complete series that came out last year, and the show is tons of fun to watch. I really like the later part of the series after Bob disappears, there's a huge tonal change and the conflicts/situations in the series become a lot more mature... Or maybe I like those parts because I like adult AndrAIa :P The first 2 seasons are great too, it aged surprisingly well considering how basic the animation is compared to modern 3D animation. Overall I love how it makes the life of "computer people" so believable, with tons of weird computer lingo inserted (like how Enzo is learning "Fortran" in ancient language class), and certain hardware/software like RAM affecting the world where the characters live.
The biggest downfall of the series is probably the ending... it's because the final episode is SO amazing, and then there's this huge plot twist and it just... ends... I know there's a sequel comic, but it starts well after the end of the TV show (young Enzo, who was created when Mainframe was reset, is a teenager at that point), so it doesn't exactly feel like a sequel as much as a side-story.
I can't wait for more news of the movie trilogy that was announced back in 2008 (they mentioned last year that it was still in production).
I've never tried the game but I do remember being interested in it when it was released. @forte how is the gameplay?
I'd also like to know. I remember playing it for like 2 minutes back when it came out... but I don't remember if it was any good.
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Post by: forte on February 23, 2012, 06:16:09 pm
Glad to see so many fans here!
I loooved Hexidecimal. She was so badass.
I always had a soft spot for her, it must have been the insanity and the BDSM gear she sported.
@jobocan, the reason the show changed from light-hearted to "dark" is because they finally got off of ABC. Mainframe Entertainment had a difficult time getting ANYTHING past "practices and standards" on ABC and had to censor things like Dot's appearance (the infamous monoboob) and wouldn't let her kiss Enzo on his birthday because they thought it was incest -.- They constantly took shots at ABC because of that (like calling Megabyte's forces ABCs) and once they were on cable, took the show in the direction they wanted. The cliffhanger always pissed me off, because they had the show wrapped up at the end of season 3 (except Daemon), and was brought back for season 4 to finish that hanging plot point. Then they did "My Two Bobs" because they thought they had 5 more episodes, 4 for "The Hunt" and 1 to wrap things up like the season 3 musical number. But, Cartoon Network or someone pulled funding, and the whole thing has been a comedy of errors since. No movie, a lackluster comic, and now nothing at all from them. But I digress...
As far as gameplay goes, it's sort of fun, IF you cheat. They nerfed the zipboard so you can't fly in the air, only over the ground. There's a cheatcode to fix this that makes the game MUCH better. You go around mending tears (which you need to mend them all to get the good ending) and there are boss fights in every chapter. It has cut scenes that add up to be a full episode, and there are special scenes for if you die to certain bosses (none good for Mainframe). Beating the final bosses with all tears mended gets you the true ending. Anything else has you basically restart the game until you do.
You pick up weapons for Glitch that allow you to attack, plus Glitch is used in an alternate mode for tear mending. I think there was a code to play as Enzo or Dot too, but I don't think I ever tried it out. I didn't like the game much until I found the flight code, which makes the game much more manageable. Otherwise it's quite difficult.
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Post by: tpugmire on February 24, 2012, 07:32:53 am
@tpugmire I was really disappointed with Lego Star Wars 3. It seemed to lose the charm of the first 2
Yeah, so far it's my least favorite of all the Lego games I own, and I own most of them.
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Post by: madmax on February 24, 2012, 10:05:16 am
well I've stopped playing starcraft. It got to the point where I was always angry because of losses. The games not for me, I don't have it in me to be good at them (can't apply knowledge while playing)
I recently got the reboot series, ill be watching that for the next few days ^_^
Ohh I've also been playing super Mario world on snes. I've beaten it as a kid but I want to try to get through it again.
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Post by: scott on February 24, 2012, 10:12:35 am
Still playing Dragon Quest IX... But I screwed up my priest party member and had to hire a new level 1 guy... Booooo. Hopefully Kid Dracula gets here soon I've always wanted to play it.
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Post by: amauriel on February 24, 2012, 01:59:14 pm
Guys, the first two seasons (or so) of ReBoot are on Netflix now, if you would like to start watching and have never seen them before.
Personally, I also have a deep love for Hex, she was so crazy but there always seemed to be a logical reason behind it, or something that at least made since in her logic. :P
As an adult, I recently rewatched the series and specifically the Talent Night episode and had such a great time with it. So many references to things that went over my head as a kid! Such a quality show, I also would love to get a real ending for it instead of what we got.
I honestly didn't know there was a game; I'm going to have to acquire that. I love the things I learn on this site!
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Post by: htimreimer on February 25, 2012, 08:05:03 am
I loved ReBoot, that show was pretty badass. The graphics were also really advanced for the day.
that show was so cool
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Post by: desocietas on February 29, 2012, 01:42:01 pm
I just Gamefly'd Texis Atris and Pokemon Trozei... I haven't been playing the handhelds much lately since I got my new Android phone (damn these free game apps from Amazon!). Sent back El Shaddai finally (barely played it... but might consider purchasing it when it's even cheaper than it is) and the PSP version of Williams Pinball Hall of Fame.
And Wakfu officially launched today after a week of server downtime. Time to fall back into that black hole...
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Post by: darko on February 29, 2012, 01:44:52 pm
Got my shipping confirmation for Devil Survivor 2 today. Can't wait until it arrives.
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Post by: desocietas on February 29, 2012, 01:52:44 pm
Got my shipping confirmation for Devil Survivor 2 today. Can't wait until it arrives.
Same here! Though I probably won't have time to play it for a while...
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Post by: scott on February 29, 2012, 02:12:08 pm
I got my new Android phone
@desocietas you did remember to download this amazing game collecting app by VGCollect right?
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Post by: desocietas on February 29, 2012, 02:19:10 pm
I got my new Android phone
@desocietas you did remember to download this amazing game collecting app by VGCollect right?
Of course! My first instinct upon getting the phone was MOAR BADGES
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Post by: madmax on February 29, 2012, 03:43:33 pm
got diddy Kong racing on 64. I'll give that a whirl for a while. Thinking of going through FFIII again (ill have to emulate it)
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Post by: jcalder8 on February 29, 2012, 03:45:50 pm
Finally started playing through Batman Arkham City. I'm only about 2 hours in but so far I am not enjoying it as much as Asylum.
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Post by: killerchameleon on February 29, 2012, 07:02:53 pm
Started playing Earth Bound for the SNES, can’t find a real copy so I’m playing it on an emulator. Wish I picked up this game when it first came out.
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Post by: killerchameleon on February 29, 2012, 07:07:25 pm
I got my new Android phone
@desocietas you did remember to download this amazing game collecting app by VGCollect right?
Of course! My first instinct upon getting the phone was MOAR BADGES
Badges? We don't need no stinkin badges!
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Post by: pacpix on February 29, 2012, 07:11:29 pm
Currently playing ninth grade math homework:(
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Post by: scott on February 29, 2012, 07:35:38 pm
Currently playing ninth grade math homework:(
Oh man, that sounds like an excellent one.
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Post by: killerchameleon on February 29, 2012, 07:43:29 pm
I remember having to play…………O’ wait, I never played that game.
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Post by: desocietas on March 01, 2012, 01:26:34 am
Currently playing ninth grade math homework:(
Oh man, that sounds like an excellent one.
I liked 9th grade math homework... all math homework until trig was enjoyable.
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Post by: pacpix on March 01, 2012, 07:13:18 am
Currently playing ninth grade math homework:(
Oh man, that sounds like an excellent one.
I liked 9th grade math homework... all math homework until trig was enjoyable.
Well I enjoyed Algebra 1 last year. It was my favorite subject. I do not like geometry at all though. Proofs are evil!
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Post by: scott on March 01, 2012, 07:16:27 am
I loved geometry... actually I did way better at that than algebra.
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Post by: scott on March 01, 2012, 07:17:47 am
I am currently playing Let's Golf 3 on android. As well as more Star Wars: Old Republic and Ocarina of Time 3D. Oh and Kid Dracula and DQIX...
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Post by: amauriel on March 01, 2012, 04:24:01 pm
Here: Still playing Skylanders as well as the much, much harder "see if you can actually find Skylanders figures in stock in the stores" game.
The Toys R Us people are starting to recognize me.....
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Post by: scott on March 04, 2012, 10:03:27 pm
Started up Castlevania: Symphony of the Night for Saturn again tonight. It took some Google searching for the region bypass code for the action replay, since I couldn't remember it. But I intend to play through it to see the exclusive content finally.
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Post by: amauriel on March 04, 2012, 10:59:51 pm
Started up Castlevania: Symphony of the Night for Saturn again tonight. It took some Google searching for the region bypass code for the action replay, since I couldn't remember it. But I intend to play through it to see the exclusive content finally.
I ordered a game from Japan for the Super Famicom (Shin Megami Tensei: If). The lady sent me totally the wrong game and I now have a Japanese Saturn copy of Deep Fear. (I got my refund but thanks to shipping to/from Japan she told me to keep the game.)
Point is, is it fairly easy to play a Japanese game on an American Saturn? I know very little about the Saturn; it's a newer acquisition for me.
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Post by: jcalder8 on March 04, 2012, 11:21:35 pm
I'm still putting more time in with Batman Arkham City and it is starting to grow on me now. I do miss the tight confines of the Asylum but the improvements they have made to the gameplay makes up for it.
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Post by: scott on March 05, 2012, 05:57:14 am
@amauriel Playing Saturn import games is super easy. You need either a game shark or an action replay 4m plus, they plug into the cartridge slot. When you power up the Saturn it goes into the game shark/action replay menu, press and hold x y & z and press start and the game will load up like its on a JP Saturn. No other codes needed.
I prefer the Action Replay over the Game Shark though, because the Game Shark goes in too hard and seems too tight a fit, making removal hard too.
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Post by: amauriel on March 05, 2012, 07:34:00 am
@scott: Thanks for the info! That doesn't sound too bad at all, I'll keep my eyes open for an Action Replay then.
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Post by: scott on March 05, 2012, 09:49:47 pm
Not a problem. You should be able to get one for a decent price, I would think. There are a lot of JP only titles for Saturn thank to its short lifespan here in the States and the AP makes it easy to jump into collecting imports. Personally I've had to hold off the urge to do so myself. It also helps that all the games I want are rare or spendy.
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Post by: maximkat on March 08, 2012, 11:39:36 am
original dragon warrior, just hit 23 today, dragon lord is going down this weekend.
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Post by: scott on March 08, 2012, 01:30:33 pm
original dragon warrior, just hit 23 today, dragon lord is going down this weekend.
I was playing this too until my nes started acting up. I'm changing the pins on it today (Hopefully) to see if that fixes it. Then its back to retro gaming on my nes again!
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Post by: atariboy on March 08, 2012, 03:23:03 pm
I just started playing Jet Grind Radio on Dreamcast, I was just browsing thru my games and that caught my eye and remember how fun it was.
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Post by: desocietas on March 08, 2012, 03:54:49 pm
I just started playing Jet Grind Radio on Dreamcast, I was just browsing thru my games and that caught my eye and remember how fun it was.
I was just thinking about that game this morning when I passed by an old fabric store with some illegible tags on it... What a great game that was/is.
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Post by: madmax on March 12, 2012, 08:45:32 pm
Playing through assassins creed II. I played about 5-6 hours today. I need to beat all 3 in a weeks time xD
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Post by: jcalder8 on March 12, 2012, 09:00:00 pm
@madmax, that's a pretty tight timeline to complete some games that have to be explored to be enjoyed.
As for me I just finished off the main story of Arkham City. This game really grew on me and I am looking forward to trying to 100% it. Now if only I didn't have to pay for the Catwoman portions. I guess I should have pre-ordered this one.
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Post by: scott on March 12, 2012, 09:26:32 pm
@madmax why a week?
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Post by: soera on March 12, 2012, 09:40:35 pm
original dragon warrior, just hit 23 today, dragon lord is going down this weekend.
I just finished 1 and am onto #2. Im up to level 8 now and just picked up my second character. :D
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Post by: madmax on March 12, 2012, 10:08:58 pm
@madmax why a week?
Spring break from school. I won't have as much time after. I know I'll probably only finish one of them as I do have plans :P
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Post by: amauriel on March 13, 2012, 12:05:26 am
I'm playing on a timeline as well, although mine is much more forgiving...I realized that PAX East is coming up and there will probably be hundreds of people to Streetpass with (I connected to 140 people last year playing Pokemon Black/White just waiting for the Keynote to start)...actually started putting some good time into Pokemon Rumble Blast.
Still not going to make any of my Top 10 lists or anything, but it's better than the first impressions I gave it. Still a grind fest, but the Toy Pokemon are pretty cute. :-P
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Post by: pacpix on March 13, 2012, 06:49:19 am
original dragon warrior, just hit 23 today, dragon lord is going down this weekend.
I just finished 1 and am onto #2. Im up to level 8 now and just picked up my second character. :D
Is dragon warrior 2 any good? I really liked the first one, but not sure if I want to spend 20 bucks on an NES game.
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Post by: scott on March 13, 2012, 07:12:20 am
Eventually I need to get 2 3 and 4 on NES...
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Post by: foxhack on March 13, 2012, 08:51:32 am
I'm playing Metal Gear Deus Ex - er Deus Ex HR and having fun, despite the regenerating health.
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Post by: soera on March 13, 2012, 09:17:03 am
Dragon warrior is my weakness atm. Ive been on a constant search for DW/DQ stuff. If you want to test them out, a cheaper option is the GB versions.
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Post by: scott on March 13, 2012, 09:26:03 am
I traded @rachel for the gbc version of Dragon Warrior III a bit ago. But I still want to finally play the original NES version too.
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Post by: soera on March 13, 2012, 10:22:39 am
I know the feeling. I want to replace all my NES versions as well.
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Post by: jcalder8 on March 13, 2012, 11:57:10 am
I had DW 1,2 and 4 all CIB with guides. My wants changed so I sold them to buy other games but I kick myself for that one. I still need to get 2,3 and 4 back.
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Post by: scott on March 13, 2012, 12:28:16 pm
I never had 2 3 or 4 but always wanted them.
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Post by: foxhack on March 13, 2012, 02:22:22 pm
I had Dragon Warrior 1+2 and 3 for the GBC. Complete. I bought them new at a local pharmacy. And I had to sell them. T_T
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Post by: soera on March 13, 2012, 02:40:51 pm
Im still trying to find a box for both of mine. :|
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Post by: jcalder8 on March 15, 2012, 12:41:06 am
Put in some time with my Game Gear tonight since I just picked up a battery pack.
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Post by: foxhack on March 15, 2012, 12:43:27 am
Wizorb!
http://store.steampowered.com/app/207420/
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Post by: jcalder8 on March 15, 2012, 01:15:47 am
@foxhack, after reading about Wizorb I've decided to check it out on the 360. If I like the demo I'll be picking it up.
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Post by: pacpix on March 15, 2012, 10:17:35 am
I decided to play through Timesplitters 2 before Centipede: Infestation. I just completed that and forgot to play Centipede and instead started Twilight Princess. I will eventually get to Centipede: Infestation!
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Post by: scott on March 15, 2012, 10:40:02 am
Tonight I'll be starting Persona 3 FES. I just hope you guys haven't set my expectations too high. I also am playing Dragon Quest V, and Mass Effect 1.... where will I find the time to play all these RPGs?!
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Post by: amauriel on March 15, 2012, 01:58:07 pm
@scott:
Just give it a little time. All the Persona games start a little slow, and with a lot of cut scenes. It's worth it though. If you don't like it by "Junpei's Believe it or Don't", (you'll know it when you see it) the game may not be for you.
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Post by: foxhack on March 15, 2012, 03:12:01 pm
I couldn't get into Persona 3. Having to do chores and go to school IS NOT FUN. :P
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Post by: madmax on March 15, 2012, 09:32:51 pm
Just finished Assassins's Creed 2, Got 100% aside from the feathers. This game is just too awesome :D I can't wait to be caught up.
Now for brotherhood
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Post by: jcalder8 on March 16, 2012, 01:20:14 am
Played a bit of NLL 11. I really wish EA would pick up the lacrosse license but I'll take what I can get, I just hope they bring out '12
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Post by: desocietas on March 19, 2012, 12:39:39 pm
I couldn't get into Persona 3. Having to do chores and go to school IS NOT FUN. :P
I feel like they kinda addressed some of the chore grind in P4, but at the moment, I can't recall. Was definitely revamped somehow.
Ha, but I don't know - I enjoyed doing that stuff in P3 :)
But then again, I'm the sort of gamer who likes Harvest Moon and other games where you do chores and other repetitive tasks for fun.
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Post by: killerchameleon on March 20, 2012, 10:26:24 am
Started playing Ninja Blade, I like it!
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Post by: arcaneknight on March 22, 2012, 06:20:55 pm
In the middle of Arc the Lad Twilight of the Spirits but I'm taking a break this weekend and switching over to Final Fantasy 9. Even though I've beaten it 4 times... xP
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Post by: maximkat on March 22, 2012, 08:20:05 pm
Killing hours on end in Skyrim again.
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Post by: amauriel on March 23, 2012, 12:24:14 am
Back to getting my team ready for PAX Pokemon tourneys...getting from level 65 or so to 100 is quite a grind.
Even with good movies I'm not sure I'll make it...especially with Kid Icarus tomorrow.
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Post by: foxhack on March 23, 2012, 12:28:59 am
I've been playing Ys Oath in Felghana, enjoying the heck out of it.
Unfortunately, the game suffered some random corruption earlier today, which shouldn't happen, so I'm gonna have to leave the hard drive running self-diagnostic tests and hope for the best.
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Post by: jcalder8 on March 23, 2012, 12:36:33 am
Back to getting my team ready for PAX Pokemon tourneys...getting from level 65 or so to 100 is quite a grind.
Even with good movies I'm not sure I'll make it...especially with Kid Icarus tomorrow.
Remember: try not to poo in the hallway during the tournament!
XD we must learn that lesson from the best
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Post by: foxhack on March 26, 2012, 04:37:23 pm
I'm at Ys: Oath in Felghana's final boss.
He kicked my ass in two minutes. -.-
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Post by: madmax on March 27, 2012, 02:27:15 am
Just started Assassin's Creed II: Revelations today. Story got messed up pretty quickly. I'm excited to see how the Saga concludes.
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Post by: tpugmire on March 27, 2012, 09:07:19 am
I finished Lego Star Wars 3 with 100% yesterday, so I'm starting Lego Batman today.
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Post by: blipcs76 on March 27, 2012, 09:36:30 am
I've been playing Zelda Skyward Sword and me and my wife have been playing the Lego games. We finished up Batman recently and are now playing Lego Pirates of the Caribbean.
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Post by: george on March 27, 2012, 12:35:22 pm
Just finished ME3. I'm revisiting ME 1, playing Tactics Ogre for PS1 and Pinball FX with friends.
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Post by: scott on March 28, 2012, 04:58:00 pm
The latest Pokemon giveaway from Nintendo gave me the itch to play some more Pokemon. Back to work on completing the National Pokedex!
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Post by: torchickens on March 28, 2012, 11:25:10 pm
Kid Icarus: Uprising at the moment. For me, it really brought some enjoyment back into the 3DS. I'm about half way through, but I've got myself hooked on random Light vs Dark battles.
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Post by: jcalder8 on March 28, 2012, 11:30:37 pm
I played a little bit of Final Fantasy III tonight. I did not play for very long but at least I have started it now.
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Post by: jcalder8 on April 01, 2012, 10:36:26 am
Finally putting some time in with Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D. I have forgotten so much about this game that it feels like I've never played it before.
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Post by: ianomatic on April 03, 2012, 01:06:38 am
Playing good amounts of Birds of Steel for 360. I pulled my Ace Combat flight stick/throttle out of the closet and have been putting it to some good use
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Post by: scott on April 03, 2012, 08:50:59 am
Been playing a ton of Pokemon Black and HeartGold working on completing the National Pokedex before Black and White 2 come out. Also I started up Super Mario 3D Land and its awesome! Almost feels like Super Mario Bros 3 and Super Mario 64 merged together, with only the good parts left in.
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Post by: psydswipe on April 03, 2012, 11:51:36 am
I played through the original Max Payne again over the weekend. I doubt the story will relate much to the upcoming game but I'll probably go through part two again this week.
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Post by: ronalopolis on April 03, 2012, 12:29:44 pm
I just got Afrika http://www.amazon.com/Afrika-Playstation-3/dp/B000ZKDOUI (http://www.amazon.com/Afrika-Playstation-3/dp/B000ZKDOUI) in the mail yesterday. Now one of my hobbies is photography and this game is nothing but getting missions from your computer and trying to take the right photograph. If you gointo the game expecting anything more than being in Africa taking pictures you will be dissapointed. I played it for about 2 hours last night and its just a nice relaxing game. It is worth the $20 if your into photography at all.
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Post by: jcalder8 on April 03, 2012, 02:39:21 pm
@ronalopolis, Afrika has been on my radar since it was released but I don't like spending more than 10 on a game so I keep waiting to find a used copy for cheap. After what you have said though I might have to bite on it.
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Post by: amauriel on April 03, 2012, 04:47:49 pm
I can not say anything about Afrika as I saw Ronalopolis play up until he took a picture of a giraffe drinking from an oasis and then I promptly fell asleep on it. (Maybe 20 minutes in?) I fell asleep PLAYING Endless Ocean every time I tried as well so those nature games just relax me, I guess.
I actually took a short break from gaming to read the Bioshock: Rapture book and the Hunger Games trilogy, but last night I put a few hours into Recettear. I forgot how engaging that game was. Also finally got Harvest Moon: Tale of Two Towns 3D and have put a bit of time into it, although not as much as I would like.
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Post by: atariboy on July 01, 2012, 05:50:16 pm
I bought Afrika about a month or so ago and now that I have finished James Noir's Hollywood Crimes on the 3DS I will probably check Afrika out, I am also on last case of LA Noir no should have plenty of time to try out Afrika.
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Post by: soera on July 01, 2012, 06:48:02 pm
I have been playing DQM: Caravan Heart like crazy since I got it. Its fun as hell!
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Post by: scott on July 01, 2012, 06:57:26 pm
When I get time, I've been mostly playing either Dragon Quest V or Diablo III... But I'm in Hell mode on Diablo now and the Champions are ripping me a new one. :'(
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Post by: jobocan on July 01, 2012, 07:03:35 pm
When I get time, I've been mostly playing either Dragon Quest V or Diablo III... But I'm in Hell mode on Diablo now and the Champions are ripping me a new one. :'(
Just wait until Inferno where the first few enemies in Act 2 can kill you in one hit... That's not too fun :P
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Post by: scott on July 03, 2012, 04:42:12 pm
When I get time, I've been mostly playing either Dragon Quest V or Diablo III... But I'm in Hell mode on Diablo now and the Champions are ripping me a new one. :'(
Just wait until Inferno where the first few enemies in Act 2 can kill you in one hit... That's not too fun :P
Max tossed me a sweet 2h Crossbow last night, and it seemed to help a bit. I think stacking abilities on Champions to make them more difficult was a bad design choice though. Seriously, Arcane Enchanted/Molten/Frozen mobs are retarded.
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Post by: jobocan on July 03, 2012, 04:55:22 pm
When I get time, I've been mostly playing either Dragon Quest V or Diablo III... But I'm in Hell mode on Diablo now and the Champions are ripping me a new one. :'(
Just wait until Inferno where the first few enemies in Act 2 can kill you in one hit... That's not too fun :P
Max tossed me a sweet 2h Crossbow last night, and it seemed to help a bit. I think stacking abilities on Champions to make them more difficult was a bad design choice though. Seriously, Arcane Enchanted/Molten/Frozen mobs are retarded.
I hear of people getting crazy combos like Shielding/Horde/Invincible Minion/Illusionist/Fast. I got something similar (but slightly less crazy) once... I just turned off the game at that point, screw that :P I do agree that just stacking stuff on champions is a terrible decision, I'm sure it would have been possible to make it hard without making it completely broken.
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Post by: desocietas on July 03, 2012, 05:52:04 pm
A friend sent me a forum thread/guide about champions with the stacked abilities, and soon after we ran into several of them. Definitely not easy, but it's kinda laughably funny when you get a crazy combo. Of course, it'd suck if you were using your hardcore character...
If anything, it's just more of the same randomly-generated _____ for D3.
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Post by: foxhack on July 03, 2012, 06:10:08 pm
Alan Wake on the PC.
Yep. Hooked.
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Post by: exonerator on July 03, 2012, 09:37:25 pm
Lots of Tribes: Ascend on PC. I've also been playing Solar Jetman and Arkanoid on NES.
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Post by: atariboy on July 03, 2012, 11:32:36 pm
Lots of Tribes: Ascend on PC. I've also been playing Solar Jetman and Arkanoid on NES.
I've been playing too much Tribes as well. Double XP starts today too. Although I unlocked all the classes I mostly just play Soldier and Juggernaut. Being a long time Tribes player I have a hard time playing any class without a spinfusor.
This is my 5th day off in a row so I've been gaming too much. Also tried the latest Olympics game which isn't too bad, better than the last two Sega published. Played a couple games of the new Civ V expansion. Ran through Spec Ops: The Line as well. I expected it to be better and the story confused me. Also thought there would be a lot of tough decisions but you really only get two, you're just forced to do the other not so heroic actions.
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Post by: varkias on July 05, 2012, 05:23:00 pm
Playing my first Fire Emblem game on Gamecube, already addicted. I should have played these a long time ago with how much I enjoy Strategy RPGs
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Post by: desocietas on July 05, 2012, 06:23:25 pm
Playing my first Fire Emblem game on Gamecube, already addicted. I should have played these a long time ago with how much I enjoy Strategy RPGs
The saddest part about the FE games for me is the lost of characters with whom you've grown attached... never to be revived again! (unless you replay the game)
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Post by: varkias on July 05, 2012, 06:48:07 pm
Playing my first Fire Emblem game on Gamecube, already addicted. I should have played these a long time ago with how much I enjoy Strategy RPGs
The saddest part about the FE games for me is the lost of characters with whom you've grown attached... never to be revived again! (unless you replay the game)
Sounds like Shining Force :(
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Post by: scott on July 05, 2012, 06:56:15 pm
Playing my first Fire Emblem game on Gamecube, already addicted. I should have played these a long time ago with how much I enjoy Strategy RPGs
The saddest part about the FE games for me is the lost of characters with whom you've grown attached... never to be revived again! (unless you replay the game)
That's the best part. It means every strategic decision is important, and you can't just zerg and objective and rez folks after.
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Post by: desocietas on July 05, 2012, 07:22:19 pm
Playing my first Fire Emblem game on Gamecube, already addicted. I should have played these a long time ago with how much I enjoy Strategy RPGs
The saddest part about the FE games for me is the lost of characters with whom you've grown attached... never to be revived again! (unless you replay the game)
That's the best part. It means every strategic decision is important, and you can't just zerg and objective and rez folks after.
Yeah, it was definitely a good thing, but also made me sad when I lost someone. Definitely different from the factory output of mobs in Advance Wars.
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Post by: varkias on July 05, 2012, 08:42:55 pm
Playing my first Fire Emblem game on Gamecube, already addicted. I should have played these a long time ago with how much I enjoy Strategy RPGs
The saddest part about the FE games for me is the lost of characters with whom you've grown attached... never to be revived again! (unless you replay the game)
That's the best part. It means every strategic decision is important, and you can't just zerg and objective and rez folks after.
Yeah, it was definitely a good thing, but also made me sad when I lost someone. Definitely different from the factory output of mobs in Advance Wars.
Oh! you mean they perma die? I'm glad no one has died yet!
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Post by: amauriel on July 06, 2012, 02:20:08 am
Theatrhythm. I've played it most of the day, on and off. I haven't gotten so immediately hooked on a game in a LONG time. And then I took a nap this evening, and Ronalopolis stole it from my 3DS so that he could start it. It's been a long time since we've both put time into a new game, especially on the first day we've had it.
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Post by: turf on July 06, 2012, 09:17:53 am
I started playing A Link to the Past again. It was picked for the community gaming on Retrowaretv.com. So, I thought I would give the community gaming thing shot. Anyway, I forgot how fun this game is. I play it once about every 5 years and I'm suprised how well it's held up everytime.
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Post by: george on July 06, 2012, 11:50:01 am
Starhawk, Dragon Quest 9 (DS)
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Post by: desocietas on July 06, 2012, 12:57:56 pm
I started playing A Link to the Past again. It was picked for the community gaming on Retrowaretv.com. So, I thought I would give the community gaming thing shot. Anyway, I forgot how fun this game is. I play it once about every 5 years and I'm suprised how well it's held up everytime.
Community gaming! that's a pretty neat idea, kind of like a book club, but for video games (that might be a little harder to get a hold of, depending on the title)
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Post by: turf on July 06, 2012, 01:03:11 pm
We vote the month before on the game. It's usually something that's easy to get ahold of either cheap, on a collection, xbox live, or something like that.
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Post by: amauriel on July 06, 2012, 02:02:57 pm
I've never participated, but there is a subreddit for something like this as well. They pick like 5 games, of different styles/backgrounds/systems, at a time, and you join the discussion for what you want to play.
Just so others know about it if they are interested: http://www.reddit.com/r/GameSociety/
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Post by: soera on July 06, 2012, 11:49:49 pm
I started playing A Link to the Past again. It was picked for the community gaming on Retrowaretv.com. So, I thought I would give the community gaming thing shot. Anyway, I forgot how fun this game is. I play it once about every 5 years and I'm suprised how well it's held up everytime.
Probably one of the top 10 greatest games of all time.
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Post by: jcalder8 on July 09, 2012, 05:16:31 pm
I just started playing 2 new games today: Rhapsody for the DS Alan Wake for the 360
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Post by: madmax on July 10, 2012, 03:44:55 am
Still playing a little Diablo 3 I'm also wasting time on Tribes: ascend. It's fun, mindless and really easy.
Endless Space is a new release I really want to try.
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Post by: varkias on July 10, 2012, 02:57:15 pm
Playing my first Fire Emblem game on Gamecube, already addicted. I should have played these a long time ago with how much I enjoy Strategy RPGs
The saddest part about the FE games for me is the lost of characters with whom you've grown attached... never to be revived again! (unless you replay the game)
That's the best part. It means every strategic decision is important, and you can't just zerg and objective and rez folks after.
Yeah, it was definitely a good thing, but also made me sad when I lost someone. Definitely different from the factory output of mobs in Advance Wars.
Oh! you mean they perma die? I'm glad no one has died yet!
Yep... perma death :( The game was really easy at first, getting my arse handed to me in one particular battle. Why the game would have level 1 characters join you mid fight i don't know, but they suck.
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Post by: desocietas on July 10, 2012, 03:07:26 pm
Yep... perma death :( The game was really easy at first, getting my arse handed to me in one particular battle. Why the game would have level 1 characters join you mid fight i don't know, but they suck.
Yeah, it's a tricky thing to deal with. And when they die, all I think about is how it affects the other characters (what I'm missing out on, etc.). So stressful!
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Post by: scott on July 10, 2012, 05:08:50 pm
After I finish Dragon Quest V. I'm prolly gonna start up Persona 3 FES and finally finish it. This time without worrying about optimization of Social Links and skills and just have fun with it. One of the reasons I stopped playing last time was because I was following a strict schedule on what to do when and where.
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Post by: foxhack on July 11, 2012, 02:43:17 pm
I just finished Alan Wake and the two bonus episodes. The main game has good writing, but the two bonus episodes... I didn't like very much. They're okay, I'm glad they were free on PC. :p
I'm not sure what to tackle next...
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Post by: vancha on July 11, 2012, 04:10:04 pm
Currently busy with 3D Dot Game Heroes on PS3, a great fun Zelda'isk game. Also playing dragon ball z: attack of the saiyans on DS :)
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Post by: ffmaniac2050 on July 12, 2012, 11:49:14 pm
I've been playing dead space. Trying to take a break from rpg's since I just beat Star Ocean 2nd story
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Post by: pacpix on July 13, 2012, 12:36:38 am
I decided to try the Elder Scrolls Series. Downloaded Arena for free from their website and I am really enjoying it. The dungeons remind me of the old wizardry games, except a lot easier :)
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Post by: scott on July 13, 2012, 12:42:07 am
I decided to try the Elder Scrolls Series. Downloaded Arena for free from their website and I am really enjoying it. The dungeons remind me of the old wizardry games, except a lot easier :)
Awesome! I loved Daggerfall, even with all the bugs. It's an excellent series, glad you are liking the original!
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Post by: madmax on July 27, 2012, 11:40:18 pm
Picked up Arkham City during the steam sale. Really great game and I love being able to max it out (physx and all)
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Post by: jobocan on July 27, 2012, 11:49:20 pm
I picked up Malicious on PSN yesterday, and it's... really really good. I'll be playing that for a while, since mastering it to the point of being able to beat all 5 bosses (not counting the final boss, who I'll need all continues on probably) without using continues is gonna be really tough.
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Post by: scott on July 29, 2012, 02:56:59 pm
Still playing Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride. I also have been playing short bursts of Steel Diver since I got it.
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Post by: blipcs76 on July 30, 2012, 11:21:02 am
Me and my wife just finished our play through of New Super Mario Bros. Wii. The last level is actually pretty challenging. Myself, I recently finished Darksiders, which was a surprisingly fun and well-made action adventure game. Looking forward to the sequel now.
Now I've moved onto Zelda Skyward Sword, which sat on my shelf since Christmas and I'm finally getting into now. It's grabbed my attention far better than Twilight Princess, which I've never been able to get into. The Wiimotion Plus sword actions make it really enjoyable and satisfying. Combat actually feels like combat when you're physically slashing left/right/up/down with near 1:1 control.
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Post by: arcaneknight on August 01, 2012, 05:22:49 pm
Started Growlanser IV yesterday, still working on Persona 2 IS and Growlanser III. Hopefully I can finish at least 2 of them, I get distracted or lose interest too easily these days. : P
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Post by: psydswipe on August 02, 2012, 11:52:00 am
I bought the Thief trilogy pack on Steam during the summer sale so I've been going through that. Finished Thief Gold last week and should finish Thief II tomorrow. At $6.74 for the three it was a good purchase, though I find I don't always have the patience to play the game properly. The first game has odd enemies, such as zombies and alligator-like creatures that spew green gas clouds, that I didn't expect. I'm enjoying the sequel more which has less weird stuff but added mechanical enemies and security cameras (reminds me of dwarven objects seen in some RPGs). The third one is supposedly set up different, closer to an open world setting. I'll either jump into that this weekend or try out my other purchase that I made shortly after the summer sale ended, Jade Empire.
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Post by: htimreimer on August 02, 2012, 12:03:22 pm
i am planning to replay the lost crown because two sequels coming out this year ;D
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Post by: disgaeniac on August 02, 2012, 12:23:17 pm
Started Growlanser IV yesterday, still working on Persona 2 IS and Growlanser III. Hopefully I can finish at least 2 of them, I get distracted or lose interest too easily these days. : P
Please post your thoughts & impressions on Growlanser IV as you get further into the game ;D
Me personally?
I did something (unfortunately, very typical of me) that I've done quite a bit of...that is, ignoring my backlog of hundreds of unplayed games - and instead - re-playing one of my favorite PS3 "Cross-over RPG's"...
"Cross-Edge".
I like this game so much, that I've actually platinumed it (no easy task, with this game) on one of my older PSN accounts ???
I must admit, though, that it's even more fun this time through...because on the Gamefaqs "RPG's: Everything Else" board (the *ONLY* other site that I'd consider myself a 'regular' at (other than this one)...a bunch of us created/were participating in a thread to try & get different little groups of us together to play the same games together at the same time.
Preferably & ideally; of course, this would mean (especially in a game w/ such a deep, confusing, in-depth, and complex battle-system -and- even worse...the most random, obscure, and un/counter-intuitive pre-requisites & requirements to reach the "True-End" / *SERIOUSLY*???
...stuff like, if you attack, damage (or, possibly, even target) certain bosses (*IN THE BOSS FIGHTS*) during the game...you *WILL* have locked yourself out of being able to attain/see the true-end during that playthrough) :o
that, amongst the rest of the noobs playing the game for their 1st time - that it would be greatly beneficial (and just plain logical) to have someone who knew the game inside-out also re-playing it for help, answers, suggestions, tips 'n' tricks, etc.
In this case, for this game, that falls to me & one of my other friends from that site to 'help' the 4 or 5 other site members playing it for the 1st time. Luckily, for me, it's a game that I loved so much.
The obvious idea here being that, next time I pick a "group-game" to play there...I'll be the noob getting help from the others there that already know the game; I'm actually really liking this way of playing together as it introduces/gets lurkers and the more shy & quiet posters involved w/ the rest of the community, and, once committed to playing/helping others w/ a game - it's easier to not get "side-tracked"...and actually get some games played 8)
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Post by: pacpix on August 18, 2012, 04:37:04 pm
Just started playing the original Wizardry(Super Famicon Version). I am going to try this without cheating with save states or maps so it is going a bit slow. My party is: Link-Fighter Dig-Dug-Fighter Ganon-Thief Impa-Priest Old Man-Bishop Zelda-Mage
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Post by: desocietas on August 27, 2012, 03:02:13 am
Put in a lot of time into Diablo recently and am finally close to getting to lvl 60 on my demon hunter.
Waiting for my retail copy of Guild Wars 2 but just bought Pushmo on the 3DS. Not a bad puzzle game so far.
Have Hakuoki: Demon of the Fleeting Blossom in the PSP right now and am waiting to get to the part where it's *actually* interactive... :/
(I guess I'm finally at the stage of recovery where I can play games again :) )
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Post by: disgaeniac on August 27, 2012, 10:22:43 am
Put in a lot of time into Diablo recently and am finally close to getting to lvl 60 on my demon hunter.
Waiting for my retail copy of Guild Wars 2 but just bought Pushmo on the 3DS. Not a bad puzzle game so far.
Have Hakuoki: Demon of the Fleeting Blossom in the PSP right now and am waiting to get to the part where it's *actually* interactive... :/
(I guess I'm finally at the stage of recovery where I can play games again :) )
Glad to hear that you're feeling better!
Post more about Hakuoki as you progress in the game...I'm curious about it :)
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Post by: scott on August 27, 2012, 10:44:48 am
I started playing Xenoblade Chronicles again. I'm still working on Dragon Quest V too and I've been putting some time into New Super Mario Bros 2, which I'm kinda really enjoying.
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Post by: blipcs76 on August 28, 2012, 10:04:18 am
I just finished up Zelda Skyward Sword last week (brilliant game, BTW). I'm now playing Blood Will Tell, which I picked up on Saturday from a pawn shop. I love the concept, but it's far from a polished title. Regardless and even with it's flaws, I'm really getting hooked on it.
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Post by: jcalder8 on September 05, 2012, 02:50:39 am
I have started to play through Sleeping Dogs. So far I am in love with the style of the game, the characters are not sticking with me but the city is very memorable.
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Post by: pacpix on September 05, 2012, 10:16:39 pm
Randomly started playing a MUD the other day called Aardwolf. :)
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Post by: turf on September 06, 2012, 10:36:21 am
I started playing River City Ransom for our Community Gaming for Sept. on Retrowaretv.com. As much NES as I've played, I've never played this one. In fact, I didn't even own it until a few months ago. So far, it's a good time. I can't believe with Nintendo's strict censorship this game was allowed in the U.S. I'm kicking ass with chains, sticks, pipes, brass knuckles, and anything else I can pick up. Hell, you can even pick up a dude you knocked down and whip his friends ass with his unconsious body. I'm digging the RPG type elements to it too. I don't know how, but I didn't know the first thing about this game until last night. Now, I'm a regular ole ass kicker!
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Post by: soera on September 06, 2012, 11:18:16 am
I absolutely LOVED River City Ransom when I was younger. I would play it too for your community thing if you want. Just send me some info. :)
Me personally I just started FF VI again to try to show it to my son. But at 4 he isnt horribly interested so I may either swap to River City or load up Tecmo Secret of the Stars and see what its like.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: turf on September 06, 2012, 11:46:31 am
All the community gaming is is a thread on Retrowaretv.com that we pick a game every month and play through it and talk about it. Sign up over there and join our forums if you want. If folks around here are into something like that, we could start one here too. Just whatever you want to do.
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Post by: jcalder8 on November 12, 2012, 03:30:31 pm
I just started playing The Saboteur for the Xbox 360. I am enjoying it so far but I wish that EA had not shut down the servers.
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Post by: scott on November 12, 2012, 04:26:16 pm
Started up Ragnarok Tactics the other night. I haven't really done much with it and it took me a bit to get through the first battle. Mainly because I lack time and having a mid battle save feature is too tempting to use as an excuse to set it down. So far the game seems kinda cut scene heavy though and it is really dragging the pace down. I'm still playing though, so I'll give a better impression as I get further in.
Also I'm almost done with Pokemon Black. As soon as I finish it, I'll be starting either Black 2 or White 2. I haven't decided yet. But I know I am going with an all Ghost team when I do start it up.
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Post by: exonerator on November 12, 2012, 05:48:59 pm
I can't believe with Nintendo's strict censorship this game was allowed in the U.S. I'm kicking ass with chains, sticks, pipes, brass knuckles, and anything else I can pick up. Hell, you can even pick up a dude you knocked down and whip his friends ass with his unconsious body.
Not to mention the male nudity ;)
On topic: I'm playing Terraria. And a lot of it.
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Post by: darko on November 12, 2012, 07:09:19 pm
I started playing Super Ghouls n Ghosts on the GBA last night. I've never any rendition of Ghosts n Goblins, Ghouls n Ghosts, etc. It's difficult but I'll be able to beat it when I have a couple of hours!
The GBA port is pretty decent. It's aesthetically pleasing for sure, especially the backgrounds.
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Post by: blipcs76 on November 13, 2012, 09:16:59 am
I started playing River City Ransom for our Community Gaming for Sept. on Retrowaretv.com. As much NES as I've played, I've never played this one. In fact, I didn't even own it until a few months ago. So far, it's a good time. I can't believe with Nintendo's strict censorship this game was allowed in the U.S. I'm kicking ass with chains, sticks, pipes, brass knuckles, and anything else I can pick up. Hell, you can even pick up a dude you knocked down and whip his friends ass with his unconsious body. I'm digging the RPG type elements to it too. I don't know how, but I didn't know the first thing about this game until last night. Now, I'm a regular ole ass kicker!
River City Ransom is probably one of the top ten best games released on the NES, IMO. The it has a unique look that's perfectly suited for the capabilities of the NES, it's got a great sense of humor, great gameplay and the RPG elements make it extremely addicting.
Sadly, I have yet to actually own it. I always wanted to pick it up CIB, but was too cheap to shell out the cash for it.
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Post by: blipcs76 on November 13, 2012, 09:20:39 am
I've been playing Dante's Inferno, which I picked up at a garage sale for $5. I'm a total sucker for DMC-style action games, so this is right up my alley. The descent into hell is a really interesting concept, with each level portraying a different sin (gluttony, lust, greed, etc.) The scale of some of the earlier stages is astonishing, where you can see a boss in the distance way before you actually get there. The levels themselves are extremely creative and horribly dark and disturbing. I need to avoid playing it before bed, since it gives me some f'ed up dreams.
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Post by: soera on November 13, 2012, 04:56:25 pm
I agree with both of your posts. For anyone that hasnt played River City Ransom, you are missing a really cool unique experience. Its undescribable.
As far as Dante's Inferno, I have delved into it some ... its a good game but it falls a tad short of the God of War games to me. I have all 5 of the GoW games and am actually looking forward to the 6th one coming out in a few months. Hope its as good as GoW III or better.
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Post by: ko1ru on November 13, 2012, 05:20:45 pm
I've been playing Dante's Inferno, which I picked up at a garage sale for $5. I'm a total sucker for DMC-style action games, so this is right up my alley. The descent into hell is a really interesting concept, with each level portraying a different sin (gluttony, lust, greed, etc.) The scale of some of the earlier stages is astonishing, where you can see a boss in the distance way before you actually get there. The levels themselves are extremely creative and horribly dark and disturbing. I need to avoid playing it before bed, since it gives me some f'ed up dreams.
I really enjoyed Dante's Inferno. I feel it was because of the darker subject material that not a lot of people delved deeper into it, which is a shame. Easily one of my favourites for the current generation of consoles.
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Post by: disgaeniac on November 20, 2012, 10:27:01 am
Believe it or not, w/ my deep love for, and long history of playing & loving rpg's...I'm actually just now getting around to playing Chrono Trigger for the 1st time :o
I started playing it on my DS while w/o power, then, after buying/firing-up a new generator, switched over to playing the PSX (FF: Chronicles) version of it for the bigger screen & ability to use a controller.
I'm loving it, so far -and- it was actually nice & refreshing having to play a game w/ no Internet access/ability to look up FAQS/answer questions, etc...and have to figure everything out for myself :)
I'm guessing that I'm about 1/2 way through it.
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Post by: soera on November 20, 2012, 10:28:09 am
Chrono Trigger is one of my most cherished memories from my SNES days. :)
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Post by: disgaeniac on November 20, 2012, 10:29:50 am
PS1 = added cut scenes and TERRIBLE loading times DS = several game additions (optional dungeons and bosses, etc), smooth experience SNES = original
I have it on all 3 systems and I would suggest the DS version based on price. The small screen kind of sucks, but it is a really good port. If you want it on SNES (and want to pay for it) then by all means. Just stay far, far away from the PS1 port.
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Post by: disgaeniac on November 20, 2012, 10:45:34 am
Meh, having to play it w/ only one hand, I'd still rather take the longer loading times & the big screen view, and, *ESPECIALLY* the ability to control everything w/ a bigger & much more comfortable (for me, at least) controller over playing an (even possibly better) version on a handheld.
I can & do *sometimes* play games on my DS, GBC, PSP, 3DS, etc -BUT- only when there's no way to play them on a console/big screen with a controller.
Thanks for the link/answers, though :)
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Post by: darko on November 20, 2012, 10:47:42 am
I lost my left hand/wrist ~5 years ago in an amputation (resulting from a botched "simple & routine") blood-clot repair surgery.
I thought that pretty much all of the "regulars" here knew that -but- I guess that you just missed reading any of my posts about it...I don't bring it up/call attention to it all that often.
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Post by: scott on November 20, 2012, 11:12:18 am
Nah, darko was MIA for awhile. I think he left and you came in around the same time.
Anyway, Chrono Trigger is possibly my favorite SNES era RPG. It fluctuates between it and FFIII though. I even went so far as to buy the full soundtrack for it! I'm glad you discovered it the proper way, without the ability to easily find a guide on it, almost like you were playing it in the 90s. :)
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Post by: darko on November 20, 2012, 12:17:42 pm
I lost my left hand/wrist ~5 years ago in an amputation (resulting from a botched "simple & routine") blood-clot repair surgery.
I thought that pretty much all of the "regulars" here knew that -but- I guess that you just missed reading any of my posts about it...I don't bring it up/call attention to it all that often.
Nothing awkward and nothing to feel bad/sorry about/for darko ;)
I've gotten over/adjusted to it and I can talk about (and even laugh/joke about) it pretty well :)
Plus...weren't you that "nice guy" who sent me (when I was still a "Noob-in-weaning here") that pretty, Xenoblade Chronicles art-book in the old "pay it forward" thread?!
It's all good/no worries; my good man 8)
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Post by: darko on November 20, 2012, 12:41:50 pm
Nothing awkward and nothing to feel bad/sorry about/for darko ;)
I've gotten over/adjusted to it and I can talk about (and even laugh/joke about) it pretty well :)
Plus...weren't you that "nice guy" who sent me (when I was still a "Noob-in-weaning here") that pretty, Xenoblade Chronicles art-book in the old "pay it forward" thread?!
It's all good/no worries; my good man 8)
Well thank you :)
Also, yes. That old pay it forward thread needs to be brought back into commission!
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Post by: disgaeniac on November 20, 2012, 12:50:39 pm
@Darko:
I agree - I'd like to see it get brought back/get some more use as well :)
I sent Amauriel a (Japanese) Persona guide since I couldn't read/understand it & she could...but...sadly - I *think* (IIRC); that was about the last time that I've seen that thread (or Amauriel) very active :(
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Post by: darko on November 20, 2012, 01:02:38 pm
I mean, I guess I could start the thread back up. The only real thing I have to throw up there right now is the MM Anniversary Collection that I've been trying to trade...hmm...
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: scott on November 20, 2012, 01:26:54 pm
I was thinking about starting that thread back up the other day. But I don't really have anything to offer up at the moment.
Hey everybody!
I'm playing Silent Bomber! Its as good as I remember the demo being and it feeds my shmup addiction. So happy that I was able to finally get it.
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Post by: desocietas on November 20, 2012, 01:43:36 pm
I'm playing Silent Bomber! Its as good as I remember the demo being and it feeds my shmup addiction. So happy that I was able to finally get it.
Have you made a dent in Ragnarok Tactics yet? I have such a hard time getting into the right frame of mind for tactics/strategy games.
Currently the boyfriend and I are nervously making our way through Telltale's The Walking Dead and I'm trying to make some progress in Runaway: Dream of the Turtle (probably one of the worst game titles, imo).
The Walking Dead is a little difficult since I don't like to play horror games (but I want to know what happens), so I give the controller to the boyfriend. However, since he doesn't play games, it's torturous to watch him fumble with the controls and not pick up on what to do and when to react to gameplay elements.
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Post by: scott on November 20, 2012, 01:51:33 pm
Nah, I haven't. I haven't been able to play much of anything while working on this arcade cab. But last night I got frustrated and took a quick break to play some Silent Bomber.
I guess the hardest part of digging into Ragnarok Tactics was the fact that it took me 3 days to do the tutorial battle. Just because I could save mid fight at any time and set it down. Plus Yuri (I think that's his name) annoys the crap out of me. He's a knight of one of the factions and he's all "I'm a knight of yadda yadda and as a knight of yadda yadda, I must do this! And we must no work with HER, because she is a witch from another faction". Maybe it gets better and it's part of the 4 main characters I've seen learning to work together. But damn he's annoying already (and he totally looks like a girl).
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Post by: desocietas on November 20, 2012, 01:54:18 pm
Nah, I haven't. I haven't been able to play much of anything while working on this arcade cab. But last night I got frustrated and took a quick break to play some Silent Bomber.
I guess the hardest part of digging into Ragnarok Tactics was the fact that it took me 3 days to do the tutorial battle. Just because I could save mid fight at any time and set it down. Plus Yuri (I think that's his name) annoys the crap out of me. He's a knight of one of the factions and he's all "I'm a knight of yadda yadda and as a knight of yadda yadda, I must do this! And we must no work with HER, because she is a witch from another faction". Maybe it gets better and it's part of the 4 main characters I've seen learning to work together. But damn he's annoying already (and he totally looks like a girl).
Hahah ok, maybe I should look into it during the holiday weekend to see if it's really that annoying. Plus, the 4-day weekend will give me a chance perhaps to get through the tutorial... :o
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Post by: scott on November 20, 2012, 02:00:23 pm
Oh it's not a LONG tutorial... it just couldn't hold my attention. And even then half of the enemy unit never closed on me, so I had to spend a bunch of wasted turns moving.
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Post by: soera on November 20, 2012, 02:03:27 pm
Actually I have a few things Im going to toss up in the pay it forward thread. :)
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Post by: darko on November 20, 2012, 11:17:53 pm
I started replaying Chrono Trigger tonight on the DS. Wow, it's SUCH A GOOD GAME!!!!
Honestly, the DS version is really, really good. You basically get the videos from the PS version and the option to either play the entire game as it was originally released on the SNES or use the touchpad, etc.
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Post by: foxhack on November 21, 2012, 12:04:00 am
I'm trying to beat Ys Origin on Nightmare mode with all three characters. I'm using Yunica (the er... axwoman) and it's a pain in the ass since you get next to no money for upgrades. :|
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Post by: scott on November 21, 2012, 01:17:20 am
I started replaying Chrono Trigger tonight on the DS. Wow, it's SUCH A GOOD GAME!!!!
Honestly, the DS version is really, really good. You basically get the videos from the PS version and the option to either play the entire game as it was originally released on the SNES or use the touchpad, etc.
I'm pretty sure the DS version is my favorite too. Though, I still want to get the SNES version one day. Too bad there is to play DS games on your TV...
Hmm... I wonder if they could pull that off on the Wii U? With that fancy controller it seems super doable.If they did announce something like a DS Player add on for it, I'd be sold.
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Post by: psydswipe on November 21, 2012, 07:45:05 am
I rarely play kart racers, and have hardly played any Mario Kart, but I've been enjoying Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed this week. Part of it is I grew up on Sega platforms, though there seem to be a lot more Dreamcast characters than those from the Genesis days. I did play a little of the first Sega kart racer which had some different characters, some of whom I would have preferred to see again in this one rather than characters like Pudding (Space Channel 5) or Danica Patrick.
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Post by: tpugmire on November 21, 2012, 11:00:26 am
This past couple of weeks I've challenged myself to do a few things that I've never done.
1. Beat Earthbound without using the guide at all. I finished it in two weeks and didn't die once.
2. Beat Super Mario Bros 2 without using warp zones or shortcuts. I beat it in just over an hour. I've owned the game since it was brand new, and always used the warp zones, so this is the first time that I ever faced Fryguy or Clawgrip.
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Post by: turf on November 21, 2012, 11:07:23 am
2. Beat Super Mario Bros 2 without using warp zones or shortcuts. I beat it in just over an hour. I've owned the game since it was brand new, and always used the warp zones, so this is the first time that I ever faced Fryguy or Clawgrip.
I'm glad I'm not the only one who still plays this game. I think it gets a bad rap. It's a really fun game. And it had the first cross-dresser in video games.
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Post by: soera on November 21, 2012, 11:19:00 am
I can not get with you on this one. I despise SMB2. It is definitely a frustrating game and the mechanics are not something I liked. With that being said, I did a play through of all the Mario games for my kids and I had to do this one too. I didnt use warps but I sure as hell took a lot longer than an hour heh.
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Post by: scott on November 21, 2012, 11:44:47 am
I'm with turf on this one. I'm a big fan on SMB2 and its one of the most played NES games I had as a kid. I still randomly whistle the music from the first level to this day.
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Post by: darko on November 21, 2012, 12:29:25 pm
I have to agree with the SMB2 love. It's an awesome game!
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Post by: foxhack on November 22, 2012, 12:38:31 am
I installed Law & Order: Dead on the Money. So far it seems like a very competent game, but I am not a fan of having a time limit to gather evidence.
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Post by: scott on November 28, 2012, 08:56:42 am
Started playing Diablo III again with my cousin and another friend. Last night we polished off Act 1 Normal and totally smoked everything. This time I'm playing through with a Wizard and I'm really digging that class! My cousin is rolling a Demon Hunter and our other friend is a Barbarian. I'd say this is the 1st time I've play a decent amount on co-op in one sitting and it makes the game much more enjoyable. I'm sure it helps that we are facemelting everything so far. I'm interested to see how things play out later on.
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Post by: blipcs76 on November 28, 2012, 10:26:17 am
I recently finished Dante's Inferno and I'm contemplating a second play through at a harder difficulty and pursuing the unholy tree. I maxed out the holy tree on my first play. Though I may move on to something else rather than play DI again. I still have LA Noire, Sin & Punishment Star Successor and Metroid Other M sitting unplayed since I got them last Christmas.
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Post by: thecollector0o7 on November 28, 2012, 10:32:27 am
Just started a play though of Bad Fur Day but its busy time at Brock so no gaming for me >_>'
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Post by: disgaeniac on November 28, 2012, 11:17:33 am
I recently finished Dante's Inferno and I'm contemplating a second play through at a harder difficulty and pursuing the unholy tree. I maxed out the holy tree on my first play. Though I may move on to something else rather than play DI again. I still have LA Noire, Sin & Punishment Star Successor and Metroid Other M sitting unplayed since I got them last Christmas.
What'd ya' think of Dante's Inferno & what did you play it on?
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Post by: foxhack on December 03, 2012, 11:09:33 pm
I cracked open that copy of Alone in the Dark for the PS2 I got the other day and started to play it.
So far: Slightly buggy, but not completely unplayable. I'm having the same issues I had with the PC version - that is, slightly unintuitive controls and awkward timing / button issues.
Since I played and beat the PC version, I know exactly what's going to happen... except it doesn't happen. The story is somewhat different since it was developed by a different team. The same plot-related events happen... with a slightly different story. Eh, it's different enough for a second playthrough...
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Post by: darko on December 03, 2012, 11:28:33 pm
I fired up Dawn of Sorrow to distract me a bit from Chrono Trigger this weekend. Now I'm hooked. Are all of the DS Castlevania games as good?
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Post by: scott on December 04, 2012, 01:07:10 am
Yes. I'd say my favorites in order are Dawn, Order and then Portrait. But Dawn and Order are really close.
Portrait is good and the story is pretty good, but I just don't think it stands up as well compared to the others. Portrait is cool how each area is set up and a lot of the areas seem unique compared to previous Castlevania games, thanks to each area taking place in various paintings though.
Also, Order seems to be a bit more challenging than the others, which I loved. And the story is really interesting, I think. It doesn't take place solely inside a castle and has a lot of Simon's Quest like exploration of areas. And the glyph system is a neat take on how you collect gear/abilities.
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Post by: kimimi on December 04, 2012, 01:24:22 am
I started the PC version of Eiyuu Densetsu 3 the other day, but it's fallen to the wayside because I'm totally in love with Wonder Project J2 (N64) - I bought it ages ago but only just got around to playing it for the purposes of blog research, and it's so lovely I really have to see it through before I do anything else :D
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Post by: foxhack on December 04, 2012, 04:19:06 pm
Argh, what the crap!
I'm still stuck on the first episode of Alone in the Dark - there's this parking lot that I have to explore to find a car to escape, right? Except there's no car! And there's an enemy that CAN be killed, but I'm supposed to use fire - which I CAN'T GET in this game for some reason! What the hell!
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Post by: soera on December 04, 2012, 04:49:11 pm
Just finished Nightmare mode on Skylanders Giants a few hours ago. Got the Knight's helm and maxed out about a dozen characters in the process of the 2 playthroughs. Also got the 65000 gold trophy. :) All in all, the game is still pretty cool. Only 4 characters left to find out in the world. Hot Dog, Thumpback, Ninjini, and Eye-Brawl.
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Post by: turf on December 04, 2012, 04:50:50 pm
Just finished Nightmare mode on Skylanders Giants a few hours ago. Got the Knight's helm and maxed out about a dozen characters in the process of the 2 playthroughs. Also got the 65000 gold trophy. :) All in all, the game is still pretty cool. Only 4 characters left to find out in the world. Hot Dog, Thumpback, Ninjini, and Eye-Brawl.
You really do have a problem
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Post by: trinitis on December 04, 2012, 05:54:59 pm
Finished Final Fantasy II (GBA) this morning and am going to start Final Fantasy III (NDS) sometime tonight. Another step along my Final Fantasy marathon!
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Post by: soera on December 04, 2012, 05:58:21 pm
Just finished Nightmare mode on Skylanders Giants a few hours ago. Got the Knight's helm and maxed out about a dozen characters in the process of the 2 playthroughs. Also got the 65000 gold trophy. :) All in all, the game is still pretty cool. Only 4 characters left to find out in the world. Hot Dog, Thumpback, Ninjini, and Eye-Brawl.
You really do have a problem
Heh its not so bad. You bought that stuff for your friend's kid .. you should go check out the game!
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Post by: turf on December 04, 2012, 07:36:11 pm
Just finished Nightmare mode on Skylanders Giants a few hours ago. Got the Knight's helm and maxed out about a dozen characters in the process of the 2 playthroughs. Also got the 65000 gold trophy. :) All in all, the game is still pretty cool. Only 4 characters left to find out in the world. Hot Dog, Thumpback, Ninjini, and Eye-Brawl.
You really do have a problem
Heh its not so bad. You bought that stuff for your friend's kid .. you should go check out the game!
I'll get my turn. I have a three year old. My day is coming.
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Post by: jcalder8 on December 04, 2012, 11:28:32 pm
Just finished Nightmare mode on Skylanders Giants a few hours ago. Got the Knight's helm and maxed out about a dozen characters in the process of the 2 playthroughs. Also got the 65000 gold trophy. :) All in all, the game is still pretty cool. Only 4 characters left to find out in the world. Hot Dog, Thumpback, Ninjini, and Eye-Brawl.
I can't wait to start playing my copy.... I mean my son's copy.... when I open it...... I mean he opens it Christmas morning :D
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Post by: mkarasch on December 04, 2012, 11:41:55 pm
I installed Law & Order: Dead on the Money. So far it seems like a very competent game, but I am not a fan of having a time limit to gather evidence.
Wow, really? I played the CSI demo once, and it was totally awful. I guess I sort of assumed that L&O would have been in the same boat...Intriguing...
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Post by: foxhack on December 05, 2012, 09:10:43 am
Which CSI demo?
The games aren't perfect, but they're playable.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: htimreimer on December 05, 2012, 11:37:51 am
i love the csi games by telltale games but the one's that are not by them are crap and the law & order games are to slow for me to enjoy but i have to try the episodic law & order: legacies by telltale games and maybe it not as slow
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: jcalder8 on December 06, 2012, 12:15:58 am
I'm sorry everyone but I am addicted to a game on my phone :'( but Zoo Keeper Battle is damn fun :D
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: scott on December 06, 2012, 09:28:47 am
Played some Team Fortress 2 with Matt last night. I've not played it in ages And forgot how much fun it was. I was super rusty though and it took awhile for me to get back in the swing of things. And damn, the game is a lot different now a days.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: foxhack on December 06, 2012, 05:32:54 pm
Played some Team Fortress 2 with Matt last night. I've not played it in ages And forgot how much fun it was. I was super rusty though and it took awhile for me to get back in the swing of things. And damn, the game is a lot different now a days.
If you guys get together again hit me up, I'll be happy to kick your asses. :)
I'm currently on episode 6 of Alone in the Dark, and man, this game has soooooooooooooo much stuff cut from the original game... you can't carry fuel / booze bottles, or really walk around, but at least I'm pretty sure I won't have to go do a mission tacked onto the final stages that made the game longer than needed.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: anton on December 06, 2012, 06:51:17 pm
Currently playing Deus Ex Human Revolution, played all of the others Deus EX game, so i was really excited for this prequel. So far so good, i played around 10 hours.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: turf on December 06, 2012, 09:13:29 pm
I'm still playing Borderlands 2. Yeah, this game is still awesome.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: jcalder8 on December 06, 2012, 10:01:01 pm
Currently playing Deus Ex Human Revolution, played all of the others Deus EX game, so i was really excited for this prequel. So far so good, i played around 10 hours.
I tried to get into it but the world felt very confined. I had never played any of the others so maybe that had something to do with it too.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: mkarasch on December 06, 2012, 11:35:15 pm
Played some Team Fortress 2 with Matt last night. I've not played it in ages And forgot how much fun it was. I was super rusty though and it took awhile for me to get back in the swing of things. And damn, the game is a lot different now a days.
If you guys get together again hit me up, I'll be happy to kick your asses. :)
I'm currently on episode 6 of Alone in the Dark, and man, this game has soooooooooooooo much stuff cut from the original game... you can't carry fuel / booze bottles, or really walk around, but at least I'm pretty sure I won't have to go do a mission tacked onto the final stages that made the game longer than needed.
Actually I was saying to Matt that we should have seen if you wanted to join us, since you were online while we were playing. Perhaps next time, I would like to try some coop on it soonish.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kimimi on December 07, 2012, 01:41:25 am
Finished Wonder Project J2! Really enjoyed it, felt very "Ghibli" if that makes any sense. Now to get back to my ED3 ^^~
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: anton on December 07, 2012, 08:44:20 am
I tried to get into it but the world felt very confined. I had never played any of the others so maybe that had something to do with it too.
You need to give it some time. It feels slow during the first missions, but it's really good after awhile. Main character feels really weak at first. I play stealth, i think it's more fun rather than just go nuts and kill everyone like a madman.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: foxhack on December 07, 2012, 09:28:41 pm
I haven't played it, but I believe that's by Telltale. I've read that their CSI games were pretty mediocre, so... I've only played one of theirs, and it was frustrating as hell.
I got Sine Mora for PC in a trade and it's fun, but it doesn't recognize my gamepad, moving with the mouse is difficult, and the worst thing is the keyboard layout - you control the ship with the arrows and attack with A / S / D! That's like, THE OPPOSITE OF MOST GAMES! :|
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: scott on December 26, 2012, 12:37:00 am
Team Fortress 2 still and wrecking people with the Pyro.
But I've also been able to put in some major time with Radiant Historia. Holy crap is it such a good game! I really enjoy the battle system, graphics and music in it. The story is pretty cool and its neat how it all meshes together. Especially when you revisit areas you couldn't pass before thanks to needing to manipulate events in history first.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: desocietas on December 26, 2012, 03:10:53 am
Just bought Fez and Scribblenauts Unlimited for myself because, well, because Santa didn't come through in time and these games weren't going to buy themselves (plus they were on sale!).
Both are pretty adorable!
Scribblenauts Unlimited is pretty fun and silly and as much as I try to be imaginative, I just end up being kinda mean to justify the end result. Still a good time and totally worth the $7.50 if anyone wants to buy it still from Amazon.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: mkarasch on December 26, 2012, 05:23:00 pm
Just finished psychonauts. Thoroughly enjoyed.
The RIGHT thing to do is finish Ace Combat 6 and continue working through the backlog...
But just got so many games for xmas.....
SELF CONTROL...
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: foxhack on December 26, 2012, 06:35:36 pm
I started playing Shank on PC. It's pretty enjoyable, but I need a new gamepad. :P
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kimimi on December 26, 2012, 11:45:22 pm
I'm trying to play through Mystic Ark (SFC), but it's not really working out. I love everything about the game - the way it looks, the music, the story, the neat battle system... but I just can't get into it. The gameplay's based more around solving puzzles/talking to people than going through dungeons and that's something I really like, but it's also something I don't have a lot of time for! I don't have large chunks of free time and even with the guidebook here I seem to be spending a lot of it trying to work out who I spoke to last and where I need to go next :-\
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: scott on December 26, 2012, 11:51:06 pm
I started playing Shank on PC. It's pretty enjoyable, but I need a new gamepad. :P
I have it on XBLA, it's a good game, but I got bored of it really quick for some reason. I did really like the artwork in it though.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: soera on December 27, 2012, 10:27:36 am
Im playing through FF VI again. Working on finishing it so I can do some more play throughs before I finally sell my soul and buy Suikoden II so I can finally own and play it. :)
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: stethebubble on December 30, 2012, 12:16:49 am
forza 2. trying to complete it so i can start forza 3 brutal legend (when my little girl is in bed) soul calibur V
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: disgaeniac on December 30, 2012, 09:08:06 am
I'm still bumbling my way through CT (Just finished getting the Rainbow Stone/Chrono's best sword (I think))?!
I guess I've just got Frog's side-quest, the Black Omen, and the last boss fight left then, right?
Maybe I can finish it up today - tomorrow :)
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: jcalder8 on December 30, 2012, 11:19:40 am
I bought Skyrim as a birthday present to myself so I'm going to start putting time into that. I haven't played an Elder Scrolls game since Morrowind which I wasn't able to get into it so I'm hoping that Skyrim will be a different story.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: disgaeniac on December 30, 2012, 11:27:30 am
Skyrim's still in my backlog -but- I *Loved* my 1st (and only, so far:) Elder Scrolls Game; OBLIVION :)
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: foxhack on December 30, 2012, 01:31:04 pm
Now going through Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken. It's a really awesome run and gun for PS3 (PSN) and Steam. Lots of personality, and it has quite a few puzzles too.
I'm also slowly going through Shank on PC in hard mode.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: soera on December 30, 2012, 02:46:48 pm
I bought Skyrim as a birthday present to myself so I'm going to start putting time into that. I haven't played an Elder Scrolls game since Morrowind which I wasn't able to get into it so I'm hoping that Skyrim will be a different story.
I actually have Morrowind, Oblivion, and Skyrim all. I got so deep into Morrowind that it was one of the reasons my ex left me. I havent even touched the others. My stepson plays them.
Title: Re: What are you playing? Console
Post by: htimreimer on December 30, 2012, 02:54:11 pm
i'm playing skyrim and rainbow six vegas 2 but the stealth system in skyrim is awful
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: darko on December 30, 2012, 11:18:07 pm
I just beat Rage on PS3. I must say, quite an enjoyable experience indeed. It has so many nods to games like Doom, Quake and Wolfenstien that it makes me want to go buy the new Doom 3 remake. I didn't complete all of the sidequests but I did a handful. There's a lot of fun to be had. It's $20 new and $10 used these days. I'd recommend it if you have 10-15 hours to spare, or if you've ever been a fan of any of the other ID Software titles. I played it on the medium difficulty setting and finished it in just under 12 hours. The graphics are great, the story is meh (but that's not really the point), and I really like the setting (post-apocalypse). It was a lot of fun!
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: jcalder8 on December 31, 2012, 02:01:09 am
I bought Skyrim as a birthday present to myself so I'm going to start putting time into that. I haven't played an Elder Scrolls game since Morrowind which I wasn't able to get into it so I'm hoping that Skyrim will be a different story.
Well I have only put in about an hour but I think I have found my new addiction.... wow this game is amazing.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: scott on December 31, 2012, 10:07:32 am
I bought Skyrim as a birthday present to myself so I'm going to start putting time into that. I haven't played an Elder Scrolls game since Morrowind which I wasn't able to get into it so I'm hoping that Skyrim will be a different story.
Well I have only put in about an hour but I think I have found my new addiction.... wow this game is amazing.
I know, right? When I first got it, and walked to the 1st town you visit I was blown away. Then when I went to meet the Jarl you have to talk to to progress the story further I followed the river and was still picking my jaw off the floor. I was super hooked on Skyrim for awhile, but it entered my back log and in true Elder Scrolls fashion I haven't finished it yet. I was thinking of picking up the DLC for it though and get back into it, maybe starting from scratch again.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: soera on December 31, 2012, 12:19:33 pm
Is the DLC crap only for Xsuck360? I got on my PSO account and couldnt find a single download.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: disgaeniac on December 31, 2012, 12:23:31 pm
Is the DLC crap only for Xsuck360? I got on my PSO account and couldnt find a single download.
LOL!
I think that I remember reading that Bethesda "couldn't figure out how to get the DLC to work on the PSN"... :o
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: scott on December 31, 2012, 12:49:44 pm
I'm not sure if the DLC is Xbox only, but all of it is on sale right now for their Countdown to 2013 sale. Looks like I'll be adding some points tonight.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: jcalder8 on December 31, 2012, 01:24:30 pm
I am tempted to buy it since it is on sale but the fact that I just started the game makes me hesitant to spend more "money" on it.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: scott on December 31, 2012, 02:36:25 pm
I'd say at least snag Dawnguard as it adds some new armor, crossbows and a little bit of story featuring the vampires and dawnguard hunter factions.
Personally I'll be getting all of it. And I'm pretty sure I'll be starting up a new campaign cause I really want to replay the assassin quest line again.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: desocietas on December 31, 2012, 02:39:04 pm
Is the DLC crap only for Xsuck360? I got on my PSO account and couldnt find a single download.
LOL!
I think that I remember reading that Bethesda "couldn't figure out how to get the DLC to work on the PSN"... :o
ah ha yes, i believe i heard the same, actually...
Yeah, the real reason is that the programming team at Bethesda is insanely incompetent and they just couldn't bother making the PS3 version properly, and as such they forgot to make DLC possible on it.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: turf on January 01, 2013, 01:38:50 am
I started playing Batman: Arkham City tonight. Sad isn't it? Started a new game on New Years Eve? Anyway, it's good stuff so far. I like the there are the Catwoman sequences to shake things up.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: disgaeniac on January 01, 2013, 08:53:12 am
I started playing Batman: Arkham City tonight. Sad isn't it? Started a new game on New Years Eve? Anyway, it's good stuff so far. I like the there are the Catwoman sequences to shake things up.
*See Bolded*
Stop complaining...nothing wrong w/ a little pussy on New Year's Eve :P
*Again, before getting offended :) ==> Please see *Bolded*
8)
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Post by: desocietas on January 01, 2013, 04:58:29 pm
I started playing Batman: Arkham City tonight. Sad isn't it? Started a new game on New Years Eve? Anyway, it's good stuff so far. I like the there are the Catwoman sequences to shake things up.
*See Bolded*
Stop complainig...nothing wrong w/ a little pussy on New Year's Eve :P
*Again, before getting offended :) ==> Please see *Bolded*
8)
smh ::) between you and soera and disgaeniac... lol
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: disgaeniac on January 01, 2013, 05:06:24 pm
I started playing Batman: Arkham City tonight. Sad isn't it? Started a new game on New Years Eve? Anyway, it's good stuff so far. I like the there are the Catwoman sequences to shake things up.
*See Bolded*
Stop complainig...nothing wrong w/ a little pussy on New Year's Eve :P
*Again, before getting offended :) ==> Please see *Bolded*
8)
smh ::) between you and soera and disgaeniac... lol
;D
I actually had to look to see what "smh" was :o
Are you shaking it up & down (in laughter) or side-to-side in bewilderment?! ;)
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: jcalder8 on January 01, 2013, 05:52:15 pm
I'd say at least snag Dawnguard as it adds some new armor, crossbows and a little bit of story featuring the vampires and dawnguard hunter factions.
Personally I'll be getting all of it. And I'm pretty sure I'll be starting up a new campaign cause I really want to replay the assassin quest line again.
I will probably regret not getting it but I decided to pass since I just started the game. But after putting some more time in it today I think it will take over my life :D
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: foxhack on January 01, 2013, 06:32:52 pm
Yeah, the real reason is that the programming team at Bethesda is insanely incompetent and they just couldn't bother making the PS3 version properly, and as such they forgot to make DLC possible on it.
It's not that. It's that they keep track of so many things in the game (item positions, damage to places, NPCs, quests, etc.) that it becomes impossible for the game to work properly after a certain point. This is less because of the PS3 and more because their programmers are incompetent nitwits.
I started playing Batman: Arkham City tonight. Sad isn't it? Started a new game on New Years Eve? Anyway, it's good stuff so far. I like the there are the Catwoman sequences to shake things up.
Try to get to the courthouse today. And visit Calendar Man!
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Post by: soera on January 01, 2013, 06:40:10 pm
I started playing Batman: Arkham City tonight. Sad isn't it? Started a new game on New Years Eve? Anyway, it's good stuff so far. I like the there are the Catwoman sequences to shake things up.
*See Bolded*
Stop complainig...nothing wrong w/ a little pussy on New Year's Eve :P
*Again, before getting offended :) ==> Please see *Bolded*
8)
smh ::) between you and soera and disgaeniac... lol
;D
I actually had to look to see what "smh" was :o
Are you shaking it up & down (in laughter) or side-to-side in bewilderment?! ;)
I think its up and down in agreement!
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Post by: desocietas on January 01, 2013, 07:58:45 pm
I started playing Batman: Arkham City tonight. Sad isn't it? Started a new game on New Years Eve? Anyway, it's good stuff so far. I like the there are the Catwoman sequences to shake things up.
*See Bolded*
Stop complainig...nothing wrong w/ a little pussy on New Year's Eve :P
*Again, before getting offended :) ==> Please see *Bolded*
8)
smh ::) between you and soera and disgaeniac... lol
;D
I actually had to look to see what "smh" was :o
Are you shaking it up & down (in laughter) or side-to-side in bewilderment?! ;)
I think its up and down in agreement!
lol suuuuuure, whatever helps you sleep at night ;)
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: scott on January 01, 2013, 11:04:17 pm
Downloaded the DLC for Skyrim and started playing it again. But I decided to just keep playing my main file. I've got like 40 some hours on him and I don't feel like starting from scratch. ha
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Post by: kimimi on January 01, 2013, 11:59:32 pm
Started Lagrange Point yesterday, really enjoying it so far. I'm also very much enjoying the fact that if you die you get sent back to the last save point with your levels/money intact (it's not as broken as it sounds) - I wasn't expecting something that generous in a Famicom RPG :)
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Post by: burningdoom on January 02, 2013, 12:18:32 am
I just finished the Dragonborn expansion for Skyrim. Seemed VERY short. I completed the main-quest in one-day, today. And that's after getting sidetracked on quite a few sidequests, random exploring, and internet browsing.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: disgaeniac on January 02, 2013, 10:33:23 am
I started playing Batman: Arkham City tonight. Sad isn't it? Started a new game on New Years Eve? Anyway, it's good stuff so far. I like the there are the Catwoman sequences to shake things up.
*See Bolded*
Stop complainig...nothing wrong w/ a little pussy on New Year's Eve :P
*Again, before getting offended :) ==> Please see *Bolded*
8)
smh ::) between you and soera and disgaeniac... lol
;D
I actually had to look to see what "smh" was :o
Are you shaking it up & down (in laughter) or side-to-side in bewilderment?! ;)
I think its up and down in agreement!
lol suuuuuure, whatever helps you sleep at night ;)
Um...wth gave you the impression that I sleep at night (or at all:) ;D
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: jcalder8 on January 02, 2013, 10:38:46 am
I just finished the Dragonborn expansion for Skyrim. Seemed VERY short. I completed the main-quest in one-day, today. And that's after getting sidetracked on quite a few sidequests, random exploring, and internet browsing.
After hearing how quickly you went through it I think I'm glad I didn't buy it.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: ko1ru on January 02, 2013, 11:21:21 am
I just finished the Dragonborn expansion for Skyrim. Seemed VERY short. I completed the main-quest in one-day, today. And that's after getting sidetracked on quite a few sidequests, random exploring, and internet browsing.
After hearing how quickly you went through it I think I'm glad I didn't buy it.
I also heard it was very short.
I haven't had the chance to play Skyrim yet, but I did purchase the Hearthfire DLC for 200 M$ Points on the last day of their XBL sale. My boyfriend has started to play the game, and it makes me want to play it even more... :-\
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: darko on January 02, 2013, 12:58:30 pm
I've gone full game-crazy over the past week. I've got the following games going:
Fallout: New Vegas (about an hour in) Killzone 2 (about half way through) Shadow of the Colossus (on the 5th Colossi) Heavy Rain (just starting chapter 2) Rage (still messing around with it after beating it)
This, ladies and gentlemen, is why you don't go on a hiatus from gaming for 8 months.
That reminds me of when I went RPG game crazy earlier this year. I had Chrono Trigger, Radiant Historia, Persona 3: FES and Borderlands 2 all going... and I never finished any of those play throughs... haha good luck.
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Post by: burningdoom on January 02, 2013, 01:07:46 pm
I just finished the Dragonborn expansion for Skyrim. Seemed VERY short. I completed the main-quest in one-day, today. And that's after getting sidetracked on quite a few sidequests, random exploring, and internet browsing.
After hearing how quickly you went through it I think I'm glad I didn't buy it.
I also heard it was very short.
I haven't had the chance to play Skyrim yet, but I did purchase the Hearthfire DLC for 200 M$ Points on the last day of their XBL sale. My boyfriend has started to play the game, and it makes me want to play it even more... :-\
Is there any questing actually in the Hearthfire expansion? The way the description sounded, it was nothing more than a house building and family building feature added to the game, which I'm not all that interested in. However, if there was a good questline in there somewhere, I might think about it.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: darko on January 02, 2013, 01:15:23 pm
This, ladies and gentlemen, is why you don't go on a hiatus from gaming for 8 months.
That reminds me of when I went RPG game crazy earlier this year. I had Chrono Trigger, Radiant Historia, Persona 3: FES and Borderlands 2 all going... and I never finished any of those play throughs... haha good luck.
I'm not too worried about finishing the FPS entries. None of them should take more than 12ish hours to beat. Rage is already done and I could probably sit down and beat SotC in 5-6 hours. New Vegas is going to be a random distraction now and then...I'll probably play it now and then over the next several months.
I'm notorious for never finishing anything, so yeah, you're probably right. It sounds good when I say I'm going to beat them all though :)
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: ko1ru on January 02, 2013, 01:16:22 pm
I just finished the Dragonborn expansion for Skyrim. Seemed VERY short. I completed the main-quest in one-day, today. And that's after getting sidetracked on quite a few sidequests, random exploring, and internet browsing.
After hearing how quickly you went through it I think I'm glad I didn't buy it.
I also heard it was very short.
I haven't had the chance to play Skyrim yet, but I did purchase the Hearthfire DLC for 200 M$ Points on the last day of their XBL sale. My boyfriend has started to play the game, and it makes me want to play it even more... :-\
Is there any questing actually in the Hearthfire expansion? The way the description sounded, it was nothing more than a house building and family building feature added to the game, which I'm not all that interested in. However, if there was a good questline in there somewhere, I might think about it.
Nah, it's nothing too terribly special, just the ability to build a house, farm, etc. I bought it, and not the other DLC content, because I only had 260 M$ Points. :P
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: scott on January 02, 2013, 01:16:52 pm
I bought it for the house building stuff, not gonna lie. There is no quest line, but in my original house in Whiterun, I had that sucker all decked out with my trophies from quests. All my Assassination trinkets, Cicero's clothes a book on the Dark Brotherhood, and my contract notes. I also had a bunch of fancy weapons in racks and bookshelves filled with books and spellbooks I randomly stole from different places.
It was sweet.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: ko1ru on January 02, 2013, 01:19:39 pm
I bought it for the house building stuff, not gonna lie. There is no quest line, but in my original house in Whiterun, I had that sucker all decked out with my trophies from quests. All my Assassination trinkets, Cicero's clothes a book on the Dark Brotherhood, and my contract notes. I also had a bunch of fancy weapons in racks and bookshelves filled with books and spellbooks I randomly stole from different places.
It was sweet.
Nice! :D
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: disgaeniac on January 02, 2013, 01:29:10 pm
I've gone full game-crazy over the past week. I've got the following games going:
Fallout: New Vegas (about an hour in) Killzone 2 (about half way through) Shadow of the Colossus (on the 5th Colossi) Heavy Rain (just starting chapter 2) Rage (still messing around with it after beating it)
So...I'm assuming that you finished up your recent Chrono Trigger run-through on the DS, then?
I'm getting there :)
I'm on the Black Omen (side-quest that I saved for the last side-quest)...DAMNIT!
...If I could just get a few *CONSECUTIVE* hours to play...I'm thinking that I could finally finish it & move on to something else :-\
Ha. Weeeeeelllll...nope, I didn't finish it. I got about 75% through and started playing 999. I have completed it 4ish times though.
I put in 999 again the other day to try to pick up from where I started and get the "good" ending finally, or at least the last 1 or 2 "bad" endings. But I'm in the kitchen room and don't remember how to get ouuuuutttt :-[ I remember what happens, but I just don't remember how to get to that point. I'll figure it out eventually, but for now I decided to restart Radiant Historia.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: soera on January 02, 2013, 08:18:29 pm
Ive had a really good gaming couple of days. Nintendo Age has a thing every year where they see if members can finish every game in the current year. I really didnt get after it last year like I wanted to and the few games I did beat, someone got to them before I did. So this year, I started good. Already beat Dragon Warrior, Metroid, and Bionic Commando. In a couple hours (after one of my favorite shows goes off), Im going to crack into Final fantasy then Rygar then either Battle of Olympus or Gargoyle's quest or Faria. Ive never finished the last two so I may go for one of those then Ill end it off in a Destiny of an Emperor play through!
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: jcalder8 on January 03, 2013, 12:08:57 am
So I am still playing Skyrim but now I have my son hooked on watching me play. He actually wanted to watch me play it today more than he wanted to play a game himself, that's the first time that has happened!
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: scott on January 03, 2013, 12:42:44 am
Has he seen you fight a dragon yet?
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: jcalder8 on January 03, 2013, 12:46:12 am
Not yet, so far I have only fought one myself and he was asleep for that part. I am also way too weak to survive on my own lol
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: disgaeniac on January 04, 2013, 12:19:23 pm
So, I just beat Chrono Trigger (w/ the 'best' ending) & I'm now debating doing some NG+ to see some of the other endings...or simply moving on to something else...Hmm
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kimimi on January 04, 2013, 12:28:13 pm
I'm playing Ragnarok Online 2! :D
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: scott on January 04, 2013, 12:38:00 pm
Not yet, so far I have only fought one myself and he was asleep for that part. I am also way too weak to survive on my own lol
Yeah, I got jumped by a Frost Dragon while heading someplace the other day. I had a Brotherhood Assassin companion, my Spectral Assassin spell active and Shadowmere. And it almost smoked me, I ended up drinking a ton of potions to survive.
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Post by: disgaeniac on January 04, 2013, 12:45:13 pm
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: desocietas on January 04, 2013, 01:18:19 pm
I picked up Crimson Shroud the other night but haven't been able to put too much time into it yet. I'm usually wary of download-only games, usually because the lack of a physical copy usually 1) causes me to forget that I own it and then never play it (or -gasp- repurchase it on a different platform) and 2) makes me stress about the lifespan of a particular console and how long the title will actually be available to me.
However! It's a pretty nice looking game visually, and I've always wanted to do the tabletop RPG thing. The few rooms I've played so far have been good and the storyline is already compelling. @Scott, have you looked into this game at all? Anyone else purchase it/interested in it?
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: scott on January 04, 2013, 01:38:55 pm
Hmm it's like a tabletop RPG? I've never heard of the game, but I may need to check it out.
Speaking of Tabletop RPGs. I'm starting up playing Pathfinder again tonight, after a month hiatus. I'm super stoked. ha
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: desocietas on January 04, 2013, 01:52:50 pm
Hmm it's like a tabletop RPG? I've never heard of the game, but I may need to check it out.
Yah, I'd never heard of it either, but Penny Arcade dedicated a whole strip (http://penny-arcade.com/comic/2012/12/26) to it, which got me curious. The same thing happened with Puzzle Quest (http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2007/03/28), and I devoured that title as soon as I could.
Speaking of Tabletop RPGs. I'm starting up playing Pathfinder again tonight, after a month hiatus. I'm super stoked. ha
Strange to say, I wish I had dorkier friends - ones who are into Tabletop RPGing! It's too much of an investment for me to take on myself...
We haven't actually played on a tabletop in a while. We started playing on roll20.net now a days and have an old WoW buddy playing with us, while we all are on a conference call via Skype. It's nice, cause then we have another person playing. But it kinda sucks cause we aren't all hanging out in person... and my minis don't get used ( :( ). Not sure, but if you wanted to try it out, you could prolly hop in our game and see how you like it.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: soera on January 04, 2013, 02:23:24 pm
Back in 96-97, I used to work nights at a warehouse ... apparently there were a ton of "dorks" there cause D&D ended up coming up in a conversation. 2-3 months later after some planning, we had a room almost like the knights of the round table with about a dozen of us in there hashing out some damage! It was a blast. I havent done tabletop since however. :(
As far as what Im playing now ... I am trying to continue on the task to put as many games on that NA list as possible. First I tried FF but forgot how unfinished the NES one was compared to the PS1 version. 20 minutes later I had to turn it off. Someone beat me to Gargoyle's Quest so I popped in Faria. Its actually kind of fun. Outside of battles it looks like what DW does. But in battles and in the dungeons it has a Zelda feel. Dungeons are a nightmare without a physical map though so Im going to try to get a copy of one made. Im probably going to put in Rygar until I get that map. On top of all that, Im almost done with FFVI. I already cleared out 2 of the 3 goddesses in Kefka's tower. I could probably beat it now but I want to gain a bit more Esper power.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: disgaeniac on January 04, 2013, 02:31:33 pm
I picked up Crimson Shroud the other night but haven't been able to put too much time into it yet. I'm usually wary of download-only games, usually because the lack of a physical copy usually 1) causes me to forget that I own it and then never play it (or -gasp- repurchase it on a different platform) and 2) makes me stress about the lifespan of a particular console and how long the title will actually be available to me.
However! It's a pretty nice looking game visually, and I've always wanted to do the tabletop RPG thing. The few rooms I've played so far have been good and the storyline is already compelling. @Scott, have you looked into this game at all? Anyone else purchase it/interested in it?
Who's your new avatar; Desocietas?
I approve ;)
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: jcalder8 on January 04, 2013, 02:32:14 pm
I picked up Crimson Shroud the other night but haven't been able to put too much time into it yet. I'm usually wary of download-only games, usually because the lack of a physical copy usually 1) causes me to forget that I own it and then never play it (or -gasp- repurchase it on a different platform) and 2) makes me stress about the lifespan of a particular console and how long the title will actually be available to me.
However! It's a pretty nice looking game visually, and I've always wanted to do the tabletop RPG thing. The few rooms I've played so far have been good and the storyline is already compelling. @Scott, have you looked into this game at all? Anyone else purchase it/interested in it?
I've never bought anything virtual from Nintendo before but this might change that.
Thanks for the heads up
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: desocietas on January 04, 2013, 02:52:49 pm
I've never bought anything virtual from Nintendo before but this might change that.
Thanks for the heads up
Might not be for everyone (the metacritic reviews are up and down), but the concept was enough for me to throw Level-5 a few bones (not really that hard). It's unfortunate that the eShop never has sales! I think they've maybe had like one sale ever :\
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: desocietas on January 04, 2013, 05:05:09 pm
Haha, I figure you'd be quick to notice, disgaeniac ;)
The girl is Frea from Crimson Shroud... Haven't been playing Code of Princess (the game the last avatar was from), so I thought it was time to change it to one of the current now-playing games.
I've been looking at your avatar for some time now... what exactly is going on there? :o
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: scott on January 04, 2013, 05:12:10 pm
*Really*, Scott - you've never played any of the Disgaea games?
If graphics aren't overly important...I'd suggest playing the 1st one (Hour of Darkness) on the PS2 - if you don't like the mechanics/story/humor in it...you probably won't like it in any of the other ones.
Not only that, but there's also both PSP & DS-versions (although, I don't think it's much of a "pick-up-and-play a few minutes here & there" type of game, either).
Lastly, the PS2 one shouldn't be expensive and/or hard to find at all :)
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: scott on January 04, 2013, 05:55:08 pm
*Really*, Scott - you've never played any of the Disgaea games?
If graphics aren't overly important...I'd suggest playing the 1st one (Hour of Darkness) on the PS2 - if you don't like the mechanics/story/humor in it...you probably won't like it in any of the other ones.
Not only that, but there's also both PSP & DS-versions (although, I don't think it's much of a "pick-up-and-play a few minutes here & there" type of game, either).
Lastly, the PS2 one shouldn't be expensive and/or hard to find at all :)
Nope, I think we talked about it at some point. I have them all on my wishlist and was holding off on buying them until I found out what all the PS2 games I was getting for the arcade cab were. I got all the games, but the Disgaea games weren't among them.
I was planning on getting the PS2 original versions over the remakes anyway.
The only related game I have (I think) is Prinny for PSP. Which I thought was pretty sweet, and I need to get the 2nd one too.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: desocietas on January 04, 2013, 06:12:54 pm
*Really*, Scott - you've never played any of the Disgaea games?
If graphics aren't overly important...I'd suggest playing the 1st one (Hour of Darkness) on the PS2 - if you don't like the mechanics/story/humor in it...you probably won't like it in any of the other ones.
Not only that, but there's also both PSP & DS-versions (although, I don't think it's much of a "pick-up-and-play a few minutes here & there" type of game, either).
Lastly, the PS2 one shouldn't be expensive and/or hard to find at all :)
I own at least one of them, I think... I remember playing the first one for a bit and really liking it, but SRPGS take so much time to learn that, if I'm not in the mood, I just don't have the patience to learn everything. I loved the humor and style though, so it's always been one of those titles that I feel obligated to come back to.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: disgaeniac on January 04, 2013, 06:17:52 pm
Since Scott mentioned "Prinnies" - I just changed my avatar to one w/ some Prinny :)
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: soera on January 04, 2013, 10:04:24 pm
I've been looking at your avatar for some time now... what exactly is going on there? :o
She is obviously carrying a couple of large melons.
flesh-colored melons, yes.
Is there really any other kind? 8)
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: madmax on January 04, 2013, 10:09:04 pm
I just finished Far Cry 3 over the break. I liked it a lot. It was simple, beautiful and let me do whatever I wanted.
I'm about 40% through Assassin's Creed 3 right now.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: jcalder8 on January 06, 2013, 01:48:27 pm
Taking a bit of a break from Skyrim I am playing through the Attitude Era on WWE 13. Since this was when I was into wrestling I am really enjoying it but I like the gameplay to Fire Pro games more.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: burningdoom on January 06, 2013, 01:56:22 pm
Taking a bit of a break from Skyrim I am playing through the Attitude Era on WWE 13. Since this was when I was into wrestling I am really enjoying it but I like the gameplay to Fire Pro games more.
I got that one for Christmas but haven't played it other than testing it out in an exhibition match. The computer owned me. That was the best era in wrestling history, and not only the WWF, WCW was awesome at that time too with the nWo, Goldberg, Jericho, and Sting.
I was playing the Dragonborn expansion for Skyrim (which the main-quest is criminally short), and am now playing through Legend of Legaia on PS1. It was one of my favorite JRPGs back in the day, and I'm finding that it still holds up well today. I'm enjoying it a lot.
Taking a bit of a break from Skyrim I am playing through the Attitude Era on WWE 13. Since this was when I was into wrestling I am really enjoying it but I like the gameplay to Fire Pro games more.
I got that one for Christmas but haven't played it other than testing it out in an exhibition match. The computer owned me. That was the best era in wrestling history, and not only the WWF, WCW was awesome at that time too with the nWo, Goldberg, Jericho, and Sting.
It would have been awesome if they had included WCW wrestlers and story lines, maybe in 2014?
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: disgaeniac on January 07, 2013, 09:40:24 am
I'm re-playing/New Game +-ing Chrono Trigger for the different endings & extras.
I just got my 2nd ending...
1st = "Good" Ending and
2nd = "RRrrrriibbbbit"! :o
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: scott on January 07, 2013, 09:48:05 am
I'm re-playing/New Game +-ing Chrono Trigger for the different endings & extras.
I just got my 2nd ending...
1st = "Good" Ending and
2nd = "RRrrrriibbbbit"! :o
I need to go through and get all the endings. I've only ever beat it once and all I know is I didn't have Magus in my party. So I know it wasn't the "best" ending.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: disgaeniac on January 07, 2013, 09:52:10 am
I'm re-playing/New Game +-ing Chrono Trigger for the different endings & extras.
I just got my 2nd ending...
1st = "Good" Ending and
2nd = "RRrrrriibbbbit"! :o
I need to go through and get all the endings. I've only ever beat it once and all I know is I didn't have Magus in my party. So I know it wasn't the "best" ending.
Actually, to get the 'best' ending (at least on the PSX-version that I'm playing) - it's not necessary to have Magus in your party!
I killed his ass on my 1st playthrough, still got the best ending, and now...in the "extras"/"endings" section; if/when I choose to look at the image of me attaining that ending...Magus' ass is *still* shown in the pic...even though he was dead in the game :P
I know that there are *some* endings involving him...but...ya' don't need him to get the good ending 8)
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: soera on January 07, 2013, 10:00:29 am
Im still playing FF VI just procrastinating now. Been leveling up all the espers but all 3 goddesses in Kefka's tower are defeated. I recently also finished DW1, Rygar, Bionic Commando, and Metroid. I have started Faria and am liking it. I plan to also go through Ghost Lion and River City Ransom.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: disgaeniac on January 07, 2013, 10:04:21 am
Im still playing FF VI just procrastinating now. Been leveling up all the espers but all 3 goddesses in Kefka's tower are defeated. I recently also finished DW1, Rygar, Bionic Commando, and Metroid. I have started Faria and am liking it. I plan to also go through Ghost Lion and River City Ransom. AND PLAY BRUTAL LEGEND
;)
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: desocietas on January 07, 2013, 11:16:48 am
Im still playing FF VI just procrastinating now. Been leveling up all the espers but all 3 goddesses in Kefka's tower are defeated. I recently also finished DW1, Rygar, Bionic Commando, and Metroid. I have started Faria and am liking it. I plan to also go through Ghost Lion and River City Ransom. AND PLAY BRUTAL LEGEND
;)
lol!
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: disgaeniac on January 07, 2013, 11:27:50 am
Im still playing FF VI just procrastinating now. Been leveling up all the espers but all 3 goddesses in Kefka's tower are defeated. I recently also finished DW1, Rygar, Bionic Commando, and Metroid. I have started Faria and am liking it. I plan to also go through Ghost Lion and River City Ransom. AND PLAY BRUTAL LEGEND
;)
lol!
:) ;) :D ;D :o 8) ??? ::) :-\
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Post by: soera on January 07, 2013, 12:24:12 pm
LMAO, fair enough. :)
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: disgaeniac on January 07, 2013, 03:39:22 pm
I just got my 3rd (and, supposedly the most difficult) "Dream Team"-Ending for Chrono Trigger :)
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: scott on January 07, 2013, 03:40:22 pm
I just got my 3rd (and, supposedly the most difficult) "Dream Team"-Ending for Chrono Trigger :)
Wow, you're blowing through the game now on NG+?
Yep :)
That, and the reason that the ending that I just got is considered the hardest is because (in NG+)...all you have to do is:
1). leave Crono's house,
2). go to the fair,
3). hook-up w/ Marle, and
4). Just jump on the right 'portal' instead of the standard/left one; and you're taken directly to the Lavos fight (just you & Marle vs. Lavos)!
It was a really cool & unique kind of ending, though -because- after you win...you get to go back to all of the time periods & talk to different npc's, mobs, bosses, etc...and each one of their "new" dialogue...is messages from all of the team members that made the game :P
Ex.
1 npc = is/speaking as Toriyama,
another = Matsueda,
one = Sakaguchi, etc, etc, etc -and- some of their lines are *really* funny :)
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: soera on January 07, 2013, 03:48:03 pm
I just spent an hour and blasted through Trojan. I really have mixed feelings about this game. It (along with Battle of Olympus) is the reason I bought another NES after all these years without one. But playing that game seriously misses the nostalgia most of the time and goes straight to frustration. It has horrible jump response. Its not a tough game however ... just really annoys me when I die cause the game simply does not respond to the forward jump when I do it.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: disgaeniac on January 07, 2013, 03:51:18 pm
I just spent an hour and blasted through Trojan. I really have mixed feelings about this game. It (along with Battle of Olympus) is the reason I bought another NES after all these years without one. But playing that game seriously misses the nostalgia most of the time and goes straight to frustration. It has horrible jump response. Its not a tough game however ... just really annoys me when I die cause the game simply does not respond to the forward jump when I do it.
*Beavis & Butthead* voices...
- He, he...yeah, yeah...dude...
- yeah, yeah...heh-heh...He said that:
"He blasted through his Trojan in an hour" :P
Yeah, yeah...that's cool, man :o 8)
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: turf on January 07, 2013, 04:41:16 pm
I just spent an hour and blasted through Trojan. I really have mixed feelings about this game. It (along with Battle of Olympus) is the reason I bought another NES after all these years without one. But playing that game seriously misses the nostalgia most of the time and goes straight to frustration. It has horrible jump response. Its not a tough game however ... just really annoys me when I die cause the game simply does not respond to the forward jump when I do it.
*Beavis & Butthead* voices...
- He, he...yeah, yeah...dude...
- yeah, yeah...heh-heh...He said that:
"He blasted through his Trojan in an hour" :P
Yeah, yeah...that's cool, man :o 8)
You beat me too it. Nice move.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: soera on January 07, 2013, 04:44:45 pm
Im not used to having to watch what I post for perv translations. :P Normally, Im the one doing the translations. :D
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: turf on January 07, 2013, 04:47:12 pm
Sir, I speak perv fluently. I also have a specialty in Dick and Fart jokes.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: desocietas on January 07, 2013, 05:47:53 pm
I just spent an hour and blasted through Trojan. I really have mixed feelings about this game. It (along with Battle of Olympus) is the reason I bought another NES after all these years without one. But playing that game seriously misses the nostalgia most of the time and goes straight to frustration. It has horrible jump response. Its not a tough game however ... just really annoys me when I die cause the game simply does not respond to the forward jump when I do it.
*Beavis & Butthead* voices...
- He, he...yeah, yeah...dude...
- yeah, yeah...heh-heh...He said that:
"He blasted through his Trojan in an hour" :P
Yeah, yeah...that's cool, man :o 8)
You beat me too it. Nice move.
Heh - I couldn't resist :P
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: disgaeniac on January 07, 2013, 05:53:59 pm
Had enough Chrono Trigger after getting 3 endings...
...just started playing Last Rebellion for some almost "auto-pilot" (simple/no need to 'study' and/or work too hard to learn anything:) RPG fun
I still need to finish Chrono Trigger... A friend bought it for me and everything because he really believed that I needed to finish it. Hard to commit to anything these days, but I'll get to it eventually!
Still playing Crimson Shroud when I have a few minutes to spare, but I'm taking an illustration class this semester that's going to take up a lot of my free time :\
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: disgaeniac on January 25, 2013, 12:40:31 pm
Had enough Chrono Trigger after getting 3 endings...
...just started playing Last Rebellion for some almost "auto-pilot" (simple/no need to 'study' and/or work too hard to learn anything:) RPG fun
I still need to finish Chrono Trigger... A friend bought it for me and everything because he really believed that I needed to finish it. Hard to commit to anything these days, but I'll get to it eventually!
How far did you get & which version/platform were you playing CT on?
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: soera on January 25, 2013, 12:41:45 pm
Started Suikoden II. Its going slow cause I only get 20 minutes or so at a time with my kids ... but the game seems pretty awesome so far. I love the fight scenes.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: jcalder8 on January 25, 2013, 12:54:31 pm
I still need to finish Chrono Trigger... A friend bought it for me and everything because he really believed that I needed to finish it. Hard to commit to anything these days, but I'll get to it eventually!
I think I need to find some new friends!
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: desocietas on January 25, 2013, 01:11:49 pm
Had enough Chrono Trigger after getting 3 endings...
...just started playing Last Rebellion for some almost "auto-pilot" (simple/no need to 'study' and/or work too hard to learn anything:) RPG fun
I still need to finish Chrono Trigger... A friend bought it for me and everything because he really believed that I needed to finish it. Hard to commit to anything these days, but I'll get to it eventually!
How far did you get & which version/platform were you playing CT on?
I played a little bit of it on emulator back a long time ago, but he bought it for me on the DS. I thought I might have it on that Final Fantasy Anthology set, but I guess I'm confusing it with the Final Fantasy Chronicles set (silly me).
I really don't remember how far I got - I recall that fair in the beginning, and my memories are starting to blur Secret of Mana in with my Chrono Trigger memories, so I'm having a hard time pinpointing details :)
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: soera on January 25, 2013, 01:32:57 pm
Lol funny you mention the fair. I was just hoping and praying that in 2000, there would have been a real live millenial fair.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: desocietas on January 25, 2013, 01:35:54 pm
I really don't remember how far I got - I recall that fair in the beginning, and my memories are starting to blur Secret of Mana in with my Chrono Trigger memories, so I'm having a hard time pinpointing details :)
Oh so you woke up and talked to your mom and left home. Where you went on an adventure w/ friends and found a sword in some water. Fought a giant mantis beast and was exiled from your village, maybe. Then you met a girl on the run, who was or was not at the fair and/or possibly in a cooking pot. Traveled to the past and back. Only to be jailed for kidnapping and sentenced to death. Traveled to a desolate future, where you found out that your sword could save the world? Then you needed to do more time traveling to stop an evil witch and a vampire-looking mage and later a giant bug-alien thingy that has lived in the core of the Earth for millions of years, and the only way to do that is by collection orbs at various palaces around the world? Maybe.
All the while loving the sweet graphics and awesome music.
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Post by: desocietas on January 25, 2013, 01:45:36 pm
Oh so you woke up and talked to your mom and left home. Where you went on an adventure w/ friends and found a sword in some water. Fought a giant mantis beast and was exiled from your village, maybe. Then you met a girl on the run, who was or was not at the fair and/or possibly in a cooking pot. Traveled to the past and back. Only to be jailed for kidnapping and sentenced to death. Traveled to a desolate future, where you found out that your sword could save the world? Then you needed to do more time traveling to stop an evil witch and a vampire-looking mage and later a giant bug-alien thingy that has lived in the core of the Earth for millions of years, and the only way to do that is by collection orbs at various palaces around the world? Maybe.
All the while loving the sweet graphics and awesome music.
Yeah, that totally sounds like a game I've played. Or two. Or five. Hmmm.
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Post by: scott on January 25, 2013, 01:47:29 pm
Oh and you met a sweet Robot and loved the Item Wheel interface and ability to move around the screen while fighting? And pull off combo moves w/ party members.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: desocietas on January 25, 2013, 01:55:10 pm
Oh and you met a sweet Robot and loved the Item Wheel interface and ability to move around the screen while fighting? And pull off combo moves w/ party members.
And then there was that part where I had a pet tiger that would show up when I rang a bell and we'd go on adventures inside a world that looked like a painting.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: disgaeniac on January 25, 2013, 03:05:17 pm
Oh and you met a sweet Robot and loved the Item Wheel interface and ability to move around the screen while fighting? And pull off combo moves w/ party members.
And then there was that part where I had a pet tiger that would show up when I rang a bell and we'd go on adventures inside a world that looked like a painting.
One time...at band camp...
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: desocietas on January 25, 2013, 03:13:16 pm
Oh and you met a sweet Robot and loved the Item Wheel interface and ability to move around the screen while fighting? And pull off combo moves w/ party members.
And then there was that part where I had a pet tiger that would show up when I rang a bell and we'd go on adventures inside a world that looked like a painting.
One time...at band camp...
nuuuuu
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: soera on January 26, 2013, 04:18:40 pm
Im not even going to mention what Im playing right now .... 8)
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Post by: darko on January 28, 2013, 10:16:17 am
Im not even going to mention what Im playing right now .... 8)
That's because you're playing with a dumpster...diving in and out trying to avoid the rotting banana peels and baby diapers filled with the digested remnants of last week's Indian food extravaganza.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: scott on January 28, 2013, 10:31:07 am
Well.
I'm Playing Ni no Kuni. :P
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Post by: htimreimer on January 28, 2013, 10:45:04 am
It's really good so far... I'm not super far in though, maybe 2.5 hours in, but I did have to force myself to stop playing. I don't know if I'm going to keep playing whenever I can, or wait til the GF comes back over, since she seemed pretty interested in everything that was playing out storywise.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: desocietas on January 28, 2013, 11:24:25 am
It's really good so far... I'm not super far in though, maybe 2.5 hours in, but I did have to force myself to stop playing. I don't know if I'm going to keep playing whenever I can, or wait til the GF comes back over, since she seemed pretty interested in everything that was playing out storywise.
Ah haha, that Drippy avatar. Adorable. I like the trend of putting up an avatar related to the game we're currently playing.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: disgaeniac on January 28, 2013, 12:29:10 pm
It's really good so far... I'm not super far in though, maybe 2.5 hours in, but I did have to force myself to stop playing. I don't know if I'm going to keep playing whenever I can, or wait til the GF comes back over, since she seemed pretty interested in everything that was playing out storywise.
Ah haha, that Drippy avatar. Adorable. I like the trend of putting up an avatar related to the game we're currently playing.
Me too!
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Post by: soera on January 28, 2013, 02:28:53 pm
I do too *time to go pic shopping*!
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Post by: disgaeniac on January 28, 2013, 04:10:16 pm
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Post by: disgaeniac on January 28, 2013, 04:12:12 pm
Oh yeah - I finished/platinumed Last Rebellion today, and started playing Atelier Rorona: The Alchemist of Arland...w/ the (tentative) goal/idea of playing & clearing this trilogy from my backlog next ;)
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Post by: scott on January 28, 2013, 04:12:50 pm
What have I started D: haha
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Post by: disgaeniac on January 28, 2013, 04:14:21 pm
Nothing...I've been matching my avatar to my game for awhile now :o
Same 8)
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: tpugmire on January 28, 2013, 04:36:32 pm
I've been playing a lot of New Super Mario Bros U lately. I'm just about done with it. Only one more level to beat and a handful of star coins to get. It's not as hard as people make it out to be.
Oh, and Balloon Fight! Too bad I suck at it though.
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Post by: turf on January 28, 2013, 05:32:43 pm
I've been playing a lot of New Super Mario Bros U lately. I'm just about done with it. Only one more level to beat and a handful of star coins to get. It's not as hard as people make it out to be.
Oh, and Balloon Fight! Too bad I suck at it though.
People say SMBU is hard? I blew through it with a 3 year old in tow. Yeah, he was in his bubble; but he was still in the way.
This game is a blast. I love the new squirrel suit. I wish though they would bring back the way the cape controlled in SMW.
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Post by: redblaze57 on January 28, 2013, 06:56:05 pm
Sonic adventure 2 "HD" on the PS3 and Pokemon White 2 have been my two constants, Other than that I've been just bouncing from game to game. Also I like that Idea with the avatars
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Post by: tpugmire on January 29, 2013, 11:05:03 am
I've been playing a lot of New Super Mario Bros U lately. I'm just about done with it. Only one more level to beat and a handful of star coins to get. It's not as hard as people make it out to be.
Oh, and Balloon Fight! Too bad I suck at it though.
People say SMBU is hard? I blew through it with a 3 year old in tow. Yeah, he was in his bubble; but he was still in the way.
This game is a blast. I love the new squirrel suit. I wish though they would bring back the way the cape controlled in SMW.
Well, judging by the comments on MiiVerse, it's the hardest game ever. I blew through the game too in about 2 days. The hard part is going back and getting all the star coins to unlock the star road, and then getting all the star coins in those levels too. I've only got one star coin left to find, and then I'm totally finished with the game. (As far as I know, anyway.)
That aspect of the game is way harder than any of the other Mario games. There's definitely some frustrating levels.
EDIT: And I'm done!
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Post by: scott on January 29, 2013, 01:13:57 pm
Still playing Team Fortress 2. Last night I started putting time w/ the Sniper again, which was my original go-to class back when I started. I was rocking it too haha.
I'm playing Ni no Kuni, but it's slow going. Mainly since I have to wait for the GF to be over to play. Since she wants to watch it for the story.
Also, I've been playing some DoDonPachi Resurrection on the 360. It's a really fun game, and I can almost get to the end of level 2 before I lose all of my lives. Getting better though.
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Post by: theprestige2000 on January 29, 2013, 10:14:19 pm
Just finished Mass Effect 3 a couple days ago. Still playing the co-op; it's so much fun! Started Deus Ex: Human Revolution and I'm loving it. Also popping in Borderlands 2 now and then to enjoy the DLC and grind for loot.
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Post by: kimimi on January 30, 2013, 11:58:55 am
I've just started Xian Jian 5 Qian Zhuan, it's beautiful!
Started Deus Ex: Human Revolution and I'm loving it.
Great game!
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Post by: insektmute on January 30, 2013, 05:53:50 pm
Nearly finished with Persona 4: Golden after taking a couple weeks off from it, and occasionally dipping into Dynasty Warriors 7 when I need something mindless and dumb :P
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Post by: 8bitmenace on January 30, 2013, 08:39:14 pm
Trying to finish Red Dead Redemption in between Black Ops 2. Want to try to finish both by next week in time for dead space 3.
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Post by: pacpix on February 01, 2013, 12:32:00 am
Just played Oblivion till my laptop died. Having a lot of fun just exploring around. I also joined the dark brotherhood, kind of interested to play as a villain type character.
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Post by: scott on February 01, 2013, 12:33:15 am
Started up Etrian Odyssey. 2nd fight in and it nearly wiped my party. Ha
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Post by: tpugmire on February 01, 2013, 04:38:02 pm
My 4 year old nephew is staying with us for a few days while his sister is in the hospital, so we've been playing a shitload of Lego Star Wars; his favorite game. :)
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Post by: ko1ru on February 05, 2013, 10:21:41 am
I'm starting Lost Odyssey for the first time. Sank a ton of hours into Blue Dragon a little while back, so it's time to give the next Mistwalker title a go. :)
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Post by: scott on February 05, 2013, 10:28:56 am
I started up Etrian Odyssey when it arrived. It's a really cool game and super old school. But I haven't barely scratched the 2nd floor, and I never seem to have enough money to upgrade my gear or buy supplies... I guess I'll have to go into Dragon Warrior grind mode...
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Post by: insektmute on February 05, 2013, 12:31:32 pm
Just started Binary Domain last night. Bit of a poor man's Gears of War, but it's fun :)
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Post by: jcalder8 on February 05, 2013, 07:00:49 pm
I finished off Lego Indy 2 at 1000/1000 so now I'm on to Lego Lord of the Rings
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Post by: scott on February 05, 2013, 07:05:10 pm
I finished off Lego Indy 2 at 1000/1000 so now I'm on to Lego Lord of the Rings
Where is he, and what have you done with Tpugmire?!
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Post by: redblaze57 on February 08, 2013, 08:21:39 pm
Fire Emblem: Awakening has been taking up most of my gaming time since I got it.
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Post by: stethebubble on February 08, 2013, 08:24:11 pm
working my way through fight night round 3 should not take too long
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Post by: insektmute on February 09, 2013, 05:28:46 am
Moving pretty swiftly through the backlog lately. Finished up Binary Domain tonight, and started up Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2, which has been sitting there for at least a year, waiting to be played. Poor thing :(
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Post by: tpugmire on February 09, 2013, 10:12:09 am
I finished off Lego Indy 2 at 1000/1000 so now I'm on to Lego Lord of the Rings
Where is he, and what have you done with Tpugmire?!
I seem to have developed a reputation... Oddly enough, I think those two are the only Lego games I don't have. Oh, I still need to get Lego Batman 2 as well. As for me, I'm still trying to get better at Balloon Fight, but I think I'm as good as I can be (which isn't very good). I'm probably going to start Metroid: Other M this week.
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Post by: jcalder8 on February 09, 2013, 11:53:30 am
I finished off Lego Indy 2 at 1000/1000 so now I'm on to Lego Lord of the Rings
Where is he, and what have you done with Tpugmire?!
I seem to have developed a reputation... Oddly enough, I think those two are the only Lego games I don't have. Oh, I still need to get Lego Batman 2 as well. As for me, I'm still trying to get better at Balloon Fight, but I think I'm as good as I can be (which isn't very good). I'm probably going to start Metroid: Other M this week.
I really enjoyed Batman 2 but I am not a fan of Lord of the Rings so far.
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Post by: karyann on February 09, 2013, 08:41:55 pm
My 4 year old nephew is staying with us for a few days while his sister is in the hospital, so we've been playing a shitload of Lego Star Wars; his favorite game. :)
Couldn't help myself; had an "aww" :P The Lego games are so fun, for kids and grown-ups alike (well, in my 22-years-old opinion anyway!)
Personally, I'm currently in a "don't know what to play" phase. I've been too damn busy since a month, and I want to relieve some stress by gaming, but I just don't know what to play at all. You know, that feeling of looking at your shelf full of games and thinking "Meh, I've got nothing I wanna play". I guess I should just pick something up randomly, pretty sure it's gonna make me want to play even more.
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Post by: desocietas on February 09, 2013, 09:16:19 pm
I know a few folk have mentioned that they don't know what game to play next... maybe we should revive this ol' thread? http://vgcollect.com/forum/index.php/topic,1214.0.html
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Post by: disgaeniac on February 10, 2013, 10:07:37 am
I know a few folk have mentioned that they don't know what game to play next... maybe we should revive this ol' thread? http://vgcollect.com/forum/index.php/topic,1214.0.html
Consider it re-vived!
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Post by: foxhack on February 10, 2013, 10:23:34 am
My carpal tunnel is acting up (interesting how the better I am at TF2, the more it hurts) so I'm taking a break from games that use a mouse. Since my buddy Nathan kept bugging me to do this... I grabbed Grandia (PS1) and started to play it last night.
One hour in and I still haven't fought anything. Oy.
Don't get me wrong, the game is super charming, but I was expecting more action by now.
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Post by: disgaeniac on February 10, 2013, 12:16:00 pm
Heh - Grandia is one of the (many) games that I've bought/own...and...*Really* want to & plan on getting around to some day :o
I've heard mostly good things about Grandia, Grandia 2, and Grandia: X-Treme (more of a dungeon-crawler) -ALL (3) games are in my same "Waiting-To-Be-Played-Limbo" ::)
The only one that I've spent any significant time playing, so far, has been Grandia 3 (on the PS2 / for ~20 hours, or so); and -from what I've played, seen, and heard of it- I'd personally put it at a 7.0 - 7.5 out of 10 game.
While it was fun & engaging, & competent...it wasn't anything amazing - then again- iirc, Grandia 3 is *usually* talked about as being the "low point of the series"...if true = the other games really must be pretty damned good ;D
As you get further into the game & combat, FOXHACK ==> I'd be interested in hearing your thoughts on it & if it picks-up at all as you get more into the game ;)
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Post by: foxhack on February 10, 2013, 12:28:00 pm
It's strange.
I played Grandia II on the Dreamcast ten or eleven years ago and I recognized some of the musical themes from it in part one. So of course I got curious and looked up the theme for part three and was horrified at it being... pop. Agh.
We'll see. I'll try to keep you posted on the game. I get distracted a lot so...
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Post by: foxhack on February 10, 2013, 05:38:30 pm
Speaking of distractions! I found my Japanese copy of The King of Fighters '97 for the Saturn so I dug up my JP system and am playing it now.
... except it needs a RAM cart. I thought I had one so I dug around and found it. I plug it in, wait three minutes for the game to load up to the cart. Urgh. Once the game starts the load times are reasonable. I play the game, the Saturn pad is a hindrance but I push through... and then I notice it.
Everyone's voice in the game is wrong. Like, an octave too high. How the hell did that get past the testers? Even the announcer sounds a little bit too high.
Edit: Aaaaaaaaand the Saturn crashed. Something tells me my system isn't exactly in perfect shape...
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Post by: pacpix on February 10, 2013, 09:49:36 pm
Started up Wizardry again and realized my maps were off, so I remapped the first floor and I am about halfway done with the second. I forgot how freaking hard this game is!
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Post by: burningdoom on February 11, 2013, 03:46:56 am
Chrono Trigger on Wii Virtual Console. I played it way back when it was a new game. But it's been quite a while. I've just started and I'm really liking it, so far. I've forgotten enough about it after this much time that it's almost a new experience again.
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Post by: scott on February 11, 2013, 08:45:04 am
I'm loving Etrian Odyssey IV's demo! I'm level 8 and have explored as much as I can. But now I'm leveling and money grinding to help me out in the full game.
Btw. The Dancer Class is awesome!
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Post by: insektmute on February 11, 2013, 10:32:24 am
Everyone's voice in the game is wrong. Like, an octave too high. How the hell did that get past the testers? Even the announcer sounds a little bit too high.
Edit: Aaaaaaaaand the Saturn crashed. Something tells me my system isn't exactly in perfect shape...
Could be your Saturn, but it might be the port, too. I'd have to check my notes, but Neo-Geo ports in general are pretty spotty. Saturn ones typically fared better than the PS1 versions, but the Saturn version of KoF '95 is about the only thing close to a perfect port on either system.
Might also require a different RAM cart. '97 requires a 1MB cart, and iirc, can act up a bit if used with a 4MB.
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Post by: foxhack on February 11, 2013, 12:21:45 pm
Everyone's voice in the game is wrong. Like, an octave too high. How the hell did that get past the testers? Even the announcer sounds a little bit too high.
Edit: Aaaaaaaaand the Saturn crashed. Something tells me my system isn't exactly in perfect shape...
Could be your Saturn, but it might be the port, too. I'd have to check my notes, but Neo-Geo ports in general are pretty spotty. Saturn ones typically fared better than the PS1 versions, but the Saturn version of KoF '95 is about the only thing close to a perfect port on either system.
Might also require a different RAM cart. '97 requires a 1MB cart, and iirc, can act up a bit if used with a 4MB.
When I got to stage 4, the screen turned black and white. I thought the cable was loose so I went and checked it, and then the game crashed. The side of the system felt hot. I reset the system and boom, color was back. So the Saturn may in fact be defective.
I went back to Grandia after that. Three hours in, no problems other than the slooooooooooooooow fights.
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Post by: insektmute on February 11, 2013, 12:37:56 pm
When I got to stage 4, the screen turned black and white. I thought the cable was loose so I went and checked it, and then the game crashed. The side of the system felt hot. I reset the system and boom, color was back. So the Saturn may in fact be defective.
D'oh, yeah that doesn't sound so good :p
I need to stop putting it off and pick up Saturn. Just can't decide if I want a US or Japanese model, since most of the games I want are imports. So much amazing stuff that never came here, especially for shmup fans :)
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Post by: foxhack on February 13, 2013, 12:13:29 am
Playing Grandia, in a mine, near the boss (I think), and the game crashes. After an hour of game time. With no save points in between.
The game is going back to the box. >_< Apparently the game does -not- like PS2s. I wish I'd known this before starting the game. Dammit!
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Post by: scott on February 13, 2013, 12:20:30 am
Oh man I hate when that happens. :'(
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Post by: jcalder8 on February 13, 2013, 12:57:26 am
My son and I played through Return of Double Dragon on the SFC. A great beat'em up that we both enjoyed. He was very excited when he realised that we finished the whole game in one sitting :D
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Post by: scott on February 13, 2013, 12:59:57 am
Cultivate that addiction. Start em young, so they're hooked, like the crack.
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Post by: kimimi on February 13, 2013, 09:39:14 am
I'm working my way through almost every version of Legend of Heroes 1 and 2 that have ever existed. Because...because :D
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Post by: disgaeniac on February 13, 2013, 09:43:51 am
Eventually! I've written a little bit here to start with http://shinjuforest.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/declaration-of-intent-re-dragon-slayer.html
Just took a look - I love the way you've laid everything out (artistically and format-wise) on your blog...it really looks quite professional ;D
Ditto! It's intimidating when it's just a wall of text :)
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Post by: kimimi on February 13, 2013, 12:17:05 pm
Thank you very much ^^~
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Post by: jcalder8 on February 14, 2013, 12:36:17 am
Tonight my son and I played some Final Fight 2 for the SFC. We made it to the last level before running out of lives. I wish I could say that it was my son's fault but honestly I blew through more lives than he did :-[
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Post by: insektmute on February 15, 2013, 01:28:56 pm
Wrapped up Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 last night, and now I can't decide what to play next. Ar Tonelico Qoga? Record of Agarest War Zero? Xenoblade Chronicles? I just know I want something JRPG'ish for some reason.
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Post by: foxhack on February 15, 2013, 07:32:19 pm
Since the Grandia incident happened, I decided to screw around with a random game from the box. Which turned out to be a game I'd pulled out for some TCRF double checking: The Little Mermaid II (PS1). The game is pretty simple so far, and not as easy as you'd think. I mean, yeah, it's easy, but the levels are short, most of the stuff I've seen so far involves finding coins and pearls, and it's definitely kid friendly. But stage 2 threw me off because out of the blue there was this big chase scene with a shark - I had to play that bit three times to get past it.
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Post by: insektmute on February 15, 2013, 09:20:37 pm
Since the Grandia incident happened, I decided to screw around with a random game from the box. Which turned out to be a game I'd pulled out for some TCRF double checking: The Little Mermaid II (PS1). The game is pretty simple so far, and not as easy as you'd think. I mean, yeah, it's easy, but the levels are short, most of the stuff I've seen so far involves finding coins and pearls, and it's definitely kid friendly. But stage 2 threw me off because out of the blue there was this big chase scene with a shark - I had to play that bit three times to get past it.
I can't decide if what you just said is incredibly awesome, or if it's just bizarre that you own a Little Mermaid game in the first place.
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Post by: scott on February 15, 2013, 09:42:16 pm
Since the Grandia incident happened, I decided to screw around with a random game from the box. Which turned out to be a game I'd pulled out for some TCRF double checking: The Little Mermaid II (PS1). The game is pretty simple so far, and not as easy as you'd think. I mean, yeah, it's easy, but the levels are short, most of the stuff I've seen so far involves finding coins and pearls, and it's definitely kid friendly. But stage 2 threw me off because out of the blue there was this big chase scene with a shark - I had to play that bit three times to get past it.
I can't decide if what you just said is incredibly awesome, or if it's just bizarre that you own a Little Mermaid game in the first place.
This is Foxhack we are talking about here.
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Post by: foxhack on February 15, 2013, 09:46:17 pm
I can't decide if what you just said is incredibly awesome, or if it's just bizarre that you own a Little Mermaid game in the first place.
...
Wow, you really haven't been around for long. I tend to pick up silly, strange or outright bad games / music / movies. You should take a look at my collection. :p
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Post by: insektmute on February 15, 2013, 09:52:07 pm
Wow, you really haven't been around for long. I tend to pick up silly, strange or outright bad games / music / movies. You should take a look at my collection. :p
Yep, I'm still learning who's who. Only joined in late January!
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Post by: jcalder8 on February 15, 2013, 09:59:17 pm
Since the Grandia incident happened, I decided to screw around with a random game from the box. Which turned out to be a game I'd pulled out for some TCRF double checking: The Little Mermaid II (PS1). The game is pretty simple so far, and not as easy as you'd think. I mean, yeah, it's easy, but the levels are short, most of the stuff I've seen so far involves finding coins and pearls, and it's definitely kid friendly. But stage 2 threw me off because out of the blue there was this big chase scene with a shark - I had to play that bit three times to get past it.
I didn't know that there was a second one, I'll have to check it out for my wife.
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Post by: foxhack on February 15, 2013, 10:17:58 pm
Wow, you really haven't been around for long. I tend to pick up silly, strange or outright bad games / music / movies. You should take a look at my collection. :p
Yep, I'm still learning who's who. Only joined in late January!
My penchant for bad games is legendary!
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Post by: turf on February 15, 2013, 11:50:19 pm
Don't knock the Little Mermaid. The one for the NES is actually pretty good. It's easy, but fun.
I played some Bubble Bobble Part 2 yesterday! It sucks just as much as part one :D
Fixed it for you! :o
Heh cant understand why my wife likes that game so much.
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Post by: kimimi on February 16, 2013, 12:15:48 pm
I found out Xian Jian Qi Xia Zhuan 1 got an official iOS port today so I've been playing that. It's as bare-bones as a port can be (literally just original files+DOSbox)... but that still makes it superior to the Saturn port and it was only £1.50 so I can't complain :D Oddly the app page says the game's in Japanese and English as well as both forms of Chinese, but this only appears to apply to the settings menu.
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Post by: foxhack on February 17, 2013, 01:16:27 am
So, I'm having a lot of fun with Little Mermaid II. The game is a lot more decent than what I thought it'd be, but stage nine nearly had me rolling on the floor due to laughter.
It's a stealth action mission. Spoilers: Melody, Ariel's daughter, has to sneak into the royal palace in Atlantica to steal Triton's Trident. She has to sneak past guards while they've got their backs turned, and you also use a table as cover... and you move around with it on top of you and your companions.
METAL GEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAR
I'm tempted to make a video with Metal Gear Solid music and sound effects for the hell of it.
Edit: And cleared it. The last stage was a bit of a pain in the butt. Remember the last stage in Battletoads, where you had to climb a tower? Well, it's like that, only not as sadistic since you have unlimited tries. After that is the final boss which was surprisingly well done. I went back to the two stages I didn't clear out completely and I just 100%ed a game that was probably meant for little children.
Ack.
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Post by: jcalder8 on February 17, 2013, 01:16:06 pm
I played through Chip N Dale 2. There is no challenge to the game but I still enjoyed it :)
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Post by: turf on February 17, 2013, 01:22:59 pm
I played through Chip N Dale 2. There is no challenge to the game but I still enjoyed it :)
Now that you're done with it, are you going to put it in the Pay it Forward thread? ;)
I second this notion! :)
Dibs
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Post by: soera on February 17, 2013, 01:54:28 pm
The next free one is mine!!!!!
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Post by: insektmute on February 17, 2013, 02:08:36 pm
I wound up starting Ar Tonelico Qoga, and... wow, is this game messed up with the lolicon stuff. Aside from the creepy bits, it's still pretty fun, if on the easy side.
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Post by: disgaeniac on February 17, 2013, 03:54:17 pm
I wound up starting Ar Tonelico Qoga, and... wow, is this game messed up with the lolicon stuff. Aside from the creepy bits, it's still pretty fun, if on the easy side.
Heh, yeah...*DAT* MUSIC, though :o
Did you play the 1st two games?
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Post by: insektmute on February 18, 2013, 05:38:25 pm
Yeah, the soundtrack is freaking amazing, as is a lot of the visual design. Really glad I got the LE on this one!
I missed out on the first two, but they're on the wishlist. I'd have grabbed them sooner, but I was holding out for the LE releases, which have gotten rather tough to track down for a good price.
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Post by: disgaeniac on February 18, 2013, 05:39:54 pm
All 3 of the games (IMHO) have fan-freaking-tastic music & OST's...I love 'em all :)
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Post by: jcalder8 on February 18, 2013, 05:51:50 pm
Played some ducktales today. I really want to finish this but so far my best is completing two levels :(
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Post by: scott on February 23, 2013, 02:20:54 pm
Kid Dracula! Thanks to the sacrifice of a Gyromite cart.
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Post by: kimimi on February 24, 2013, 12:25:57 am
Just hit chapter 4 (of 6) on Legend of Heroes, having a great time ^^~
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Post by: jcalder8 on February 24, 2013, 10:54:43 am
I have been playing through Rayman Origin on the 360. I love the platforming but some of the levels can get really frustrating trying to get 100%.
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Post by: stethebubble on February 24, 2013, 10:53:55 pm
just started Uncharted: drakes fortune and Zelda phantom hourglass
what do you guys think of these two games?
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Post by: insektmute on February 25, 2013, 01:46:32 pm
Personally, I think the first Uncharted is still the best of the series. A bit short maybe, but fun from start to finish, and doesn't overstay its welcome. Taps into that need for a little Indiana Jones flavor once in awhile, and does it damn well.
Only played a little of Phantom Hourglass, but from what I recall, it's pretty fun. I haven't been in any rush to pick it up for myself though, mostly because the touch controls often seemed a bit twitchy and unnecessary.
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Post by: jcalder8 on February 28, 2013, 10:40:08 pm
I have been playing my Neo Geo Pocket Color almost exclusively since I got it. I've really been enjoying Metal Slug First Mission.
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Post by: scott on February 28, 2013, 11:40:08 pm
I started Etrian Odyssey IV. But forced myself to set it down... its just so shiny and tempting though and all the QR code hubbub makes it hard to resist. But no, now I'm back to playing the first one... only 20 some more floors to go...
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Post by: scott on March 03, 2013, 11:40:10 pm
Started up Castlevania: Lords of Shadow again in prep for Mirror of Fate. I've played through this game a few times and 100% the achievements on it, so it should be a pretty quick play through.
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Post by: kimimi on March 04, 2013, 02:38:33 am
Spending a lot of time on Animal Crossing 3DS, mostly fishing :D
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Post by: desocietas on March 04, 2013, 11:58:07 pm
Started up Castlevania: Lords of Shadow again in prep for Mirror of Fate. I've played through this game a few times and 100% the achievements on it, so it should be a pretty quick play through.
I 100%ed the core game, but I have yet to get all the achievements for both DLCs. The blade wall trial in Chapter XIII is stupid hard, and I'm having difficulty with the fight against the demon in XIV (damn sword aiming mechanism). :(
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Post by: scott on March 05, 2013, 11:40:15 am
Ya, I had the hardest time with the blade wall and the final boss fight of the DLC, I also had trouble with the Orlox fight and needing to . Which is funny, because I smoked Satan and the Colos... err "Titans". And once you get the path down, getting the Titans down in the time limit is a cake walk.
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Post by: ko1ru on March 05, 2013, 11:51:47 am
Ya, I had the hardest time with the blade wall and the final boss fight of the DLC, I also had trouble with the Orlox fight and needing to . Which is funny, because I smoked Satan and the Colos... err "Titans". And once you get the path down, getting the Titans down in the time limit is a cake walk.
Yeah, I had minimal trouble with the trials from the core game... but that blade wall? Fuck that! >:(
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Post by: scott on March 05, 2013, 01:32:14 pm
I hope to god that Chupcabras are not in Mirror of Fate... I fucking hate those guys. ha
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Post by: ko1ru on March 05, 2013, 01:55:36 pm
I hope to god that Chupcabras are not in Mirror of Fate... I fucking hate those guys. ha
Oh, the Chupacabras. So annoying. Did you know Kojima himself "voiced" (er, did the sound for) them? :P
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Post by: scott on March 05, 2013, 02:30:35 pm
ha, no I didn't. That's interesting. But please, no chupacabras. No, no no, no, no no no, oh god no.
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Post by: jcalder8 on March 05, 2013, 07:43:27 pm
I have started to play DiRT 2 after getting it on XBLA. It feels a lot like the first one which is a good thing. But I still suck at driving games so that works against me.
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Post by: insektmute on March 09, 2013, 03:03:43 pm
Started up Star Ocean: The Last Hope International last night. I've only put a few hours in, but my feelings about it are pretty mixed so far. Really muddy textures, virtually no draw distance, heavy aliasing all over the place, and characters are just slightly a cut above the creepy looking ones in Infinite Undiscovery.
I'm getting into it a bit more as I play it, since combat and exploration are pretty solid, but I can't help wondering what the hell happened to tri-Ace. They did an amazing job with stuff like Valkyrie Profile 2 and Star Ocean: Till the End of Time, and this gen, it's like they have absolutely no idea what they're doing.
Think I'll get back to Gravity Rush, too. I really love that game, but put it on hold when Persona 4: Golden came out, and I'd really like to finish it.
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Post by: scott on March 09, 2013, 04:08:16 pm
Castlevania LOS: Mirror of Fate. Its pretty good, but I wish you could move with the Dpad, the Circle Pad seems kinda iffy sometimes.
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Post by: disgaeniac on March 11, 2013, 04:42:44 pm
I just finished & platinumed Atelier Rorona.
For what widely seems to be considered the lowest point of the Arland trilogy of games...I thought that it was pretty decent (IMHO = ~7/10).
At any rate, if that was the "worst" in the series...I'm expecting to *Really* enjoy playing Atelier Totori (which I'll be getting right into, either later tonight or tomorrow) -and- just in case none of ya' noticed...I already updated my vgcollect avatar from a "Rorona" one to a "Totori" one 8)
This is why I like waiting to play some series *after* they've all been released already, and I have them all (I also have Atelier Meruru (the 3rd & last game in the trilogy))...so I can play them chronologically, at whatever pace I want, and w/o having to *wait* for the next game to get made/finished ;)
Has anybody else here ever played any of the "Atelier" games on any systems?
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Post by: scott on March 11, 2013, 05:05:44 pm
My buddy talked me and my cousin into playing Ultima Online again. We're currently playing on the UO Evolution free shard. It's pretty sweet, and they have a ton of custom mobs and other stuff built in. Played it all day yesterday, good times.
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Post by: kimimi on March 12, 2013, 02:17:36 am
I'm currently playing through Shining Ark (PSP); it's a really beautiful game and good fun too! I uploaded a few screenshots here (http://tmblr.co/Zwtm6tftAbqR) if anyone wants to see.
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Post by: scott on March 12, 2013, 08:37:01 am
Man... I would love for that to get a US release... but I doubt we'd get it. Is the PSP region free? I can't remember, if so, I just hope for a physical ENGLISH LANGUAGE version, so I can play it. ha
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Post by: kimimi on March 12, 2013, 11:41:22 am
The PSP is region free, so the only barrier is language :)
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Post by: insektmute on March 13, 2013, 06:02:32 pm
I have to take back what I said on Star Ocean: The Last Hope a bit. The first handful of hours give off a horrible first impression, but the game improves dramatically after that, and now I'm in derpy love with it. Reminds me a little of Granstream Saga, oddly enough.
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Post by: burningdoom on March 15, 2013, 09:18:48 pm
As far as I'm concerned, FFVI is the best Final Fantasy game ever made. I think I still have an irrational Celes crush because dat 16-bit ass.
This. FFVI is an epic ride the whole way through it. You should enjoy the hell out of it.
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Post by: soera on March 16, 2013, 12:13:34 am
Celes and Terra are the only ones who are permanently in my final party. Once you finish with VI, go and give VII a try. I dont give a damn about the fanboy status it has now, the game is good enough TO have fanboys.
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Post by: disgaeniac on March 16, 2013, 08:52:24 am
I'm about to start Final Fantasy VI on FF Anthology for PS1. I keep hearing how incredibly amazing the game is. Hope it lives up to the hype.
What all is included w/ that "collector's package"?
:o
If it's the same one I have, it has a disc for Final Fantasy V, a disc of Final Fantasy VI and a soundtrack disc with songs from both games.
Was that the 'standard' release of that set...or some kind of pre-order bonus, or something?
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Post by: scott on March 16, 2013, 09:19:04 am
It was a standard release. I think they just put "collector's package" on the box. I know I picked mine up after it released and never preordered anything, until the PS2 era.
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Post by: disgaeniac on March 16, 2013, 09:23:52 am
Yeah, I think mine *doesn't* say "collector's package", yet, still has all of the same things included...I'll have to double-check, though.
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Post by: scott on March 16, 2013, 09:25:48 am
I'd check mine, but they are all packed up in a box now...
Edit: The Item History doesn't say, since it was made before we started tracking data on update history. But I'm pretty sure I put all the images on that entry. If so, they box art in the item page is mine and it does say "collector's package" on it.
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Post by: disgaeniac on March 16, 2013, 10:06:01 am
Nah, I was wrong - I just checked mine, and it *does* say "collector's package" on it.
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Post by: jcalder8 on March 16, 2013, 12:46:25 pm
I just started Fire Emblem Awakening this morning after picking it up last night. I am only the third mission but I'm enjoying it so far. It's surprising since I don't normally like Strategy games. I'll have to check some other ones out after I am done to see if my opinion has changed.
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Post by: scott on March 16, 2013, 12:58:24 pm
I'd suggest trying out one of the Advance Wars or maybe go back as far as Shining Force.
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Post by: disgaeniac on March 16, 2013, 01:21:24 pm
Believe it or not - I'd recommend Disgaea(s) :P
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Post by: burningdoom on March 16, 2013, 03:13:29 pm
The FF Anthology case I just took from Google Images. It's not mine. I have the Greatest Hits edition.
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Post by: turf on March 16, 2013, 06:03:01 pm
I finally started Assassin's Creed III today. I'm not very far, so I can't tell how much I'm going to like it.
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Post by: burningdoom on March 20, 2013, 07:35:49 pm
This came in the mail recently, and despite starting FFVI, I've been eagerly awaiting this one and put FFVI aside for now. Legend of Legaia was one of my all-time favorite RPGs:
It's not a direct sequel to Legend of Legaia, which is a bit disappointing. And there are no more Seru or Ra-Seru. Instead there is a race of magic users called Mystics and these powerful mystical stones.
Regardless of the changes I'm still really enjoying it. It keeps the awesome battle system of the original game, and a lot of the same art sensibilities. But with an all-new story, all-new characters, and a shiny coat of PS2 graphics.
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Post by: redblaze57 on March 21, 2013, 08:55:39 pm
Sakura Wars: So Long My Love...I am having way too much fun playing this game
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Post by: scott on March 21, 2013, 11:46:24 pm
Finished up Mirror of Fate and now its back to Etrian Odyssey 1. I'm only on the 4th floor... but now I've got a spot I can return to for easy healing. So I might hangout here for awhile just grinding levels.
Of course the only time I get to play it seems to be just before bed. So I only get maybe 30-45 mins in a night. :(
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Post by: disgaeniac on March 22, 2013, 08:07:51 am
Sakura Wars: So Long My Love...I am having way too much fun playing this game
PS2 or Wii version?
Wii However I am thinking about getting the PS2 version now.
Glad to hear that you're liking it...I have it in my (PS2) backlog :)
it's odd because it was a game I thought that I would play for an hour or 2, go "yeah this is fun" and not pick it up again for a long time. there's no level grinding in it, instead it's based on your relationships with the other characters, so stronger bonds = better characters. This game is definitely a hidden gem on the Wii.
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Post by: foxhack on March 24, 2013, 09:22:40 pm
I'm playing Don't Starve. The devs have been updating the beta a bit and I finally sat down to play the current one. My last few games ended like so:
Made it a week. Grew a beard. Craved bacon so I tried to kill a pig man. Pig man killed me. Made it ten days. Grew a beard. Starved to death. Made it fourteen days. Finally got the hang of how to build stuff... and then I got murdered by twenty angry bees that chased me around for three minutes. >_>
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Post by: turf on March 24, 2013, 09:52:10 pm
I'm playing Don't Starve. The devs have been updating the beta a bit and I finally sat down to play the current one. My last few games ended like so:
Made it a week. Grew a beard. Craved bacon so I tried to kill a pig man. Pig man killed me. Made it ten days. Grew a beard. Starved to death. Made it fourteen days. Finally got the hang of how to build stuff... and then I got murdered by twenty angry bees that chased me around for three minutes. >_>
What is this you speak of? I'm interested.
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Post by: foxhack on March 24, 2013, 10:25:35 pm
Don't Starve, the latest game by Klei Entertainment. They developed both Shank games and Mark of the Ninja. This is -far- from being an action game, it's more of a survival thing. You're dumped on some sort of an island by a ... demon? and you have to survive by foraging, hunting, and building stuff. For example, you pick up twigs and a piece of flint, and you can build an axe. or a pick if you use two flints. You can use that to chop down trees or mine down rocks. Pick up grass and you can build a fire, and so on and so on. The better you do, the more unlock points you get. There are various characters, each one with their own pros and cons.
It... kinda plays like The Legend of Zelda. Kinda. Unfortunately there is no demo but there's loads of videos on youtube, unfortunately they kinda spoil what may happen to you. But it's fun.
And you will die, a lot. :D
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Post by: jcalder8 on March 25, 2013, 12:30:06 am
I have been intrigued by Don't Starve for awhile but I don't think I would really enjoy having to find the materials to make each item.
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Post by: kimimi on March 25, 2013, 12:34:42 am
Sounds a little like Minecraft's survival mode - interesting!
I've been playing a bit of XCOM and a bit of MtG: Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013, not doing well at either! :)
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Post by: foxhack on March 25, 2013, 12:48:57 am
I have been intrigued by Don't Starve for awhile but I don't think I would really enjoy having to find the materials to make each item.
Here's what bugs me the most about the game:
If you sleep, you go hungry. But if you don't sleep, you don't go hungry. It's -irritating-. I can either waste the materials to make a bed roll, sleep the night away and lose 50 hunger points or tough it out awake by the fire and only lose 10. It makes no sense!
I also haven't figured out if you can build some sort of shelter. I can make walls, at least.
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Post by: desocietas on March 25, 2013, 12:53:11 am
I have been intrigued by Don't Starve for awhile but I don't think I would really enjoy having to find the materials to make each item.
Here's what bugs me the most about the game:
If you sleep, you go hungry. But if you don't sleep, you don't go hungry. It's -irritating-. I can either waste the materials to make a bed roll, sleep the night away and lose 50 hunger points or tough it out awake by the fire and only lose 10. It makes no sense!
I also haven't figured out if you can build some sort of shelter. I can make walls, at least.
That's, like, opposite of what happens in real life! When I have to pull all-nighters for homework or whatever, I'm *starving* by 3am. I hope you and the other players and telling them this. I think it'd make more sense if you sleep and don't lose as much in hunger points, but you're obviously vulnerable to anything that might cross your path.
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Post by: foxhack on March 25, 2013, 01:03:40 am
Well the game is still in beta. Also, I'm not sure, but I think staying awake like that kills your sanity after a while. XD
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Post by: scott on March 25, 2013, 10:28:51 am
I started playing Xenoblade Chronicles again. I'm determined to finally finish it. I love the game, but the combat system can piss me off sometimes. Especially if it's dark and I am jumped by multiple mobs at once.
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Post by: libernullmal on March 25, 2013, 10:53:55 am
World of Warcraft - only because my wife is playing when she can between work college and homework...
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Post by: elraiser on March 25, 2013, 02:44:50 pm
Xenogears starting tonight! I have been willing to play that game for years :)
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Post by: scott on March 25, 2013, 03:15:19 pm
Xenogears starting tonight! I have been willing to play that game for years :)
I really want to pick up Xenogears and the 3 Xenosaga games... no sure when I'll be able to though.
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Post by: elraiser on March 25, 2013, 03:43:47 pm
I see the Xeno Saga games around quite often (Especially part 1 and 2). Now, i have a good reason to buy them.
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Post by: scott on March 25, 2013, 03:49:00 pm
Yeah, I've been meaning to buy the Xenosaga games for years, but when I do find them, they are missing the manual or the discs are jacked up. So I pass on them.
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Post by: jcalder8 on April 08, 2013, 10:12:19 am
Buddy and I played WWE 13 last night before Wrestlemania. We only had time to play two matches because our second, a last man standing match, lasted for almost an hour and a half. This was our first time playing against each other and I was doing a great job of reversing everything he was throwing at me and he was doing a great job of standing back up before the 10 count. I finally gave up and let him win after missing the first 45 minutes of Wrestlemania. It pains me that I gave up though :(
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Post by: burningdoom on April 14, 2013, 04:12:17 pm
I'm in the middle of Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage on PS1. I needed a bit of a break from RPGs, and this seemed like the perfect mindless excursion. I'm having fun with it, but not as much fun as I did with the original Spyro the Dragon on PS1.
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Post by: mkarasch on April 16, 2013, 12:38:34 am
Currently playing through Bioshock: Infinite with the wife, 3D dot game heroes on my own, and WoW with a friend.
3D dot game heroes didn't live up to my expectations, to be honest. I mean, I expected a love letter to classic gaming, and it was at best a decent zelda clone, but without much of the fan service I was expecting, and no real story to speak of. Maybe I'm missing the point...
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Post by: slothingXPIG on April 18, 2013, 04:23:49 am
Super smash bros brawl. Its pretty damn good! And pokemon emerald and far cry 3 in the process of all them.
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Post by: scott on April 18, 2013, 09:54:13 am
Lots of SimCity DS. Holy crap, it's fun. Plus, since I don't have a ton of time right now for gaming, it's a quick distraction.
I did start up Soul Hackers to check it out and got about 30 minutes into it. But once I get my TV set back up, it's back to Xenoblade until I finish that.
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Post by: desocietas on April 18, 2013, 02:20:18 pm
I decided to dive back into Etrian Odyssey and am having a lot of fun. However, knowing how long it took me to get to where I am - only on the 12th floor down - it makes me worried about how many more floors are left...
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Post by: scott on April 18, 2013, 04:27:29 pm
I think there are 20-25 levels in EO1. So you're maybe halfway... A lot further than me.
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Post by: desocietas on April 18, 2013, 05:02:25 pm
I think there are 20-25 levels in EO1. So you're maybe halfway... A lot further than me.
Hm, sounds like not very much but also correct, considering that my characters are around the level 35 mark...
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Post by: torvez on April 18, 2013, 09:22:10 pm
Aladdin on SNES ;D and Warcraft 2 on Saturn
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Post by: foxhack on April 18, 2013, 10:19:51 pm
I started playing The Cave. It's kind of like a more story-driven The Lost Vikings mixed with classic point and click adventure gaming, not anything like what I expected it to be. So far it's fun and the puzzles are tough, but they -make sense-.
I also reinstalled Assassin's Creed 1 and Bioshock 1 since I needed to update my Steam backups. I was kinda... hesitant to do so because those two games killed one of my older video cards. >_>
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Post by: desocietas on April 21, 2013, 04:24:44 am
Good to know about The Cave. I was worried it'd just be a Trine clone, but the puzzling intrigues me...
Decided to step away from Etrian Odyssey (got to a part where I have to grind before continuing :-\ ) and pop in Soul Hackers to try out, especially since the back of the box said something about StreetPass capabilities. I like that it has that feature but doesn't *require* it - instead you can use Play Coins! Finally, a game that uses Play Coins and not just for stupid things!
The story is pretty interesting so far, and I thought I'd be put off by the dungeon crawling (I wasn't feeling it when I was playing some of the other older SMT games) but so far I'm really digging it and having a hard time putting the game down. A lot of decent voice acting and animations and, while I'd prefer an option to have the Japanese audio, it's not unbearable, thankfully.
Too bad the game wasn't released yet in NA for me to have taken with me to Japan, but I don't know it the StreetPass function for the game would've been compatible, anyway...
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Post by: foxhack on April 21, 2013, 10:35:05 am
Good to know about The Cave. I was worried it'd just be a Trine clone, but the puzzling intrigues me...
I was expecting a normal adventure game, not something like this.
The puzzles have made sense so far. Use X character to pull a lever while Y character does something else, that sort of thing. But something I was -not- expecting happened as I was playing, so... I'm not entirely sure what the heck's going on.
It needs more replays, yup.
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Post by: desocietas on April 27, 2013, 03:35:20 am
Trying out a few new games recently. Played a bit of the following:
- Poker Night at the Inventory - Don't Starve - Cart Life (http://www.richardhofmeier.com/cartlife/) <-- free if you're interested in a strange indie game. Difficult to figure out but very intriguing.
Nice to be playing different games again, but who has the tiiiiime :(
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Post by: disgaeniac on April 27, 2013, 09:32:43 am
I started playing the "Atelier" (Arland) trilogy awhile back.
If you're unfamiliar with the games/series - this trilogy consists of:
1). Atelier Rorona: The Alchemist of Arland,
2). Atelier Totori: The Adventurer of Arland, and
3). Atelier Meruru: The Apprentice of Arland.
I've consecutively played Rorona -and- last night, I finished/beat/saw the "True" ending for Totori...so...I'm moving on to Meruru now.
So far, IMO, the games (well, the 1st 2 games) have been getting progressively better -and- from all that I've read & heard about the third game indicates more of the same, so I'm looking forward to starting the 3rd one...maybe (hopefully) even today!
One last comment about Totori (the 2nd/middle game) is that:
- I was lucky & conscious enough to have not had the True End spoiled for me before getting to it, and
- It's one of the BEST (IMO) True-endings I've experienced in a good, long while :)
I'd gotten & seen all of the other endings first -and- I was very (*Pleasantly*) shocked & amazed at how I didn't expect or predict how much better, different, and enjoyable it was!
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Post by: scott on April 27, 2013, 02:46:15 pm
I'm still playing through Xenoblade Chronicles. But I've come to the conclusion that now is a great time to start playing through my backlog. Considering I won't have a ton of disposable income for a while for game purchases.
So, after I finish Xenoblade Chronicles. I'm going to switch it up to Link to the Past. Because, believe it or not, I've never finished it and have only made it halfway through the Dark World.
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Post by: pacpix on April 27, 2013, 03:05:34 pm
I started up Dragon Warrior II again the other day. I really like it so far, I like the difficulty. My only complaint is the encounter rate. Feels like I can hardly take a step sometimes.
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Post by: burningdoom on April 27, 2013, 03:14:58 pm
I started up Dragon Warrior II again the other day. I really like it so far, I like the difficulty. My only complaint is the encounter rate. Feels like I can hardly take a step sometimes.
I can't imagine going back to that game today. I remember it being one of the harder ones back in the day. By today's standards, I doubt I'd have the patience. I really enjoyed DWIV, though I don't remember it being quite as hard as DWII.
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Post by: pacpix on April 27, 2013, 03:21:13 pm
I have not played many DW/DQ games, but it seems like fans say it is the hardest in the series.
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Post by: dstone on April 27, 2013, 04:40:57 pm
Started in on Rayman Origins yesterday. It's pretty crazy. Love the music in it.
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Post by: foxhack on April 27, 2013, 04:53:09 pm
I started Back to the Future (Telltale) and so far it's been entertaining, despite having the usual Telltale problems - bad animations all around. The writing's decent at least.
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Post by: burningdoom on April 27, 2013, 05:16:26 pm
Started in on Rayman Origins yesterday. It's pretty crazy. Love the music in it.
Fantastic game that rates up there with the Sonic and Mario platformers, IMO. The way the gameplay and music combine is great.
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Post by: mkarasch on April 27, 2013, 08:42:25 pm
Finished 3d Dot Game Heroes, hooray.
On to Sniper Elite V2.
It's... not good, I don't think, but a lot of fun.
It's like the dev team got together and was like, "You know what's awesome? SNIPERS!" then called lunch and that was it.
It's an excuse to snipe a bunch of stuff, and at least they make you correct for drop and wind and stuff, so that's kinda cool. And occasionally you can shoot when there is a loud noise to mask the sound of the gun.
A bunch of concepts/mechanics that are pretty cool, but not really a compelling story to speak of. But hey, I'm only three levels in, so let's see where it goes.
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Post by: burningdoom on April 27, 2013, 09:21:46 pm
Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass on DS. I'm just about to go to the Temple of the Ocean King for the final time and fight the final boss.
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Post by: soera on April 28, 2013, 12:10:00 am
I wanted to hang out with my son for a little while last night so we went into the game room and I let him pick a few games. First he grabbed Rescue rangers ... which isnt horrible. Then he picked Sunday funday and I was leery of it at first. We played the skateboarding part first and it was ehhh then he wanted to try fishfall. Well, its a horrible game ... but I was doing great. Never lost a round. Ended up beating the whole damned game, lol.
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Post by: turf on April 28, 2013, 10:14:41 pm
Whenever I can sneak away, I've been playing Assassin's Creed 3. I love this series, and this one is no let down. Tonight, The Boy and I started playing Luigi's Mansion on GameCube. We had a blast. He likes to play until we run into a ghost. Then he throws me the control to catch the ghost. So, right now I'm playing: Luigi's Mansion on 3DS, Luigi's Mansion on GC, Skylanders Giants on Wii U, and AC 3 on Xbox. I really need to finish some of these games.
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Post by: kimimi on April 29, 2013, 11:32:01 am
I've been playing a lot of Xuan Dou zhi Wang this past week or so and having a great time with it :D
Apologies for the self promotion, but as I just wrote a blog post about it and I don't think most people will know what it is here's a bit of an explanation - link! (http://shinjuforest.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/a-little-look-atxuan-dou-zhi-wang.html)
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Post by: disgaeniac on April 29, 2013, 12:04:20 pm
I've been playing a lot of Xuan Dou zhi Wang this past week or so and having a great time with it :D
Apologies for the self promotion, but as I just wrote a blog post about it and I don't think most people will know what it is here's a bit of an explanation - link! (http://shinjuforest.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/a-little-look-atxuan-dou-zhi-wang.html)
I don't mind shameless self-promotion...as long as it's promoting to a site as nice as yours is, Kimimi :)
btw - I hadn't noticed your "translations" section before - very, very nice indeed!
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Post by: kimimi on April 29, 2013, 12:13:36 pm
Thank you but I'm still a bit self-conscious about my blog :D
The translations really aren't anything special (or particularly good), I'm just trying to help people out a little :)
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Post by: disgaeniac on April 29, 2013, 12:17:56 pm
Thank you but I'm still a bit self-conscious about my blog :D
I can't imagine why - it's pretty damned close to looking professional, IMHO 8)
Btw - How's it going with/are you still doing any more art?
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Post by: kimimi on April 29, 2013, 12:23:54 pm
Nah, my posts are pretty short and not about anything that draws in hits; I'm not really professional material! ;D
I haven't had the chance to draw for a while now, I've just not had the time to sit down and stop.
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Post by: torvez on May 06, 2013, 12:06:59 pm
I've started playing Dracula X Chronicles again. Haven't played since it came out. Still hard. I recently picked up cool little red Gameboy Pocket and I've been playing The Castlevania Adventure on that. Still hard. ;D
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Post by: scott on May 06, 2013, 03:54:22 pm
Dracula X Chronicles is so good. I never beat the remake version, but that's because I started playing the original version as soon as it was unlocked.
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Post by: torvez on May 06, 2013, 11:03:49 pm
Yeah, it's alot of fun. When I bought it 6 years ago I was thinking it was going to have a way to select the other titles on it, like a sonic mega collection type deal. Kind of a bummer for me when I found out you had to unlock them, I wanted to play SoTN so bad! lol
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Post by: burningdoom on May 13, 2013, 01:11:56 pm
Playing through Champions: Return to Arms on PS2. Obviously I'm playing it alone in 2013, not linked in online play.
Very similar to the first game, which isn't a bad thing. I like my hack-n-slash action-RPGs. And this one follows in the same vein as the Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance series.
However, the story feels very generic and not intriguing at all. Not that story is usually a huge factor in these sort of games, but this one really doesn't try at all. You have this hub that you enter areas from where there's this mage-chick that tells you you're her champion and you're fighting on her behalf. Pretty dull stuff. At least the first game took place on a singular world where you traveled to different areas because it had to do with an actual plot.
But the gameplay makes up for it. So far, Champions of Norrath is the better game of the two. But I'm not all that far into it, so we'll see how this goes.
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Post by: thomascozine on May 13, 2013, 07:48:43 pm
My girlfriend and I have been playing Super Mario World. We try to stream it every weekend. Usually, Sunday here: http://www.livestream.com/thomascozine.
I upload every vid in an unlisted playlist to my YouTube account here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXEhW6JAdSk&feature=share&list=PLKtghYbCv4wk32YqUaQ-hyAiE-EEBZN0_
We're up to the Forest of Illusion.
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Post by: soera on May 13, 2013, 08:42:06 pm
Playing through Champions: Return to Arms on PS2. Obviously I'm playing it alone in 2013, not linked in online play.
Very similar to the first game, which isn't a bad thing. I like my hack-n-slash action-RPGs. And this one follows in the same vein as the Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance series.
However, the story feels very generic and not intriguing at all. Not that story is usually a huge factor in these sort of games, but this one really doesn't try at all. You have this hub that you enter areas from where there's this mage-chick that tells you you're her champion and you're fighting on her behalf. Pretty dull stuff. At least the first game took place on a singular world where you traveled to different areas because it had to do with an actual plot.
But the gameplay makes up for it. So far, Champions of Norrath is the better game of the two. But I'm not all that far into it, so we'll see how this goes.
Both this one and the first are based of the Everquest world. The mage chick is Firiona Vie : http://everquest.wikia.com/wiki/Firiona_Vie. I actually have a limited edition bust of her on my desk. I actually started playing it with a buddy of mine who is my hack-n-slash partner but we havent had a chance to get too far into it yet.
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Post by: sin2beta on May 15, 2013, 11:19:32 pm
I'm currently playing Tron Evolution on the 360. I bought it mega cheap during the amazon black friday sale. I'm a huge fan of Tron and Tron Legacy so wanted to play through this game. Heard it was bad. And I don't want to say it is great. But it's not bad. Just a whole lot of mediocre. But the fact that it is Tron makes it all kinds of awesome for me.
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Post by: kimimi on May 15, 2013, 11:41:37 pm
I've finally restarted Zero no Kiseki and enjoying it a lot more this time around, I think last time I just wasn't in the right frame of mind for it.
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Post by: soera on May 16, 2013, 02:54:49 pm
Well, I know I posted a while back asking for what I should play ... and I made a choice. Kingdoms of Amalur. The game is pretty cool. Its like Skyrim as far as huge map, playstyle, etc. It also has a lot of options on how you want to raise up your character and what not. Just make sure you save a lot ...
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Post by: brunauss on May 16, 2013, 09:40:37 pm
Comparison game play of the first Iron Movie on both Wii and Xbox360. Believe it or not there is a big difference and the environments vary just as much on this title. The Wii version has you fight your way out of the cave in the beginning and the Xbox360 version jumps right to him exiting the cave, as an example. Tempted to make a text game journal of this experience. I knew differences existed between the platforms, but this is a lot of difference.
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Post by: burningdoom on May 16, 2013, 10:47:35 pm
Comparison game play of the first Iron Movie on both Wii and Xbox360. Believe it or not there is a big difference and the environments vary just as much on this title. The Wii version has you fight your way out of the cave in the beginning and the Xbox360 version jumps right to him exiting the cave, as an example. Tempted to make a text game journal of this experience. I knew differences existed between the platforms, but this is a lot of difference.
There's also a PS2 version, which I have. It's been a long time since I've played it, though. Now I'm curious. I'm gonna have to play through the first level and see if I have the cave on it or not.
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Post by: foxhack on May 16, 2013, 11:35:24 pm
Comparison game play of the first Iron Movie on both Wii and Xbox360. Believe it or not there is a big difference and the environments vary just as much on this title. The Wii version has you fight your way out of the cave in the beginning and the Xbox360 version jumps right to him exiting the cave, as an example. Tempted to make a text game journal of this experience. I knew differences existed between the platforms, but this is a lot of difference.
You mean Iron Man? The Wii/PS2 and 360 versions had different devs, I think. This happens quite a lot. Check out Ghostbusters!
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Post by: brunauss on May 17, 2013, 02:37:56 am
Comparison game play of the first Iron Movie on both Wii and Xbox360. Believe it or not there is a big difference and the environments vary just as much on this title. The Wii version has you fight your way out of the cave in the beginning and the Xbox360 version jumps right to him exiting the cave, as an example. Tempted to make a text game journal of this experience. I knew differences existed between the platforms, but this is a lot of difference.
You mean Iron Man? The Wii/PS2 and 360 versions had different devs, I think. This happens quite a lot. Check out Ghostbusters!
Got both platform versions of that one too.
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Post by: scott on May 27, 2013, 05:25:11 pm
Warcraft: Orcs And Humans. I've never played it before, since my first game in the series was WarCraft II. Its pretty dated and I'm running it via DOSbox. But hey at least I finally got to use my disc for something.
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Post by: disgaeniac on May 28, 2013, 09:17:24 am
Just finished playing the "Arland" trilogy of Atelier games on the PS3 & 100%-ing/platinuming all 3...lots of fun :)
Gonna start Atelier Ayesha next (another Atelier game), but the 1st PS3 one not to be a part of the Arland trilogy.
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Post by: desocietas on May 28, 2013, 10:57:15 am
Played a little bit of Card Hunter, a free to play browser game that's trying to mimic a tabletop rpg with the little gridded map and miniatures. But the battles involve cards (which then lead to dice rolls?).
All in all, pretty well done and worth a look into signing up for a beta invite (took me a while to get one, though, so just be patient).
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Post by: stethebubble on May 28, 2013, 10:09:57 pm
tekken tag 2
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Post by: mkarasch on May 29, 2013, 11:16:23 pm
Finished Infamous, now working on Mirror's Edge.
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Post by: jcalder8 on May 30, 2013, 01:08:10 am
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Post by: mkarasch on May 31, 2013, 12:08:50 am
I've been really pleasantly surprised so far. When it came out, the price CRATERED, and I just kinda assumed it was terrible as a result. I like the art style, and the story, while pretty standard is compelling enough.
Did you stick with the original controls, because I cannot tell you how many times I've hit the "Turn 180" button when trying to punch or jump.
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Post by: blipcs76 on May 31, 2013, 09:53:20 am
Me and my wife have been playing Lego Harry Potter. We finished up Year 1-4 a few weeks ago and we're close to finishing up Year 5-7 now. What to play next? My backlog has never been longer.
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Post by: scott on June 01, 2013, 09:24:04 am
Killed Medivh in Warcraft: Orcs and Humans last night. For a character who has become so important to the story of Warcraft, it was kind a weak fight. You can totally tell that he was just a filler mission in the beginning.
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Post by: turf on June 01, 2013, 09:53:56 am
I've been toying around with Earthworm Jim this morning. I suck at this game.
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Post by: soera on June 01, 2013, 11:23:29 am
About 90 hours into Amalur. While the teeth of Naros and dead Kel DLC was worth the money, the Valor one was not. Very small and nothing really gained from it. The house you get isnt even that great compared to one of the first ones you can get. I am still enjoying the game however and can probably squeeze another 20-30 hours out of it. Completed the main task line, almost all the faction task lines and have probably 150 quests total completed.
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Post by: turf on June 01, 2013, 11:56:32 am
90 hours?? In one game?? Your attention span is waaaay longer than mine.
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Post by: burningdoom on June 01, 2013, 12:01:45 pm
90 hours?? In one game?? Your attention span is waaaay longer than mine.
You don't play the Elder Scrolls games, I take it? You can EASILY put 90 hours into those. And from what I hear, Kingdoms of Amalur is the same way. That one is on my radar.
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Post by: turf on June 01, 2013, 12:03:35 pm
90 hours?? In one game?? Your attention span is waaaay longer than mine.
You don't play the Elder Scrolls games, I take it? You can EASILY put 90 hours into those. And from what I hear, Kingdoms of Amalur is the same way. That one is on my radar.
I have a 3 year old. I've been playing Assassin's Creed III for 3 months. I have to do it in 15 min spurts.
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Post by: kokonami on June 01, 2013, 11:23:54 pm
I've been playing Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls on and off to get through the Soul of Rebirth story that I've never beaten. But today, I decided to start playing through my Okage: Shadow King. C: I forgot how fun and silly it is.
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Post by: soera on June 02, 2013, 11:09:00 am
Been back on FFXI - finally hit level 50! Going to do some story quests to celebrate :D
Gonna play FFIV Reborn when it hits? I didn't play XI, but getting kinda curious about the new one, despite the ah... bumps in the road that led to it.
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Post by: scott on June 03, 2013, 12:40:05 pm
Does Angry Birds Space count as a game, because that is what I am playing at the moment.
Hey, all I'm playing these days is Candy Crush Saga, and I count that...
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Post by: soera on June 04, 2013, 12:28:53 pm
104 hours of Amalur and Im done to my own personal completion. I think Im going to start Sphinx on the Cube next thanks to someone's recommendation/selling me the game super cheap.
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Post by: htimreimer on June 04, 2013, 05:12:44 pm
104 hours of Amalur and Im done to my own personal completion. I think Im going to start Sphinx on the Cube next thanks to someone's recommendation/selling me the game super cheap.
Been forever since I played Sphinx. I remember it being fun though!
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Post by: madmax on June 04, 2013, 09:08:05 pm
Trials FMX Gold Edition. Great time waster :D
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Post by: rachel on June 05, 2013, 03:07:20 am
Closing in on the 100% completion mark on Picross 3D for NDS. Crazy addicted at the moment...
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Post by: kimimi on June 05, 2013, 09:21:32 am
I'm flip-flopping at the minute - I should be getting through Zero no Kiseki but at the minute it's just the odd bit of XCOM/Age of Empires II/random shmup.
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Post by: disgaeniac on June 05, 2013, 09:53:51 am
I'm flip-flopping at the minute - I should be getting through Zero no Kiseki but at the minute it's just the odd bit of XCOM/Age of Empires II/random shmup.
thoughts on XCOM, Kimimi?
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Post by: kimimi on June 05, 2013, 09:57:55 am
Absolutely fantastic, but it'll squash you like a bug if you don't take it seriously and learn everything you need to know!
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Post by: disgaeniac on June 05, 2013, 10:01:21 am
Mmm... Persona 3. I still think, from a purely subjective/fun perspective, that P3 is about 10 times better than Persona 4.
I feel the same way. Not sure if I just didn't care for the glasses in 4 or the story/characters seemed to be better in 3 or the fact that PS3 was SO different from anything I'd played up until that point... With 4, I didn't think there was much more they could do to surprise me. Some of the bits of the storyline were pretty hilarious in 4, though, like the bathhouse stuff.
Closing in on the 100% completion mark on Picross 3D for NDS. Crazy addicted at the moment...
I haven't completed it yet but I, too, can vouch for how addictive that game can be...
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Post by: turf on June 12, 2013, 08:45:51 pm
I finally got around to trying out Lost in Shadow. I'm not very far into the game, but the concept is amazing. The puzzle solving is fun. And, it looks pretty for a Wii game. I'm looking forward to getting more time with it. Now I just have to finish Assassins Creed III.
On the handheld front, I'm playing Donkey Kong 3DS. Awesome 2D-ish platformer. It's a lot harder than I expected though. Games are easier nowadays, and I usually walk through these games with ease. Not this time. I'm having to try a few times on some levels. I like it. It's nice to not just blow through a $40 game.
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Post by: insektmute on June 12, 2013, 09:02:07 pm
It's hard to say in some respects, but overall, I just really preferred the story, characters, and atmosphere. The dungeons and combat system are admittedly improved in Persona 4, though.
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Post by: soera on June 14, 2013, 12:25:35 am
Started playing Golden axe warrior. My god, if anything is a Zelda 1 clone, its this game. Its a hell of a lot harder though. Ive been playing for hours now and just beat the first dungeon. I am playing the way it was when it was released : no internet, no looking up walkthroughs or anything. Game can be pretty frustrating. It definitely doesnt take much to die!
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Post by: sin2beta on June 14, 2013, 12:35:31 am
Started playing Golden axe warrior. My god, if anything is a Zelda 1 clone, its this game. Its a hell of a lot harder though. Ive been playing for hours now and just beat the first dungeon. I am playing the way it was when it was released : no internet, no looking up walkthroughs or anything. Game can be pretty frustrating. It definitely doesnt take much to die!
Golden Axe: Ax Battler is a Zelda 2 clone just as much as Golden Axe warrior is a Zelda 1 clone. I always found that fascinating for some reason.
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Post by: disgaeniac on June 14, 2013, 08:57:41 am
Started playing Golden axe warrior. My god, if anything is a Zelda 1 clone, its this game. Its a hell of a lot harder though. Ive been playing for hours now and just beat the first dungeon. I am playing the way it was when it was released : no internet, no looking up walkthroughs or anything. Game can be pretty frustrating. It definitely doesnt take much to die!
Which one are you playing - the PS3 one?
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Post by: htimreimer on June 14, 2013, 09:21:30 am
Started playing Golden axe warrior. My god, if anything is a Zelda 1 clone, its this game. Its a hell of a lot harder though. Ive been playing for hours now and just beat the first dungeon. I am playing the way it was when it was released : no internet, no looking up walkthroughs or anything. Game can be pretty frustrating. It definitely doesnt take much to die!
other than difficulty, does it do anything different gameplay wise or is it just a carbon copy of zelda with the golden axe brand slapped on it
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Post by: soera on June 14, 2013, 09:37:56 am
Started playing Golden axe warrior. My god, if anything is a Zelda 1 clone, its this game. Its a hell of a lot harder though. Ive been playing for hours now and just beat the first dungeon. I am playing the way it was when it was released : no internet, no looking up walkthroughs or anything. Game can be pretty frustrating. It definitely doesnt take much to die!
Which one are you playing - the PS3 one?
Yeah. I have the actual one but its easier to play the PS3 one in my living room. :)
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Post by: soera on June 14, 2013, 09:40:14 am
Started playing Golden axe warrior. My god, if anything is a Zelda 1 clone, its this game. Its a hell of a lot harder though. Ive been playing for hours now and just beat the first dungeon. I am playing the way it was when it was released : no internet, no looking up walkthroughs or anything. Game can be pretty frustrating. It definitely doesnt take much to die!
other than difficulty, does it do anything different gameplay wise or is it just a carbon copy of zelda with the golden axe brand slapped on it
Its not an exact copy ... you can use axes as well as swords, there is magic and a few other minor things but it really is pretty much just like Zelda.
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Post by: disgaeniac on June 14, 2013, 10:11:00 am
Started playing Golden axe warrior. My god, if anything is a Zelda 1 clone, its this game. Its a hell of a lot harder though. Ive been playing for hours now and just beat the first dungeon. I am playing the way it was when it was released : no internet, no looking up walkthroughs or anything. Game can be pretty frustrating. It definitely doesnt take much to die!
Which one are you playing - the PS3 one?
Yeah. I have the actual one but its easier to play the PS3 one in my living room. :)
How's it look?
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Post by: burningdoom on June 14, 2013, 11:23:05 am
Started playing Golden axe warrior. My god, if anything is a Zelda 1 clone, its this game. Its a hell of a lot harder though. Ive been playing for hours now and just beat the first dungeon. I am playing the way it was when it was released : no internet, no looking up walkthroughs or anything. Game can be pretty frustrating. It definitely doesnt take much to die!
other than difficulty, does it do anything different gameplay wise or is it just a carbon copy of zelda with the golden axe brand slapped on it
Its not an exact copy ... you can use axes as well as swords, there is magic and a few other minor things but it really is pretty much just like Zelda.
Neutopia on TG-16 felt even more like a Zelda clone than Golden Axe: Warrior, to me; if you can believe it.
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Post by: soera on June 14, 2013, 12:23:16 pm
I havent played that Neutopia game.
As far as how it looks, it doesnt look bad at all. Im really starting to enjoy the game. I just beat the second dungeon after 7-8 frustrating attempts at the level boss. Now Im wandering around trying to find the 3rd dungeon again (I say again ... It was actually the first dungeon I found but I got my ass kicked a lot and left and now I cant remember where the hell it is). I found one heart container so far and bought a shield upgrade (both were near the first dungeon).
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Post by: scott on June 15, 2013, 09:32:38 pm
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune.
Man this game is great, kinda a shame that I never get it a chance before.
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Post by: sin2beta on June 15, 2013, 10:59:43 pm
Just played and beat Double Dragon on SMS. I had only played the NES version until today. I heard that the SMS version was better than the NES version (people like Dave and Joe from GameSack). I've also heard it was the worst version of Double Dragon (Mark from Classic Game Room).
My opinion: It's good. It's about on level with the NES version. There's tradeoffs in each. But it is about how I remember it. It is neat to see that the SMS levels are more true to the arcade.
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Post by: foxhack on June 15, 2013, 11:45:06 pm
I just picked up Assassin's Creed on PC again since I have a 360 Pad now. The game is easy to play with a pad, and it's less annoying than having to use tons of keys with my keyboard.
I've also been playing Unepic. It's kinda like a Metroidvania, only with lots of nerd humor. I'm playing it in the original Spanish language (of course) and I'm pretty curious to see just how they translated some of these gags.
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Post by: mkarasch on June 16, 2013, 03:17:45 am
Man this game is great, kinda a shame that I never get it a chance before.
It really is, isn't it?
The attention to detail in that whole series just blew my mind. When he was walking through the submarine, he like, puts his hand on the frame and moves so naturally through it. Little touches like that throughout the whole game.
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Post by: scott on June 16, 2013, 02:36:51 pm
Oh ya. The water effects impress the hell out of me. When grenades or explosives go off in it and it plumes. Or even when you dive in and get wet or even partially wet. Its really sweet.
I love touches like that.
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Post by: jcalder8 on June 16, 2013, 04:50:30 pm
I've been putting some time into Afrika for the PS3. It's fun taking pictures of all the animals but it is a very slow passed game.
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Post by: scott on June 16, 2013, 10:22:25 pm
Beat Uncharted and now I'm on to Uncharted 2! Why was I such a fanboy this generation? So far everything I've checked out on PS3 has been really good. ha
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Post by: soera on June 17, 2013, 04:15:34 pm
Its cause its actually a decent generation whether all of the super retro fans wants to agree or not. I love my SMS, my PS1, my Gamecube, etc ... but my PS3 and Wii get more use than any other system I own by far.
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Post by: sin2beta on June 17, 2013, 07:36:03 pm
This honestly is a damn good generation. I've said it before, I've not had this much fun consistently since the 16-bit days. I feel like we finally understand 3D enough to make good games.
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Post by: turf on June 17, 2013, 07:59:11 pm
Beat Uncharted and now I'm on to Uncharted 2! Why was I such a fanboy this generation? So far everything I've checked out on PS3 has been really good. ha
I'm with you on this. I'm going to be getting a lot of the Sony exclusive collections. It started with God of War. Uncharted is next. Then it's on to Infamous, Rachet and Clank, Jak and Daxter, and then THE WORLD!!!!! I don't know where that last part came from.
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Post by: burningdoom on June 17, 2013, 07:59:15 pm
I'm definetly of the opposite opinion.
Retro-gaming is better than it ever has been with Steam, Wii Virtual Console, and XBox Live Arcade. And the indie scene is so much better than it was in past generations.
But as for big-budget, mainstream console games, I don't think so. There are exceptions of course. But the majority of games are just too freaking easy. Most games want to hold your hand, tell you exactly where to go, what to do, and how to do it; and give you regenerating health to boot. It drives me nuts. It's like you're forced to play it a certain way. There's no challenge or sense of exploration and discovery anymore.
And I hate how there is so much more of a focus on multiplayer OVER AND BEYOND single-player campaigns.
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Post by: scott on June 17, 2013, 08:28:51 pm
I'm with you on this. I'm going to be getting a lot of the Sony exclusive collections. It started with God of War. Uncharted is next. Then it's on to Infamous, Rachet and Clank, Jak and Daxter, and then THE WORLD!!!!! I don't know where that last part came from.
Yup, after the Uncharted games, I'm moving on to inFAMOUS. Then after that I was really leaning toward the Resistance trilogy.
And I hate how there is so much more of a focus on multiplayer OVER AND BEYOND single-player campaigns.
I agree. I'm completely over multiplayer modes. Of course I could never seem to get multiplayer games going anyway.
I'm glad I'm not the only one. Multiplayer was fun before every 13 year old got on XBL and started having sex with my mom. It's not fun to get slaughtered as soon as I spawn. Teenagers have way more time than I do. They get really good at games like COD.
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Post by: soera on June 17, 2013, 09:05:24 pm
Its pretty much the same on a lot of MMOs. My bard characters were always female simply cause I liked the appearance of the character more than the male characters. Half the time, I would join a group and the first thing people would say to me is A/S/L (Age, sex, location of where I live) cause they wanted to start cyber tells on me. Immature horny little teens.
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Post by: burningdoom on June 17, 2013, 09:08:40 pm
Its pretty much the same on a lot of MMOs. My bard characters were always female simply cause I liked the appearance of the character more than the male characters. Half the time, I would join a group and the first thing people would say to me is A/S/L (Age, sex, location of where I live) cause they wanted to start cyber tells on me. Immature horny little teens.
Takes me back to the primordial days of the internet in the old AOL chatrooms. Couldn't go anywhere in that place without being bombarded with that question.
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Post by: turf on June 17, 2013, 10:38:39 pm
You know you were around for the late 90's Internet if you immediately know what a/s/l means.
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Post by: scott on June 17, 2013, 10:40:53 pm
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Post by: scott on July 29, 2013, 12:59:36 pm
I've been playing a boat load of Final Fantasy XI. My buddy and I are power leveling my Summoner to end game and were going to run through all the story missions, since we never got through them when each expansion released.
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Post by: elraiser on July 29, 2013, 01:15:57 pm
I have been playing a lot to Little Big Planet... that game is addictive like crack.
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Post by: stethebubble on July 29, 2013, 03:56:52 pm
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Post by: desocietas on July 29, 2013, 08:58:51 pm
Haven't had as much free time as I'd like, but I've been putting in a little time into the newest Animal Crossing. Also have Sherlock Holmes in the 360 right now. The game is definitely clunky but I'll see if the puzzles are any good.
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Post by: stethebubble on July 29, 2013, 09:24:44 pm
Haven't had as much free time as I'd like, but I've been putting in a little time into the newest Animal Crossing. Also have Sherlock Holmes in the 360 right now. The game is definitely clunky but I'll see if the puzzles are any good.
let me know. also how is the new animal crossing. my wife got it a few weeks ago
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Post by: stethebubble on July 29, 2013, 09:26:27 pm
timesplitters - ps2
just found out my PAL ps2 works on my new TV. i can now play my 199 PAL games on a 60" NTSC TV instead of the 10" Pal TV old TV would not play them. just tried it out of hope. :) so happy
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Post by: desocietas on July 29, 2013, 10:49:23 pm
Haven't had as much free time as I'd like, but I've been putting in a little time into the newest Animal Crossing. Also have Sherlock Holmes in the 360 right now. The game is definitely clunky but I'll see if the puzzles are any good.
let me know. also how is the new animal crossing. my wife got it a few weeks ago
It's good! Pretty much the same as the old ones, but it's nice with the internet options ... much easier now to visit towns and get more stuff. But the game takes up a lot of time, time I just don't have these days! But it's fun, and I wish I had more time to play it.
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Post by: disgaeniac on July 30, 2013, 09:17:12 am
just the first. the second is a better game so ive been told.
I've heard the same (but haven't played either one yet).
The first one was fun. graphics dont look too bad. only real issue i had with it is the human emotion from ADA, even thou ADA keeps telling you she is just a machine incapable of human emotions.
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Post by: darko on August 01, 2013, 09:18:24 pm
Currently playing: SMT Strange Journey
I was going to fire up SMT IV but decided to play through Strange Journey first since I never beat it.
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Post by: insektmute on August 04, 2013, 05:15:10 pm
Finally got pulled away from SWTOR for a bit, and am playing Shadowrun Returns. The occasional irritation aside, I'm really loving it! The whole game feels like a labor of love, and that does it a lot of credit.
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Post by: teck on August 06, 2013, 01:37:37 am
Dynasty Warriors 8 is killing all my time right now.... Koei claims probably a good 2 months of my play time a year.... Really makes it hard to do other stuff sometimes....
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Post by: stethebubble on August 10, 2013, 10:37:57 pm
dragon's dogma
im really impressed with this game so far. love the combat system
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Post by: foxhack on August 10, 2013, 11:02:27 pm
I'm subjecting myself to the horrible Sonic Adventure DX port on Steam.
The original Dreamcast game was a bit glitchy, but manageable. This one... I keep getting stuck in walls and walking on them too.
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Post by: redblaze57 on August 11, 2013, 10:31:31 am
Tales of Xillia So Good
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Post by: Oheao on August 11, 2013, 10:38:06 am
Silent Hill 2 (PS2)
It's a lot more scary actually playing it then it was watching a playthrough of it.
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Post by: jcalder8 on August 11, 2013, 02:53:59 pm
My son has been forcing me to play through TMNT on the 360. Thankfully I finished it today so that's over now. I just started playing Papers, Please and it's strangely addictive!
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Post by: teck on August 12, 2013, 02:29:26 am
Just started Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate on WiiU.... I have to admit shamefully that I had ignored media for this game SO much that I didn't even realize it is just an upgraded Monster Hunter Tri.... I was VERY confused when I first started playing, lol....
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Post by: varkias on August 12, 2013, 01:09:41 pm
I'm trying to finish Dragon Quest VIII on PS2 before the FF XIV Open Beta this friday!
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Post by: desocietas on August 12, 2013, 01:46:12 pm
My son has been forcing me to play through TMNT on the 360. Thankfully I finished it today so that's over now. I just started playing Papers, Please and it's strangely addictive!
I've heard good things about Papers, Please, esp since it was on sale, I think. I'll have to look into it!
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Post by: disgaeniac on August 12, 2013, 02:21:33 pm
I'm *still* playing AT: Qoga (just need 3 more trophies to "pop-the-plat)".
I'd been thinking of playing Rainbow Moon next -but- after a shit-load of my friends (w/ similar gaming likes & dislikes as mine) have played/are playing Wizardry: Labyrinth of Lost Souls...and raving about it/telling me how much they think that I'll enjoy it -plus- the fact that I've already bought, downloaded, & installed the game...they have changed my mind & convinced me to go with it next.
So far, I've only played one 'Wizardry' game (Wizardry: Tale of the Forsaken Land) on the PS2 -but- since I'd easily consider it as one of my favorite PS2 games and as my *favorite* PS2 dungeon-crawler...it wasn't hard to sell me on trying another 'Wizardry' game :)
TL;DR =
If you haven't already done so:
(A). Play Wizardry Tale of the Forsaken Land on the PS2, and
(B). You can thank me afterwords ;D
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Post by: pacpix on August 12, 2013, 04:22:00 pm
I'm *still* playing AT: Qoga (just need 3 more trophies to "pop-the-plat)".
I'd been thinking of playing Rainbow Moon next -but- after a shit-load of my friends (w/ similar gaming likes & dislikes as mine) have played/are playing Wizardry: Labyrinth of Lost Souls...and raving about it/telling me how much they think that I'll enjoy it -plus- the fact that I've already bought, downloaded, & installed the game...they have changed my mind & convinced me to go with it next.
So far, I've only played one 'Wizardry' game (Wizardry: Tale of the Forsaken Land) on the PS2 -but- since I'd easily consider it as one of my favorite PS2 games and as my *favorite* PS2 dungeon-crawler...it wasn't hard to sell me on trying another 'Wizardry' game :)
TL;DR =
If you haven't already done so:
(A). Play Wizardry Tale of the Forsaken Land on the PS2, and
(B). You can thank me afterwords ;D
I have not played much of Labyrinth of Lost Souls except for a demo, but I thought it was pretty good. The only problem is it does not look like the PSN sequels will be released in the US. If you feel like playing Wizardry I recommend checking out Wizardry Llygamyn Saga on PS1. It has remakes of Wizardry 1-3 and 90% of the game can be translated to English. You are also able to save so you can play old school with permadeath or just reload. Plus it has an automap so no graph paper is needed, awesome music, and updated graphics! A few usually pop up on Ebay every month or so, I got mine for $15.
Here are some screenshots (http://ks23364.kimsufi.com/psxdata/databasepsx/games/J/W/SLPS-91118.html)
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Post by: disgaeniac on August 12, 2013, 04:32:31 pm
Huh; never heard of that Llgamyn Saga game for the PS1...color me interested :)
Did you play/like TotFL, too?
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Post by: pacpix on August 12, 2013, 05:05:09 pm
I have not played it yet. I want to finish the main series first before I play the spin-offs. Watched a few youtube videos of it though and it looks pretty fun, it also got a sequel in Japan.
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Post by: foxhack on August 12, 2013, 11:54:19 pm
I'm going to break the hands of whoever coded the camera in Sonic Adventure DX 2011. This is AWFUL I CAN'T DO ANYTHING WITH KNUCKLES I ONLY GET DIZZY
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Post by: pacpix on August 13, 2013, 12:56:52 am
I'm going to break the hands of whoever coded the camera in Sonic Adventure DX 2011. This is AWFUL I CAN'T DO ANYTHING WITH KNUCKLES I ONLY GET DIZZY
It sounds like their knuckles are already broken.
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Post by: sin2beta on August 13, 2013, 12:58:05 am
I have been playing and researching stuff on Night Trap. Although, maybe not always considered a "game", it has a fascinating history. It is also one of those games the HAS to be played with a pen and paper. It is a nice feeling to have to make your own maps or tables. I honestly haven't used that much paper since going through the dungeons in the first Phantasy Star.
After SEVERAL times playing it. I finally just beat it. To be honest, I kind of enjoyed it. More than I thought I would. Although there is no way I am going for the perfect ending.
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Post by: sin2beta on August 13, 2013, 12:58:59 am
Heh you didnt misspell anything. Rogue is the correct spelling. Rouge is makeup. :)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rouge_the_Bat
Knuckles, Egg - Man, Rouge? Get it? :P
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Post by: soera on August 13, 2013, 03:04:29 pm
I was thinking of something else. One of the most misspelled words on Everquest was actually the word "rogue". So many people called it rouge and never realized/ever knew it was wrong.
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Post by: Oheao on August 13, 2013, 04:21:12 pm
Heh you didnt misspell anything. Rogue is the correct spelling. Rouge is makeup. :)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rouge_the_Bat
Knuckles, Egg - Man, Rouge? Get it? :P
Rouge - Red?
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Post by: scott on August 13, 2013, 04:28:02 pm
There all calling rogue "rouge" and their all looking like a bunch of idiots over they're.
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Post by: redblaze57 on August 13, 2013, 10:00:08 pm
beat Assassin's Creed III by far an improvement over revelations, but not one I plan on going back to anytime soon kinda curious though about how they will start Assassin's Creed IV after that ending
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Post by: foxhack on August 16, 2013, 03:12:55 pm
I gave up on Sonic Adventure DX for the time being.
I'm re-backing up my Steam games (I burn DVD backups every so often since some of these games are pretty large) and I installed Grin's Bionic Commando sequel. I've been playing it for the past three days and I'm really enjoying it, but I also see why everyone hated it so much. Some of the level checkpoints are at places that make no sense, like in the stage I'm in. The game, up until that point, always saved your spot when you reached certain data access points. But not in this one, you have to go a bit further than that to autosave. I missed a jump after that point and died and had to redo the level again. :P
I'm glad my PC can run it at the highest settings. I'm just wondering how console players dealt with the constant loading due to you getting killed...
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Post by: desocietas on August 16, 2013, 05:20:57 pm
I gave up on Sonic Adventure DX for the time being.
I'm re-backing up my Steam games (I burn DVD backups every so often since some of these games are pretty large) and I installed Grin's Bionic Commando sequel. I've been playing it for the past three days and I'm really enjoying it, but I also see why everyone hated it so much. Some of the level checkpoints are at places that make no sense, like in the stage I'm in. The game, up until that point, always saved your spot when you reached certain data access points. But not in this one, you have to go a bit further than that to autosave. I missed a jump after that point and died and had to redo the level again. :P
I'm glad my PC can run it at the highest settings. I'm just wondering how console players dealt with the constant loading due to you getting killed...
Hm, that's an interesting idea. Can you play stuff off of the DVDs or does it just act as an easier way to reinstall a game vs relying on Steam's servers? I'm thinking I need to start storing things off the hard disk when there're not things that are immediately important (movies, pictures, games).
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Post by: foxhack on August 16, 2013, 05:44:54 pm
Hm, that's an interesting idea. Can you play stuff off of the DVDs or does it just act as an easier way to reinstall a game vs relying on Steam's servers? I'm thinking I need to start storing things off the hard disk when there're not things that are immediately important (movies, pictures, games).
Steam has a "Backup games" feature that compresses an entire game into archives which can be 640 MB or 4.1 GB in size, then you can save these files to whatever. Steam suggests "burning" these files to disc but that's been broken for years, so you're better off archiving the backups with a compression utility (like WinRAR or 7zip) at no compression, then store that somewhere safe. Then just extract the archive to the backup folder and restore from there. The problem is that it takes a lot of time to backup huge games. FEAR 1, for example, took me 25 minutes since it was 13 GB... and you can't do anything else with Steam while it's doing the backup. The backup ended up being 7 GB so it works well with some games that don't already have compressed graphics or audio.
This -doesn't- save any game saves created by the game. And if your archive is old, then Steam will automatically update the game after it's finished restoring it.
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Post by: burningdoom on August 17, 2013, 02:13:21 pm
WWE '13 (https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/1000594_562651557126377_339951869_n.jpg)
I love playing through the Attitude Era storyline and reliving the days when wrestling was actually good. But damn is this game challenging. I feel like a kid wanting to throw my controller half the time.
The game's A.I. is amazing, though. Last night I was playing as Shawn Michaels vs. Undertaker in the famous Hell In a Cell match from '97. I have Undertaker down on the mat. I climb the turnbuckle and launch with a flying elbow. Undertaker sits right the hell up, just like on the show, and catches me mid-air, and turns it into a Tombstone Piledriver. Freaking insane! I was blown away. Then I barely freaking kick out, 1, 2, and half, kick out! Oh man! If you've ever liked wrestling, you really need to play this one.
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Post by: teck on August 18, 2013, 02:47:03 am
Trying to play Payday 2, but Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate keeps me away still.... How do I get free~?!
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Post by: foxhack on August 18, 2013, 04:13:23 pm
I just finished Bionic Commando 2009.
I'm not sure how to feel about that ending. Or what came after it. I'm just sad we'll never see a sequel to this game.
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Post by: disgaeniac on August 18, 2013, 04:39:04 pm
Just an hour or 2 into Rainbow Moon.
So far, I'm liking it - it has a pretty nice "old-school" JRPG style & feel to it.
Anyone else here played it?
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Post by: mkarasch on August 19, 2013, 12:56:00 am
Playing the original Ratchet and Clank, but the PS3 HD version.
It's really quite good! It's also pretty tough. In the later levels, the checkpoints are pretty unforgiving, and there is a semi-annoying mechanic where several of the enemies have a greater range with their weapons then you have with yours. Still, I'm having a rocking good time with it!
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Post by: burningdoom on September 02, 2013, 01:59:14 pm
Getting towards the end of Golden Sun: The Lost Age (pretty sure I am, at least, I'm in the Western Sea), playing it on the Game Boy Player on my GameCube. And I'm loving it! Even better than the first game, and longer. I love the mixture of JRPG elements and Zelda-like puzzles. And despite the story admittedly not really being that deep or interesting, there's just something likable about the world and the characters.
I went ahead and ordered Golden Sun: Dark Dawn of DS off of eBay, it's on it's way!
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Post by: soera on September 02, 2013, 03:38:43 pm
Been messing around with the Wii punch out. Kind of fun although some of the fights are frustrating (but thats all the punch out games).
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Post by: foxhack on September 02, 2013, 04:01:12 pm
Just started playing Mirror's Edge on PC. Pretty fun, except for the fact the damn game keeps showing me the 360 buttons instead of my keyboard and mouse keys...
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Post by: Oheao on September 02, 2013, 09:21:25 pm
I've been playing Mortal Kombat: Deception for the last week. Way more addicting than I thought it would be. I'm almost done with it though, just 3 more koffins left in the krypt (out of 400), and then complete arcade mode for the people that I haven't yet.
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Post by: teck on September 04, 2013, 01:08:04 am
Well, Killer is Dead has pulled me away from MH3U finally, but man is that game friggin' bonkers....
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Post by: stethebubble on September 26, 2013, 09:15:44 pm
mario kart double dash
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Post by: turf on September 26, 2013, 11:43:00 pm
I'm going to second Mario Kart DS. Played the hell out of the game, played a lot of online too.
Mario Kart 7. It could be the best.
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Post by: teck on September 28, 2013, 04:37:24 am
Man, I just can't stop playing GTA5 now.... It is amazingly the little details that really make the game....
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Post by: karyann on October 04, 2013, 02:16:23 pm
I'm seriously hooked on Animal Crossing: New Leaf since June 9th. I've played every day for at least 2 hours a day, it's unbelievable. I just don't want to leave my town even for a day, so I play a little every day, but I end up playing much more than I though each time.
I've started playing Kingdom Hearts ReMIX too though, since I just got HD 1.5 this week!
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Post by: desocietas on October 04, 2013, 03:38:42 pm
I'm seriously hooked on Animal Crossing: New Leaf since June 9th. I've played every day for at least 2 hours a day, it's unbelievable. I just don't want to leave my town even for a day, so I play a little every day, but I end up playing much more than I though each time.
I've started playing Kingdom Hearts ReMIX too though, since I just got HD 1.5 this week!
My friend is obsessively playing that game, too, but I just couldn't get into it like I did with the last few titles. Maybe just not in the mood for it these days...
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Post by: foxhack on October 04, 2013, 08:22:02 pm
The new Terraria update.
Just...
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Post by: turf on October 04, 2013, 09:47:55 pm
I just finished Contra with The Boy. Yeah, we used the code. Yeah, he stole a bunch of lives. But we finished it, dammit. It's a proud moment in a father's life.
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Post by: burningdoom on October 04, 2013, 09:48:51 pm
I just finished Contra with The Boy. Yeah, we used the code. Yeah, he stole a bunch of lives. But we finished it, dammit. It's a proud moment in a father's life.
8)
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Post by: desocietas on October 04, 2013, 10:09:44 pm
My friend is obsessively playing that game, too, but I just couldn't get into it like I did with the last few titles. Maybe just not in the mood for it these days...
I'm quite the opposite, I never played an animal crossing game as much as now haha. But yeah, the mood probably has a lot to do with it; I played Pokémon like crazy back in the day, but I only just finished White 2 two weeks ago because I wanted to have completed it before X and Y are out. Black and White/Black 2 and White 2 are truly amazing, and the Pokémon franchise never stopped improving gameplay imo, but I just didn't feel like playing all that much.
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Post by: teck on October 10, 2013, 01:01:12 am
in a good way or a bad way? and are they going to eat you?
THERE'S
GIANT
SPIDERS
A -lot- of new content was added, it's like twice the game it used to be.
Wow.... Is it really that much~? I'll be honest, I wasn't following it because I didn't expect it to be that much different.... Time to reinstall Terraria I guess....
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Post by: pacpix on October 15, 2013, 12:29:19 am
So for the past couple of months I have been grinding my Ultimate Wizardry 1 party. I was pretty close to finishing it until tonight I decided to create the Ultimate Ultimate Wizardry party. Once I max the bishops I will change their class to Ninjas and change the two Cleric/Mage Samurai to ninjas also. This will give me a party of six Ninja spell casters. Ninja's do not need armor and have a chance to decapitate enemies. The only problem is it is taking forever to grind. I am farming Murphy's Ghost at 741 XP a kill and one level takes over 400,000-500,000 XP per level right now :/
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Post by: jcalder8 on October 15, 2013, 02:17:36 am
I have been putting far too much time into GTA V. It is one of the few games that I actually enjoy playing online though.
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Post by: teck on October 15, 2013, 05:47:57 am
I have been putting far too much time into GTA V. It is one of the few games that I actually enjoy playing online though.
Same here.... I can solo online, or play with strangers, or my brother and neighbor.... The online experience is very robust, so I can play it no matter what mood I am in....
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Post by: kingrat101 on October 15, 2013, 06:57:56 am
I just recently beat Duke Nukem Forever, not a great game but I did enjoy it, and Gears of war 1 and 2. Im now putting a lot of time into Mass Effect. Im actually thinking of getting "The Doctor Who Cloned me" DLC for Duke Nukem, if anyone has played it, let me know if it's worth $10
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Post by: sin2beta on October 16, 2013, 01:57:10 am
I just recently beat Duke Nukem Forever, not a great game but I did enjoy it, and Gears of war 1 and 2. Im now putting a lot of time into Mass Effect. Im actually thinking of getting "The Doctor Who Cloned me" DLC for Duke Nukem, if anyone has played it, let me know if it's worth $10
The DLC is $10!! That's $6 more than what I paid for Duke Nukem Forever at Gamestop!! The DLC is 250% the cost of the game!!! That's funny to me.
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Post by: scott on October 16, 2013, 09:16:38 am
I've been meaning to get some annual deathsmiles marathoning in. But I've been readdicted to Rock Band 2 and playing the shit out of the drums. Finally moved up to Hard mode, yay.
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Post by: sin2beta on October 16, 2013, 08:30:35 pm
I've been meaning to get some annual deathsmiles marathoning in. But I've been readdicted to Rock Band 2 and playing the shit out of the drums. Finally moved up to Hard mode, yay.
Rock Band is so freaking good! I really wish it stayed popular. I would have loved to have more Guitar Hero _____ or _______ Rock Band. I loved playing all the Green Day, Metallica and Van Halen Stuff. But I would have loved to see Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nirvana, Rush, and various other *insert band here* variations.
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Post by: burningdoom on October 17, 2013, 03:59:39 pm
This game is sooooo much freaking fun! I can't stop playing it. And it's one of those games that you're thinking about it even when you're not playing it.
But it's also tough as nails. You have regenerating health, but it depletes REAL fast. And when you die, back to the beginning of that area for you, and you have to re-earn any challenges you might have completed before dying in that area. Even though it's tough, it's also so much fun that I keep coming back for more punishment. And it makes beating those challenges so satisfying when you do.
My one complaint is that the game replaces invisible walls with irradiated areas that hurt and kill you. The problem is that sometimes it kills you so fast you have no time to react. Like you'll be swinging on your bionic arm, you swing to high, and before you can swing back down out of the radiation, you're already dead sometimes. It's not so bad or so often it's game-breaking though, just a complaint. I'd rather have invisible walls, personally, they don't kill your character.
BTW, it's hilarious when the enemies talk trash to you. They sound like real people. "Why do you have to be a such a bich, Spencer?!" and "SPENCER! I see you, you treacherous f*ck!"
Best part of this game, though, is that it's this damn good, and I only paid $5 for it, complete.
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Post by: soera on October 17, 2013, 04:22:52 pm
Ive been pondering the PS3 version of the game but Ive only seen a digital one. Is there a physical version for the PS3?
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Post by: scott on October 17, 2013, 04:35:32 pm
Ya it came out for both systems.
I'm so glad that people are playing this game and loving it as much as I did.
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Post by: foxhack on October 17, 2013, 04:36:31 pm
Which wasn't entirely clear, either. Was she, his arm?
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Post by: insektmute on October 17, 2013, 10:55:59 pm
I'm still getting through Tales of the Abyss, but it's been a bit of a slog sometimes. The pacing is really glacial at times, the map is almost useless, sea travel is dull and slow, and the overall structure is really compartmentalized and linear; when the game decides you have to go to one specific place, that becomes literally the only place you can really go, and the game never seems to stop deciding you have to go to a specific place.
Come to think of it, I think this might actually be substantially more linear than even Magna Carta: Tears of Blood, which was the main gripe people had about that game.
Anyway, not terrible or anything, and there are some really funny moments, but I'm kinda anxious to wrap it up.
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Post by: foxhack on October 18, 2013, 12:38:07 am
Which wasn't entirely clear, either. Was she, his arm?
I wish we had a spoiler tag. :P
But uh, yes. The bad guy says that in order for the bionic enhancements to take, they have to use someone close to the person who's getting the enhancements. They used Spencer's wife, and Jayne's brother, I think. They mention Jayne's brother going missing before she got her bionic legs. I'm not sure who they used for the other bionics in the game. Some of the unlockable concept artwork shows pictures of Spencer's wife in some sort of a tank, presumably before the creation of his arm.
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Post by: scott on October 18, 2013, 08:34:40 am
Which wasn't entirely clear, either. Was she, his arm?
I wish we had a spoiler tag. :P
But uh, yes. The bad guy says that in order for the bionic enhancements to take, they have to use someone close to the person who's getting the enhancements. They used Spencer's wife, and Jayne's brother, I think. They mention Jayne's brother going missing before she got her bionic legs. I'm not sure who they used for the other bionics in the game. Some of the unlockable concept artwork shows pictures of Spencer's wife in some sort of a tank, presumably before the creation of his arm.
Yup. They pulled a Neon Genesis Evangelion with the ending twist.
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Post by: burningdoom on October 18, 2013, 01:50:52 pm
Which wasn't entirely clear, either. Was she, his arm?
I wish we had a spoiler tag. :P
But uh, yes. The bad guy says that in order for the bionic enhancements to take, they have to use someone close to the person who's getting the enhancements. They used Spencer's wife, and Jayne's brother, I think. They mention Jayne's brother going missing before she got her bionic legs. I'm not sure who they used for the other bionics in the game. Some of the unlockable concept artwork shows pictures of Spencer's wife in some sort of a tank, presumably before the creation of his arm.
What I wasn't clear on was whether she was actually ever a person, or just an illusion the military created for Spencer to have that connection.
Oh, and why didn't they have you fight Super Joe at the end? You go through a few of his minions, get to him, and then a movie scene takes over. That felt a little cheap.
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Post by: foxhack on October 18, 2013, 05:29:05 pm
What I wasn't clear on was whether she was actually ever a person, or just an illusion the military created for Spencer to have that connection.
Oh, and why didn't they have you fight Super Joe at the end? You go through a few of his minions, get to him, and then a movie scene takes over. That felt a little cheap.
She was definitely a person. She's mentioned in Bionic Commando Rearmed in a cutscene.
What I don't understand and what is never clarified is a flashback near the beginning of the game. They show Spencer beating someone up while Gibson looks on. They don't say who that was or why that happened.
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Post by: scott on October 18, 2013, 05:31:43 pm
Maybe it was connect to the prequel comic? I don't remember.
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Post by: foxhack on October 18, 2013, 07:07:03 pm
I'm still getting through Tales of the Abyss, but it's been a bit of a slog sometimes. The pacing is really glacial at times, the map is almost useless, sea travel is dull and slow, and the overall structure is really compartmentalized and linear; when the game decides you have to go to one specific place, that becomes literally the only place you can really go, and the game never seems to stop deciding you have to go to a specific place.
Come to think of it, I think this might actually be substantially more linear than even Magna Carta: Tears of Blood, which was the main gripe people had about that game.
Anyway, not terrible or anything, and there are some really funny moments, but I'm kinda anxious to wrap it up.
Are you playing the 3DS one or the original?
Out of town this weekend to see Atoms for Peace (saw them last night), so I thought it best to bring alone the DS Lite instead of the 3DS (damn that battery life) while I waited in line. Put in a little more grinding time with Etrian Odyssey... determined to avoid the newfangled "improved" version.
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Post by: insektmute on October 20, 2013, 06:04:27 pm
Out of town this weekend to see Atoms for Peace (saw them last night), so I thought it best to bring alone the DS Lite instead of the 3DS (damn that battery life) while I waited in line. Put in a little more grinding time with Etrian Odyssey... determined to avoid the newfangled "improved" version.
I have both, but opted for 3DS, since it's been pretty cold at night and I've been feeling the desire to transform into a blanket monster after I get home from work. I'm not sure what (if any) differences exist, though the framerate drops pretty badly on some sections of the world map, especially if there are a lot of trees. The 3D effect works pretty well for it overall, though it's a little disorienting during combat, so I usually switch it on during towns and in-game cutscenes.
Thinking on it now though, I'm sure part of the sloggy feeling of it is that I've had little time during weekends to play, so I've had to hit 2-3 hour segments during the week. Takes forever to make any progress that way, but I keep getting delayed. Like with this weekend, I had a friend's birthday on Friday, which involved a lot of champagne, trying to hit on a friend of mine and babbling drunkenly about Pacific Rim and cunnilingus (idek), and a nasty hangover in the morning, and by the time my head stopped splitting around 3pm, I had to get ready to go meet people for dinner and go to see Goblin and Secret Chiefs play. Now I've gotta do laundry and clean up the house, so by the time dinner time hits, I'll be lucky to get a handful of gaming hours in. Gah!
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Post by: desocietas on October 21, 2013, 11:26:11 am
Out of town this weekend to see Atoms for Peace (saw them last night), so I thought it best to bring alone the DS Lite instead of the 3DS (damn that battery life) while I waited in line. Put in a little more grinding time with Etrian Odyssey... determined to avoid the newfangled "improved" version.
I have both, but opted for 3DS, since it's been pretty cold at night and I've been feeling the desire to transform into a blanket monster after I get home from work. I'm not sure what (if any) differences exist, though the framerate drops pretty badly on some sections of the world map, especially if there are a lot of trees. The 3D effect works pretty well for it overall, though it's a little disorienting during combat, so I usually switch it on during towns and in-game cutscenes.
Thinking on it now though, I'm sure part of the sloggy feeling of it is that I've had little time during weekends to play, so I've had to hit 2-3 hour segments during the week. Takes forever to make any progress that way, but I keep getting delayed. Like with this weekend, I had a friend's birthday on Friday, which involved a lot of champagne, trying to hit on a friend of mine and babbling drunkenly about Pacific Rim and cunnilingus (idek), and a nasty hangover in the morning, and by the time my head stopped splitting around 3pm, I had to get ready to go meet people for dinner and go to see Goblin and Secret Chiefs play. Now I've gotta do laundry and clean up the house, so by the time dinner time hits, I'll be lucky to get a handful of gaming hours in. Gah!
#itotallyfeelyoubro #firstworldproblems but still! not enough time to be a partially functioning adult and play our damn video games!
Also, good to know about the 3DS version. I haven't picked it up yet because I figured I'd wait for a nice heavy price drop. I have the original, so not all is lost if I never pick it up.
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Post by: teck on October 21, 2013, 04:29:04 pm
I've been bouncing back into Borderlands 2 here and there thanks to the currently running loot contest.... I've found it to be a great motivation to play the game every day!
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Post by: insektmute on October 21, 2013, 04:57:07 pm
#itotallyfeelyoubro #firstworldproblems but still! not enough time to be a partially functioning adult and play our damn video games!
Also, good to know about the 3DS version. I haven't picked it up yet because I figured I'd wait for a nice heavy price drop. I have the original, so not all is lost if I never pick it up.
Yeah, I wound up watching Pacific Rim last night instead of gaming. Still good even after the 2nd viewing!
I nabbed the 3DS one mainly because, even tho I had it on PS2, I figured it might offer a different enough experience to be worthwhile, and at the time, there really weren't that many games on the system. So I basically had that, Devil Survivor Overclocked, and nothing else :p
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Post by: scott on November 04, 2013, 01:08:10 pm
I started up a marathon play through of the console Killzone games in preparation for Killzone: Shadow Fall. Sadly I need to play my PS2 disc of Killzone 1 on my PS3 since it's so scratched up that the PS2 is having trouble reading the disc. But I'm digging it so far, definitely going to buy a different copy eventually though...
It's strange. The PS2 takes forever to load in the textures and most of the Helghast are running around without heads or arms or legs. Or the scenery isn't loading up properly. But the PS3 loads everything flawlessly even with all the scratches.
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Post by: turf on November 04, 2013, 02:12:09 pm
I started playing Dead Island this past weekend. The Boy was at my inlaws' so Daddy got to play a grown up game. I think I bought it a year ago for something like $10. It was still sealed sitting on my shelf. I almost started playing Borderlands 2 again, but grabbed this instead.
This is actually a lot of fun. I'm having a blast with it. I like the mods you can do to weapongs. I made an electric machete last night. How awesome is that. It's first person, but is very geared toward melee combat. I like it. I'll go as far as to give it a thumbs up. This game is good.
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Post by: disgaeniac on November 04, 2013, 02:22:31 pm
I'm still playing the Hell outta' Disgaea D2 -but- w/ The Guided Fate Paradox arriving today...for the 1st time in my life...I'm finding myself feeling like hurrying up/rushing through the end of a Disgaea game :o
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Post by: teck on November 04, 2013, 02:23:54 pm
I'm still playing the Hell outta' Disgaea D2 -but- w/ The Guided Fate Paradox arriving today...for the 1st time in my life...I'm finding myself feeling like hurrying up/rushing through the end of a Disgaea game :o
ack! That shows up today~?! Well.... There's another for the backlog....
BTW, what is that new game in your sig between Zero's Escape and Beyond Two Souls~?
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Post by: disgaeniac on November 04, 2013, 02:37:52 pm
BTW, what is that new game in your sig between Zero's Escape and Beyond Two Souls~?
Not *exactly* a game.
My local GS stores have been selling all of their Blu-ray movies/discs for a B2G2; priced from $5 - $10/each.
The one you're asking about is called: "Tales of Vesperia: The 1st Strike". It's a (2-disc) DVD + Blu-ray set (~ 1.5 hours running time) - that is also in the backlog...lonely & waiting to be watched :-\
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Post by: teck on November 04, 2013, 05:30:05 pm
My local GS stores have been selling all of their Blu-ray movies/discs for a B2G2; priced from $5 - $10/each.
The one you're asking about is called: "Tales of Vesperia: The 1st Strike". It's a (2-disc) DVD + Blu-ray set (~ 1.5 hours running time) - that is also in the backlog...lonely & waiting to be watched :-\
OIC.... Good to know none the less.... I don't buy a whole lot of Blu-Rays, but when I do they tend to be anime/CG movies with a video game source....
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Post by: spac316 on November 05, 2013, 04:06:31 am
I've been playing Batman Arkham City Armored on Wii U. Almost done with that. Still plugging away on Animal Crossing NL...
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Post by: kimimi on November 05, 2013, 11:11:28 am
Been spending a lot of time with Sega's Japanese PC game Super Future Girl Dress Up Time Online 2 Phantasy Star Online 2 ;D
(I'm totally addicted to buying new outfits, there are so many good ones :D )
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Post by: disgaeniac on November 05, 2013, 12:16:13 pm
Did you ever do any of those pictures/art commissions that I seem to remember you mentioning way-back-when; Kimimi?
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Post by: kimimi on November 05, 2013, 12:22:47 pm
One got used, one didn't get used (but I did get paid for), and one got cancelled before it started :)
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Post by: soera on November 05, 2013, 03:49:58 pm
I love those PSO pics. I tried playing that game when it came out on the Gamecube and it was miserable. I bet the one you are playing is much better. I miss MMOs. :(
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Post by: kimimi on November 05, 2013, 11:53:22 pm
You didn't like GC PSO? That's a shame; that's the one I recommend whenever people ask about the series! :D
PSO2's *really* good though - as a big fan of the original I was worried they'd mess it up but it's honestly a great balance between what I loved about the old mixed in with its own new ideas too :D
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Post by: 90snostalga on November 05, 2013, 11:55:23 pm
I'm playing Crash Bandicoot 2 for the PlayStation. Got about 48 percent left of the game
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Post by: teck on November 06, 2013, 12:41:33 am
You didn't like GC PSO? That's a shame; that's the one I recommend whenever people ask about the series! :D
PSO2's *really* good though - as a big fan of the original I was worried they'd mess it up but it's honestly a great balance between what I loved about the old mixed in with its own new ideas too :D
Gah~! I want to play....
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Post by: brunauss on November 06, 2013, 12:54:37 am
After spending the whole day updating my home theatre with new cables and boxes, I have decided to finally begin No More Heroes.
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Post by: desocietas on November 06, 2013, 01:04:58 am
You didn't like GC PSO? That's a shame; that's the one I recommend whenever people ask about the series! :D
PSO2's *really* good though - as a big fan of the original I was worried they'd mess it up but it's honestly a great balance between what I loved about the old mixed in with its own new ideas too :D
Good to know! I have a lot of good co-op memories with the series - definitely looking forward to playing more of it in the future.
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Post by: kimimi on November 07, 2013, 01:12:22 am
Ooh forgot the other big game I'm playing at the minute - a Chinese RPG called Gu Jian Qi Tan 2. It's basically everything I love about RPGs (Chinese or otherwise) in one big, beautiful package.
(Do tell me if I'm posting too many screenshots, I don't want to be a bother)
Ooh forgot the other big game I'm playing at the minute - a Chinese RPG called Gu Jian Qi Tan 2. It's basically everything I love about RPGs (Chinese or otherwise) in one big, beautiful package.
(Do tell me if I'm posting too many screenshots, I don't want to be a bother)
There is no such thing as too many screen shots.... And these ones look interesting....
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Post by: disgaeniac on November 07, 2013, 09:58:42 am
Ooh forgot the other big game I'm playing at the minute - a Chinese RPG called Gu Jian Qi Tan 2. It's basically everything I love about RPGs (Chinese or otherwise) in one big, beautiful package.
(Do tell me if I'm posting too many screenshots, I don't want to be a bother)
There is no such thing as too many screen shots.... And these ones look interesting....
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Post by: mark1982 on November 07, 2013, 01:15:06 pm
I've been playing Batman Arkham Origins for the last few days, gotta say I love this franchise, I never get tired of it. I'm trying to 100% all the Riddler challenges at the moment.
And for Batman fans out there Kevin Conroy, voice actor of previous Batman games already leaked news that he is working on another Batman game in the future, probably for next-gen. Great news indeed 8)
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Post by: stethebubble on November 09, 2013, 11:03:16 pm
just starting saints row the third. well i will when all these updates finish.
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Post by: 90snostalga on November 10, 2013, 01:57:07 am
beat crash bandicoot 2 now im on tomb raider 1 for the playstation :D
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Post by: teck on November 10, 2013, 02:24:03 am
Rocking out Hotline Miami now.... Gotta love PSN+ freebies....
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Post by: foxhack on November 10, 2013, 07:59:31 pm
I dug up one of my spare Dreamcast systems (since my original one kicked the bucket a while back...) and dug up a random game disc I couldn't figure out back in the day: Elemental Gimmick Gear. Now that I have more experience I managed to get farther in the game, but whoever thought not having any sort of map and NO INDICATION OF WHAT TO DO NEXT AT ALL needs a whack on the head.
I get it, the game is great, but who thought no map on a Zelda-like game was a good idea?
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Post by: burningdoom on November 10, 2013, 08:10:51 pm
I dug up one of my spare Dreamcast systems (since my original one kicked the bucket a while back...) and dug up a random game disc I couldn't figure out back in the day: Elemental Gimmick Gear. Now that I have more experience I managed to get farther in the game, but whoever thought not having any sort of map and NO INDICATION OF WHAT TO DO NEXT AT ALL needs a whack on the head.
I get it, the game is great, but who thought no map on a Zelda-like game was a good idea?
Are you in the forest area above the town? That's where I got stuck years back. And it's really a shame, because I was really enjoying the game up until that point.
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Post by: foxhack on November 10, 2013, 08:33:49 pm
Are you in the forest area above the town? That's where I got stuck years back. And it's really a shame, because I was really enjoying the game up until that point.
I'm supposed to be rescuing a scientist girl from some pirates but all I'm doing is walking around Fogna without a clue.
Edit: I just checked an FAQ. Man this game is ridiculous...
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Post by: burningdoom on November 10, 2013, 08:38:21 pm
I can't remember what was going on in the storyline, at this point, after so long. But I do remember wandering around a forest area with streams and such for a really long time before giving up.
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Post by: sin2beta on November 10, 2013, 08:59:36 pm
I've been playing After Burner (SMS and 32X) and watching Top Gun. Awesome times! The Master System version is not as bad as people say. People say it is too jerky to dodge missiles. I think the trick to all versions of After Burner is to watch the enemy patterns and move accordingly. The game is very easy that way. Except the boss fights. The last boss especially... I don't even know... have not found a pattern.
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Post by: htimreimer on November 12, 2013, 01:10:35 am
i started playing bionicle heroes and my first impression of this game is OH GOD MY EYES, THE BLOOM, IT BERNS
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Post by: kimimi on November 12, 2013, 08:25:18 am
I've been trying out Sega's iOS fantasy-brawler-RPG-thingy Gentou Senki Griffon - it's pretty good so far!
But you can't in Skyrim. Well, I couldn't at least.
Certain glitches mess with certain achievements. One in particular involved shooting this sunlight-bow (from the vampire missions) and unleashing it's power a certain way. But when I went back to get the bow back from where I left it, it was simply gone.
Another one involved the Civil War. Apparently it was supposed to report that I had killed the king in Windhelm. But it just wasn't registering that I had. He was dead. The storyline continued as if he was dead. His body was still on the floor of the throne room. But it just wasn't giving the okay that I had done it.
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Post by: tripredacus on November 13, 2013, 03:19:52 pm
But you can't in Skyrim. Well, I couldn't at least.
Certain glitches mess with certain achievements. One in particular involved shooting this sunlight-bow (from the vampire missions) and unleashing it's power a certain way. But when I went back to get the bow back from where I left it, it was simply gone.
Another one involved the Civil War. Apparently it was supposed to report that I had killed the king in Windhelm. But it just wasn't registering that I had. He was dead. The storyline continued as if he was dead. His body was still on the floor of the throne room. But it just wasn't giving the okay that I had done it.
I'm not worried about having to start over for some quests.
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Post by: turf on November 14, 2013, 09:25:24 pm
I'm playing through Chrono Trigger again on the DS. This is such a good game.
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Post by: kingrat101 on November 14, 2013, 09:56:08 pm
Im playing God of War 2, Madworld, just beat Bioshock infinite, don't know why it took me so long, what a fantastic game though and Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate
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Post by: teck on November 17, 2013, 12:55:48 am
I started playing WoW again like an idiot....
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Post by: foxhack on November 17, 2013, 11:05:15 am
Final Fantasy VII (PS1).
I've been making fun of the fanboys who keep saying it's DA BEST AR PEE GEE EVAAAAAAAAAAAAH for years but I figured I'd better actually play and finish the game before the year ends.
So far? Damn this game is fucked up.
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Post by: disgaeniac on November 17, 2013, 11:54:43 am
I've been making fun of the fanboys who keep saying it's DA BEST AR PEE GEE EVAAAAAAAAAAAAH for years but I figured I'd better actually play and finish the game before the year ends.
So far? Damn this game is fucked up.
Yeah.
I didn't play the game until many years after it came out, either -and- IMO...I found it to be highly over-rated.
Then again...had I played it when it released (with the games & tech of the time); maybe I'd have thought a lot more of it.
Don't get me wrong - I didn't hate it & I wouldn't say that it sucks ass and/or balls, or anything :o
To me it's ~ a 6.5/10 game = above average -but- nothing incredible, amazing, or worthy of its PR 8)
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Post by: jobocan on November 17, 2013, 02:14:52 pm
Don't get me wrong - I didn't hate it & I wouldn't say that it sucks ass and/or balls, or anything :o
To me it's ~ a 6.5/10 game = above average -but- nothing incredible, amazing, or worthy of its PR 8)
Yeah, FF7 is really good, but it's not the messiah of gaming people tend to treat it like. To me it felt, gameplay-wise, like a big step down from 6, and the story didn't have as many memorable moments and characters either.
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Post by: desocietas on November 17, 2013, 09:12:49 pm
I've been making fun of the fanboys who keep saying it's DA BEST AR PEE GEE EVAAAAAAAAAAAAH for years but I figured I'd better actually play and finish the game before the year ends.
So far? Damn this game is fucked up.
I actually haven't played VII either yet, but I remember thinking 'damn this game is fucked up' about one of the Dragon Quest games on the DS.
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Post by: foxhack on November 17, 2013, 10:09:12 pm
I actually haven't played VII either yet, but I remember thinking 'damn this game is fucked up' about one of the Dragon Quest games on the DS.
Oh, don't get me wrong. The fighting system and whatnot are perfectly serviceable.
What's happened so far in the story is what's made me go "damn this game is fucked up." For reference to those who have played the game: I'm in the area where you meet Hojo. I haven't left the area yet.
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Post by: desocietas on November 17, 2013, 10:47:45 pm
I actually haven't played VII either yet, but I remember thinking 'damn this game is fucked up' about one of the Dragon Quest games on the DS.
Oh, don't get me wrong. The fighting system and whatnot are perfectly serviceable.
What's happened so far in the story is what's made me go "damn this game is fucked up." For reference to those who have played the game: I'm in the area where you meet Hojo. I haven't left the area yet.
Oh, that's what I thought you meant. That the story was messed up. I can't recall which DQ it was at the moment, but I remember there was all sorts of murder and such. Unexpected when the character designs are so damn cute.
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Post by: kimimi on November 18, 2013, 12:32:14 am
I played it at the time; as a PAL gamer this was our first real FF game (Mystic Quest, while enjoyable, doesn't count) and the UK's hype level was through the roof! I watched this UK trailer a million times before it released and I must admit it still gets me a bit tingly -
And, at the time, I did enjoy it very much. It was well presented and contained everything we wanted from our next-gen games (CGI, prerendered backgrounds, full 3D battles with sweeping camera movements, etc.). It was the right game at the right time, and I don't think that's a problem. I also don't think there should be any issue with a more experienced and older me (by 16 years!) thinking about it differently now.
Crisis Core mirrors my feelings for the original FF7 pretty well now I think about it - some great ideas that go nowhere, some brilliant scenes that still feel disjointed and don't connect very well to the actual game or each other, and a lot of plot points that have me thinking "THAT MAKES NO SENSE" :D
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Post by: doctorlaudanum on November 18, 2013, 12:44:05 am
I've been playing a lot of this travesty lately (though playing it with a PlayStation mouse would make it considerably less travesty-y):
Also, echoing the FFVII sentiments. Never thought it was terrible, but the gameplay did not age well, and I never thought the story was quite strong enough to carry it. Characters were somewhat likeable, but not terribly memorable. Plot as a whole felt kind of disjointed. Thought the villain was pretty hard to take seriously. Pretty kickass soundtrack, though.
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Post by: disgaeniac on November 18, 2013, 09:26:52 am
I've been making fun of the fanboys who keep saying it's DA BEST AR PEE GEE EVAAAAAAAAAAAAH for years but I figured I'd better actually play and finish the game before the year ends.
So far? Damn this game is fucked up.
I actually haven't played VII either yet, but I remember thinking 'damn this game is fucked up' about one of the Dragon Quest games on the DS.
:-[
You kiss your mother with that mouth? :o
1st time I've seen deso curse...and...she's started with an "F-Bomb" xD!
^_^
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Post by: desocietas on November 18, 2013, 11:35:23 am
1st time I've seen deso curse...and...she's started with an "F-Bomb" xD!
^_^
Haha, I'm sure Scott can attest to more swear words, but I do usually try to keep it classy 8)
I've been playing Hometown Story: (http://media1.gameinformer.com/imagefeed/screenshots/HometownStory/e3presskit05.jpg)
So far, it's ok. Repetitive, but in a different way from Harvest Moon. I'm wondering if it's basically trying to be what Recettear is (which I hear is a great game) but without the actual questing (read: the interesting part of the gameplay).
Natsume can be a bit "simple" (in all aspects of the word) and rides a bit much on stereotypes, so I was hoping this one would be a bit of a change-up since it wasn't actually set in the Harvest Moon world.
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Post by: scott on November 18, 2013, 11:36:58 am
Yup she swears like a sailor on Pathfinder night, haha.
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Post by: soera on November 18, 2013, 11:44:06 am
I was thinking the same thing when I read that myself. heh. I guess thats how it is. May as well start at the top and work your way down. :P
Its funny this was mentioned btw. My wife hangs out with this girl from the church a lot. I cuss like mad all the time but I have to bite my tongue all the time when she is around. The other night she was here watching a movie with us when our stupid cat got on the couch and pissed on her. All the sudden she jumps up and says "That fucking cat pissed all over my damned leg." I couldnt help but laugh and feel a sigh of relief after that. Since then, Ive heard every single word under the sun out of her mouth too. :P
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Post by: desocietas on November 18, 2013, 01:17:16 pm
Its funny this was mentioned btw. My wife hangs out with this girl from the church a lot. I cuss like mad all the time but I have to bite my tongue all the time when she is around. The other night she was here watching a movie with us when our stupid cat got on the couch and pissed on her. All the sudden she jumps up and says "That fucking cat pissed all over my damned leg." I couldnt help but laugh and feel a sigh of relief after that. Since then, Ive heard every single word under the sun out of her mouth too. :P
Haha, it's always a surprise in the beginning. I think it's better that way... instead of starting off swearing and leaving a bad impression.
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Post by: foxhack on November 18, 2013, 01:56:23 pm
There's nothing wrong with cussing as long as it's fucking appropiate. ???
And I saw Cloud's flashback and Sephiroth's uh, research last night. I definitely was not expecting -that-.
Keep in mind that my knowledge of the game is: Sephiroth is the bad guy, there's this guy Vincent that's in a coffin (the only reason I know that is a friend asked me to kill a boss like ten years ago and I saw that afterward) and Aeris dies. That's it. So I'm basically going in blind. :P
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Post by: desocietas on November 18, 2013, 05:46:22 pm
Keep in mind that my knowledge of the game is: Sephiroth is the bad guy, there's this guy Vincent that's in a coffin (the only reason I know that is a friend asked me to kill a boss like ten years ago and I saw that afterward) and Aeris dies. That's it. So I'm basically going in blind. :P
Spoiler alert! You knew more than me... I only knew about Aeris :P
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Post by: kimimi on November 18, 2013, 11:06:26 pm
I got a Hearthstone beta key yesterday, so I've been playing that a lot :)
It's a good card game - not as complicated as Magic, but in the right way - I feel like I can just read the card description text and make an informed decision on what to do next. Makes it feel most like Cardfighter's Clash in that regard - you think it's simple but there's a lot of clever stuff you can do if you think about it.
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Post by: scott on November 18, 2013, 11:15:54 pm
I've kinda silently banned Hearthstone for myself. I love the real WoW TCG and I feel like I could become addicted to it pretty easily.
Oh and on topic - Resogun on PS4, oh man it's scratching that shmup itch something fierce.
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Post by: brunauss on November 21, 2013, 03:22:24 pm
de Blob 2 on PS3. This thing is loaded and if your not careful, can be brutal. The automatic camera control could use a little work.
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Post by: tripredacus on November 21, 2013, 04:39:27 pm
Gave a real try at GTA V Online and it isn't all that fun.
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Post by: MJMaranan on November 23, 2013, 01:38:21 am
PC: Deus Ex First played Deus Ex: Invisible War on Xbox. Comparing between them, Deus Ex is MUCH better!
PS3: Uncharted: Drake's Fortune Trying to collect all the trophies so that I can get Platinum.
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Post by: burningdoom on November 23, 2013, 01:48:41 pm
I've been playing Dynasty Warriors 5 (PS2). Mindless hack-n-slash with some very minor RPG-elements added to this particular entry. Just got it in a trade (very scratched, I'm sorry to say, but amazingly I have not run into 1 hiccup yet).
Even though it's so basic, I'm enjoying it. That could be because the last few games I played through were a bit more in-depth and maybe my brain is enjoying the mindless break.
But then I got to a mission I played through like 10 times, and I couldn't beat. So I gave-up and popped in Dynasty Warriors 2 (PS2) from my collection instead, that I hadn't played for years; basically it was like playing for the first time again. A little less graphical wow, and a bit of "fog" in the distance, and the text-boxes and style were different. But other than that, it was basically the same game minus the very minor RPG-elements.
Man I loved that series tho. But then again, I'm a huge nerd for Three Kingdoms China.
Yes! Fellow "Warriors" nerds....
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Post by: kimimi on November 25, 2013, 02:42:59 pm
Tried out two new iOS games today - Cave's Donpacchin and Level 5's Wonder Flick (prologue, the full game's not out yet) - Cave are putting in minimal effort while Level 5 have made something a bit special :)
(Wrote a little post about both on my blog if you fancy a look)
Have a few Wonder Flick screenshots to drool over -
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Post by: mark1982 on November 28, 2013, 04:08:34 am
Back to Ni No Kuni again, stopped for a while after Batman: Arkham Origins came out. Still loving this game, full of charm and about halfway through now.
Me too...this will be my 1st one in quite a long while, too.
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Post by: insektmute on November 29, 2013, 03:54:31 pm
I find myself somehow juggling several games, all at various stages of completion:
Infamous - Just got to The Warrens and I'm steadily tearing though side missions. I'm kind of suprised at how much fun I'm having with this one!
Gravity Rush - Picked it up again after a few months off. Like Infamous, I'm mostly hitting sidequests.
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine - Funfunfun, and really great as a pick-up-and-play-whenever sort of thing. Plays much better / kb + mouse than with a controller.
Dead or Alive 5 + Mortal Kombat - I've put plenty of time into both already, but my roommate and I spent several hours playing vs. matches on Wednesday night. Roughly around 90 matches total between the two, and I won around 80 :p
I'd started Twilight Princess and Armored Core V, just to check them out, but will probably wait to put any serious time in. Impressions so far are that TP starts out boring as hell, and ACV is totally awesome, but I wish it were a bit less dark brown/dark grey/black everywhere sometimes, as it gets tough to see what's going on.
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Post by: scott on November 29, 2013, 04:45:05 pm
Lot and lots of Resogun. It's pretty much the only game I've put any time into lately. Broke 50 million points on Veteran and as of last night I was sitting at 135th place on the leader board. I'm slowly inching my way up that ladder!
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Post by: pacpix on November 29, 2013, 06:14:16 pm
I'd started Twilight Princess and Armored Core V, just to check them out, but will probably wait to put any serious time in. Impressions so far are that TP starts out boring as hell, and ACV is totally awesome, but I wish it were a bit less dark brown/dark grey/black everywhere sometimes, as it gets tough to see what's going on.
Yeah the starting of Twilight Princess was almost as boring as Skyward Sword. Stick with it though, its a great game and one of my favorite Zelda games.
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Post by: insektmute on November 30, 2013, 05:32:52 pm
I'm glad I'd looked at walkthroughs of Twilight Princess before starting it, otherwise I'd probably be pretty bummed. Kinda makes me miss how Link to the Past would just kinda drop you in, full speed ahead, go save the princess, no BS! :D
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Post by: turf on November 30, 2013, 07:22:20 pm
Revisited Borderlands 2 today. Holy Shit this game is tough if you're out of practice. I continued my game somewhere in the pirate DLC. Damn it's tough. I'm thinking about throwing one if the Call of Duty games in. I have a FPS itch to scratch.
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Post by: foxhack on December 04, 2013, 07:39:57 pm
Snatcher (Sega CD)
You might recall that I picked up this game a few weeks ago. Well I decided to sell it, but I'm gonna play through it -before- doing so. I just got started (I had to dig up my Genesis hookup cables).
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Post by: burningdoom on December 04, 2013, 08:08:23 pm
I tried to play through Wind Waker again. I got further than I did the last time. But I just can't seem to get into 3D Zeldas, no matter how hard I try. I've done the same thing with Twilight Princess and Ocarina of Time. Yet I absolutely ADORE the 2D Zelda entries.
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Post by: 90snostalga on December 04, 2013, 09:23:21 pm
Finally beat Tomb Raider for the PlayStation 1! Now about to began Dragonball for the Famicom :)
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Post by: foxhack on December 04, 2013, 11:05:27 pm
Well, so much for playing Snatcher... my Sega CD 2's backup RAM battery is dead, so all progress is lost when I shut down the system. Sigh. :(
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Post by: scott on December 05, 2013, 08:45:11 am
I'm glad I'd looked at walkthroughs of Twilight Princess before starting it, otherwise I'd probably be pretty bummed. Kinda makes me miss how Link to the Past would just kinda drop you in, full speed ahead, go save the princess, no BS! :D
Yeah, I'm not looking forward to starting the game all over (my brother saved his file over mine, and I was almost at 100% completion...), but honestly you shouldn't give up. It's my favourite Zelda game, I just had too much fun with it!
I just started Shin Megami Tensei IV yesterday, I bought it when the $30 e-shop credit was offered, but never came around to playing it yet. I can't wait to die endlessly and waste all my play coins :P
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Post by: disgaeniac on December 05, 2013, 09:48:31 am
I'm still playing The Guided Fate Paradox -and- Holy shit, is it ever living up to its rep as a "hard" game ???
I mean, it's not uncommon at all to spend 1-2 hours crawling through/down 10 dungeon floors, nabbing all kinds of sweet items, equipment, and cash...just to get to a boss that'll kick the shit out of you...when ya wake up = all the $, your inventory, and even right down to the bestest of your favorite items that you had *equipped* are gone :'(
I mean, I consider myself pretty good at this genre -and- even so, I've lost 2 out of the 1st 3 boss battles on my 1st attempt >:(
Guess it's a damned good thing that I'm the kinda' person who gets revved-up & pissed-off when shit happens -and- just come back madder & w/ a more determined attitude, to exact some revenge 8)
So far, I haven't lost more than once to any of them, at least ;D
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Post by: foxhack on December 05, 2013, 10:56:28 am
Well, so much for playing Snatcher... my Sega CD 2's backup RAM battery is dead, so all progress is lost when I shut down the system. Sigh. :(
I'm guessing it's not as simple as changing the battery on a Saturn, huh?
Nope. The battery is welded to the motherboard. While it can be modded so it can be easily replaced, I don't have the skills to do that and obviously can't afford paying $20 plus shipping to send it to someone to get it repaired. Unless I get a backup RAM cart somehow, I'm outta luck.
Eh, at least the disc scans as 100% readable on my PC so I guess I'll put it up for sale later today. :(
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Post by: desocietas on December 05, 2013, 11:21:32 am
I just started Shin Megami Tensei IV yesterday, I bought it when the $30 e-shop credit was offered, but never came around to playing it yet. I can't wait to die endlessly and waste all my play coins :P
I need to get back into that one. I'm still in the tutorial area and was expecting it to be hard because of some stuff I'd heard/read, but it became one of those things where the pseudo random encounters would one-hit-kill my summons, and I didn't know if the game was - trying to teach me that it's ok to run away - trying to teach me that I should consider using "talk" as a way to get out of the battle - trying to teach me that I should only carefully grind in the first one or two rooms and not the other rooms beyond easy reach of a heal point - was just plain difficult.
Made me feel old! I need to have a better backbone for those games - I used to enjoy the challenge back in the day. Maybe that's why I'm content playing an unintimidating Natsume game :\
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Post by: karyann on December 05, 2013, 02:59:07 pm
I need to get back into that one. I'm still in the tutorial area and was expecting it to be hard because of some stuff I'd heard/read, but it became one of those things where the pseudo random encounters would one-hit-kill my summons, and I didn't know if the game was - trying to teach me that it's ok to run away - trying to teach me that I should consider using "talk" as a way to get out of the battle - trying to teach me that I should only carefully grind in the first one or two rooms and not the other rooms beyond easy reach of a heal point - was just plain difficult.
Made me feel old! I need to have a better backbone for those games - I used to enjoy the challenge back in the day. Maybe that's why I'm content playing an unintimidating Natsume game :\
Thanks for the ideas, I saved just before the training area, so I've yet to see the difficulty. This will probably come in handy in staying calm haha
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Post by: scott on December 05, 2013, 03:26:19 pm
- trying to teach me that I should only carefully grind in the first one or two rooms and not the other rooms beyond easy reach of a heal point - was just plain difficult.
That's how I felt about Etrian Odyessy 1. I still haven't progressed much further in it. Mostly because it seems liked things bitchslaps you if you journey outside your comfort zone.
I like the challenge though. But some of those big baddies are just cruel.
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Post by: desocietas on December 05, 2013, 03:35:19 pm
- trying to teach me that I should only carefully grind in the first one or two rooms and not the other rooms beyond easy reach of a heal point - was just plain difficult.
That's how I felt about Etrian Odyessy 1. I still haven't progressed much further in it. Mostly because it seems liked things bitchslaps you if you journey outside your comfort zone.
I like the challenge though. But some of those big baddies are just cruel.
Haha, yup, I felt that way about EO 1 but somehow I worked past it, and it was sooooo satisfying to be able to progress beyond finally. The really big baddies, I realized, don't always need to be fought to move on - you might just have to figure out how to get by them ;)
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Post by: insektmute on December 05, 2013, 03:42:17 pm
I need to get back into that one. I'm still in the tutorial area and was expecting it to be hard because of some stuff I'd heard/read, but it became one of those things where the pseudo random encounters would one-hit-kill my summons, and I didn't know if the game was - trying to teach me that it's ok to run away - trying to teach me that I should consider using "talk" as a way to get out of the battle - trying to teach me that I should only carefully grind in the first one or two rooms and not the other rooms beyond easy reach of a heal point - was just plain difficult.
Same problem I ran into. Even the first couple rooms have enemies that can one-hit kill, and since most of your party are summons, it's a bit rough going. Persona 2 and Nocturne both had their share of challenges, but nothing quite that tough that early on. I'll go back to it sooner or later, but eeeeesh.
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Post by: disgaeniac on December 05, 2013, 03:43:29 pm
I need to get back into that one. I'm still in the tutorial area and was expecting it to be hard because of some stuff I'd heard/read, but it became one of those things where the pseudo random encounters would one-hit-kill my summons, and I didn't know if the game was - trying to teach me that it's ok to run away - trying to teach me that I should consider using "talk" as a way to get out of the battle - trying to teach me that I should only carefully grind in the first one or two rooms and not the other rooms beyond easy reach of a heal point - was just plain difficult.
Same problem I ran into. Even the first couple rooms have enemies that can one-hit kill, and since most of your party are summons, it's a bit rough going. Persona 2 and Nocturne both had their share of challenges, but nothing quite that tough that early on. I'll go back to it sooner or later, but eeeeesh.
Are you into rogue-likes?
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Post by: soera on December 07, 2013, 01:10:14 am
Just started LTTP 2. :) Its my first time ever using my 3DS. Its an interesting feeling system.
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Post by: karyann on December 08, 2013, 08:58:51 am
After 3.5 hours of SMT IV, I can now say that I really love it! I've died a few times, but it was mostly on the same "boss", Orthrus. Otherwise, I've mostly been hit-and-running back to heal to my room :P I have Devil Survivor 2 but didn't play much yet, so I consider SMT IV my first SMT game (took me a long time to get to it, I know :( ). I can't wait to buy more of them! I'm eyeing some of the PS2 games on amazon, I don't know yet if I'll get them there or not, but they're cheaper than any I could see in shops here.
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Post by: 90snostalga on December 08, 2013, 10:09:12 am
Silent Hill on the PlayStation 1 :)
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Post by: stethebubble on December 08, 2013, 12:39:30 pm
i loved this game. my cousin came to see me with this game when i was a kid. he started playing it and was too scared to carry on by himself. we played all the way through it in a weekend and it was amazingly scary.
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Post by: Oheao on December 08, 2013, 12:51:48 pm
i loved this game. my cousin came to see me with this game when i was a kid. he started playing it and was too scared to carry on by himself. we played all the way through it in a weekend and it was amazingly scary.
I've been trying to find it for so long, but no luck so far. I really want to play it!
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Post by: kimimi on December 08, 2013, 12:54:37 pm
I remember playing that while my dad was doing the ironing behind me - he threw a sock at my head and burst out laughing as I jumped out of my skin XD
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Post by: doctorlaudanum on December 08, 2013, 07:10:35 pm
I remember playing that while my dad was doing the ironing behind me - he threw a sock at my head and burst out laughing as I jumped out of my skin XD
I used to live just down the road from a tornado siren (can you tell I live in the south?), which was tested every first Wednesday of the month. I was home sick when I first started playing Silent Hill several years back - which happened to be the first Wednesday of the month - so of course the tornado siren had to go off in the middle of the session. I about jumped out of my skin when it happened.
... It's still by far my favorite game in the series, if not one of my favorite games of all time. ;D
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Post by: foxhack on December 08, 2013, 07:13:54 pm
The Typing of the Dead: Overkill (PC).
So much profanity and so much awesome.
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Post by: kingrat101 on December 08, 2013, 07:41:29 pm
Metal Slug 4, slightly underrated if you ask me and scribblenauts unmasked wii u, favorite Scribblenauts game. I could never really get into some of the other ones. Just beat Super Mario 3D land, awesome game, hoping to pick up 3D world for my birthday
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Post by: turf on December 08, 2013, 09:56:04 pm
I started playing Bucky O'Hare on the NES. I can't stop. I have to finish it. It's fun, but really really hard. The unlimited continues helps me not throw it into a wall in a blind rage.
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Post by: burningdoom on December 08, 2013, 10:43:01 pm
I started playing Bucky O'Hare on the NES. I can't stop. I have to finish it. It's fun, but really really hard. The unlimited continues helps me not throw it into a wall in a blind rage.
Have you gotten to that damned elevator level yet?
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Post by: 90snostalga on December 09, 2013, 02:18:28 am
I started playing Bucky O'Hare on the NES. I can't stop. I have to finish it. It's fun, but really really hard. The unlimited continues helps me not throw it into a wall in a blind rage.
Did some one mention Bucky O'Hare?
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Post by: insektmute on December 09, 2013, 03:13:03 am
Yes and no. If I know I'm going into one, and am in the mood for it, I'm down, but I've never really considered SMT to be that type of game. Challenging at times yes, but never that spirit-crushing level of difficulty.
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Post by: turf on December 09, 2013, 05:01:38 am
I started playing Bucky O'Hare on the NES. I can't stop. I have to finish it. It's fun, but really really hard. The unlimited continues helps me not throw it into a wall in a blind rage.
Have you gotten to that damned elevator level yet?
Not yet. I'm on the part where you're crew is being mind controlled and you have to fight them. I only get to play in short bursts, so it's taking me a minute to get past it.
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Post by: insektmute on December 09, 2013, 03:28:42 pm
Finished up Infamous a few days back, and started on LA Noire. Decent so far, but I'm about 75% of the way through the story missions, and it still suffers from the same gripes I have about ever Rockstar game (I know Team Bondi developed it) I've played. Very little mission variety, with each one centered around a very small set of pre-detemined outcomes, and few options available to choose how you appoach situations. Every street crime and story mission is virtually indistinguishable from any other.
Some nice atmosphere, but I also kind of feel like it should've been darker and creepier, have more femme fatale types and gangsters. For the most part, it's been a daylit, bright and shiny Dragnet or Perry Mason sort of feel rather than say, Notorious or Diabolique. Not quite "noir" enough.
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Post by: bobster on December 09, 2013, 04:25:47 pm
Finished up Infamous a few days back, and started on LA Noire. Decent so far, but I'm about 75% of the way through the story missions, and it still suffers from the same gripes I have about ever Rockstar game (I know Team Bondi developed it) I've played. Very little mission variety, with each one centered around a very small set of pre-detemined outcomes, and few options available to choose how you appoach situations. Every street crime and story mission is virtually indistinguishable from any other.
Some nice atmosphere, but I also kind of feel like it should've been darker and creepier, have more femme fatale types and gangsters. For the most part, it's been a daylit, bright and shiny Dragnet or Perry Mason sort of feel rather than say, Notorious or Diabolique. Not quite "noir" enough.
I really liked the dialogue and acting of the game, but I couldn't for the life of me interrogate the suspects correctly! It was also somewhat slow paced so I ended up not finishing it. It did seem repetitive.
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Post by: insektmute on December 10, 2013, 02:24:08 am
I also struggle with the interrogations sometimes. A lot of it is supposed to be based on their expressions and reactions, but just about every time I look at them, they're blinking rapidly or twitching or glancing around nervously, and so nearly all of them seem like a doubt or lie. A lot of the reactions Phelps gives are really over the top too, like if you select doubt, his response will be something like, "I THINK YOU STRANGLED YOUR WIFE, YOU'RE GONNA GET THE GAS CHAMBER!" and I'm just kind of sitting there going whaaa???
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Post by: bobster on December 10, 2013, 08:59:57 am
Oh man I know exactly what you mean. Those over reactions really made me laugh sometimes though. But yeah, there was definitely a disparity between what you thought you were doing and what actually happens.
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Post by: insektmute on December 10, 2013, 03:37:21 pm
Kinda reminds me of Mass Effect. Jennifer Hale does a great job voicing FemShep, with clear distinctions in tone, whereas the dude voicing the male Shep is always like I HAVE NO INSIDE VOICE WHAT ARE YOU DOING ANSWER ME.
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Post by: brunauss on December 11, 2013, 03:52:36 pm
Currently playing Burnout Paradise City on 360. Been a while playing this version. One can clearly see the small differences between this one and the PS3 version. The rusted look of the steel is replaced by a familiar shade of green associated with Waste Management and the billboard advertisements are actually kept up-to-date with recent advertisements from fast food and fashion chains. The overall look is a bit more on the brilliant side, like there is too much sunlight used.
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Post by: MJMaranan on December 12, 2013, 03:17:30 am
Trying to create the perfect Dragon Age: Origins save import for Dragon Age: Inquisition but always getting bummed that only certain classes are able to recruit a certain person and some of the dialogue choices/results annoy me.
Also trying to get the Platinum Trophy for Uncharted: Drake's Fortune but while playing Crushing Difficulty, I cannot get past the waterfall.
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Post by: madmax on December 14, 2013, 10:17:32 pm
Battlefield 4 on PC Knack of PS4
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Post by: BasilZero on December 14, 2013, 10:31:42 pm
-Kingdom Hearts Re:Coded (NDS) -Grand Theft Auto IV (PC) -Dead Rising 2 (PC)
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Post by: azure on December 15, 2013, 07:09:59 pm
Chibi-robo (GCN)
Pokemon X (3DS)
Doom 3 BFG (PS3)
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Post by: sin2beta on December 17, 2013, 07:14:18 pm
Phantasy Star III. I've been taking advantage of the Sega Nomad and the subway commute to work. Finally getting through some games I've yet to finish. It's honestly pretty good so far. Not nearly as good as the first though. I'm level 10. Just met the cyborg and got on a boat. If that means anything to anyone.
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Post by: 90snostalga on December 19, 2013, 10:31:47 am
Phantasy Star III. I've been taking advantage of the Sega Nomad and the subway commute to work. Finally getting through some games I've yet to finish. It's honestly pretty good so far. Not nearly as good as the first though. I'm level 10. Just met the cyborg and got on a boat. If that means anything to anyone.
That's awesome :) Every time I go to my friends or familys house playing a Game Boy Color (still only have my basic phone as well), and everyone makes so much fun of me lol. What kind of looks or what do people say if anything when they see you playing the Nomad?
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Post by: desocietas on December 19, 2013, 12:52:40 pm
Started to get the point-and-click itch again and fired up my save for Runaway: The Dream of The Turtle. It's kinda meh so far, but the follow-up for it is supposed to be good, and I want to delve into that one if I can this winter.
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Post by: scott on December 19, 2013, 04:51:48 pm
I started up the Mega Man Zero games on the DS collection, originally I was playing the original version of MMZ1, but the difficulty was annoying me.
So, since I've already beaten the first 2 on the GBA I started the easy scenario instead. Lol
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Post by: htimreimer on December 19, 2013, 05:59:01 pm
Started to get the point-and-click itch again and fired up my save for Runaway: The Dream of The Turtle. It's kinda meh so far, but the follow-up for it is supposed to be good, and I want to delve into that one if I can this winter.
that's one of the game's I have to play, the reviews say it's good
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Post by: desocietas on December 19, 2013, 06:52:20 pm
Started to get the point-and-click itch again and fired up my save for Runaway: The Dream of The Turtle. It's kinda meh so far, but the follow-up for it is supposed to be good, and I want to delve into that one if I can this winter.
that's one of the game's I have to play, the reviews say it's good
It's not bad. I think it's trying to be Broken Sword but younger and hipper...? The humor and storylines have that Broken Sword kind of feeling.
I thought the first one was cute and the reviews for the third one were good, so I'm making my way through them (the one I'm playing is the second one). They have another game called "The Next Big Thing" that had pretty good writing. Haven't played their most recent title, "Yesterday," but figure I'll get to that one eventually.
I have the new Broken Sword waiting for me, too...
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Post by: sin2beta on December 19, 2013, 06:59:22 pm
Phantasy Star III. I've been taking advantage of the Sega Nomad and the subway commute to work. Finally getting through some games I've yet to finish. It's honestly pretty good so far. Not nearly as good as the first though. I'm level 10. Just met the cyborg and got on a boat. If that means anything to anyone.
That's awesome :) Every time I go to my friends or familys house playing a Game Boy Color (still only have my basic phone as well), and everyone makes so much fun of me lol. What kind of looks or what do people say if anything when they see you playing the Nomad?
You know, so far no one's cared. I haven't seen a single weird look. The only person who seemed to notice was this one guy who made a point to sit next to me and just watched me play.
Too bad though. I figured it would have been a huge chick magnet. 8) That last part was sarcasm.
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Post by: burningdoom on December 19, 2013, 07:03:14 pm
I never have before. But today at work, I pulled out my GBA-SP, and my co-worker who's also a gamer said something about how crazy it is in this day and age and only I would do that. Then she turned around and started talking to my other co-worker about GTA V, lol.
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Post by: scott on December 19, 2013, 07:09:55 pm
The hell, it's a GBA... it's not like you whipped out a Tiger Handheld...
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Post by: desocietas on December 19, 2013, 07:14:56 pm
The only person who seemed to notice was this one guy who made a point to sit next to me and just watched me play.
It's totally strange when people do that. Even if I'm playing the 3DS sometimes someone will just look over my shoulder really obviously. Sometimes they ask about it, sometimes not. I'm not sure if they know that I notice them looking or not. If they ask, it's usually something like "is that a phone?" etc... -__-
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Post by: htimreimer on December 19, 2013, 11:23:14 pm
Started to get the point-and-click itch again and fired up my save for Runaway: The Dream of The Turtle. It's kinda meh so far, but the follow-up for it is supposed to be good, and I want to delve into that one if I can this winter.
that's one of the game's I have to play, the reviews say it's good
It's not bad. I think it's trying to be Broken Sword but younger and hipper...? The humor and storylines have that Broken Sword kind of feeling.
I thought the first one was cute and the reviews for the third one were good, so I'm making my way through them (the one I'm playing is the second one). They have another game called "The Next Big Thing" that had pretty good writing. Haven't played their most recent title, "Yesterday," but figure I'll get to that one eventually.
I have the new Broken Sword waiting for me, too...
it sounds like you have a lot of point and clicking to do, anyway the last crown is not out yet and I'm playing the latest nancy drew , her interactive continues to make there world's a pain In ass to navigate
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Post by: desocietas on December 20, 2013, 12:36:12 am
it sounds like you have a lot of point and clicking to do, anyway the last crown is not out yet and I'm playing the latest nancy drew , her interactive continues to make there world's a pain In ass to navigate
haha yeah, I know you've played a lot of the Nancy Drew series, so I might have to look into one of those some day.
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Post by: htimreimer on December 21, 2013, 03:53:48 am
it sounds like you have a lot of point and clicking to do, anyway the last crown is not out yet and I'm playing the latest nancy drew , her interactive continues to make there world's a pain In ass to navigate
haha yeah, I know you've played a lot of the Nancy Drew series, so I might have to look into one of those some day.
for a game series based on book series that is made my a small company that was division of american laser games (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Laser_Games) before they bought out by there own subsidiary (her interactive), there not all that bad, there not amazing but there fun and the puzzles challenging enough.
if you are going to play one of them, start with the haunted carousel (2003) because it's the easiest. the ones made before are vary 90's point and click'ish if you get what i mean and the ones made after have very sudden difficulty spikes and navigating the world is getting more annoying as more of these come out
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Post by: doctorlaudanum on December 23, 2013, 03:42:01 am
Started another playthrough of Siren. I've forgotten how tense (and controller crushingly frustrating) it can be. I lovehate love this game. It's very underrated. Shame there's probably never going to be another one in the series.
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(http://i42.tinypic.com/f2lyko.jpg)
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Post by: mark1982 on December 23, 2013, 05:44:51 am
PS4 Killzone, very pretty game, nice usage of textures and lighting. Overall, fun game, different from other Killzone's, not too linear and hand holdy (which is great). Allows you to explore and use different tactics.
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Post by: scott on December 23, 2013, 11:23:57 am
Started up my Final Fantasy XIV account again. The 2.1 update's upgrade of dungeon exp is super nice. I blew through level 41 in 1 run and some questing. Much much nicer than the FATE grinding I did to get through the 30s.
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Post by: bobster on December 23, 2013, 11:26:16 am
Started up my Final Fantasy XIV account again. The 2.1 update's upgrade of dungeon exp is super nice. I blew through level 41 in 1 run and some questing. Much much nicer than the FATE grinding I did to get through the 30s.
Man it's so much better. I'm right there with you! Currently a 39 War enjoying the crap out of dungeoning again!
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Post by: disgaeniac on December 23, 2013, 11:29:53 am
Beat the main game in The Guided Fate Paradox, which, btw - feels like more of an 'Accomplishment' than any other game that I've beaten in a looong time ==> moving on into the post-game & the ridiculously over-powered + challenging post-game bosses, cameos, and dungeons...
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Post by: soera on December 23, 2013, 12:47:49 pm
Since I recently finished Link between worlds, I figured I would stick with the portable and start a game Ive been waiting to play for years : FF III. Im about 3 hours in and its actually enjoyable. Reminds me of how I felt when I first started playing console RPGs.
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Post by: foxhack on December 23, 2013, 03:04:46 pm
I bought DuckTales Remastered and beat it in 3 and a half hours. ._.
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Post by: turf on December 23, 2013, 03:06:03 pm
I bought DuckTales Remastered and beat it in 3 and a half hours. ._.
But it was fun. Do it again! Remember, Life is like a hurricane
I have three achievements to go. (http://steamcommunity.com/id/Foxhack/stats/237630/?tab=achievements) (Clear on hard, clear on extreme, unlock all collectibles.)
Oh, and my mistake, it took me two and a half hours (http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=207197170) to clear the game the first time through.
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Post by: scott on December 23, 2013, 04:50:25 pm
I kinda miss short play through games.
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Post by: desocietas on December 23, 2013, 08:13:24 pm
Quiet, you! You go back to your dungeon and play those 100+ hour games and enjoy it, damnit.
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Post by: stethebubble on December 23, 2013, 08:32:47 pm
giving darksiders a go
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Post by: thegooch989 on December 23, 2013, 08:52:45 pm
Indigo Prophecy on the XBox
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Post by: desocietas on December 23, 2013, 11:13:24 pm
Been playing way too much Bejeweled 3...
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Post by: insektmute on December 27, 2013, 03:25:49 pm
I finally gave in and put LA Noire on the backburner. Started up Beyond: Two Souls and totally loving it, but then, I also really loved Heavy Rain and Indigo Prophecy, both of which seem to polarize the hell out of people.
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Post by: scott on December 27, 2013, 04:14:01 pm
Still FFXIV, but now... A Link Between Worlds as well!
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Post by: turf on December 27, 2013, 04:15:31 pm
Chalk up another to A Link Between Worlds. I just started about 30 min ago. I really like the music.
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Post by: desocietas on December 28, 2013, 04:13:55 am
Fired up Runaway: A Twist of Fate then realized that my interested for another point-and-click had passed finally. Now I'm back on to FEZ! Man, such a good game. Reminds me of how much I got into Psychonauts and loved that it (along with FEZ now) is one of the few platformers that I'm happy to play. All it takes is some good puzzles to motivate me :)
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Post by: madmax on December 28, 2013, 06:28:30 am
Battlefield 4 I need 1 more trophy in Resogun, I almost got it today but died about 5 seconds before victory :P Beat Knack last night, gotta find something new to play. Thinking Lego Marvel once it goes down in Price.
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Post by: disgaeniac on December 28, 2013, 07:22:53 am
I finally gave in and put LA Noire on the backburner. Started up Beyond: Two Souls and totally loving it, but then, I also really loved Heavy Rain and Indigo Prophecy, both of which seem to polarize the hell out of people.
What's Indigo Prophecy like / about?
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Post by: sin2beta on December 28, 2013, 09:56:53 am
Still playing Phantasy Star 3 during the commute. I'm actually enjoying it a lot. It is the worst Phantasy Star, but it is still a damn fine RPG.
Started Mass Effect. I gave up on making heavy progress on Sonic & Sega All Stars Racing. I've never played Mass Effect and managed to not spoil much. I love the select your own dialogue aspect. It reminds me of an old CD-ROM/Sega CD game during those parts. I could play the whole game that way. The actual missions are fun as well. I've only made it far enough to find the beacon and get debriefed. Then sleepiness set in...
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Post by: scott on December 28, 2013, 10:13:59 am
I liked Mass Effect, but never finished it. Ended up buying 3 earlier this year for cheap and have been meaning to take FemShep through it all.... still need to download the story patch for it before I forget. But then again, I kinda want to see it in it's original form, to see if I really care about the ending. I watched a video of it and it seemed ok to me, but I think it's something you need to actually experience.
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Post by: sin2beta on December 28, 2013, 10:48:48 am
I liked Mass Effect, but never finished it. Ended up buying 3 earlier this year for cheap and have been meaning to take FemShep through it all.... still need to download the story patch for it before I forget. But then again, I kinda want to see it in it's original form, to see if I really care about the ending. I watched a video of it and it seemed ok to me, but I think it's something you need to actually experience.
Yeah, I'm planning on watching the original once I get there.
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Post by: pacpix on December 28, 2013, 03:45:50 pm
I am also starting A Link Between Worlds today! I have also been playing a lot of Luigi's Mansion Dark Moon. It is fun, but I do not like the new mission based format. One of the things I liked about the first game was exploring the mansion and with this new format it is hard to do that.
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Post by: soera on December 29, 2013, 07:26:25 pm
Since I recently finished Link between worlds, I figured I would stick with the portable and start a game Ive been waiting to play for years : FF III. Im about 3 hours in and its actually enjoyable. Reminds me of how I felt when I first started playing console RPGs.
I just hit 20 hours and the game is still compelling. Pretty good game that would have probably been well received in the early life of FF.
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Post by: 90snostalga on December 29, 2013, 09:19:21 pm
Finished Red Dead Redemption! Now about to begin my Wii U and start on the horror ZOMBIE U!!! I'm scared already lol :)
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Post by: soera on January 06, 2014, 02:28:15 pm
Started Shadow of the Colossus today. While the concept is interesting, the game itself is ... hrmmm. Absolutely no story whatsoever and the whole point is to kill 16 giant creatures and game over. I cant imagine this game has any sort of replay value.
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Post by: disgaeniac on January 06, 2014, 03:45:05 pm
Playing on the PS2 or the PS3?
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Post by: soera on January 06, 2014, 04:48:47 pm
PS3. Got that Ico and Colossus collection disk. 5 of the colossi are dead so far.
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Post by: scott on January 28, 2014, 12:12:10 am
Playing Don't Starve: Console Edition on the PS4. It's pretty sweet and took me a few tries to understand how to survive better. But it's super addicting.
But why the hell do you lose all your hunger if you go to sleep? But if you stay up all night long you barely lose any? Seems like poor design to me.
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Post by: karyann on January 28, 2014, 11:29:57 am
Playing Don't Starve: Console Edition on the PS4. It's pretty sweet and took me a few tries to understand how to survive better. But it's super addicting.
But why the hell do you lose all your hunger if you go to sleep? But if you stay up all night long you barely lose any? Seems like poor design to me.
Sounds like they reversed real life :o Staying up all night makes me sooooooooo hungry.
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Post by: scott on February 05, 2014, 03:31:08 pm
Started up a new save file in Skyrim. I decided that I didn't like the choices I made in my original game, plus I wanted to play the Dark Brotherhood and Thieves Guild story again.
Man I love this game.
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Post by: doctorlaudanum on February 08, 2014, 12:18:07 am
Currently alternating between Pikmin (first playthrough, no Pikmin death run, because I clearly hate myself) and Drakengard (I don't even know how many times, and ditto). Both frustrating, but for entirely different reasons. I forgot how awful I am at strategy games, but Pikmin is pretty damn fun.
On the Drakengard side of things...
(http://i58.tinypic.com/bihhg.jpg)
Oh God the pain. An endless hell of black and white. I love you, Drakengard. Far more than any sane person ought to. But this boss is just such bullshit.
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Post by: turf on February 08, 2014, 12:46:27 am
I'm working on Assassins Creed IV: Black Flag
I'm a Mother F@#$ing Pirate. Swashbuckling like a boss. I'm all stabby and whatnot. The only problem is I suck at the sailing part. I would never have been an Admiral in Her Majesty's Navy that for sure. It's a lot of fun though. I harpooned a shark!
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Post by: 90snostalga on February 08, 2014, 01:29:09 am
I'm a Mother F@#$ing Pirate. Swashbuckling like a boss. I'm all stabby and whatnot. The only problem is I suck at the sailing part. I would never have been an Admiral in Her Majesty's Navy that for sure. It's a lot of fun though. I harpooned a shark!
The Wii U Version?
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Post by: turf on February 08, 2014, 01:37:05 am
I'm a Mother F@#$ing Pirate. Swashbuckling like a boss. I'm all stabby and whatnot. The only problem is I suck at the sailing part. I would never have been an Admiral in Her Majesty's Navy that for sure. It's a lot of fun though. I harpooned a shark!
The Wii U Version?
Xbox 360. I can't imagine the WiiU version being much different.
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Post by: 90snostalga on February 08, 2014, 01:46:03 am
I'm a Mother F@#$ing Pirate. Swashbuckling like a boss. I'm all stabby and whatnot. The only problem is I suck at the sailing part. I would never have been an Admiral in Her Majesty's Navy that for sure. It's a lot of fun though. I harpooned a shark!
The Wii U Version?
Xbox 360. I can't imagine the WiiU version being much different.
Ah, you need to go on and play that Jetsons!
What I think would be a cool video is if you made a video of you playing The Jetsons or some tuff NES game without the Genie. Not with a camera just on the tv screen, but the camera at a distance with a good view of you physically playing and showing the tv at the same time. I personally think just your personality, your actions and reactions to the gameplay would be very funny and entertainment and maybe sort of a walkthrough or game faq or something...Just a thought
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Post by: turf on February 08, 2014, 02:18:00 am
I'm a Mother F@#$ing Pirate. Swashbuckling like a boss. I'm all stabby and whatnot. The only problem is I suck at the sailing part. I would never have been an Admiral in Her Majesty's Navy that for sure. It's a lot of fun though. I harpooned a shark!
The Wii U Version?
Xbox 360. I can't imagine the WiiU version being much different.
Ah, you need to go on and play that Jetsons!
What I think would be a cool video is if you made a video of you playing The Jetsons or some tuff NES game without the Genie. Not with a camera just on the tv screen, but the camera at a distance with a good view of you physically playing and showing the tv at the same time. I personally think just your personality, your actions and reactions to the gameplay would be very funny and entertainment and maybe sort of a walkthrough or game faq or something...Just a thought
If my son stays with his grandparents another night and me and the lady stay in, I'll see if I can't do a 5-10 min first reaction type video. Can't do any video capture. That would be against my zero edit policy... and I'm way to lazy to actually work on something.
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Post by: 90snostalga on February 08, 2014, 02:27:51 am
I'm a Mother F@#$ing Pirate. Swashbuckling like a boss. I'm all stabby and whatnot. The only problem is I suck at the sailing part. I would never have been an Admiral in Her Majesty's Navy that for sure. It's a lot of fun though. I harpooned a shark!
The Wii U Version?
Xbox 360. I can't imagine the WiiU version being much different.
Ah, you need to go on and play that Jetsons!
What I think would be a cool video is if you made a video of you playing The Jetsons or some tuff NES game without the Genie. Not with a camera just on the tv screen, but the camera at a distance with a good view of you physically playing and showing the tv at the same time. I personally think just your personality, your actions and reactions to the gameplay would be very funny and entertainment and maybe sort of a walkthrough or game faq or something...Just a thought
If my son stays with his grandparents another night and me and the lady stay in, I'll see if I can't do a 5-10 min first reaction type video. Can't do any video capture. That would be against my zero edit policy... and I'm way to lazy to actually work on something.
Yes!!!!!!!!! :D Can't wait.
Moreover, thats what I meant lol. I didnt want you to do a video capture of the gameplay, just showing you playing the game and the tv all in the same video live, no edit. But I'll take what you give us...
I'm seriously wanting to do a series now. You have any advice?
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Post by: disgaeniac on February 08, 2014, 08:35:50 am
Currently alternating between Pikmin (first playthrough, no Pikmin death run, because I clearly hate myself) and Drakengard (I don't even know how many times, and ditto). Both frustrating, but for entirely different reasons. I forgot how awful I am at strategy games, but Pikmin is pretty damn fun.
On the Drakengard side of things...
(http://i58.tinypic.com/bihhg.jpg)
Oh God the pain. An endless hell of black and white. I love you, Drakengard. Far more than any sane person ought to. But this boss is just such bullshit.
Hey Dr L. - Welcome back...haven't seen you around for a bit.
Way to go, though!
After an absence like yours ==> to come back - not only cursing like a sailor -but- also posting a pic of a statue of a big-busted woman with mouth wide open & (her Gene Simmon's-like) tongue visible; on a Saturday morning...ERM...whelp...way to make a (re)-entrance O.o
Did ya' ever play through my old Koudelka yet?!
Got the D3 CE('s) pre-ordered yet...
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Post by: stethebubble on February 08, 2014, 11:48:09 am
last night i had 2 friends over so we played a bunch of games.
fantavision gitarooman mirco machines V4 super monkeyball deluxe (the gliding mini game)
i wish they would remake micro machines
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Post by: burningdoom on February 08, 2014, 12:04:46 pm
Right now I'm in the middle of a few games:
-Rock Band: AC/DC Live Track Pack (PS2) -Spyro: Year of the Dragon (PS1) -Super Mario 3D Land (3DS)
-Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning (Xbox 360) - Well this one has been on hiatus for a little bit, now. Not that it's bad, it's just a big game that takes a lot of time and I got all these new games recently that are distracting me.
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Post by: soera on February 08, 2014, 03:06:21 pm
-Rock Band: AC/DC Live Track Pack (PS2) -Spyro: Year of the Dragon (PS1) -Super Mario 3D Land (3DS)
-Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning (Xbox 360) - Well this one has been on hiatus for a little bit, now. Not that it's bad, it's just a big game that takes a lot of time and I got all these new games recently that are distracting me.
Get back to Amalur! That game is amazing. :)
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Post by: scott on February 08, 2014, 03:41:24 pm
I need to get that. Huge fan of R.A. Salvatore, I can't believe I've yet to pick it up.
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Post by: doctorlaudanum on February 08, 2014, 05:32:55 pm
@disgaeniac
Yeah, I'm working a lot lately (certainly not complaining!), so I'm mostly lurking now. The weekend is also really the only time I'm able to post, not at all helped by the fact that my desktop PC exploded and I'm stuck with using my phone for a while.
And is just writing "bullshit" really cursing like a sailor? If that's the case, I have the filthiest mouth in the western hemisphere. :P
I did get a little farther in Koudelka. It took a little while to get the hang of the grid-based combat, but I'm really enjoying it so far. It's also an absolutely gorgeous game for the time. Just making slow progress because I'm a hardcore completionist. I'm the worst.
I actually had to cancel my preorder a few weeks ago to help pay for a broken window after a hail storm, but they announced the collector's edition box since then, so it actually turned out for the better. Still holding out hope for a localized 10th Anniversary Box, though. I'd love to get my hands on those remix CDs.
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Post by: disgaeniac on February 09, 2014, 11:09:44 am
Yeah, I'm working a lot lately (certainly not complaining!), so I'm mostly lurking now. The weekend is also really the only time I'm able to post, not at all helped by the fact that my desktop PC exploded and I'm stuck with using my phone for a while.
And is just writing "bullshit" really cursing like a sailor? If that's the case, I have the filthiest mouth in the western hemisphere. :P
I did get a little farther in Koudelka. It took a little while to get the hang of the grid-based combat, but I'm really enjoying it so far. It's also an absolutely gorgeous game for the time. Just making slow progress because I'm a hardcore completionist. I'm the worst.
I actually had to cancel my preorder a few weeks ago to help pay for a broken window after a hail storm, but they announced the collector's edition box since then, so it actually turned out for the better. Still holding out hope for a localized 10th Anniversary Box, though. I'd love to get my hands on those remix CDs.
Heh!
Well...I suppose that if a sailor said "Bullshit" that, "technically", you would/could indeed be considered to be 'cursing like a sailor' *_-
About Koudelka:
Total, 100% agreement in that it was most definitely a gorgeous & lovely-looking game...especially considering when it was released.
Then again...being 'Spiritually'-related the the Shadow-Heart's series ==> it does have some pretty big shoes to fill & expectations to live up to; ya' know?!
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Post by: karyann on February 09, 2014, 05:56:12 pm
So, anybody currently playing Bravery Default just to tempt me into opening my CE when it arrives on tuesday? I was able to play Ni no Kuni for a whole 2 hours this week-end, I think I'm starting to get hooked up without knowing why. I just can't seem to want to put the controller down, yet there's nothing much happening story-wise yet; I don't know what keeps me playing like this! (not that it's a bad thing, the game is good - I just don't understand my own behaviour!)
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Post by: DreamsDied13101 on February 10, 2014, 12:13:17 am
I still haven't opened my CE copy of Bravely Default. I hate when they have a sticker sealing the box instead of just shrinkwrap. Hopefully the sticker peels all the way off without damaging the box. Has anyone tried yet?
I'm currently playing Culdcept Saga. The story is kinda lame, but I like the monopoly style gameplay!
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Post by: anruiukimi on February 10, 2014, 01:03:43 am
I still haven't opened my CE copy of Bravely Default. I hate when they have a sticker sealing the box instead of just shrinkwrap. Hopefully the sticker peels all the way off without damaging the box. Has anyone tried yet?
I'm currently playing Culdcept Saga. The story is kinda lame, but I like the monopoly style gameplay!
The sticker fell off mine the instant I touched it. Unfortunately, it left a weird non-sticky residue. :/
I'm really enjoying the game so far! Very old school feel to it. I wish I had more people for the town, I'll just have to keep taking my 3DS with me every time I go to GameStop, I seem to get a new person every time. :P
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Post by: scott on February 10, 2014, 08:56:14 am
So, anybody currently playing Bravery Default just to tempt me into opening my CE when it arrives on tuesday? I was able to play Ni no Kuni for a whole 2 hours this week-end, I think I'm starting to get hooked up without knowing why. I just can't seem to want to put the controller down, yet there's nothing much happening story-wise yet; I don't know what keeps me playing like this! (not that it's a bad thing, the game is good - I just don't understand my own behaviour!)
Nope.
I just got a notice that my copy is delayed, because it went to the wrong destination (still in town, wrong post office or something). I won't be playing it right away anyway, I'm hooked on Skyrim again and am working through the story, which I never finished before.
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Post by: bobster on February 10, 2014, 09:59:27 am
I still haven't opened my CE copy of Bravely Default. I hate when they have a sticker sealing the box instead of just shrinkwrap. Hopefully the sticker peels all the way off without damaging the box. Has anyone tried yet?
I'm currently playing Culdcept Saga. The story is kinda lame, but I like the monopoly style gameplay!
I can also confirm the sticker comes right off but leaves a non sticky residue or something. Not sure if it's better just to cut and leave on.
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Post by: red5StandingBy on February 10, 2014, 04:39:07 pm
Killer Instinct for xbox One, Chrono Trigger, Bust a groove, Shadow of the Colossus and Nidhogg.
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Post by: DreamsDied13101 on February 10, 2014, 05:33:35 pm
anruiukimi and bobster - thanks for the replies.
Knowing me I will wait until I purchase a second copy and just leave one sealed. It is a sickness.
I should have just bought two originally. These things seem to be going for at least $25 more than the pre-order price.
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Post by: stethebubble on February 10, 2014, 09:55:43 pm
Ni No Kuni. just started.
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Post by: redblaze57 on February 10, 2014, 10:00:24 pm
went back to finish Pokemon X, because I have a bad habit of getting to the Elite 4 then stopping for months, Halfway through and like an idiot I let my 3DS's battery die *Facepalms*
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Post by: exonerator on February 10, 2014, 10:27:26 pm
Pokemon X as well, since Pokemon Bank came out, I've been busy trying to 100% the National Pokedex.
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Post by: scott on February 11, 2014, 08:57:06 am
I really should get back to finishing the National Dex. Before B&W came out I was reallllly close.
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Post by: soera on February 13, 2014, 11:43:06 am
Finally got some free time without my kids to sit down and start Bravely Default. Yay! Its so cool. I just hit the 3 hour mark and enjoying it already. :)
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Post by: anruiukimi on February 13, 2014, 01:57:04 pm
Finally got some free time without my kids to sit down and start Bravely Default. Yay! Its so cool. I just hit the 3 hour mark and enjoying it already. :)
It's fun! I like the old school vibe, myself. :)
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Post by: karyann on February 14, 2014, 10:21:36 am
This week I'm still on Ni no Kuni, but for the week-end I might be able to start Bravery Default! I thought I could wait longer, but all the excited people everywhere made me want to play sooner in the end :P
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Post by: bobster on February 14, 2014, 12:22:29 pm
This week I'm still on Ni no Kuni, but for the week-end I might be able to start Bravery Default! I thought I could wait longer, but all the excited people everywhere made me want to play sooner in the end :P
I'm in the same boat. I'm 30 hours into Shin Megami Tensei 4... but it's so long and I really want to play Bravely Default :'(
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Post by: scott on February 14, 2014, 12:23:58 pm
I'm almost done with the Dawnguard storyline in Skyrim, then it's on to the main scenario... so no Bravely for me yet either.
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Post by: argyle on February 19, 2014, 12:46:38 pm
Bouncing between stuff ATM. Mainly focused on DMC, but also playing some Dishonored and Rayman Legends (and Outlast sporadically, as my heart can take it ;) ). Add me to the list of people who haven't started Bravely Default yet. I was determined to finish Y's: Memories of Celceta first because I knew if I didn't it would likely get forgotten.
Really looking forward to the new Castlevania next week. :)
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Post by: scott on February 19, 2014, 12:50:08 pm
Really looking forward to the new Castlevania next week. :)
Agreed! I might have to run through Lords of Shadow and Mirror of Fate right quick just to prep myself for it!
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Post by: Veilor on February 19, 2014, 02:29:53 pm
Borrowed Assassin's Creed IV from one of my brothers so going to start that soon, also borrowed a 3DS with the new Zelda game from another brother which I am currently playing.
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Post by: foxhack on February 19, 2014, 02:38:56 pm
I've been trying my Humble Bundle purchases.
Dust: An Elysian Tail - really solid but parrying doesn't seem to work half the time. Weird. Monaco - Fun, I need to get some friends to play this in co-op mode. Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams - ... unplayable. :( The game makes my computer overheat really fast so I can't play it. The game seems fun, but I need better cooling.
Oh and I'm waiting for Strider to finish downloading so I can get started on that one.
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Post by: scott on February 20, 2014, 02:28:27 pm
Putting Skyrim on pause for the time being. Tonight - Monday is an all Castlevania weekend!
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Post by: foxhack on February 20, 2014, 03:00:02 pm
So much for Strider.
It's a 64-bit OS-only game. There's no 32-bit executable. I can't play this. ;_;
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Post by: bobster on February 20, 2014, 03:01:14 pm
Putting Skyrim on pause for the time being. Tonight - Monday is an all Castlevania weekend!
Awesome. :) I'm working on clearing my currently playing queue before next Tuesday, because whatever I haven't finished by then will get shelved while I play LoS2! :D
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Post by: scott on February 20, 2014, 04:42:49 pm
Putting Skyrim on pause for the time being. Tonight - Monday is an all Castlevania weekend!
Awesome. :) I'm working on clearing my currently playing queue before next Tuesday, because whatever I haven't finished by then will get shelved while I play LoS2! :D
Ya, I haven't even downloaded the Demo of LoS2, I want it to be as fresh and new as possible. I'm really debating on just running through the chapters at full power (since I've beaten in 3 times already), or start over from scratch. Since the story repeats on every chapter as normal I think the full power run will be better.
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Post by: argyle on February 20, 2014, 05:07:20 pm
I haven't played the demo either, for the same reason. I was talking to a buddy of mine last night who's also picking it up next week, and he said if I ever have any doubt between now & Tues. about getting it day-1 to play the demo. ;) I told him he didn't have to worry about that.
I need to pick LoS back up. I traded mine in (just the disk, still have the CE case & extras) last year when they announced the bundle. Then I found out that Mirror of Fate isn't on the disk, it's just a pack-in code. :( So I'm torn between just picking up the original game or going ahead & grabbing the bundle.
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Post by: scott on February 20, 2014, 05:27:43 pm
Ya I was disappointed that they didn't put mirror of fate on disc. Which is why I've yet to pick up the collection. I'll get it eventually tho, it needs to fill its place in the shrine.
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Post by: argyle on February 20, 2014, 05:59:13 pm
I'm leaning towards just picking the standard version back up & then grabbing MoF off of PSN at some point (I played the 3DS version of it last year so I'm in no big rush to play it again). I like the artwork on the original case better anyway.
Disappointed that we didn't get the CE of LoS2 that they are putting out in the UK. But have you seen this artbook? I'm very tempted to grab it:
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Post by: argyle on February 20, 2014, 08:13:22 pm
Yep...I'm jealous alright. :P
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Post by: burningdoom on February 20, 2014, 08:23:51 pm
Just out of curiousity: Is it just Castlevania, or do you like vampire stuff in general?
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Post by: scott on February 20, 2014, 08:47:07 pm
I've always like Dracula/ Vlad Tepes related stuff. I've read up on a lot of things involving Vlad and the history of Bram Stoker writing his novel. I don't really get into a lot of the other vampire things... I did think the Interview with a Vampire movie was pretty cool though. Not read any of those books, but have always wanted to. Basically I find Dracula intriguing because Stoker took a historical figure and morphed him into one of the most recognizable villains in fiction of all time. To the point where people now-a-days don't know what's true and what's story telling.
But Castlevania is pretty big for me because one of my favorite games to borrow from my cousin's collection of NES carts was Dracula's Curse. Then there's the whole mythology across the series that I really get into.
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Post by: burningdoom on February 20, 2014, 08:55:37 pm
Cool.
I grew up on a lot of Dracula films (among other horror stuff). My dad was old-school geek. Bela Lugosi, Christopher Lee, Francis Ford Coppola; all staples of my childhood.
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Post by: scott on February 20, 2014, 09:08:46 pm
Ya!
As soon as I saw Nosferatu was on Netflix a few years back. I instantly had to watch it... for a 90 some year old silent movie, it's still really good.
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Post by: stethebubble on February 20, 2014, 09:55:12 pm
Scott did you watch the show Dracula on NBC.
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Post by: scott on February 20, 2014, 09:57:47 pm
Nope, never even heard of it... I don't usually watch television. >_>
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Post by: argyle on February 20, 2014, 10:30:49 pm
As soon as I saw Nosferatu was on Netflix a few years back. I instantly had to watch it... for a 90 some year old silent movie, it's still really good.
My wife loves that movie, she watches it whenever she has trouble sleeping. True story! :D
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Post by: scott on February 21, 2014, 12:41:29 am
That's funny. I was actually kinda creeped out by it the first time. Count Orloc is one ugly bastard.
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Post by: argyle on February 21, 2014, 03:18:09 am
She's corrected me. She's seen & enjoys both, but Vampir is the one she watches all the time. We're the opposite of most couples, she loves horror movies (not slasher-gory movies but what I'd call "true" horror movies) and I can't stand them. Meanwhile, I love horror games and she doesn't. :P
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Post by: disgaeniac on February 21, 2014, 06:56:12 am
Scott - You ever play any VtM or Bloodlines?
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Post by: scott on February 21, 2014, 09:05:40 am
If you mean Circle of the Moon, I've played, but never finished it. I thought it was a good game, but I played it after Aria of Sorrow and it seems a bit weak in comparison. I'm going to go back to it eventually, because it really was a good game and it's challenging having to Metroidvania with only a whip.
As for Bloodlines, I've yet to beat that as well. I've gotten pretty far, but eventually game overed with both John Morris and Eric Lecarde. It's been a few years since I've played it though and I've not sat down and powered through it. If I remember correctly, I had a hard time playing as Lecarde, because "Castlevania has whips". Which is funny because I loved Symphony of the Night and had no problem with it. Also I like how they used the story of this game to tie in to the actual Dracula novel.
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Post by: disgaeniac on February 21, 2014, 09:26:42 am
VtM = Vampire: the Masquerade
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Post by: scott on February 21, 2014, 09:27:41 am
Aah. Nope. Never played any of the Vampire games.
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Post by: burningdoom on February 21, 2014, 08:15:14 pm
Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines for PC looked awesome in a review I saw of it. So I got it off of Steam. But when I actually started playing it, it wasn't as fun. Funny how games are like that. They can look awesome, but you aren't really sure if it's good until you have a controller/keyboard in your hands to see how it handles.
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Post by: disgaeniac on February 22, 2014, 06:15:08 am
Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines for PC looked awesome in a review I saw of it. So I got it off of Steam. But when I actually started playing it, it wasn't as fun. Funny how games are like that. They can look awesome, but you aren't really sure if it's good until you have a controller/keyboard in your hands to see how it handles.
Yeah - I haven't played it myself -but- I've heard other friends say the same thing about the game...
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Post by: argyle on February 22, 2014, 06:57:00 am
Just finished DMC - fantastic game. I haven't played a bad Ninja Theory game yet, and they just seem to keep getting better & better. It's a shame this game didn't sell better, I hear that Capcom is going back to the old stuff if/when they make another game in the series. Not only did they nail the gameplay in this one, which is a huge accomplishment on its own, but they tell a really good story that shows they had a great love for the source material.
Oh well - my dream is that their next game is a PS4 follow-up to Heavenly Sword, using everything they've learned since making the original game.
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Post by: badATchaos on February 22, 2014, 08:51:13 am
totally addicted to Rising Storm. http://vgcollect.com/item/52359 (http://vgcollect.com/item/52359)
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Post by: scott on February 22, 2014, 09:56:57 am
Ah I remember why Lords of Shadow annoyed me... QTEs.
... and chupacabras.
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Post by: soera on February 24, 2014, 11:53:48 am
Still playing Bravely Default. Im really enjoying this. Im about 40 hours in now and have access to a majority of the jobs.
So far, my line up is : Tiz - 10 knight with 9 freelancer back up, Ringabel - 10 ranger with 9 thief backup, Edea is 10 red mage with 9 spell fencer back up, and Agnes is 10 white mage with 8 performer back up. The jump from 8 to 9 in exp cost is unreal. Ive revived the wind, water, and fire crystal. Character levels are all at 41. Been working on rebuilding the town a lot too. Some neat stuff comes from there.
Game is awesome and definitely a high chance at one of the games of the year.
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Post by: disgaeniac on February 24, 2014, 12:19:09 pm
Still playing Bravely Default. Im really enjoying this. Im about 40 hours in now and have access to a majority of the jobs.
So far, my line up is : Tiz - 10 knight with 9 freelancer back up, Ringabel - 10 ranger with 9 thief backup, Edea is 10 red mage with 9 spell fencer back up, and Agnes is 10 white mage with 8 performer back up. The jump from 8 to 9 in exp cost is unreal. Ive revived the wind, water, and fire crystal. Character levels are all at 41. Been working on rebuilding the town a lot too. Some neat stuff comes from there.
Game is awesome and definitely a high chance at one of the games of the year.
Seriously...wtf is up w/ some of these names :o
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Post by: anruiukimi on February 24, 2014, 12:27:41 pm
I thought that was a super weird name when playing the demo too - then I watched the intro to the full game, and when they give his backstory I just chuckled. It's pretty clever IMO, and poking fun at a genre cliche.
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Post by: disgaeniac on February 24, 2014, 04:15:53 pm
Yeah, I thought that naming the MC for Radiata Stories "Jack Russel" was kinda funny & cute ;D
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Post by: argyle on February 24, 2014, 04:50:00 pm
Radiata Stories...that game is in my pile of shame. One day...
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Post by: pacpix on February 24, 2014, 09:02:23 pm
Still playing Bravely Default. Im really enjoying this. Im about 40 hours in now and have access to a majority of the jobs.
So far, my line up is : Tiz - 10 knight with 9 freelancer back up, Ringabel - 10 ranger with 9 thief backup, Edea is 10 red mage with 9 spell fencer back up, and Agnes is 10 white mage with 8 performer back up. The jump from 8 to 9 in exp cost is unreal. Ive revived the wind, water, and fire crystal. Character levels are all at 41. Been working on rebuilding the town a lot too. Some neat stuff comes from there.
Game is awesome and definitely a high chance at one of the games of the year.
I have been enjoying this one as well, but I am not nearly as far as you are. I was wiped out in the first round by the boss guarding the Wind crystal and have not felt like doing any level grinding yet.
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Post by: soera on February 24, 2014, 10:10:46 pm
This game does definitely require grinding time which Im cool with. And unlike a lot of previous rpgs Ive played, a lot of the boss fights really need some sort of strategy to beat them other than just hit + heal. I had a few fights that frustrated me for sure!
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Post by: blipcs76 on February 25, 2014, 10:18:44 am
Been playing Zombi U lately. I really love this game. The atmosphere is amazing; the city looks completely ravaged and desolate. While it's not a technical marvel (character models definitely look last-gen), it does look pretty amazing, especially in really dark areas. The sense of dread and tension is wonderful, as you never know if there's a zombie right around the corner or out of the cone of your flashlight, and zombies can one-shot kill you in this game if you're unprepared. The sound is also great, with fantastic ambiance and effective use of music and sounds, like the far off zombie noises.
And it does the best job of utilizing the Wii U gamepad than anything else I've tried. It's extremely immersive. The gamepad functions as your map, inventory, scanner (physically hold up and move around the pad to scan your surroundings); it used for inputting numbers into keypads, lock picking and other tactile functions. Your guide through the game speaks to you directly through the speakers on the gamepad, which makes it feel like an actual communications device. When you're using your touchscreen, the game does not pause. You better be sure you're in a safe place because you can't see when you're looking in your backpack, and a zombie can sneak right up on you.
Some reviewers have complained about the gameplay being a bit repetitive, but it doesn't bother me at all. Others have said it's too slow. That's what I enjoy about it. You're not Rambo, you're everyday people put in this scenario and you're trying your best to stay alive. Death has consequence, as you lose all of your accumulated gear and stat upgrades. A great feature is when you die, your character comes back as a zombie. You're 'reborn' as a new character that has to track down your previous zombified character and kill them to reclaim your stuff. So cool!
Your main weapon through the game is a cricket bat that you whack zombies with and you later get additional guns, flares, etc. There's often more than one way to approach a zombie or group of zombies. My only complaint is that the world feels a bit small and forced. I'd preferred to have a bit more freedom to roam and explore rather than the rigid path the game pushes you through, but that being said I would LOVE to see a sequel to this game. It's fun, creative and genuinely scary without relying much on jump scares.
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Post by: disgaeniac on February 25, 2014, 10:56:23 am
Enjoying A Game = :)
Enjoying a game that was generally panned by critics/*cough*"Professional"*cough* Reviewers = ;D
Appreciating reviews for *Exactly* what they ALL are = One Person's Opinion = 8)
NEVER making a decision to buy/not buy a game based on one or many reviews (read: "Opinions", remember:) = ;)
Buying & playing the games that *YOU* want to buy and play (after reading as many positive and/or negative reviews of it as you want + knowing/believing that the very best thing to do with places like "Metacritic" = is to ignore them/act like they don't exist =
Wanna' game together with me sometime?! :o
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Post by: spac316 on February 25, 2014, 01:37:20 pm
I've been playing GTA V. I'm almost finished with the story.
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Post by: MJMaranan on February 26, 2014, 01:30:04 am
Falling in love with Skies Of Arcadia on the Dreamcast. As with all or most of my games... Unless scripted, trying to finish the game without anyone ever fainting in battle. ;D
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Post by: scott on February 26, 2014, 07:42:05 am
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2. Wtf is up with these stealth missions?
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Post by: disgaeniac on February 26, 2014, 08:06:40 am
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2. Wtf is up with these stealth missions?
Maybe your LoS2 disc was mixed-up/replaced with a Thief disc OR it's just a Thief disc stamped & labeled as a Castlevania one :o
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on March 02, 2014, 08:47:21 pm
I bought Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze on the Wii U and been taking my time with that. It's some fun stuff. I need to go back and finish Ducktales Remastered on the Wii U and unlock the 2 other worlds I need to get in Super Mario 3D World.
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Post by: foxhack on March 02, 2014, 09:03:34 pm
Just hit 80 hours on Bravely Default and on chapter 6. Weird things going on later in the game. Still awesome though!
I've heard that there's A LOT of repetition later in the game - is that what you're talking about?
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Post by: soera on March 03, 2014, 02:53:12 pm
Yeah it is.
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Post by: soera on March 06, 2014, 03:02:26 pm
Still on Bravely. Just hit 100 hours and maxed all jobs/exp levels and 15 hours til my town is 100% complete. On chapter 6 and about to awaken the final crystal (again). The end game is revealing itself pretty nicely now.
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Post by: blipcs76 on March 07, 2014, 10:41:43 am
I've been hooked on Zombi U. I adore what they've created in this game. It uses the gamepad better than anything else I've played on the Wii U -- and last night I got to the nursery level. Anyone who's played this game knows what I'm talking about. That level was absolutely terrifying, and it uses the gamepad in ways to increase the tension through the roof. My wife watched me play as I audibly yelped a few times inside that place. Ugh.
I had to check playthroughs on YouTube and those guys had reactions like I did last night, so I don't feel quite so bad now :)
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Post by: scott on March 07, 2014, 10:57:12 am
I'm about 4 hours into Lords of Shadow 2. So far I'm digging it, and I actually kind of like turning into a rat and scurrying around.
Playing it on PC instead of my PS3 copy. Thanks to the new video card I'm running it pretty close to max settings and it looks gorgeous. Also, I'm not finding the modern setting to be generic, it looks pretty impressive to me.
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Post by: brunauss on March 07, 2014, 02:29:06 pm
Disappearing from site in the real world again and find myself bouncing between Disney Infinity and ModNation Racers on my PS3.
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Post by: jellysauce on March 07, 2014, 03:39:59 pm
im currently playing gradius, monster party, zelda 2, and startropics.
i've never beaten a shoot em up before but i want gradius to be my first. im so horrible at this kind of game but ill slowly get this game down.
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Post by: foxhack on March 07, 2014, 04:23:06 pm
I've been playing / betatesting Escape Goat 2 on PC. It's great. ;p
I've also been playing this little shooter called Major Mayhem. It's basically a cartoonish Cabal / Blood Bros. / Time Crisis mashup, very entertaining and easy to pick up. This was originally an Android game but the PC version doesn't have the usual pay to unlock stuff the phone version does. (You do have to play the game to get money for stuff, and it's a grind.)
The game's fun but some of the achievements will take ages... there's "Kill 2000 enemies" achievements for every weapon. Not fun. :P
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Post by: disgaeniac on March 24, 2014, 12:23:48 pm
After completing about 90% of GFP - I'm putting it down for awhile & playing the HD FFX + X-2 games on my PS3 ;D
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Post by: scott on March 24, 2014, 12:48:21 pm
Lots and lots of Diablo III. Gonna try to sneak in some more while the GF is watching Dancing and Castle tonight too ha. Gotta love Blizzard bumping up exp in the lead up to Reaper of Souls. This guy (http://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/Spazmet-1962/hero/40639518) started out at level 36 or so, last week.
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Post by: soera on March 24, 2014, 02:28:23 pm
You making me want to play Diablo again!
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Post by: scott on March 24, 2014, 02:41:24 pm
You should get it for PC and horde that sucker for yourself!
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Post by: 90snostalga on March 24, 2014, 03:58:42 pm
I'm about 4 hours into Lords of Shadow 2. So far I'm digging it, and I actually kind of like turning into a rat and scurrying around.
Playing it on PC instead of my PS3 copy. Thanks to the new video card I'm running it pretty close to max settings and it looks gorgeous. Also, I'm not finding the modern setting to be generic, it looks pretty impressive to me.
What kind of video card you get?
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Post by: disgaeniac on March 24, 2014, 04:15:21 pm
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on March 24, 2014, 04:55:10 pm
Gotten kinda focus on doing my craft stuff and tv show/movie watching at nights, so haven't gamed in abit, but I am playing Assassin's Creed 4 on Wii U.
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Post by: turf on March 24, 2014, 04:56:35 pm
Gotten kinda focus on doing my craft stuff and tv show/movie watching at nights, so haven't gamed in abit, but I am playing Assassin's Creed 4 on Wii U.
It is such a damn fine game. It might rival Red Dead Redemption for my favorite game this generation. How far are you?
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on March 24, 2014, 05:42:04 pm
Gotten kinda focus on doing my craft stuff and tv show/movie watching at nights, so haven't gamed in abit, but I am playing Assassin's Creed 4 on Wii U.
It is such a damn fine game. It might rival Red Dead Redemption for my favorite game this generation. How far are you?
Not as far as I'd like, mostly just been trying to collect as much as I can in Havana right now lol
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Post by: soera on March 24, 2014, 09:42:15 pm
I think this may be the route I will go. You are allowed to transfer characters from PS3 to PS4 and its already confirmed getting the expansion.
Or you can get the PC version, which already has the expansion. ;)
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Post by: soera on March 25, 2014, 10:24:34 am
You're killin me Scott! :) I would like it though. 8)
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Post by: scott on March 25, 2014, 10:33:07 am
One of us! One of us!
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Post by: anruiukimi on March 25, 2014, 03:27:51 pm
No Diablo for me! :P The pc games I'm playing now are Civ5 (like always) and now I'm trying out Rome: Total War. Also enjoyed myself thoroughly with one of the newer Typing of the Dead games...
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Post by: teck on March 25, 2014, 04:30:43 pm
Dynasty Warriors 8 Complete tonight~! I can't wait~!
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Post by: argyle on March 25, 2014, 08:43:42 pm
Dynasty Warriors 8 Complete tonight~! I can't wait~!
Jealous, but I'm already picking up too much this week - it will have to wait.
Just finished my first run (the kill everything directly in front of you and ignore the battle run).... And I very much like it....
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Post by: turf on March 29, 2014, 12:40:27 am
I spent a half hour it so with Mighty Final Fight this evening. When I got this game years ago I tried it out to see if it worked, then it hit the shelf (well, it was a container back then). It didn't do much for me. So I let it sit for years. Fast Forward to this afternoon. I see a YouTube video claiming this game is the best beat 'em up on the NES. They say it's better than Double Dragon and River City Ransom. Well, that random YouTube reviewer may have just been right. This is a damn fine game. It sucks if you pick Haggar, but Cody is badass. I didn't try Guy out.
I give Mighty Final Fight two cute, chubby, cartoony thumbs up!
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Post by: stethebubble on March 29, 2014, 10:45:30 am
No Diablo for me! :P The pc games I'm playing now are Civ5 (like always) and now I'm trying out Rome: Total War. Also enjoyed myself thoroughly with one of the newer Typing of the Dead games...
humble bundle?
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Post by: stethebubble on March 29, 2014, 10:46:06 am
I tried out Zombie Revenge on Dreamcast today, which I picked up at Goodwill recently. And dang, what a freaking fun game! I played 3-4 games of it, all continues allowed. Couldn't beat it, but I'm sure with a little memorization and few more play-throughs I can do better.
Someone once told me it was a 3D fighter, and so I stayed away. Apparently that person doesn't know the different between a beat-em up and a fighter. So much Sega style squeezed into this, and pretty impressive looking for a Dreamcast game. Don't pass this one up if you have a Dreamcast, it's a MUST-HAVE Dreamcast game; and it's cheap to boot!
That inspired an entire Dreamcast playing session today. I also played these games and had a blast today:
-House of the Dead 2 -Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of the Super-Heroes -Tony Hawk's Pro Skater -Vigilante 8: 2nd Offense
And I have this one waiting to play which requires a little more time and input; after I take this little break:
I tried out Zombie Revenge on Dreamcast today, which I picked up at Goodwill recently. And dang, what a freaking fun game! I played 3-4 games of it, all continues allowed. Couldn't beat it, but I'm sure with a little memorization and few more play-throughs I can do better.
Someone once told me it was a 3D fighter, and so I stayed away. Apparently that person doesn't know the different between a beat-em up and a fighter. So much Sega style squeezed into this, and pretty impressive looking for a Dreamcast game. Don't pass this one up if you have a Dreamcast, it's a MUST-HAVE Dreamcast game; and it's cheap to boot!
That inspired an entire Dreamcast playing session today. I also played these games and had a blast today:
-House of the Dead 2 -Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of the Super-Heroes -Tony Hawk's Pro Skater -Vigilante 8: 2nd Offense
And I have this one waiting to play which requires a little more time and input; after I take this little break:
And coincidently enough, I just saw today on CGR's website that it's Sega Dreamcast Week on Classic Game Room! How appropriate.
Sega Dreamcast Week on CGR (http://"http://classicgameroom.com/feature-article/?id=184")
Zombie Revenge is a good time! I'm sure you know that it's actually in the same universe as house of the dead. I haven't beaten it either :(
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Post by: argyle on March 29, 2014, 11:14:37 pm
Loved Zombie Revenge back in the day - "Look for the man with the GOLD EYE!" ;D
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Post by: karyann on March 30, 2014, 01:43:21 pm
I started (and almost finished) Attack of the Friday Monsters yesterday, and man it's awesome :) It's really laid-back, the ambience is great, the characters are appealing, the story is simple but fun. I couldn't put it down, until I was forced to (which is the only reason I haven't finished it in one sitting)
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Post by: burningdoom on March 30, 2014, 03:45:10 pm
Zombie Revenge is a good time! I'm sure you know that it's actually in the same universe as house of the dead. I haven't beaten it either :(
I didn't know that. But the entire time I was playing it I was thinking it had a very similar style to House of the Dead with the voice-acting, similar monsters, and the fact you were playing as special agents.
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Post by: MJMaranan on March 30, 2014, 04:21:16 pm
Tried out the demo for Loren The Amazon Princess. Pretty decent for a game but for a $25 digital-only game with soundtrack... I'll at least keep an eye when it goes on sale.
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Post by: pacpix on March 30, 2014, 05:12:26 pm
I googled Star Wars Battlefront II mods last weekend and downloaded a lot of them. Basically the only game I have been playing since ha.
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Post by: tripredacus on March 31, 2014, 03:16:30 pm
I got the Space Victory as England in Civ 5.
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Post by: anruiukimi on March 31, 2014, 03:25:16 pm
I googled Star Wars Battlefront II mods last weekend and downloaded a lot of them. Basically the only game I have been playing since ha.
My copies are console copies, so no can do for me. But the Battlefront games are my favorite Star Wars games. So much fun!
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Post by: teck on March 31, 2014, 06:08:13 pm
Still playing DW8XL complete.... I thought I'd have moved on to Dark Souls 2, but as it turns out ambition mode got a significant addition in the XL as well so it looks like I'm locked down for a while....
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on March 31, 2014, 06:47:52 pm
Played MGS: Grounds Zeroes last night. Glad I only rented it from Redbox as it was pretty much what I heard and expected lol I do like the gameplay changes and how the game actually doesn't feel really that clunky anymore. Stuff I thought was gonna be terrible like the refilling health and Sutherland voice wasn't so bad. Overall it has me very excited for the game and really hoping it gets a PC release as Kojima showed interest in it.
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Post by: foxhack on March 31, 2014, 06:53:31 pm
A friend of mine gifted me a copy of Gigantic Army on Steam.
But what is Gigantic Army...?
Well, remember Cybernator on the SNES? That's it. That's the game. This is a clone of Cybernator developed by an indie dev in Japan. It's AMAZING. Sadly there's not much in the story department, but the graphics are pretty decent, the music is good, and it controls like a dream.
It's also HARD but not throw your pad at the floor hard. Enemies -telegraph- their attacks because they're friggin MECHS, they're slow and bulky and if you get hit it's your own fault. My only issue is the stupid time limit in stages. Have a trailer:
I really recommend getting this on a sale.
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Post by: burningdoom on March 31, 2014, 06:55:49 pm
About to start this bad-boy, just showed up in the mail today! 8)
Played MGS: Grounds Zeroes last night. Glad I only rented it from Redbox as it was pretty much what I heard and expected lol I do like the gameplay changes and how the game actually doesn't feel really that clunky anymore. Stuff I thought was gonna be terrible like the refilling health and Sutherland voice wasn't so bad. Overall it has me very excited for the game and really hoping it gets a PC release as Kojima showed interest in it.
I think MGS fans kinda did this to themselves. It was well known that most people bought Zone of the Enders just for the MGS2 demo. I think they finally just figured "Why bother with the pretext? Just sell the demo straight out."
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on April 01, 2014, 02:49:48 am
Played MGS: Grounds Zeroes last night. Glad I only rented it from Redbox as it was pretty much what I heard and expected lol I do like the gameplay changes and how the game actually doesn't feel really that clunky anymore. Stuff I thought was gonna be terrible like the refilling health and Sutherland voice wasn't so bad. Overall it has me very excited for the game and really hoping it gets a PC release as Kojima showed interest in it.
I think MGS fans kinda did this to themselves. It was well known that most people bought Zone of the Enders just for the MGS2 demo. I think they finally just figured "Why bother with the pretext? Just sell the demo straight out."
Pretty much. This is obviously like a tutorial level in Phantom Pain that they slapped extra content onto so they could sell it. If they just released the main section as is, it's basically a demo or at the very most a 5 dollar digital buy for fans to wet their beaks and see what new ideas the Phantom Pain will bring. I'm not someone that wants to play on every difficulty perfectly, to gather every single item unless it gives me something really cool, and do essentially challenge maps, so 30 bucks for it is ridiculous.
I will give them that the intro for this is kind amazing and I wish I had a PS4 to see it in the best quality, because it's this really awesome, no cut, shot that has to be like 5 minutes long that follows the bad guy, you get a little story, a little intrigue, and then basically seamlessly merges with you as Snake and it was incredibly well done. Looking up the intro on Youtube, it is actually nearly 10 minutes long. I was totally into this entire scene.
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Post by: 90snostalga on April 01, 2014, 02:40:10 pm
Donkey Kong Country for the Super Nintendo! :) :) :) :)
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Post by: pacpix on April 01, 2014, 03:05:11 pm
Donkey Kong Country for the Super Nintendo! :) :) :) :)
Nice! One of the best on the SNES. I just completed my DKC series collection with my recent acquisition of DKC 3: Dixie's Double Trouble on SNES. (Well, I don't have Donkey Kong 64 yet, but does that count as part of the DKC series?)
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Post by: pacpix on April 01, 2014, 04:11:33 pm
Donkey Kong Country for the Super Nintendo! :) :) :) :)
Nice! One of the best on the SNES. I just completed my DKC series collection with my recent acquisition of DKC 3: Dixie's Double Trouble on SNES. (Well, I don't have Donkey Kong 64 yet, but does that count as part of the DKC series?)
No Donkey Kong 64 is a separate game from the rest of the DKC series.
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Post by: blipcs76 on April 01, 2014, 04:37:06 pm
Nearly finished up with Zombi U. I've loved it from beginning to end, however my wife stepped between me and the TV last time I played and I got double hammered by zombies (and if you're not ready, any zombie is a potential one-hit kill). It's right at the end of the game, so it throws way more zombies than normal at you and my character that died had all my good items on them and I can't really reach them now (when you die, your new character has to track down your zombiefied old character and kill them to get your gear back). So I have to figure out how to get through the end of the game with essentially just my starting weapons. Gonna be fun...
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Post by: disgaeniac on April 01, 2014, 05:39:08 pm
Still (lovingly lost in nostalgia nation as I'm) playing the FFX & X-2 HD games on my PS3 ;D
LMAO!
Just had my 1st "game over" in it :o
I was in the Calm Lands, capturing me some monsters when...the long-time bane of FF players everywhere, decided to raise his ugly-ass self and his/her(?!) Breath was soooooo Bad ==> that it caused confusion on all 3 of my active party members (btw - I'm personally, atm at least, partial to rolling with Rikku, Tidus, and Wakka); and (*ONLY* because I'd saved a few minutes earlier:) hilarity ensued as my party members killed each other off...until Tidus - the last one standing, killed himself 8)
And...O.M.G.! :)
As an American (thus, never having had access to the "International version" before) ==>
==>There's just SO MUCH freakin' new content that I could very easily see (the 2 games + extras) taking Months (instead of weeks) to do everything :P
Value for price paid?
Win, win, win, and...WIN!
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Post by: 90snostalga on April 01, 2014, 07:14:30 pm
Donkey Kong Country for the Super Nintendo! :) :) :) :)
Nice! Are you planning on doing a 101% run or just playing through the levels?
I plan on doing the full complete game. If I keep trying over and over and get too frustrated, then I will just play the levels to and beat the final level and be done.
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Post by: foxhack on April 01, 2014, 11:51:26 pm
I'm playing Goat Simulator.
Yes, really.
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Post by: teck on April 02, 2014, 02:32:32 am
I'm actually quite interested in picking it up.... Do you think it was worth it so far~?
It's pretty stupid, and it also seems to need a machine that's a lot faster than mine. It's certainly entertaining but since it uses Unreal Engine 3 and PhysX, my system can barely handle it at this point in its development.
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Post by: turf on April 02, 2014, 11:48:11 am
I'm actually quite interested in picking it up.... Do you think it was worth it so far~?
It's pretty stupid, and it also seems to need a machine that's a lot faster than mine. It's certainly entertaining but since it uses Unreal Engine 3 and PhysX, my system can barely handle it at this point in its development.
Same for me. I have to play it on all of the lowest settings and it is still pretty laggy. The game is hilarious though.
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Post by: pacpix on April 02, 2014, 01:47:13 pm
Am I the only one a little disturbed by positive portrayal of some pretty violent stuff happening to an animal in those trailers?
Probably? I don't know, because it's such an utterly ridiculous and nonsensical game, you really can't take it seriously. It's such a goofy ass game, where you can become the goat king which allows you to spawn "peasant" goats at will and then you can go and become a demon goat by sacrificing 5 people on a pentagram you find giving you like crazy weird demon type powers.
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Post by: burningdoom on April 02, 2014, 08:03:17 pm
After I read that, let me be clear on something that I'm not sure came across right: I know it's not a real animal.
I meant that I find it a little disturbing that people are getting joy from doing violent things to the goat. But now that I think about it, maybe something is wrong with me, since I don't find it the least bit disturbing when I play violent video games about people but I do when it's an animal. Oh well.
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Post by: foxhack on April 02, 2014, 08:25:41 pm
Am I the only one a little disturbed by positive portrayal of some pretty violent stuff happening to an animal in those trailers?
As opposed to the animal hurting people and destroying everything in its path?
Also, despite all the violence, explosions and fire - there isn't a single drop of blood or dismemberment in the game. Whenever you lose control due to an explosion or simply falling from a great height, you go into ragdoll mode (same as the humans or other goats). Press a button and you're back on your four legs.
Hell I jumped into a combine harvester (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combine_harvester). All it did was throw me halfway across the map. Right next to the goat-fighting arena.
Yes, that's a real thing.
The game is stupid and ridiculous on purpose, but if there was blood and actual maiming then I'd agree with you.
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Post by: redblaze57 on April 02, 2014, 08:30:05 pm
well among all the Madness going around with Goat simulator. I've Decided to go and play Alice: Madness Returns again... for that bad transition I'll see myself out.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on April 02, 2014, 08:40:30 pm
After I read that, let me be clear on something that I'm not sure came across right: I know it's not a real animal.
I meant that I find it a little disturbing that people are getting joy from doing violent things to the goat. But now that I think about it, maybe something is wrong with me, since I don't find it the least bit disturbing when I play violent video games about people but I do when it's an animal. Oh well.
Well of course I didn't mean it that way, I just meant that it's such a ridiculous idea, combined with the bogus physics, and crazy set pieces, that it's far too goofy to ever take it in any serious regards that it's "positive portrayal" of animal cruelty. Even if it was super bloody and violent, I don't think I could see it any other way than just silly.
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Post by: turf on April 02, 2014, 11:03:28 pm
Alright, I kinda get it. But, is there enough game there to make it fun for longer than 10 min?
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Post by: foxhack on April 02, 2014, 11:08:19 pm
Alright, I kinda get it. But, is there enough game there to make it fun for longer than 10 min?
If you have the mindset for this kinda game, yes. It also has Workshop (modding) support so you can add other things into the game. It just came out yesterday, so...
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Post by: pacpix on April 03, 2014, 01:31:10 am
Alright, I kinda get it. But, is there enough game there to make it fun for longer than 10 min?
I have put six hours into the game and it is finally starting to get a little old as the map is small. Looking forward to the new mods and maps though.
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Post by: teck on April 05, 2014, 06:20:57 pm
/sigh.... Back into Diablo 3 on PC again.... FML....
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Post by: blodwast on April 06, 2014, 03:19:18 pm
/sigh.... Back into Diablo 3 on PC again.... FML....
HAHAHA I know the feeling, I'm back on Diablo 3 aswell. Loot 2.0 patch made me come back :P.
Other than that, I'm currently playing (on and off) Pokémon Diamond (NDS) and Assassin's Creed (Xbox 360). I say on and off as most of my playing time still goes on League of Legends (yeah, I just can't get over it haha).
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Post by: turf on April 07, 2014, 08:10:35 pm
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on April 07, 2014, 08:23:41 pm
Back to playing Assassin's Creed 4 after putting it up for abit. Finally got to proper open world boat action and it's pretty great. I also find it weird that Kenway in this is a better and more accomplished assassin than whats his face from AC3, except that he was raised for years by someone from the Assassin's, but Kenway is better even though Kenway has never trained and just happened to steal the suit from a dead dude lol They really didn't plan this character out very well, but I still love the game a hell of a lot more than AC3 which is mostly forgettable.
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Post by: turf on April 07, 2014, 08:43:21 pm
Back to playing Assassin's Creed 4 after putting it up for abit. Finally got to proper open world boat action and it's pretty great. I also find it weird that Kenway in this is a better and more accomplished assassin than whats his face from AC3, except that he was raised for years by someone from the Assassin's, but Kenway is better even though Kenway has never trained and just happened to steal the suit from a dead dude lol They really didn't plan this character out very well, but I still love the game a hell of a lot more than AC3 which is mostly forgettable.
I really liked the story of AC3, but the game was a little weak. It really made you miss the setting of Italy from the Ezio trilogy. You need the tall buildings and swordplay. The pirate setting in AC4 is fantastic. I can't get enough of it. I'm a badass at sea and on land. I love swashbuckling. 8)
Wait until you get a little further along. Robbing folks never gets old.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on April 07, 2014, 09:32:31 pm
I never was into AC games, but I liked the setting of AC3, it was just too boring with it's side stuff and the main guy of AC3 was an absolutely terrible character. Didn't care a lot for the story too. Really, I hate the modern world aspect of the series. If it was just an afterthought, where it's like "You have access to your ancestors memories because of science, learn about this secret history!" and nothing more, I'd be way happier. I'm just glad I haven't gone back to the modern setting more than once so far in AC4 lol
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Post by: argyle on April 07, 2014, 11:56:22 pm
Had to start over in Dynasty Warriors 8 on the PS4. You can transfer your save from the PS3 version...if you still own it. If not, there's no way to get the save across. And I traded mine in as soon as they announced the PS4 version. Oh well, I don't mind starting over that much.
Also played some more Mercenary Kings. Man, that game is all kinds of awesome. That's the only PS+ game I don't already have that I'm interested in this month, but since I probably would have dropped the $20 on it that's good enough for me. It's Metal Slug with missions, explorable levels & upgradable weapons. It's old-school mixed with the best of modern game design. Just full of win. :) The only thing that could possibly make it better would be a Vita version w/ cross-save support. ;D
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Post by: teck on April 08, 2014, 01:51:18 am
Had to start over in Dynasty Warriors 8 on the PS4. You can transfer your save from the PS3 version...if you still own it. If not, there's no way to get the save across. And I traded mine in as soon as they announced the PS4 version. Oh well, I don't mind starting over that much.
Also played some more Mercenary Kings. Man, that game is all kinds of awesome. That's the only PS+ game I don't already have that I'm interested in this month, but since I probably would have dropped the $20 on it that's good enough for me. It's Metal Slug with missions, explorable levels & upgradable weapons. It's old-school mixed with the best of modern game design. Just full of win. :) The only thing that could possibly make it better would be a Vita version w/ cross-save support. ;D
Ouch.... Yeah, I've kept every copy I have ever owned, though a couple need to be replaced....
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Post by: MJMaranan on April 09, 2014, 01:07:23 am
Playing Evoland on Steam right now. Nostalgia is awesome until I reached the ambushed/gauntlet area.
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Post by: burningdoom on April 09, 2014, 02:26:38 am
Playing Evoland on Steam right now. Nostalgia is awesome until I reached the ambushed/gauntlet area.
I loved it too. But it's short as hell. And the final boss is infuriating.
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Post by: thecrypticodor on April 09, 2014, 03:12:32 am
I'm playing Ace Combat 4 Shattered Skies. Never got around to playing any of Ace Combat series outside of the early PS1 tittles. Gotta say I'm surprised at how solid the game is. Just ripped through the first ten missions in one sitting. I also acquired Ace Combat 5 somewhat recently so that's definitely gonna be moving up my gaming queue.
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Post by: argyle on April 10, 2014, 10:39:11 am
At home - Dynasty Warriors 8 Complete for the PS4. Perfect weeknight "I'm tired & want to play something I don't have to think about too much" game. :P I think I'm at the last battle of the Shu campaign right now. This is the best DW game in a long time, and possibly the best yet - but I do kinda miss being able to pick one guy & play through the entire story with him instead of being made to swap around for each battle. Not a huge deal tho, I know there are other modes where I can focus on one guy.
On the go - Danganronpa. Man, this game is great. The writing is fantastic, the story really sucks you in and the strange setting and characters really get into your head. Just a fantastic game - I'm going to have to make it a point sometime soon-ish to finally play through 999 & VLR, since I hear they're similar gameplay-wise.
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Post by: doctorlaudanum on April 11, 2014, 11:37:35 pm
Just beat Infamous Second Son, and I must say I'm pleasantly surprised. Did NOT expect to like it as much as I did, since I thought the first game was pretty mediocre. The main character is what makes it.
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Post by: teck on April 12, 2014, 03:26:36 am
"I do kinda miss being able to pick one guy & play through the entire story with him instead of being made to swap around for each battle"
^This.... I enjoyed each character's individual stories, even if a solid 80% of the stories just over lapped in each faction.... It still felt better to me that way.... I do really like DW8XLC though.... I'm quite happy with the addition of a second EX attack with each character too.... I like that they're starting to expand on move set options instead of just mix them up like before.... I always thought that DW5 was the closest to getting this right before and then they started sharing weapons and changing move sets all willy-nilly.... Hopefully they'll start to focus on expansion again and not just variation....
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Post by: scott on April 12, 2014, 08:45:19 pm
/sigh.... Back into Diablo 3 on PC again.... FML....
Hit me up w/ a friendy! Spazmet#1964
we still need to play together scott
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Post by: scott on April 12, 2014, 10:15:18 pm
Yessir, me, varkias and my cousin have been playing pretty regularly. I sent you a clan invite a few days ago, but you didn't accept it. I'll send you another one later tonight.
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Post by: stethebubble on April 13, 2014, 11:39:55 am
Yessir, me, varkias and my cousin have been playing pretty regularly. I sent you a clan invite a few days ago, but you didn't accept it. I'll send you another one later tonight.
who is in the clan? how many people?
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Post by: bikingjahuty on April 13, 2014, 02:43:00 pm
I've been on a handheld kick recently. Started playing Astroboy Omega Factor on the GBA this morning and WOW. . .where has this game been all my life! It definitely has Treasure's stamp of awesomeness all over it :p
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Post by: MJMaranan on April 15, 2014, 01:01:02 am
Still trying to complete Evoland. Getting the "Dodgeball" Achievement is pretty difficult for me to do.
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Post by: xstonekinghtx on April 15, 2014, 01:11:04 am
ff6 :3
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Post by: desocietas on April 15, 2014, 03:21:53 pm
That's so funny, my boyfriend just started streaming FF6 last night! I've never played it, so it's neat watching him play it. Makes me want to pull out the PS2 and the anthology disc...
I just started playing Papers, Please after watching another friend stream it - it's sooooo addicting.
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Post by: exonerator on April 15, 2014, 03:48:51 pm
Right now I'm playing through Yoshi's Island on SNES.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on April 21, 2014, 01:49:59 am
Grabbed Kingdoms of Amalur on Steam and put a good few hours into it. It's not bad, basically like an action heavy, single player, MMO. It's that kind of game you can just dive in for awhile and if you aren't turned off by kinda generic questing, it can be fun. Interesting tidbit of info about the game, the great Grant Kirkhope of Rare fame did the music for the game. I'm super stoked for the music he'll be doing for the upcoming "A Hat in Time" 3D Platformer.
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Post by: soera on April 21, 2014, 09:11:06 am
So far Amalur is by far and away my most favorite of the Western RPGs. I put almost 150 hours into it and loved every minute. I actually was sad when I ran out of stuff to do.
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Post by: burningdoom on April 21, 2014, 06:48:16 pm
So far Amalur is by far and away my most favorite of the Western RPGs. I put almost 150 hours into it and loved every minute. I actually was sad when I ran out of stuff to do.
I have it, but haven't given it a good amount of attention yet. It seemed cool, what I played of it.
But really? It's that good you'd say? Have you played Oblivion and Skyrim? Neverwinter Nights? It's better than those?
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Post by: argyle on April 21, 2014, 07:46:49 pm
Amalur's really fun, but the story is kinda "meh" and by the 2/3's mark or so you can become so overpowered that the rest of the game is a joke. It had by far the easiest final boss I've ever seen, and part of that I'm sure was due to how ridiculously overpowered I was.
I would have loved to see what they would have done with a sequel - smooth out a few of the rough patches & implement a better story and you'd have a top-notch game.
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Post by: soera on April 21, 2014, 09:05:40 pm
Amalur's really fun, but the story is kinda "meh" and by the 2/3's mark or so you can become so overpowered that the rest of the game is a joke. It had by far the easiest final boss I've ever seen, and part of that I'm sure was due to how ridiculously overpowered I was.
I would have loved to see what they would have done with a sequel - smooth out a few of the rough patches & implement a better story and you'd have a top-notch game.
I could agree with all of this. I did play the Elder scrolls games but there was something about Amalur I really enjoyed. Not sure if I can put my finger on the point that made it better for me than them.
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Post by: dashv on April 21, 2014, 10:25:55 pm
Double Dragon NEON and Burnout Revenge.
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Post by: argyle on April 21, 2014, 11:28:20 pm
I love FFXIV so much it hurts. ;D I just got my Chocobo mount tonight - SO AWESOME!!! Man, this game is so much better than Lightning Returns it's not even funny. By far the best MMO I've played, it's just insanely addictive and filled with tons of variety. S-E knocked it out of the park with this one.
Oh, and playing with a controller works flawlessly as well. ;)
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Post by: soera on April 22, 2014, 08:29:45 am
I love FFXIV so much it hurts. ;D I just got my Chocobo mount tonight - SO AWESOME!!! Man, this game is so much better than Lightning Returns it's not even funny. By far the best MMO I've played, it's just insanely addictive and filled with tons of variety. S-E knocked it out of the park with this one.
Oh, and playing with a controller works flawlessly as well. ;)
Grrrr, I dont need another MMO temptation. :-X
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Post by: disgaeniac on April 22, 2014, 09:17:53 am
I love FFXIV so much it hurts. ;D I just got my Chocobo mount tonight - SO AWESOME!!! Man, this game is so much better than Lightning Returns it's not even funny. By far the best MMO I've played, it's just insanely addictive and filled with tons of variety. S-E knocked it out of the park with this one.
Oh, and playing with a controller works flawlessly as well. ;)
Grrrr, I dont need another MMO temptation. :-X
Just.
Say.
NO!
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Post by: 90snostalga on April 22, 2014, 03:46:33 pm
Right now I'm playing through Yoshi's Island on SNES.
One of my favorites of all time 8) Great choice! :D
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Post by: teck on April 22, 2014, 07:03:51 pm
Almost done with Infamous Second Son now.... I have been pleasantly surprised by how fun it has been.... I think the best part is that each new set of powers you get sounds completely ridiculous and terrible, but then end up being more awesome than the previous ones....
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Post by: dashv on April 22, 2014, 11:36:33 pm
Almost done with Infamous Second Son now.... I have been pleasantly surprised by how fun it has been.... I think the best part is that each new set of powers you get sounds completely ridiculous and terrible, but then end up being more awesome than the previous ones....
Without spoilers... How's the story? Is it worth getting a PS4 to play?
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on April 22, 2014, 11:55:43 pm
Goofed around in some Skullgirls today with a friend since Big Band was added to the game (Make sure to download him for free right now even if you don't plan to play it soon if you have the game already. He's free for abit). He's a fun character. Kinda like Cerebella with the power hits, but has some great grabs and ways to reset people well and despite his size, he's rather fast for a power hitter. Cerebella is still my main, but he was fun.
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Post by: teck on April 23, 2014, 05:10:16 pm
Almost done with Infamous Second Son now.... I have been pleasantly surprised by how fun it has been.... I think the best part is that each new set of powers you get sounds completely ridiculous and terrible, but then end up being more awesome than the previous ones....
Without spoilers... How's the story? Is it worth getting a PS4 to play?
The story.... Hmm.... I won't say it is great, but it is solid.... Maybe I find it hard to relate to the main character, but I don't feel like the story was a major focus at all.... He rarely treats his surroundings with much great resolve or passion.... In fact, most of the time I'm under the impression that he just wants to romp around the city rebelling like a 16 year old.... That being said, what is there does hold up.... Minus some of his rather sharp jumpy conclusions that seem out of left field everything fits together.... The narrative is definitely second to gameplay though....
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Post by: 90snostalga on April 24, 2014, 08:59:58 pm
I'm now jumping on Wolfenstein 3D for computer along with playing Donkey Kong for SNES...
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Post by: redblaze57 on April 24, 2014, 09:07:15 pm
I started really playing the new Strider on the PS4. It's actually really good.
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Post by: turf on April 25, 2014, 09:06:48 am
I'm struggling to get through Mario and Luigi Dream Team. This game is just not fun. I don't know how deep I am because my son keeps playing it. The timer says 6 hours, but it's probably only about 3-4 hours of me.
Man, I hope this thing picks up.
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Post by: blipcs76 on April 25, 2014, 09:56:30 am
Finally got around to starting Xenoblade Chronicles. For as much as this game was talked up by people, the first 2-3 hours didn't really impress me much. But once i got out of the initial area, the game really started to open up. The combat system is great and the environments are absolutely stunning. Once I got into the first large open area, I was amazed at the scope of this game. Draw distance is fantastic and really gives you a sense of how large this world is.
So now I'm hooked. We just had our first baby last month and I find myself trading extremely valuable sleep to spend just a little more time with this game.
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Post by: disgaeniac on April 25, 2014, 10:20:18 am
Finally got around to starting Xenoblade Chronicles. For as much as this game was talked up by people, the first 2-3 hours didn't really impress me much. But once i got out of the initial area, the game really started to open up. The combat system is great and the environments are absolutely stunning. Once I got into the first large open area, I was amazed at the scope of this game. Draw distance is fantastic and really gives you a sense of how large this world is.
So now I'm hooked. We just had our first baby last month and I find myself trading extremely valuable sleep to spend just a little more time with this game.
I've heard that's the greatest/worst thing this gen - seems to be a very Love-it-or-Hate-It kind of game; which isn't to say anything postive or negative about it as I haven't played it.
Hell, Cross Edge, One of my favorite games of that gen (with, IMO THE BEST battle system since...well...I can't think of ANY battle system from ANY game from ANY gen that I thought was nearly as good as this one:) was also very much a Love/Hate kind of game because the learning curve was more like a straight line...many people gave up on it (understandably); seriously...I needed to invest hours reading about & actually using all of the systems before I grasped everything about it -SO- I don't blame those who put it down before getting to that "AHA"! point in the game where everything made sense.
I remember reviewers witholding scores from the game due to being unable to "beat" it (see it through to the end) in the time that they were alloted w/ the game before writing their reviews.
Said reviewers also gained respect in my eyes by doing so, because, many other reviewers (in the same situation) just bashed/negatively reviewed it = I'd prefer/respect the integrity of NO review at all > one based on completing less than 1/2 of a game :o
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Post by: argyle on April 25, 2014, 11:05:49 am
I was playing Nier the other night & reminded of the review by the guy who slammed it because he couldn't figure out an extremely simple fishing quest... :P
Xenoblade is the best RPG of that gen imo, and with many others that I loved that's really saying something from me. I adore that game - they did a perfect blending of the freedom you feel with an open-world game along with the story focus and clear path forward you get from a more traditional JRPG. The characters are fantastic (and very well voice acted), the combat never got old and the questing is downright addictive. I was amazed after sinking well over 100 hours into it to finish it that I then starting reading FAQs on the game and discovered the amount of content I somehow missed! :o I definitely want to do a new game + of that one eventually.
As soon as X has a release date, you'll have the date I will own a Wii U. :P
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Post by: soera on April 25, 2014, 04:00:53 pm
You would put Xenoblade over Ni no Kuni or Bravely Default? I havent gotten a chance to totally dive into Xenoblade but it really sounds like I need to.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: argyle on April 25, 2014, 04:05:17 pm
I haven't finished Bravely Default, but as much as I loved NNK - yes. I thought NNK's one weak point was the battle system. The only 2 criticisms I can level at Xenoblade are:
1) It's not in HD.
2) Inventory management could be easier.
That's it. :)
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: soera on April 25, 2014, 05:00:12 pm
HD doesnt bother me in the slightest. I think the video output on the Wii is just fine.
Ive been wanting to start a new game. I have Witch, Conception II, FF X/X-2 HD, Tales of Symphonia Chronicles, Xenoblade, Pandora's tower, and Last story should be here in a few days. I really wanted to crank out Witch but if Xenoblade really is as good as you say, I may pick it first. Have you played the other 2 Xseed titles? Are they as good?
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: argyle on April 25, 2014, 08:28:19 pm
I've heard from a friend of mine on another board that Last Story is excellent, but I haven't gotten past the introduction stuff myself (which was very cool, I just had other things I was playing at the time). No idea about Pandora's - I own it but haven't touched it.
The HD wasn't a big deal to me either really, that was my point. ;) I would have been nice (and I guess we'll get that with X) but it certainly didn't hurt the game. It's still one of the most impressive-looking games on the Wii IMO, especially some of the really long vista shots. I will say this - make sure you have a lot of time set aside for it, because it is a lengthy game even by JRPG standards.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on April 25, 2014, 08:46:28 pm
Poked around the PS2 007 games I grabbed the other day and it was not good lol Agent Under Fire, the game I kinda got for free, was sadly too scratched to work at all. I'm pretty sure it's the bond game I'm thinking of I remember playing a lot of.
Nightfire started out kinda bad with your "tutorial" mission being pressing shoot a couple times because it was auto targeting things for you, and then you kinda got to drive the car for a short bit, and that was it. Then it puts you into a mission where it tells you nothing about the gear you have on you and just sorta lets you go. They don't understand tutortials very well lol
Everything or Nothing surprised me, being that it's a third person shooter, but it's kinda bad. You basically HAVE to target enemies, then fire to shoot them, mostly spending your time in cover unless you want to run and gun, which you can, but still forced into basically locking onto enemies. Was not impressed by that at all.
Didn't really play them very much and right off the bat, they have not aged too well other than maybe the alright intro movies for both. Probably just gonna trade these two in and see about buying Agent Under Fire this weekend to see if it's the game I wanted lol
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: disgaeniac on April 26, 2014, 06:56:42 am
You would put Xenoblade over Ni no Kuni or Bravely Default? I havent gotten a chance to totally dive into Xenoblade but it really sounds like I need to.
Play.
Guided.
Fate.
Paradox!
No.
More.
Excuses >:(
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Post by: scott on April 26, 2014, 11:24:03 am
Finally got around to starting Xenoblade Chronicles. For as much as this game was talked up by people, the first 2-3 hours didn't really impress me much. But once i got out of the initial area, the game really started to open up. The combat system is great and the environments are absolutely stunning. Once I got into the first large open area, I was amazed at the scope of this game. Draw distance is fantastic and really gives you a sense of how large this world is.
So now I'm hooked. We just had our first baby last month and I find myself trading extremely valuable sleep to spend just a little more time with this game.
Wait until you get to this one area where you ave to scale a giant wall. It's massive and super impressive.
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Post by: MJMaranan on April 26, 2014, 11:33:05 pm
Still trying to Platinum Uncharted: Drake's Fortune and complete the achievements on Evoland. Finishing Crushing Difficulty and the "Dodgeball" respectively continue to mock me.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: karyann on April 29, 2014, 08:41:44 am
Thanks to Disgaeniac, I decided on buying Project Diva F when I saw it this week-end. I'm enjoying a little too much the fact that I can now understand the menus (I downloaded and tried the Japanese version on my PSP), and customizing the rooms and characters. And of course, the rhythm game. And watching the videos. I just want to play instead of doing my homework :'(
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: disgaeniac on April 29, 2014, 09:58:22 am
Thanks to Disgaeniac, I decided on buying Project Diva F when I saw it this week-end. I'm enjoying a little too much the fact that I can now understand the menus (I downloaded and tried the Japanese version on my PSP), and customizing the rooms and characters. And of course, the rhythm game. And watching the videos. I just want to play instead of doing my homework :'(
Pretty addicting; huh? :-[
did you get/look at that special controller for it?
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Post by: doctorlaudanum on April 29, 2014, 10:54:41 am
Giving Condemned: Criminal Origins another go between sessions of Nier. (Never got past the second stage on my last playthrough.) I really like the atmosphere in the former, even if the scares are fairly predictable, but I just cannot get used to the controls. The camera is so sensitive, too.
My PS2 is also now officially dead, so I can1t touch a decent chunk of my game library for a while. :'(
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: argyle on April 29, 2014, 11:12:59 am
I played some Killer is Dead the other night but not sure if I'm up for more of that one right now - that game is W-E-I-R-D. :o I kinda wanted a short-ish action game to break up all the RPG's I've been playing. Glancing over my collection, here are some others I might be up for - can anyone vouch for any of these?
The Darkness II Deus Ex: Human Revolution Director's Cut (played around half of the non-DC, kinda lost interest but was wanting to give the DC a go at some point) Driver: San Francisco (started this way back when it first came out & remember enjoying what I played, but got sidetracked) Enslaved (would be a replay, I've beaten it once) Metal Gear Solid 3 HD (the only one of the main-series MGS games I haven't played) Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm (I really like CyberConnect2's stuff, I'm about 1/4 through this one already) Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus (the only one of the non-spinoff/portable R&C games I haven't played) RE6 (finished Jake's story, half-way through Chris' - Chris' was not as good imo so I trailed off) Warhammer 40k: Space Marine (another one I'm about half-way through, enjoyed what I played but got sidetracked)
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: bobster on April 29, 2014, 11:27:47 am
Giving Condemned: Criminal Origins another go between sessions of Nier. (Never got past the second stage on my last playthrough.) I really like the atmosphere in the former, even if the scares are fairly predictable, but I just cannot get used to the controls. The camera is so sensitive, too.
My PS2 is also now officially dead, so I can1t touch a decent chunk of my game library for a while. :'(
That's a bummer to hear!
I played Condemned on the PC way back when and enjoyed it. The 2nd one I couldn't get into, but that was on PS3. Nier was a surprise to me! Way better than I expected.
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Post by: turf on April 29, 2014, 11:53:30 am
I downloaded NES Remix 2. Damn, this is fun! Maybe these will make their way onto a physical disc one day. I'd hate to see something this fun lost.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: disgaeniac on April 29, 2014, 11:58:59 am
Giving Condemned: Criminal Origins another go between sessions of Nier. (Never got past the second stage on my last playthrough.) I really like the atmosphere in the former, even if the scares are fairly predictable...
Since you're our 'official' Horror/Survival-Horror aficionado here - what are the following games about/like -and- (if you've played them), what did you think about them?!
- Eternal Darkness:Sanity's Requiem on the Gamecube,
- Theresia on the DS,
- the Dementium games (also on the DS),
- the PS2 Fatal Frame games, and
- Rule of Rose also on the PS2.
Thanks, Dr. L :)
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: doctorlaudanum on April 29, 2014, 01:54:20 pm
I played Condemned on the PC way back when and enjoyed it. The 2nd one I couldn't get into, but that was on PS3. Nier was a surprise to me! Way better than I expected.
R.I.P. :'( I love Nier far more than any well adjusted individual should. I'm really hoping that the rumors of a sequel are true. Haven't tried Condemned 2 yet, but I'll admit I don't have high expectations for it. Who knows? Maybe I'll like it.
Since you're our 'official' Horror/Survival-Horror aficionado here - what are the following games about/like -and- (if you've played them), what did you think about them?!
- Eternal Darkness:Sanity's Requiem on the Gamecube,
- Theresia on the DS,
- the Dementium games (also on the DS),
- the PS2 Fatal Frame games, and
- Rule of Rose also on the PS2.
Thanks, Dr. L :)
Oh God. I have an unofficial title now? Let's hope I live up to it. :P
Eternal Darkness - A huge love letter to Lovecraft dealing with time-warping Elder Gods and the poor saps caught up in their games. Mostly remembered for its Sanity Meter, which affected both the player and the player character when things got too hairy. I'll probably get lynched for this, but I think it's rather overrated. Don't get me wrong - I still enjoy playing it every once in a while, and appreciate it for its innovation and unique approach to both scares and storytelling, but it just doesn't scare me at ALL. I also felt that there was a lot of missed potential when it came to character development. The soundtrack ROCKED, though. "Ram Dao" is my jam.
Theresia - Haven't played this one yet (my handheld library is admittedly rather lacking), but it's on my list of things to buy.
Dementium - Generic haunted asylum romp #2257. Both of them were kind of forgettable to me, though I thought the sequel was a huge improvement. Wasn't a fan of the controls either.
Fatal Frame - Japanese schoolgirls go into haunted villages / mansions and take pictures of ghosts. Adore these games, though they admittedly aren't my favorites in the genre. Hard to choose which one is my favorite of the series. Thought Crimson Butterfly was way too easy even on the harder difficulties, while The Tormented had one of the most unfair final boss fights this side of the Grotesquerie Queen from Drakengard.
Rule of Rose - A girl and her dog try to survive an orphanage stuffed with psychotic little girls. Also lots of prepubescent lesbian subtext. My thoughts: Ugh. Ughhh. Love its atmosphere, plot and characters, but that gameplay, man. THAT GAMEPLAY. It plays like a godawful bizarro version of Haunting Ground. (Oh wait, that's Clock Tower 3. :P) I think I finally gave up around the Mermaid boss, though I would like to give it another try someday.
This has been your daily dose of TL;DR.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: bobster on April 29, 2014, 02:00:28 pm
I enjoyed Rule of Rose but I definitely understand the gameplay being kind of bad. I remember the controls being bad but that's about it. The atmosphere, story, characters, etc. were fantastic. Wish I had a copy. I played a downloaded version back in my younger days.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: doctorlaudanum on April 29, 2014, 02:08:28 pm
I think what frustrated me most about Rule of Rose was the completely broken hit detection. The controls were no help. It honestly plays like a beta.
Regardless, I can still understand why it has fans. It's absolutely gorgeous to look at, and probably has some of my favorite villains in gaming. I really dug the setting. If you can get past the atrocious combat system, I definitely think it's worth playing, but it just wasn't for me. I really should give it another try. After all, I am not one to talk when it comes to loving games with terrible gameplay. *coughDrakengardcough* :P
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: argyle on April 29, 2014, 02:17:18 pm
Glad I'm not the only one who's not "gaga" over Eternal Darkness. I thought it was...ok. But the "sanity effects" stuff was for the most part hokey and annoying, and I thought the ancient Alone In The Dark did a better job w/ the Lovecraft stuff in general.
I really dig me some survival horror too. :) REALLY looking forward to The Evil Within later this year, hope it lives up to the hype.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: doctorlaudanum on April 29, 2014, 02:58:45 pm
However hokey the sanity effects were, I always preferred to play with my sanity meter drained so at least something would be happening onscreen. The monster designs never did anything for me. I will admit I enjoyed the effects that gave the illusion the GameCube was malfunctioning. Those were actually pretty neat.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: disgaeniac on April 29, 2014, 04:24:51 pm
However hokey the sanity effects were, I always preferred to play with my sanity meter drained so at least something would be happening onscreen. The monster designs never did anything for me. I will admit I enjoyed the effects that gave the illusion the GameCube was malfunctioning. Those were actually pretty neat.
I haven't played the game -but- iirc...wasn't there something about this game and (fooling players into thinking that they lost) a save file?
What was/how did that go down :o
Hopefully MANY of you other regulars here have played Shadow Hearts: Covenant (which is, IMNSHO, one of the best/my favorite games of all time:)
I really liked how the sanity/frenzy/berserked thing was implemented & handled in the game, too...Things like that -when not implemented in a "fun" way- can be just like "Escort" missions & underwater/Sewer mazes & dungeons = not very enjoyable at all >:(
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: argyle on April 29, 2014, 05:29:16 pm
The first two Shadow Hearts games are amazing and tell one fantastic contained story. Unfortunately the third one goes in some questionable directions, I put it down early on because it just didn't feel the same at all. :(
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kamikazekeeg on April 29, 2014, 05:32:24 pm
STALKER: Lost Alpha finally was released and it's some really great stuff. Every map so far has been either overhauled or completely rebuilt and that doesn't include new areas they added. It's almost like doing a vanilla playthrough of Shadow of Chernobyl, but there are a lot of changes.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: stethebubble on April 29, 2014, 09:46:57 pm
Rust
also started brave story last night
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: scott on April 29, 2014, 09:51:42 pm
Still Diablo III. But I had a fellow arcade builder buddy asking me about Castlevania stuffs, specifically Circle of the Moon, and I ended up loading that one up to play on the DS Lite.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: doctorlaudanum on April 30, 2014, 01:42:12 am
I haven't played the game -but- iirc...wasn't there something about this game and (fooling players into thinking that they lost) a save file?
What was/how did that go down :o
I did suspect it was a sanity effect when I first ran into it, but there was still a tiny nagging part of me that believed it was genuine. I will admit I did freak out a little, but once it was over, I definitely gained new appreciation for the game. It was a really nice effect.
Also, you've given me even more reasons to seek out Shadow Hearts as soon as I can.
EDIT: To clarify, the game doesn't make you think the save file was lost, but actually "erases" it right in front of you. I just love that. So pointlessly sadistic. It's a nice touch.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: disgaeniac on April 30, 2014, 07:41:14 am
The first two Shadow Hearts games are amazing and tell one fantastic contained story. Unfortunately the third one goes in some questionable directions. :(
Agree.
But...
I found SH3's gameplay (and Shania's transformations:) reason enough to see it through to the end!
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: argyle on April 30, 2014, 07:44:34 am
The first two Shadow Hearts games are amazing and tell one fantastic contained story. Unfortunately the third one goes in some questionable directions. :(
Agree.
But...
I found SH3's gameplay (and Shania's transformations:) reason enough to see it through to the end!
I need to pick 3 back up at some point for my collection, and I'd like to give it another go one day. Then again, there are quite a few PS2 RPGs I still want to play that take precedence (Xenosaga 1&2, Radiata Stories, the .hack games just to name a few).
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: disgaeniac on April 30, 2014, 07:50:18 am
I haven't played the game -but- iirc...wasn't there something about this game and (fooling players into thinking that they lost) a save file?
What was/how did that go down :o
I did suspect it was a sanity effect when I first ran into it, but there was still a tiny nagging part of me that believed it was genuine. I will admit I did freak out a little, but once it was over, I definitely gained new appreciation for the game. It was a really nice effect.
Also, you've given me even more reasons to seek out Shadow Hearts as soon as I can.
EDIT: To clarify, the game doesn't make you think the save file was lost, but actually "erases" it right in front of you. I just love that. So pointlessly sadistic. It's a nice touch.
;D
Brings Disgaea 3 to mind where Mao (MC + Overlord's son) wants to kill/destroy & usurp his dad for...
..."accidentally stepping on his Slaystation & losing thousands of hours of his save data/files" :P
Have you played any of the Deception/Trapped games?
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: argyle on April 30, 2014, 10:26:15 am
Went with a dark horse, decided to play some R&C HD last night (the original). I remembered I never finished my playthrough of that (I beat it on the PS2 but didn't finish the HD port). It met my requirement of being an action game plus is something I can probably finish off tonight giving me at least ONE game beaten in April. I need to get some "W's" up on the board!!! :P
The original R&C is by far the worst in the series (not counting the spin-off games, which were more "miss" than "hit" IMO). It just didn't have the polish that that later games had - menus are clunky, controls aren't perfect (switching weapons is a pain compared to all other games in the series) and the biggest thing is that they hadn't put in the weapon exp system yet, which REALLY stepped up the game. The characters weren't quite there yet either. Ratchet hating on Clank for the entire game is just weird (he messes with him in the other games but he outright seems to hate him in the original) and Quark had not yet become the lovable arrogant moron we all know & love. Still a good game, but going back I feel like I'm more slogging through it to get to the rest of the "great" ones.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: doctorlaudanum on April 30, 2014, 07:44:53 pm
@disgaeniac
I haven't played them, but they're on my wish list. Admittedly my knowledge of the Deception series comes entirely from the inclusion of Deception-themed unlockable costumes in Fatal Frame II, but I'd still like to try them out.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: 90snostalga on May 02, 2014, 06:10:45 pm
Not 100 percent sure but I think I'm going to play Diablo next and I'll play it in Windows 95. Still debating with myself tho'.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: spac316 on May 02, 2014, 09:08:21 pm
I playing Zelda: Link between Worlds and Animal Crossing new Leaf. Also, NES Remix 2 and Halo 4.
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Post by: disgaeniac on May 07, 2014, 07:16:22 am
I did all that I wanted to (and am going to do) with my (re)play of FFX in HD.
I beat all of the Dark Aeons & Penance (both with and w/o Zanmato:) and Chocobo racing & lightning-dodging just aren't "fun" to me (what games are supposed to be); so, moving on into my X-2 HD playthrough & looking forward to the new (to NA) "creature-creator" & "Last Mission" (roguelike ftw!) content ;D
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Post by: foxhack on May 07, 2014, 11:04:34 pm
Playing Batman Arkham City again on my new PC. It's amazing what a new CPU can do. 8)
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Post by: argyle on May 07, 2014, 11:36:29 pm
Still playing FFXIV (I'm at 31 w/ my main, so I can now fight w/ my Chocobo and I have my...elite?...class: warrior 8) ). And I'm *right* at the end of Danganronpa (as in, I'm having everything explained to me now...weird place to stop, but couldn't be helped at the time). Has anyone else finished that game? Because I think I'm gonna need to talk about it some once I'm done. :o
To break up the RPG-ness, I started playing Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge. Besides having to kick it down to "easy" because the first boss was insanely hard, I'm having a really good time with it. Sometimes you just need to dismember someone, y'know? :P
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on May 08, 2014, 12:12:15 am
I've been thinking of trying out one of the Trials games for awhile now, but never really took the plunge, but when I saw that Trials Evolution had a demo, I gave that a go and this might be craziest fun I've had in a long time. It gave me the same feeling as playing Tony Hawk Pro Skater in the early days, just ridiculous and over the top and it's super awesome. Bought Trials Fusion which should be a good time and I'll probably go back and buy Trials Evolution eventually lol
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Post by: burningdoom on May 08, 2014, 01:16:23 pm
I playing Zelda: Link between Worlds and Animal Crossing new Leaf. Also, NES Remix 2 and Halo 4.
That's quite the line-up. Link Between worlds was amazing! Best Zelda game in quite a while. And don't believe the haters, Halo 4 was fine Halo game. It feels a little different, being that it's a different development team, but it's gives you a great sci-fi FPS.
And I've really been wanting to play NES remix, but no Wii U. Why can't they release this one the 3DS shop?
Playing Batman Arkham City again on my new PC. It's amazing what a new CPU can do. 8)
Loved that game! But I played it on XBox 360. I feel towards the end that the game wore out it's welcome a little, but otherwise it was a fantastic improvement on Arkham Asylum (which was already an awesome game).
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: scott on May 08, 2014, 01:40:12 pm
The GF has left for vacation, which means lots of playtime for me. I think I'm gonna finally knock out Panzer Dragoon Saga.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: soera on May 09, 2014, 10:20:32 am
As of last night I started Witch and the hundred knight. The initial tutorial is pretty long but neat and the game seems like its going to be awesome. For example, the first weapon you get is literally called "Dumbass long sword". :)
The GF has left for vacation, which means lots of playtime for me. I think I'm gonna finally knock out Panzer Dragoon Saga.
I want to hear how that goes. Ive heard its a great game and all thats left for me to buy is Saturn stuff mostly ... but if its not THAT great, I really am not sure Ill look for it.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: bobster on May 09, 2014, 10:28:54 am
As of last night I started Witch and the hundred knight. The initial tutorial is pretty long but neat and the game seems like its going to be awesome. For example, the first weapon you get is literally called "Dumbass long sword". :)
I read a review on Kotaku's TAY section and it really piqued my interest. I'd be interested to know how you feel after a while into the game.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: disgaeniac on May 09, 2014, 11:18:23 am
As of last night I started Witch and the hundred knight. The initial tutorial is pretty long but neat and the game seems like its going to be awesome. For example, the first weapon you get is literally called "Dumbass long sword". :)
I read a review on Kotaku's TAY section and it really piqued my interest. I'd be interested to know how you feel after a while into the game.
"TAY"?
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: argyle on May 09, 2014, 11:19:32 am
As of last night I started Witch and the hundred knight. The initial tutorial is pretty long but neat and the game seems like its going to be awesome. For example, the first weapon you get is literally called "Dumbass long sword". :)
I read a review on Kotaku's TAY section and it really piqued my interest. I'd be interested to know how you feel after a while into the game.
"TAY"?
I wasn't going to ask - didn't want to sound uncool. 8) :P
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: bobster on May 09, 2014, 11:20:25 am
As of last night I started Witch and the hundred knight. The initial tutorial is pretty long but neat and the game seems like its going to be awesome. For example, the first weapon you get is literally called "Dumbass long sword". :)
I read a review on Kotaku's TAY section and it really piqued my interest. I'd be interested to know how you feel after a while into the game.
"TAY"?
"Talk amongst yourselves."
It's like a blog area they provide to members to talk about whatever.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: bobster on May 09, 2014, 11:21:40 am
As of last night I started Witch and the hundred knight. The initial tutorial is pretty long but neat and the game seems like its going to be awesome. For example, the first weapon you get is literally called "Dumbass long sword". :)
I read a review on Kotaku's TAY section and it really piqued my interest. I'd be interested to know how you feel after a while into the game.
"TAY"?
I wasn't going to ask - didn't want to sound uncool. 8) :P
I'd never think that :P
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: disgaeniac on May 09, 2014, 11:23:19 am
As of last night I started Witch and the hundred knight. The initial tutorial is pretty long but neat and the game seems like its going to be awesome. For example, the first weapon you get is literally called "Dumbass long sword". :)
I read a review on Kotaku's TAY section and it really piqued my interest. I'd be interested to know how you feel after a while into the game.
"TAY"?
I wasn't going to ask - didn't want to sound uncool. 8) :P
When you're coolness personified (like me:) ==>
==> Ya' never need to care/worry about seeming..."uncool" ;)
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: scott on May 09, 2014, 12:01:12 pm
As of last night I started Witch and the hundred knight. The initial tutorial is pretty long but neat and the game seems like its going to be awesome. For example, the first weapon you get is literally called "Dumbass long sword". :)
I read a review on Kotaku's TAY section and it really piqued my interest. I'd be interested to know how you feel after a while into the game.
"TAY"?
I wasn't going to ask - didn't want to sound uncool. 8) :P
When you're coolness personified (like me:) ==>
==> Ya' never need to care/worry about seeming..."uncool" ;)
I think I just puked a little in my mouth. :P
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: argyle on May 09, 2014, 12:18:12 pm
OK, I just remembered why I've never gotten very far in Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia. This game is really freaking HARD! :o Scott, is it worth the hair-pulling, or should I just move on to one of the other DS games? I've never been a fan of frustratingly difficult games - I just beat the giant skeleton (finally) and now normal enemies are handing me my butt.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: disgaeniac on May 09, 2014, 01:15:43 pm
As of last night I started Witch and the hundred knight. The initial tutorial is pretty long but neat and the game seems like its going to be awesome. For example, the first weapon you get is literally called "Dumbass long sword". :)
I read a review on Kotaku's TAY section and it really piqued my interest. I'd be interested to know how you feel after a while into the game.
"TAY"?
I wasn't going to ask - didn't want to sound uncool. 8) :P
When you're coolness personified (like me:) ==>
==> Ya' never need to care/worry about seeming..."uncool" ;)
I think I just puked a little in my mouth. :P
:o
It *IS* most definitely true, though - that my life has become much more enjoyable, less stressfull, more liberating, and, well...just better overall since I stopped giving a shit about what anybody thinks of me!
On-line and/or IRL ;D
PS:
Shouldn't you be off somewhere slaying vampires...or something :P
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: scott on May 09, 2014, 02:54:25 pm
I should be. But alas I am at work. :'(
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: disgaeniac on May 09, 2014, 03:29:32 pm
As of last night I started Witch and the hundred knight. The initial tutorial is pretty long but neat and the game seems like its going to be awesome. For example, the first weapon you get is literally called "Dumbass long sword". :)
I read a review on Kotaku's TAY section and it really piqued my interest. I'd be interested to know how you feel after a while into the game.
I'm probably going to get shanked for this, but I played Witch and the Hundred Knight for reviewing purposes and was sorely disappointed. I thought it was quite repetitive and had one of the most unlikeable protagonists I've seen in recent memory. It'll have fans, but I thought it was a major step down from other NipponIchi games.
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Post by: disgaeniac on May 11, 2014, 07:29:56 am
No reason to get shanked/worry about having an opinion doc ;)
can we read your reviews somewhere?
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Post by: bobster on May 11, 2014, 09:57:05 am
No reason to get shanked/worry about having an opinion doc ;)
can we read your reviews somewhere?
Seconded! Thanks for the candid thoughts on it :D
I know. Just being my usual overdramatic self. :P
The review was actually ghostwritten. I signed a contract saying I would never claim it as my own work, I'm afraid. (Certainly not complaining, though. That gig paid for some Siren swag. ;D)
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Post by: dashv on May 12, 2014, 12:40:49 am
No reason to get shanked/worry about having an opinion doc ;)
can we read your reviews somewhere?
Seconded! Thanks for the candid thoughts on it :D
I know. Just being my usual overdramatic self. :P
The review was actually ghostwritten. I signed a contract saying I would never claim it as my own work, I'm afraid. (Certainly not complaining, though. That gig paid for some Siren swag. ;D)
Nice. Give provocative reviews that I'm not allowed to take credit for. And get paid for it. I want that gig. :)
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Post by: doctorlaudanum on May 12, 2014, 01:36:11 am
Nice. Give provocative reviews that I'm not allowed to take credit for. And get paid for it. I want that gig. :)
I'm not gonna lie, it it a pretty sweet gig, but it took a lot of work and patience to get there, and it isn't enough to replace my day job. I'm also very fortunate because that particular client is pretty much the nicest guy on the face of the planet. I've met some really entitled pieces of work while freelancing. Expecting to pay $15 for a 5,000-word article? Pffffft.
/no one cares about your life dr. laudanum goddamn
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Post by: dashv on May 12, 2014, 03:46:04 am
Nice. Give provocative reviews that I'm not allowed to take credit for. And get paid for it. I want that gig. :)
I'm not gonna lie, it it a pretty sweet gig, but it took a lot of work and patience to get there, and it isn't enough to replace my day job. I'm also very fortunate because that particular client is pretty much the nicest guy on the face of the planet. I've met some really entitled pieces of work while freelancing. Expecting to pay $15 for a 5,000-word article? Pffffft.
/no one cares about your life dr. laudanum goddamn
I've run into the same thing but with video. Folks wanting a Hollywood production for $50.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on May 12, 2014, 04:36:13 am
After getting absolutely frustrated by Trials Fusions with it's last maps, I went and bought Trials Evolution and am now back to generally enjoying the games lol It's some good fun with some nice challenge to it and I feel I like it more than Fusions. Maybe it's the style, I kinda hate all the slick future stuff of that game, Evolutions is more dirty, it's lots of junk and it seems like there is more wildness put into it, more of a rock vibe. Both are pretty solid, but like the last area or two, not including the Extreme maps, in Fusions are infuriating more than they are fun and I don't enjoy that. I haven't wanted to snap a controller more than I have with that game lol
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Post by: brunauss on May 12, 2014, 03:10:10 pm
ModNation Racers. Its one of two reasons why I have been absent from the forum over the last 2 months. The other is lack of stuff that interested me for the time *chuckles*
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Post by: foxhack on May 12, 2014, 03:56:05 pm
Trying to decide if I should install Deadly Premonition or Dark Souls.
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Post by: argyle on May 12, 2014, 03:59:24 pm
Trying to decide if I should install Deadly Premonition or Dark Souls.
It's your call: endless frustration with dragons, or endless frustration with an escaped mental patient masquerading as an FBI agent to the accompaniment of freakishly loud kazoo bands?
Seriously though, Deadly Premonition is one of the best games I have ever had the privilege of playing. Every second of it is undiluted insanity, and it has a surprisingly heartfelt plot and characters buried somewhere beneath the many layers off batshit. Francis York Morgan is one of the best video game protagonists ever.
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Post by: foxhack on May 12, 2014, 05:22:31 pm
...
Did you just spoil Deadly Premonition?
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Post by: burningdoom on May 12, 2014, 08:12:37 pm
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Post by: soera on May 12, 2014, 10:43:59 pm
Your post brings up something Ive always noticed but cant fully comprehend (maybe its cause of the way I view things). How on earth can someone play more than one game at a time? Once I start a game and get somewhat into it, its the only thing I can think about. Adding another to the mix is just unthinkable. It would screw up my daydreaming and my focus to finish.
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Post by: burningdoom on May 12, 2014, 11:10:19 pm
Variety. It's no different than reading multiple comic series as they come out, or keeping up with multiple T.V. shows. I get sick of RPGing after a little while, so then I'll whip some monsters and unlock a little more of the map on Aria of Sorrow.
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Post by: doctorlaudanum on May 13, 2014, 04:53:58 am
The actual plot isn't even half as sane as what I just wrote, believe me.
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Post by: Seikenfreak on May 13, 2014, 05:47:49 am
Been in a weird mood wanting to play/complete old racing games I've had but maybe was too young to do any of the Championship type stuff.
Was bored one night and decided to unbox the N64 and play Top Gear Rally. After thinking "my god how did I play this as a kid?" for a bit, I got used to it and ended up playing it for more than a few hours, eventually completing the Championship mode. After that I started up a few other games but meh, then put in Need For Speed: High Stakes, another one I played the hell out of with my friend when we were young. Noticed I had no save data for it so decided to play through the Tournaments and stuff to unlock the cars and tracks and ended up finishing most of it after a couple days.
Ended up buying a bunch of cheap random PS1 racing games to further scratch this itch (can view in the May purchase thread.) Spent my evening checking a few of those out and cleaning two Dual Shock 2s. Need For Speed: V-Rally sucked as expected. SuperCross 2000 was very hard to control and thus not very fun. Rush Hour was just a corny simple game but I already knew that when I bought it. F1 2000 was the surprise hit of the evening and after getting used to the handling I had fun with it. Rally Masters ended up exceeding my expectations, which were based on playing the PC version many many years ago and liking the physics, but I expected the PS1 version to not necessarily have that. It did and I had fun briefly playing that. So I expect to return to F1 2000 and Rally Masters after I finish checking the rest of the games out.
Micro Machines V3 is giving me some trouble though. My PS1 gets stuck at the loading screen on that but it did make it through once but froze on the next loading screen. PS3 plays the disc fine. Have not had any other issues with any of the games on the PS1.
Still a few more games to try out but that is for tomorrow.
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Post by: argyle on May 13, 2014, 06:44:57 am
Decided to move on from Order of Ecclesia and try the next Castlevania that was released for the DS, Portrait of Ruin. HUGE improvement. Much more in line with what I was looking for. It's much more of a "Metroidvania" game, and the challenge is balanced far better - bosses are tough but fair once you figure out their patterns. I like the character swapping mechanic too and how you have to use that to solve puzzles. This is the game I was looking for. :)
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Post by: turf on May 13, 2014, 09:35:06 am
Your post brings up something Ive always noticed but cant fully comprehend (maybe its cause of the way I view things). How on earth can someone play more than one game at a time? Once I start a game and get somewhat into it, its the only thing I can think about. Adding another to the mix is just unthinkable. It would screw up my daydreaming and my focus to finish.
I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks this. I can only focus on one thing at a time; and when I do, it lasts a long time. I've been trying to finish Assassins Creed 4 since Christmas. I really need to finish that so I can move on. I have other stuff to play.
Now, with that said, I can play another game on a handheld, or I can sprinkle in some casual (for me anyway) games. By casual I mean stuff that can be done in one sitting, mostly NES stuff. I might sprinkle some SNES or Sega stuff in there.
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Post by: disgaeniac on May 13, 2014, 10:35:52 am
Your post brings up something Ive always noticed but cant fully comprehend (maybe its cause of the way I view things). How on earth can someone play more than one game at a time? Once I start a game and get somewhat into it, its the only thing I can think about. Adding another to the mix is just unthinkable. It would screw up my daydreaming and my focus to finish.
I'm the same ;D
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Post by: scott on May 13, 2014, 01:47:29 pm
Decided to move on from Order of Ecclesia and try the next Castlevania that was released for the DS, Portrait of Ruin. HUGE improvement. Much more in line with what I was looking for. It's much more of a "Metroidvania" game, and the challenge is balanced far better - bosses are tough but fair once you figure out their patterns. I like the character swapping mechanic too and how you have to use that to solve puzzles. This is the game I was looking for. :)
Portrait of Ruin came out before Order of Ecclesia. lol
Personally I like Ecclesia more than Portrait. But, Portrait was really good and I enjoyed the tandem character system. And I loved the call backs to Rondo of Blood and Bloodlines.
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Post by: burningdoom on May 13, 2014, 01:51:03 pm
Decided to move on from Order of Ecclesia and try the next Castlevania that was released for the DS, Portrait of Ruin. HUGE improvement. Much more in line with what I was looking for. It's much more of a "Metroidvania" game, and the challenge is balanced far better - bosses are tough but fair once you figure out their patterns. I like the character swapping mechanic too and how you have to use that to solve puzzles. This is the game I was looking for. :)
Portrait of Ruin came out before Order of Ecclesia. lol
Personally I like Ecclesia more than Portrait. But, Portrait was really good and I enjoyed the tandem character system. And I loved the call backs to Rondo of Blood and Bloodlines.
I just finished Portrait of Ruin, great game. But yeah, Order of Eclessia was the later one. It was the last Metroidvania Castlevania game.
I've heard that Order of Eclessia is very hard, but I haven't played it yet. I still need that one and Dawn of Sorrow to complete my Metroidvania set of Castlevanias (I even have the often over-looked Castlevania II: Simon's Quest in my Metroidvania set).
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Post by: scott on May 13, 2014, 01:54:14 pm
Ecclesia can be brutal, originally the first time I played it it put me off. But I went back to it a month later and stuck with it. It's a pretty great game.
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Post by: teck on May 13, 2014, 01:56:15 pm
This week has been a constant back and forth fight between Infamous Second Son and Lego Marvel on PS4.... Both are struggling to be second place to WoW.... And with the looming 6.0 patch and Warlords of Destruction in the distance I can only imagine that Drakkengard 3 will be the only game I play until then.... :(
Ecclesia can be brutal, originally the first time I played it it put me off. But I went back to it a month later and stuck with it. It's a pretty great game.
I love Ecclesia.... I want more traditional Metroidvania games so bad.... :(
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Post by: burningdoom on May 13, 2014, 01:58:11 pm
Ecclesia can be brutal, originally the first time I played it it put me off. But I went back to it a month later and stuck with it. It's a pretty great game.
If Castlevania-master Scott is saying it's brutal, it must be freaking unforgivable!
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Post by: disgaeniac on May 13, 2014, 02:07:19 pm
Ecclesia can be brutal, originally the first time I played it it put me off. But I went back to it a month later and stuck with it. It's a pretty great game.
If Castlevania-master Scott is saying it's brutal, it must be freaking unforgivable!
disgaeniac declares that this..."Scott"...character should, from this point forth, be known as:
(the) Castlevaniac! 8)
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Post by: scott on May 13, 2014, 02:40:46 pm
disgaeniac declares that this..."Scott"...character should, from this point forth, be known as:
(the) Castlevaniac! 8)
Changed my custom title.
The first boss, the Giant Skeleton whipped my ass for a good while the first time I played it. If I remember correctly the Giant Crab in the Lighthouse tower was a bit of a rough, but epic, battle. All in all I'd highly recommend the game to folks any time the conversation comes up.
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Post by: soera on May 13, 2014, 03:18:20 pm
Ecclesia can be brutal, originally the first time I played it it put me off. But I went back to it a month later and stuck with it. It's a pretty great game.
If Castlevania-master Scott is saying it's brutal, it must be freaking unforgivable!
disgaeniac declares that this..."Scott"...character should, from this point forth, be known as:
(the) Castlevaniac! 8)
Ha! Nice name. :)
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Post by: disgaeniac on May 13, 2014, 03:55:46 pm
Ecclesia can be brutal, originally the first time I played it it put me off. But I went back to it a month later and stuck with it. It's a pretty great game.
If Castlevania-master Scott is saying it's brutal, it must be freaking unforgivable!
disgaeniac declares that this..."Scott"...character should, from this point forth, be known as:
(the) Castlevaniac! 8)
Ha! Nice name. :)
Indeed!
(if not the most *original* one:) :P
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Post by: argyle on May 13, 2014, 07:26:08 pm
Hey, I admit to being pretty much clueless about release timings on the DS, since I all but ignored the system until it was no longer a "thing". :P So who knows where I got that info.
I may go back to Ecclesia at some point, but Portrait seems to be much more my thing right now. Honestly, Ecclesia feels more like the old traditional linear Castlevania's - it's not strictly linear, but it is moreso than SotN from what I've played at least. I still need to track down the GBA games, but I probably need some good info on how to spot fakes. :-\
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Post by: brunauss on May 14, 2014, 03:26:01 pm
Your post brings up something Ive always noticed but cant fully comprehend (maybe its cause of the way I view things). How on earth can someone play more than one game at a time? Once I start a game and get somewhat into it, its the only thing I can think about. Adding another to the mix is just unthinkable. It would screw up my daydreaming and my focus to finish.
I have played as much as 6 titles at one time LOL
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Post by: disgaeniac on May 14, 2014, 03:28:43 pm
I'm playing the FFX-2 HD re-master on the PS3 -and- I've gotta' say that I'm *really* liking this new (to NA, at least) "Creature Creator" content ==>
==>It's just fucking awesome! ;D
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on May 16, 2014, 10:34:26 pm
War Thunder released its tank game which is within the plane flying too, so I played it with a friend and it's...alright. Compared to World of Tanks, it's a lot more exciting, more fast paced, you get up to three lives just as you do with planes, it's not a bad little tank fighter and it has some good mechanics.
It also has some terrible aspects, such as just horrid physics, it can be easy to get flipped over and once you do, you are stuck, no one can flip you back and you can not kill yoruself as far as I can tell. A lot of the times it can be hard to tell where you are getting hit from and the maps are kinda bland and its hard to tell what you can bash through and what will just stop you and damage you.
World of Tanks, while infuriatingly challenging with it's tiers and such, definitely has the pedigree, they've thought a lot more out with the game and I think it was just way too soon to release tanks for War Thunder in the state it is in. It just seems bare bones right now. Playable, even fun at times, but it's not quite there.
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Post by: spac316 on May 17, 2014, 05:50:13 pm
I'm getting into Borderlands 2 on 360.
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Post by: argyle on May 17, 2014, 07:49:11 pm
I *want* to be playing Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze on my new Wii U that came in the mail yesterday, but I had to call Nintendo to get them to transfer my Nintendo ID from my old Wii U to this new one (the guy was super nice, but seriously Nintendo - can't you get somewhat modern on how you handle this stuff? ???). The guy told me it would take 24 to 48 hours, and it hasn't happened yet so I guess I'm still waiting... :-\
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on May 17, 2014, 09:03:17 pm
Gamestop has a demo unit set up for Mario Kart 8 this weekend, so I got to do a few quick races today. Now I haven't really played a Mario Kart game since Mario Kart 64, it's been a long freaking time lol I played I think a tad Double Dash at one point, but really, it's been awhile. They had a bunch of characters to play, most of them really, you could choose different carts/bikes, different tires, and different gliders, and there were about 8 tracks. I only played about 3 of them since I had to get going, but it's some quality fun for sure. The game looks really good, I was playing just like I use to with drifting corners, I'm pretty stoked for this game.
I used the Wii U gamepad also as I was curious if I was gonna have to buy the Wii U classic controller for this, but I didn't really have any problems using it. A is to go, right trigger is drift, left trigger is items, very simple and easy to play.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on May 18, 2014, 01:48:49 am
It's very interesting getting into a series with the sequel or later entry into the games, such as with Sega All-Stars Racing. I've put a good 15 to 20 hours into Racing Transformed on the PC, but I wanted the earlier 360 game that came before so I could get it for Banjo-Kazooie and it's actually rather impressive how good it is.
All-Stars Racing is still a good kart game, it's colorful, fun to play, but that one very much felt like the Mario Kart clone it was kinda trying to be. It could've used more character and map variety (They make note to have Banjo-Kazooie on the cover and with the title, but not to have a freaking stage for him? At least none that I can see? Really? We needed that THIRD Billy Hatcher map? Was Billy Hatcher even a serious thing? I had never heard of it before these games lol), but its very playable.
The differences between it and it's sequel are significant. The transformation between vehicles in Transformed is amazing, they added a ton of customization, lots more characters and map variety, better car physics, it's a huge leap in progress and I would say a serious competitor to the likes of Mario Kart, maybe even better in a few ways than Mario Kart.
Both are good games, but not sure I'm gonna put as long of time into this one as I did Transformed. Transformed is just a better game overall, though that one is pissing me off. Hit an impossible wall of difficulty for getting starts to finish the last line of missions and to get my final unlocks >:C
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Post by: spac316 on May 18, 2014, 02:29:31 am
It's very interesting getting into a series with the sequel or later entry into the games, such as with Sega All-Stars Racing. I've put a good 15 to 20 hours into Racing Transformed on the PC, but I wanted the earlier 360 game that came before so I could get it for Banjo-Kazooie and it's actually rather impressive how good it is.
All-Stars Racing is still a good kart game, it's colorful, fun to play, but that one very much felt like the Mario Kart clone it was kinda trying to be. It could've used more character and map variety (They make note to have Banjo-Kazooie on the cover and with the title, but not to have a freaking stage for him? At least none that I can see? Really? We needed that THIRD Billy Hatcher map? Was Billy Hatcher even a serious thing? I had never heard of it before these games lol), but its very playable.
The differences between it and it's sequel are significant. The transformation between vehicles in Transformed is amazing, they added a ton of customization, lots more characters and map variety, better car physics, it's a huge leap in progress and I would say a serious competitor to the likes of Mario Kart, maybe even better in a few ways than Mario Kart.
Both are good games, but not sure I'm gonna put as long of time into this one as I did Transformed. Transformed is just a better game overall, though that one is pissing me off. Hit an impossible wall of difficulty for getting starts to finish the last line of missions and to get my final unlocks >:C
Yeah, S&ASR Transformed just makes me insane. It's hard to get anywhere when you have a dozen power ups hitting you!
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on May 18, 2014, 03:55:49 am
It's very interesting getting into a series with the sequel or later entry into the games, such as with Sega All-Stars Racing. I've put a good 15 to 20 hours into Racing Transformed on the PC, but I wanted the earlier 360 game that came before so I could get it for Banjo-Kazooie and it's actually rather impressive how good it is.
All-Stars Racing is still a good kart game, it's colorful, fun to play, but that one very much felt like the Mario Kart clone it was kinda trying to be. It could've used more character and map variety (They make note to have Banjo-Kazooie on the cover and with the title, but not to have a freaking stage for him? At least none that I can see? Really? We needed that THIRD Billy Hatcher map? Was Billy Hatcher even a serious thing? I had never heard of it before these games lol), but its very playable.
The differences between it and it's sequel are significant. The transformation between vehicles in Transformed is amazing, they added a ton of customization, lots more characters and map variety, better car physics, it's a huge leap in progress and I would say a serious competitor to the likes of Mario Kart, maybe even better in a few ways than Mario Kart.
Both are good games, but not sure I'm gonna put as long of time into this one as I did Transformed. Transformed is just a better game overall, though that one is pissing me off. Hit an impossible wall of difficulty for getting starts to finish the last line of missions and to get my final unlocks >:C
Yeah, S&ASR Transformed just makes me insane. It's hard to get anywhere when you have a dozen power ups hitting you!
I just spent the last 2 hours super grinding out more stars and I managed to get that lofty 200 stars and the last two tracks unlocked. What is the last one? Pretty much get everything to unlock it. Screw that lol So ridiculous hard, but at least I have nearly everything unlocked. I think the last one is nothing more than a final modifier unlock.
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Post by: insektmute on May 19, 2014, 03:08:02 pm
Thanks to the Reaper of Souls expansion, I find myself once again completely addicted to Diablo III. Haven't done much else for the past week!
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Post by: pacpix on May 19, 2014, 09:54:32 pm
During the GOG Insomnia sale where I managed to miss Zork Anthology twice by a couple of minutes I picked up Blade of Darkness. Played it all weekend instead of doing by US History project :-[, but it has been a lot of fun so far!
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Post by: foxhack on May 25, 2014, 12:10:26 am
Resident Evil 5 (PC, with a gamepad.)
I only played Chapter 1-1 and I'm not enjoying this one bit. I skipped 4, figured I'd play 5 before GFWL dies and... just... it won't click. I'm not used to playing third action games with a gamepad.
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Post by: dashv on May 25, 2014, 12:30:49 am
I only played Chapter 1-1 and I'm not enjoying this one bit. I skipped 4, figured I'd play 5 before GFWL dies and... just... it won't click. I'm not used to playing third action games with a gamepad.
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I played through and finished RE5 with the ps move. A very enjoyable experience. Tried the demo (before the gold edition was released) on the pad and passed it up at first.
Working on Dino Crisis (PS One) now with my boy. :)
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Post by: argyle on May 25, 2014, 09:21:22 am
I'm in the middle of a love-hate relationship with Wolfenstein. Every time something annoys me in the game - usually the stealth (seriously, STEALTH in a WOLFENSTEIN game?!?! ???) - then something comes along that I really like again (like the detail put into the resistance's hidden base). But I also think part of my problem is that I'm really not in the mood for a linear shooter right now. Since I'll be at my folks' house today & tomorrow so won't get to play it any then, and then Watch Dogs comes out Tues...I may end up trading it back in for now and just pick it up later when it gets cheap (doubt that will take long) to finish it up.
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Post by: turf on May 25, 2014, 02:14:57 pm
I just started Uncharted. I'll let you know how this goes.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on May 25, 2014, 02:41:51 pm
I'm in the middle of a love-hate relationship with Wolfenstein. Every time something annoys me in the game - usually the stealth (seriously, STEALTH in a WOLFENSTEIN game?!?! ???) - then something comes along that I really like again (like the detail put into the resistance's hidden base). But I also think part of my problem is that I'm really not in the mood for a linear shooter right now. Since I'll be at my folks' house today & tomorrow so won't get to play it any then, and then Watch Dogs comes out Tues...I may end up trading it back in for now and just pick it up later when it gets cheap (doubt that will take long) to finish it up.
But I like that you don't HAVE to do the stealth. You can do the crazy action like in old Wolfenstein, where you just shoot everything if you want to or you can just stealth it out like I did until you are forced to battle.
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Post by: teck on May 25, 2014, 02:47:19 pm
I started Drakengard 3 this week, but I'm on a hiatus after chapter 2 in order to beef up on my WoW.... Patch 5.4.8 added 2 more item level upgrades for all the raid gear so I'm farming out valor to upgrade all my characters.... I went spastic on Tuesday and valor capped my rogue in 1 night.... 1000 valor in a single night is nothing to scoff at either.... I managed to valor cap my priest yesterday and aim to finish off my hunter and mage who are both about half way by Monday night.... I have to do 3 more weeks of this to finish off my gear.... /cry :'( I recommend no one ever, EVER, start playing World of Warcraft if you value your soul, sanity, friends, or family.... But if you do.... Oh man is it glorious....
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Post by: dashv on May 25, 2014, 06:13:52 pm
I started Drakengard 3 this week, but I'm on a hiatus after chapter 2 in order to beef up on my WoW.... Patch 5.4.8 added 2 more item level upgrades for all the raid gear so I'm farming out valor to upgrade all my characters.... I went spastic on Tuesday and valor capped my rogue in 1 night.... 1000 valor in a single night is nothing to scoff at either.... I managed to valor cap my priest yesterday and aim to finish off my hunter and mage who are both about half way by Monday night.... I have to do 3 more weeks of this to finish off my gear.... /cry :'( I recommend no one ever, EVER, start playing World of Warcraft if you value your soul, sanity, friends, or family.... But if you do.... Oh man is it glorious....
I literally have no clue what the hell you just said. :)
It's amazing to me how complex today's games have gotten.
Nothing but respect Teck.
I've been playing Skyrim off and on for a few months. My wife signed in to my account accidentally a few days ago. She knew it was mine because nearly every village was wiped out.
She asked me how I was progressing through the objectives if I was killing everything I encountered. My reply was.
"Wait, there are objectives?"
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Post by: foxhack on May 25, 2014, 08:06:40 pm
Gave RE5 another shot. Since this time I didn't have to deal with endless waves of not!zombies, I did okay. Except for that boss with the worms and the respawning and the oy. :p
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kamikazekeeg on May 25, 2014, 09:20:42 pm
Man, Dead or Alive Jiggle Simulator 5 is still such an awful series XD It's kinda fun to fight, but man are these guys lazy with the game. The jiggling still looks like sloshing water balloons, the lip syncing barely seems to be there and when they do match up, their mouths barely move, and the story is dumb with this really kinda awful looking winding path you have to pick for everything that makes no sense.
Good thing it was only a 4 dollar buy lol
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: dashv on May 25, 2014, 09:43:41 pm
Man, Dead or Alive Jiggle Simulator 5 is still such an awful series XD It's kinda fun to fight, but man are these guys lazy with the game. The jiggling still looks like sloshing water balloons, the lip syncing barely seems to be there and when they do match up, their mouths barely move, and the story is dumb with this really kinda awful looking winding path you have to pick for everything that makes no sense.
Good thing it was only a 4 dollar buy lol
What pisses me off is I bought that game the day it came out and it had all kinds of bugs and problems.
A year later they fixed them all and called it DOA5 Ultimate.
Still haven't bought it.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kamikazekeeg on May 26, 2014, 12:57:20 am
Man, Dead or Alive Jiggle Simulator 5 is still such an awful series XD It's kinda fun to fight, but man are these guys lazy with the game. The jiggling still looks like sloshing water balloons, the lip syncing barely seems to be there and when they do match up, their mouths barely move, and the story is dumb with this really kinda awful looking winding path you have to pick for everything that makes no sense.
Good thing it was only a 4 dollar buy lol
What pisses me off is I bought that game the day it came out and it had all kinds of bugs and problems.
A year later they fixed them all and called it DOA5 Ultimate.
Still haven't bought it.
What were some of the bugs? I had to download a content update from the marketplace to even start the game which was weird. Auto update at the launch of the game, but something I had to download just to play the game, with no warning, was buried in the marketplace underneath the dozens of costumes they had available to buy. Poorly thought out it seems.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: dashv on May 26, 2014, 02:05:00 am
Man, Dead or Alive Jiggle Simulator 5 is still such an awful series XD It's kinda fun to fight, but man are these guys lazy with the game. The jiggling still looks like sloshing water balloons, the lip syncing barely seems to be there and when they do match up, their mouths barely move, and the story is dumb with this really kinda awful looking winding path you have to pick for everything that makes no sense.
Good thing it was only a 4 dollar buy lol
What pisses me off is I bought that game the day it came out and it had all kinds of bugs and problems.
A year later they fixed them all and called it DOA5 Ultimate.
Still haven't bought it.
What were some of the bugs? I had to download a content update from the marketplace to even start the game which was weird. Auto update at the launch of the game, but something I had to download just to play the game, with no warning, was buried in the marketplace underneath the dozens of costumes they had available to buy. Poorly thought out it seems.
The more complex levels lag and stutter when you trigger certain things. This was the biggest problem.
They reduced it quite a bit but never completely eliminated it (except in the Ultimate version).
Supposedly they released Ultimate because they had to rewrite significant portions of the core engine to fix it properly.
They also added several stages and characters to ultimate.
Basically 5 wasn't ready but they released it anyway and used the money of early adopters to fund fixing it and then the released the properly finished version as a new game.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kamikazekeeg on May 26, 2014, 02:14:02 am
Man, Dead or Alive Jiggle Simulator 5 is still such an awful series XD It's kinda fun to fight, but man are these guys lazy with the game. The jiggling still looks like sloshing water balloons, the lip syncing barely seems to be there and when they do match up, their mouths barely move, and the story is dumb with this really kinda awful looking winding path you have to pick for everything that makes no sense.
Good thing it was only a 4 dollar buy lol
What pisses me off is I bought that game the day it came out and it had all kinds of bugs and problems.
A year later they fixed them all and called it DOA5 Ultimate.
Still haven't bought it.
What were some of the bugs? I had to download a content update from the marketplace to even start the game which was weird. Auto update at the launch of the game, but something I had to download just to play the game, with no warning, was buried in the marketplace underneath the dozens of costumes they had available to buy. Poorly thought out it seems.
The more complex levels lag and stutter when you trigger certain things. This was the biggest problem.
They reduced it quite a bit but never completely eliminated it (except in the Ultimate version).
Supposedly they released Ultimate because they had to rewrite significant portions of the core engine to fix it properly.
They also added several stages and characters to ultimate.
Basically 5 wasn't ready but they released it anyway and used the money of early adopters to fund fixing it and then the released the properly finished version as a new game.
Ah, I gotcha. Guess I can repeat that I'm glad I bought it for only 5 bucks lol
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: dashv on May 26, 2014, 02:29:50 am
Ah, I gotcha. Guess I can repeat that I'm glad I bought it for only 5 bucks lol
$5 is a great deal.
I'm really only bitter because I pad something like 40 or 50 buck for it.
I'm a hardcore Battlefield fan, I know the hardships of paying for a broken game lol
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: zack12179 on May 26, 2014, 05:20:04 am
I know I'm a decade late, but I'm right in the middle of KOTOR 2 right now. I was cataloging my steam collection and I realized I never got around to the second one (stupid me, the game is amazing). As a break I've been playing Fifa 14 (also an awesome game).
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: bobster on May 26, 2014, 10:08:56 am
Over the past two weeks I've been playing Conquest of the Crystal Palace for NES. It's surprisingly good for never having heard of it. Being that it only goes for 7 bucks, and our wonderful site says only 85 people have it, I'm thinking this might be a hidden gem on the system. It's pretty freaking hard though.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: teck on May 26, 2014, 03:31:08 pm
Ah, I gotcha. Guess I can repeat that I'm glad I bought it for only 5 bucks lol
$5 is a great deal.
I'm really only bitter because I pad something like 40 or 50 bucks for it.
Don't feel too bad, I bought the collectors day one....
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kamikazekeeg on May 26, 2014, 10:11:32 pm
Played a few levels in Operation Raccoon City and it's both not as bad as I remember, but still about as good as I remember which isn't great lol I don't know if they patched the AI, but it seems a little better, though playing with a real player is certainly preferred. Combat is still real floaty and most enemies are just bullet sponges which I think takes away some of the fun. Again, not terrible, I'd probably rather play it more than Resident Evil 6, but not great.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: dashv on May 26, 2014, 10:25:42 pm
Played a few levels in Operation Raccoon City and it's both not as bad as I remember, but still about as good as I remember which isn't great lol I don't know if they patched the AI, but it seems a little better, though playing with a real player is certainly preferred. Combat is still real floaty and most enemies are just bullet sponges which I think takes away some of the fun. Again, not terrible, I'd probably rather play it more than Resident Evil 6, but not great.
I like the Umbrella Chronicle rails shooters. But I've always been a sucker for rails shooters.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: beng76 on May 26, 2014, 10:53:53 pm
Started playing Legend of Heroes on the PSP today. Enjoying it so far.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kamikazekeeg on May 26, 2014, 11:15:26 pm
Played a few levels in Operation Raccoon City and it's both not as bad as I remember, but still about as good as I remember which isn't great lol I don't know if they patched the AI, but it seems a little better, though playing with a real player is certainly preferred. Combat is still real floaty and most enemies are just bullet sponges which I think takes away some of the fun. Again, not terrible, I'd probably rather play it more than Resident Evil 6, but not great.
I like the Umbrella Chronicle rails shooters. But I've always been a sucker for rails shooters.
Haven't played them, but I'm gonna grab them eventually as I got one of the controller rifles to use.
Put in DBZ: Ultimate Tekaichi and just...no...oh no. It's not even a fighting game, it's DBZ: The Quicktime Event. It's really bad lol I don't even understand why they thought it was a good idea to have zero fighting mechanics in this game. You punch a few times, then you hit a button and if the enemy misses hitting the button, you go into basically a cinematic that you almost control, and then just keep rinsing and repeating. You don't ever actually fight, just hit buttons at certain moments. Even trying to do memorable power moves for characters like you imagine would be cool or nothing more than a flick of the analog stick to start them and then they just go. That's all. No work or anything. I've never felt so underwhelmed by a Kamehameha before lol
Whatever happened to just having a straight forward fighting game? Hell, just rip off Street Fighter, put in a crap ton of characters, solid game right there. They couldn't even be bothered to lip synch the characters ingame, it's just awkward mouths moving up and down. This just has to be one of the worst non-Kinect DBZ games out there. It has to be lol I really need to grab that Budokai HD pack sometime.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: dashv on May 27, 2014, 12:02:35 am
Hehehe. Bet your appreciation of Jiggle Simulator 5 just went up a bit, eh? ;)
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kamikazekeeg on May 27, 2014, 12:03:28 am
I'm in the middle of a love-hate relationship with Wolfenstein. Every time something annoys me in the game - usually the stealth (seriously, STEALTH in a WOLFENSTEIN game?!?! ???) - then something comes along that I really like again (like the detail put into the resistance's hidden base). But I also think part of my problem is that I'm really not in the mood for a linear shooter right now. Since I'll be at my folks' house today & tomorrow so won't get to play it any then, and then Watch Dogs comes out Tues...I may end up trading it back in for now and just pick it up later when it gets cheap (doubt that will take long) to finish it up.
But I like that you don't HAVE to do the stealth. You can do the crazy action like in old Wolfenstein, where you just shoot everything if you want to or you can just stealth it out like I did until you are forced to battle.
Sorry for the late reply, I've been out of pocket all weekend (and yes, my weekend is just ending today :P).
What you say about stealth is technically true, but if you don't sneak around & they sound the alarm then you're in for waves & waves of enemies. Anyway, I traded it off because I just wasn't in the mood for a linear shooter right now, and I knew once I got Watch Dogs I wouldn't be playing it anyway. Still made a profit off of it, and I'll pick it back up in a few months when it gets cheap, so it's all good. ;)
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: scott on May 28, 2014, 12:47:16 pm
Finally started playing Panzer Dragoon Saga, after saying I was gonna start it up last week.
So far its pretty good, but the first hour dragged a bit thanks to cut scenes and tutorials. I'm gonna need to try using the 3D controller tonight instead and see if it controls better with it.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: soera on May 28, 2014, 01:10:38 pm
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kamikazekeeg on May 28, 2014, 02:56:53 pm
Rented Watch Dogs and its been generally better than I was expecting. I saw very little to get hyped about with the game, but it's more entertaining than I thought it was gonna be. The side missions are pretty good and varied.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: disgaeniac on May 28, 2014, 03:00:05 pm
Rented Watch Dogs and its been generally better than I was expecting. I saw very little to get hyped about with the game, but it's more entertaining than I thought it was gonna be. The side missions are pretty good and varied.
I cant wait to get that on PC!!!! :) :) 8) 8) It looks like so much fun
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: bobster on May 28, 2014, 03:34:56 pm
Rented Watch Dogs and its been generally better than I was expecting. I saw very little to get hyped about with the game, but it's more entertaining than I thought it was gonna be. The side missions are pretty good and varied.
I cant wait to get that on PC!!!! :) :) 8) 8) It looks like so much fun
I'm finishing up DMC: Devil May Cry in hopes of playing this game right after. Thank you work for ordering new video cards and getting me a free copy of Watch Dogs ;D
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: 90snostalga on May 28, 2014, 03:47:25 pm
Rented Watch Dogs and its been generally better than I was expecting. I saw very little to get hyped about with the game, but it's more entertaining than I thought it was gonna be. The side missions are pretty good and varied.
I cant wait to get that on PC!!!! :) :) 8) 8) It looks like so much fun
I'm finishing up DMC: Devil May Cry in hopes of playing this game right after. Thank you work for ordering new video cards and getting me a free copy of Watch Dogs ;D
Who do you work for? Ubisoft? lol ;)
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: bobster on May 28, 2014, 03:56:48 pm
Rented Watch Dogs and its been generally better than I was expecting. I saw very little to get hyped about with the game, but it's more entertaining than I thought it was gonna be. The side missions are pretty good and varied.
I cant wait to get that on PC!!!! :) :) 8) 8) It looks like so much fun
I'm finishing up DMC: Devil May Cry in hopes of playing this game right after. Thank you work for ordering new video cards and getting me a free copy of Watch Dogs ;D
Who do you work for? Ubisoft? lol ;)
Haha I wish! I'm the IT guy for a small architect firm. We're building new computers in the office here and either NewEgg, or Nvidia is running a program that if you buy a new Nvidia card, you get a voucher for a free copy from uplay. The business doesn't need it so I claim them :D.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: doctorlaudanum on May 28, 2014, 04:09:56 pm
Been playing some Watch Dogs lately at a friend's house. While it's better than expected, I admit I'm not that impressed. I don't think the hacking mechanic can support a full game. The hokey story and horribly unfunny memes also kind of dragged it down for me. ... Then I blew up the streets with a spider tank, so I guess it's not all bad. :P The mini games are also really fun.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: 90snostalga on May 28, 2014, 04:18:02 pm
Been playing some Watch Dogs lately at a friend's house. While it's better than expected, I admit I'm not that impressed. I don't think the hacking mechanic can support a full game. The hokey story and horribly unfunny memes also kind of dragged it down for me. ... Then I blew up the streets with a spider tank, so I guess it's not all bad. :P The mini games are also really fun.
Is it true that another real human can somehow get into your game mode and hack your phone?
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: foxhack on May 28, 2014, 04:38:20 pm
Been playing Dark Void, that Capcom-released third person action game. It's not bad, but some of the perspectives when climbing structures can get... really... weird.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: tpugmire on May 28, 2014, 04:59:03 pm
I downloaded the new Strider game off XBLA and I'm loving it so far. The controls take a little getting used to, and I wish you could skip the pre-boss fight cut scenes after you've seen them once, but those are minor issues, overall it's a great game.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kamikazekeeg on May 28, 2014, 05:34:41 pm
Been playing some Watch Dogs lately at a friend's house. While it's better than expected, I admit I'm not that impressed. I don't think the hacking mechanic can support a full game. The hokey story and horribly unfunny memes also kind of dragged it down for me. ... Then I blew up the streets with a spider tank, so I guess it's not all bad. :P The mini games are also really fun.
Yeah it's only slightly better than I expected, being that I had no expectations for it (I have no idea why people were so excited for it lol), but it has some fun side mission stuff. Spider Tank is AMAZING lol
Is it true that another real human can somehow get into your game mode and hack your phone?
I haven't gotten to that yet, but from what I understand, your game can get "invaded" where people will come into your game and try to screw with you and then you can go and chase them down and I think if you stop them or kill them you get points and money.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: foxhack on May 28, 2014, 05:54:27 pm
I downloaded the new Strider game off XBLA and I'm loving it so far. The controls take a little getting used to, and I wish you could skip the pre-boss fight cut scenes after you've seen them once, but those are minor issues, overall it's a great game.
You can.
After the first time they kill you. :p Or the second time you play the game.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: disgaeniac on May 28, 2014, 06:03:41 pm
Been playing some Watch Dogs lately at a friend's house. While it's better than expected, I admit I'm not that impressed. I don't think the hacking mechanic can support a full game. The hokey story and horribly unfunny memes also kind of dragged it down for me. ... Then I blew up the streets with a spider tank, so I guess it's not all bad. :P The mini games are also really fun.
Done with D3 already, doc?!
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: argyle on May 28, 2014, 06:06:12 pm
Been playing some Watch Dogs lately at a friend's house. While it's better than expected, I admit I'm not that impressed. I don't think the hacking mechanic can support a full game. The hokey story and horribly unfunny memes also kind of dragged it down for me. ... Then I blew up the streets with a spider tank, so I guess it's not all bad. :P The mini games are also really fun.
Yeah it's only slightly better than I expected, being that I had no expectations for it (I have no idea why people were so excited for it lol), but it has some fun side mission stuff. Spider Tank is AMAZING lol
I'm more surprised about the negativity I've been hearing about it today (not just here, but in comments on other sites). I have a feeling it's a case of the "vocal minority" tho. Not really sure why you WOULDN'T have been excited about it assuming you're a fan of open world games (and if you're not, then it's obviously not a game for you :P). I'll say this, from what I played of this & what I played of GTA V, it's a HECK of a lot more fun & interesting than GTA V.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: burningdoom on May 28, 2014, 07:49:39 pm
I downloaded the new Strider game off XBLA and I'm loving it so far. The controls take a little getting used to, and I wish you could skip the pre-boss fight cut scenes after you've seen them once, but those are minor issues, overall it's a great game.
Yeah, that game looks like a ton of fun. I want it.
I love this new 2D renaissance we're going through! Give us more remakes. Even more than that, I'd like to see new sequels to some of these classics.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: Jakandsig on May 28, 2014, 08:05:51 pm
I downloaded the new Strider game off XBLA and I'm loving it so far. The controls take a little getting used to, and I wish you could skip the pre-boss fight cut scenes after you've seen them once, but those are minor issues, overall it's a great game.
Yeah, that game looks like a ton of fun. I want it.
I love this new 2D renaissance we're going through! Give us more remakes. Even more than that, I'd like to see new sequels to some of these classics.
so... No new 2d games?
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: doctorlaudanum on May 28, 2014, 09:31:47 pm
Cindy-rella just kicked my ass again. I gotta figure out what Im doing wrong.
It's been awhile -but- I remember getting my ass kicked in that fight my 1st one or two tries myself :-[
I gave it another try and won. I put her silly ass to sleep and pelted her with pieces of the chandelier ! :D Chapter one - done!
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: Bwigdahl on May 29, 2014, 07:07:39 pm
Just started Castlevania Lament of Innocence.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on May 30, 2014, 02:59:37 am
Watch Dogs actually started to get pretty boring too me after awhile. I beat Act 1, did a bunch of side missions, a lot of them were pretty cool, but the story and characters are pretty dull and because the world is just basic modern world setting, it's pretty dull also. It doesn't have the humor and ridiculousness of Grand Theft Auto or Saints Row to be interesting. I feel if they had done a more future oriented world, like Deus Ex level of tech, it would've been a lot cooler. I also heard there were a lot of issues that are plaguing the PC version though I played the PS3 version, which played fine other than terrible pop in for vehicles and such.
Instead of that tonight, I returned Watch Dogs and dove into Awesomenauts with a friend and had a blast! I've had the game since the last winter sale on Steam and just never played it lol It's really fun for a MOBA, it isn't hampered by not being able to play characters, though you have to unlock them, but once you do, you have a good like 15 to 20 characters to play as. It's also not nearly as competitive as something like LoL or even Smite, so it's a more fun experience than those.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: 90snostalga on May 30, 2014, 08:45:24 am
Watch Dogs actually started to get pretty boring too me after awhile. I beat Act 1, did a bunch of side missions, a lot of them were pretty cool, but the story and characters are pretty dull and because the world is just basic modern world setting, it's pretty dull also. It doesn't have the humor and ridiculousness of Grand Theft Auto or Saints Row to be interesting. I feel if they had done a more future oriented world, like Deus Ex level of tech, it would've been a lot cooler. I also heard there were a lot of issues that are plaguing the PC version though I played the PS3 version, which played fine other than terrible pop in for vehicles and such.
Instead of that tonight, I returned Watch Dogs and dove into Awesomenauts with a friend and had a blast! I've had the game since the last winter sale on Steam and just never played it lol It's really fun for a MOBA, it isn't hampered by not being able to play characters, though you have to unlock them, but once you do, you have a good like 15 to 20 characters to play as. It's also not nearly as competitive as something like LoL or even Smite, so it's a more fun experience than those.
Now im questioning getting the PC version for me :(
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: karyann on May 30, 2014, 09:18:27 am
I've settled on a trade for some Digimon with a collector on instagram, and that got me back into wanting to play. So I grabbed my Digimon World: Dawn game, and started my first ever Digimon adventure! So far I'm having lots of fun, even though I hate the level design. I'm constantly lost :-\
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: 90snostalga on May 30, 2014, 09:36:50 am
I've settled on a trade for some Digimon with a collector on instagram, and that got me back into wanting to play. So I grabbed my Digimon World: Dawn game, and started my first ever Digimon adventure! So far I'm having lots of fun, even though I hate the level design. I'm constantly lost :-\
Me growing up in Pokemon Mania and I always wanted to be the world's greatest Pokemon trainer and I was kicking *** too, I hated Digimon just for that reason and I never gave Digimon any true attention. Is Digimon kind of just like Pokemon?
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Post by: koemo1 on May 30, 2014, 12:15:13 pm
Playing Path of Exile and the tecmo classic arcade Disc
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on May 30, 2014, 01:42:07 pm
Watch Dogs actually started to get pretty boring too me after awhile. I beat Act 1, did a bunch of side missions, a lot of them were pretty cool, but the story and characters are pretty dull and because the world is just basic modern world setting, it's pretty dull also. It doesn't have the humor and ridiculousness of Grand Theft Auto or Saints Row to be interesting. I feel if they had done a more future oriented world, like Deus Ex level of tech, it would've been a lot cooler. I also heard there were a lot of issues that are plaguing the PC version though I played the PS3 version, which played fine other than terrible pop in for vehicles and such.
Instead of that tonight, I returned Watch Dogs and dove into Awesomenauts with a friend and had a blast! I've had the game since the last winter sale on Steam and just never played it lol It's really fun for a MOBA, it isn't hampered by not being able to play characters, though you have to unlock them, but once you do, you have a good like 15 to 20 characters to play as. It's also not nearly as competitive as something like LoL or even Smite, so it's a more fun experience than those.
Now im questioning getting the PC version for me :(
Yeah I'd check their forums before you do to see if it is a widespread issue at all. The game is gonna look better on PC, but as with most Ubisoft games, there's not much real benefit playing them on PC. Other than Far Cry 3 maybe which has mods for it now.
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Post by: scott on May 30, 2014, 05:26:04 pm
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kamikazekeeg on May 30, 2014, 06:14:25 pm
Mario Kart 8 really lives up to the hype for me. I haven't really played a Mario Kart game to any major degree since the Mario Kart 64 days so a lot has been added and changed over the years. Just from that point of view, this game is amazing. The tracks so far are all amazingly well done, no bad track that I've found yet and even some great new ones like Mount Wario which is one long track instead of one you lap around in. Online play is really good too, though I did about two matches in that.
Lots of vehicle and customization options too. You get a new vehicle item every 50 coins in the grand prix. So far, it's just been a fantastic game and it looks amazing. The next Mario game better look as good if not better than this lol
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Post by: foxhack on June 02, 2014, 01:02:58 am
I gave RE5 a chance, once I got used to the controls (for the most part) things went smoothly. I still have trouble when surrounded by multiple enemies, but now that the game actually taught me how to use CHRIS' STEROID PAWNCH attacks, I can actually save ammo. Why didn't this damn game teach me that sooner? The manual on Steam is two pages, one is a bio and the other is AN INSTALL GUIDE FOR THE DVD VERSION.
Oh yeah, there's this too:
(9:54:07 PM) Me: so I just got to a section with an airboat in RE5 (9:54:29 PM) Me: I'm shooting at black people in full stereotypical African tribal war gear (9:54:57 PM) Me: and I go "... yeah those people that complained had good reason, goddamn"
I mean, it's explained in the game that they're acting like this because of the outbreak, so it makes people lose their mind and become very violent. It was still a very WTF moment.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on June 02, 2014, 02:55:18 am
I gave RE5 a chance, once I got used to the controls (for the most part) things went smoothly. I still have trouble when surrounded by multiple enemies, but now that the game actually taught me how to use CHRIS' STEROID PAWNCH attacks, I can actually save ammo. Why didn't this damn game teach me that sooner? The manual on Steam is two pages, one is a bio and the other is AN INSTALL GUIDE FOR THE DVD VERSION.
Oh yeah, there's this too:
(9:54:07 PM) Me: so I just got to a section with an airboat in RE5 (9:54:29 PM) Me: I'm shooting at black people in full stereotypical African tribal war gear (9:54:57 PM) Me: and I go "... yeah those people that complained had good reason, goddamn"
I mean, it's explained in the game that they're acting like this because of the outbreak, so it makes people lose their mind and become very violent. It was still a very WTF moment.
Capcom isn't very culture sensitive as we've come to know them lol I heard in Resident Evil 4, the language they are speaking is completely wrong from what should've been spoken there. Like it was latin america spanish over what would be more of what is spoken over on that side of the world towards Spain and Portugal since it was in some non-existent country.
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Post by: blipcs76 on June 02, 2014, 10:25:57 am
Mario Kart 8 really lives up to the hype for me. I haven't really played a Mario Kart game to any major degree since the Mario Kart 64 days so a lot has been added and changed over the years. Just from that point of view, this game is amazing. The tracks so far are all amazingly well done, no bad track that I've found yet and even some great new ones like Mount Wario which is one long track instead of one you lap around in. Online play is really good too, though I did about two matches in that.
Lots of vehicle and customization options too. You get a new vehicle item every 50 coins in the grand prix. So far, it's just been a fantastic game and it looks amazing. The next Mario game better look as good if not better than this lol
I picked it up on Saturday and I completely agree that it lives up to the hype. The gameplay has been tweaked and streamlined, you have more control options than before, the old tracks have been reimagined beautifully, the new tracks don't have a dud amongst them and it is an absolutely gorgeous game! Online is easy to get into and plays really well too.
And I LOVE the race highlights feature. After the race, it gives you a cinematic view of highlights from the race, where you can fast forward, rewind and slow-mo your best moments, and it gives you a chance to gawk at the beautiful graphics and little details you miss when you're in the middle of a race, like characters looking at each other when they pass on the track.
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Post by: foxhack on June 02, 2014, 12:38:17 pm
Capcom isn't very culture sensitive as we've come to know them lol I heard in Resident Evil 4, the language they are speaking is completely wrong from what should've been spoken there. Like it was latin america spanish over what would be more of what is spoken over on that side of the world towards Spain and Portugal since it was in some non-existent country.
Uh, what?
Those guys sounded like Spaniards to me, right down to the curse words.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on June 02, 2014, 04:38:29 pm
Capcom isn't very culture sensitive as we've come to know them lol I heard in Resident Evil 4, the language they are speaking is completely wrong from what should've been spoken there. Like it was latin america spanish over what would be more of what is spoken over on that side of the world towards Spain and Portugal since it was in some non-existent country.
Uh, what?
Those guys sounded like Spaniards to me, right down to the curse words.
I could be wrong, I had just heard that there was abit of an issue with the language, at least at the very start with the two police officers of RE4, where the spanish being spoken wasn't remotely the right one for the area.
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Post by: 90snostalga on June 02, 2014, 05:55:56 pm
I think I will give SNK some love and my next game to play will be Metal Slug 1st Mission for the Neo Geo Pocket Color :) I'm excited for this one! 8)
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Post by: doctorlaudanum on June 02, 2014, 06:11:45 pm
Capcom isn't very culture sensitive as we've come to know them lol I heard in Resident Evil 4, the language they are speaking is completely wrong from what should've been spoken there. Like it was latin america spanish over what would be more of what is spoken over on that side of the world towards Spain and Portugal since it was in some non-existent country.
Uh, what?
Those guys sounded like Spaniards to me, right down to the curse words.
I think he means that the Spaniards in RE4 apparently spoke with Mexican accents and dialects, even though the game was supposedly set in Spain. (Don't speak Spanish myself, so I can only go on what others have said.)
Regarding RE5, I fought the accusations of racism for a while when it first came out, as I didn't think making the enemies African was automatically racist. Then I saw the grass skirts and huts. And lo, all I could think was "Goddamnit, Capcom."
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Post by: foxhack on June 02, 2014, 06:46:15 pm
I think he means that the Spaniards in RE4 apparently spoke with Mexican accents and dialects, even though the game was supposedly set in Spain. (Don't speak Spanish myself, so I can only go on what others have said.)
Regarding RE5, I fought the accusations of racism for a while when it first came out, as I didn't think making the enemies African was automatically racist. Then I saw the grass skirts and huts. And lo, all I could think was "Goddamnit, Capcom."
... Uh. I'm Mexican. ??? Trust me, those guys don't speak in any accent even remotely similar to the ones we have here. And we definitely don't say "Te voy a coger", which means two things: "I'm gonna grab you" or "I'm gonna fuck you (up)."
The first time I played the game I was all "whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat?"
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Post by: 90snostalga on June 02, 2014, 07:17:53 pm
Due to the lack of the LED screen on the pocket color, I'm going to have to play it only at certain times during the day so I don't bother my wife when she sleeps so I'm going to try and rotate two games. Pandoras Tower on the Wii will do good ...
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Post by: doctorlaudanum on June 02, 2014, 07:54:30 pm
... Uh. I'm Mexican. ??? Trust me, those guys don't speak in any accent even remotely similar to the ones we have here. And we definitely don't say "Te voy a coger", which means two things: "I'm gonna grab you" or "I'm gonna fuck you (up)."
Huh. Well, learn something new everyday, I guess. Yet another reason why I really should learn Spanish at some point.
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Post by: turf on June 02, 2014, 09:23:30 pm
I was playing Mario Kart 8 online with my brother a few minutes ago. Man! That is tense! I love it!
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Post by: 90snostalga on June 02, 2014, 10:24:48 pm
I was playing Mario Kart 8 online with my brother a few minutes ago. Man! That is tense! I love it!
How did you do it?
Both get online. One of the options is "Friends". That way you just join the room your friend is in. It's not like Xbox Live where you can talk to each other. That sucks, but it's fun trying to pass each other.
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Post by: foxhack on June 03, 2014, 07:40:00 pm
Tried out Murdered: Soul Suspect since I got it for free thanks to an XFX rep.
Current opinion: Pretty good, but I've already found one game-breaking bug, haha.
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Post by: amauriel on June 03, 2014, 10:54:51 pm
Let's see...I've been playing Earthbound again (hence the profile pic). We picked up Mario Kart 8 this weekend when we had friends over, and had some great 4-player going. The next day, I turned on the WiiU to play Mario Kart 8. Played for a while, switched to Earthbound to get a break. That was two days ago, and Earthbound is all I've played since. I had downloaded it to show support when Nintendo finally added it to the eShop, but hadn't gotten a chance to play the WiiU version yet. And since it is probably my favorite video game ever, I'll probably finish it before moving back to other things. I used to play it at least yearly, so I was due for a replay.
Besides that, I picked up Battleblock Theater on Steam when it released and have been playing that a bit with some friends online. The Behemoth remains one of my favorite development companies, and Battleblock gets all the fun of the old PDA games on Alien Hominid HD, but with online play as well. Great times!
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Post by: insektmute on June 03, 2014, 11:57:13 pm
Started Drakengard 3 a day or two ago, and I'm absolutely loving it :)
It's definitely an unpolished gem sort of game, but really stylish and funny. I think other Nier fans will like it a lot, but then again, maybe not?
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Post by: bobster on June 04, 2014, 09:36:22 am
Let's see...I've been playing Earthbound again (hence the profile pic). We picked up Mario Kart 8 this weekend when we had friends over, and had some great 4-player going. The next day, I turned on the WiiU to play Mario Kart 8. Played for a while, switched to Earthbound to get a break. That was two days ago, and Earthbound is all I've played since. I had downloaded it to show support when Nintendo finally added it to the eShop, but hadn't gotten a chance to play the WiiU version yet. And since it is probably my favorite video game ever, I'll probably finish it before moving back to other things. I used to play it at least yearly, so I was due for a replay.
Besides that, I picked up Battleblock Theater on Steam when it released and have been playing that a bit with some friends online. The Behemoth remains one of my favorite development companies, and Battleblock gets all the fun of the old PDA games on Alien Hominid HD, but with online play as well. Great times!
Earthbound is definitely one of my favorite games. I've been meaning to pick it up on the Wii U as well. I want to play it again, but my girlfriend has never played it, and I don't want to ruin anything for her by playing it in front of her. Maybe once she's done with Ni No Kuni I'll get her to play it...
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Post by: burningdoom on June 04, 2014, 12:05:01 pm
I'm about 10 hours in, now. Great little traditional JRPG with lots of puzzle elements in it, just like the first two games. But with much better graphics and sound, being that this one is on DS rather than GBA. I'm sure the story won't be as epic as the first two games, since those came together into 1 big epic story. But I'm enjoying what I've played through so far. It seems more like a love-letter showing appreciation to the first two games, than it is doing it's own thing. But they've done it well, so far.
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Post by: abe on June 04, 2014, 12:19:18 pm
After finishing Hyperdimension Neptunia Mk.2 yesterday, I decided to get back to playing Mugen Souls on the PS3. I'm a few hours in now and quite enjoying it. It's not perfect, but it's got some really interesting and unique game mechanics. I also decided to start Killer is Dead after picking up the PS3 version on Monday. Wow, what an awesome game. I'm really liking the art and music. It's the quality I'd expect from a SUDA51 title.
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Post by: disgaeniac on June 04, 2014, 02:34:45 pm
After finishing Hyperdimension Neptunia Mk.2 yesterday, I decided to get back to playing Mugen Souls on the PS3. I'm a few hours in now and quite enjoying it. It's not perfect, but it's got some really interesting and unique game mechanics. I also decided to start Killer is Dead after picking up the PS3 version on Monday. Wow, what an awesome game. I'm really liking the art and music. It's the quality I'd expect from a SUDA51 title.
Did you get/are you getting Mugen Souls Z?
I've got both MS games in my backlog (no need to feel bad for 'em though...they've got LOTS of company there)!
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Post by: abe on June 04, 2014, 03:04:36 pm
After finishing Hyperdimension Neptunia Mk.2 yesterday, I decided to get back to playing Mugen Souls on the PS3. I'm a few hours in now and quite enjoying it. It's not perfect, but it's got some really interesting and unique game mechanics. I also decided to start Killer is Dead after picking up the PS3 version on Monday. Wow, what an awesome game. I'm really liking the art and music. It's the quality I'd expect from a SUDA51 title.
Did you get/are you getting Mugen Souls Z?
I've got both MS games in my backlog (no need to feel bad for 'em though...they've got LOTS of company there)!
I do plan on getting Mugen Souls Z in the future, but unfortunately there's too many other things I need first, especially since this year has been packed with great releases. Gameplay-wise, Mugen Souls plays similarly to Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory and Hyperdimension Neptunia Mk.2, though Mugen Souls focuses on the concept of "moe", in and outside of battle quite a bit. The brand of humor is also the same sort of thing you'd expect from any other Compile Heart game.
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Post by: scott on June 04, 2014, 03:27:54 pm
Now that I can see all my Game Boy games I've been on a huge Game Boy kick (also means I stopped playing Panzer Dragoon Saga again). So far I've knocked out Super Mario Land 1 and 2. Thinking of starting up Final Fantasy Adventure next.
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Post by: foxhack on June 04, 2014, 05:36:46 pm
Murdered: Soul Suspect.
The combat and general UI wonkiness in the PC port is pissing me off like no other game ever has. I don't use a gamepad. I don't want to be forced to use a gamepad. But the developers screwed up that bit of the port, badly - or they were just fired before they could finish cleaning it up since the studio doesn't exist anymore.
Thanks, Squeenix!
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Post by: soera on June 04, 2014, 05:58:02 pm
(also means I stopped playing Panzer Dragoon Saga again).
Damn you Scott! You are prolonging my wait. ;)
I think Scott should just send you his copy and let you enjoy the fun while he procrastinates :)
I think this sounds like a fabulous idea!
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Post by: scott on June 04, 2014, 10:32:37 pm
Haha, this game is never leaving my house. :P
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Post by: argyle on June 06, 2014, 12:20:12 am
So I've had a hard time getting into Watch Dogs this week. One reason is that it's gotten a bit repetitive, but honestly I think the biggest thing is I'm just not in the mood for it right now. It's not a bad game at all, it's just not what I want to be playing. So I'm thinking I'm gonna go ahead & trade it in - with the values that are being offered, combined with the deal I got on it in the first place, I'll end up making about $10 on it anyway. ;)
I'm really thinking it's time for a good JRPG. I certainly have enough in my backlog! It's probably going to be between Tales of Symphonia HD & Drakengard 3...and I'm leaning towards Symphonia.
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Post by: soera on June 06, 2014, 02:45:53 am
Have you played/beaten Bravely Default, Ni no Kuni, or DQ VIII yet? Those are my top 3 choices for JRPGs atm. I want to give Symphonia a try soon myself but with my current work schedule, kids out of school for the summer and my backlog crammed full, its going to be a little while. I havent had a chance to turn on Witch and the hundred knight or Guided fate paradox in days.
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Post by: argyle on June 06, 2014, 06:24:09 am
Played & finished NNK & DQ8 back when they first came out, both incredible games (platinum'd NNK). Looking for a console RPG, so BD is out (I have it, but haven't finished it yet, but I don't play portable stuff at home). There is one more possibility I'm considering, and that's The Last Story. Guess I'll decide this weekend.
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Post by: dashv on June 11, 2014, 01:41:04 pm
Kirby's Dreamland 2 for gbc. It's getting me through my flight back home.
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Post by: 90snostalga on June 12, 2014, 03:59:10 am
Time to catch up on the Mario Kart and Zelda franchises'. A Link to the Past and Super Mario Kart is next! :) As far as Mario Kart, I'm going to go through every course in every cup to get number 1.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on June 12, 2014, 04:28:25 am
Have you played/beaten Bravely Default, Ni no Kuni, or DQ VIII yet? Those are my top 3 choices for JRPGs atm. I want to give Symphonia a try soon myself but with my current work schedule, kids out of school for the summer and my backlog crammed full, its going to be a little while. I havent had a chance to turn on Witch and the hundred knight or Guided fate paradox in days.
I need to play Ni No Kuni myself. Had it since last year when I grabbed it on a good sale at Gamestop and just never popped it in lol
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Post by: argyle on June 12, 2014, 07:44:06 am
Have you played/beaten Bravely Default, Ni no Kuni, or DQ VIII yet? Those are my top 3 choices for JRPGs atm. I want to give Symphonia a try soon myself but with my current work schedule, kids out of school for the summer and my backlog crammed full, its going to be a little while. I havent had a chance to turn on Witch and the hundred knight or Guided fate paradox in days.
I need to play Ni No Kuni myself. Had it since last year when I grabbed it on a good sale at Gamestop and just never popped it in lol
Amazing game. I was hoping Level 5 would announce their PS4 project at E3, but they may be saving that for TGS.
I guess it's obvious from my sig, but I settled on playing Fallout 3. I finished New Vegas & loved it, but never have played through F3 for whatever reason. Really enjoying it so far, it was definitely what I was in the mood to play. :)
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Post by: disgaeniac on June 12, 2014, 09:00:27 am
Have you played/beaten Bravely Default, Ni no Kuni, or DQ VIII yet? Those are my top 3 choices for JRPGs atm. I want to give Symphonia a try soon myself but with my current work schedule, kids out of school for the summer and my backlog crammed full, its going to be a little while. I havent had a chance to turn on Witch and the hundred knight or Guided fate paradox in days.
I need to play Ni No Kuni myself. Had it since last year when I grabbed it on a good sale at Gamestop and just never popped it in lol
Amazing game. I was hoping Level 5 would announce their PS4 project at E3, but they may be saving that for TGS.
I guess it's obvious from my sig, but I settled on playing Fallout 3. I finished New Vegas & loved it, but never have played through F3 for whatever reason. Really enjoying it so far, it was definitely what I was in the mood to play. :)
GotY version?
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Post by: turf on June 12, 2014, 09:31:30 am
Mario Kart 8. I'm playing Mario Kart 8. I just started on the 150cc Class this morning before work. I have all the characters unlocked. One thing I wish that had been included on this game is the timer during the Grand Prix mode. I like to know what my best lap was or if I'm kicking as much ass as I think I am. 8)
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Post by: argyle on June 12, 2014, 09:46:24 am
Have you played/beaten Bravely Default, Ni no Kuni, or DQ VIII yet? Those are my top 3 choices for JRPGs atm. I want to give Symphonia a try soon myself but with my current work schedule, kids out of school for the summer and my backlog crammed full, its going to be a little while. I havent had a chance to turn on Witch and the hundred knight or Guided fate paradox in days.
I need to play Ni No Kuni myself. Had it since last year when I grabbed it on a good sale at Gamestop and just never popped it in lol
Amazing game. I was hoping Level 5 would announce their PS4 project at E3, but they may be saving that for TGS.
I guess it's obvious from my sig, but I settled on playing Fallout 3. I finished New Vegas & loved it, but never have played through F3 for whatever reason. Really enjoying it so far, it was definitely what I was in the mood to play. :)
GotY version?
Yep - snagged a really good deal on the GOTY version new a couple months ago. Around $10 at the time I think, from Amazon.
...hrm. That's weird. I'm not seeing either Fallout game in my collection, and I could swear I put them in. ???
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Post by: sibbs on June 14, 2014, 09:33:39 am
First time poster here and lurking for a while. Love this website, so many like-minded people to myself.
Anyway, I've been completely immersed Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen, and play SSX, and MLB 14: The Show on the side.
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Post by: disgaeniac on June 14, 2014, 09:50:30 am
First time poster here and lurking for a while. Love this website, so many like-minded people to myself.
Anyway, I've been completely immersed Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen, and play SSX, and MLB 14: The Show on the side.
Welcome to VGC...
...We've been waiting for you! ;D
So creepy... :P
:o
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Post by: abe on June 14, 2014, 12:21:28 pm
I'm really enjoying the goofy sense of humor in Demon Gaze and Hyperdimension Neptunia PP. I was expecting it from a Neptunia game, but Demon Gaze was a nice surprise. :P (http://i.imgur.com/T5BAscbl.jpg) (http://i.imgur.com/t2XpOvQl.jpg)
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Post by: argyle on June 15, 2014, 07:42:39 pm
I've started playing some Retro Game Challenge and Mega Man ZX as my portable games. RGC is fun so far, and I love the premise for it. Not sure if the challenges will get past my abilities at some point, but if so I'll enjoy it until then. ;)
I'm really digging Mega Man ZX. It has a great mix of old-school gameplay with newer trends such as missions, explorable environments and save points. :)
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Post by: dashv on June 16, 2014, 02:23:17 am
Mega Man III on the Retron 5.
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Post by: turf on June 16, 2014, 02:37:29 am
Excellent choice. Much better than that Metroid Prime rubbish. :D
;)
BurningDoom, nes.
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Post by: turf on June 17, 2014, 12:26:36 am
I started playing Cave Story 3D tonight.
I'm not sure what's going on other than some Doctor fella is kidnapping dog/people things. I'm loving it do far. I thought if been playing for 15-20 min, but it ended up being an hour past this guy's bed time.
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Post by: argyle on June 17, 2014, 08:51:21 am
Last night I was testing the last of the recent Wii games I've picked up. Popped in Deadly Creatures and...wow, that game is a LOT of fun! :o Got hooked on playing it, had to finally make myself quit so I could test out the last game. :P
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Post by: foxhack on June 17, 2014, 03:43:20 pm
Batman: Arkham Origins.
Though after hearing a character call an electronic hacking device a "Pwnbox", I kinda want to burn my computer. ARGH, WHO WRITES THIS CRAP.
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Post by: ronalopolis on June 17, 2014, 04:53:06 pm
Though after hearing a character call an electronic hacking device a "Pwnbox", I kinda want to burn my computer. ARGH, WHO WRITES THIS CRAP.
Actually that's not too far off. There was a NPR story about nsa monitoring and they used a device called a "PWN PlUG" to capture the data. People that made the device https://www.pwnieexpress.com/ Link to the article http://www.c2meworld.com/flink/ars-technica-npr-spy/#.U6Cp2fldU6w
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Post by: foxhack on June 17, 2014, 05:21:04 pm
Though after hearing a character call an electronic hacking device a "Pwnbox", I kinda want to burn my computer. ARGH, WHO WRITES THIS CRAP.
Actually that's not too far off. There was a NPR story about nsa monitoring and they used a device called a "PWN PlUG" to capture the data. People that made the device https://www.pwnieexpress.com/ Link to the article http://www.c2meworld.com/flink/ars-technica-npr-spy/#.U6Cp2fldU6w
...
Must... not... punch... people...
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Post by: disgaeniac on June 18, 2014, 08:18:21 am
Though after hearing a character call an electronic hacking device a "Pwnbox", I kinda want to burn my computer. ARGH, WHO WRITES THIS CRAP.
Actually that's not too far off. There was a NPR story about nsa monitoring and they used a device called a "PWN PlUG" to capture the data. People that made the device https://www.pwnieexpress.com/ Link to the article http://www.c2meworld.com/flink/ars-technica-npr-spy/#.U6Cp2fldU6w
...
Must... punch...more... people...
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Post by: bobster on June 18, 2014, 08:37:04 am
To be fair, as stupid of a name as those products are, they're actually legit security applications for "White Hat" hackers to test their systems against. Especially from inside the organization. Their products are packed with exploits and hacks for testing purposes.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on June 18, 2014, 10:49:12 pm
Started to play Monster Hunter on Wii U and it's alright so far just starting out. Feel like I'm playing a PS2 port, but an alright PS2 port lol
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Post by: badATchaos on June 18, 2014, 11:53:40 pm
F-Zero Maximum Velocity (A Nintendo racing game were you actually have to decelerate.) Dairantou Smash Brothers DX (formatted card for JPN so now to unlock everything) RO2: Rising Storm (as always ;))
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: abe on June 20, 2014, 11:05:27 pm
To those of you who have successfully played though Ni no Kuni, I could use some advice. How do you deal with your AI controlled party members? Ever since Esther joined my party, I've been having trouble with boss fights since the AI doesn't seem to ever bother blocking the powerful attacks bosses have. This far too often results in the demise of whoever I'm not controlling at the moment, which in turn causes me to lose a battle otherwise going quite well. Maybe I'm missing something really obvious here, but I could really use a hand. :-[ I really don't want to quit the game out of frustration, since it's pretty amazing in most other areas. (I'm loving the beautiful art and orchestral soundtrack)
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Post by: argyle on June 20, 2014, 11:36:04 pm
To those of you who have successfully played though Ni no Kuni, I could use some advice. How do you deal with your AI controlled party members? Ever since Esther joined my party, I've been having trouble with boss fights since the AI doesn't seem to ever bother blocking the powerful attacks bosses have. This far too often results in the demise of whoever I'm not controlling at the moment, which in turn causes me to lose a battle otherwise going quite well. Maybe I'm missing something really obvious here, but I could really use a hand. :-[ I really don't want to quit the game out of frustration, since it's pretty amazing in most other areas. (I'm loving the beautiful art and orchestral soundtrack)
The AI is definitely the weak point of that game. However, there is a way to command all of your people at once to take up a defensive or offensive stance. It's been almost a year & a half since I played, so I don't remember what it is, but I do remember being able to do that.
Also, there's no shame in kicking the difficulty down to easy to help compensate for the weak AI. There's also no penalty for it, if you're going for the plat. ;)
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: abe on June 20, 2014, 11:50:17 pm
To those of you who have successfully played though Ni no Kuni, I could use some advice. How do you deal with your AI controlled party members? Ever since Esther joined my party, I've been having trouble with boss fights since the AI doesn't seem to ever bother blocking the powerful attacks bosses have. This far too often results in the demise of whoever I'm not controlling at the moment, which in turn causes me to lose a battle otherwise going quite well. Maybe I'm missing something really obvious here, but I could really use a hand. :-[ I really don't want to quit the game out of frustration, since it's pretty amazing in most other areas. (I'm loving the beautiful art and orchestral soundtrack)
The AI is definitely the weak point of that game. However, there is a way to command all of your people at once to take up a defensive or offensive stance. It's been almost a year & a half since I played, so I don't remember what it is, but I do remember being able to do that.
Also, there's no shame in kicking the difficulty down to easy to help compensate for the weak AI. There's also no penalty for it, if you're going for the plat. ;)
I'll have to look into that defend command, thanks. :) There may be no shame in playing on lower difficulties, but I don't find it nearly as satisfying to progress in a game on the easiest setting. Metal Slug XX on the PSP is a good example. I probably wouldn't have been able to finish it without the beginner mode, but it kinda takes all of the fun and satisfaction out of it.
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Post by: argyle on June 21, 2014, 12:04:43 am
To those of you who have successfully played though Ni no Kuni, I could use some advice. How do you deal with your AI controlled party members? Ever since Esther joined my party, I've been having trouble with boss fights since the AI doesn't seem to ever bother blocking the powerful attacks bosses have. This far too often results in the demise of whoever I'm not controlling at the moment, which in turn causes me to lose a battle otherwise going quite well. Maybe I'm missing something really obvious here, but I could really use a hand. :-[ I really don't want to quit the game out of frustration, since it's pretty amazing in most other areas. (I'm loving the beautiful art and orchestral soundtrack)
The AI is definitely the weak point of that game. However, there is a way to command all of your people at once to take up a defensive or offensive stance. It's been almost a year & a half since I played, so I don't remember what it is, but I do remember being able to do that.
Also, there's no shame in kicking the difficulty down to easy to help compensate for the weak AI. There's also no penalty for it, if you're going for the plat. ;)
I'll have to look into that defend command, thanks. :) There may be no shame in playing on lower difficulties, but I don't find it nearly as satisfying to progress in a game on the easiest setting. Metal Slug XX on the PSP is a good example. I probably wouldn't have been able to finish it without the beginner mode, but it kinda takes all of the fun and satisfaction out of it.
Eh, I don't want a game to just let me walk through it, but at the same time often devs don't know how to balance their games - or I guess I should say, they don't know how to balance them *for me* - and I find what they call "easy" to be more in line with what I would consider "normal". And also, as in the case of NNK, when I start getting frustrated with what amounts to a poor job on the devs part in one specific area of the game I'd rather drop the difficulty than continue to be frustrated and/or quit playing.
Tl;DR - I think difficulty in gaming is a very interesting topic that I could talk about at length, but basically I think it's silly to think one or even 3 "levels" will fit every player, and it's equally silly to name those levels "easy" "normal" and "hard". :)
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: soera on June 21, 2014, 01:57:29 am
To those of you who have successfully played though Ni no Kuni, I could use some advice. How do you deal with your AI controlled party members? Ever since Esther joined my party, I've been having trouble with boss fights since the AI doesn't seem to ever bother blocking the powerful attacks bosses have. This far too often results in the demise of whoever I'm not controlling at the moment, which in turn causes me to lose a battle otherwise going quite well. Maybe I'm missing something really obvious here, but I could really use a hand. :-[ I really don't want to quit the game out of frustration, since it's pretty amazing in most other areas. (I'm loving the beautiful art and orchestral soundtrack)
Simply the best game ever made! And Argyle is right. There are commands that allow you to set up the default form your AI characters are in. Plus you can switch from character to character mid fight. What I would normally do is control Oliver almost exclusively and put my big melee familiars on him. Ester and Swaine I gave my main healer characters so that when I wasnt swapping off of Oliver, they had a chance to survive stuff. Those winged cat characters are pretty damned good healing familiars (I can not remember their name off hand other than I believe it was something like Auralynx).
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: bobster on June 21, 2014, 10:35:02 am
To mimic what everyone else has said so far, at a certain point in the story, you'll unlock the "all out defense" and "all out attack" commands. That makes things a lot easier to defend. I suspect you might not be at that point yet.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: abe on June 21, 2014, 01:26:48 pm
To mimic what everyone else has said so far, at a certain point in the story, you'll unlock the "all out defense" and "all out attack" commands. That makes things a lot easier to defend. I suspect you might not be at that point yet.
Well, I guess I'm lowering the difficulty until I get to that part. :P Thanks to all who replied. ;D
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kamikazekeeg on June 21, 2014, 07:03:49 pm
Payday 2 is a lot of fun. It has problems like kinda terrible AI, poor hit detection, and the costs of buying the gear seems outrageous for a game that isn't Free 2 Play, but the missions can be very hectic and challenging.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: dashv on June 21, 2014, 09:55:13 pm
Dragon Warrior for nes on the Retron 5 with a cheat that let me start a new game at level 30 with max gold and every attack is an "excellent move".
Got Erdrick's armor 5 minutes in. :)
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: turf on June 21, 2014, 10:28:47 pm
Dragon Warrior for nes on the Retron 5 with a cheat that let me start a new game at level 30 with max gold and every attack is an "excellent move".
Got Erdrick's armor 5 minutes in. :)
That game has to be really short without the grinding.
10 minutes in saved the princess.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: argyle on June 23, 2014, 12:13:59 am
I finally booted up Drakengard 3 tonight, and it's a lot of fun so far. It's certainly more reminiscent of the other 2 Drakengard games than Nier, but at the same time there are definite Nier influences. Levels seem more linear and less "wide open battlefields". So far (only play 2 levels in) you can only use your dragon at predefined spots. The story is really what makes it, and I'm very interested to see where that goes.
I guess the main negative is that technically, it's kind of a mess. The artistic direction is great, but the constant screen tearing and framerate stuttering hurt your appreciation of it. Not a deal breaker by any means, but it strikes me as odd that S-E keeps greenlighting games in this series while at the same time apparently giving them extremely small budgets.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kamikazekeeg on June 23, 2014, 01:10:13 am
Got the Arkham Origins DLC "Cold, Cold Heart" last night which wasn't too bad. I got about a good 3 hours out of it and while it isn't anything amazing, it was entertaining enough for the most part. The XE suit for Batman was pretty sweet. Kinda wish they planned some more content, like something specifically with Joker in mind since I wanted to see more of that Joker, but I can always play through Origins again to get that fun lol
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: doctorlaudanum on June 23, 2014, 01:58:24 am
I finally booted up Drakengard 3 tonight, and it's a lot of fun so far. It's certainly more reminiscent of the other 2 Drakengard games than Nier, but at the same time there are definite Nier influences. Levels seem more linear and less "wide open battlefields". So far (only play 2 levels in) you can only use your dragon at predefined spots. The story is really what makes it, and I'm very interested to see where that goes.
I guess the main negative is that technically, it's kind of a mess. The artistic direction is great, but the constant screen tearing and framerate stuttering hurt your appreciation of it. Not a deal breaker by any means, but it strikes me as odd that S-E keeps greenlighting games in this series while at the same time apparently giving them extremely small budgets.
Well, it wouldn't be a Drakengard game if it wasn't kind of a mess. ;)
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: disgaeniac on June 23, 2014, 06:40:13 am
I finally booted up Drakengard 3 tonight, and it's a lot of fun so far. It's certainly more reminiscent of the other 2 Drakengard games than Nier, but at the same time there are definite Nier influences. Levels seem more linear and less "wide open battlefields". So far (only play 2 levels in) you can only use your dragon at predefined spots. The story is really what makes it, and I'm very interested to see where that goes.
I guess the main negative is that technically, it's kind of a mess. The artistic direction is great, but the constant screen tearing and framerate stuttering hurt your appreciation of it. Not a deal breaker by any means, but it strikes me as odd that S-E keeps greenlighting games in this series while at the same time apparently giving them extremely small budgets.
Well, it wouldn't be a Drakengard game if it wasn't kind of a mess. ;)
did either/both of you read the book that came with the LE before starting?
*Anyone else notice that - no matter how long it's been since doc L's posted - putting up any kind of thread, comment, topic, discussion, or thoughts about anything related to NieR and/or Drakengard acts like an...
...instant 'Summon' kind of spell for her? :P
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: bobster on June 23, 2014, 08:13:39 am
I finally booted up Drakengard 3 tonight, and it's a lot of fun so far. It's certainly more reminiscent of the other 2 Drakengard games than Nier, but at the same time there are definite Nier influences. Levels seem more linear and less "wide open battlefields". So far (only play 2 levels in) you can only use your dragon at predefined spots. The story is really what makes it, and I'm very interested to see where that goes.
I guess the main negative is that technically, it's kind of a mess. The artistic direction is great, but the constant screen tearing and framerate stuttering hurt your appreciation of it. Not a deal breaker by any means, but it strikes me as odd that S-E keeps greenlighting games in this series while at the same time apparently giving them extremely small budgets.
Well, it wouldn't be a Drakengard game if it wasn't kind of a mess. ;)
did either/both of you read the book that came with the LE before starting?
*Anyone else notice that - no matter how long it's been since doc L's posted - putting up any kind of thread, comment, topic, discussion, or thoughts about anything related to NieR and/or Drakengard acts like an...
...instant 'Summon' kind of spell for her? :P
She's always watching until she's needed.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: doctorlaudanum on June 23, 2014, 09:37:15 am
I HAVE BEEN SUMMONED. HOM GALLECH NE'ALLAY FRAY NATILA.
Guilty of all charges. ;D I'm not gonna lie, I know I have a problem. The Drakengard series will be the death of me. I swear I'm not normally this creepy.
To answer your first question, disgaeniac, I was going to read it until I saw the big fat spoiler warning in the table of contents. This is the first game in the series where I went in completely blind, and I wanted to keep things as spoiler-free as possible and failed miserably by going to fan blogs like the idiot I am.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: argyle on June 23, 2014, 12:53:11 pm
I haven't read it yet either. :P
I like the game a good bit, it's just odd to me that S-E won't give them a decent budget to polish it up a little. The money they spent on Lightning's hair probably equalled this game's entire budget.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: abe on June 24, 2014, 11:37:12 am
Wow, Aksys sure is brutal with their anti-piracy warnings. :o This shows up after you load up XBlaze Code: Embryo on the Vita (presumably the PS3 version as well). (http://i.imgur.com/zLVWwp1l.jpg)
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: disgaeniac on June 24, 2014, 12:00:54 pm
Meh -
that game is yesterday's news!
8)
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: argyle on June 24, 2014, 12:03:21 pm
lol :D
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: disgaeniac on June 24, 2014, 12:07:17 pm
Which makes me wonder (when I'm submitting a new game entry here)...
...If I'm holding & submitting a game the day that I bought it home from a store; does that then constitute it as its "release date" :o
Is that a legitimate question or are you still trying to rub it in my face that you got yours early?
legitimate!
If you have & are submitting a game...is it on the person (as the submitter here) to 'double-check' & confirm that the game wasn't mistakenly bought/sold a day or a week early *OR* does day-of-purchase = "release date"?
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: abe on June 24, 2014, 12:20:44 pm
Which makes me wonder (when I'm submitting a new game entry here)...
...If I'm holding & submitting a game the day that I bought it home from a store; does that then constitute it as its "release date" :o
Is that a legitimate question or are you still trying to rub it in my face that you got yours early?
legitimate!
If you have & are submitting a game...is it on the person (as the submitter here) to 'double-check' & confirm that the game wasn't mistakenly bought/sold a day or a week early *OR* does day-of-purchase = "release date"?
I would say you should submit whatever official release date it was supposed to have for new entries, even if somehow you got yours early. The release date should be the date that everyone for the given region is (supposed to be) able to go out and buy a copy. That's the way I add them. If I got my copy early, it would be reflected in the purchase date when I added it to my collection, not in the database's entry.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: argyle on June 24, 2014, 02:28:57 pm
Right. Pretty much every NISA game comes early as well, but the release date is still whatever the official release date was. You just got the game a day early. :)
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: disgaeniac on June 24, 2014, 03:20:13 pm
Right. Pretty much every NISA game comes early as well, but the release date is still whatever the official release date was. You just got the game a day early. :)
Oh, I know & agree with what you're both saying...just that for most people, collectors, gamers, etc - *I* would think that if they bought a game in a store & came home to submit it to a database like this (myself included); the assumption is going to be made that the "Actual"/"Technical" release date of the game is *NOT* going (to be presumed, at least) to be a day/date that hasn't yet arrived.
I'm just pointing out that:
a). you'd have to be knowledgeable + invested enough in a certain game/series to even *realize* that you're receiving it pre-release day and/or
b). people would need to start operating on an assumption that (there's a chance) that they have their games before they SHOULD have them ==> and get into a habit of cross/fact-checking that they are, indeed, 'allowed' to have the game that they have.
TL;DR = I just don't see people going out of their way to find out if they may have received a game before the "official" release date & IMO, it's not even that important where I'd even really care if there's a discrepancy of a day or 2 (1 way or the other) between when I *GOT* the game vs. the projected date of when I *SHOULD* have got it...
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: abe on June 24, 2014, 09:08:32 pm
Right. Pretty much every NISA game comes early as well, but the release date is still whatever the official release date was. You just got the game a day early. :)
Oh, I know & agree with what you're both saying...just that for most people, collectors, gamers, etc - *I* would think that if they bought a game in a store & came home to submit it to a database like this (myself included); the assumption is going to be made that the "Actual"/"Technical" release date of the game is *NOT* going (to be presumed, at least) to be a day/date that hasn't yet arrived.
I'm just pointing out that:
a). you'd have to be knowledgeable + invested enough in a certain game/series to even *realize* that you're receiving it pre-release day and/or
b). people would need to start operating on an assumption that (there's a chance) that they have their games before they SHOULD have them ==> and get into a habit of cross/fact-checking that they are, indeed, 'allowed' to have the game that they have.
TL;DR = I just don't see people going out of their way to find out if they may have received a game before the "official" release date & IMO, it's not even that important where I'd even really care if there's a discrepancy of a day or 2 (1 way or the other) between when I *GOT* the game vs. the projected date of when I *SHOULD* have got it...
True, but somebody who's not particularly concerned about release dates for the games they're buying probably aren't going to be the ones who manage to get their copy early. They're probably not too concerned about adding it to VG Collect either.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kamikazekeeg on June 25, 2014, 09:32:55 pm
Shovel Knight! It's really good. It's the kind of game that every retro gamer should be getting cause it's really well done. Not super far at the moment, but it's very smartly handled. It plays like a very tight oldschool 8 bit game, but it's not unfairly challenging like some of these new retro titles can end up being and I hate games like that.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: turf on June 25, 2014, 09:43:11 pm
Right now I'm playing Mario Kart 8 online. People are way better at this than me.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: soera on June 25, 2014, 09:46:54 pm
Shovel Knight! It's really good. It's the kind of game that every retro gamer should be getting cause it's really well done. Not super far at the moment, but it's very smartly handled. It plays like a very tight oldschool 8 bit game, but it's not unfairly challenging like some of these new retro titles can end up being and I hate games like that.
I watched the final trailer for this game 2-3 days ago. It looks amazing. I wish it wasnt digital only but I may still get one anyhow!
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: rentgirl on June 25, 2014, 09:50:45 pm
Right now I'm playing Mario Kart 8 online. People are way better at this than me.
I feel your pain, I thought I was doing good then tried to play online. I was mistaken. I think Bobster just lets me win sometimes for a ego boost.
Nope, I legitimately fall off the track like 10 times sometimes >:(
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: argyle on June 26, 2014, 08:49:58 am
I think I'm gonna focus on the main storyline of Fallout 3 this weekend & try to wrap that up. Move on for now. That game is *bleak*, and that's compared to New Vegas. I played NV first, and IMO it's the better game - I enjoyed the setting more and I loved the quest lines you got for your companions. Fallout 3 isn't bad, but it just feels empty in comparison. I know, it's the wasteland. :P But there seem to be settlements & people all over the place in NV, but it just doesn't feel like that in F3.
I wanna play some more Drakengard 3 anyway. :)
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: bobster on June 26, 2014, 09:13:21 am
I think I'm gonna focus on the main storyline of Fallout 3 this weekend & try to wrap that up. Move on for now. That game is *bleak*, and that's compared to New Vegas. I played NV first, and IMO it's the better game - I enjoyed the setting more and I loved the quest lines you got for your companions. Fallout 3 isn't bad, but it just feels empty in comparison. I know, it's the wasteland. :P But there seem to be settlements & people all over the place in NV, but it just doesn't feel like that in F3.
I wanna play some more Drakengard 3 anyway. :)
Fallout 3 I thought was pretty good. The bleakness you mention might have played well in my mind. The first 2 Fallout games had a lot of empty space and feelings of being alone. But now that you mention it, it does't really feel like there are pockets of settlements in the 3rd one. I have yet to play New Vegas, but you might inspire me!
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: blipcs76 on June 26, 2014, 10:44:10 am
Right now I'm playing Mario Kart 8 online. People are way better at this than me.
I feel your pain, I thought I was doing good then tried to play online. I was mistaken. I think Bobster just lets me win sometimes for a ego boost.
Nope, I legitimately fall off the track like 10 times sometimes >:(
Yeah, it's crazy how good people are online already. If you don't stay at the front of the pack in the first half of the first lap, you'll never catch up to the leaders and you'll be stuck duking it out with people for 6-12 position. The items seem to be much more reserved in 8; I've probably done at least 50 online races so far and I've maybe gotten a blue shell to throw once or twice. I've gotten the bullet maybe 3 times. I don't think I've ever gotten the lightning bolt. All I ever seem to get are shells and mushrooms.
If you're in the lead, you're better off than the person in 2nd. If you're in 2nd, all you get for items is green shells and banana peels. The people in 3rd-6th get plenty of red shells to hammer you with though, so being in second place kinda sucks.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: blipcs76 on June 26, 2014, 10:52:31 am
I think I'm gonna focus on the main storyline of Fallout 3 this weekend & try to wrap that up. Move on for now. That game is *bleak*, and that's compared to New Vegas. I played NV first, and IMO it's the better game - I enjoyed the setting more and I loved the quest lines you got for your companions. Fallout 3 isn't bad, but it just feels empty in comparison. I know, it's the wasteland. :P But there seem to be settlements & people all over the place in NV, but it just doesn't feel like that in F3.
I wanna play some more Drakengard 3 anyway. :)
Fallout 3 I thought was pretty good. The bleakness you mention might have played well in my mind. The first 2 Fallout games had a lot of empty space and feelings of being alone. But now that you mention it, it does't really feel like there are pockets of settlements in the 3rd one. I have yet to play New Vegas, but you might inspire me!
I think Fallout 3 had a pretty decent number of little settlements. Oasis, The Republic of Dave, Rivet City, Little Lamplight, Paradise Falls, Megaton, Tenpenny Tower, Big Town, etc. And Andale <shudders>. It also seems there are more random locations to wander into and explore that are completely optional and usually only have a unique item or bobblehead, like some of the factories, the other vaults, the deathclaw sanctuary and the horrible, horrible Dunwich building. I couldn't get out of that place fast enough.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: bobster on June 26, 2014, 10:54:14 am
I think I'm gonna focus on the main storyline of Fallout 3 this weekend & try to wrap that up. Move on for now. That game is *bleak*, and that's compared to New Vegas. I played NV first, and IMO it's the better game - I enjoyed the setting more and I loved the quest lines you got for your companions. Fallout 3 isn't bad, but it just feels empty in comparison. I know, it's the wasteland. :P But there seem to be settlements & people all over the place in NV, but it just doesn't feel like that in F3.
I wanna play some more Drakengard 3 anyway. :)
Fallout 3 I thought was pretty good. The bleakness you mention might have played well in my mind. The first 2 Fallout games had a lot of empty space and feelings of being alone. But now that you mention it, it does't really feel like there are pockets of settlements in the 3rd one. I have yet to play New Vegas, but you might inspire me!
I think Fallout 3 had a pretty decent number of little settlements. Oasis, The Republic of Dave, Rivet City, Little Lamplight, Paradise Falls, Megaton, Tenpenny Tower, Big Town, etc. And Andale <shudders>. It also seems there are more random locations to wander into and explore that are completely optional and usually only have a unique item or bobblehead, like some of the factories, the other vaults, the deathclaw sanctuary and the horrible, horrible Dunwich building. I couldn't get out of that place fast enough.
I think I need to play this again! I apparently don't remember too much of the game lol.
On your other post, it really does suck to be 2nd place in that game.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: disgaeniac on July 03, 2014, 09:28:11 am
Taking a break from FFX-2 to give Child of Light a try today...
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: bobster on July 03, 2014, 09:28:49 am
Taking a break from FFX-2 to give Child of Light a try today...
Let me know how it is! It looks very pretty. I hear good things.
I'll give it a few hours & post some thoughts/impressions on it later - iirc, some others here were interested & curious about it, too :)
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: argyle on July 03, 2014, 10:59:04 am
Always up for RPG impressions. ;D
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: disgaeniac on July 03, 2014, 01:08:01 pm
Okay - So some 1st & very early thoughts & impressions for:
The Child of Light
(Playing it on the PS3)...
+ Visually gorgeous; just beautiful
+ I'm liking the music that I've heard, so far
and, (so far) the only (but prettydamnedBIG) elephant in the room; aka
- I'm not liking that the whole telling of the story is done in simple & rhyming verses (think Jack & Jill/Mother Hubbard/Dr. Seuss/Fairy Tale) styles & cadences of rhyming; wtf :o
Not only could *I* have come up with some better-structured verses -but- limiting themselves in this way seems to make the telling of & the progression of the story...clunky & awkward.
By no means a game/deal breaker -but- an annoyance for sure.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: bobster on July 03, 2014, 05:13:35 pm
Were you aware of the rhyming before you got into the game? I'd already heard they did that, and that the main character pretty much can't do it so it makes it kind of cute. Either way, thanks for the impressions!
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: disgaeniac on July 03, 2014, 07:34:29 pm
Were you aware of the rhyming before you got into the game? I'd already heard they did that, and that the main character pretty much can't do it so it makes it kind of cute. Either way, thanks for the impressions!
Yeah, I did actually know about it which is why I'm only scoring it as an annoyance & a "limitation" rather than any kind of deal/game-breaker :)
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: turf on July 03, 2014, 08:24:59 pm
I'm still playing Cave Story. It just went from "a little too easy" to "Where the F do I go now?"
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: abe on July 03, 2014, 09:25:25 pm
I'm still playing Cave Story. It just went from "a little too easy" to "Where the F do I go now?"
Which version of Cave Story are you playing?
Cave Story 3D
Do you find you use the 3D effect often? I've personally only played the original freeware PC version and was wondering if the 3DS version was worth getting.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: turf on July 03, 2014, 10:17:05 pm
I'm still playing Cave Story. It just went from "a little too easy" to "Where the F do I go now?"
Which version of Cave Story are you playing?
Cave Story 3D
Do you find you use the 3D effect often? I've personally only played the original freeware PC version and was wondering if the 3DS version was worth getting.
I rarely us 3D on my 3DS. I do on Mario Kart 7, but that's about it. I just got this because I like physical copies.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: disgaeniac on July 04, 2014, 11:55:13 am
I think that playing the HD versions of FFX & X-2 back to back was a bad decision as it's just too damned much FF.
I'm putting it down now (~ 3/4 of the way into X-2).
Yesterday, I tried a bit of Child of Light -but- (some of the mechanics) were *still* just too FF-ish; I'm like - seriously & completely burned-out on anything like it, at the moment...
...I'm serial :o
So, my decision is to go with Atelier Escha + Logy next (the 2nd game in the "Dusk" series of Atelier games on the PS3).
With its equal focus on Alchemy, story, and character building/character interactions & its LACK of focus on random encounters, fighting, and grinding...I'm thinking that it'll be just the right game at just the right time ;)
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: argyle on July 04, 2014, 12:03:46 pm
I think that playing the HD versions of FFX & X-2 back to back was a bad decision as it's just too damned much FF.
I'm putting it down now (~ 3/4 of the way into X-2).
Yesterday, I tried a bit of Child of Light -but- (some of the mechanics) were *still* just too FF-ish; I'm like - seriously & completely burned-out on anything like it, at the moment...
...I'm serial :o
So, my decision is to go with Atelier Escha + Logy next (the 2nd game in the "Dusk" series of Atelier games on the PS3).
With its equal focus on Alchemy, story, and character building/character interactions & its LACK of focus on random encounters, fighting, and grinding...I'm thinking that it'll be just the right game at just the right time ;)
Danganronpa would also make a really good change of pace. :)
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: disgaeniac on July 04, 2014, 12:31:10 pm
Holding-out for the TV-formerly-known-as-Vita (aka; now known as the PSTV)
for DanganRonpa (and/or any & all other Vita games) in the hopes of being able to:
a). Play them on my TV and
b). Play them using a DS3 / DS4 controller instead of on the handheld.
Also (Bonus Points) for the fact that - if I really do enjoy DanganRonpa...I'll be able to jump right into its sequel while everything is still fresh in my mind & w/o having to wait 8)
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: turf on July 04, 2014, 07:17:05 pm
I'm not a fan of digital only games, but I'm playing 2 right now.
The first is Gotham City Impostors. It's a Call Of Duty clone with a silly Batman is missing twist. It's fun and it was free with Xbox Live Gold this month.
The second is Shovel Knight. I just started this one. I'm about 10 min in. So far, I'm digging it! (Pun completely intended)
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: dashv on July 04, 2014, 10:00:16 pm
Started a new game of Super Metroid on all of the following:
Original SNES Retron 5 Retro Duo Portable v2.0
Playing mostly on the Retron 5. Played it a bit on the go on the RDP. Popped it into the SNES to see if my inability to wall jump was because of lag or just (my) old age setting in.
Seemed it wasn't lag. ;)
But I have a NakiTek Game Saver Plus. So I was able to turn on (true) slow motion on my Original SNES so I could practice at half speed. Once I knew what frames to look for (I realize now the trick is to press jump slightly after pressing away from the wall) I can kind of do it now without too much swearing. :)
I think I am halfway through. I've actually never played it before. I am stuck having beat the snake in the water area. Now I have no clue where to go next and I'm avoiding cheats and walkthroughs.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: argyle on July 05, 2014, 12:17:09 am
Started playing a little game called Guided Fate Paradox. Dunno if anyone here has heard, but it's actually pretty decent! ;)
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: foxhack on July 05, 2014, 06:13:20 pm
Tried out Dark Souls 1 again... and after some mucking about with DSFix I finally got the hang of it and killed the stupid Kraid thing in the first stage. I'm now in some sort of castle place. If only the controls weren't so damn fidgety.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: pacpix on July 06, 2014, 01:59:36 am
Been playing Super Mario 3D World the past few days. I am really enjoying it so far and have made it to World 8 with all of the Stamps, Stars, and Gold Flags with Luigi. The gameplay reminds me more of a 2D Mario game rather than a 3D Mario game. It does not have set missions like Mario 64 or Sunshine and the focus is more on the platforming aspect of the game. One of my favorite features is the Ghost Mii data which allows me to destroy Turf when I replay a level that he has played to get the items I missed.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: burningdoom on July 06, 2014, 02:10:31 pm
(http://vgcollect.com/images/front-box-art/20394.jpg) Warhammer 40K: Space Marine on XBox 360
This game isn't gonna win any awards for innovations, but damn is it fun! It's bloody, it's violent, it's manly; there's guns, bombs, chainsaws, and rocket-packs. And it has a great sound-effects! If you want to blow off some steam, this is the one you want to pop into your 360.
And the environments and storyline are a little reminiscent of Halo, albeit on ultra-violent steroids; I thought at least.
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Post by: 90snostalga on July 07, 2014, 04:04:25 pm
I cannot decide what to play next...I may go ahead and try to get Watch Dogs on PC going
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Post by: 90snostalga on July 07, 2014, 06:07:56 pm
Watch dogs won. I'm installing it now on my lap top which is hooked up to my 55" via HDMI cable. We will see how well it works.
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Post by: argyle on July 08, 2014, 05:29:30 am
Was gonna try to make some progress in Fallout 3 last night, but ended up talking to a good friend for a while instead. Will try again tonight. ;)
Wish I could play Guided Fate Paradox on my Vita - seems custom made for it. I would start Sorcery Saga instead since it's a Rogue-like as well, but I don't want to burn myself out on them.
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Post by: abe on July 08, 2014, 09:57:40 am
Aksys finally put out a patch to fix the Vita version of XBlaze Code: Embryo. Now I'm going for the platinum trophy.
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Post by: disgaeniac on July 08, 2014, 10:04:44 am
Aksys finally put out a patch to fix the Vita version of XBlaze Code: Embryo. Now I'm going for the platinum trophy.
I wish that TK would do the same for Rorona +
Apparently, either:
- TK fucked up by not adding/syncing the game's trophies to Sony's servers,
- Sony fucked by by falling asleep at QC and letting the game go gold w/o realizing this, and/or
...both?!
You can view the trophies you've popped already in your Trophy List (ONLY in "off-line" mode, however) -and- every damned time that you click-on your trophy list or PSN icon/avatar...you've gotta' sit there & wait & watch "Now Syncing Trophies To Server" >:(
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Post by: abe on July 08, 2014, 10:10:42 am
Aksys finally put out a patch to fix the Vita version of XBlaze Code: Embryo. Now I'm going for the platinum trophy.
I wish that TK would do the same for Rorona +
Apparently, either:
- TK fucked up by not adding/syncing the game's trophies to Sony's servers,
- Sony fucked by by falling asleep at QC and letting the game go gold w/o realizing this, and/or
...both?!
You can view the trophies you've popped already in your Trophy List (ONLY in "off-line" mode, however) -and- every damned time that you click-on your trophy list or PSN icon/avatar...you've gotta' sit there & wait & watch "Now Syncing Trophies To Server" >:(
Have you tried complaining to KT? The only reason XBlaze got fixed was because somebody sent Aksys a message about the bug. They received a reply that it was being looked into and a couple weeks later, it's fixed. Honestly though, the games shouldn't even be released while they still have bugs like these. :-\ I don't mind if a game gets delayed a couple weeks to fix stuff. I'd rather have a fixed game later than a broken one earlier.
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Post by: argyle on July 08, 2014, 10:12:02 am
I'm ashamed, I haven't gotten a single plat this year. :( If/when South Park: Stick of Truth gets cheap I'm gonna pick that one back up & get it, I think I'm only 3 trophies away from it.
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Post by: disgaeniac on July 08, 2014, 10:14:24 am
Aksys finally put out a patch to fix the Vita version of XBlaze Code: Embryo. Now I'm going for the platinum trophy.
I wish that TK would do the same for Rorona +
Apparently, either:
- TK fucked up by not adding/syncing the game's trophies to Sony's servers,
- Sony fucked by by falling asleep at QC and letting the game go gold w/o realizing this, and/or
...both?!
You can view the trophies you've popped already in your Trophy List (ONLY in "off-line" mode, however) -and- every damned time that you click-on your trophy list or PSN icon/avatar...you've gotta' sit there & wait & watch "Now Syncing Trophies To Server" >:(
Have you tried complaining to KT? The only reason XBlaze got fixed was because somebody sent Aksys a message about the bug. They received a reply that it was being looked into and a couple weeks later, it's fixed. Honestly though, the games shouldn't even be released while they still have bugs like these. :-\ I don't mind if a game gets delayed a couple weeks to fix stuff. I'd rather have a fixed game later than a broken one earlier.
Absolutely agree.
I haven't (personally) contacted them -but- I've seen on G*Faqs' forums that others have & that it's "being taken care of" :-\
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Post by: disgaeniac on July 08, 2014, 10:15:01 am
I'm ashamed, I haven't gotten a single plat this year. :( If/when South Park: Stick of Truth gets cheap I'm gonna pick that one back up & get it, I think I'm only 3 trophies away from it.
GFP's an easy one :o
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Post by: turf on July 08, 2014, 10:18:09 am
I put Bravely Default in my 3DS case this morning. I don't know if I'm ready to try to jump off in an RPG. How big of an undertaking is this going to be?
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Post by: argyle on July 08, 2014, 10:18:48 am
I'm ashamed, I haven't gotten a single plat this year. :( If/when South Park: Stick of Truth gets cheap I'm gonna pick that one back up & get it, I think I'm only 3 trophies away from it.
I'm ashamed, I haven't gotten a single plat this year. :( If/when South Park: Stick of Truth gets cheap I'm gonna pick that one back up & get it, I think I'm only 3 trophies away from it.
I put Bravely Default in my 3DS case this morning. I don't know if I'm ready to try to jump off in an RPG. How big of an undertaking is this going to be?
I played the game through to the end. Was pretty close to 100 hours by that time. But its a great playthrough.
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Post by: turf on July 08, 2014, 11:00:27 am
I put Bravely Default in my 3DS case this morning. I don't know if I'm ready to try to jump off in an RPG. How big of an undertaking is this going to be?
I played the game through to the end. Was pretty close to 100 hours by that time. But its a great playthrough.
100 hours... I'll never finish it. I'll just go back to playing Yoshi's Island.
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Post by: argyle on July 08, 2014, 11:11:16 am
I'm ashamed, I haven't gotten a single plat this year. :( If/when South Park: Stick of Truth gets cheap I'm gonna pick that one back up & get it, I think I'm only 3 trophies away from it.
Seriously, though - the game "Last Rebellion" is the only RPG I've ever played that was able to be platinumed in 24 hours or less...
I think Enchanted Arms was pre-trophies, but I played it on the 360 and got 100% of the achievements on it because all but one of them were impossible to miss, and the one just depended on you making the right decision towards the end.
XIII-2 was probably the most fun I've had getting plat in an RPG, followed closely by Ni no Kuni.
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Post by: soera on July 08, 2014, 11:37:10 am
I put Bravely Default in my 3DS case this morning. I don't know if I'm ready to try to jump off in an RPG. How big of an undertaking is this going to be?
I played the game through to the end. Was pretty close to 100 hours by that time. But its a great playthrough.
100 hours... I'll never finish it. I'll just go back to playing Yoshi's Island.
Nooooo! You have to try it!
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Post by: soera on July 08, 2014, 11:38:35 am
I put Bravely Default in my 3DS case this morning. I don't know if I'm ready to try to jump off in an RPG. How big of an undertaking is this going to be?
I played the game through to the end. Was pretty close to 100 hours by that time. But its a great playthrough.
100 hours... I'll never finish it. I'll just go back to playing Yoshi's Island.
I think Turf suffers from GPADD.
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Post by: argyle on July 08, 2014, 11:58:58 am
XIII-2 was probably the most fun I've had getting plat in an RPG, followed closely by Ni no Kuni.
I gave up on the Ni no Kuni plat cause I could not seem to farm enough ingredients. Looking for gold monsters was a lot of time invested.
There's really only one trophy that requires a good amount of farming, and I've been told by others that I got lucky on it because it didn't really take me that long (maybe a couple of hours farming for the rarest ingredient, when I've heard that others tried for days with no luck).
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Post by: scott on July 08, 2014, 05:02:55 pm
Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse released on the 3DS VC! I can finally play it again, yay.
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Post by: disgaeniac on July 08, 2014, 05:50:52 pm
Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse released on the 3DS VC! I can finally play it again, yay.
How long has it been, Stranger?
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on July 13, 2014, 04:16:55 am
Been playing a good bit of King of Fighters XIII lately, very fun fighting game, actually looking to invest in an arcade stick, probably the 100 dollar Madcatz one as I want to see if I do better with one or not. Really invigorated fighting games for me and was helped along with watching so many fights from EVO2014 lol
Also kinda bought BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger on PC. Don't know if it's a great fighter or not, seems okay, but definitely got it for the soundtrack that came with it as I realized that BlazBlue is made by the Guilty Gear folks and being that Guilty Gear has some of the best game music, I had to get this for the soundtrack and was not disappointed. Just a good continuation of what was done with Guilty Gear. For only 10 bucks on PC, it's probably worth it on the soundtrack alone lol
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Post by: turf on July 13, 2014, 08:56:09 pm
I wanted to play a grown up game this weekend. I had several shooters on the shelf; so I fired up Crysis 3. I don't know if I need to play the first 2 or what, but that will likely be the last time I play it.
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Post by: foxhack on July 13, 2014, 09:39:31 pm
Dark Souls. I finally made it to Anor Londo.
My stress levels are through the roof right now.
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Post by: justin8301 on July 13, 2014, 10:02:05 pm
This is a question kind of directed towards soera but anyone else is more then welcome to answer.
I am currently playing through Shovel Knight (which is awesome) and am trying to figure out which of the games in my backlog to play next. Ni No Kuni has been on my shelf, sealed, since release day. Can you convince me that it's the game I should play next!? I'm a fan of traditional JRPGs from the SNES/PS1 eras but I find myself with a much shorter attention span then I had as a kid. I only have about 6-9 hours a week to dedicate to videogames. Is Ni No Kuni right for me?
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Post by: maximo310 on July 13, 2014, 11:18:17 pm
I finally got super smash bros melee 2 weeks ago so I'm going through the 1 player modes. I'm also halfway through Shovel Knight after my bro begged me to play through the game as he is doing new game+ right now.
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Post by: dashv on July 14, 2014, 01:24:23 am
Played/tested my copy of Pitfall II for the Atari 2600 that I bought from theflea.
The boy played it a bit too. Not a bad way to burn 2 hours on Sunday.
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Post by: argyle on July 14, 2014, 03:58:13 am
I wanted to play a grown up game this weekend. I had several shooters on the shelf; so I fired up Crysis 3. I don't know if I need to play the first 2 or what, but that will likely be the last time I play it.
IMO the Crysis game feel very generic. They're pretty, but that's all they have going for them. The closest they came to making a real fleshed-out game was the second one, but I wouldn't even really recommend that one.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on July 14, 2014, 05:26:19 am
I wanted to play a grown up game this weekend. I had several shooters on the shelf; so I fired up Crysis 3. I don't know if I need to play the first 2 or what, but that will likely be the last time I play it.
Well the first one I remember being a kinda generic game and bland shooter, with really just the suit being the only interesting thing. Crysis 2, like Argyle said, it was the one that kinda set itself apart more to try and stand on its own better, but I didn't play too far into it. Same with 3, which just seemed like an extension of the second, but again, I didn't play too far. If you just didn't have fun playing it, going back to the previous ones won't help, they all play the same basically. There's also not too much story I think your missing if the story is bad to you as these aren't games that are well known for their glorious narrative...really most military type shooters these days aren't lol
I think the only one in recent memory that had an entertaining singleplayer experience was Bad Company 1 because it had some humor to it and wasn't just about fighting some version of the Russian or Chinese military for world domination or whatever...till they release Bad Company 2 and ruined it :\
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Post by: soera on July 16, 2014, 07:07:54 pm
This is a question kind of directed towards soera but anyone else is more then welcome to answer.
I am currently playing through Shovel Knight (which is awesome) and am trying to figure out which of the games in my backlog to play next. Ni No Kuni has been on my shelf, sealed, since release day. Can you convince me that it's the game I should play next!? I'm a fan of traditional JRPGs from the SNES/PS1 eras but I find myself with a much shorter attention span then I had as a kid. I only have about 6-9 hours a week to dedicate to video games. Is Ni No Kuni right for me?
Just now noticed this message. I feel you on the shorter attention span when it comes to games. I find myself without a lot of free time. Ni no Kuni however is one of those games that you find time to play. Even if you only have 3 minutes to spare, you will use it on the game. It keeps you that interested that your time you are not on the game, you are thinking about it when you arent on. I find myself thinking about playing it again even now. I have such a huge backlog that I dont think Ill ever get everything played ... but Ni no Kuni will be played through again at least once, I guarantee.
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Post by: dashv on July 16, 2014, 11:04:12 pm
Just finished playing Road Runner for NES by Tengen on the Retron 5.
I played Crysis 1 on the PC when it first came out and it was amazing. The powers of the suit make it a game you can play multiple ways. First time I went the kill em all and let God sort em out route. Later I went the more stealthy sneak around route.
The maps were quite huge at the time. The PC version also had this awesome firefight between aircraft and anti aircraft missiles and I remember getting out of the helicopter with jets crashing all around me and going holy shit the immersion is amazing. (I have a creative 5.1 sound setup).
Played it recently on PS 3 and yeah... It's just ok.
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Post by: stethebubble on July 16, 2014, 11:13:56 pm
WOW and MarioKart8
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Post by: doctorlaudanum on July 17, 2014, 01:28:13 pm
Silent Hill Play Novel. I can only understand about half of it. 8)
(http://i57.tinypic.com/m10s0.gif)
Cybil was always my favorite.
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Post by: argyle on July 17, 2014, 02:00:05 pm
Playing several things, but during the week I like to play something real action-y instead of a RPG because I have less time & am usually tired. So I fired up Dynasty Warriors Gundam Reborn last night & had a blast. All of the DW games are just plain fun, and I love them. :D
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Post by: burningdoom on July 17, 2014, 02:11:31 pm
Playing several things, but during the week I like to play something real action-y instead of a RPG because I have less time & am usually tired. So I fired up Dynasty Warriors Gundam Reborn last night & had a blast. All of the DW games are just plain fun, and I love them. :D
Indeed. I haven't been able to play the Gundam Wing spin-offs yet, though. I'd like to.
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Post by: soera on July 17, 2014, 02:17:04 pm
As I mentioned in the Zelda thread, I just started Minish cap. It really does feel like the original sequel to Link to the past. Its cool so far!
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Post by: abe on July 17, 2014, 02:19:35 pm
I'm still playing Tales of Symphonia. I have to say, it felt like it started off slow, but I'm really enjoying it now. :)
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Post by: doctorlaudanum on July 17, 2014, 03:08:01 pm
Takes of Symphonia is one of my favorite games ever, but I'll have to agree that it starts off a bit slow. Things didn't really get interesting for me until around the end of the second seal. I almost stopped playing my first time through. Thank goodness I didn't, else I would've missed out on a true classic. Shame the sequel was such a huge letdown. I still need to buy Chronicles.
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Post by: tripredacus on July 18, 2014, 11:02:18 am
Far Cry 3 (PC). I wanted to play it for so long and... its fine and all. It is obviously made for consoles and doesn't translate 100% over to using mouse and keyboard. The save system blows and it isn't really clear when it is safe to exit the game. Just because the save icon comes up it doesn't mean it really saved it. It could have saved it for the current mission but you can't exit mid-mission because on re-load you are back to from before.
Also the stupid uPlay thing, I figured that Steam would be enough without having to load up a second client I will never use.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on July 18, 2014, 08:04:30 pm
Doom 3 BFG Edition. Got it for the heck of it since it is only 5 bucks on Steam right now, I actually own the original version still, but I feel the game has aged kinda shakily, even with it being an upgraded version. It does run super smooth, some good basic features being put it such as the flashlight being an item on the armor, than having to do the old duct tape mod is certainly nice lol It is a fairly clunky game though. I can go back to Half-Life 2 which released around the same time and it plays great. Good basic controls, movement is nice, but Doom 4 feels heavy handed and not in a gameplay way. It's not FEAR 1 bad where it feels like it plays like garbage, but I have trouble going back to kinda older shooter stuff. Would kill for some basic iron sights. I'm missing far too much with a shotgun than I really should. Also there are some texture stuff that looks alright and some looks like they came from a PS1 game. This is a 2004 game, by the way. I feel like they could've put a little more effort into that area.
I might play through it fully and it has Doom 1 and 2 on it also, but for 5 bucks, I can't honestly complain TOO much lol
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Post by: abe on July 19, 2014, 09:11:25 pm
Takes of Symphonia is one of my favorite games ever, but I'll have to agree that it starts off a bit slow. Things didn't really get interesting for me until around the end of the second seal. I almost stopped playing my first time through. Thank goodness I didn't, else I would've missed out on a true classic. Shame the sequel was such a huge letdown. I still need to buy Chronicles.
The Tales of Symphonia Chronicles is pretty awesome. What is it exactly about Dawn of the New World that people were disappointed by? (aside from not being as awesome as the original I guess :P)
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Post by: jcalder8 on July 19, 2014, 11:04:09 pm
I just started to play the Destiny Beta on the PS4. It's ok so far. No cover mechanic kinda sucks and it really reminds me of the first Halo.
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Post by: madmax on July 20, 2014, 06:30:32 am
I just started to play the Destiny Beta on the PS4. It's ok so far. No cover mechanic kinda sucks and it really reminds me of the first Halo.
Yep, I got to lvl 8, played a little multi and it got boring fast IMO :/ I usually play FPS on PC though so the lack of mouse affected how much I liked this...
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Post by: foxhack on July 20, 2014, 04:50:07 pm
I BEAT DRAGON SLAYER ORNSTEIN AND EXECUTIONER SMOUGH ON DARK SOULS
YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH
(This is considered by some to be the hardest boss fight in the game.)
PRAISE THE SUN, MOTHERBLEEPERS
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Post by: argyle on July 20, 2014, 06:17:33 pm
I'm really enjoying Destiny, it has much more in common with something like Borderlands than any traditional shooter.
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Post by: kuribo on July 20, 2014, 06:29:49 pm
I BEAT DRAGON SLAYER ORNSTEIN AND EXECUTIONER SMOUGH ON DARK SOULS
YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH
(This is considered by some to be the hardest boss fight in the game.)
PRAISE THE SUN, MOTHERBLEEPERS
It was definitely the hardest for me in Dark Souls and is a big step towards beating the game. Congrats!
I'm playing Lock's Quest on the DS which is supposed to be one of the many hidden gems on the system. It starts off kind of slow with levels that are a little too easy, but I'm starting to like it more and more as the challenge ramps up and more variety is added to the game. I think I've got about a quarter of the game done now.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on July 20, 2014, 06:51:48 pm
Street Fighter IV! Got the Ultra pre-order which gives you Super Street Fighter and all the costumes, so been playing that with my friend. Really excited to get my arcade stick in this week to see how I like utilizing one.
Also at a gamer hangout last night, we passed around NES Remix which is pretty entertaining. I'm probably gonna grab NES Remix 2 since I have saved up eshop money cause it's a really good party thing I think.
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Post by: abe on July 20, 2014, 07:48:21 pm
Street Fighter IV! Got the Ultra pre-order which gives you Super Street Fighter and all the costumes, so been playing that with my friend. Really excited to get my arcade stick in this week to see how I like utilizing one.
Also at a gamer hangout last night, we passed around NES Remix which is pretty entertaining. I'm probably gonna grab NES Remix 2 since I have saved up eshop money cause it's a really good party thing I think.
What did you get for an arcade stick?
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on July 20, 2014, 10:27:01 pm
Street Fighter IV! Got the Ultra pre-order which gives you Super Street Fighter and all the costumes, so been playing that with my friend. Really excited to get my arcade stick in this week to see how I like utilizing one.
Also at a gamer hangout last night, we passed around NES Remix which is pretty entertaining. I'm probably gonna grab NES Remix 2 since I have saved up eshop money cause it's a really good party thing I think.
What did you get for an arcade stick?
I went with the Madcatz fightstick pro.
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Post by: 90snostalga on July 22, 2014, 12:10:35 am
Going to play Resident Evil 3: Nemesis on the PC! :) Programmed the buttons for the 360 controller and i'm ready to kick some Nemesis ***! :D
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Post by: BBowles on July 22, 2014, 01:34:29 am
I'm extremely indecisive when it comes to playing my games, and I have a huge backlog...so I've had to "schedule" myself to play certain systems on certain days just to get started working through my games lol.
Tuesdays are PS2 days, so....I'm starting Dark Cloud today :)
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Post by: 90snostalga on July 22, 2014, 02:51:31 am
I'm extremely indecisive when it comes to playing my games, and I have a huge backlog...so I've had to "schedule" myself to play certain systems on certain days just to get started working through my games lol.
Tuesdays are PS2 days, so....I'm starting Dark Cloud today :)
BBowles, this actually sounds like a good interesting idea. I'm going to look into it for my self. Thanks for the idea :)
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Post by: silentcomplexity on July 22, 2014, 03:10:56 am
...currently: Final Fantasy X-2 (ps2) Just beat Chrono Cross.
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Post by: tripredacus on July 22, 2014, 11:34:46 am
My current rotation is as such (all on PC atm, taking a console break)
Civilization V: Large map, epic from ancient era as France (Napolean) focusing on Economic tree and Order on Chieftain difficulty. Map has currently 6 other Civs, lots of war and I am technologically behind but have enough sea power to keep the other stronger Civs at bay.
Far Cry 3: Not fond of the save system, and my progress is in the 16-18% range. Not particularly caring about full completion or trophies since all the trophies are on uPlay (Ubisoft network) and not on Steam, even though the game launches through Steam. Using invincibility cheat.
Diablo III: Recently started playing this one again, after an 8-12 month break. Good on Battle.net for not deleting characters or accounts due to inactivity. The game is a lot better than at launch. The auction house being gone is not big deal. Drops are fairly decent. The only oddity is that all my chars are back in Normal difficulty for some reason.
Skyrim: I've completed just about everything to do. Not aiming at full achievement set and I've started to goof off a little... for example there is a death warrant out of me in Solitude.
Sims 3: My initial impression wasn't very good but it has grown on me. I would someday like to get some of the add-on packs. I created a family based on my best friend's childhood home, creating the characters based on how (close enough) I can create Sims of his parents and his brother. I plan on trying to create my own town, or maybe just a custom house, in the future.
Games installed but out of rotation due to reliability (crashing) issues: Goat Simulator, Next Car Game. Games installed but on a break: Quake 3 Games installed but can't play due to misplacing game disc: Sims 2 (which I prefer) and has almost all the add-on packs I had picked up at thrift stores.
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Post by: burningdoom on July 22, 2014, 11:54:47 am
Going to play Resident Evil 3: Nemesis on the PC! :) Programmed the buttons for the 360 controller and i'm ready to kick some Nemesis ***! :D
How is that? A lot of the time, popular console games don't have good ports on PC (and vice-versa).
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Post by: scott on July 22, 2014, 12:08:58 pm
Etrian Odyssey IV (3DS) and Borderlands 2 (PC).
Set down EO1 in favor of EO4. Mostly because I seemed to have better progress in EO4 than 1. Its a great game and I am really enjoying my party. Plus the music is kick ass.
Picked up Borderlands 2 Game of the Year for $15 in Steam during the Summer Sale. Been playing the crap out of it with Varkias and his buddy. Currently at level 50 with a melee focused zer0 and we are attempting Ultimate Vault Hunter mode.
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Post by: 90snostalga on July 22, 2014, 03:57:06 pm
Sims 3: My initial impression wasn't very good but it has grown on me. I would someday like to get some of the add-on packs. I created a family based on my best friend's childhood home, creating the characters based on how (close enough) I can create Sims of his parents and his brother. I plan on trying to create my own town, or maybe just a custom house, in the future.
I've never played any of the Sims games other than the old DOS one from '89, but I really want to try the "Sims 4" coming up very bad. I dont know why but It feels right and has gotten my interest. Thanks for your thread because its makes me feel more confident in the Sims 4 when it comes out :)
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Post by: foxhack on July 22, 2014, 04:47:57 pm
Going to play Resident Evil 3: Nemesis on the PC! :) Programmed the buttons for the 360 controller and i'm ready to kick some Nemesis ***! :D
How is that? A lot of the time, popular console games don't have good ports on PC (and vice-versa).
The Resident Evil ports for 2 and Nemesis were decent. It's just that they're a product of their time, and they may not work correctly - or at all - on modern hardware and operating systems.
4's original port was horrible. The HD version fixed those issues.
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Post by: 90snostalga on July 22, 2014, 06:16:06 pm
Going to play Resident Evil 3: Nemesis on the PC! :) Programmed the buttons for the 360 controller and i'm ready to kick some Nemesis ***! :D
How is that? A lot of the time, popular console games don't have good ports on PC (and vice-versa).
I'm sorry. I understand what you mean now. My apologies. Resident Evil 3 is actually pretty good on the pc for me so far. I originally had it on my Windows 8 laptop but like Fox said, theres issues with new Windows. It kept freezing up every 15 seconds. So I just installed it on Windows XP with the Gameport Microsoft Sidewinder and its great! The Sidewinder is pre programmed with the controls and its not that bad on pc :)
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Post by: tripredacus on July 22, 2014, 06:27:34 pm
Sims 3: My initial impression wasn't very good but it has grown on me. I would someday like to get some of the add-on packs. I created a family based on my best friend's childhood home, creating the characters based on how (close enough) I can create Sims of his parents and his brother. I plan on trying to create my own town, or maybe just a custom house, in the future.
I've never played any of the Sims games other than the old DOS one from '89, but I really want to try the "Sims 4" coming up very bad. I dont know why but It feels right and has gotten my interest. Thanks for your thread because its makes me feel more confident in the Sims 4 when it comes out :)
I'll wait on it. Initial info about it makes me on the fence about it... such as how it is DLC everything. Heck all the Sims games are like that, yet they have many (sometimes stupid) expansion packs. At least for 2 (and someday 3) those packs were sold in stores, so I can wait until I find one for $3 instead of buying them for $20 now. If Sims 4 does away with retail FPP and goes digital DLC only, then I'm out.
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Post by: 90snostalga on July 23, 2014, 12:09:06 am
Sims 3: My initial impression wasn't very good but it has grown on me. I would someday like to get some of the add-on packs. I created a family based on my best friend's childhood home, creating the characters based on how (close enough) I can create Sims of his parents and his brother. I plan on trying to create my own town, or maybe just a custom house, in the future.
I've never played any of the Sims games other than the old DOS one from '89, but I really want to try the "Sims 4" coming up very bad. I dont know why but It feels right and has gotten my interest. Thanks for your thread because its makes me feel more confident in the Sims 4 when it comes out :)
I'll wait on it. Initial info about it makes me on the fence about it... such as how it is DLC everything. Heck all the Sims games are like that, yet they have many (sometimes stupid) expansion packs. At least for 2 (and someday 3) those packs were sold in stores, so I can wait until I find one for $3 instead of buying them for $20 now. If Sims 4 does away with retail FPP and goes digital DLC only, then I'm out.
I did not know this and I'm glad you mentioned it. I'm not a fan of digital DLC only either. This will certainly influence my decision on the Sims 4.
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Post by: teck on July 23, 2014, 05:57:18 am
I've been playing quite a bit of Ace Combat Infinity as of late.... Though I'm generally turned off by free to play games, I just like Ace Combat too much so I'm struggling through it....
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Post by: tripredacus on July 23, 2014, 11:01:58 am
I did not know this and I'm glad you mentioned it. I'm not a fan of digital DLC only either. This will certainly influence my decision on the Sims 4.
Yeah do some research on it. I'm not on the hype train for Sims 4, as I'm content with what I have in queue already. I have seen people complain that pools are in DLC and not in basegame. Of course, Maxis may even change things before it comes out. Who knows
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Post by: BBowles on July 23, 2014, 07:11:31 pm
I'm extremely indecisive when it comes to playing my games, and I have a huge backlog...so I've had to "schedule" myself to play certain systems on certain days just to get started working through my games lol.
Tuesdays are PS2 days, so....I'm starting Dark Cloud today :)
BBowles, this actually sounds like a good interesting idea. I'm going to look into it for my self. Thanks for the idea :)
No problem! I don't necessarily play only those games on those days, but when I find myself in a rut not knowing what I want to play, I'll break it out and force myself to play whatever is on the list.
For instance, today is designated for original Xbox games (with Morrowind the game on deck)...but I'm busy playing the Destiny Beta instead.
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Post by: abe on July 24, 2014, 06:27:06 pm
I felt like starting a new handheld game, so I started Dragon Quest Monsters Joker 2 for the DS. It's not too bad. A bit simple, but enjoyable. The graphics are decent for a DS game too. Other than that I'm still playing the HD version of Tales of Symphonia on my PS3. Almost finished now and it keeps getting better, even towards the end.
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Post by: 90snostalga on July 24, 2014, 09:20:22 pm
I did not know this and I'm glad you mentioned it. I'm not a fan of digital DLC only either. This will certainly influence my decision on the Sims 4.
Yeah do some research on it. I'm not on the hype train for Sims 4, as I'm content with what I have in queue already. I have seen people complain that pools are in DLC and not in basegame. Of course, Maxis may even change things before it comes out. Who knows
I will. Post any updates if you find any about it.
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Post by: sibbs on July 24, 2014, 09:25:54 pm
I've been playing Sonic & AllStars Racing Transformed. Past a certain point, the game honestly gets pretty difficult, and progress to unlock the last couple of characters has been slow. That kind of difficulty is actually pretty refreshing to see.
Lots of cool tracks, vehicles, and modes. Feels like a huge upgrade over the original game.
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Post by: 90snostalga on July 24, 2014, 09:42:59 pm
I'm going to have to add Smash Bros. for the N64 to my list and unlock every character, etc. I've got to rotate it between Resident Evil 3.
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Post by: pacpix on July 24, 2014, 09:53:46 pm
I did not know this and I'm glad you mentioned it. I'm not a fan of digital DLC only either. This will certainly influence my decision on the Sims 4.
Yeah do some research on it. I'm not on the hype train for Sims 4, as I'm content with what I have in queue already. I have seen people complain that pools are in DLC and not in basegame. Of course, Maxis may even change things before it comes out. Who knows
I'm pretty much done with any new versions of the Sims. I'll stick with Sims 2, it's pretty much perfect. I can play that game, and have, for years and years.
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Post by: maximo310 on July 25, 2014, 05:43:50 am
Mostly testing out much of my console games,almost finished shovel knight and going through and unlocking stuff in super smash bros melee. I'm also doing most of the missions in bangai-o spirits for my handhelds when I'm stuck and away from the house.
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Post by: dashv on July 26, 2014, 02:23:36 am
Final Fantasy 1 for the first time. On gba.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: bobster on July 26, 2014, 07:52:15 am
I played it not too long ago on PSP. Pretty enjoyable. Have fun!
Heh... Just looked at my psp collection and realized I have it for that and it's the better version. :P
Argh!
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Post by: MJMaranan on July 27, 2014, 06:57:24 pm
Since I now have a Genesis, courtesy and thanks to blipcs76, I tried out Sword Of Vermilion. Pretty difficult adjusting to pressing the A button three times to either investigate or talk. Great game overall, just has some inconveniences.
Also, as for the Genesis... As far as playing RPGs, I'd probably enjoy the isometric styles better considering the control layouts and all that. Definitely enjoyed action-adventure games on the system, considering what I collected and wish for on my lists.
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Post by: bobster on July 27, 2014, 09:03:35 pm
I played it not too long ago on PSP. Pretty enjoyable. Have fun!
Heh... Just looked at my psp collection and realized I have it for that and it's the better version. :P
Argh!
/comfort.
It's always hard trying to pick out which version is best to play lol.
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Post by: scott on July 27, 2014, 11:01:57 pm
Unless it's Persona 3... then you're best off playing P3 FES. Cause the PSP version changed the daytime stuff into point and click adventure garbage.
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Post by: foxhack on July 27, 2014, 11:40:55 pm
Got bored of getting my ass kicked in Double Dragon Neon, so I uttered the magic words...
"Deus Ex".
(http://i.imgur.com/DVgkfag.jpg)
And it magically installed on my machine. Just got past the tutorial. The controls are clunky but I'm having fun. :p
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Post by: argyle on July 28, 2014, 10:45:22 am
Finished the fourth wish in Guided Fate Paradox. Still chipping away at Arkham Origins. And I started Chrono Trigger on the DS - maybe I'll finish it this time. :P
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Post by: burningdoom on July 28, 2014, 01:16:57 pm
Finished the fourth wish in Guided Fate Paradox. Still chipping away at Arkham Origins. And I started Chrono Trigger on the DS - maybe I'll finish it this time. :P
I've been playing Chrono Trigger again, too. I'm trying to make Magus a part of my party this time, last time I played through it I killed him, not knowing I was supposed to forgive him.
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Post by: abe on July 28, 2014, 01:34:28 pm
Finished the fourth wish in Guided Fate Paradox. Still chipping away at Arkham Origins. And I started Chrono Trigger on the DS - maybe I'll finish it this time. :P
I don't know what it is about Chrono Trigger, but I just never seem to be able to finish it. I play for a while, don't really get hooked, put it down, then try to play it again later after I've forgotten what I was in the middle of.
How are you enjoying GFP?
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Post by: soera on July 28, 2014, 01:41:58 pm
I don't know what it is about Chrono Trigger, but I just never seem to be able to finish it. I play for a while, don't really get hooked, put it down, then try to play it again later after I've forgotten what I was in the middle of.
How are you enjoying GFP?
I played through Chrono Trigger when it was released and just havent been able to find the time or the patience to go through it again although Id love to.
GFP is a neat game but the movement is hard for me to get used to.
I personally have been playing Minish cap (although its been a couple of days of 14-15 hour shifts at work and I havent played anything). I just got the second elemental and am about to move on.
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Post by: turf on July 28, 2014, 01:53:12 pm
I'm kind of at a stand still right now. I can't find anything I really want to jump into with both feet.
I tried to start up Bravely Default the other day, but I just couldn't make myself sit through the beginning. I got the the part where I could first control the character and quit. I guess that one's out for a while.
I just can't figure out what to play next. I guess I'll just finish Contra 20 more times.
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Post by: scott on July 29, 2014, 09:05:57 am
I just can't figure out what to play next. I guess I'll just finish Contra 20 more times.
I've done that with Castlevania. Can't figure out what to play... load up a Castlevania game.
Right now I'm playing Beyond Good and Evil on PS2. I've never really played it, and only saw my buddy Jeremy play it in person. I'm loving it so far and can't get enough of the camera stuff. I played it for prolly 4 hours last night and am in the Factory currently.
I'm trying to play it without looking up anything. Which means I'm stuck right now, but I'll figure it out.
Other than that, I'm still chugging along in Etrian Odyssey IV. Man that game is wonderful.
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Post by: jcalder8 on July 29, 2014, 11:13:17 pm
I've been playing Rogue Legacy on the PS4, it's fun but damn is it hard! Then my son and I have been playing through the Lego Movie on the PS4 also.
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Post by: soera on July 30, 2014, 03:00:40 pm
I'm trying to play it without looking up anything. Which means I'm stuck right now.
Thats what Im doing with Minish cap. I just added the elementals to my weapon and am trying to figure out how to get to a few points in Hyrule castle (although it could just be something I simply can not access yet).
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Post by: foxhack on July 30, 2014, 03:17:15 pm
Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate.
I'm trying this game with a pad since the keyboard and mouse controls felt off. And this game is sloooooooooooooooooooooooow. :|
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Post by: argyle on July 30, 2014, 04:05:18 pm
Finished the fourth wish in Guided Fate Paradox. Still chipping away at Arkham Origins. And I started Chrono Trigger on the DS - maybe I'll finish it this time. :P
I don't know what it is about Chrono Trigger, but I just never seem to be able to finish it. I play for a while, don't really get hooked, put it down, then try to play it again later after I've forgotten what I was in the middle of.
How are you enjoying GFP?
Sorry, missed this. :-[
I really like the gameplay of GFP, a lot. It's hardcore Rogue-like gameplay, pretty unforgiving but at the same time not unfair. The level up system(s) are fairly complex, similar to what I remember of Disgaea. You have lots of opportunities to grind, and they expect you to take them. But that's all good, since the game is so fun.
But I hate, *HATE*, the plot & characters. The wish "stories" have ranged from inane to painfully stupid. The best one so far is the first one, and that's not saying much. The one with the zombies had me wanting to jump out the window. I have the English voices on because I generally prefer English these days and the main 2 characters' voice actors are good (the main guy is voiced by the guy who voiced Jude in Tales of Xillia). But the zombie voices are SO BAD. SO, SO VERY BAD! :o Luckily, they don't make you slog through the cutscenes when you replay a dungeon, so that's something.
The overarching story isn't really any better. I'm sure you know the ridiculous setup of how a guy wins a lottery and becomes god. And hey, I'm fine with ridiculous setups - the problem is they try to play it STRAIGHT! :o There's all this bickering and in-fighting and backstabbing going on between the "angels", and what little humor they do try to interject falls flat (one angel is extremely horny all the time, so that's...funny? ???).
So basically you play for the gameplay and not much else. Which with this type of game, luckily that's enough - you don't really need much of a story w/ a RL game. But it IS kinda sad when I can tell my wife "The story in Chocobo's Dungeon for the Wii is better than this" and be 100% serious. ;)
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Post by: abe on July 30, 2014, 05:21:43 pm
Finished the fourth wish in Guided Fate Paradox. Still chipping away at Arkham Origins. And I started Chrono Trigger on the DS - maybe I'll finish it this time. :P
I don't know what it is about Chrono Trigger, but I just never seem to be able to finish it. I play for a while, don't really get hooked, put it down, then try to play it again later after I've forgotten what I was in the middle of.
How are you enjoying GFP?
Sorry, missed this. :-[
I really like the gameplay of GFP, a lot. It's hardcore Rogue-like gameplay, pretty unforgiving but at the same time not unfair. The level up system(s) are fairly complex, similar to what I remember of Disgaea. You have lots of opportunities to grind, and they expect you to take them. But that's all good, since the game is so fun.
But I hate, *HATE*, the plot & characters. The wish "stories" have ranged from inane to painfully stupid. The best one so far is the first one, and that's not saying much. The one with the zombies had me wanting to jump out the window. I have the English voices on because I generally prefer English these days and the main 2 characters' voice actors are good (the main guy is voiced by the guy who voiced Jude in Tales of Xillia). But the zombie voices are SO BAD. SO, SO VERY BAD! :o Luckily, they don't make you slog through the cutscenes when you replay a dungeon, so that's something.
The overarching story isn't really any better. I'm sure you know the ridiculous setup of how a guy wins a lottery and becomes god. And hey, I'm fine with ridiculous setups - the problem is they try to play it STRAIGHT! :o There's all this bickering and in-fighting and backstabbing going on between the "angels", and what little humor they do try to interject falls flat (one angel is extremely horny all the time, so that's...funny? ???).
So basically you play for the gameplay and not much else. Which with this type of game, luckily that's enough - you don't really need much of a story w/ a RL game. But it IS kinda sad when I can tell my wife "The story in Chocobo's Dungeon for the Wii is better than this" and be 100% serious. ;)
I decided to start it last night and I have to agree. I do like the core gameplay, and the story is taken a bit too seriously considering how ridiculous it is. I don't know how bad the English voices are though. I always switch the voices in games to Japanese unless I have no other choice. The music is decent too, and I really liked the game's opening theme. It didn't distract me from Disgaea D2 for very long though. :P
On another note, I started playing Sin & Punishment: Star Successor for the Wii. I'm really enjoying it so far. I like that it has dual audio, which is surprising for a game published by Nintendo. You have a lot of control options for the game. You can use a GameCube controller, Classic Controller, the Zapper peripheral, or just the Wiimote and a nunchuk. There's not much of a story, but I wasn't expecting one from an on-rails shooter anyways. There's lots of action, and the game gets challenging pretty quickly. There's also a multiplayer mode as well I believe. I'd definitely recommend the game to anyone looking for a new Wii game to play.
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Post by: 90snostalga on July 30, 2014, 10:09:28 pm
Right now, I'm going to rotate between Driver (PS1), Smash Bros. (N64), and Kirby's Dream Land (GB)...
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Post by: 90snostalga on July 31, 2014, 01:31:00 am
Right now, I'm going to rotate between Driver (PS1), Smash Bros. (N64), and Kirby's Dream Land (GB)...
Turns out my copy of Driver is so scratched up that it will not load past the main title screen so Im going to rotate between Smash Bros. and San Andreas! :D
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Post by: argyle on July 31, 2014, 12:14:53 pm
Definitely taking a night off from Arkham Origins tonight. It's like a lesser version of Arkham City - basically the same gameplay but still somehow not nearly as good. They've got the formula down of "fight room full of thugs / fight room full of thugs / fight room full of thugs / sneak around & kill room full of thugs / repeat".
Also, I've learned that one of my pet peeves in gaming is being constantly judged in something I really don't care about. Please, stop telling me how much I suck after every combat encounter. That kind of stuff should be optional - if I *care* about my rating I can turn it on, otherwise I can turn it off & just, oh iunno, try to ENJOY THE GAME??? ???
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Post by: burningdoom on July 31, 2014, 12:57:20 pm
Definitely taking a night off from Arkham Origins tonight. It's like a lesser version of Arkham City - basically the same gameplay but still somehow not nearly as good. They've got the formula down of "fight room full of thugs / fight room full of thugs / fight room full of thugs / sneak around & kill room full of thugs / repeat".
Also, I've learned that one of my pet peeves in gaming is being constantly judged in something I really don't care about. Please, stop telling me how much I suck after every combat encounter. That kind of stuff should be optional - if I *care* about my rating I can turn it on, otherwise I can turn it off & just, oh iunno, try to ENJOY THE GAME??? ???
I think that's the problem with the game. It's pretty much an exact clone of Arkham City, only the city looks less decrepit.
Arkham Asylum and Arkham City, while similar in a lot of ways, still felt like two completely different games.
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Post by: redblaze57 on August 01, 2014, 11:43:38 pm
Currently playing Persona 4 Arena.
Can anyone tell me if you have to lose certain fights in story mode to get different endings kinda like how you had to in Blazblue?
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Post by: 90snostalga on August 02, 2014, 12:43:08 am
Super smash bros. Is on hold now until I get a new save battery for it. Going to play Pokemon Emerald now.
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Post by: 90snostalga on August 02, 2014, 12:52:28 am
Super smash bros. Is on hold now until I get a new save battery for it. Going to play Pokemon Emerald now.
Well, let me not get ahead of myself. Emerald needs a new battery too. Finding something else.
The battery for Emerald is just for clock based events which as far as I remember is just mirage Island and the only real point to that place if I remember is catching wynauts (sp). It doesn't effect saving the game.
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Post by: 90snostalga on August 02, 2014, 01:34:47 am
ZombieU in the place! Lets see if I can survive
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on August 02, 2014, 02:44:22 am
I need to play that a little more. Fooled around with it for a short bit when I first got my Wii U earlier this year, but never went back.
Playing wonderful 101 right now, it's pretty fun and ridiculous lol I find it a little annoying to do shapes at times in it, but overall it's a good time.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: 90snostalga on August 02, 2014, 03:01:24 am
Super smash bros. Is on hold now until I get a new save battery for it. Going to play Pokemon Emerald now.
Well, let me not get ahead of myself. Emerald needs a new battery too. Finding something else.
The battery for Emerald is just for clock based events which as far as I remember is just mirage Island and the only real point to that place if I remember is catching wynauts (sp). It doesn't effect saving the game.
thanks for that info. I may play it then. I'm going to double check the events for the battery just to be sure.
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Post by: 90snostalga on August 02, 2014, 03:02:35 am
I need to play that a little more. Fooled around with it for a short bit when I first got my Wii U earlier this year, but never went back.
Playing wonderful 101 right now, it's pretty fun and ridiculous lol I find it a little annoying to do shapes at times in it, but overall it's a good time.
Lol. I just died after about 15 minutes. Its very difficult
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Post by: turf on August 02, 2014, 02:49:11 pm
I just started Dragon's Crown on the PS3. Wow. I think I'm really gonna dig this one. I love the art style. The controls are taking a little bit to get used to, but I'll get the hang of it. I'm less than an hour in, and I'm having a blast.
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Post by: MJMaranan on August 02, 2014, 09:42:37 pm
Loved that Jewel Master has a really cool ring combination system... Only in the beginning stage and I've been enjoying the game. Not yet completely used to the Genesis controls but definitely better than most Nintendo systems, in my opinion.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on August 03, 2014, 12:43:26 am
It's a shame that Little Samson did so poorly and is so rare now, because it really is a gem on the NES. I played a rom version on a prototype HDMI NES today with it's own new modded controller (Both are fucking amazing) and it's a surprisingly good game. It's essentially like Mega Man, but with your powers being 4 separate characters you can switch around with. It's really good, I played up through I think two bosses and super enjoyed it. I really want it, an official edition, but with it being so crazy expensive, that is never happening unless I'm insanely lucky lol
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Post by: 90snostalga on August 03, 2014, 02:09:16 am
ZombieU did not do it for me now , so I'm going try out atelier rorona on the ps3 :)
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Post by: turf on August 03, 2014, 04:31:00 am
It's a shame that Little Samson did so poorly and is so rare now, because it really is a gem on the NES. I played a rom version on a prototype HDMI NES today with it's own new modded controller (Both are fucking amazing) and it's a surprisingly good game. It's essentially like Mega Man, but with your powers being 4 separate characters you can switch around with. It's really good, I played up through I think two bosses and super enjoyed it. I really want it, an official edition, but with it being so crazy expensive, that is never happening unless I'm insanely lucky lol
I started playing Little Samson on a modded Wii once upon a time. Because it was so damn good I stopped and vowed not to play any more until I had a real cartridge. That first level was awesome.
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Post by: 90snostalga on August 03, 2014, 05:52:50 pm
Going to add Lollipop chainsaw to my now playing list and I'm crossing my fingers that everything's all good :)
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Post by: slipknotsam on August 05, 2014, 11:01:50 am
I started Bravely Default yesterday, I just love what I saw so far! Anyone here completed it? How did you find it? (No spoilers please..)
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Post by: maximo310 on August 05, 2014, 01:27:45 pm
I started Bravely Default yesterday, I just love what I saw so far! Anyone here completed it? How did you find it? (No spoilers please..)
I played through the game and beat it a few months ago. Really fun experience especially since the gameplay+ job system gives you a lot of options to how you want to develop your characters' abilities. The music, composed by Linked Horizon(Revo as its leader) is also great to listen to as you go through the game, and I liked the monster designs quite a bit. Only cons I would list is that the story is kind of average and flat, and that there is a section of the game near the end that involves beating a series of 4 bosses for 4 different times. Alot of people had issues with that part of the game being tedious, but if you just want to blaze through it, you can use the same strategies to defeat each boss and that saves some time. I'd personally give it a 9/10.
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Post by: slipknotsam on August 05, 2014, 01:32:03 pm
I started Bravely Default yesterday, I just love what I saw so far! Anyone here completed it? How did you find it? (No spoilers please..)
I played through the game and beat it a few months ago. Really fun experience especially since the gameplay+ job system gives you a lot of options to how you want to develop your characters' abilities. The music, composed by Linked Horizon(Revo as its leader) is also great to listen to as you go through the game, and I liked the monster designs quite a bit. Only cons I would list is that the story is kind of average and flat, and that there is a section of the game near the end that involves beating a series of 4 bosses for 4 different times. Alot of people had issues with that part of the game being tedious, but if you just want to blaze through it, you can use the same strategies to defeat each boss and that saves some time. I'd personally give it a 9/10.
Thanks a lot! That's appreciated. I am eager to go further into the game. What are you playing as of right now?
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Post by: maximo310 on August 05, 2014, 01:36:36 pm
I started Bravely Default yesterday, I just love what I saw so far! Anyone here completed it? How did you find it? (No spoilers please..)
I played through the game and beat it a few months ago. Really fun experience especially since the gameplay+ job system gives you a lot of options to how you want to develop your characters' abilities. The music, composed by Linked Horizon(Revo as its leader) is also great to listen to as you go through the game, and I liked the monster designs quite a bit. Only cons I would list is that the story is kind of average and flat, and that there is a section of the game near the end that involves beating a series of 4 bosses for 4 different times. Alot of people had issues with that part of the game being tedious, but if you just want to blaze through it, you can use the same strategies to defeat each boss and that saves some time. I'd personally give it a 9/10.
Thanks a lot! That's appreciated. I am eager to go further into the game. What are you playing as of right now?
Right now, I'm doing a quick run of Super Mario Sunshine, along with unlocking stuff in Super Smash Bros Melee on consoles. For handhelds, I started out with Shin Megami Tensei IV just a few days ago.
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Post by: slipknotsam on August 05, 2014, 01:39:06 pm
I started Bravely Default yesterday, I just love what I saw so far! Anyone here completed it? How did you find it? (No spoilers please..)
I played through the game and beat it a few months ago. Really fun experience especially since the gameplay+ job system gives you a lot of options to how you want to develop your characters' abilities. The music, composed by Linked Horizon(Revo as its leader) is also great to listen to as you go through the game, and I liked the monster designs quite a bit. Only cons I would list is that the story is kind of average and flat, and that there is a section of the game near the end that involves beating a series of 4 bosses for 4 different times. Alot of people had issues with that part of the game being tedious, but if you just want to blaze through it, you can use the same strategies to defeat each boss and that saves some time. I'd personally give it a 9/10.
Thanks a lot! That's appreciated. I am eager to go further into the game. What are you playing as of right now?
Right now, I'm doing a quick run of Super Mario Sunshine, along with unlocking stuff in Super Smash Bros Melee on consoles. For handhelds, I started out with Shin Megami Tensei IV just a few days ago.
F*ck Yeah Sunshine! :D What about Shin Megami Tensei? What is it like?
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Post by: maximo310 on August 05, 2014, 02:29:39 pm
I started Bravely Default yesterday, I just love what I saw so far! Anyone here completed it? How did you find it? (No spoilers please..)
I played through the game and beat it a few months ago. Really fun experience especially since the gameplay+ job system gives you a lot of options to how you want to develop your characters' abilities. The music, composed by Linked Horizon(Revo as its leader) is also great to listen to as you go through the game, and I liked the monster designs quite a bit. Only cons I would list is that the story is kind of average and flat, and that there is a section of the game near the end that involves beating a series of 4 bosses for 4 different times. Alot of people had issues with that part of the game being tedious, but if you just want to blaze through it, you can use the same strategies to defeat each boss and that saves some time. I'd personally give it a 9/10.
Thanks a lot! That's appreciated. I am eager to go further into the game. What are you playing as of right now?
Right now, I'm doing a quick run of Super Mario Sunshine, along with unlocking stuff in Super Smash Bros Melee on consoles. For handhelds, I started out with Shin Megami Tensei IV just a few days ago.
F*ck Yeah Sunshine! :D What about Shin Megami Tensei? What is it like?
Well, I heard before I played the game that it is a dungeon-crawler that has some rpg elements in regards to its battle system, which gives the player(or enemy) extra actions if they hit a character on the opposing side with a attack that they are weak against. You are also encouraged to scout out and recruit demons to your side for additional attacks, elemental support, and they can get stronger by leveling up and being combined with other demons to form new monsters. In this installment, you start out in medival kingdom called Mikado where you become a Samurai, and are ordered to go on different missions to combat demons that starts off within Mikado Castle, but soon exapnds to other areas of the kingdom. The difficulty for this is very high, as if you are not careful with protecting yourself and your allies from weakness attacks, you will get wiped out pretty quickly, and weaknesses are your key to surviving many of the challenges the game throws at you.
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Post by: argyle on August 05, 2014, 02:58:40 pm
Jumped back into AC4:Black Flag last night and once I got reacclimated to the controls I had a lot of fun just exploring islands and attacking random ships. Great game! :D My goal is to have it finished by the time Xillia 2 comes out later this month, which shouldn't be a problem at all.
On the portable side, I'm really enjoying Dragon's Crown on my Vita. I know I said I was going to be playing Chrono Trigger...but I left my Vita in my mom's car after driving her around last week, and she lives 40 miles away. She & my dad are coming up this Friday tho to go on the world's longest yard sale w/ my wife & I, so I'll get it back then.
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Post by: soera on August 05, 2014, 03:02:08 pm
I started Bravely Default yesterday, I just love what I saw so far! Anyone here completed it? How did you find it? (No spoilers please..)
Bravely Default is among my top 10 favorite gaming experiences. Forget all the stupid reviews you read out there about how boring and repetitive the ending may be ... it works out to be a fantastic time. The characters are all endearing in their own way. Im anxiously awaiting the announcement of a sequel.
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Post by: slipknotsam on August 05, 2014, 03:07:50 pm
I started Bravely Default yesterday, I just love what I saw so far! Anyone here completed it? How did you find it? (No spoilers please..)
Bravely Default is among my top 10 favorite gaming experiences. Forget all the stupid reviews you read out there about how boring and repetitive the ending may be ... it works out to be a fantastic time. The characters are all endearing in their own way. Im anxiously awaiting the announcement of a sequel.
Great! I believe Bravely Second was in production for a while am I right? But there was some problems and the executive producer left or something? Am I correct?
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Post by: maximo310 on August 05, 2014, 03:32:16 pm
I started Bravely Default yesterday, I just love what I saw so far! Anyone here completed it? How did you find it? (No spoilers please..)
Bravely Default is among my top 10 favorite gaming experiences. Forget all the stupid reviews you read out there about how boring and repetitive the ending may be ... it works out to be a fantastic time. The characters are all endearing in their own way. Im anxiously awaiting the announcement of a sequel.
Great! I believe Bravely Second was in production for a while am I right? But there was some problems and the executive producer left or something? Am I correct?
The producer did leave, but he states that he's still working on the series. The game is currently almost complete but the team is polishing up the visuals of the game, and the only recent news is the soundtrack will not be done by Revo, but by ryo from the band Supercell. And Soera, that ending was pretty good despite how alot of people were making a big stink about it, besides the characters make up for it too. Hell, the game inspired me to pick up the offical artbook because of how nice the game looks, as well as the digital soundtrack.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on August 06, 2014, 05:26:24 pm
Decided to go back and finish Resident Evil 6. I had only beaten Leon's and did part of Ada's campaign before. It still really bugs me how much of an over-complicated disaster this game was, not even when looking at it as a failed Resident Evil title. It's still very playable and it's not the worst thing ever, but man...I'm constantly going "Well this should be here and that should be different and why did they design it this way and WHY THE HELL ARE THERE SO MANY SHITTY QUICKTIME EVENTS WITH WEIRD BUTTON CHOICES!".
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Post by: foxhack on August 06, 2014, 06:19:50 pm
Went back to Borderlands to get the achievements I'm missing.
And Gearbox can go straight to hell for making the Pizza drops incredibly scarce.
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Post by: redblaze57 on August 06, 2014, 08:37:38 pm
Started playing Nier last night. lots of things that I can complain about that some people will think are nitpicks. Circle button confirm, knockback is crazy far, and the dodge input seems to me to have a delay. But so far I really enjoy the combat and the story so far.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on August 06, 2014, 08:38:25 pm
And just when I was about to give RE6 some kudos for the real creepy end section of the ship level in Ada's campaign, the immediate level after is entirely a super crappy chopper turret section that makes no sense most of the time, and then ends with that shitty boss fight on the walkways with the bad guy. Dammit, Capcom lol
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Post by: bobster on August 06, 2014, 09:42:33 pm
Started playing Nier last night. lots of things that I can complain about that some people will think are nitpicks. Circle button confirm, knockback is crazy far, and the dodge input seems to me to have a delay. But so far I really enjoy the combat and the story so far.
I know lots of people love Nier, but I'm the guy that just randomly picked up the game one day for cheap and played it. To me, it has a surprisingly in depth story and fun game play. While I didn't get every ending in the game, I played it a couple times to get some of the different endings. That is incredibly unusual for me. I was super surprised by how good the game was.
Also, and I may be completely wrong in this, it seems like it might be related to Drakengard? Comments from others on the forum have insinuated that, so it's actually interested me in trying to find the Drakengard games. I hope you enjoy the game!
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Post by: redblaze57 on August 06, 2014, 10:10:21 pm
Started playing Nier last night. lots of things that I can complain about that some people will think are nitpicks. Circle button confirm, knockback is crazy far, and the dodge input seems to me to have a delay. But so far I really enjoy the combat and the story so far.
I know lots of people love Nier, but I'm the guy that just randomly picked up the game one day for cheap and played it. To me, it has a surprisingly in depth story and fun game play. While I didn't get every ending in the game, I played it a couple times to get some of the different endings. That is incredibly unusual for me. I was super surprised by how good the game was.
Also, and I may be completely wrong in this, it seems like it might be related to Drakengard? Comments from others on the forum have insinuated that, so it's actually interested me in trying to find the Drakengard games. I hope you enjoy the game!
The opening before the title screen of Nier is a lot like the one for Drakengard 3. And I think it's by the same developers. I also picked it up cheap a while ago glad to hear the story is good.
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Post by: argyle on August 07, 2014, 03:31:04 am
Started playing Nier last night. lots of things that I can complain about that some people will think are nitpicks. Circle button confirm, knockback is crazy far, and the dodge input seems to me to have a delay. But so far I really enjoy the combat and the story so far.
I know lots of people love Nier, but I'm the guy that just randomly picked up the game one day for cheap and played it. To me, it has a surprisingly in depth story and fun game play. While I didn't get every ending in the game, I played it a couple times to get some of the different endings. That is incredibly unusual for me. I was super surprised by how good the game was.
Also, and I may be completely wrong in this, it seems like it might be related to Drakengard? Comments from others on the forum have insinuated that, so it's actually interested me in trying to find the Drakengard games. I hope you enjoy the game!
The opening before the title screen of Nier is a lot like the one for Drakengard 3. And I think it's by the same developers. I also picked it up cheap a while ago glad to hear the story is good.
Yes, they're related - supposedly Nier is set far in the future from the Drakengard games. It's the same world.
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Post by: foxhack on August 10, 2014, 11:58:47 pm
Recently I've been playing:
Ultra Street Fighter IV: Capcom really cheaped out on the upgrades for this game. They couldn't even be bothered to record new challenger dialogue for the new characters!
Lucius, aka Murder Simulator 2012: You know that movie, The Omen? Well, this is a very blatant story / idea ripoff. You play the Devil's son, who has been incarnated in a child, and well, you kill people. Think Hitman but with a six year old kid. I'm actually having a -lot- of fun with the game and so far some of the murders have been amazingly gruesome. It's dumb in all the right ways. A sequel has already been announced, but it doesn't feel like it'll be that awesome.
Cognition: An Erica Reed Thriller: A really oldschool-styled adventure game for PCs. It's reminding me of Gabriel Knight 3 for all the right reasons (good music, decent voice acting) and all the wrong ones (clunky and slow animations). I just cleared the prologue, can't wait to see what happens next.
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Post by: dashv on August 11, 2014, 12:24:32 am
The boy and I maxed out every mix tape and still can't survive the final boss fight with Skullmageddon on Double Dragon difficulty!
But... he was surprisingly easy! A tip: Recovery Stance + Spin Kick Special = easy fight.
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Post by: MJMaranan on August 11, 2014, 12:41:49 am
Been cycling around my Genesis games and playing X-Men & Jewel Master. Loving the nostalgia right now... ;D
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on August 11, 2014, 12:51:42 am
This seemed like a fitting time with Studio Ghibli going on hiatus, to finally dive into Ni No Kuni. I've had it on my shelf since last year, but haven't felt like really getting into an RPG. I'm glad I finally started poking around in it as it's a real charming RPG so far. Drippy is abit of a prick, but he turned me into Harry Potter, so I can't be too upset at him lol I'm really enjoying how the game plays as it's a little off at first being this mix of traditional, almost, turn based gameplay, but you have free movement to dodge strikes like in a more action oriented game such as Kingdom Hearts...of which Squenix should take note with how badly they've screwed up their RPG's, forgetting what a good RPG actually requires.
The music is very nice, visually it's very standout, and the Ghibli animation is as wonderful as always, though because it isn't a flowing movie, some scenes feel a tad jarring in how they are placed, but still very good. I can already tell I'm going to enjoy this game.
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Post by: abe on August 11, 2014, 09:36:49 am
I felt like driving really fast things, so I started playing Wipeout Pulse on the PSP. It's pretty good, but not quite F-Zero X good. It's a reasonable substitute for now since Nintendo won't make more F-Zero. >:(
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Post by: bobster on August 11, 2014, 01:17:44 pm
I just started playing Star Ocean: the First Departure (PSP) during my lunch break. I'm intrigued so far! Very nice looking game and the voice acting seems to be pretty good too! I've only just started, but you can definitely tell the battle system is inspired by Tales of Phantasia (from what I remember from playing a fan translated ROM back in the day) which makes sense since it's done by part of the team that worked on that game. I've had Star Ocean: Second Story in my collection for so long, it's nice to finally start the series.
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Post by: dashv on August 11, 2014, 01:48:45 pm
The boy and I maxed out every mix tape and still can't survive the final boss fight with Skullmageddon on Double Dragon difficulty!
But... he was surprisingly easy! A tip: Recovery Stance + Spin Kick Special = easy fight.
I'll have to see if this works on Max difficulty. He's very fast and spends most of the time invincible on that setting. He got one attack that if he does it twice you are dead.
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Post by: foxhack on August 11, 2014, 02:34:31 pm
I'll have to see if this works on Max difficulty. He's very fast and spends most of the time invincible on that setting. He got one attack that if he does it twice you are dead.
I cleared the game solo on Double Dragon difficulty, so it works. You should've gotten the hang of the game's dodge mechanics (duck / roll) by now, just stay at a distance from him, and when he does one of his power moves (like tossing ghost skulls) evade them by jumping over or rolling under them, then smack him when he's defenseless. A tip: If after using the spinkick, he bounces on on the wall, you can hit him again with the rising knee (duck, then press kick) and then you can hit him while he's on the ground by pressing down + punch -just before he uses his standup attack-.
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Post by: gartcat on August 11, 2014, 03:09:09 pm
On vacation I bought Urban Trial Freestyle for the 3DS & Heavy Fire: Black Arms and I found both pretty addictive. UTF has the craziest tracks I've seen in a long time, it's a lot like Kikstart for the C64.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on August 14, 2014, 03:33:58 am
Went back to play ZombiU which was one of the first games I had with the Wii U, but didn't play much. Put a little more time in and while I think a lot of the features and mechanics are brilliant, the gameplay is just so lacking. Melee combat is bog standard and using guns is only slightly better. It really does have that feel of a launch title and while I think it's a rather unique zombie title, it needed some more development time. The combat I feel is even more of a tragedy, when you compare it to Dead Island, which came out an entire year before and really handled the melee combat so much better.
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Post by: dashv on August 18, 2014, 02:42:16 am
Couldn't get into FF2 just yet. Had my fill of turned based counter incrementing. At least for now.
Got sucked into the (new?) Tomb Raider on PS3 and Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time (this one pulled me in with it's Ratchet and Clank style gameplay and excellent implementation of 3D.)
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Post by: 90snostalga on August 20, 2014, 07:35:50 am
I got the pinnacle game profiler so I'm going to try fable on pc and try to beat It within 30 days before the Pinnacle trial period runs out ;)
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Post by: 90snostalga on August 20, 2014, 07:58:03 am
So I lied. Looks like its only 15 minute trial because I had it installed a while back :( I'll just buy it when I can. I'll add Fallout 3 to my now playing list 8)
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Post by: burningdoom on August 20, 2014, 12:55:44 pm
Got into Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning last night. Played for hours.
It's open world, and it's not, it's kind of strange. There are lots of areas to explore and quests to do, and it is a very large land. But there are fixed routes and paths you follow to get from place-to-place still.
Very stylized graphics that almost have that dreamy lens-filter that movies did when they'd show a pretty lady or a dream or something in the 70s and 80s.
I need to play more of it to really form a solid opinion of the game, though.
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Post by: foxhack on August 20, 2014, 03:12:16 pm
So I lied. Looks like its only 15 minute trial because I had it installed a while back :( I'll just buy it when I can. I'll add Fallout 3 to my now playing list 8)
There's also this...
http://store.steampowered.com/app/288470/
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Post by: kevininja on August 21, 2014, 10:38:26 am
Currently playing Half-Life 2: Episode 1 on PS3. Man, those Combine Zombies are scary.
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Post by: jcalder8 on August 21, 2014, 10:44:42 pm
I have started to play The Last of Us Remastered. I had previously only played the intro on the PS3 and it is an amazing game. I have just scratched the surface and I can't wait to explore more of the world.
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Post by: dashv on August 21, 2014, 11:13:34 pm
Currently playing the PS3 HD remaster of the first Ratchet and Clank game.
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Post by: stethebubble on August 22, 2014, 06:22:07 pm
Got into Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning last night. Played for hours.
It's open world, and it's not, it's kind of strange. There are lots of areas to explore and quests to do, and it is a very large land. But there are fixed routes and paths you follow to get from place-to-place still.
Very stylized graphics that almost have that dreamy lens-filter that movies did when they'd show a pretty lady or a dream or something in the 70s and 80s.
I need to play more of it to really form a solid opinion of the game, though.
i started playing this but it was too soon after dragons dogma so i wanted a different style of game. seemed really cool thou.
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Post by: 90snostalga on August 23, 2014, 01:18:58 am
So I lied. Looks like its only 15 minute trial because I had it installed a while back :( I'll just buy it when I can. I'll add Fallout 3 to my now playing list 8)
There's also this...
http://store.steampowered.com/app/288470/
Thanks. I ended up paying the Pinnacle service tonight. They have it 50 % off so its only 9.99 so its worth it
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Post by: MJMaranan on August 23, 2014, 04:32:36 am
Do browser-based games count? If so... Last Stand: Dead Zone on Kongregate.
If not, I've been cycling on X-Men and Jewel Master on the Genesis. Also trying to find an internet connection cord for my Dreamcast so that I could download the free extra content for Skies Of Arcadia.
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Post by: bobster on August 23, 2014, 06:54:49 pm
Do browser-based games count? If so... Last Stand: Dead Zone on Kongregate.
If not, I've been cycling on X-Men and Jewel Master on the Genesis. Also trying to find an internet connection cord for my Dreamcast so that I could download the free extra content for Skies Of Arcadia.
I had no idea about this... further down the Dreamcast rabbit hole I go...
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Post by: foxhack on August 23, 2014, 07:35:09 pm
Do browser-based games count? If so... Last Stand: Dead Zone on Kongregate.
If not, I've been cycling on X-Men and Jewel Master on the Genesis. Also trying to find an internet connection cord for my Dreamcast so that I could download the free extra content for Skies Of Arcadia.
...
Uh. I think there are special boot discs that you can download from the internet, burn to a CD, then use those to copy the files directly to your VMU instead of going through all those hoops. I had one a while back, it was a collection of save games and themes for your system. What was its name...
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Post by: pacpix on August 26, 2014, 12:56:13 am
Started Wizardry IV tonight. Took one step after starting the game and died :o Finished floor 1 with only 7 deaths!
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Post by: dashv on August 26, 2014, 02:36:41 am
Played some more Tomb Raider for PS3. Pretty darn good reboot.
My wife enjoys watching me play this one.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on August 26, 2014, 03:46:54 am
Metro 2033 Redux. One of my favorite games is getting an overhaul? Oh yes! So far, there have been some very nice changes to the game. New secret areas to look for have been added, giving more new loot opportunities. Graphically it's definitely a step up. It runs extremely smooth, and I even had new scares which was awesome. It is a tad sketchy at times in terms of seeing some models limbs kinda wig out once in awhile and the AI seems abit poor still, where they are looking for you after stealthing, still not knowing where you are, but then I just watch a few guys kinda freak out lol Some have a more set patrol path, but they don't search to hard. Great so far though.
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Post by: burningdoom on August 26, 2014, 12:20:51 pm
Got into Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning last night. Played for hours.
It's open world, and it's not, it's kind of strange. There are lots of areas to explore and quests to do, and it is a very large land. But there are fixed routes and paths you follow to get from place-to-place still.
Very stylized graphics that almost have that dreamy lens-filter that movies did when they'd show a pretty lady or a dream or something in the 70s and 80s.
I need to play more of it to really form a solid opinion of the game, though.
Okay, so I'm officially addicted to this one, much like I was Oblivion and Skyrim. I keep finding myself playing far past my bedtime and being tired as hell the next day.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on August 26, 2014, 12:47:47 pm
I've tried twice to get into Kingdoms of Amalur and while it is a fine game, I have trouble getting attached because nothing about the story or setting is really that interesting. There's tons of content and quests, it's basically World of Warcraft with action combat and no online, but it felt kinda shallow.
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Post by: argyle on August 26, 2014, 04:37:04 pm
I've tried twice to get into Kingdoms of Amalur and while it is a fine game, I have trouble getting attached because nothing about the story or setting is really that interesting. There's tons of content and quests, it's basically World of Warcraft with action combat and no online, but it felt kinda shallow.
The story is probably the weakest part of the game, which is unusual since they supposedly got R.A. Salvatore to write the backstory of the world. But the gameplay itself was so much fun that I didn't really care. There is one other issue that popped up for me late game tho - if you use the gem system to your advantage you can become EXTREMELY overpowered. I walked through the entire last third or so of the game, including the final boss who was a joke.
I really wanted to see that time make a follow-up to it, because I felt like they would have ironed out those issues and made something truly great.
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Post by: burningdoom on August 26, 2014, 04:39:29 pm
I've tried twice to get into Kingdoms of Amalur and while it is a fine game, I have trouble getting attached because nothing about the story or setting is really that interesting. There's tons of content and quests, it's basically World of Warcraft with action combat and no online, but it felt kinda shallow.
The story is probably the weakest part of the game, which is unusual since they supposedly got R.A. Salvatore to write the backstory of the world. But the gameplay itself was so much fun that I didn't really care. There is one other issue that popped up for me late game tho - if you use the gem system to your advantage you can become EXTREMELY overpowered. I walked through the entire last third or so of the game, including the final boss who was a joke.
I really wanted to see that time make a follow-up to it, because I felt like they would have ironed out those issues and made something truly great.
The fate power makes you virtually unstoppable, too, as long as you manage it right and use it only when in dire situations.
But then this is no different than Morrowind, Oblivion, and Skyrim. You became overpowered in those games, as well. (Same could be said for the story with those games, as well)
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Post by: argyle on August 26, 2014, 04:45:18 pm
I've tried twice to get into Kingdoms of Amalur and while it is a fine game, I have trouble getting attached because nothing about the story or setting is really that interesting. There's tons of content and quests, it's basically World of Warcraft with action combat and no online, but it felt kinda shallow.
The story is probably the weakest part of the game, which is unusual since they supposedly got R.A. Salvatore to write the backstory of the world. But the gameplay itself was so much fun that I didn't really care. There is one other issue that popped up for me late game tho - if you use the gem system to your advantage you can become EXTREMELY overpowered. I walked through the entire last third or so of the game, including the final boss who was a joke.
I really wanted to see that time make a follow-up to it, because I felt like they would have ironed out those issues and made something truly great.
The fate power makes you virtually unstoppable, too, as long as you manage it right and use it only when in dire situations.
But then this is no different than Morrowind, Oblivion, and Skyrim. You became overpowered in those games, as well. (Same could be said for the story with those games, as well)
I suppose, but at least to me it seems like you have to work at it more to get overpowered in those games. I did it by pure accident in KoA. Anywho, KoA is more comparable to WoW meets Diablo than a Bethesda game.
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Post by: burningdoom on August 26, 2014, 09:09:09 pm
I've tried twice to get into Kingdoms of Amalur and while it is a fine game, I have trouble getting attached because nothing about the story or setting is really that interesting. There's tons of content and quests, it's basically World of Warcraft with action combat and no online, but it felt kinda shallow.
The story is probably the weakest part of the game, which is unusual since they supposedly got R.A. Salvatore to write the backstory of the world. But the gameplay itself was so much fun that I didn't really care. There is one other issue that popped up for me late game tho - if you use the gem system to your advantage you can become EXTREMELY overpowered. I walked through the entire last third or so of the game, including the final boss who was a joke.
I really wanted to see that time make a follow-up to it, because I felt like they would have ironed out those issues and made something truly great.
The fate power makes you virtually unstoppable, too, as long as you manage it right and use it only when in dire situations.
But then this is no different than Morrowind, Oblivion, and Skyrim. You became overpowered in those games, as well. (Same could be said for the story with those games, as well)
I suppose, but at least to me it seems like you have to work at it more to get overpowered in those games. I did it by pure accident in KoA. Anywho, KoA is more comparable to WoW meets Diablo than a Bethesda game.
I've never played WoW. But more similar than Diablo? No, I can't agree. Diablo is similar to games like Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance and Champions of Norrath. Those are more hack & slash-y. They also have this dungeon then town, dungeon then town feel to it; while KOA and ES games have this sense of discovery and exploration to them.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on August 26, 2014, 09:38:28 pm
With the sale on Steam today and the release of all episodes of Season 2 of The Walking Dead, I step back into the depths of The Walking Feels. First episode down and they nailed it pretty good, took some turns I didn't expect and got me really cringing a few times. The ending of the first episode bugged me, cause it's one of those decisions where you go "What was I supposed to do there? You kidding me?!"
(http://i.imgur.com/aQBMUyY.gif)
Of course I won't delve into any details, the story is everything for the game, but its a good start.
*EDIT* Episode 2 is building the drama and has some good moments, but I came across another thing like before in the first episode where I just have to ask the developers why they thought this was a good idea/being kinda poorly thought out. It just bugs me when generally the story is pretty fine.
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Post by: karyann on August 27, 2014, 03:51:30 pm
Been playing Digimon World: Dawn on the Nintendo DS recently, I'm 10 hours into it. I'm still not sure whether I like it or not, as weird as that may sound. I like it, but at the same time I don't get why I do; all I ever do is search everywhere in poorly designed levels, keep getting too many annoying encounters, and the story isn't very deep. But I still enjoy playing it somehow! I really want to try the other Digimon RPG games though.
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Post by: davifus on August 27, 2014, 06:24:15 pm
Grisaia no Kajitsu
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Post by: dashv on August 28, 2014, 04:20:54 am
Played through all of Scott Pilgrim vs The World today with 4 people simultaneous (in the same room).
It was an epic amount of fun.
Man, I love that game.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on August 28, 2014, 06:02:17 am
Final episode of The Walking Dead Season 2 up next. Third episode was pretty good and no particular issues with that one. Same for the fourth episode. Always have those moments where you go "I should've went with my gut and picked the other choice". I felt right for most, but a couple afterwards, which probably wouldn't have changed the outcome, but made me feel better. Looking forward to the last one which might be crazy.
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Post by: karyann on August 28, 2014, 01:08:31 pm
Played through all of Scott Pilgrim vs The World today with 4 people simultaneous (in the same room).
It was an epic amount of fun.
Man, I love that game.
Oh damn, I have to do that too! I've only ever played 2-players, it has to be awesome with 2 more people :)
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Post by: scott on August 28, 2014, 02:10:20 pm
Diablo III holds me under it's sway once again. I'm digging Patch 2.1 so far and ran Great Rifts all night last night. Hopefully the others come back soon too so we can get some 4 player going.
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Post by: dashv on August 28, 2014, 11:51:40 pm
Played through all of Scott Pilgrim vs The World today with 4 people simultaneous (in the same room).
It was an epic amount of fun.
Man, I love that game.
Oh damn, I have to do that too! I've only ever played 2-players, it has to be awesome with 2 more people :)
By the end we were cheering each other's combos and counting the hits collectively. Every now and then one of us would get trigger happy and toss a brick or something at someone else.
I've played coop multiplayer online. But having four people physically in my living room playing was awesome.
I've never really had friends that were the come over hang out and game type.
So this was a first for me.
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Post by: 90snostalga on August 31, 2014, 01:28:52 pm
Giving Infamous on the ps3 a try :)
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Post by: foxhack on September 02, 2014, 12:45:27 am
After clearing Waking Mars last night, I decided to give LA Noire another try again. I'm having fun with the game, flaws and all. I'm not doing as badly as I thought I'd be with the questioning, though combat and driving are still a pain in the ass.
Hell, combat in LA Noire, to me... feels exactly like combat in Bad Boys: Miami Takedown.
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Post by: 90snostalga on September 02, 2014, 04:51:21 am
After clearing Waking Mars last night, I decided to give LA Noire another try again. I'm having fun with the game, flaws and all. I'm not doing as badly as I thought I'd be with the questioning, though combat and driving are still a pain in the ass.
Hell, combat in LA Noire, to me... feels exactly like combat in Bad Boys: Miami Takedown.
Fox are you playing Noire on PC?
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Post by: foxhack on September 02, 2014, 08:20:14 am
Yes, I don't own a 360 / PS3.
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Post by: soera on September 02, 2014, 09:52:40 am
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Post by: tav7623 on September 02, 2014, 10:01:47 am
At the moment I'm currently playing/juggling a few games, on the 3DS I'm playing Azure Striker Gunvolt (played & beat Mighty Gunvolt first so I've only managed to complete 2 of this game's missions so far), on the the Xbox 360 I've been playing Dark Souls (I'm really bad at the game as the skeletons outside of Firelink Shrine keep kicking my butt especially the ones in the crypt that keep coming back), and on PS3 I recently started playing PS1 game Fear Effect for the first time.
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Post by: foxhack on September 02, 2014, 11:46:28 am
At the moment I'm currently playing/juggling a few games, on the 3DS I'm playing Azure Striker Gunvolt (played & beat Mighty Gunvolt first so I've only managed to complete 2 of this game's missions so far), on the the Xbox 360 I've been playing Dark Souls (I'm really bad at the game as the skeletons outside of Firelink Shrine keep kicking my butt especially the ones in the crypt that keep coming back), and on PS3 I recently started playing PS1 game Fear Effect for the first time.
You're not meant to fight those skeletons yet. They're tempting, but trust me, wait a while.
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Post by: argyle on September 02, 2014, 11:49:31 am
The side missions are a bit repetitive and boring if you try to play straight through. But if you put it down for a week or two and gone back to it they are good refreshers for the controller scheme.
Also the ability to re-watch cut scene a helps you stay in the story.
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Post by: 90snostalga on September 03, 2014, 01:28:12 am
The side missions are a bit repetitive and boring if you try to play straight through. But if you put it down for a week or two and gone back to it they are good refreshers for the controller scheme.
Also the ability to re-watch cut scene a helps you stay in the story.
Aw man I'm loving this freaking game! I played about 8 straight hours yesterday and about 6 today. I actually enjoy the side missions. I been completing side missions firsr to get 100 percent control from the enemies then the main missions. I'm in the warran now. But so far I can barely put this game down :D :D
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Post by: 90snostalga on September 03, 2014, 01:31:23 am
The side missions are a bit repetitive and boring if you try to play straight through. But if you put it down for a week or two and gone back to it they are good refreshers for the controller scheme.
Also the ability to re-watch cut scene a helps you stay in the story.
Aw man I'm loving this freaking game! I played about 8 straight hours yesterday and about 6 today. I actually enjoy the side missions. I been completing side missions firsr to get 100 percent control from the enemies then the main missions. I'm in the warran now. But so far I can barely put this game down :D :D
The ending will blow your mind. No pun intended. :)
I think it's one of the best titles on the PS3 hands down. Tomb Raider (the reboot) is a close second.
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Post by: jcalder8 on September 04, 2014, 02:30:13 pm
I have been playing through Pixel Junk Shooter on the PS4. I feel bad for not playing it sooner!
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Post by: foxhack on September 04, 2014, 02:33:43 pm
As I said, relatively a beast. Not top of the line, but it's good to run most games on medium to high. Considering I had to sell almost my entire RPG collection to build it, it had better be. :P
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Post by: davifus on September 04, 2014, 03:26:15 pm
As I said, relatively a beast. Considering I had to sell almost my entire RPG collection to build it, it had better be. :P
Ehh I feel like its more of mid level of gaming computer. Why didnt you go with the i7 4770k? Did you overclock anything? I think you should upgrade that 270 to something else. Im surprised that 270 didn't bottle neck the 3770k.
How much did you spend on it?
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Post by: foxhack on September 04, 2014, 03:36:26 pm
Ehh I feel like its more of mid level of gaming computer. Why didnt you go with the i7 4770k? Did you overclock anything? I think you should upgrade that 270 to something else. Im surprised that 270 didn't bottle neck the 3770k.
How much did you spend on it?
I didn't go with stronger / faster components because of power concerns. Electricity is very expensive down here and I don't really do a lot of modern gaming, most of the stuff I have is relatively old; newer components tend to cause older games to act wacky due to their speed, so I went with something middle of the road. The games that I own that have the highest requirements are LA Noire and RAGE; the former runs perfectly fine, but I haven't tested the latter yet.
Compared to my old computer (Athlon 64 X2 5000 Black Edition, 3 GB RAM, Radeon 6850) this thing is still crazy fast. I tried playing some newer games on it and it ran them at half speed. XD
I don't remember what I spent but it was probably 500 bucks altogether. I might have paid too much, but it's okay. I'd had that computer since March 2008 and had been trying to get a new system since 2011!
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Post by: davifus on September 04, 2014, 04:19:29 pm
Ehh I feel like its more of mid level of gaming computer. Why didnt you go with the i7 4770k? Did you overclock anything? I think you should upgrade that 270 to something else. Im surprised that 270 didn't bottle neck the 3770k.
How much did you spend on it?
I didn't go with stronger / faster components because of power concerns. Electricity is very expensive down here and I don't really do a lot of modern gaming, most of the stuff I have is relatively old; newer components tend to cause older games to act wacky due to their speed, so I went with something middle of the road. The games that I own that have the highest requirements are LA Noire and RAGE; the former runs perfectly fine, but I haven't tested the latter yet.
Compared to my old computer (Athlon 64 X2 5000 Black Edition, 3 GB RAM, Radeon 6850) this thing is still crazy fast. I tried playing some newer games on it and it ran them at half speed. XD
I don't remember what I spent but it was probably 500 bucks altogether. I might have paid too much, but it's okay. I'd had that computer since March 2008 and had been trying to get a new system since 2011!
Oh okay didnt know electricity was that expensive over there. Yeah, definitely a big upgrade from your previous Computer
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on September 05, 2014, 06:08:38 pm
Dead Rising 3 on PC. Not the greatest of ports, have to play windowed to play in my resolution, but overall I'm enjoying it.
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Post by: davifus on September 05, 2014, 06:25:00 pm
Dead Rising 2 on PC. Not the greatest of ports, have to play windowed to play in my resolution, but overall I'm enjoying it.
What is your resolution?
My bad, quick edit, meant to put Dead Rising 3 lol My resolution is 1360 x 768. I only get about 3 different resolution options ingame and none of them are right, which makes me stay in windowed so that everything looks right.
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Post by: davifus on September 05, 2014, 08:09:10 pm
Dead Rising 2 on PC. Not the greatest of ports, have to play windowed to play in my resolution, but overall I'm enjoying it.
What is your resolution?
My bad, quick edit, meant to put Dead Rising 3 lol My resolution is 1360 x 768. I only get about 3 different resolution options ingame and none of them are right, which makes me stay in windowed so that everything looks right.
Yeah, upgrade to a 1920x1080 soon... that is gruesome.
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Post by: 90snostalga on September 06, 2014, 01:38:24 am
Fable the lost chapters...
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Post by: stethebubble on September 06, 2014, 02:52:48 pm
sadly not got much time for gaming right now. but im playing professor layton and the curious village.
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Post by: maximo310 on September 06, 2014, 03:34:43 pm
I borrowed Ketsui:Death Label from a friend to kill some time in between classes. It's a pretty interesting port in that its just a boss rush mode with varying difficulities from the original arcade version, with the only actual stage in the game is a modified version of Stage 5 from the original. The game has some really steep difficulty curves even for the bullet hell genre especially when you go from very hard to death label/doom mode, but I'm enjoying it alot because its perfect for playing in short time bursts, and it makes up for not having as much gameplay content as the original/xbox360/ ps3 versions of the game.
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Post by: burningdoom on September 07, 2014, 03:59:19 am
Oh right, that's the one with the confusing progression and miserable combat lol I know that first level a good bit because it's the only one that ever gets shown when you see stuff about bad games and that gets put on there. I didn't know it had more than that cave to it till I just looked up some gameplay for it lol
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Post by: burningdoom on September 07, 2014, 04:23:41 am
Oh right, that's the one with the confusing progression and miserable combat lol I know that first level a good bit because it's the only one that ever gets shown when you see stuff about bad games and that gets put on there. I didn't know it had more than that cave to it till I just looked up some gameplay for it lol
If anyone else can actually make it past the first level, they deserve a prize. I owned it as a kid, and never could because the gameplay was so broken that it was hard for all the wrong reasons.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on September 07, 2014, 06:28:18 am
Going through the "Untold Stories" DLC of Dead Rising 3. I did the first one and I can see why they are probably not considered too great in terms of story they are trying to bring. There's more side missions, new things to collect for basically points, some story bits that put you alongside the main story with Nick, but you don't really learn anything anything more here which I think is the biggest fault of it. You figure out how an event happens, but it's basically meaningless, and then it ends on some plot point that makes no sense. Hopefully the rest are a little better in terms of adding to the story, but I'm not expecting much.
Guess I'm just glad the DLC was free on PC lol
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Post by: foxhack on September 09, 2014, 07:36:03 pm
Still playing LA Noire...
I'm at a point where I'm doing a sort of scavenger hunt to catch someone. I have a feeling this is not going to end well, and it's making me really sad. ;_;
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Post by: davifus on September 09, 2014, 07:44:12 pm
I'm at a point where I'm doing a sort of scavenger hunt to catch someone. I have a feeling this is not going to end well, and it's making me really sad. ;_;
How is La Noire? I got it because of my love for Mafia 2. I played a little bit of it and got distracted. I'm still lingering on going back to it atm.
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Post by: 90snostalga on September 10, 2014, 09:55:30 am
I think I'm a go with Goldeneye for the 64 next. Not sure yet.
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Post by: mrnikon on September 10, 2014, 10:11:21 am
Been playing Fire Emblem Awakening on my 3DS lately.
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Post by: argyle on September 10, 2014, 10:31:04 am
Splitting time between Diablo III: UEE and Destiny at home, and finishing up Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow on my 3DS. After I wrap it up, I'll be starting Danganronpa 2 on the Vita. :)
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Post by: maximo310 on October 01, 2014, 01:05:22 am
Playing Frederic: The Resurrection of Music on the Wii eshop on chopin difficulty, while trying to get better at Deathsmiles and hopefully 1cc soon. Also trying to beat Expert on Super Monkey Ball, which is gonna be a killer for me.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on October 01, 2014, 03:32:43 am
In deep with a few games right now. I got Hyrule Warriors at launch and did a marthon of a normal playthrough of the campaign and loved it. Gonna be doing the Adventure Map next.
Then I've been engrossed in Wasteland 2 which is a pretty great game. I tried to get into the old Fallout 1 and 2 games, but just thought they were too far gone for me to enjoy, but Wasteland basically brings me the same experience, but it's all streamlined and plays nice lol
And then inbetween these two, I had Dark Souls 2. Finally got into it and liking it and will probably continue it after I have Wasteland 2 done, but it's like, I have my super scavenger apocalypse love with Wasteland 2 and my Zelda love with Hyrule Warriors, and Dark Souls 2 has become the middle child that becomes ignored lol It's still a fine game.
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Post by: argyle on October 01, 2014, 11:25:10 am
Finished up Dawn of Sorrow and the main story in Destiny. On the handheld side, I'm about to wrap up A Monster's Tale - Danganronpa 2 was too slow-paced for me right now, it was putting me to sleep. :P I'm getting pretty busy on the console side - playing Warframe and now Shadow of Mordor. Would like to put some more time into Natural Doctrine as well, but I don't know if that's going to happen right now.
I know it's slim, but does anyone here happen to play Warframe on the PS4?
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Post by: burningdoom on October 01, 2014, 12:23:51 pm
On the handheld side? Is there a console or WiiWare release of Dawn of Sorrow I didn't know about? Because given the choice, I'd much rather play it on my T.V.
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Post by: argyle on October 01, 2014, 12:33:14 pm
On the handheld side? Is there a console or WiiWare release of Dawn of Sorrow I didn't know about? Because given the choice, I'd much rather play it on my T.V.
Sorry, was worded poorly. The first sentence was just games I've finished, DoS on handheld & Destiny console - then I started a new thought.
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Post by: maximo310 on October 01, 2014, 12:35:04 pm
On the handheld side? Is there a console or WiiWare release of Dawn of Sorrow I didn't know about? Because given the choice, I'd much rather play it on my T.V.
From what I've checked, Dawn of Sorrow is only on the Nintendo DS library for the moment.
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Post by: burningdoom on October 01, 2014, 12:44:25 pm
On the handheld side? Is there a console or WiiWare release of Dawn of Sorrow I didn't know about? Because given the choice, I'd much rather play it on my T.V.
Sorry, was worded poorly. The first sentence was just games I've finished, DoS on handheld & Destiny console - then I started a new thought.
Dang, that would've been nice.
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Post by: retroone on October 01, 2014, 03:30:20 pm
Minecraft and The Binding of Isaac/Wrath of the Lamb
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Post by: spac316 on October 01, 2014, 03:57:09 pm
I'm certainly playing Hyrule Warriors right now! ;D
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Post by: turf on October 02, 2014, 09:18:40 am
I've been playing through the NES Megaman games. So far, 1,2, and 3 are done. I started 4 last night.
So far, F Gutsman's stage.
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Post by: evilnick on October 02, 2014, 11:44:50 am
Very busy lately. Or always. Mostly just playing The Keep on the 3DS and Hyrule Warriors on the Wii U.
Everything else has been put on the back-burner.
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Post by: burningdoom on October 02, 2014, 12:04:43 pm
I've been playing through the NES Megaman games. So far, 1,2, and 3 are done. I started 4 last night.
So far, F Gutsman's stage.
It's those damn platforms, isn't is. For me, Elecman is a sonuvabitch, too.
Yeah, it's those damn, dirty platforms. I hate those things.
I hate those platforms that can shoot bullets to the left and right in Iceman's stage. If you're trying to get through that area without the Magnet Beam, prepare to die a lot.
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Post by: burningdoom on October 03, 2014, 10:23:19 pm
I've been playing through the NES Megaman games. So far, 1,2, and 3 are done. I started 4 last night.
So far, F Gutsman's stage.
It's those damn platforms, isn't is. For me, Elecman is a sonuvabitch, too.
Yeah, it's those damn, dirty platforms. I hate those things.
I hate those platforms that can shoot bullets to the left and right in Iceman's stage. If you're trying to get through that area without the Magnet Beam, prepare to die a lot.
Wow, I actually find Iceman's stage to be pretty easy (in comparison to the rest of the game). It's one of the first levels I hit.
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Post by: maximo310 on October 04, 2014, 01:27:08 am
I've been playing through the NES Megaman games. So far, 1,2, and 3 are done. I started 4 last night.
So far, F Gutsman's stage.
It's those damn platforms, isn't is. For me, Elecman is a sonuvabitch, too.
Yeah, it's those damn, dirty platforms. I hate those things.
I hate those platforms that can shoot bullets to the left and right in Iceman's stage. If you're trying to get through that area without the Magnet Beam, prepare to die a lot.
Wow, I actually find Iceman's stage to be pretty easy (in comparison to the rest of the game). It's one of the first levels I hit.
Idk, I always seem to get bad luck on that portion of the stage when I play through the game without the Magnet Missile most of the time. I probably just need to go back and practice that area again soon. I will say though that Wily's Fortress can be a real pain in the ass sometimes with its obstacles.
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Post by: karyann on October 04, 2014, 01:22:10 pm
I'm so not playing Smash Bros. I have so much work to do, I definitely don't have time to play Smash. I am totally working.
...who am I kidding. Of course I'm not doing my school work, and of course I'll regret it soon. I'm a bad student. :(
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Post by: davifus on October 04, 2014, 03:39:39 pm
I'm so not playing Smash Bros. I have so much work to do, I definitely don't have time to play Smash. I am totally working.
...who am I kidding. Of course I'm not doing my school work, and of course I'll regret it soon. I'm a bad student. :(
I am doing the same thing. I did take all my work out of my backpack and look at it though. It's just hard to stay motivated when you have a new shiny game to play.
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Post by: maximo310 on October 05, 2014, 01:15:38 am
I'm so not playing Smash Bros. I have so much work to do, I definitely don't have time to play Smash. I am totally working.
...who am I kidding. Of course I'm not doing my school work, and of course I'll regret it soon. I'm a bad student. :(
I am doing the same thing. I did take all my work out of my backpack and look at it though. It's just hard to stay motivated when you have a new shiny game to play.
Its the struggle of getting games while dealing with college work. Its too real.
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Post by: turf on October 06, 2014, 11:33:55 am
Smash Bros.... That Dog is fantastic. I was pumped when I unlocked that one.
I'm having a blast. I think I have something like 8 hours into it so far. My only complaint is the same complaint I have with Mario Kart 8. If I'm going to play online, I need some chat. My Brother and were playing online and it was great. I just need voice to go along with it. I downloaded Skype to my phone, so we'll have that next time.
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Post by: evilnick on October 06, 2014, 12:35:48 pm
Wild Guns for the Wii U. Given the price of this bugger on the secondary market, this is the best option I have to play it.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on October 10, 2014, 04:55:38 pm
Still a lot of Hyrule Warriors, I'm about 3/4's of the way through the adventure map and I'm trying to get the skulltula's in the Legend mode, but I found out that all the hard mode ones have like really specific requirements to make them spawn and essentially requires me to be stronger to burn through sections faster. So much of the A rank stuff is super annoying also lol If you lose more than like 5 hearts, you will not get an A rank and it feels real tough with certain characters who I just don't feel are as good like Lana or Ruto.
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Post by: davifus on October 16, 2014, 12:48:43 am
FFXII - Finally got to the dang place I lost my file on. 8) So close to the end...
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Post by: burningdoom on October 16, 2014, 12:24:23 pm
I'm really enjoying it so far. It feel like Batman: Arkham Origins meets Super Metroid, in 2.5D. Batman combat, style, and graphics, with Metroid-like gameplay. As you get access to new gadgets, you can access previously unaccessible areas. Good stuff!
I don't like that they took out the upgrade points system, though. It gives you a bit less incentive to fight enemies and find collectibles.
I don't have a lot of 3DS games (5 of them), but the ones I do have I've really liked a lot. My 3DS XL was a great investment.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on October 20, 2014, 01:49:58 am
Having finally picked up Ocarina of Time 3D, I decide when I'm out and running around at all, to start a playthrough of this classic game. It looks so nice, even on the tiny screen. Haven't played Ocarina of Time in a very long time and I forgot it has Masters Quest which I've never really played before.
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Post by: dashv on October 20, 2014, 11:15:56 pm
Having finally picked up Ocarina of Time 3D, I decide when I'm out and running around at all, to start a playthrough of this classic game. It looks so nice, even on the tiny screen. Haven't played Ocarina of Time in a very long time and I forgot it has Masters Quest which I've never really played before.
I have the disc with both for the Game Cube. It's in my backlog.
I'm almost done with the Tomb Raider reboot. According to the game I'm just before the point of no return so I'm back tracking and clearing out all the objectives and finding all the treasures in the other areas I've cleared.
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Post by: turf on October 21, 2014, 09:54:24 am
I slipped and fell and bought one of those plug & play style Genesis. I was testing it out the other day and now I've been on a Genesis streak. In an unrelated story, I found Gunstar Heroes in a pawn shop. I've been playing a lot of the few Genesis games I really enjoy.
Gunstar Heroes Castlevania: Bloodlines Contra: Hard Corps
Those are all some hard eff'n games.
P.S. I still hate the Genesis controller.
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Post by: tafk on October 21, 2014, 11:34:08 am
List of my Currents:
Hyrule Warriors (Wii U) - Borrowing my roommates copy, love the DW series so this has been sucking up all my time, great game.
SSB4 (3DS) - Been playing it bit by bit ever since I got it launch day, great game.
That's really it for now, being at school and only bringing a few systems I don't really want to get invested into an RPG but I do have my gamecube with Baiten Kaitos & Tales of Symphonia staring at me ...
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Post by: bobster on October 21, 2014, 12:38:01 pm
I slipped and fell and bought one of those plug & play style Genesis. I was testing it out the other day and now I've been on a Genesis streak. In an unrelated story, I found Gunstar Heroes in a pawn shop. I've been playing a lot of the few Genesis games I really enjoy.
Gunstar Heroes Castlevania: Bloodlines Contra: Hard Corps
Those are all some hard eff'n games.
P.S. I still hate the Genesis controller.
Gunstar Heroes is a game I picked up on a whim at a yard sale. Man is that a great game! Totally fun.
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Post by: burningdoom on October 21, 2014, 12:57:09 pm
The 6-button controller isn't so large and clumsy.
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Post by: argyle on October 22, 2014, 09:36:50 am
I gotta say, I am loving The Evil Within. This is absolutely the spiritual successor to Resident Evil 4. The controls are improved - you can move & shoot ;) - and the graphics look fantastic. But it really has that RE4 "feel" to it, in the best possible way. The new setting helps a ton too, because it's off-putting in that I'm not 100% sure what's going on, tho I have my theories. Anyone who loved RE4 but was disappointed by the RE games after that owes it to themselves to give this a try. Heck, even if you liked the sequels - they weren't bad games IMO, they just didn't feel the same - you'd probably still like it.
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Post by: tafk on October 22, 2014, 09:47:17 am
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Post by: bobster on October 22, 2014, 09:55:05 am
So I put 4-5 hours into Metroid: Other M last night. I'm actually loving that game. I was blown away by how much I enjoy it, being that everyone seems to hate it.
I definitely agree they made Samus very wimpy, but after the cut-scenes, when you're exploring and you are alone, it's really fun. They nailed the atmosphere, sound effects, and music for me.
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Post by: kashell on October 22, 2014, 10:48:08 am
I'm on my fourth Tales of Symphonia file. This should be the last one that nabs me the platinum trophy!
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Post by: whiteyfox on October 22, 2014, 10:57:51 am
Trying to progress through Shadow of Mordor. Those Warchiefs are annoying.
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Post by: bobster on October 22, 2014, 11:12:45 am
I gotta say, I am loving The Evil Within. This is absolutely the spiritual successor to Resident Evil 4. The controls are improved - you can move & shoot ;) - and the graphics look fantastic. But it really has that RE4 "feel" to it, in the best possible way. The new setting helps a ton too, because it's off-putting in that I'm not 100% sure what's going on, tho I have my theories. Anyone who loved RE4 but was disappointed by the RE games after that owes it to themselves to give this a try. Heck, even if you liked the sequels - they weren't bad games IMO, they just didn't feel the same - you'd probably still like it.
Hmmm I was interested before and now I'm really interested! Thanks for the write up. I'll have to check this out.
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Post by: burningdoom on October 22, 2014, 12:20:36 pm
So I put 4-5 hours into Metroid: Other M last night. I'm actually loving that game. I was blown away by how much I enjoy it, being that everyone seems to hate it.
I definitely agree they made Samus very wimpy, but after the cut-scenes, when you're exploring and you are alone, it's really fun. They nailed the atmosphere, sound effects, and music for me.
I didn't hate it, either. I will admit that most of the other main-series games were better (except Hunters), but it's still a good game.
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Post by: justin8301 on October 22, 2014, 10:26:32 pm
I just started playing The Evil Within but I'm not sure I'm going to keep playing it. Chapter 1 was awesome, it felt dangerous and really eerie; but then I got into chapter 2 and 3 and it just doesn't have the same feeling anymore. Anyone playing this? does it get better?
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Post by: dashv on October 23, 2014, 03:16:37 am
I slipped and fell and bought one of those plug & play style Genesis. I was testing it out the other day and now I've been on a Genesis streak. In an unrelated story, I found Gunstar Heroes in a pawn shop. I've been playing a lot of the few Genesis games I really enjoy.
Gunstar Heroes Castlevania: Bloodlines Contra: Hard Corps
Those are all some hard eff'n games.
P.S. I still hate the Genesis controller.
Those first two games are awesomeness indeed!
I'm still trying to get my hands on a copy of Contra: Hard Corps.
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Post by: dashv on October 23, 2014, 03:20:42 am
I gotta say, I am loving The Evil Within. This is absolutely the spiritual successor to Resident Evil 4. The controls are improved - you can move & shoot ;) - and the graphics look fantastic. But it really has that RE4 "feel" to it, in the best possible way. The new setting helps a ton too, because it's off-putting in that I'm not 100% sure what's going on, tho I have my theories. Anyone who loved RE4 but was disappointed by the RE games after that owes it to themselves to give this a try. Heck, even if you liked the sequels - they weren't bad games IMO, they just didn't feel the same - you'd probably still like it.
Hmmm I was interested before and now I'm really interested! Thanks for the write up. I'll have to check this out.
Does it support PS Move controls? Wii RE4 and PS RE5 motion controls have ruined me for playing those style games any other way.
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Post by: spac316 on October 23, 2014, 04:42:51 am
Equal amounts of Hyrule Warriors, Destiny(XB1) and Super Smash Bros. on 3DS.
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Post by: turf on October 23, 2014, 09:17:27 am
I slipped and fell and bought one of those plug & play style Genesis. I was testing it out the other day and now I've been on a Genesis streak. In an unrelated story, I found Gunstar Heroes in a pawn shop. I've been playing a lot of the few Genesis games I really enjoy.
Gunstar Heroes Castlevania: Bloodlines Contra: Hard Corps
Those are all some hard eff'n games.
P.S. I still hate the Genesis controller.
Those first two games are awesomeness indeed!
I'm still trying to get my hands on a copy of Contra: Hard Corps.
I'm looking for a clamshell case for mine. I have the "Made in Japan" game, but no case. I have the Majesco re-release for it complete. It's the same story with Castlevania: Bloodlines. #CollectorProblems
(See that? I used a hashtag like the kids to these days!)
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Post by: evilnick on October 23, 2014, 11:33:52 am
I'm really enjoying it so far. It feel like Batman: Arkham Origins meets Super Metroid, in 2.5D. Batman combat, style, and graphics, with Metroid-like gameplay. As you get access to new gadgets, you can access previously unaccessible areas. Good stuff!
I don't like that they took out the upgrade points system, though. It gives you a bit less incentive to fight enemies and find collectibles.
I don't have a lot of 3DS games (5 of them), but the ones I do have I've really liked a lot. My 3DS XL was a great investment.
The 3DS is filled with great games, especially in the eShop. If you like RPG's or dungeon crawlers like Legend of Grimrock, be sure to download The Keep on the 3DS immediately. It's outstanding. Also, Gunman Clive, Azure Striker Gunvolt, and Chain Blaster if you want something different in a shmup.
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Post by: argyle on October 23, 2014, 11:46:24 am
I gotta say, I am loving The Evil Within. This is absolutely the spiritual successor to Resident Evil 4. The controls are improved - you can move & shoot ;) - and the graphics look fantastic. But it really has that RE4 "feel" to it, in the best possible way. The new setting helps a ton too, because it's off-putting in that I'm not 100% sure what's going on, tho I have my theories. Anyone who loved RE4 but was disappointed by the RE games after that owes it to themselves to give this a try. Heck, even if you liked the sequels - they weren't bad games IMO, they just didn't feel the same - you'd probably still like it.
Hmmm I was interested before and now I'm really interested! Thanks for the write up. I'll have to check this out.
Does it support PS Move controls? Wii RE4 and PS RE5 motion controls have ruined me for playing those style games any other way.
I have no idea - I *suppose* the Move works with the PS4? Maybe? They said it would at one point, but I don't know if any games have come out & said they support it. Regardless, I haven't even used my Move in well over a year much less tried to sync it with my PS4. :P
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Post by: abe on October 23, 2014, 01:36:35 pm
I gotta say, I am loving The Evil Within. This is absolutely the spiritual successor to Resident Evil 4. The controls are improved - you can move & shoot ;) - and the graphics look fantastic. But it really has that RE4 "feel" to it, in the best possible way. The new setting helps a ton too, because it's off-putting in that I'm not 100% sure what's going on, tho I have my theories. Anyone who loved RE4 but was disappointed by the RE games after that owes it to themselves to give this a try. Heck, even if you liked the sequels - they weren't bad games IMO, they just didn't feel the same - you'd probably still like it.
Hmmm I was interested before and now I'm really interested! Thanks for the write up. I'll have to check this out.
Does it support PS Move controls? Wii RE4 and PS RE5 motion controls have ruined me for playing those style games any other way.
I have no idea - I *suppose* the Move works with the PS4? Maybe? They said it would at one point, but I don't know if any games have come out & said they support it. Regardless, I haven't even used my Move in well over a year much less tried to sync it with my PS4. :P
The PS Move controllers do work on the PS4. Sony has a guide for it here: https://support.us.playstation.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5229/~/ps4%3A-ps-move-controller-information (https://support.us.playstation.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5229/~/ps4%3A-ps-move-controller-information) I have absolutely no idea what PS4 games actually work with it though.
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Post by: MJMaranan on October 25, 2014, 03:21:42 pm
Been switching between my Dreamcast, Genesis, and PlayStation.
Dreamcast: Phantasy Star Online Genesis: Jewel Master PlayStation: Ogre Battle: March Of The Black Queen
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Post by: insektmute on October 26, 2014, 02:46:45 pm
Still working on Demon's Souls, but also started up Final Fantasy XIII-2 last night. The prologue section is super rough, and I almost stopped playing after the first hour, but it really evens out nicely after that, and I think I might like it better than XIII. The time travel concept and how it's integrated into the game is actually really cool!
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on October 26, 2014, 03:31:17 pm
Been taking my time with Bayonetta 2 as I'm not wanting to burn through it like I did Hyrule Warriors, because there's actual story and craziness to truly soak in. Along with that, I'm still playing Hyrule Warriors, over 60 hours into it, trying to get all the weapons and costumes, but some characters just aren't that fun to play...Looking at you Agatha and Lana.
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Post by: retroone on October 26, 2014, 04:02:13 pm
I am currently playing Crazy Taxi. Trying to get all of the achievements for that. It's just that stupid Crazy Box thats holding me back. Only 2 achievements left!
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Post by: dashv on October 26, 2014, 06:23:54 pm
So I'm playing Bayonetta 2 the demo and... I don't get it.
Why is she fighting in the first place? And why do her clothes come off while she's fighting.
The guns in her high heels are cool. No that I think of it I remember playing the demo for the first game on the PS3 a long time back and didn't get it then either.
But damn the graphics are good.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on October 26, 2014, 06:31:42 pm
So I'm playing Bayonetta 2 the demo and... I don't get it.
Why is she fighting in the first place? And why do her clothes come off while she's fighting.
The guns in her high heels are cool. No that I think of it I remember playing the demo for the first game on the PS3 a long time back and didn't get it then either.
But damn the graphics are good.
Well it's just the demo, so of course nothing is explained story wise, that is what the main game is for. Even knowing why she is fighting, the game is still batshit crazy lol.
And her hair forms into her clothing, which is also used for her special attacks and summons, which leads to the hair leaving her body aside from basically a one piece, though most of it is gone for the summons.
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Post by: burningdoom on November 01, 2014, 05:04:43 pm
Getting ready to pop this in my XBox. Saw it at Redbox when grocery shopping!
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Post by: disgaeniac on November 02, 2014, 06:11:26 am
Last finished & Platinumed =Ar nosurge: Ode to an Unborn Star,
Now Playing = Tears to Tiara 2: Heir of the Overlord,
Listening to:Drag on Dragoon (Drakangard) 3 OST; 2nd CD,
Warching = Tears to Tiara blu ray anime...
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Post by: abe on November 02, 2014, 04:42:39 pm
I'm still playing some Fantasy Life on my 3DS. It's an excellent game, and really fun with friends too. I'm also playing some Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA on my PSP as well, which is also a great game. I'm also playing some Fairy Fencer F here and there as well.
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Post by: disgaeniac on November 02, 2014, 04:46:21 pm
I'm still playing some Fantasy Life on my 3DS. It's an excellent game, and really fun with friends too. I'm also playing some Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA on my PSP as well, which is also a great game. I'm also playing some Fairy Fencer F here and there as well.
Mind summing up what Fantasy Life & Fairy Fencer F are like/about & giving your thoughts on them?
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Post by: abe on November 02, 2014, 05:08:04 pm
I'm still playing some Fantasy Life on my 3DS. It's an excellent game, and really fun with friends too. I'm also playing some Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA on my PSP as well, which is also a great game. I'm also playing some Fairy Fencer F here and there as well.
Mind summing up what Fantasy Life & Fairy Fencer F are like/about & giving your thoughts on them?
Fantasy Life is a really interesting game. It's easy to dump a lot of time into it. If I had to compare it to something, I'd say it's kinda like The Elder Scrolls (for its similarites in questing and skill leveling) combined with Animal Crossing (in its pace), with a wee bit of Ni no Kuni (for its fantasy style and similar music) thrown in. It's really easy to spend hours playing the game without even doing anything story related, not unlike The Elder Scrolls. I'm currently 24 hours into the game and can easily see myself spending much more time on it.
Fairy Fencer F is extremely similar in its design to the later entries in the Hyperdimension Neptunia series. This is either good or bad, depending on how you feel about the series. I'm quite enjoying it so far. The music is nice, with most of the songs composed by Kenji Kaneko, and a contribution from Nobuo Uematsu (just like Hyperdimension Neptunia V's soundtrack). I find the characters funny and likeable, and the story is fairly interesting. The battle system is where the game is most like HDN V. The "Fairize" feature is similar to the "HDD" transformations in HDN as well. I'm only a couple hours in so far.
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Post by: burningdoom on November 02, 2014, 06:33:19 pm
So this one is a disappointment. Don't waste your money on it. Don't get me wrong, I am having fun with it. But it's VERY limited on the single-player campaign. With WWE '13 we played through the entire Attitude Era, with 2K14 we got to play through the history of WrestleMania. Both are fantastic storylines, right? So what do we get this year? Ruthless Aggression? WCW? 80s Rock-n-Wrestling? ...nope, we get HBK vs. HHH and John Cena vs. CM Punk. Oh, and if you look through the menu, there's some smaller side-storylines starring NXT guys nobody cares about.
But the basic gameplay is still there, and it was fun to relive HHH vs. HBK's rivalry at least. So like I said, it's still fun. My recommendation is to get this as a rental only (I'm playing this via Redbox, so not much lost), but don't buy the whole package. Keep your copy of WWE 13 or 2K14 for online play, and the better single-player package. Unless you just HAVE to play online as Sting.
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Post by: davifus on November 02, 2014, 06:46:56 pm
I been constantly playing Conception 2 and I plan on making it my first Plat. game.
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Post by: disgaeniac on November 03, 2014, 07:28:54 am
Thanks abe!
So, they're both turn-based?
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Post by: azure on November 03, 2014, 08:02:18 am
Currently playing:
Luigi's Mansion (GCN)
Persona 3 (PSP)
F.E.A.R (PC)
Smash Bros. (3DS)
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Post by: abe on November 03, 2014, 08:07:25 am
Nope, Fantasy Life is an action RPG. Fairy Fencer F is turn-based though.
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Post by: turf on November 03, 2014, 10:55:07 am
Right now I'm mostly playing Smash Bros. I can play it for just a few minutes at a time. It works out for me.
I've spent a lot of time with Skylanders Trap Team with The Boy. We're leveling up characters and trapping bad guys. I actually play more of this than anything.
When I can slip away and have a little Daddy time, Dragon's Crown has been calling me as of late. I really like this game. It's a simple concept. Hit shit with your sword before it hits you. That's some logic I can get behind.
TL;DR
Smash Bros (3DS) Skylanders Trap Team (WiiU) Dragon's Crown (PS3)
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Post by: karyann on November 03, 2014, 01:11:45 pm
When I can slip away and have a little Daddy time, Dragon's Crown has been calling me as of late. I really like this game. It's a simple concept. Hit shit with your sword before it hits you. That's some logic I can get behind.
I love these kinds of games! I wouldn't play only these, but I sure love to play them from time to time.
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Post by: insektmute on November 03, 2014, 02:50:00 pm
Continuing on my exploration of the Final Fantasy XIII trilogy, I'm now onto Lightning Returns. Man, so many conflicting feelings about this game so far. The plot, narrative, and character dialog is a huge step above the previous two games, the combat is an interesting attempt at making the Paradigm system more real-time, and the game is absolutely gorgeous. It's also an incredibly frustrating, almost stressful game to play due to the strict time limit that dominates everything you do, almost complete lack of guidance early on, often unclear objectives, obnoxious nagging dialog from Hope, and massive jumps in difficulty and resource scarcity.
I'm on day 3 of 6 so far in-game so far. You can apparently increase the time limit by completing quests, but nothing I've done so far seems to have had any tangible impact. I feel heavily underpowered against a lot of the monsters I'm running across, and every battle loss causes you to lose an in-game hour. I'm honestly torn between soldiering ahead and taking the chance that I'll get a "Sorry, you failed at everything, start over." result or just grabbing a walkthrough and following it to the letter. The game almost feels explicitly designed to require one because unless you know exactly where to go and what to do, you'll waste too much time trying to figure out what you should be doing.
Eeeeek.
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Post by: disgaeniac on November 03, 2014, 03:12:58 pm
Continuing on my exploration of the Final Fantasy XIII trilogy, I'm now onto Lightning Returns. Man, so many conflicting feelings about this game so far. The plot, narrative, and character dialog is a huge step above the previous two games, the combat is an interesting attempt at making the Paradigm system more real-time, and the game is absolutely gorgeous. It's also an incredibly frustrating, almost stressful game to play due to the strict time limit that dominates everything you do, almost complete lack of guidance early on, often unclear objectives, obnoxious nagging dialog from Hope, and massive jumps in difficulty and resource scarcity.
I'm on day 3 of 6 so far in-game so far. You can apparently increase the time limit by completing quests, but nothing I've done so far seems to have had any tangible impact. I feel heavily underpowered against a lot of the monsters I'm running across, and every battle loss causes you to lose an in-game hour. I'm honestly torn between soldiering ahead and taking the chance that I'll get a "Sorry, you failed at everything, start over." result or just grabbing a walkthrough and following it to the letter. The game almost feels explicitly designed to require one because unless you know exactly where to go and what to do, you'll waste too much time trying to figure out what you should be doing.
Eeeeek.
How's the music of the three "13" games...do they re-use tracks from the previous entries...different composers and/or varying quality, tones, and themes from game to game?
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Post by: insektmute on November 03, 2014, 03:30:03 pm
How's the music of the three "13" games...do they re-use tracks from the previous entries...different composers and/or varying quality, tones, and themes from game to game?
There's some re-use from game-to-game, but XIII-2 and Lightning Returns both have a lot of their own themes. XIII-2 definitely wins out so far as my favorite of the trilogy though, both the game and the soundtrack. Some really beautiful and creative music on that one - lots of nice dynamic shifts between quiet and loud, hard and soft.
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Post by: disgaeniac on November 03, 2014, 03:41:25 pm
How's the music of the three "13" games...do they re-use tracks from the previous entries...different composers and/or varying quality, tones, and themes from game to game?
There's some re-use from game-to-game, but XIII-2 and Lightning Returns both have a lot of their own themes. XIII-2 definitely wins out so far as my favorite of the trilogy though, both the game and the soundtrack. Some really beautiful and creative music on that one!
That's good to know!
IIRC, whatever the edition was that I got of XIII-2...it came with a 4-disc cd set of the OST.
I now have reason and motivation to dig them up & give 'em a listen; thanks Erik ;D
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Post by: insektmute on November 03, 2014, 06:10:44 pm
IIRC, whatever the edition was that I got of XIII-2...it came with a 4-disc cd set of the OST.
I now have reason and motivation to dig them up & give 'em a listen; thanks Erik ;D
No prob. First game in awhile that made me stop and think, "Man, I should get the soundtrack for this..." I think the last one was probably Shadow Hearts: Covenant, which as we both know, is really a fine piece of composition.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on November 04, 2014, 04:43:05 pm
Rented the new Call of Duty on PS3 and so far the campaign has been alright, better than I expected, but still very much your standard shooter fare. They try and sugar coat with the new tech stuff, but you are still just going through the narrow corridors, taking out the bland AI, but saying that, some of the new tech is neat, but some of it I have to imagine is overpowered as shit in multiplayer. Not that it matters too much as I'm going to mostly just ignore the multiplayer.
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Post by: bobster on November 05, 2014, 09:58:51 am
Continuing on my exploration of the Final Fantasy XIII trilogy, I'm now onto Lightning Returns. Man, so many conflicting feelings about this game so far. The plot, narrative, and character dialog is a huge step above the previous two games, the combat is an interesting attempt at making the Paradigm system more real-time, and the game is absolutely gorgeous. It's also an incredibly frustrating, almost stressful game to play due to the strict time limit that dominates everything you do, almost complete lack of guidance early on, often unclear objectives, obnoxious nagging dialog from Hope, and massive jumps in difficulty and resource scarcity.
I'm on day 3 of 6 so far in-game so far. You can apparently increase the time limit by completing quests, but nothing I've done so far seems to have had any tangible impact. I feel heavily underpowered against a lot of the monsters I'm running across, and every battle loss causes you to lose an in-game hour. I'm honestly torn between soldiering ahead and taking the chance that I'll get a "Sorry, you failed at everything, start over." result or just grabbing a walkthrough and following it to the letter. The game almost feels explicitly designed to require one because unless you know exactly where to go and what to do, you'll waste too much time trying to figure out what you should be doing.
Eeeeek.
I felt much the same as you with the game. I stopped playing and bought the guide not too far in to the game. I haven't sat down yet to pick it back up with the guide yet.
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Post by: insektmute on November 05, 2014, 02:00:37 pm
I felt much the same as you with the game. I stopped playing and bought the guide not too far in to the game. I haven't sat down yet to pick it back up with the guide yet.
Glad that it's not just me. I've stuck with it, but did eventually sink down and use a walkthrough. The trick seems to be that you have to jump between all 4 locales and keep the questlines evenly balanced - i.e. get up to quest 1.2 in the first city, move to another area and work up to 1.2, then move to the next and get to 1.2, and so on.
This also allows you to obtain and finish more side-quests as you go, so you're able to level up more quickly, fight more encounters instead of avoiding them, and build up EP so you can spam Chronostasis. Once you get a good rhythm going, you can breathe a little more easily instead of panicking over every passing hour.
The time limit really does hinder the experience, though. Love the combat and Schemata systems, the story is great, the side-quests are fulfilling in an a sort of Diablo-esque way, and Lightning's dry sarcasm is entertaining as hell, but it's a shame that the developers felt it necessary to complicate things beyond that.
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Post by: bobster on November 05, 2014, 08:26:34 pm
I felt much the same as you with the game. I stopped playing and bought the guide not too far in to the game. I haven't sat down yet to pick it back up with the guide yet.
Glad that it's not just me. I've stuck with it, but did eventually sink down and use a walkthrough. The trick seems to be that you have to jump between all 4 locales and keep the questlines evenly balanced - i.e. get up to quest 1.2 in the first city, move to another area and work up to 1.2, then move to the next and get to 1.2, and so on.
This also allows you to obtain and finish more side-quests as you go, so you're able to level up more quickly, fight more encounters instead of avoiding them, and build up EP so you can spam Chronostasis. Once you get a good rhythm going, you can breathe a little more easily instead of panicking over every passing hour.
The time limit really does hinder the experience, though. Love the combat and Schemata systems, the story is great, the side-quests are fulfilling in an a sort of Diablo-esque way, and Lightning's dry sarcasm is entertaining as hell, but it's a shame that the developers felt it necessary to complicate things beyond that.
Hmmm glad to hear it gets easier if you think things out. I'll have to pick it up again when I get a chance. For the time being, my copy is with my girlfriend's brother so hopefully he's having a nice time of it.
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Post by: dashv on November 08, 2014, 02:05:24 am
Finally started ICO the HD remastered version on PS3. It's rather interesting to play a game where you save the girl 5 minutes in and play the rest of the game trying to keep her alive.
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Post by: koemo1 on November 08, 2014, 12:50:32 pm
Mario Kart 8 ONLINE Yeahhh!!!
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Post by: tripredacus on November 10, 2014, 07:00:42 pm
I played some more Far Cry 3. I can say that I do enjoy this game but I can't stand when the game forces you to do things. First of all, it is a lazy port to PC and you can tell the game was designed to be a console game, unlike the previous ones in the series. Many people already hate how console games have those "Press X or die" moments where the game goes from its regular mode (in this case, FPS) into some Guitar Hero type thing. I can tell you it doesn't translate well to PC. I've played the game enough to know when this type of mode is about to kick in... but unlike a console controller where you may have 4 buttons to worry about, it turns into OMG THERE'S A MODE CHANGE COMING UP, OMG WHAT KEYS DO I NEED TO USE? It isn't the same every time either. Sometimes it is Space, sometimes its is a mouse button and SOMETIMES its a key you don't even have mapped.
Does the game really need to force me into some random button pressing to stab a guy with his own knife when I just shoot him with the machine gun I have? Do I really need to "mash" the space bar to get this accomplished?
And this is a game where you can go the stealth route OR just shoot everyone. Because the AI is so aware, the stealth aspect doesn't really work. The AI is close to Elder Scrolls Oblivion where (if you remember) the guards can know if you steal something even if you are in a house all by yourself. There is no "confusion" period here, where I can be sitting on a hilltop and shoot someone with the sniper rifle, all the enemies know exactly where I am and head on over.
In the beginning of the game, you need to get out of where you are without alerting anyone and it serves as a good stealth tutorial. Unlike later in the game, you don't have any weapons so it is also a good reason not to alert anyone. Now, I am stuck in a part of the game where it forces you to do a stealth mission AND not kill anyone. Even a silent take-down will cause the mission to fail. It is totally unnecessary to have this in the game at this point. It isn't like those other parts where your stuff gets taken from you. You have all your stuff and you CAN use it, but it will cause a fail.
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Post by: burningdoom on November 10, 2014, 07:23:11 pm
^ In Elder Scrolls, guards don't know if you stole something if you're in a house by yourself. You have to be seen by someone in order to be caught.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on November 11, 2014, 12:25:02 am
Kinda back into World of Warcraft. I use to play back in the original days before the big expansions, then kinda didn't care for the end game of dungeon grinding, so fell off and then basically got in one or twice during the releases of Burning Crusade and Lich King. I've been sorta wanting a good grinder game, something I can play, but I can also just pop on a podcast or show along with. So not having my original stuff, I started up in WoW, which gives you 50% off the game, so only ten bucks and a free month to get back into WoW, which includes all the expansions other than the new Draenor one. I'll probably grab that once I get 90 which will be a good while.
Also realized I was given access to the Heroes of the Storm alpha. Generally liking it so far. It's much like League of Legends of course, but the maps all have unique things to do in them which is great, there's no gear to worry about, and leveling is a team thing, not an individual, so people aren't left behind if they aren't able to level properly. I'm generally enjoying it, just wish I was able to try out more characters. Not being able to preview a character is pretty dumb.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: tripredacus on November 11, 2014, 12:00:12 pm
^ In Elder Scrolls, guards don't know if you stole something if you're in a house by yourself. You have to be seen by someone in order to be caught.
Not so with Oblivion, it was fixed by mods. Just go look up psychic guards in Oblivion. The guard AI would know if you killed any NPC outside of a quest, broke into a building or stole something while not in sneak mode.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: burningdoom on November 11, 2014, 12:20:20 pm
^ In Elder Scrolls, guards don't know if you stole something if you're in a house by yourself. You have to be seen by someone in order to be caught.
Not so with Oblivion, it was fixed by mods. Just go look up psychic guards in Oblivion. The guard AI would know if you killed any NPC outside of a quest, broke into a building or stole something while not in sneak mode.
Yes so in Oblivion. I have 100% achievements on it. Half my gear is stolen. All guards will know if you've done it, but only if you've been caught by someone. Otherwise the entire thieves guild and assassin's guild questlines would be pointless.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: koemo1 on November 11, 2014, 02:34:28 pm
Parasite Eve II ^^
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: insektmute on November 11, 2014, 08:56:43 pm
Is one of the PE games more RPG-like and/or turn-based than the other, or are both PS1 games + the PSP one all identical in gameplay mechanics?
The first Parasite Eve was sort of a body/survival horror RPG, yeah. Like most new things, it's a bit rough, but it's workable.
3rd Birthday is mostly connected to PE only in spirit, since it's basically a third-person shooter. Cool game, though!
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: insektmute on November 13, 2014, 03:34:54 am
I've had a shaky gaming day. Started up The Last Story and after a couple hours, found I really wasn't liking anything about it. Moved onto Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn, and found myself dying and continuing constantly. Buhhh.
Started up Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, and I think this'll be the next game on the backlog that gets crossed off. Loving it so far!
* Confession: I've owned my Wii for a good while now, and have a bunch of games, but haven't seriously spent time with *any* of them. How lame is that?
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: fighterpilot562 on November 13, 2014, 10:24:02 am
Ive been wanting to replay Fallout 3, but do an evil character this time. May start that today.
One of favorite games from Bethesda. The fastest way is probably blowing up megaton and continuing to follow the "way of the bad karma".
That was the plan, I remember I attempted to start an evil one few years back and ended up not doing it.... most likely I got another game and played that.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: exonerator on November 13, 2014, 05:13:03 pm
I've been playing a new file on Dark Souls, I started as a light Pyromancer. It's pretty great.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kamikazekeeg on November 13, 2014, 07:57:14 pm
Played the new Mario Kart 8 DLC. Some great maps, even a few that were more challenging than I expected. Link is awesome too, though a few of those maps were tough using the Zelda bike I feel cause the challenge comes down to some rough corners to make, though I do like it lol
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: burningdoom on November 13, 2014, 10:09:26 pm
I'm really enjoying this. But I also really enjoyed the XBox games in the series. Lots of destructive action to be had here! And it's cool that they added the hacking-sections. It breaks up the action and uses the touch-screen controls well.
That said, the game isn't without it's problems. They're just problems I can overlook. The first being that it takes a little to get used to the controls. Since there's no 2nd joystick, the game "fixes" that problem by using the 4 face buttons as your 2nd joystick. But you do get used to it. The other problem is the difficulty. There's definitely a feeling of repeating missions because you made a mistake here or took a little too much time while defending something. So those that like their hands held during games, may be turned off. And it does feel like the handheld little brother in the series, but then that's exactly what it is so that's hardly a valid complaint.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: turf on November 13, 2014, 10:13:40 pm
Played the new Mario Kart 8 DLC. Some great maps, even a few that were more challenging than I expected. Link is awesome too, though a few of those maps were tough using the Zelda bike I feel cause the challenge comes down to some rough corners to make, though I do like it lol
Wait. What?? That came out??? Dammit! I'm off to download it now!
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: koemo1 on November 14, 2014, 01:46:42 am
I absolutely love that game. It's a bit more Resident Evil than Parasite Eve, but in a lot of ways, I actually liked it more than PE1.
I share that opinion 100% :)
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: insektmute on November 14, 2014, 03:56:35 pm
Ok, so now I'm doubling up - Metroid Prime 3 on the Wii, and gearing up for another run of Dragon Age and Dragon Age II to prepare for Inqusition (so excite!), since my old saves are apparently kaput.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: koemo1 on November 14, 2014, 05:43:11 pm
Getting murdered on destiny campaign at a friend's :(
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: justin8301 on November 14, 2014, 06:51:35 pm
I stupidly starting play WoW again.... now i cant stop... time to say goodbye to all my free time.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: fighterpilot562 on November 14, 2014, 08:31:04 pm
I was playing freedom fighter (ps2) today, then found out my mem card isn't working..... now I gotta go dig out another one
Also been wanting to play the first halo. but need to buy it.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kamikazekeeg on November 15, 2014, 10:54:55 am
Finally got back to playing AC: Black Flag with all the talk of how poor Unity is and how derivative and weak Rogue is lol I played for awhile before, but didn't get super deep into it before getting sidetracked, but I do love sailing the seas, attacking ships, being a pirate. Definitely the best one to me in a series I really don't care for too much.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: fighterpilot562 on November 15, 2014, 11:10:00 am
Finally got back to playing AC: Black Flag with all the talk of how poor Unity is and how derivative and weak Rogue is lol I played for awhile before, but didn't get super deep into it before getting sidetracked, but I do love sailing the seas, attacking ships, being a pirate. Definitely the best one to me in a series I really don't care for too much.
What are they saying about Unity and Rogue?
I just read the MP is having issues, but i dont really care about that since i am not a big MP person... And that it has some frame rate issues...
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kamikazekeeg on November 15, 2014, 11:30:14 am
Finally got back to playing AC: Black Flag with all the talk of how poor Unity is and how derivative and weak Rogue is lol I played for awhile before, but didn't get super deep into it before getting sidetracked, but I do love sailing the seas, attacking ships, being a pirate. Definitely the best one to me in a series I really don't care for too much.
What are they saying about Unity and Rogue?
I just read the MP is having issues, but i dont really care about that since i am not a big MP person... And that it has some frame rate issues...
Unity is apparently a pretty buggy mess right now across all the systems. Rogue just sounds like it kinda is a "Best Of" for the AC series, having aspects from the previous games, but doesn't really do much new. It just sounded like people were underwhelmed by both of them. I personally don't really even like the series, the combat is bad and it never really has that great of a story, but Black Flag for the first time seemed like it actually had an interesting world to explore and the modern aspect in it is very minimal. A good thing I feel since I hated the modern part of the story in AC3.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: disgaeniac on November 15, 2014, 11:35:51 am
I'm still playing Tears to Tiara 2 (and will be for the foreseeable future) but, I found it comment-worthy that, during a scene in the game last night...there was this warm, moist, and salty...something; draining out of the sides of my eyes :P
I'm doing my best to try & remember if any other games have ever caused a similar aberration or affliction before.
Anyone else have any games that have provoked such strange reactions? 8)
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: fighterpilot562 on November 15, 2014, 11:38:51 am
Finally got back to playing AC: Black Flag with all the talk of how poor Unity is and how derivative and weak Rogue is lol I played for awhile before, but didn't get super deep into it before getting sidetracked, but I do love sailing the seas, attacking ships, being a pirate. Definitely the best one to me in a series I really don't care for too much.
What are they saying about Unity and Rogue?
I just read the MP is having issues, but i dont really care about that since i am not a big MP person... And that it has some frame rate issues...
Unity is apparently a pretty buggy mess right now across all the systems. Rogue just sounds like it kinda is a "Best Of" for the AC series, having aspects from the previous games, but doesn't really do much new. It just sounded like people were underwhelmed by both of them. I personally don't really even like the series, the combat is bad and it never really has that great of a story, but Black Flag for the first time seemed like it actually had an interesting world to explore and the modern aspect in it is very minimal. A good thing I feel since I hated the modern part of the story in AC3.
Interesting.... I like AC..... But hated AC3 too..... knowing me, ill end up buying them just to add to my collection.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: maximo310 on November 15, 2014, 01:25:43 pm
Finally got back to playing AC: Black Flag with all the talk of how poor Unity is and how derivative and weak Rogue is lol I played for awhile before, but didn't get super deep into it before getting sidetracked, but I do love sailing the seas, attacking ships, being a pirate. Definitely the best one to me in a series I really don't care for too much.
What are they saying about Unity and Rogue?
I just read the MP is having issues, but i dont really care about that since i am not a big MP person... And that it has some frame rate issues...
Unity is apparently a pretty buggy mess right now across all the systems. Rogue just sounds like it kinda is a "Best Of" for the AC series, having aspects from the previous games, but doesn't really do much new. It just sounded like people were underwhelmed by both of them. I personally don't really even like the series, the combat is bad and it never really has that great of a story, but Black Flag for the first time seemed like it actually had an interesting world to explore and the modern aspect in it is very minimal. A good thing I feel since I hated the modern part of the story in AC3.
Interesting.... I like AC..... But hated AC3 too..... knowing me, ill end up buying them just to add to my collection.
I wouldn't pick up Unity right now, mostly due to the amount of bugs and glitches in the game, as well as the unstable frame rate present throughout the game unless you turn online off. The story isn't very good from what I heard, and there's also microtransactions that ubisoft put in the game because they felt they needed it of course. The Xbox One version of this game runs the best, followed by the PS4 version, and then Steam in dead last( since many people are pissed that you need dual graphics card to make the game run smooth, along with the other requirements for PC. Rogue is like Black Flag in some ways, there are some glitches in the game as well, but its somewhat better than unity. Honestly, I would wait until those games drop in prices and get everything fixed before any sort pf purchase.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: fighterpilot562 on November 15, 2014, 05:13:06 pm
Finally got back to playing AC: Black Flag with all the talk of how poor Unity is and how derivative and weak Rogue is lol I played for awhile before, but didn't get super deep into it before getting sidetracked, but I do love sailing the seas, attacking ships, being a pirate. Definitely the best one to me in a series I really don't care for too much.
What are they saying about Unity and Rogue?
I just read the MP is having issues, but i dont really care about that since i am not a big MP person... And that it has some frame rate issues...
Unity is apparently a pretty buggy mess right now across all the systems. Rogue just sounds like it kinda is a "Best Of" for the AC series, having aspects from the previous games, but doesn't really do much new. It just sounded like people were underwhelmed by both of them. I personally don't really even like the series, the combat is bad and it never really has that great of a story, but Black Flag for the first time seemed like it actually had an interesting world to explore and the modern aspect in it is very minimal. A good thing I feel since I hated the modern part of the story in AC3.
Interesting.... I like AC..... But hated AC3 too..... knowing me, ill end up buying them just to add to my collection.
I wouldn't pick up Unity right now, mostly due to the amount of bugs and glitches in the game, as well as the unstable frame rate present throughout the game unless you turn online off. The story isn't very good from what I heard, and there's also microtransactions that ubisoft put in the game because they felt they needed it of course. The Xbox One version of this game runs the best, followed by the PS4 version, and then Steam in dead last( since many people are pissed that you need dual graphics card to make the game run smooth, along with the other requirements for PC. Rogue is like Black Flag in some ways, there are some glitches in the game as well, but its somewhat better than unity. Honestly, I would wait until those games drop in prices and get everything fixed before any sort pf purchase.
thank you for the info
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: abe on November 15, 2014, 09:28:06 pm
I'm still playing Tears to Tiara 2 (and will be for the foreseeable future) but, I found it comment-worthy that, during a scene in the game last night...there was this warm, moist, and salty...something; draining out of the sides of my eyes :P
I'm doing my best to try & remember if any other games have ever caused a similar aberration or affliction before.
Anyone else have any games that have provoked such strange reactions? 8)
Yep, the ending battle in Mother 3 is what got me. :'( By the sounds of it, Tears to Tiara II will probably be added to that list too when when I get to playing it.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: burningdoom on November 16, 2014, 01:18:59 am
I had a long day of playing games today, it was nice.
First I tried some Ninja Gaiden II on XBox 360. I was really enjoying it, a lot. Then I got to the final boss of Chapter 2. And I got my butt handed to me over, and over, and over again. I can't even begin to come close to beating this guy. Looks like that was as far as I was gonna get in this game.
So I played DuckTales Remastered again. This time I beat it on Hard Difficulty and I finished unlocking everything in the art gallery. Quite productive!
After that, I decided to get into my next full 360 game, since I wasn't gonna get any further on Ninja Gaiden II. I popped in Resident Evil 5. After about an hour of bland, repetitive gameplay that reminded me of bastardization of some squad-based military shooter, with Resident Evil references, I had had enough of that. God-awful game that should be ashamed to have the name "Resident Evil" on it. Tried to see what I could get for it at GameStop....a $1. Anyone looking for this game? I've got a couple of cheapies I've had my eye on that I'd take in return (one or the other, I don't mean my 1 for those 2): Thor: God of Thunder or Iron Man 2, both on XBox 360.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: maximo310 on November 16, 2014, 01:23:09 am
Finally got back to playing AC: Black Flag with all the talk of how poor Unity is and how derivative and weak Rogue is lol I played for awhile before, but didn't get super deep into it before getting sidetracked, but I do love sailing the seas, attacking ships, being a pirate. Definitely the best one to me in a series I really don't care for too much.
What are they saying about Unity and Rogue?
I just read the MP is having issues, but i dont really care about that since i am not a big MP person... And that it has some frame rate issues...
Unity is apparently a pretty buggy mess right now across all the systems. Rogue just sounds like it kinda is a "Best Of" for the AC series, having aspects from the previous games, but doesn't really do much new. It just sounded like people were underwhelmed by both of them. I personally don't really even like the series, the combat is bad and it never really has that great of a story, but Black Flag for the first time seemed like it actually had an interesting world to explore and the modern aspect in it is very minimal. A good thing I feel since I hated the modern part of the story in AC3.
Interesting.... I like AC..... But hated AC3 too..... knowing me, ill end up buying them just to add to my collection.
I wouldn't pick up Unity right now, mostly due to the amount of bugs and glitches in the game, as well as the unstable frame rate present throughout the game unless you turn online off. The story isn't very good from what I heard, and there's also microtransactions that ubisoft put in the game because they felt they needed it of course. The Xbox One version of this game runs the best, followed by the PS4 version, and then Steam in dead last( since many people are pissed that you need dual graphics card to make the game run smooth, along with the other requirements for PC. Rogue is like Black Flag in some ways, there are some glitches in the game as well, but its somewhat better than unity. Honestly, I would wait until those games drop in prices and get everything fixed before any sort pf purchase.
thank you for the info
No problem. I still think unity is a decent game, but I wouldn't pick up until the fix all of the bugs, glitches, and fps problems that are numerously strewn throughout the game, since it can be pretty unplayable in its current state. Not everyone will experience huge amount of problems, but its just best to play it safe and wait.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: disgaeniac on November 16, 2014, 07:36:08 am
I'm still playing Tears to Tiara 2 (and will be for the foreseeable future) but, I found it comment-worthy that, during a scene in the game last night...there was this warm, moist, and salty...something; draining out of the sides of my eyes :P
I'm doing my best to try & remember if any other games have ever caused a similar aberration or affliction before.
Anyone else have any games that have provoked such strange reactions? 8)
Yep, the ending battle in Mother 3 is what got me. :'( By the sounds of it, Tears to Tiara II will probably be added to that list too when when I get to playing it.
It's funny...I keep learning more things about Tears to Tiara 2, the more I play & read about it.
Ex. I was already thinking that the protagonist (Hamilcar Barca) is quickly becoming one of my favorite mc's...ever.
As a fan & reader of all sorts of history - when I found out that, not only is he based on a real person (see Hamilcar_Barca on Wikipedia), but...also that the story, lore, and game itself are actually & accurately sticking to & recounting his life & events - I just started liking & appreciating everything about the game & its storytelling even more ;D
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: whiteyfox on November 18, 2014, 05:08:08 pm
The Binding of Isaac Rebirth has been killing me and my hours lately. I wish there weren't so many issues with the trophies.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: disgaeniac on November 18, 2014, 05:49:29 pm
The Binding of Isaac Rebirth has been killing me and my hours lately. I wish there weren't so many issues with the trophies.
what are the issues with the trophies?
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kamikazekeeg on November 18, 2014, 10:55:25 pm
Been roaming around, skinning animals and shooting up baddies in Far Cry 4 on PC. Enjoying it about as much as Far Cry 3. It doesn't really do a lot different, though I feel like it cleaned up the game, smoothed things, added some general improvements, but not a big leap like the difference between FC2 and FC3. Story seems a tad more engaging since your character has roots in this area compared to FC3, where the guy just ends up being in a bad place.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: whiteyfox on November 19, 2014, 08:00:15 pm
The Binding of Isaac Rebirth has been killing me and my hours lately. I wish there weren't so many issues with the trophies.
what are the issues with the trophies?
They simply don't unlock even if the in-game achievement has popped up. I had to do some twice to pop up. Still, some harder ones like Mama's Boy, I doubt I'll do again so I hope they fix it asap.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: argyle on November 20, 2014, 09:08:35 am
Finally got back to playing AC: Black Flag with all the talk of how poor Unity is and how derivative and weak Rogue is lol I played for awhile before, but didn't get super deep into it before getting sidetracked, but I do love sailing the seas, attacking ships, being a pirate. Definitely the best one to me in a series I really don't care for too much.
What are they saying about Unity and Rogue?
I just read the MP is having issues, but i dont really care about that since i am not a big MP person... And that it has some frame rate issues...
Unity is apparently a pretty buggy mess right now across all the systems. Rogue just sounds like it kinda is a "Best Of" for the AC series, having aspects from the previous games, but doesn't really do much new. It just sounded like people were underwhelmed by both of them. I personally don't really even like the series, the combat is bad and it never really has that great of a story, but Black Flag for the first time seemed like it actually had an interesting world to explore and the modern aspect in it is very minimal. A good thing I feel since I hated the modern part of the story in AC3.
Interesting.... I like AC..... But hated AC3 too..... knowing me, ill end up buying them just to add to my collection.
I wouldn't pick up Unity right now, mostly due to the amount of bugs and glitches in the game, as well as the unstable frame rate present throughout the game unless you turn online off. The story isn't very good from what I heard, and there's also microtransactions that ubisoft put in the game because they felt they needed it of course. The Xbox One version of this game runs the best, followed by the PS4 version, and then Steam in dead last( since many people are pissed that you need dual graphics card to make the game run smooth, along with the other requirements for PC. Rogue is like Black Flag in some ways, there are some glitches in the game as well, but its somewhat better than unity. Honestly, I would wait until those games drop in prices and get everything fixed before any sort pf purchase.
thank you for the info
No problem. I still think unity is a decent game, but I wouldn't pick up until the fix all of the bugs, glitches, and fps problems that are numerously strewn throughout the game, since it can be pretty unplayable in its current state. Not everyone will experience huge amount of problems, but its just best to play it safe and wait.
Right now I'm planning to grab Unity (and probably Rogue too, we'll see) next year when the CE's inevitably get slashed in price and places are trying to unload them. Then even if the game sucks I'll have some nifty statues. :P
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: insektmute on November 20, 2014, 02:25:13 pm
I couldn't help myself, and have spent the last couple of days having my mind completely blown by the awesomeness of Dragon Age: Inquisition. The best way I can describe it is a mix of Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age II, The Witcher 2, and Skyrim, and it's absolutely amazing.
What Resident Evil 4 was to survival horror/action-adventure games, Inquisition is gonna be for RPGs. Total game changer.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: bobster on November 20, 2014, 02:30:56 pm
I couldn't help myself, and have spent the last couple of days having my mind completely blown by the awesomeness of Dragon Age: Inquisition. The best way I can describe it is a mix of Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age II, The Witcher 2, and Skyrim, and it's absolutely amazing.
What Resident Evil 4 was to survival horror/action-adventure games, Inquisition is gonna be for RPGs. Total game changer.
I really want to pick it up for PC, but I feel I need to build a new PC first to do it justice. It just so happens that works out with my plans to do it before the Witcher 3 anyways.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: maximo310 on November 20, 2014, 03:14:42 pm
Finally got back to playing AC: Black Flag with all the talk of how poor Unity is and how derivative and weak Rogue is lol I played for awhile before, but didn't get super deep into it before getting sidetracked, but I do love sailing the seas, attacking ships, being a pirate. Definitely the best one to me in a series I really don't care for too much.
What are they saying about Unity and Rogue?
I just read the MP is having issues, but i dont really care about that since i am not a big MP person... And that it has some frame rate issues...
Unity is apparently a pretty buggy mess right now across all the systems. Rogue just sounds like it kinda is a "Best Of" for the AC series, having aspects from the previous games, but doesn't really do much new. It just sounded like people were underwhelmed by both of them. I personally don't really even like the series, the combat is bad and it never really has that great of a story, but Black Flag for the first time seemed like it actually had an interesting world to explore and the modern aspect in it is very minimal. A good thing I feel since I hated the modern part of the story in AC3.
Interesting.... I like AC..... But hated AC3 too..... knowing me, ill end up buying them just to add to my collection.
I wouldn't pick up Unity right now, mostly due to the amount of bugs and glitches in the game, as well as the unstable frame rate present throughout the game unless you turn online off. The story isn't very good from what I heard, and there's also microtransactions that ubisoft put in the game because they felt they needed it of course. The Xbox One version of this game runs the best, followed by the PS4 version, and then Steam in dead last( since many people are pissed that you need dual graphics card to make the game run smooth, along with the other requirements for PC. Rogue is like Black Flag in some ways, there are some glitches in the game as well, but its somewhat better than unity. Honestly, I would wait until those games drop in prices and get everything fixed before any sort pf purchase.
thank you for the info
No problem. I still think unity is a decent game, but I wouldn't pick up until the fix all of the bugs, glitches, and fps problems that are numerously strewn throughout the game, since it can be pretty unplayable in its current state. Not everyone will experience huge amount of problems, but its just best to play it safe and wait.
Right now I'm planning to grab Unity (and probably Rogue too, we'll see) next year when the CE's inevitably get slashed in price and places are trying to unload them. Then even if the game sucks I'll have some nifty statues. :P
That's a good way to pick those up for cheap. I know that even if I pick up one of those games, and turns out to be a bad experience for me, I can still give the game to my friend who's a diehard AC fan and keep the extra stuff for myself.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kamikazekeeg on November 23, 2014, 08:52:47 pm
Still working through Smash to try and get all the major unlocks first, which are characters and stages. Only have R.O.B. left to get, but the challenge is pretty tough. Crazy Orders is hard. Then I just need Pac Man's stage which is another bit of challenge. Think that's all and then I'll try to focus on music best I can. I doubt I'll ever 100% the game, some of the challenges in this game are stupid ridiculous.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: foxhack on November 24, 2014, 12:22:58 am
I'm installing random games from my Steam collection to give them a try.
Mafia 1: Does not work with a 360 pad (of course) and the keyboard+mouse controls are JACKED UP. WASD to move, 0 on the keypad to jump, arrow keys to drive instead of WASD... what the crap were they thinking?
The Culling of the Cows:
Basically. But you're a farmer shooting zombie cows.
Yes, really.
Paper Sorcerer: Pretty neat oldschool-styled RPG with a bunch of weird design issues. You have an inventory, but you can't see your weapons and armor in it. You have to go to the equip screen to do that. It's boneheaded.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: MJMaranan on November 24, 2014, 01:21:26 am
Playing Landstalker on the Genesis. Pretty awesome playing games again without trophies and achievements that I tend to obsess on getting. Really enjoying the battle system and puzzles.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: blipcs76 on November 24, 2014, 09:26:41 am
Finally broke down and bought River City Ransom when I found it at Goodwill. Forgot how bad the slowdown is with 2 players, but its still my favorite beat-em-up on the NES.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: wartoy on November 24, 2014, 10:57:30 am
im playing farcry 4 & halo masterchief collection ;D
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: insektmute on November 24, 2014, 04:04:56 pm
I really want to pick it up for PC, but I feel I need to build a new PC first to do it justice. It just so happens that works out with my plans to do it before the Witcher 3 anyways.
I highly recommend doing so. I have a fairly slick system, centered around a FX-8320 and 660 Ti. Both are lightly overclocked, with the CPU now running at 4GHz, and the GPU at 1126Mhz gpuclock and 6108Mhz memclock. I still can't come close to maxing out the game. Most settings are on High with only meshes and textures set to Ultra, ambient occlusion set to HBAO Full, and virtually no antialiasing outside of some low post-process AA. The framerate usually sits around 40-55fps, but sometimes drops down to around 28-35.
That said, it looks absolutely breathtaking. I don't think I've ever seen such well-done visuals, especially the character models, but given the hardware needed to even hit my settings, I suspect the console versions look like absolute shit.
So yeah. I want a new video card already, and possible a new CPU, even though this build isn't even all that old. Inquisition's already a hardware monster, but I suspect Witcher 3 is gonna bring most systems to their knees.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: disgaeniac on November 24, 2014, 04:08:55 pm
Just finished the 41st, 42nd, and 43rd stages in Tears to Tiara 2 - there's 45 total 'story' stages before the (50-level) "Bonus" Dungeon.
None of the last 3 stages that I did were that hard but - they're taking a lot of time.
Not so much #41 *but* #'s 42 & 43 were 'paired' together (no break for changing skills & abilities, etc) --and-- the last two stages (44 & 45) are also going to be paired together like that.
So...I'm gonna finish off the last 2 *fresh* tomorrow, instead of maybe having to rush through them tonight.
Tonight, we are, however - going to watch a few more episodes of the original Tears to Tiara anime.
And, tomorrow's pick-up day for the Persona Q LE's, right?
...not like I'll be playing that in the near future
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: bobster on November 24, 2014, 04:19:02 pm
I really want to pick it up for PC, but I feel I need to build a new PC first to do it justice. It just so happens that works out with my plans to do it before the Witcher 3 anyways.
I highly recommend doing so. I have a fairly slick system, centered around a FX-8320 and 660 Ti. Both are lightly overclocked, with the CPU now running at 4GHz, and the GPU at 1126Mhz gpuclock and 6108Mhz memclock. I still can't come close to maxing out the game. Most settings are on High with only meshes and textures set to Ultra, ambient occlusion set to HBAO Full, and virtually no antialiasing outside of some low post-process AA. The framerate usually sits around 40-55fps, but sometimes drops down to around 28-35.
That said, it looks absolutely breathtaking. I don't think I've ever seen such well-done visuals, especially the character models, but given the hardware needed to even hit my settings, I suspect the console versions look like absolute shit.
So yeah. I want a new video card already, and possible a new CPU, even though this build isn't even all that old. Inquisition's already a hardware monster, but I suspect Witcher 3 is gonna bring most systems to their knees.
My build is a little long in the tooth at this point. I built it towards the end of 2011 so my 560 TI isn't holding up like it used to. Not only that, but it's a PCI-e 2.0 port/card so I need a new motherboard.
Luckily, my CPU (an i7-2600k) shares a slot type with the generation 3 i7's. So I think at this point, I can just get a new motherboard (and at a pretty cheap price since everyone is focusing on Haswell CPU now), and a video card. Reuse my CPU and everything else. If I find my CPU is a bottleneck, I'll just get a gen 3 i7. There really isn't much of a performance gain between gen 3 and gen 4 to worry about it.
Still mulling over my options. I just started looking this morning coincidentally enough lol.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kamikazekeeg on November 24, 2014, 06:31:45 pm
With the Sonic Boom fiasco, I thought I'd pick up Lost World for the heck of it. I'm not too far yet, but the best thing I can say for it, is that it's a competently made game. Ignoring them basically adopting the Mario Galaxy style of jumping around planetoids, it's your basic Sonic game that plays well and looks alright for the most part. Visually it could be a lot crisper in the HD department, but it plays well, I can run around and attack enemies fine, it plays smooth, and while it isn't anything amazing or even really great, I think it's good enough to play. It really just highlights how poor Sonic Boom is lol
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: tripredacus on November 25, 2014, 03:08:01 pm
^ In Elder Scrolls, guards don't know if you stole something if you're in a house by yourself. You have to be seen by someone in order to be caught.
Not so with Oblivion, it was fixed by mods. Just go look up psychic guards in Oblivion. The guard AI would know if you killed any NPC outside of a quest, broke into a building or stole something while not in sneak mode.
Yes so in Oblivion. I have 100% achievements on it. Half my gear is stolen. All guards will know if you've done it, but only if you've been caught by someone. Otherwise the entire thieves guild and assassin's guild questlines would be pointless.
Notice I said "outside of a quest." Since you say achievements, I guess you played on console version... I don't remember there being any achievements when I played. It certainly did happen, but it didn't make the game unplayable. Here is one example: http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Oblivion_talk:Crime/Archive_3#Guards_coming_for_me_with_a_bounty_below_500
Anyways I gave up on Far Cry 3 and I was pretty much at the end anyways. I watched the game over videos on Youtube and I'm fine. So I removed that and been playing Blood Dragon now instead. I finished the MQ in 2 days, which is some record for me. I will go and try to get the gun upgrades, since it lets you keep playing. Couple of great scenes, one at the beginning and one at the end. Music reminds me of Tron but my only real complaint is that it is always night time.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: burningdoom on November 25, 2014, 03:44:37 pm
^ In Elder Scrolls, guards don't know if you stole something if you're in a house by yourself. You have to be seen by someone in order to be caught.
Not so with Oblivion, it was fixed by mods. Just go look up psychic guards in Oblivion. The guard AI would know if you killed any NPC outside of a quest, broke into a building or stole something while not in sneak mode.
Yes so in Oblivion. I have 100% achievements on it. Half my gear is stolen. All guards will know if you've done it, but only if you've been caught by someone. Otherwise the entire thieves guild and assassin's guild questlines would be pointless.
Notice I said "outside of a quest." Since you say achievements, I guess you played on console version... I don't remember there being any achievements when I played. It certainly did happen, but it didn't make the game unplayable. Here is one example: http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Oblivion_talk:Crime/Archive_3#Guards_coming_for_me_with_a_bounty_below_500
Anyways I gave up on Far Cry 3 and I was pretty much at the end anyways. I watched the game over videos on Youtube and I'm fine. So I removed that and been playing Blood Dragon now instead. I finished the MQ in 2 days, which is some record for me. I will go and try to get the gun upgrades, since it lets you keep playing. Couple of great scenes, one at the beginning and one at the end. Music reminds me of Tron but my only real complaint is that it is always night time.
Again, no. That's just not correct. You can steal to your heart's desire in Oblivion. And yes, I did have both a PC and an Xbox 360 version. IT's seriously my all-time favorite game, no exaggeration. If you are alone or unseen, you can get away with it. It's only if you're caught by somebody that the guards know.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: insektmute on November 25, 2014, 04:59:47 pm
My build is a little long in the tooth at this point. I built it towards the end of 2011 so my 560 TI isn't holding up like it used to. Not only that, but it's a PCI-e 2.0 port/card so I need a new motherboard.
Luckily, my CPU (an i7-2600k) shares a slot type with the generation 3 i7's. So I think at this point, I can just get a new motherboard (and at a pretty cheap price since everyone is focusing on Haswell CPU now), and a video card. Reuse my CPU and everything else. If I find my CPU is a bottleneck, I'll just get a gen 3 i7. There really isn't much of a performance gain between gen 3 and gen 4 to worry about it.
Still mulling over my options. I just started looking this morning coincidentally enough lol.
It's funny how fast things have been moving tech-wise. The 560 Ti was a great card, as was my 660 Ti, but neither of them are capable of running Inquisition especially well.
For what it's worth though, the game definitely leans on the GPU more than the CPU. You could probably get away with using your existing CPU without much trouble, since Haswell and Ivy Bridge both mostly focused on lower power consumption rather than performance, but you'd probably need a GTX 970 or R9 290 to really pump the graphics settings up.
I decided to do something stupid, given my rough financial state, and put an R9 290 on my credit card. Only $249 on Amazon, thanks to Black Friday Week sales, and it should (if benchmarks are any indication) allow me to squeeze out a 20-30fps bump with all settings on Ultra. Probably won't be doing 4x MSAA, though I'm curious whether using Mantle instead of DirectX will make any difference and give me a bit more headroom.
I suspect mid-late 2015 is gonna be the prime time to upgrade the CPU and mobo though, at which point I'll probably switch back to Intel. AMD's done alright on the GPU side, but really dropped the ball with their CPUs, and the recent Vishera refresh offers negligible performance bumps with a freaking 225W(!) TDP. Terrible!
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: disgaeniac on November 25, 2014, 05:27:37 pm
As someone who hasn't gamed on a PC in...decades, I'm always curious & wonder about all the ads that I'm always seeing for those "Alienware" pre-built gaming computers.
Also, more recently - I've started seeing ads (by, presumably, the same company) for a "pre-built home console".
Is this stuff really anything special *OR* is it just marketed at the lazy, the unknowing & ignorant; completely UN-Tech-savvy folks (like myself), who'd rather 'pay' than 'learn' how to build everything, from the ground up, themselves?
I'm not about to out & buy myself one...If/when I ever decided to buy/make myself a gaming PC, or if I ever got tired of consoles & finished playing all of dem gamez in da backlog (which, in & of itself, renders doing so an impossibility); I'd certainly talk to people like Erik, Greg, Foxy, etc here who either game on PC's a lot, work in related fields, and - simply put...know wtf they're talking about 8)
So, anyone have, tried, and/or know anything about these Alien gadgets -n- gizmo's?
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: bobster on November 25, 2014, 05:52:33 pm
My build is a little long in the tooth at this point. I built it towards the end of 2011 so my 560 TI isn't holding up like it used to. Not only that, but it's a PCI-e 2.0 port/card so I need a new motherboard.
Luckily, my CPU (an i7-2600k) shares a slot type with the generation 3 i7's. So I think at this point, I can just get a new motherboard (and at a pretty cheap price since everyone is focusing on Haswell CPU now), and a video card. Reuse my CPU and everything else. If I find my CPU is a bottleneck, I'll just get a gen 3 i7. There really isn't much of a performance gain between gen 3 and gen 4 to worry about it.
Still mulling over my options. I just started looking this morning coincidentally enough lol.
It's funny how fast things have been moving tech-wise. The 560 Ti was a great card, as was my 660 Ti, but neither of them are capable of running Inquisition especially well.
For what it's worth though, the game definitely leans on the GPU more than the CPU. You could probably get away with using your existing CPU without much trouble, since Haswell and Ivy Bridge both mostly focused on lower power consumption rather than performance, but you'd probably need a GTX 970 or R9 290 to really pump the graphics settings up.
I decided to do something stupid, given my rough financial state, and put an R9 290 on my credit card. Only $249 on Amazon, thanks to Black Friday Week sales, and it should (if benchmarks are any indication) allow me to squeeze out a 20-30fps bump with all settings on Ultra. Probably won't be doing 4x MSAA, though I'm curious whether using Mantle instead of DirectX will make any difference and give me a bit more headroom.
I suspect mid-late 2015 is gonna be the prime time to upgrade the CPU and mobo though, at which point I'll probably switch back to Intel. AMD's done alright on the GPU side, but really dropped the ball with their CPUs, and the recent Vishera refresh offers negligible performance bumps with a freaking 225W(!) TDP. Terrible!
Yup technology definitely keeps moving forward. I agree with you about the CPU probably being fine. Like you said, they mostly focus on power efficiency rather than performance now. Hell, most video games don't even bother to use Hyper-threading at this point let alone any other fancy instructions the new CPUs might bring. Usually that is taken advantage of by Hypervisors.
As for a new video card, I haven't decided yet on what to do there. My usual mode of thinking is to get the generation before the latest one. Too expensive for me to buy a brand spanking new card usually. Still weighing my options though.
I used AMD CPUs back when Intel was being lazy and not really innovating back in the late 90s/2000's. But then Intel got their head back in the game and I switched back. I had way too many issues with AMD drivers for a while there around the 64 bit transition.
This is still all up in the air as I don't really have extra cash to spend at the moment. Just started looking at my options to see what to save up for.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: bobster on November 25, 2014, 05:58:55 pm
As someone who hasn't gamed on a PC in...decades, I'm always curious & wonder about all the ads that I'm always seeing for those "Alienware" pre-built gaming computers.
Also, more recently - I've started seeing ads (by, presumably, the same company) for a "pre-built home console".
Is this stuff really anything special *OR* is it just marketed at the lazy, the unknowing & ignorant; completely UN-Tech-savvy folks (like myself), who'd rather 'pay' than 'learn' how to build everything, from the ground up, themselves?
I'm not about to out & buy myself one...If/when I ever decided to buy/make myself a gaming PC, or if I ever got tired of consoles & finished playing all of dem gamez in da backlog (which, in & of itself, renders doing so an impossibility); I'd certainly talk to people like Erik, Greg, Foxy, etc here who either game on PC's a lot, work in related fields, and - simply put...know wtf they're talking about 8)
So, anyone have, tried, and/or know anything about these Alien gadgets -n- gizmo's?
I've never really used any myself, but I've had plenty of friends who bought Alienware laptops. If they're doing desktop computers now, I'm not sure.
If it's the laptops you're talking about, when buying a gaming laptop you have to remember that 1: it'll never perform as well as a desktop, 2: They'll be more expensive than something with comparable capabilities, and 3: they don't tend to stay powerful enough for as long.
They work well when they first come out and play most of the new games relatively decent for the time. 2 years down the road though, people generally seem unhappy with the performance trying to run a game.
But the flipside is what your requirements are! Some people don't want to dedicate a desk or entire room to a computer in their house. Portability and space constraints definitely play into it. Also, if you don't mind doing a laptop refresh every 2 years or so, then no problem! I always try to remember that people have different requirements than me and sometimes have more money than I do lol.
If it's pre-built desktops, I have no experience with those.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: argyle on November 26, 2014, 12:23:35 am
As someone who hasn't gamed on a PC in...decades, I'm always curious & wonder about all the ads that I'm always seeing for those "Alienware" pre-built gaming computers.
Also, more recently - I've started seeing ads (by, presumably, the same company) for a "pre-built home console".
Is this stuff really anything special *OR* is it just marketed at the lazy, the unknowing & ignorant; completely UN-Tech-savvy folks (like myself), who'd rather 'pay' than 'learn' how to build everything, from the ground up, themselves?
I'm not about to out & buy myself one...If/when I ever decided to buy/make myself a gaming PC, or if I ever got tired of consoles & finished playing all of dem gamez in da backlog (which, in & of itself, renders doing so an impossibility); I'd certainly talk to people like Erik, Greg, Foxy, etc here who either game on PC's a lot, work in related fields, and - simply put...know wtf they're talking about 8)
So, anyone have, tried, and/or know anything about these Alien gadgets -n- gizmo's?
IMO Alienware machines are way overpriced. Cheapest route of course is to build one yourself, but I'm aware that not everyone can/wants to do that. Second best option then is to find a good local PC place & let them build you one. Just make sure they're reputable & won't try to oversell you, and if you know anyone that's computer savvy get them to go with you if possible.
That said...personal preference here, but I hate gaming on my PC. You're constantly tweaking graphic settings, upgrading your drivers, etc. to get games running correctly. I personally found myself more aware of and therefore more annoyed by the framerate; since you have direct control over it by adjusting EVERY. SINGLE. GRAPHICAL. OPTION. IMAGINABLE. then I found myself constantly tweaking, trying to see if that was better or worse, re-tweaking, looking up what settings other people used, finding out the game was just buggy or badly optimised...ugh. Gives me a headache just thinking about it.
I screw with computers all day as a job, the LAST thing I want to do when I'm relaxing is do the same thing. I know some people love it, and when I was younger it didn't really bother me. The older I get, the less I have any interest at all in messing with it. IMO, there is not a significant difference anyway between most games on the new consoles & PC - especially if you're running the PC connected to your TV, which is the only way I would do it since I'm not dropping down from my 55" just so I can up the resolution a bit.
Anyway, not trying to rain on anyone's parade that enjoys that, I know there IS a difference and again I know some ppl love that stuff. For me, the benefits aren't worth the hassle. YMMV
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kamikazekeeg on November 26, 2014, 02:59:49 am
If you want a pre-built PC, it's probably best to look at Newegg and just browse good reviewed ones on there, but stay away from certain brand ones such as Alienware. Well known for being incredibly overpriced. Fancy, they can work well, but you are generally paying for a name. Then again if you got some seriously disposable income and it doesn't matter to much at that point. Alienware doesn't hurt, it's just for the budget minded of folks lol
I would also slightly agree with Argyle, is there is opportunity for your fancy built computer to have issues with a game not running well or needing to have graphic options tweaked to make it work as good as it can, but I've found that there aren't a lot of games I come across that I don't have do to much for.
I would say it mostly depends on the kinds of games you are wanting. Like I can't go back to a shooter on console to any serious degree. They are the WORST on console. Usually no dedicated servers and the controller is garbage compared to mouse and keyboard. But if you like mostly...platformers...or maybe RPGS...or just kinda a variation of all that, it would probably be best to just stick with new console like PS4 and Wii U. You'll get most of it and it's more easy to work with. For me, I play a lot of stuff like shooters and kinda different games that just aren't there on console or better on PC. Like Skyrim and Fallout on PC are significantly better experiences because of the modding scene.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: bobster on November 26, 2014, 11:37:08 am
I'll just throw my two cents in. Some of the perks of playing on PC are the incredible deals you'll find on games between Steam sales, Amazon sales now a days, and Humble Bundle. Also while they are few and far between at this point, there are games that are made specifically with PC in mind that blow away their console counterparts. I'm thinking the Elder Scroll series and the Witcher series stand out for me. Also Fallout like kamikazekeeg mentioned.
While Argyle definitely has a point, I find that really only applies to the latest and greatest AAA games that come out. Which coincidentally enough, tend to run buggy even on consoles at this point when they aren't first patched. For a good majority of the games, indie and the like, there's little if any tweaking that needs to be done. Also, with programs like the Geforce experience put out by Nvidia, it can optimize the settings for most games for you since it knows what your build is.
As far as drivers are concerned, that's definitely less of an issue since Windows 7 and up. I find a lot of the people that hate PC gaming is because they were involved in it back in the 90s and early 2000s when it did in fact suck.
At this point it's really all preference. I play as many games on the PC as I can to support those companies that are still doing it. Adding the fact that you can use a XBox or PS3/4 controller on the PC helps even more. Right now I'm playing Assassin's Creed 4 on the PC and couldn't be more happy.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: tafk on November 26, 2014, 12:30:50 pm
Just started playing Final Fantasy Tactics yesterday. Holy crap this game is awesome. And it's also pretty challenging. Loving this man.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: disgaeniac on November 26, 2014, 12:50:53 pm
Just started playing Final Fantasy Tactics yesterday. Holy crap this game is awesome. And it's also pretty challenging. Loving this man.
PS1?
PSP?
FFT's another one of those 'classics' that I haven't gotten around to playing yet (though, I do have both the PS1 & the PSP versions) -and- from what I've heard & read...it seems like the PSP version is the definitive one & the way to go. Plus, if I went w/ the PSP one - I could still play/display it on my big screen ;D
That said, considering my genre(s) of choice - I'm sure that I've already played many games that are a lot like it ;)
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: tafk on November 26, 2014, 01:18:48 pm
Just started playing Final Fantasy Tactics yesterday. Holy crap this game is awesome. And it's also pretty challenging. Loving this man.
PS1?
PSP?
FFT's another one of those 'classics' that I haven't gotten around to playing yet (though, I do have both the PS1 & the PSP versions) -and- from what I've heard & read...it seems like the PSP version is the definitive one & the way to go. Plus, if I went w/ the PSP one - I could still play/display it on my big screen ;D
That said, considering my genre(s) of choice - I'm sure that I've already played many games that are a lot like it ;)
PS1, I don't know why PSP would be preferred but I'm loving the PS1 version. Only bad part is I can't skip cutscenes if I lose a battle but thats fine with me.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: bobster on November 26, 2014, 01:34:12 pm
Just started playing Final Fantasy Tactics yesterday. Holy crap this game is awesome. And it's also pretty challenging. Loving this man.
PS1?
PSP?
FFT's another one of those 'classics' that I haven't gotten around to playing yet (though, I do have both the PS1 & the PSP versions) -and- from what I've heard & read...it seems like the PSP version is the definitive one & the way to go. Plus, if I went w/ the PSP one - I could still play/display it on my big screen ;D
That said, considering my genre(s) of choice - I'm sure that I've already played many games that are a lot like it ;)
PS1, I don't know why PSP would be preferred but I'm loving the PS1 version. Only bad part is I can't skip cutscenes if I lose a battle but thats fine with me.
The PSP has a better translation than the original. I know there's more than that, but the original can be pretty bad in parts. Regardless of that though, it's still a great game.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: foxhack on November 27, 2014, 05:09:21 pm
I picked up Arkham Origins again, I'm in the start of the New Game Plus mode. I just got to Deathstroke. I realized that I was missing the Deathstroke achievement - the one where you have to beat him without missing a counter.
Well, thirty tries and a couple of training bouts later, I whooped his ass in New Game Plus mode without missing once, and I didn't have to spam him with the grappling hook to do so. The toughest part isn't beating him, it's dealing with the crappy mouse button detection that sometimes doesn't register when you press the button and instead brings up a tool. :|
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: insektmute on November 28, 2014, 04:21:45 am
As someone who hasn't gamed on a PC in...decades, I'm always curious & wonder about all the ads that I'm always seeing for those "Alienware" pre-built gaming computers.
Also, more recently - I've started seeing ads (by, presumably, the same company) for a "pre-built home console".
Is this stuff really anything special *OR* is it just marketed at the lazy, the unknowing & ignorant; completely UN-Tech-savvy folks (like myself), who'd rather 'pay' than 'learn' how to build everything, from the ground up, themselves?
I'm not about to out & buy myself one...If/when I ever decided to buy/make myself a gaming PC, or if I ever got tired of consoles & finished playing all of dem gamez in da backlog (which, in & of itself, renders doing so an impossibility); I'd certainly talk to people like Erik, Greg, Foxy, etc here who either game on PC's a lot, work in related fields, and - simply put...know wtf they're talking about 8)
So, anyone have, tried, and/or know anything about these Alien gadgets -n- gizmo's?
I'll preface this by saying that I've been building computers since I was in my early teens, and outside of a cheap laptop I received as a gift, I've never deliberately bought a pre-built computer.
Alienware cultivated a pretty good reputation for awhile, but their cachet has diminished quite a bit since Dell bought them. Looking back, I suspect their reputation was really more the result of marketing than anything else - you couldn't turn a page in PC Gamer back in the 90s without seeing their ads.
That being said, about the only brand I'd ever consider would be Asus, and if I ever get another laptop, it'll be from them. Their PC components are absolutely fantastic, and judging from reliability reports, their laptops are at the top of the pile as well. They tend to be a little more expensive than HP, Lenovo, Sony, Toshiba, and Dell, but they're also the only company out of the lot who make their own products. The rest all outsource their stuff, primarily to Foxconn, and while they've occasionally made components for the enthusiast market, I doubt you could find even one person who takes them seriously.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: retroone on November 28, 2014, 03:09:36 pm
Anytime I get the chance I am going to be play The Last of Us Remastered. Why? Because I am the Last of Us to play it!
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: exonerator on November 29, 2014, 03:19:29 am
I was gifted The Shivah on Steam earlier today. It's really good, even though it's quite short, but I guess it's worth the $2 it's on sale for right now. I'd recommend it. It's also easy to 100% if you're an achievement hunter.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kamikazekeeg on November 30, 2014, 03:45:30 am
Playing Dragon Age: Inquisition on PC and really liking it. It's still slightly wonky in a few areas, mouse controls acting up, framerate between cutscenes and gameplay isn't the same, I believe the cutscenes being locked to 30fps which makes no sense, but I just found a possible fix for that, so it should get better. I really like how the game is being handled as I feel like for being an open world game, it has just the right amount of content in it. It's not overwhelming like Skyrim or some others with just ridiculous amounts of pointless or boring quests and an obscene amount of collectibles. As someone that likes that stuff, it can even get too much for me. I haven't even gone to the other areas yet. Mostly trying to focus on one area at a time, so 7 hours in and still in the Hinterlands, though I've opened up another 3 areas.
I never really got into Dragon Age stuff before, so I can't compare it, but I do feel like it's comparable in feel a tad to something like Kingdom of Amalur or a cross of that and The Witcher, but not nearly as bland as Amalur and not quite as hardcore as The Witcher. Only big issue I have right now, aside from hair that looks fucking awful (Fallout 3 had the same quality hair in 2008...Characters look fantastic and are well textured, but have the worst hair and not many options lol), is that the loading can get rough. It's not a completely open world, it's interconnected zones, so if you leave the zone, the load is kinda pretty long, even on PC.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: koemo1 on December 02, 2014, 04:29:34 am
Need to start with: Evil Twin: Cyprien's Chronicles [ps2] But first I want to finish Parasite Eve II
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: tripredacus on December 02, 2014, 11:15:02 am
I have finished Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon. Next I have installed Bioshock but have not started it yet.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: insektmute on December 02, 2014, 09:39:54 pm
Playing Dragon Age: Inquisition on PC and really liking it. It's still slightly wonky in a few areas, mouse controls acting up, framerate between cutscenes and gameplay isn't the same, I believe the cutscenes being locked to 30fps which makes no sense, but I just found a possible fix for that, so it should get better. I really like how the game is being handled as I feel like for being an open world game, it has just the right amount of content in it.
Using an Nvidia card, by chance?
I recently upgraded from my 660 Ti to an R9 290 and all the weird glitches (disappearing characters, framerate stutters, etc) have completely disappeared. I suspect a patch is forthcoming for some of that stuff, but for now, it's very much an AMD-optimized game.
PS: Load times are still meh, but still improved. It's weird that a GPU upgrade would impact load times, but it does. o.O
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: foxhack on December 03, 2014, 12:47:35 am
I'm really close to beating Arkham Origins in New Game Plus mode. But I almost uninstalled the game out of disgust due to how some of the challenges to get a specific achievement are set up. It took a guy at the game's Steam forums convincing me to trudge on and I'm almost done, and I might be able to actually get that achievement I'm going for too.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on December 03, 2014, 01:20:16 am
Playing Dragon Age: Inquisition on PC and really liking it. It's still slightly wonky in a few areas, mouse controls acting up, framerate between cutscenes and gameplay isn't the same, I believe the cutscenes being locked to 30fps which makes no sense, but I just found a possible fix for that, so it should get better. I really like how the game is being handled as I feel like for being an open world game, it has just the right amount of content in it.
Using an Nvidia card, by chance?
I recently upgraded from my 660 Ti to an R9 290 and all the weird glitches (disappearing characters, framerate stutters, etc) have completely disappeared. I suspect a patch is forthcoming for some of that stuff, but for now, it's very much an AMD-optimized game.
PS: Load times are still meh, but still improved. It's weird that a GPU upgrade would impact load times, but it does. o.O
Yeah using Nvidia. I used a command line for the game that is supposed to unlock it for 60, but it's really not the most reliable as it still dips down alot or doesn't really properly work right, which is true, it's a workaround. It's annoying as it's not a very well optimized game for sure. I've been getting these weird long load moments where sometimes they are rather short, but then others go on for nearly ever. It gets ridiculous. There's also a lot of weird physic and sound bugs. Sure, it's not Skyrim bad at least, but I've had a few times where the physics go wonky and I get launched into the air lol
But even with all that, I'm still hooked to the game. Nearly 30 hours into it and I still have a lot to go.
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Post by: insektmute on December 03, 2014, 04:27:22 pm
Yeah using Nvidia. I used a command line for the game that is supposed to unlock it for 60, but it's really not the most reliable as it still dips down alot or doesn't really properly work right, which is true, it's a workaround. It's annoying as it's not a very well optimized game for sure. I've been getting these weird long load moments where sometimes they are rather short, but then others go on for nearly ever. It gets ridiculous. There's also a lot of weird physic and sound bugs. Sure, it's not Skyrim bad at least, but I've had a few times where the physics go wonky and I get launched into the air lol
But even with all that, I'm still hooked to the game. Nearly 30 hours into it and I still have a lot to go.
I tried the 60fps unlock when I first started the game, but the end result was the game skipping the opening cinematic entirely and placing me on top of a mountain with no way to continue o.O
I wondered if it was just me being launched into oblivion, though. It doesn't happen often, but I was fighting a dragon last night (my 3rd one!) and controlling Cassandra. Somehow, the dragon flung me into a tree on top of the mountain. I tried to walk forward, expecting to maybe slide down the hill, but wound up walking on air until I hit a certain point, then hit the ground hard and lost most of my health bar.
So, so hooked though. I'm trying to hit all the side-quests and other optional stuff, including all 10 dragons, but still feel like there's tons left to do. Origin reports 103 hours in-game, but it's tough to say how much of that is just me trying to zoom in and look at my badass two-handed warrior chick. The character models are easily some of the best I've ever seen!
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Post by: retroone on December 03, 2014, 04:47:47 pm
Just got Garry's Mod. I will be busy for a while...
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Post by: exonerator on December 03, 2014, 04:49:41 pm
Garry's Mod is preeeetty great. :P
Right now I'm trying to 100% Hotline Miami.
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Post by: fighterpilot562 on December 04, 2014, 11:05:46 pm
The Last Of US PS4
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Post by: scott on December 04, 2014, 11:30:11 pm
I've been playing a lot of Etrian Odyssey V... err Persona Q. It's really good and I'm liking how they mixed the two groups together. The only thing I'm not digging is that in order to open the chests that require 100% map completion, you have to physically step on every square in the dungeon. It doesn't just go off of whether or not you have it drawn correctly.
Oh and that they changed how weaknesses and All Out Attacks from Persona work. Instead of knocking everything down if it's weak, you get Boosted. If enough of the team is Boosted they can All Out Attack.
Minor issues, overall.
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Post by: foxhack on December 05, 2014, 12:01:48 am
Beat Arkham Origins on NG+. Now speedrunning through My Parents Are Dead mode.
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Post by: turf on December 05, 2014, 09:22:18 am
I've been playing through this week's list of NES games, but I got stuck on one. Gargoyle's Quest II is a fantastic game. If I don't get a video out Tuesday, this game is to blame.
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Post by: bobster on December 05, 2014, 09:29:20 am
I've been playing through this week's list of NES games, but I got stuck on one. Gargoyle's Quest II is a fantastic game. If I don't get a video out Tuesday, this game is to blame.
I still have this game from when I was young (thankfully) and I remember loving the crap out of that game. I should give it a play through sometime soon.
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Post by: soera on December 05, 2014, 12:19:26 pm
I downloaded the demo of Child of Light and gave it a run for a few minutes ... then I immediately turned it off to download the whole game. Its super fun and a blast to play!
I've been playing through this week's list of NES games, but I got stuck on one. Gargoyle's Quest II is a fantastic game. If I don't get a video out Tuesday, this game is to blame.
Hah Turf getting distracted. Yeah GQ is a cool game. I got distracted by that game before myself. :)
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Post by: abe on December 05, 2014, 05:53:29 pm
I decided to try out Castle of Shikigami III on the Wii today. I'm enjoying it so far, it's pretty challenging (for somebody like me without a lot of experience with shmups). The English voice acting is horrendous though, and unfortunately it doesn't seem to have dual audio options. That's just a minor issue, and I look forward to giving it some more time later.
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Post by: scott on December 05, 2014, 05:54:33 pm
I've been looking for a copy of that locally for awhile now. Still need to get CoS2 for PS2 too.
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Post by: abe on December 05, 2014, 06:01:06 pm
I've been looking for a copy of that locally for awhile now. Still need to get CoS2 for PS2 too.
I've been looking at getting Castle Shikigami 2 as well. It's not too expensive, so I might end up buying a copy off the internet to play soon.
Same here, that's the only one I need in the series( if i don't could 2's different versions in Japan). I can't find it anywhere, so I'm guessing it online for me. Fortunately, it's one of the cheapest ps2 shmups considering how some shmups for the system are close to $200, and its pretty enjoyable fun. I heard that 2's voice acting is pretty terrible as well, and the script makes no sense at times as well.
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Post by: abe on December 05, 2014, 07:58:47 pm
I've been looking for a copy of that locally for awhile now. Still need to get CoS2 for PS2 too.
I've been looking at getting Castle Shikigami 2 as well. It's not too expensive, so I might end up buying a copy off the internet to play soon.
Same here, that's the only one I need in the series( if i don't could 2's different versions in Japan). I can't find it anywhere, so I'm guessing it online for me. Fortunately, it's one of the cheapest ps2 shmups considering how some shmups for the system are close to $200, and its pretty enjoyable fun. I heard that 2's voice acting is pretty terrible as well, and the script makes no sense at times as well.
The voice acting in III is so bad it's almost funny. Not quite at the Chaos Wars level of crappy voice acting, but it's impressively bad.
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Post by: bobster on December 05, 2014, 09:10:21 pm
I've been looking for a copy of that locally for awhile now. Still need to get CoS2 for PS2 too.
I've been looking at getting Castle Shikigami 2 as well. It's not too expensive, so I might end up buying a copy off the internet to play soon.
Same here, that's the only one I need in the series( if i don't could 2's different versions in Japan). I can't find it anywhere, so I'm guessing it online for me. Fortunately, it's one of the cheapest ps2 shmups considering how some shmups for the system are close to $200, and its pretty enjoyable fun. I heard that 2's voice acting is pretty terrible as well, and the script makes no sense at times as well.
2 is the only CS I have played, but the dialog is terrible. I'm pretty sure the voice actors didn't know what was going on so they just went with it.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: scott on December 05, 2014, 09:51:22 pm
The only one I have is Mobile Light Force 2, which is apparently I stripped down version of CoS1. Always been wanting to get 2 and 3 tho.
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Post by: maximo310 on December 05, 2014, 10:15:23 pm
Although the voice acting is terrible in those games, I still think it adds to the experience along with the gameplay, since they are pretty solid shmups. I'm wondering if there will be a 4th game in the series, since 3 came out around originally 8 years ago or so. I would really enjoy playing more games of the series if they decided to create more of them.
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Post by: dashv on December 06, 2014, 02:33:25 am
Just beat Super Mario 2 (Japanese version) and beat worlds 9-1 though 9-4
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Post by: turf on December 06, 2014, 10:52:48 am
Just beat Super Mario 2 (Japanese version) and beat worlds 9-1 though 9-4
That is a gaming feat! Congrats! That game is seriously hard! I did it once. But I did it on Lost Levels via Super Mario All-Stars on SNES. I don't know if that makes it any easier (I didn't use the save function, did it in one sitting).
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Post by: Warmsignal on December 06, 2014, 02:37:07 pm
Kameo Elements of Power.
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Post by: turf on December 06, 2014, 06:36:09 pm
Just beat Super Mario 2 (Japanese version) and beat worlds 9-1 though 9-4
You accomplished something. That game is crazy hard. I get mad and quit every time I think I found a warp zone and it takes me backwards. >:(
The game does not even let you go to world 9 if you use warps anyways ha. Overall I enjoyed the game, but I will take Super Mario 2 USA any day over the Japan version. I thought it was nice that they included 5 bonus worlds though.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: burningdoom on December 10, 2014, 12:05:55 pm
As many of you know, I'm like the world's #1 King's Field fan. I've played through those games as many times as other people have played through The Legend of Zelda or Super Mario Bros.
As such, I picked up Eternal Ring, also by From Software. For whatever reason, I thought I had played it before and that it was an entirely different game. I was bored the other night, and decided to give it another shot. Well whatever I thought I had played, I was wrong.
This is awesome! It's like King's Field III, but with even more magic! I'm loving it! I'm not too far into it, yet. But if you're a King's Field fan, you should REALLY enjoy this. It's another first-person view action-RPG where there's an emphasis on exploration and collecting tons of these different magical rings. This is a PS2 launch title, though, so don't expect a whole lot from the graphics. Check it out.
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Post by: disgaeniac on December 10, 2014, 12:27:56 pm
I've wondered how that Eternal Ring game was...
Have you also played Shadow Tower, Burningdoom?
I haven't tried my copy yet, but - I seem to remember hearing that it was very similar to the King's Field games.
Also, how is KF: The Ancient City on the PS2, what's its story about, and how (and how much) are the different games in the series 'connected' to each other?
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Post by: burningdoom on December 10, 2014, 12:55:27 pm
I haven't tried my copy yet, but - I seem to remember hearing that it was very similar to the King's Field games.
Also, how is KF: The Ancient City on the PS2, what's its story about, and how (and how much) are the different games in the series 'connected' to each other?
Shadow Tower is prohibitively hard. I've tried multiple times to get into that game, and can't get much further beyond the beginning area, each time. And I'm a King's Field veteran. Those games aren't exactly a walk in the park, either. Unless you're just hardcore, I'd stay away from Shadow Tower. I've heard that Shadow Tower: Abyss on PS2 is better, and easier. But it was only released in Japan.
In the King's Field series, the first game (Japan only) and the 2 releases on PS1 in the U.S. are all loosely related. But you can easily play them on their own without knowing a thing from the other games. The Ancient City is a standalone game. And it's a fantastic addition to the series. I've played through it a few times. Obviously it's gonna have upgraded graphics, being on PS2. And it's a larger game. But it has that same sense of exploration, loneliness, and desolation.
Eternal Ring, so far, seems like the easiest game of all the From Software RPGs (so far at least), that I've played. So if you haven't played any of them, that might be a good place to start.
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Post by: burningdoom on December 10, 2014, 08:41:20 pm
I forgot to mention: Expect some pretty terrible voice-acting, like House of the Dead terrible, in Eternal Ring. That always gives a game a little more incentive to play.
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Post by: scott on December 11, 2014, 12:30:15 am
I forgot to mention: Expect some pretty terrible voice-acting, like House of the Dead terrible, in Eternal Ring. That always gives a game a little more incentive to play.
Added Eternal Ring to my PS2 wish list now, thanks. I've seen it in the wild a bunch and usually pretty cheap too. Might see if I can snag it this weekend ha.
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Post by: devancowan on December 12, 2014, 06:49:25 pm
Just finished up Pokemon Alpha Sapphire and now I'm heading back to finish up Fantasy Life. This Christmas break from school is going to be amazing. So many games I hope to finish. My back log is getting crazy
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Post by: pacpix on December 12, 2014, 10:39:55 pm
I keep meaning to purchase a King's Field game. Looks like a really cool series
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Post by: bloodybaron on December 12, 2014, 11:12:54 pm
Just got my first dos game to work with dosbox so I loaded up cybermage which is pretty much a doom clone, but hey can't go wrong with that :)
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on December 17, 2014, 01:14:58 am
King of Fighters '98 Ultra Super Mega Alpha Beta Omega Fancy Spiffy Final Edition...On PC. I had never played the KOF series till recently with KOF13, and I while I liked the game, I wasn't sure how good this re-release would be, just because the old fighters don't always age well to me. Like going back to SNES Super Street Fighter 2? I think that's a rough one lol
While I can't say if the port is 100%, I think it might have some of the common netcode issues, but I played a good hour with a friend who has crap internet and it played pretty great. Everything runs smooth, looks crisp, and the options are just right. You know what I can't do with KOF13? Get the resolution to be perfect. Know what I can do with KOF98, a technically 16 year old game? Have auto resolution so it looks perfect lol
Totally worth it for the 15 bucks I'd say.
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Post by: MJMaranan on December 17, 2014, 03:53:32 am
Played Cyborg Justice and The Lost Vikings on the Genesis with my brother.
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Post by: burningdoom on December 17, 2014, 12:58:47 pm
As many of you know, I'm like the world's #1 King's Field fan. I've played through those games as many times as other people have played through The Legend of Zelda or Super Mario Bros.
As such, I picked up Eternal Ring, also by From Software. For whatever reason, I thought I had played it before and that it was an entirely different game. I was bored the other night, and decided to give it another shot. Well whatever I thought I had played, I was wrong.
This is awesome! It's like King's Field III, but with even more magic! I'm loving it! I'm not too far into it, yet. But if you're a King's Field fan, you should REALLY enjoy this. It's another first-person view action-RPG where there's an emphasis on exploration and collecting tons of these different magical rings. This is a PS2 launch title, though, so don't expect a whole lot from the graphics. Check it out.
Okay, I've gotten more into this, and I take it back. It's still worth a play if you're into the King's Field series, however the KF games are still better, IMO. It feels like it was rushed out. The ring-making system is far from fully-realized (which is how you use magic). The world is less exploration-driven. And the graphics are missing that final coat of polish, it almost looks like it may have originally been planned as a PS1 release.
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Post by: devancowan on December 19, 2014, 09:17:59 am
Just about to start Persona 4 Golden. I feel like I'm a little late on this title lol :)
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Post by: davifus on December 19, 2014, 10:45:11 am
As an SMT & Persona fan...IMO, you wouldn't be missing out on all *that* much if you started with the 3rd & 4th games 8)
I've been under that impression myself. The completionist in me hates that idea though lol.
If you *must* play Revelations (the 1st game), do yourself a favor & play the PSP version *NOT* the PS1 version!
Sounds good to me! It sounds like they really streamlined it for the PSP. I also enjoy playing RPGs on the PSP during lunch at work, so that works perfect for me since I finished Star Ocean last week.
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Post by: fighterpilot562 on December 19, 2014, 05:01:13 pm
GTA 5 had a new update... can now buy a 3rd house.... so ive been busy feeling up my new garage :D
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Post by: doctorlaudanum on December 21, 2014, 01:48:27 am
I'm definitely going to check out out Eternal Ring. I put so many hours into the King's Field games back in the day. Can't say I was any good at them, though.
Right now, I'm finally finishing up my first playthrough of the Resident Evil Gamecube remake after getting sick of watching it collect dust on my shelf for the past decade. I love horror games, but I've never managed to actually beat a vintage-style Resident Evil. Sad, I know. I just can't wrap my head around the camera / control system. I hate tank controls, but I can manage with them so long as there aren't any fixed camera angles to go with them. Vintage Resident Evil is my worst enemy at times. But I've got to say that I'm really enjoying this one. Much more fun to play than RE2 or Code Veronica, IMO. Maybe I'll take another crack at the original PS1 version at some point.
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Post by: burningdoom on December 21, 2014, 03:52:40 am
I'm definitely going to check out out Eternal Ring. I put so many hours into the King's Field games back in the day. Can't say I was any good at them, though.
Right now, I'm finally finishing up my first playthrough of the Resident Evil Gamecube remake after getting sick of watching it collect dust on my shelf for the past decade. I love horror games, but I've never managed to actually beat a vintage-style Resident Evil. Sad, I know. I just can't wrap my head around the camera / control system. I hate tank controls, but I can manage with them so long as there aren't any fixed camera angles to go with them. Vintage Resident Evil is my worst enemy at times. But I've got to say that I'm really enjoying this one. Much more fun to play than RE2 or Code Veronica, IMO. Maybe I'll take another crack at the original PS1 version at some point.
It's one of the best remakes ever made, with some damn-impressive graphics, and improved voice-acting.
But the gameplay is still the same as the old games. And the story is has the same style. It's kind of strange you're enjoying this, but not the other classic RE games.
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Post by: MJMaranan on December 21, 2014, 04:03:14 am
Just finished Rim Elm Village and obtained Vahn's Ra-Seru in Legend Of Legaia for the PlayStation. Basically grinding to find some more fire-elemental monsters and maybe learn Spells.
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Post by: doctorlaudanum on December 21, 2014, 06:43:46 am
It's one of the best remakes ever made, with some damn-impressive graphics, and improved voice-acting.
But the gameplay is still the same as the old games. And the story is has the same style. It's kind of strange you're enjoying this, but not the other classic RE games.
Should've clarified: As much as I dislike the classic Resident Evil camera and controls, I can eventually get used to them. What I truly can't stand are the contrived puzzles and forced backtracking, and I think Code Veronica was the worst offender in both regards. RE2 wasn't much better with its puzzles, but it seemed to me like it didn't have nearly as much backtracking. By no means do I think they're bad games, but they have some pretty major flaws (in my eyes, at least) that get in the way of my fun. I'm not saying the remake was perfect, but the ridiculous traps and emblems sort of made sense in the setting, and most of the backtracking was self-inflicted and spread out over a relatively small area. I also think the remake had the strongest atmosphere out of all the games in the series. The Lisa Trevor subplot is one of the rare things in a Resident Evil game to ever genuinely disturb me, second only to good ol' Chief Irons and his torture basement.
Don't really have any problems with the stories. Resident Evil has always been pure cheese, and sometimes I feel like indulging in its ridiculousness. Watching a JRPG reject sing opera to his army of zombie leeches will never not be hilarious to me.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on December 21, 2014, 10:32:24 pm
Finally getting to Metal Gear Rising after all this time with the steam sale and greatly enjoying it. I'm not the most die hard Platinum fan, I am having trouble getting into Wonderful 101, but I did love Bayonetta 2 and I'm gonna go back and actually play through Bayonetta 1 eventually, but these games they are making are always so ridiculous and fun.
I feel like my only gripe with the game is that some of the codec talks drag on along with the usual philosophical rantings of the villains and others. I know it's the common thing of Metal Gear games, but with how fast paced this game is, every time I'm brought down to a crawl cause I have to slow walk through the codecs, it just makes me want to hurry up. I know you can skip that stuff, but I still need to get the story stuff in there, but nah, lets just discuss stuff we already know and really shouldn't be talking about lol
Not a huge grip though as the game is abit on the shorter side I believe, unlike the usual Metal Gear Solid games that are usually quite long.
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Post by: spac316 on December 22, 2014, 01:24:49 pm
I've been into Destiny on XBox One as well as Halo: MCC and Super Smash Bros. For Wii U and 3DS.
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Post by: soera on December 23, 2014, 03:12:25 pm
Playing Shadow of Mordor ... man this game can be frustrating!!! But its pretty cool.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on December 27, 2014, 01:03:59 am
Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel...It's more Borderlands lol Nothing bad, but yeah it's what you expect from it. The added mobility in the game is nice though due to the oxygen tanks which allow for kinda speeds boosts, the slams, and extra jump height.
Captain Toad - The last game to grab on the Wii U and while I'm only through the first Episode of the game, it's some nice casual fun.
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Post by: foxhack on December 27, 2014, 01:26:04 pm
I hooked up my Gamecube to try to play Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes two nights ago.
No matter what I do I can't get out of the very first screen. Something about that game feels horribly wrong and I'm not sure what it is. I beat MGS1 and 2 without problems, got about halfway through in 3 before my PS2 died, but no matter what, I can't do anything without being detected.
Ugh...
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Post by: Warmsignal on December 28, 2014, 08:29:51 pm
Fairy Fencer F. Eh, it's okay, but it's another budget jrpg. I'd say wait until it's like $20 if you are still thinking about picking it up.
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Post by: dashv on December 28, 2014, 09:54:37 pm
Super Mario 3D World with the boy!
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Post by: turf on December 28, 2014, 10:42:26 pm
I've been testing the waters with several different games I got for Christmas. It's going to suck putting these down and getting back to strictly NES games. Bayenetta is awesome.
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Post by: jcalder8 on December 29, 2014, 12:11:37 am
I have been putting some time into Lego Batman 3 with my son. I am still addicted to Binding of Isaac Rebirth though :D
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Post by: dashv on December 29, 2014, 04:15:55 am
I've been testing the waters with several different games I got for Christmas. It's going to suck putting these down and getting back to strictly NES games. Bayenetta is awesome.
The ghost of your mii followed my son and I through a level of Super Mario 3D World today!
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Post by: turf on December 29, 2014, 09:05:27 am
I've been testing the waters with several different games I got for Christmas. It's going to suck putting these down and getting back to strictly NES games. Bayenetta is awesome.
The ghost of your mii followed my son and I through a level of Super Mario 3D World today!
That's pretty awesome. I hope he's better at it than I am. Honestly, that was probably The Boy. He plays that way more than I do.
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Post by: kashell on December 29, 2014, 09:37:08 am
It's been easier than I thought to play different games as long as the genres are different.
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Post by: tripredacus on December 29, 2014, 02:47:13 pm
Been playing Bioshock: Infinite. Its a good game I'll say. Some things I miss from Bioshock, such as crafting. I was trying Shadow Warrior before but it was running really bad. I did a compat on it and it turns out my video card is the problem. So I will shelve that for another day.
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Post by: foxhack on December 29, 2014, 06:59:03 pm
I just cleared the first stage in Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance.
WTF is this :o
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on December 30, 2014, 05:02:28 am
I just cleared the first stage in Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance.
WTF is this :o
Glorious is what it is. Glorious, ridiculous, nonsense lol By the end of the game you are just gonna be going "WTF IS ALL OF THIS!!!"
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Post by: burningdoom on December 30, 2014, 12:15:35 pm
I've been wanting to play Revengeance. I like a sword-slashing game. It's just that I've heard from everyone that it's a ridiculously short game. So I don't want to spend more than $10-$15 tops on it.
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Post by: burningdoom on December 30, 2014, 12:22:02 pm
I've been wanting to play Revengeance. I like a sword-slashing game. It's just that I've heard from everyone that it's a ridiculously short game. So I don't want to spend more than $10-$15 tops on it.
Nevermind. After making this post, I went and looked, and I just bought a sealed copy for $8, free shipping!
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Post by: GrooDWanderer on December 30, 2014, 02:40:44 pm
MInecraft. -_- tons O Minecraft
While my son builds entire strongholds, takes over villages just for the sheer pleasure of watching them burn and then exploding and flooding their lands in creative mode, I, when I get a turn during my time off of work and fixing stuff around the house, am trying to collect all the trophies in "Survival" mode.
Can't wait til Bloodborne.
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Post by: keegs79 on December 31, 2014, 06:35:46 am
Only Dragon Age Inquisition for now. I don't want to skip around until I have this game nearly beat.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on January 01, 2015, 11:57:34 pm
I've been wanting to play Revengeance. I like a sword-slashing game. It's just that I've heard from everyone that it's a ridiculously short game. So I don't want to spend more than $10-$15 tops on it.
Yeah the game is incredibly short. Like 5 hours with a regular playthrough, which isn't terrible and there are a whole bunch of VR mission stuff, but I would've been mad had I bought the game for full price at launch, which also didn't include the DLC for the game lol Still a great game, just low on playtime.
Picked up Shadows of Mordor with the end of the Steam sale and so far it's pretty great. Basically what I heard about the game in reviews and peoples top tens were right on. It also runs fantastically which is sadly something that shouldn't be a compliment, but is here lol
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Post by: amauriel on January 02, 2015, 11:02:58 am
Despite my "I don't have enough free time to sink into a big RPG" arguments, Ronalopolis got me Fantasy Life for Christmas and I've been putting as much time as possible into that.
Tailoring rocks, even if the minigame gets a bit stale after a while. I got a few other games for Christmas, but that's the one I've actually gotten into so far.
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Post by: abe on January 02, 2015, 06:33:56 pm
Despite my "I don't have enough free time to sink into a big RPG" arguments, Ronalopolis got me Fantasy Life for Christmas and I've been putting as much time as possible into that.
Tailoring rocks, even if the minigame gets a bit stale after a while. I got a few other games for Christmas, but that's the one I've actually gotten into so far.
Fantasy Life is fantastic! It's super fun with friends too, and there's lots of things to do. Trying to reach the master rank in lots of the different lives is really fun.
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Post by: pacpix on January 02, 2015, 07:07:08 pm
Despite my "I don't have enough free time to sink into a big RPG" arguments, Ronalopolis got me Fantasy Life for Christmas and I've been putting as much time as possible into that.
Tailoring rocks, even if the minigame gets a bit stale after a while. I got a few other games for Christmas, but that's the one I've actually gotten into so far.
:o Welcome back stranger! Good to see you on the forums! :)
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Post by: fighterpilot562 on January 03, 2015, 03:48:31 pm
Still on a GTA 5 kick since I had to rebeat SP.... But i need to start playing Dragon Age and the crew.
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Post by: soera on January 05, 2015, 11:41:28 pm
Now I finished Mordor, the wife wanted to start another co-op after Diablo III so we put in Dragon's Crown. Very interesting game for sure. Was not what I expected and wasnt feeling it at first but we stuck with it and now its getting enjoyable.
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Post by: MJMaranan on January 06, 2015, 01:17:01 am
Missed a few stuff on Legend Of Legaia, now I can get back on track to progression.
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Post by: kashell on January 06, 2015, 08:18:53 am
Missed a few stuff on Legend Of Legaia, now I can get back on track to progression.
Great game. What did you miss, exactly?
Agreed. One of my all-time favorite RPGs. Such a unique and cool battle-system, it's really fun to explore and play with (if you don't cheat and look-up the move-list right away).
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on January 06, 2015, 10:17:13 pm
Bah, after Inquisition and Mordor, I wanted another fantasy game to play, so I thought I'd get back into trying to beat Witcher 2 which I dropped part way through a while back and I just can't get into the game. Even starting out fresh and barely being into it, I'm just not happy with anything. It mostly seems to be with the interaction and gameplay. The combat is simple, but unwieldy. Riposte never shows up and it's so easy to get hit especially against more than one person. I know I'm being picky, but an unsatisfying gameplay setup will run me right off a game incredibly fast.
Hopefully they've cleaned up the gameplay with Witcher 3.
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Post by: stethebubble on January 07, 2015, 07:43:31 am
Started lego marvel on the PS4. Also playing smash bros wiiu
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Post by: disgaeniac on January 07, 2015, 09:04:58 am
Just starting CoH2G
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Post by: soera on January 07, 2015, 12:18:00 pm
Scored Dragon Age Inquisition last night for $30 and going to start tonight or tomorrow. :D Something for me to spend some time on while the wife isnt here and we arent on Dragon's Crown.
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Post by: devancowan on January 07, 2015, 03:15:27 pm
Just trying to finish up the last achievements I have in sunset overdrive ! I can't believe theres over 60...
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Post by: soera on January 08, 2015, 04:37:00 pm
Scored Dragon Age Inquisition last night for $30 and going to start tonight or tomorrow. :D Something for me to spend some time on while the wife isnt here and we arent on Dragon's Crown.
Started last night. This game is pretty large. I love the fight style ... but holy shit, there is a lot of stuff to do and learn on this game.
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Post by: argyle on January 13, 2015, 03:12:06 pm
Still playing Far Cry 4. Great game, but man is it long for the type of game it is! I'm over 30 hours now and still not finished. Hoping to wrap it up this week, I'm ready to move on to something new. :)
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Post by: MJMaranan on January 22, 2015, 01:36:14 am
Finishing some Phantasy Star Online sub-quests on Sega Dreamcast.
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Post by: retroone on January 22, 2015, 03:43:41 pm
Shovel Knight and Team Fortress 2 I only play Team Fortress 2 for the gamemodes although I'm not that big into trading just yet. Overall it's a amazing FPS game thats FREE!!!
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Post by: koemo1 on January 22, 2015, 03:45:43 pm
Playing Black on the PS2!
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Post by: desocietas on January 22, 2015, 04:10:18 pm
I'm still about 62 hours into Atelier Iris: Eternal Mana, my first Atelier game. I'm really digging it so far and am tempted to start up the 2nd one after this one is done, but I don't know if that'll be too boring for the livestreaming.
Otherwise, I've been mixing it up with some other items. Played Abyss Odyssey co-op with the bf last week and we want to play some more as soon as we're able to - it's a pretty game, and pretty interesting, though we're only about 2 hours into figuring the whole thing out.
Anyone else try out Abyss Odyssey? Interesting premise how the cooperative achievements of all players supposedly helps to unlock portions of the game for everyone.
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Post by: doctorlaudanum on January 22, 2015, 04:53:50 pm
Playing Clock Tower for the PS1 after doing a 100% run of the SNES original on a repro cart. I'm going to go with the unpopular opinion and say I actually prefer the PS1 sequel. Much better atmosphere, though far less pretty and a bit slow to start. The voice acting is also hilariously awful. I still really enjoy both. I am having a bit of a problem with the PlayStation Mouse, though. It works perfectly in normal gameplay and I think it's much easier to use than the standard d-pad, but it has a tendency to become completely unresponsive when text prompts and dialogue appear. I know pretty much no one bought the Mouse, but on the off chance that someone here did, have you ever had this kind of problem?
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Post by: rancesama on January 22, 2015, 05:56:54 pm
Playing "Persona Q" on the 3DS and "Persona 4: Golden" on the PlayStation TV. I beat Persona 4 a long time ago on the PS2. It is great to go back and play it again with new features. It has always been one of my favorite games.
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Post by: doafan on January 26, 2015, 10:53:43 am
Right now Toki for the Nes cause this one is my last purchase and as always am playing Gears of War, gotta love the Horde's mode in solo mode cause this way definetely can improve my skill when am playing online 8)
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Post by: turf on January 26, 2015, 11:32:53 am
Right now Toki for the Nes cause this one is my last purchase and as always am playing Gears of War, gotta love the Horde's mode in solo mode cause this way definetely can improve my skill when am playing online 8)
Toki surprised me. That was a pretty fun game. It's not real hard, so I didn't get too frustrated.
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Post by: argyle on January 26, 2015, 11:46:18 am
Tales of Xillia 2, and a little Super Mario 3D World when I need a bit of action.
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Post by: doafan on January 26, 2015, 12:04:20 pm
Toki surprised me. That was a pretty fun game. It's not real hard, so I didn't get too frustrated.
Actually it's pure fun, my little five years girl is playing this one with me, if it were a two player mode my wife definetely will be playing this one she enjoy the Bubble Booble and the Snow Bros ;D
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on January 27, 2015, 07:16:44 am
Kinda got back into Guild Wars 2 after remembering I had the game after wanting some MMORPG action that isn't WoW, cause I don't want to pay for a subscription to it. Still a nice and smooth playing game, but I just can't stand early game in MMO's. So damn boring. Been trying to settle down on a class I like, but still not sure yet. I might settle with Engineer or Warrior, but Engineer is super boring right now without his sentry stuff. I just really need to push through to get to something good lol
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Post by: kashell on January 27, 2015, 07:59:16 am
I started playing Final Fantasy XII. The story and characters are great, but I find myself getting really bored of the dungeons and towns. I'm debating whether or not to just read what happens in the story since actually playing the game isn't that exciting.
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Post by: bobster on January 27, 2015, 09:01:33 am
Kinda got back into Guild Wars 2 after remembering I had the game after wanting some MMORPG action that isn't WoW, cause I don't want to pay for a subscription to it. Still a nice and smooth playing game, but I just can't stand early game in MMO's. So damn boring. Been trying to settle down on a class I like, but still not sure yet. I might settle with Engineer or Warrior, but Engineer is super boring right now without his sentry stuff. I just really need to push through to get to something good lol
I played GW2 for a while when it first came out. The story was pretty good and the voice acting was superb. I just heard they announced an expansion last weekend at PAX South so that's pretty cool.
I played Warrior which I liked, and my girlfriend played Engineer, which she liked lol. So I don't have any advice for you. I think Engineer might be boring if you're playing by yourself. It seemed like a good fit with the two of us though.
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Post by: argyle on January 27, 2015, 09:30:27 am
I started playing Final Fantasy XII. The story and characters are great, but I find myself getting really bored of the dungeons and towns. I'm debating whether or not to just read what happens in the story since actually playing the game isn't that exciting.
I've tried playing this game twice, the second time a couple years back, and each time I made it about 10 hours in before I just couldn't stand it anymore & quit. The story/characters don't grab me and while I get what they were trying to do w/ the party AI system other games - such as the Tales games - have handled party AI *so* much better without the need to constantly babysit & tweak what they're doing. I've played every non-MMO numbered FF game since 7 to completion except for that one. It's just not for me.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on January 28, 2015, 03:11:15 am
Got Dying Light and having some fun with it. It's basically Dead Island improved in pretty much all areas that I can tell, with added mobility which is pretty great. Actually much more challenging right off the bat than Dead Island was. 4 or 5 zombies were pretty easy to take on before, but now, that's a battle you might not want to get in if you don't have to. Can't use explosives whenever you want also. Those and guns have the chance to bring in the infected runners and a couple of them can be a pain in the ass. You do get much more medkits to use and they are quick, but your health can dwindle down very fast if you get grabbed or hit to the ground. It even has story and characters so that already is a big step up from Dead Island lol
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Post by: tafk on January 28, 2015, 10:03:51 am
Still trucking through FFT one mission at a time, usually right before I go to bed. Some of these earlier missions are damn hard!
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Post by: abe on January 28, 2015, 10:51:22 am
I recently started playing Tears to Tiara II: Heir of the Overlord on the PS3. I quite like what I've played of it so far and was enjoying it up until my PS3 froze and I lost a bunch of progress through a long cutscene. :-\ On the side I'm also playing Aqua Kitty: Milk Mine Defender DX and Swapper on the PS4. Aqua Kitty is a really fun and challenging cat-themed shmup. Swapper is a really interesting puzzle game that reminds me a lot of Metroid, but free of enemies and focused heavily on puzzles.
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Post by: burningdoom on January 28, 2015, 12:19:32 pm
I played Tales of Symphonia on GameCube for a couple hours yesterday.
It's just not for me. I can see that it has some GORGEOUS animated cutscenes, and that it had a lot of thought put into the combat-system and the characters.
But the characters and story feel just a little too juvenile for my tastes. It feels like an anime story for a kid, like something you'd see in Shonen Jump.
I think I'm gonna sell my copy and just focus on Dragon Quest VIII for now.
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Post by: desocietas on January 28, 2015, 01:24:22 pm
I played Tales of Symphonia on GameCube for a couple hours yesterday.
It's just not for me. I can see that it has some GORGEOUS animated cutscenes, and that it had a lot of thought put into the combat-system and the characters.
But the characters and story feel just a little too juvenile for my tastes. It feels like an anime story for a kid, like something you'd see in Shonen Jump.
I think I'm gonna sell my copy and just focus on Dragon Quest VIII for now.
Tales games can do that. They can be a little too cutesy, and I have to be in the mood to be in that world. I have a lot of Tales games waiting for me, but I'm not interested in any of them at the moment.
I'm getting a little anxious to get back into Freedom Wars. The bf is really enjoying the few hours of Battleblock Theater that we were playing, but I think I want to jump back into Abyss Odyssey if we could.
Otherwise, I'm still slogging through (and loving) my first full playthrough of Atelier Iris: Eternal Mana. Over 60 hours in, and still so much to do, it seems!
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Post by: Shuy on January 28, 2015, 06:47:38 pm
Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon and Pikmin 3
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Post by: kashell on January 29, 2015, 08:05:49 am
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Otherwise, I'm still slogging through (and loving) my first full playthrough of Atelier Iris: Eternal Mana. Over 60 hours in, and still so much to do, it seems!
The first Atelier Iris is actually the least polished of the three, so I think you'll really enjoy Azoth of Destiny and Grand Phantasm if you like Eternal Mana. I will say Grand Phantasm feels the least like a proper Atelier, though.
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Tales games can do that. They can be a little too cutesy, and I have to be in the mood to be in that world.
I mean...Atelier is far more "cutesy" than Tales but, whatever floats the proverbial boat. ^^()
As for me, I stopped playing FFXII because zzzzz. In the mean time, I've been playing lots of Guilty Gear Xrd and have been attempting to get all of my online related trophies. Thanks to some fine folks on the PSN boards, I have been able to knock out a few of them.
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Post by: desocietas on January 29, 2015, 02:38:35 pm
Tales games can do that. They can be a little too cutesy, and I have to be in the mood to be in that world.
I mean...Atelier is far more "cutesy" than Tales but, whatever floats the proverbial boat. ^^()
As for me, I stopped playing FFXII because zzzzz. In the mean time, I've been playing lots of Guilty Gear Xrd and have been attempting to get all of my online related trophies. Thanks to some fine folks on the PSN boards, I have been able to knock out a few of them.
Haha, you got me there with Tales. I guess it's the parts about the chatter on the field that comes off as a bit "too much" for me. I really enjoyed that mechanic when I was younger, but something about it now doesn't appeal to me unless I'm feeling it. I'm also basing this on Abyss and Symphonia; things could be much different for the newer Tales games (which I'm still buying).
And I'm actually looking forward to the next time I play FFXII, ha. I really enjoyed it (I got stuck in the rich city and quit at that point). The cities can be a bit much, but it was nice when I was in the mood to really explore and take in each new place.
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Post by: davifus on January 29, 2015, 04:14:44 pm
Tales games can do that. They can be a little too cutesy, and I have to be in the mood to be in that world.
I mean...Atelier is far more "cutesy" than Tales but, whatever floats the proverbial boat. ^^()
As for me, I stopped playing FFXII because zzzzz. In the mean time, I've been playing lots of Guilty Gear Xrd and have been attempting to get all of my online related trophies. Thanks to some fine folks on the PSN boards, I have been able to knock out a few of them.
Haha, you got me there with Tales. I guess it's the parts about the chatter on the field that comes off as a bit "too much" for me. I really enjoyed that mechanic when I was younger, but something about it now doesn't appeal to me unless I'm feeling it. I'm also basing this on Abyss and Symphonia; things could be much different for the newer Tales games (which I'm still buying).
And I'm actually looking forward to the next time I play FFXII, ha. I really enjoyed it (I got stuck in the rich city and quit at that point). The cities can be a bit much, but it was nice when I was in the mood to really explore and take in each new place.
FFXII in a nutshell (http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/technology/files/2013/11/Screen-Shot-2013-11-29-at-14.24.42.png)
Bottom of the barrel FF game for me. I had to power level to make things go faster. Stopped at Bahamut (pretty much at the end of the game).
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Post by: stethebubble on February 02, 2015, 01:21:50 pm
Started far cry 4
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Post by: desocietas on February 02, 2015, 01:25:48 pm
Tales games can do that. They can be a little too cutesy, and I have to be in the mood to be in that world.
I mean...Atelier is far more "cutesy" than Tales but, whatever floats the proverbial boat. ^^()
As for me, I stopped playing FFXII because zzzzz. In the mean time, I've been playing lots of Guilty Gear Xrd and have been attempting to get all of my online related trophies. Thanks to some fine folks on the PSN boards, I have been able to knock out a few of them.
Haha, you got me there with Tales. I guess it's the parts about the chatter on the field that comes off as a bit "too much" for me. I really enjoyed that mechanic when I was younger, but something about it now doesn't appeal to me unless I'm feeling it. I'm also basing this on Abyss and Symphonia; things could be much different for the newer Tales games (which I'm still buying).
And I'm actually looking forward to the next time I play FFXII, ha. I really enjoyed it (I got stuck in the rich city and quit at that point). The cities can be a bit much, but it was nice when I was in the mood to really explore and take in each new place.
FFXII in a nutshell (http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/technology/files/2013/11/Screen-Shot-2013-11-29-at-14.24.42.png)
Bottom of the barrel FF game for me. I had to power level to make things go faster. Stopped at Bahamut (pretty much at the end of the game).
Haha, well, I know a lot of folks who agree with you. I'm not a diehard FF fan, though. I enjoy them, but I never played VII or VI or any of the "good" ones but do own a number of them. I found myself drawn a little more to Dragon Quest and other RPGs.
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Post by: abe on February 04, 2015, 09:52:20 am
I've been playing the demo for Code Name S.T.E.A.M. on the 3DS. It's pretty good so far, and I'm considering picking up the game after it releases. I wasn't sure what to expect from the trailers I've seen on the game, but the demo has convinced me that it's worth buying. The Amiibo compatibility in the full release will be cool too.
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Post by: burningdoom on February 04, 2015, 12:09:00 pm
Tales games can do that. They can be a little too cutesy, and I have to be in the mood to be in that world.
I mean...Atelier is far more "cutesy" than Tales but, whatever floats the proverbial boat. ^^()
As for me, I stopped playing FFXII because zzzzz. In the mean time, I've been playing lots of Guilty Gear Xrd and have been attempting to get all of my online related trophies. Thanks to some fine folks on the PSN boards, I have been able to knock out a few of them.
Haha, you got me there with Tales. I guess it's the parts about the chatter on the field that comes off as a bit "too much" for me. I really enjoyed that mechanic when I was younger, but something about it now doesn't appeal to me unless I'm feeling it. I'm also basing this on Abyss and Symphonia; things could be much different for the newer Tales games (which I'm still buying).
And I'm actually looking forward to the next time I play FFXII, ha. I really enjoyed it (I got stuck in the rich city and quit at that point). The cities can be a bit much, but it was nice when I was in the mood to really explore and take in each new place.
Yeah, I wouldn't call it "cutesy" for the Tales of Symphonia. I mean, it didn't have the huge cutesy eyes or furries for characters or anything like that. It just seemed a little juvenile for me. Like I said in the first post regarding it, it felt like a story from Shonen Jump. Something made for little boys that like anime/manga.
I've got to say, though, those animated cutscenes really did look gorgeous, though.
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Post by: desocietas on February 04, 2015, 03:12:41 pm
I fired up Darkest Dungeon last night on Steam, and that game can be intense. It really gives me a good DnD feel about it with some excellent gothic 2D art. It's on early access right now for $20, and both me and the bf played last night and were still jonesing for it after 2am...
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Post by: pacpix on February 05, 2015, 02:09:12 am
I fired up Darkest Dungeon last night on Steam, and that game can be intense. It really gives me a good DnD feel about it with some excellent gothic 2D art. It's on early access right now for $20, and both me and the bf played last night and were still jonesing for it after 2am...
Just watched the trailers for this game on Steam. The game looks awesome! Not sure if I will wait for the full release or purchase the early access, but either way I have no plans on missing this one.
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Post by: funeria on February 07, 2015, 04:38:26 pm
Working through a few right now. Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge (Wii U), Assassin's Creed 3 (Wii U), and Splinter Cell Blacklist (Wii U). Going between NG3 and Assassin's Creed does a number on my brain! XD I play one for a bit and then I'll go to the other and get the combat systems mixed up...
Funeria~
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Post by: desocietas on February 08, 2015, 10:34:00 pm
Spent the weekend playing Starbound - really enjoyable little game :)
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Post by: Warmsignal on February 09, 2015, 03:07:29 pm
Mario Kart SNES is so cheap on 150cc. Just turns the computer into a sack of bricks that can defy all driving physics, and use special items constantly. This is got to be the hardest Mario Kart by far.
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Post by: maximo310 on February 09, 2015, 06:16:57 pm
Mario Kart SNES is so cheap on 150cc. Just turns the computer into a sack of bricks that can defy all driving physics, and use special items constantly. This is got to be the hardest Mario Kart by far.
Thank you. Super Mario Kart on 150cc just felt super cheap, and its probably the reason why I don't really want to play Grand Prix ever again for it.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on February 10, 2015, 10:27:36 pm
Very disappointed to find out that the PS2 Guncon 2 doesn't work on my HDTV. I mean, I kinda had an idea it wouldn't, but now I can't play Time Crisis 2 and Resident Evil Dead Aim like I was hoping to do :\ The downside of not really having a lot of room for a spare old TV.
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Post by: rancesama on February 11, 2015, 12:54:23 pm
Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon and Pikmin 3
Loved playing Fragile Dreams when it first came out. The controls leave a lot to be desired, but dat story tho. The ending has stuck with me for years and is still one of my Wii games I hold in high regards.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on February 11, 2015, 07:28:14 pm
I started my exercising this week, which is mostly centering around DDR right now, so that counts as playing lol I have most of the songs in DDRMAX2, at least of what is available, done on beginner, though anything above 160 is getting really hard, so I haven't completed one of the main songs. Seems to be that playing more eventually unlocks some extra songs.
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Post by: retrogemcollector on February 16, 2015, 03:34:11 am
Xenoblade Chronicles.
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Post by: fighterpilot562 on February 16, 2015, 05:14:52 pm
Wolfenstien the new order
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Post by: burningdoom on February 17, 2015, 02:41:31 am
Just started playing this today and I'm freaking loving it! It blends retro-gaming, action-platforming, RPG-elements, and awesome chip-tune music into one fantastic package.
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Post by: burningdoom on February 17, 2015, 03:36:08 am
In addition to Shovel Knight, I also downloaded this little classic on my Wii U with the left-over credit today. I'm really liking it. Great NES action-platformer with some cool music, and nice controls. And a cool NES intro scene. But dang is it hard! Feels a lot like Mega Man meets Ninja Gaiden.
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Post by: kwchristianson on February 17, 2015, 09:04:03 pm
Playing between Tomb Raider on PS4 and The Legend Of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX on my 3DS
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on February 17, 2015, 09:10:16 pm
Finally giving Majora's Mask it's proper playthrough after abandoning it as a kid due to not liking the time aspect, but I'm gonna see what I think of it now as I'm hoping the small improvements they gave the game with the 3DS version helps me to like it more.
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Post by: amauriel on February 18, 2015, 03:24:12 pm
Also playing Majora's Mask now. I'm through the Deku Dungeon (ugh!) and I'm ready to actually start enjoying the game. :P
They made Odolwa much easier, which was a little annoying, because I remember that boss being HARD and the amazing feeling I had when I took it down the first time. When he started chanting, I made a little noise and Ronalopolis mentioned it. I said it was dredging up memories of the war I had on that boss when I was younger. Then 2 minutes later he was down and I was headed out of the temple. :-\
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Post by: desocietas on February 18, 2015, 08:51:53 pm
Fired up Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate! It's my first Monster Hunter, so I'm taking my time in learning everything. I know a lot of folks who are fanatic about this game, so I wanted to see what the hype was about. If anything, the game uses the 3D feature well.
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Post by: scott on February 18, 2015, 11:41:26 pm
I started playing Pokemon Red again. This time from scratch. Going to attempt collecting all 150 original catchable Pokemon on it. I might Game Genie for New, just for completion's sake.
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Post by: rudy691 on February 19, 2015, 03:35:30 am
currently playing Heroes Of The Storm on [PC]. had the game since I was invited for alpha, but never actually played it. getting really into it now. feels better than LoL without the 20 min laning phase, more teamwork and more action ;)
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Post by: foxhack on February 19, 2015, 05:23:55 pm
The Mortal Kombat reboot.
I'm actually enjoying the new story in the games. I'm currently in the Mortal Kombat 3 part of the story - so about 2/3rds in.
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Post by: deftommo on February 20, 2015, 09:47:11 am
Dark Souls, ICO, and Final Fantasy II
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Post by: jsoup on February 24, 2015, 03:14:27 am
Aside from lots of Warcraft, currently finishing up a recomplete of the Costume Quest 2, this time the PS4 version.
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Post by: DreamsDied13101 on February 24, 2015, 10:26:41 am
Working through Theatrhythm: Curtain Call.
I complete everything so this feels like it could take forever.
Don't get me wrong - I love the game and want to complete every last nook and cranny of it, but it is hard when there are so many other games I have still to play sitting here.
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Post by: abe on February 24, 2015, 10:48:36 am
I've been playing Mega Man X2 through the Mega Man X Collection on the PS2 while I'm waiting for my new Vita memory card to come in the mail. I haven't played X2 in a while, and I forgot how much I love these games. :D After I finish X2 I might try to run through the rest of the Mega Man X series on the compilation disc.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: burningdoom on February 24, 2015, 12:20:30 pm
After beating Super Mario 3D World, I will be starting this game, hopefully today after work. It is one of the reasons I wanted a Wii U to begin with:
I complete everything so this feels like it could take forever.
Don't get me wrong - I love the game and want to complete every last nook and cranny of it, but it is hard when there are so many other games I have still to play sitting here.
Do you count the DLC for completion sake?
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: tafk on February 24, 2015, 03:49:38 pm
You will love it. If you haven't played a Musou game before you're in for a treat. If you have this is one of the deepest and most polished versions of the genre out there. There is a LOT to do in this game so definitely you will have a long time with it.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: burningdoom on February 24, 2015, 04:07:58 pm
^ Oh yeah, I've played them before. It's kind of hard not to play a Dynasty Warriors or Samurai Warriors game with as many as there are out there.
I own a few Dynasty Warriors games and DW: Gundam.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: tafk on February 24, 2015, 04:38:58 pm
^ Oh yeah, I've played them before. It's kind of hard not to play a Dynasty Warriors or Samurai Warriors game with as many as there are out there.
I own a few Dynasty Warriors games and DW: Gundam.
Hey, some people avoid the games like the plague. There are a lot of hardcore gamers and old collectors I know who haven't touched a Musou game. But either way you're in for a great treat. Also a piece of advice, if you hold B, after a roll you will begin to immediately run. Helps SO MUCH and I don't believe it's ever explained to you. Remember that, changes how easily you can play the game for sure.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kamikazekeeg on February 24, 2015, 06:25:01 pm
Never liked Dynasty Warriors, but love Hyrule Warriors. I'd be less interested in the game if it wasn't Zelda, that's for sure lol
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: DreamsDied13101 on February 24, 2015, 07:44:29 pm
That's a good question. I really want to do all of the dlc too, but it looks like it will be nearly $100 for all of it. Which is kind of hard to open my wallet for. Chances are I will get all the dlc too.
Have you played through the game? Anyone know how many hours this bad boy is going to take me?
I complete everything so this feels like it could take forever.
Don't get me wrong - I love the game and want to complete every last nook and cranny of it, but it is hard when there are so many other games I have still to play sitting here.
Do you count the DLC for completion sake?
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: desocietas on February 24, 2015, 08:24:18 pm
That's a good question. I really want to do all of the dlc too, but it looks like it will be nearly $100 for all of it. Which is kind of hard to open my wallet for. Chances are I will get all the dlc too.
Have you played through the game? Anyone know how many hours this bad boy is going to take me?
I complete everything so this feels like it could take forever.
Don't get me wrong - I love the game and want to complete every last nook and cranny of it, but it is hard when there are so many other games I have still to play sitting here.
Do you count the DLC for completion sake?
I haven't played too much of Curtain Call... maybe just a few hours, but it looks like it could take some time... I put in a bit more with the first Theatrythm, and I don't think I'm very close to finishing it :/
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kamikazekeeg on February 24, 2015, 08:38:19 pm
Did anyone get Dragonball Xenoverse? I was curious how it was. The custom character seemed fun, especially since Voice 8 for the guys is done by Takahata from Team Four Star and it's the joke voice. It's literally his version of Nappa being real ridiculous lol But I worry about it being another poor DBZ combat experience.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: maximo310 on February 24, 2015, 10:40:24 pm
Apparently I've heard mixed opinions from some critics, but most of the user reviews I see of it are very positive at the moment. I've heard that its a much better fighting experience than the last few games( ugh battle of z), but the fighting engine for this is pretty good and it seems pretty smooth when you perform actions against your opponent, and the alternate storyline mode is a neat addition as well. The best version seems to be the PS4, but the Xbox One and and PS3 versions are rated above average as well. So I'd reccomend it.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: foxhack on February 24, 2015, 11:48:02 pm
Did anyone get Dragonball Xenoverse? I was curious how it was. The custom character seemed fun, especially since Voice 8 for the guys is done by Takahata from Team Four Star and it's the joke voice. It's literally his version of Nappa being real ridiculous lol But I worry about it being another poor DBZ combat experience.
Wait a sec.
Ghost Nappa is in the game?
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kamikazekeeg on February 25, 2015, 12:27:59 am
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: argyle on February 25, 2015, 06:47:45 am
The Order: 1886 - It's good, not amazing. Set your expectations accordingly & you'll have a good time. I'm playing it in short bursts (mainly because I've been sick since last Friday...).
Tales of Xillia 2 - Fun, but the feeling of deja vu I get from revisiting all of the same areas as the first game hurts it a bit. Not as good as the stand-alone games in the series I've played.
So I'm playing 2 "good, not amazing" games. :-\
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kashell on February 25, 2015, 08:10:39 am
Tales of Xillia 2 - Fun, but the feeling of deja vu I get from revisiting all of the same areas as the first game hurts it a bit. Not as good as the stand-alone games in the series I've played.
That's one of the major complaints about Tales of Xillia 2, but I hope you stick with it because all of the new "stuff" they put into it makes the quest (and the extras) worth it. I spent a good 100 hours with that game unlocking all of the trophies and, if not for the backlog's siren song, I would have sunk in another 100 trying to make new weapons and get everyone up to level 200. ^^
I'm still going through Suikoden V and enjoying it for the most part. It feels like Konami wanted to do anything in their power to extend the game time. Long hallways, long loading times and long random battles. Still, I like the main character and the story, especially since I finally got my castle HQ.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: argyle on February 25, 2015, 09:03:31 am
Tales of Xillia 2 - Fun, but the feeling of deja vu I get from revisiting all of the same areas as the first game hurts it a bit. Not as good as the stand-alone games in the series I've played.
That's one of the major complaints about Tales of Xillia 2, but I hope you stick with it because all of the new "stuff" they put into it makes the quest (and the extras) worth it. I spent a good 100 hours with that game unlocking all of the trophies and, if not for the backlog's siren song, I would have sunk in another 100 trying to make new weapons and get everyone up to level 200. ^^
Oh, definitely sticking with it, I am enjoying it. The combat system is slightly tweaked but really good, I'm a big fan of the missions and I like the cat system. It just isn't grabbing me story-wise like Vesperia, Graces or the original Xillia did.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: rancesama on February 25, 2015, 01:00:20 pm
Currently playing "Bayonetta 2" and "Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate"
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: insektmute on February 25, 2015, 02:31:51 pm
I was dead certain it wouldn't be my thing, but I've been playing Destiny all week and am totally, surprisingly in love with it. Anyone else into it?
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: argyle on February 26, 2015, 06:18:45 pm
I had been ignoring my poor Vita for a while in favor of my 3DS, but I dusted it off last week so I could finish up Rogue Legacy in my downtime at work. So I decided to look for something else to play on it today & remembered Sorcery Saga which I had picked up last year but hadn't even opened yet. Fired it up this afternoon, and I gotta say it's fantastic so far! A true rogue-like, it has great graphics and a lot of charm. Anyone who's a fan of the genre really should pick it up.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: disgaeniac on February 26, 2015, 07:36:27 pm
I had been ignoring my poor Vita for a while in favor of my 3DS, but I dusted it off last week so I could finish up Rogue Legacy in my downtime at work. So I decided to look for something else to play on it today & remembered Sorcery Saga which I had picked up last year but hadn't even opened yet. Fired it up this afternoon, and I gotta say it's fantastic so far! A true rogue-like, it has great graphics and a lot of charm. Anyone who's a fan of the genre really should pick it up.
I seem to remember you & I getting our copies at close to the same times.
If you haven't read it yet -
kashy
posted a review for it on G*Faqs which caught my interest & brought to my attention - a game that had previously been off of my radar!
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kevininja on March 01, 2015, 02:17:39 pm
Currently playing Resident Evil: Revelations for 3DS. One more episode to go and I'm done! ;D
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: desocietas on March 01, 2015, 02:23:48 pm
Played a bunch of Freedom Wars and Starbound last night.
The story for Freedom Wars is pretty lackluster for me, but I really love the combat and fights against the giant mechs (and I don't even like mechs).
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kamikazekeeg on March 02, 2015, 02:23:09 am
I'm about 12 hours into Valkyria Chronicles on PC and really enjoying it, though I have a few quibbles about the game. For one, it feels like they are trying to do a PG rated war setting and there's not a lot of great drama because of it. I don't need blood, guts, and the horrors of war, but it just sorta feels like the game could've used abit more oomph there.
The AI is also kinda super dumb. Lots of times in certain situations, they are forcing themselves to their own deaths. I mean, it made certain sections much easier, but it's a bit annoying. I also kinda don't like how every scene is separated in the book. You watch a cutscene, back to the book, watch a cutscene, back to the book. Sometimes they'll blend two scenes together, but I feel like it should just be the cutscenes all together, book, then battle. I have to wonder how bad it was on PS3 with all the loading screens, cause I'm annoyed and the loading screens are minimal on PC lol
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: rancesama on March 02, 2015, 03:02:34 pm
Just finished playing "Bayonetta 2," best game I have played on the Wii U thus far, and now am moving on to "Akiba's Trip" on the the Vita. I will be playing mine on the PlayStation TV :)
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: doctorlaudanum on March 05, 2015, 02:47:00 am
Been powering my way through Wind Waker for the past few days. (Original GameCube version, too poor to own the shiny HD version.) Currently in the Tower of the Gods. This isn't one of my favorite games of all time for nothing. Everything about it is just so spectacular. I actually really like the sailing element because I think it makes the world seem so big and full of secrets. There's something strangely relaxing about sailing into uncharted waters and seeing what's hidden there. (And yet I'm so terrified of water IRL that water levels genuinely make me anxious. Go figure.) I do remember that it started to drag for me after I went to Hyrule Castle for the first time, though. But those cel-shaded graphics! That cartoony art style! <3
I finally ordered Dark Souls yesterday after hmming and hawwing over it for the past year, but I'm excited to try it out. I just love games that place so much emphasis on raw adventure and exploration. Shame I'm probably definitely going to get my ass kicked five minutes in.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: argyle on March 05, 2015, 09:06:51 am
Just finished playing "Bayonetta 2," best game I have played on the Wii U thus far, and now am moving on to "Akiba's Trip" on the the Vita. I will be playing mine on the PlayStation TV :)
Just out of curiosity, if you plan on playing it on the tv anyway why didn't you pickup the PS3 version instead?
At any rate, I've been interested in hearing some impressions of that one for a bit now so let us know what you think of it. :)
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: disgaeniac on March 05, 2015, 11:12:22 am
Just finished playing "Bayonetta 2," best game I have played on the Wii U thus far, and now am moving on to "Akiba's Trip" on the the Vita. I will be playing mine on the PlayStation TV :)
Just out of curiosity, if you plan on playing it on the tv anyway why didn't you pickup the PS4 version instead?
At any rate, I've been interested in hearing some impressions of that one for a bit now so let us know what you think of it. :)
I'd like to hear impressions/opinions of it too!
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: rancesama on March 05, 2015, 05:59:04 pm
Just finished playing "Bayonetta 2," best game I have played on the Wii U thus far, and now am moving on to "Akiba's Trip" on the the Vita. I will be playing mine on the PlayStation TV :)
Just out of curiosity, if you plan on playing it on the tv anyway why didn't you pickup the PS3 version instead?
At any rate, I've been interested in hearing some impressions of that one for a bit now so let us know what you think of it. :)
I got it as a gift. I actually wanted the PS3 version of the game, but I was given the Vita version. If the game is available on a home console, I usually always go that route. Either way, I am happy to finally be playing it.
I'm a good 4 to 5 hours in right now. The game has charm, and lots of it. As you can probably guess, the game was developed with an Otaku person in mind. In fact, they even refer to you as an Otaku in the game. If you are into the Japanese culture, the charm of the game wont be lost on you. For example, on the big screen TV's around town, you can randomly see former live concerts of real Japanese idols. Another example is when you quick jump to a spot on the map, you are hit with random Japanese advertisements. Maybe its for a drink, maybe some food or a new club opening. Kind of odd, but its cool to see the random ads. While on the topic of ads, the developers likes to place a lot of ads for their other games around the city. Kind of a cool way to do a little self advertising.
The game has multiple endings, and you are asked to make choices on what to say pretty often. Usually you have three options. One is kind of good, one is kind of jerkish and one is pretty Otaku. For example, you get back from cleaning up the streets, they tell you to go back out and do some more fighting. Your answers could be: "Alright, I'm on it!" or "...But I Just got back, do it yourself." or "Right after I finish watching the animes I have on DVR."
The fighting is alright. Your job is to "strip" the bad guys so they are exposed to the sun. They are usually wearing something on their head, body and legs. There are three buttons that are linked to each area of the body. Triangle being head, Circle being body and X being legs. Tapping the button does a normal attack, once you weaken the clothing, you need to hold the button that is associated with the area of clothing you want to rip off. Damage lots of clothing and you can rip off multiple pieces for a chain attack. Your AI controlled character ends up getting in the way a lot. One cool features is how much customization you have over your outfit and weapon. You can customize your headgear, body and legs. You can even go as far as to customize the way you slow walk and your stripping moves.
So far I have had a lot of fun, but mostly for the humor and charm of the game. The battles are alright and the controls feel just a bit off. Also, there are LOADING screens everywhere. Walk into a store, load. Walk out, load. Walk across the street, load. You get the idea. I'll let you know what I think as I get a bit further in.
... sorry for the long post :P
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: fighterpilot562 on March 05, 2015, 08:38:41 pm
COD AW
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: jsoup on March 09, 2015, 05:16:29 am
PSN was having a sale on LEGO games, went ahead and got LEGO Batman 3. I can't help it. These LEGO games have always been reliably entertaining.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: doctorlaudanum on March 09, 2015, 07:33:13 am
Dark Souls arrived. Remember when I said it would take five minutes for me to get my face kicked in? I was wrong. It took less than two minutes for the game to stomp me into paste.
why do I like it so much
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kashell on March 09, 2015, 07:58:28 am
I finished Suikoden V and now I'll be focusing on Muramasa for the Vita. For those that haven't played it, each character has three endings. You need to view each of them while playing on Fury Mode, which is the game's highest difficulty level. I have finished the first ending for each character and I'm about to earn their second endings.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kevininja on March 09, 2015, 01:26:27 pm
Currently playing The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX and Shining Force: The Sword of Hajya on my 3DS.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kraussndhouse on March 09, 2015, 04:25:50 pm
PS1:
Occasionally replaying Valkyrie Profile!
PS2:
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Legends
Currently trying to clear out my PS3 backlog, so on that console I am playing:
1. L.A. Noire 2. Tales of Graces F 3. Final Fantasy XIII trilogy.
PS4:
Assassin's Creed Unity (disappointed so far)
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: disgaeniac on March 10, 2015, 08:08:37 am
just finished CoH2G
and I'm moving on to Hyperdevotion Noire :D
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: doafan on March 10, 2015, 10:30:48 am
Call my old but am playing again the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project but now with my little girl, started this past weekend and it's hard as hell because she still has some issues with the controller and even more hard cause she always select the first mode allows both players to hurt each other with their attacks, I do to use the special attack every time that I have only one energy bar left and instead of the enemies she kills me every damn time ;D
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: burningdoom on March 10, 2015, 12:17:53 pm
^ Ha! I never even knew you could do that in that game. That's funny. I always owned the first 2 TMNT games, but never did get a copy of #3.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: argyle on March 11, 2015, 02:58:14 am
Just finished playing "Bayonetta 2," best game I have played on the Wii U thus far, and now am moving on to "Akiba's Trip" on the the Vita. I will be playing mine on the PlayStation TV :)
Just out of curiosity, if you plan on playing it on the tv anyway why didn't you pickup the PS3 version instead?
At any rate, I've been interested in hearing some impressions of that one for a bit now so let us know what you think of it. :)
I got it as a gift. I actually wanted the PS3 version of the game, but I was given the Vita version. If the game is available on a home console, I usually always go that route. Either way, I am happy to finally be playing it.
I'm a good 4 to 5 hours in right now. The game has charm, and lots of it. As you can probably guess, the game was developed with an Otaku person in mind. In fact, they even refer to you as an Otaku in the game. If you are into the Japanese culture, the charm of the game wont be lost on you. For example, on the big screen TV's around town, you can randomly see former live concerts of real Japanese idols. Another example is when you quick jump to a spot on the map, you are hit with random Japanese advertisements. Maybe its for a drink, maybe some food or a new club opening. Kind of odd, but its cool to see the random ads. While on the topic of ads, the developers likes to place a lot of ads for their other games around the city. Kind of a cool way to do a little self advertising.
The game has multiple endings, and you are asked to make choices on what to say pretty often. Usually you have three options. One is kind of good, one is kind of jerkish and one is pretty Otaku. For example, you get back from cleaning up the streets, they tell you to go back out and do some more fighting. Your answers could be: "Alright, I'm on it!" or "...But I Just got back, do it yourself." or "Right after I finish watching the animes I have on DVR."
The fighting is alright. Your job is to "strip" the bad guys so they are exposed to the sun. They are usually wearing something on their head, body and legs. There are three buttons that are linked to each area of the body. Triangle being head, Circle being body and X being legs. Tapping the button does a normal attack, once you weaken the clothing, you need to hold the button that is associated with the area of clothing you want to rip off. Damage lots of clothing and you can rip off multiple pieces for a chain attack. Your AI controlled character ends up getting in the way a lot. One cool features is how much customization you have over your outfit and weapon. You can customize your headgear, body and legs. You can even go as far as to customize the way you slow walk and your stripping moves.
So far I have had a lot of fun, but mostly for the humor and charm of the game. The battles are alright and the controls feel just a bit off. Also, there are LOADING screens everywhere. Walk into a store, load. Walk out, load. Walk across the street, load. You get the idea. I'll let you know what I think as I get a bit further in.
... sorry for the long post :P
I haven't been checking up on this thread for the past week or so, but thanks for the impressions. It sounds like the type of quirky Japanese game I'll enjoy. :)
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: spac316 on March 13, 2015, 03:46:00 am
Destiny pretty much has a hold on me as of late. I do squeeze in some Smash Bros. 4 though.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kamikazekeeg on March 15, 2015, 03:43:30 am
Tried to play the demo for Code Name: STEAM, but I wasn't really feeling it. Especially so after I had just got done playing Valkyria Chronicles for the first time, which is the same kind of game. Not sure what I wasn't liking other than perhaps not watching enemies move around. You just sorta sit there and hope they come towards you. It seems like it has more general detail to it in comparison, more environmental things to interact with, but eh...I'll be passing on this game. Guess I just want them to port the two Valkyria Chronicles sequels (Not to mention localize the third one) or make a new full sequel that's all pretty and with added depth lol
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: fighterpilot562 on March 15, 2015, 03:47:07 am
GTA 5 heist online. Hoping to run the 4th heist on Sunday.... Only problem is, we need 4 players but always manage to get just 3.....
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: argyle on March 15, 2015, 03:47:32 am
Tried to play the demo for Code Name: STEAM, but I wasn't really feeling it. Especially so after I had just got done playing Valkyria Chronicles for the first time, which is the same kind of game. Not sure what I wasn't liking other than perhaps not watching enemies move around. You just sorta sit there and hope they come towards you. It seems like it has more general detail to it in comparison, more environmental things to interact with, but eh...I'll be passing on this game. Guess I just want them to port the two Valkyria Chronicles sequels (Not to mention localize the third one) or make a new full sequel that's all pretty and with added depth lol
Yeah, I had a feeling this one was just going to sit on my shelf. So I picked up my preorder & the pin, then returned the game to another GS where the guy running the store knew me & knew what I was doing. ;) Swapped it for Dying Light.
EDIT: Fixed typo. Probably shouldn't post after 3:00 am - but insomnia sucks.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kamikazekeeg on March 15, 2015, 04:05:53 am
Tried to play the demo for Code Name: STEAM, but I wasn't really feeling it. Especially so after I had just got done playing Valkyria Chronicles for the first time, which is the same kind of game. Not sure what I wasn't liking other than perhaps not watching enemies move around. You just sorta sit there and hope they come towards you. It seems like it has more general detail to it in comparison, more environmental things to interact with, but eh...I'll be passing on this game. Guess I just want them to port the two Valkyria Chronicles sequels (Not to mention localize the third one) or make a new full sequel that's all pretty and with added depth lol
Yeah, I had a feeling this one was just going to sit on my shelf. So I picked up my preorder & the pin, then returned the game to another GS where the guy running the store new me & new what I was doing. ;) Swapped it for Dying Light.
It seems like it's getting a rather lukewarm reception, so probably was a good idea.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: maximo310 on March 15, 2015, 04:53:22 pm
Tried to play the demo for Code Name: STEAM, but I wasn't really feeling it. Especially so after I had just got done playing Valkyria Chronicles for the first time, which is the same kind of game. Not sure what I wasn't liking other than perhaps not watching enemies move around. You just sorta sit there and hope they come towards you. It seems like it has more general detail to it in comparison, more environmental things to interact with, but eh...I'll be passing on this game. Guess I just want them to port the two Valkyria Chronicles sequels (Not to mention localize the third one) or make a new full sequel that's all pretty and with added depth lol
Yeah, I had a feeling this one was just going to sit on my shelf. So I picked up my preorder & the pin, then returned the game to another GS where the guy running the store new me & new what I was doing. ;) Swapped it for Dying Light.
It seems like it's getting a rather lukewarm reception, so probably was a good idea.
I played the demo, and I liked it for the most part. The only problem is that because of the advanced enemy A.I enemy turns took way too long, and the speedup option don't speed things up too much. It seems like its getting mixed critic scores, but most of the user scores have been positive so far. I'll probably pick it up when it drops in price( hopefully).
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kamikazekeeg on March 15, 2015, 05:41:52 pm
I played the demo, and I liked it for the most part. The only problem is that because of the advanced enemy A.I enemy turns took way too long, and the speedup option don't speed things up too much. It seems like its getting mixed critic scores, but most of the user scores have been positive so far. I'll probably pick it up when it drops in price( hopefully).
I really hated the enemy turns for sure. In Valkyria Chronicles, you got to watch what they were doing and while it could be slow and aggravating at times, it at least gave you something to watch. Less so with STEAM, where you just sorta watched your camera wiggle around for abit until one just happens to see you and rush right at you.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kamikazekeeg on March 15, 2015, 09:25:15 pm
Got back into some Rock Band 3 with the Rock Band 4 hype on the horizon and still very enjoyable. I also found out that Devin Townsend's "Ziltoid the Omniscient" album is up on the Rock Band Network and I somehow missed it. It's not just been added to the RBN, but it's been redone with Ziltoid's talking bit being centered around you, the plastic guitar player, berating you for being a nerd and liking this stuff through the album and it's best played as an album all the way through the 9 songs in order, as you try to show Ziltoid that it's just about fun and enjoying music by the end lol I love Devin, I love Ziltoid, and it just makes me want to see like "Death Ray" show up in Rock Band 4.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: insektmute on March 16, 2015, 02:56:37 pm
As surprised as I am by this, I'm still horribly addicted to Destiny. Currently running a lvl 28 Warlock and just bumped up to lvl 24 with my Titan. I just wish I knew more people who played, though the community of players has generally been pretty solid and on point, a few pairings with scrubs aside.
I'm still mind boggled by some of the scrubs, though. It's a game that really rewards mobility, and yet I've seen more than a few people turtle back not really engaging enemies. I had one Strike mission where my kills were around 159 and the people I was grouped with had around 40-50, despite being a level or two higher than me. I spent almost as much time reviving them as I did killing stuff. Terrible!
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: doafan on March 18, 2015, 12:30:04 pm
^ Ha! I never even knew you could do that in that game. That's funny. I always owned the first 2 TMNT games, but never did get a copy of #3.
The game in this mode is not that hard, when I was a kid used to finished it with my friends, yes there was a time when games can be played with real friends in the same room/house and not with your "online friends" and sometimes alone but right now am proud to say that my daughter and I finally kicked Krang's and Shredder's butts ;D
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: foxhack on March 22, 2015, 09:32:43 pm
Well I WAS playing Dungeons of Dredmor until a super powered Diggle murdered me with a double-strength attack thanks to a counter. Argh!
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: krelyan on March 27, 2015, 06:39:17 pm
I finally "finished" moving so I booted up the ol' 3DS and popped in Monster Hunter 4 that I'd been eager to play. What I didn't realize is that I was about to fall down a deep, deep well. It's going to be a while before I finish unpacking those last few boxes...
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Post by: soera on March 27, 2015, 07:22:24 pm
Been working on Hyrule warriors. Its pretty fun.
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Post by: burningdoom on March 28, 2015, 01:31:25 am
(http://vgcollect.com/images/front-box-art/5521.jpg) Today I played some NES. Started with the ever underrated Legendary Wings from Capcom. Great shoot-em up action with a mixture of fantasy and futuristic-tech as a setting, rather than your normal space-setting. Impressive graphics for an early NES game, too. One of those games that just kicked the crap out of me as a kid, too. Today I got so far, got the level before the last level. But it's one of those shooters that in the later stages, if you die, you lose all of your power-ups; and if you lose all of your power-ups that late in the game, you're screwed. Still, it was a lot of fun.
(http://vgcollect.com/images/front-box-art/5473.jpg) And then after Legendary Wings kicked my ass, I popped in Frankenstein: The Monster Returns by Bandai. Great little action-platform in the same vein as Castlevania. I've heard a lot of people talk trash about it because it's not Castlevania. IMO, that doesn't make it a bad game. It's still a lot of fun to play with some great chip-tune music, and cool little anime-style cutscenes in-between the levels.
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Post by: maximo310 on March 28, 2015, 07:03:19 pm
Still optimizing my scoring on Rayforce. I feel like I'm starting to get the hang of the advanced mechanics, and my scoring is pretty good for Stages 1,2, and 4, and I still have to work on the rest of the stages for 7 and 8-locks. My best on one credit so far is 2.56 million at Stage 6.
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Post by: bobster on March 30, 2015, 07:33:56 pm
I just started Star Ocean: Til the End of Time! I know a few people mentioned needing to start it as well. Now's the time folks!
Only an hour in, but I already have good impressions. For one, there's an automatic setting that continues the dialog after the voice part finishes. In the last two PSP ones that I played, I got so tired of listening to the dialog speak, then still having to press the button to continue. It makes the dialog much more natural having it be automatic.
Also, this game has Progressive Scan option and it looks really great going through my component cables (and through my XRGB mini upscaler). Always love it when you have the option to use a crisper format. For anyone that's looking to play the game, hold Triangle and X as you start up the game. You'll get options to start it in progressive mode with 16:9 (wide screen) or 4:9 (normal square) if you're playing on a modern TV with component cables.
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Post by: turf on March 30, 2015, 07:59:56 pm
WWF Wrestlefest is even better than WWF Superstars. I love this arcade cabinet! Mr. Perfect is... Simply Perfect.
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Post by: foxhack on March 31, 2015, 04:05:07 pm
*gives up on Dungeons of Dredmor*
I got murdered halfway through the dungeon so Im moving on to another game.
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Post by: argyle on April 01, 2015, 12:39:31 pm
I got murdered halfway through the dungeon so Im moving on to another game.
I gave up on one myself this week - Hotline Miami 2. Somehow my save got wiped, and I just was not enjoying that game enough to replay the half or so I had gotten through. It's not just more of the same from the first game - it practically IS the same game. Seriously, if you've played the original but it's been long enough that you've forgotten the level layouts, just replay it & save yourself $15.
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Post by: burningdoom on April 01, 2015, 02:44:02 pm
I'm in the middle of the 2nd Quest of the original Legend of Zelda on NES. I've played through the original quest a million times over, but I think I've only beaten the 2nd Quest, once. So while I do remember some things, a lot of it is new to me again because I've forgotten half of it. Lots of fun!
But damn was dungeon 6 hard to find. I had to look that one up online. Who in their right mind would have thought of blowing the whistle at the graveyard without any clues? I did get one that said "Meet the old man at the graveyard." But I already pushed a gravestone to reveal a heart container cave, so I thought that was what the clue referred to.
This is really making me want a Dogbone-Style controller. As an adult, that little controller's corners really dig into your hands after long play-sessions.
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Post by: fighterpilot562 on April 02, 2015, 12:26:45 pm
Still on the gta 5 kick.....
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Post by: tafk on April 02, 2015, 12:35:14 pm
Still only FFT .......... how do people play multiple games at once?
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Post by: abe on April 02, 2015, 12:37:24 pm
I've been playing Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA 2nd on my PSP since I got it in the mail yesterday. :) I'm having a lot of fun with it and I've noticed that it plays a lot more smoothly than the original Project DIVA. I also like the song selection better than the original. I've also been playing some Minecraft on my PS4 and PS Vita on the side.
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Post by: disgaeniac on April 02, 2015, 12:57:53 pm
I've been playing Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA 2nd on my PSP since I got it in the mail yesterday. :) I'm having a lot of fun with it and I've noticed that it plays a lot more smoothly than the original Project DIVA. I also like the song selection better than the original. I've also been playing some Minecraft on my PS4 and PS Vita on the side.
That reminds me - did you ever get your PS3 fixed or replaced?
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Post by: abe on April 02, 2015, 01:08:28 pm
I've been playing Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA 2nd on my PSP since I got it in the mail yesterday. :) I'm having a lot of fun with it and I've noticed that it plays a lot more smoothly than the original Project DIVA. I also like the song selection better than the original. I've also been playing some Minecraft on my PS4 and PS Vita on the side.
That reminds me - did you ever get your PS3 fixed or replaced?
Neither? ??? It didn't stop working, it just freezes every now and again and I've really only been using it for Netflix and Crunchyroll lately. I'll get back to Tears to Tiara eventually, I swear. :-[
That's quite the eye-catching avatar you've got there, mister. 8)
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Post by: argyle on April 02, 2015, 01:14:37 pm
I've been playing Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA 2nd on my PSP since I got it in the mail yesterday. :) I'm having a lot of fun with it and I've noticed that it plays a lot more smoothly than the original Project DIVA. I also like the song selection better than the original. I've also been playing some Minecraft on my PS4 and PS Vita on the side.
That reminds me - did you ever get your PS3 fixed or replaced?
Neither? ??? It didn't stop working, it just freezes every now and again and I've really only been using it for Netflix and Crunchyroll lately. I'll get back to Tears to Tiara eventually, I swear. :-[
That's quite the eye-catching avatar you've got there, mister. 8)
All in the interests of co-ordinating & matching my avatar to a game I'm currently playing *AND*, simultaneously...matching it up to my trophy card ;)
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Post by: kashell on April 02, 2015, 03:52:44 pm
I've been playing Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA 2nd on my PSP since I got it in the mail yesterday. :) I'm having a lot of fun with it and I've noticed that it plays a lot more smoothly than the original Project DIVA. I also like the song selection better than the original. I've also been playing some Minecraft on my PS4 and PS Vita on the side.
Yeah, I dig the song list in 2nd more than the first game's. I'll be interested to see some of your favorites. I can listen to "Break It, Break It" on a loop.
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Post by: koemo1 on April 02, 2015, 04:22:59 pm
FINALLY beated GTA v!!!
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Post by: abe on April 02, 2015, 05:37:06 pm
I've been playing Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA 2nd on my PSP since I got it in the mail yesterday. :) I'm having a lot of fun with it and I've noticed that it plays a lot more smoothly than the original Project DIVA. I also like the song selection better than the original. I've also been playing some Minecraft on my PS4 and PS Vita on the side.
Yeah, I dig the song list in 2nd more than the first game's. I'll be interested to see some of your favorites. I can listen to "Break It, Break It" on a loop.
I think you're confusing Project Diva 2nd for Project Diva F 2nd. F 2nd is for the PS Vita (and PS3) and it came out roughly 4 years after Project Diva 2nd on the PSP. They do share a few tracks, but "Break It, Break It" is not one of them. Unfortunately, I don't have F 2nd yet. :(
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Post by: koemo1 on April 03, 2015, 02:37:23 pm
Lets play A link to the past Never player this game any tips?
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Post by: burningdoom on April 03, 2015, 08:47:23 pm
Lets play A link to the past Never player this game any tips?
Get ready for one of gaming's greatest experiences! The only advice I have is to explore everything, leave nothing unturned.
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Post by: abe on April 07, 2015, 06:58:36 pm
I'm still playing Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA 2nd on my PSP and GTA V on my PS4, but I recently started Tales of Hearts R on my Vita, and I'm liking it so far. Playing it really makes me wish there was a portable version of Tales of Symphonia for some reason. It's easy to pick up and play, but it's also really easy to play for long periods of time. Though the translation doesn't quite match up at times, I do like that the game has its original Japanese audio. As some have criticized, the dialogue seems like it was originally meant to be voiced in English before they finished, but for whatever reason they didn't end up getting English voices. I hope that we'll get Tales of Innocence R localized at some point as well.
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Post by: kashell on April 08, 2015, 07:57:40 am
I'm still playing Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA 2nd on my PSP and GTA V on my PS4, but I recently started Tales of Hearts R on my Vita, and I'm liking it so far. Playing it really makes me wish there was a portable version of Tales of Symphonia for some reason. It's easy to pick up and play, but it's also really easy to play for long periods of time. Though the translation doesn't quite match up at times, I do like that the game has its original Japanese audio. As some have criticized, the dialogue seems like it was originally meant to be voiced in English before they finished, but for whatever reason they didn't end up getting English voices. I hope that we'll get Tales of Innocence R localized at some point as well.
There are many things I like with this post. Let me count the ways.
1. Tales of Hearts R appreciation
2. Hope for Tales of Innocence R localization
3. Hatsune Miku playing
4. Your new avatar of Kagamine Rin, my second favorite vocaloid
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Post by: rancesama on April 08, 2015, 05:08:53 pm
A little over half way done with "Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked." Trying to beat it before the release of SMT: Devil Survivor 2. I have always been a big fan of Persona games (so pumped for Persona 5) but purchased SMT IV when it came on the 3DS and loved it. It inspired me to go back and play other SMT games. I know the Devil Survivor games are kind of a spin-off but I LOVE grid based strategy games!
Any other SMT games I should go back and play?
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Post by: krelyan on April 08, 2015, 05:39:20 pm
A little over half way done with "Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked." Trying to beat it before the release of SMT: Devil Survivor 2. I have always been a big fan of Persona games (so pumped for Persona 5) but purchased SMT IV when it came on the 3DS and loved it. It inspired me to go back and play other SMT games. I know the Devil Survivor games are kind of a spin-off but I LOVE grid based strategy games!
Any other SMT games I should go back and play?
I still think Nocturne is the best one story-wise, but it is rough to go back and use its demon fusing system after how convenient they've made the system to use over the past 10 years in latter games/remakes.
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Post by: abe on April 08, 2015, 09:59:18 pm
I'm still playing Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA 2nd on my PSP and GTA V on my PS4, but I recently started Tales of Hearts R on my Vita, and I'm liking it so far. Playing it really makes me wish there was a portable version of Tales of Symphonia for some reason. It's easy to pick up and play, but it's also really easy to play for long periods of time. Though the translation doesn't quite match up at times, I do like that the game has its original Japanese audio. As some have criticized, the dialogue seems like it was originally meant to be voiced in English before they finished, but for whatever reason they didn't end up getting English voices. I hope that we'll get Tales of Innocence R localized at some point as well.
There are many things I like with this post. Let me count the ways.
1. Tales of Hearts R appreciation
2. Hope for Tales of Innocence R localization
3. Hatsune Miku playing
4. Your new avatar of Kagamine Rin, my second favorite vocaloid
If Rin's your second favorite, who's your favorite? I really like MEIKO and IA. Rin and Luka aren't too far behind, though I prefer Rin over Luka. I'm excited for IA's first game coming out this summer, do you think you'll import it or hope that it might eventually get localized?
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Post by: kashell on April 09, 2015, 12:28:32 pm
Are you talking about Project Mirai? That's due to come out next month.
Meiko is my favorite. Her featured songs are fantastic, but I just love her overall design.
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Post by: disgaeniac on April 09, 2015, 12:52:17 pm
A little over half way done with "Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked." Trying to beat it before the release of SMT: Devil Survivor 2. I have always been a big fan of Persona games (so pumped for Persona 5) but purchased SMT IV when it came on the 3DS and loved it. It inspired me to go back and play other SMT games. I know the Devil Survivor games are kind of a spin-off but I LOVE grid based strategy games!
Any other SMT games I should go back and play?
I still think Nocturne is the best one story-wise, but it is rough to go back and use its demon fusing system after how convenient they've made the system to use over the past 10 years in latter games/remakes.
Q.F.T.
IMO, you can't go wrong with Nocturne.
Personally, as much as I liked Nocturne...
...I enjoyed the Digital Devil Saga games (yeah, I still think that it could have been done as one game - my biggest/only complaint) just as much (if not a little bit more) than Nocturne.
In fact, IMO, everything "being equal" between the 2 games; I'd give the edge to DDS for dat soundtrack 8)
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Post by: fighterpilot562 on April 09, 2015, 01:25:14 pm
Ive been itching to play a (legit) golf game, one of the tiger woods/pga tour games?
Suggestions? Preferred system ps3
Since sport games can be hit and miss
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Post by: abe on April 09, 2015, 01:40:29 pm
Are you talking about Project Mirai? That's due to come out next month.
No, Project Mirai is still another one of Miku's games. I'm talking about IA/VT Colorful for the Vita. It releases in Japan late June this year. I'm importing it because (I'm fairly certain) the producer said it was very unlikely that it would get localized. It looks pretty amazing from what I've seen so far.
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Post by: kashell on April 09, 2015, 02:12:16 pm
Are you talking about Project Mirai? That's due to come out next month.
No, Project Mirai is still another one of Miku's games. I'm talking about IA/VT Colorful for the Vita. It releases in Japan late June this year. I'm importing it because (I'm fairly certain) the producer said it was very unlikely that it would get localized. It looks pretty amazing from what I've seen so far.
This is the first time I've heard of it. From what I've seen, it looks similar to the PDFs. I'll give some thought to importing it since importing new is really -REALLY- expensive.
Thanks for the information!
EDIT: You know what? The more I looked at it, it reminded more of Gitaroo Man than the two PDFs. Now I'm even more interested.
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Post by: abe on April 09, 2015, 04:26:08 pm
Are you talking about Project Mirai? That's due to come out next month.
No, Project Mirai is still another one of Miku's games. I'm talking about IA/VT Colorful for the Vita. It releases in Japan late June this year. I'm importing it because (I'm fairly certain) the producer said it was very unlikely that it would get localized. It looks pretty amazing from what I've seen so far.
This is the first time I've heard of it. From what I've seen, it looks similar to the PDFs. I'll give some thought to importing it since importing new is really -REALLY- expensive.
Thanks for the information!
EDIT: You know what? The more I looked at it, it reminded more of Gitaroo Man than the two PDFs. Now I'm even more interested.
I never really made the Gitaroo Man connection before, but now that you mention it I can definitely see the similarities. Importing new games from Japan can be pretty expensive, but I find AmiAmi's prices to be pretty decent. IA/VT is only 4400 yen to preorder now from them.
If you're looking to get into even more vocaloid games, Gumi/Megpoid has her own as well (exclusive to Japan). It's called Megpoid: the Music# and it's available on the PSP. It's pretty fun, though I don't have a copy yet it's not too expensive to import now and even the limited edition isn't too expensive.
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Post by: maximo310 on April 09, 2015, 07:25:02 pm
Ive been itching to play a (legit) golf game, one of the tiger woods/pga tour games?
Suggestions? Preferred system ps3
Since sport games can be hit and miss
The only one I have for ps3 is a EU copy of Tiger woods 2008, which is merely ok, but lets you create your avatar to play with. The 6th generation Tiger Woods games are above average, but the 2004 and 2005 versions on GC are annoying that they force you to swap discs at certain points in the game.
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Post by: burningdoom on April 09, 2015, 10:06:25 pm
I just started playing Red Dead Redemption yesterday, and was hooked! I played it for hours on end, and forsee myself wasting so many more hours on it.
It's SO good! The presentation is just outstanding. The atmosphere, the attention to details, the voice-overs, the characters, the setting, it all combines to make it truly feel like you are playing in this gritty, western-movie movie world come to life. And I haven't even gotten into the Undead side of things yet.
The gameplay is like GTA meets Oblivion/Skyrim. Lots of open world to explore, lots of missions to do, locations to discover, and people to meet.
Seriously check this one out if you haven't yet.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on April 10, 2015, 10:50:59 pm
Got Xenoblade Chronicles 3D today and so far it's going well, though it's clear where the hits were taken to make this work on the 3DS. Not that I played the original and have a comparison, just going on its own merits. Performance, it's been running smooth, though slow down in the first Metal Face fight. Textures are where things go bad. Not everything looks bad, but faces look awful. Like maybe above PS1 quality at best. That and just overall crispness is what took the biggest hit for sure I feel. Which I'm fine with, I'd rather the game play better than look better.
Another odd thing is that they didn't seem to have implemented ANY touch controls. Not even for menu's or anything. After using it so much in Majora's Mask and recently Animal Crossing, I had to keep myself from reaching for the stick a few times, thinking I needed it for the menu's lol I guess it's not a bad thing in particular as I don't require touch controls in my games, I just thought it was a bit surprising to not find here.
Game itself is cool though. Sure to enjoy this.
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Post by: desocietas on April 11, 2015, 01:19:42 am
Got Xenoblade Chronicles 3D today and so far it's going well, though it's clear where the hits were taken to make this work on the 3DS. Not that I played the original and have a comparison, just going on its own merits. Performance, it's been running smooth, though slow down in the first Metal Face fight. Textures are where things go bad. Not everything looks bad, but faces look awful. Like maybe above PS1 quality at best. That and just overall crispness is what took the biggest hit for sure I feel. Which I'm fine with, I'd rather the game play better than look better.
Another odd thing is that they didn't seem to have implemented ANY touch controls. Not even for menu's or anything. After using it so much in Majora's Mask and recently Animal Crossing, I had to keep myself from reaching for the stick a few times, thinking I needed it for the menu's lol I guess it's not a bad thing in particular as I don't require touch controls in my games, I just thought it was a bit surprising to not find here.
Game itself is cool though. Sure to enjoy this.
I was excited when this title was announced for the 3DS, but the visuals really made me shy away from getting it. I might still get it eventually, but I already own it on the Wii, and from seeing little bits of it online, it looks beautiful on Wii. The 3DS visuals I saw were just so disappointing comparatively, and I don't have any need to take the game on the go.
Did you pick up a Shulk amiibo? I'm curious what Shulk will do for the game.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on April 11, 2015, 03:15:09 am
I was excited when this title was announced for the 3DS, but the visuals really made me shy away from getting it. I might still get it eventually, but I already own it on the Wii, and from seeing little bits of it online, it looks beautiful on Wii. The 3DS visuals I saw were just so disappointing comparatively, and I don't have any need to take the game on the go.
Did you pick up a Shulk amiibo? I'm curious what Shulk will do for the game.
You get nothing from using Shulk really. You can unlock models and music and you get 3 coins everyday by using Shulk, but you can get coins through streetpass and play coins, so it's mostly unnecessary. Kind of a shame it didn't at least give something unique like Link at least.
And I would say if you have the original Wii version, probably no reason to get the 3DS version unless you just want it portable. It's gonna be far uglier and it doesn't seem to have anything new that I know of. I'd probably almost rather have the Wii version for use on TV, but I hate the wiimote and nunchuck as controls, so yeah lol It's a bare bones, but playable port.
All I know that this game can be rather tough. Regularly get through fights by the skin of my teeth. Tough since it's kinda like a turn based RPG, but you don't have any potions and very little healing lol Like right now I think I pretty much have to just go level up abit so I can even do the next story mission. Kinda don't like that, but I'm still into the game.
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Post by: kashell on April 11, 2015, 11:54:54 am
I started Julian's quest in Romancing SaGa 3. It feels like I'm in high school again because it reminds me so much of SaGa Frontier. I doubt I'll play every character's scenario, but damn am I having fun so far.
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Post by: disgaeniac on April 11, 2015, 01:29:35 pm
I started Romancing SaGa 3!. It feels like I'm in high school again because it reminds me so much of SaGa Frontier. I doubt I'll play every character's scenario, but damn am I having fun so far.
That's "Minstrel Song", or something on the PS2, right?
To date, that's been my one, only, and first foray into the SaGa series. I was
*SO*
going to play through it with each & every one of the characters!
My 1st playthrough was with some girl, that had *something* going on with either: her grandfather, her village, and/or her grandfather's village; or, some such variation/combination of such things, etc.
I completed that playthrough, and, I had had (barely) started a 2nd cycle, and/until...
...The Greatness -
that goes by
the
'name'
(the word "name") here, is an inadequate joke & attempt at -
trying to put into words & describe in (any) tongue...that's spoken by & undertood by us mere mortals of humanity
An experience too vast, exquisite, epic, noble, and ethereal -
...to be done any justice -
bound by and within the limitations of any of our words & languages
That Is: The greatness that goes under the moniker of:
Shadow Hearts: Covenant...
...arrived at my location
and came to my attention.
Needless to say, the Romantics in the SaGa were soon forgotten...
kashy-kash;
If we've talked about it before - I've forgotten what you said, but - I have the 2 (I think that's all there were(?)) SaGa games for the PS1.
I'm assuming that they're both turn-based + can be played & beaten...
...single-handedly; as it were 8)
yes?
Also, are either/both of them:
any good?
worth playing?
anything that you think that I'd like?
Thanks, brudda ;)
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Post by: kashell on April 11, 2015, 03:25:50 pm
There is indeed a Minstrel Song on the PS2. It's a remake of the original Super Famicom Romancing SaGa and a fantastic game once you get over the ugly characters designs.
Both SaGa Frontiers (1 and 2) are super one-handed friendly. You can play them in either order since they're not related except in name only.
SaGa Frontier: plays like the Romancing SaGa titles. You pick one of seven characters and go on a quest that is very open ended. The difference, however, is that each character has their own unique final boss. It sort of gives each character a sense of identity. Still, the highly open ended nature is not for everyone. It may confuse some folks on where to go next to actually move the plot along. Usually, I don't care for this game play style but something about this title did it right. After careful thought, it ends up being my favorite game of all time. Ever. Case closed. Period. QED. Over and out.
SaGa Frontier 2: different from the other SaGas, but still different from most RPGs. There are two scenarios: Gustave's and Wil Knights. Gus' story is more story focused whereas Wil's is more battle/game play focused. Characters from both cross paths. You can play the scenarios in any order and jump between as you like. While the game is very linear, there are still plenty of options for exploration.
So, do I think you'd like them? Well, do you like:
Open-ended progression Addicting battles Unique visuals Amazing music No hand-holding Difficult bosses
If you said yes to any of the above, I say give one (or both) a shot. If you have questions after staring one (or both) holler at yo' bro and I'll help out anyway I can!
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Post by: foxhack on April 11, 2015, 08:59:25 pm
Sleeping Dogs.
I'm at a spot in the story where I HAVE to race downhill against some guy.
I HATE driving in the game. The crappy drifting "system" doesn't help. AT ALL.
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Post by: MJMaranan on April 14, 2015, 02:13:41 am
Playing through Vandal Hearts. Definitely the most straightforward tactical RPG I ever played. No random encounters and side quests are very few.
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Post by: kashell on April 15, 2015, 08:24:24 am
Alongside my Romancing SaGa 3 quest, I'm playing Shinobido 2 on the Vita. When I first played the game a couple of years ago, I wasn't thrilled. Now, I'm really enjoying it. And I damn well should; I love the Tenchu games!
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Post by: argyle on April 15, 2015, 09:43:15 am
I've been hopelessly hooked on Bloodborne since it came out. One of the best games I've played in a while. I never got into the Souls games for whatever reason, but this one really sunk its teeth into me. Tough as nails, but extremely fun & rewarding. And gotta love that Victorian Gothic atmosphere! :D
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Post by: krelyan on April 15, 2015, 10:44:43 am
I've been hopelessly hooked on Bloodborne since it came out. One of the best games I've played in a while. I never got into the Souls games for whatever reason, but this one really sunk its teeth into me. Tough as nails, but extremely fun & rewarding. And gotta love that Victorian Gothic atmosphere! :D
I've been slowing going through Bloodborne but most of the time when I'm playing it I just feel like wanting to play the first Dark Souls game again instead :(. Haven't really gotten the hang of the gun/stun mechanics and still waiting to find a weapon that really grabs me.
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Post by: argyle on April 15, 2015, 10:47:21 am
I've been hopelessly hooked on Bloodborne since it came out. One of the best games I've played in a while. I never got into the Souls games for whatever reason, but this one really sunk its teeth into me. Tough as nails, but extremely fun & rewarding. And gotta love that Victorian Gothic atmosphere! :D
I've been slowing going through Bloodborne but most of the time when I'm playing it I just feel like wanting to play the first Dark Souls game again instead :(. Haven't really gotten the hang of the gun/stun mechanics and still waiting to find a weapon that really grabs me.
Where are you in the game? What's the last boss you've beaten? I can recommend a great weapon if you've gotten far enough to get it. :)
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Post by: foxhack on April 15, 2015, 03:37:26 pm
So I'm playing Sleeping Dogs, doing stuff to get the 100% achievements. I buy a new car, then I race against an undocumented Russian club hostess on a parkour race (yes, really.) Once that's done, I go back to my car and start looking for more collectibles, since beating her at the race unlocks their location on the minimap. I'm going through a one way street, trying to get past some guy that's blocking my way... when this happens.
Where are you in the game? What's the last boss you've beaten? I can recommend a great weapon if you've gotten far enough to get it. :)
Blood Starved Beast (that's the one that poisons I believe?). Saving up to buy Ludwigs as it seemed pretty claymore-y, which were some of my favorite weapons in previous Souls games.
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Post by: doafan on April 15, 2015, 05:57:13 pm
This past weekend I played with my wife Mario RPG where I do have to admit that never expect that she liked this title also spent some hours with my little girl at the Donkey Kong Country and yesterday started playing alone the Contra 3 cause neither my wife or my daughter wanted to play with me, this is the main reason why I want a kiddo now 8)
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Post by: bobster on April 16, 2015, 03:55:40 pm
Trucking through Star Ocean: Till the End of Time. I just unlocked the crafting system and it's infuriating and addicting all at the same time. I spent way too much time making worthless food. I've started crafting some good gear though. Two things of Mythril armor, and two kick ass weapons for Nel and Cliff! Really cool that you can make weapons worth 30k pretty much right out of the gate. I guess since I patented them all, the shops that sell the equipment give me money every half an hour on a battlefield. Might have to leave my PS2 on one of the open fields ;D.
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Post by: kashell on April 17, 2015, 08:09:54 am
Trucking through Star Ocean: Till the End of Time. I just unlocked the crafting system and it's infuriating and addicting all at the same time. I spent way too much time making worthless food. I've started crafting some good gear though. Two things of Mythril armor, and two kick ass weapons for Nel and Cliff! Really cool that you can make weapons worth 30k pretty much right out of the gate. I guess since I patented them all, the shops that sell the equipment give me money every half an hour on a battlefield. Might have to leave my PS2 on one of the open fields ;D.
Despite some of my issues with the game, I'm right there with you: the crafting system is super fun. Be sure to save your game before you attempt to make the Philosopher's Stone. I had to reset the game a couple of times, but some folks had to retry 10 to 15 times to get. The results are well worth it, though!
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Post by: bobster on April 17, 2015, 10:32:21 am
Trucking through Star Ocean: Till the End of Time. I just unlocked the crafting system and it's infuriating and addicting all at the same time. I spent way too much time making worthless food. I've started crafting some good gear though. Two things of Mythril armor, and two kick ass weapons for Nel and Cliff! Really cool that you can make weapons worth 30k pretty much right out of the gate. I guess since I patented them all, the shops that sell the equipment give me money every half an hour on a battlefield. Might have to leave my PS2 on one of the open fields ;D.
Despite some of my issues with the game, I'm right there with you: the crafting system is super fun. Be sure to save your game before you attempt to make the Philosopher's Stone. I had to reset the game a couple of times, but some folks had to retry 10 to 15 times to get. The results are well worth it, though!
I've already gotten to the point smithing where I have to save before each craft lol. I have no money currently, but I was shooting at the 3-4k options so I couldn't take many failures lol. I read a little bit about the Philosopher's stone, but I'm way far away from that. I don't even have any NPCs right now.
Lucky for me, running out of money has forced me to move on with the story. In Druggas Forest currently.
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Post by: argyle on April 20, 2015, 09:25:17 am
I finished up Bloodborne this weekend & was looking for something else to play last night. Don't wanna jump into another RPG right now, because I'm waiting on The Witcher 3. And I still need to finish Xillia 2, which I'll work on this week, but last night I wanted to play something more...mindless. ;)
Tried to get back into Shadows of Mordor after getting sidetracked away from it last Fall. That game is NOT friendly to go back to after a long break - the controls are very complex (overly so, IMO) and the in-game controller mapping only shows the basics. And in line with modern gaming, of course there's no manual. >:(
So I popped in Dying Light, which I had previously just played the very beginning of. It was easy to get back into & pretty fun. Definitely the mindless action I was looking for. So I may trade off between that & Xillia 2 for now. :)
If anyone wants to see me hit a zombie in the head w/ some firecrackers, and the resulting insanity courtesy of her hammer-wielding friend, well here ya go! :D
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on April 21, 2015, 09:30:31 pm
About 7 hours into Xenoblade Chronicles 3D, but I feel it just isn't right for the handheld. It wasn't ported very well, too much was lost graphically from the Wii, and it gets rather hard to keep track of the action going on. Nothing really wrong with the game itself, it's alright, though abit mindless and barren with it's sidequests and huge areas, but still a solid game. Think I might just go trade it in or sell it off and put it towards something else. Got a feeling that maybe they should avoid porting from Wii and downgrading it to the 3DS, especially for a larger game like Xenoblade or if they think about a Zelda. Smarter choice is to go HD and bring it to the Wii U. Game would be DRASTICALLY improved by using the gamepad to select attacks I think.
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Post by: abe on April 21, 2015, 10:09:44 pm
I've been slacking on some of my games I'm currently playing, but I've been studying for finals so it's hard to get a lot of time in to sit down and really enjoy anything. As a result, I've been playing short bursts of Surgeon Simulator on the PS4 here and there. It's really fun and really frustrating at the same time, making for an interesting experience. The trophies are pretty fun challenge too. While I'd like to try to get the platinum trophy, it's probably a little bit out of my reach. One of the trophies requires you to obtain an A++ rank on every surgery, which is pretty crazy. :o
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Post by: burningdoom on April 22, 2015, 01:03:44 am
It feels like a last-gen Red Dead Redemption. There are similar themes, missions, and aesthetics. But not as good as graphics, not as good of production-values, and not quite open-world, more like open-areas that you unlock as you go.
But it does have solid gameplay and a well-thought out story.
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Post by: MJMaranan on April 22, 2015, 02:10:26 am
Definitely enjoyed Thomas Jane and Kris Kristofferson's performance and the story of Gun than I did with Red Dead Redemption.
Back on topic... Playing Vandal Hearts and without spoiling anything, I believe I'm in the climax of the story. Also doing whatever little optional mission there is.
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Post by: eliandra on April 22, 2015, 04:13:18 am
Went late to bed, because Dragon Quest Monsters 3D had sucked me in so hard again^^;. But I finished my first SS rank monster, which was the Black Dragon and beat two endbosses in two of the postgames story. Damn...this game is so good ;)
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Post by: disgaeniac on April 22, 2015, 09:19:31 am
I finished up Bloodborne this weekend & was looking for something else to play last night. Don't wanna jump into another RPG right now, because I'm waiting on The Witcher 3. And I still need to finish Xillia 2, which I'll work on this week, but last night I wanted to play something more...mindless. ;)
Tried to get back into Shadows of Mordor after getting sidetracked away from it last Fall. That game is NOT friendly to go back to after a long break - the controls are very complex (overly so, IMO) and the in-game controller mapping only shows the basics. And in line with modern gaming, of course there's no manual. >:(
So I popped in Dying Light, which I had previously just played the very beginning of. It was easy to get back into & pretty fun. Definitely the mindless action I was looking for. So I may trade off between that & Xillia 2 for now. :)
If anyone wants to see me hit a zombie in the head w/ some firecrackers, and the resulting insanity courtesy of her hammer-wielding friend, well here ya go! :D
Was the Bloodborne plat difficult, Greg?
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Post by: argyle on April 22, 2015, 12:27:52 pm
I finished up Bloodborne this weekend & was looking for something else to play last night. Don't wanna jump into another RPG right now, because I'm waiting on The Witcher 3. And I still need to finish Xillia 2, which I'll work on this week, but last night I wanted to play something more...mindless. ;)
Tried to get back into Shadows of Mordor after getting sidetracked away from it last Fall. That game is NOT friendly to go back to after a long break - the controls are very complex (overly so, IMO) and the in-game controller mapping only shows the basics. And in line with modern gaming, of course there's no manual. >:(
So I popped in Dying Light, which I had previously just played the very beginning of. It was easy to get back into & pretty fun. Definitely the mindless action I was looking for. So I may trade off between that & Xillia 2 for now. :)
If anyone wants to see me hit a zombie in the head w/ some firecrackers, and the resulting insanity courtesy of her hammer-wielding friend, well here ya go! :D
Was the Bloodborne plat difficult, Greg?
I never said I platted it. ;)
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Post by: disgaeniac on April 22, 2015, 12:33:06 pm
I wasn't implying that you said that, Greg...
...I was just asking if the trophy list for the plat was a really difficult one, or not ;)
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Post by: argyle on April 22, 2015, 12:40:42 pm
...I was just asking if the trophy list for the plat was a really difficult one, or not ;)
Well everything about the game is difficult, so yeah. :P Some of the optional boss fights are pretty nasty.
How long did it take you to beat it?
About 70 hours. My final save was 71 I believe, but I put about an hour into the NG+ just to see what it was like.
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Post by: doafan on April 24, 2015, 09:53:37 am
Even when I barely have free time to play have to say that the Donkey Kong Country is now at stand by since the arrival of the Contra III - The Alien Wars but am still playing Super Mario RPG, this time my little daughter is now helping me where we already have reached the Bowser's Keep but definitely will not start this level until I upgrade the levels of my characters, at my experience of this kind of games already know that the battles here will be a pain in the ass so prefer to be at least at level 50 before we attempt to finish this game :-\
Finished up the plat for HDN Noire (my 14th!) on Sunday morning and...
...after inserting & ejecting multiple discs in and out of multiple systems for waaay longer than I care to think about or admit :-[
I've settled/decided on going with Awakened Fate UltimatumCriminal Girls next.
Good choice. ;) It's alright but I got a little bored of it. It's a fairly easy plat too. :)
Yeah, it's trophy list doesn't look too bad. Lotsa' silvers too!
How long did the platinum take you?
I haven't gotten it yet, but I can't imagine it would take any more than 50 hours.
*Makes appropriate avatar change*
I'm not sure who she is yet because, I haven't gotten her yet *but* she's my favorite!
Do you know her name and/or when I get her?
Nope. I don't think I got that far. :(
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on April 29, 2015, 03:27:59 pm
Decided to go back and start playing through Super Mario 64 DS. After my disappointment in the Xenoblade Chronicles port, here is a port that it did great, really improving and adding new stuff to the game. I forgot how much they had added to it when you end up starting out the game as Yoshi instead of Mario lol
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Post by: desocietas on April 29, 2015, 07:36:44 pm
Decided to go back and start playing through Super Mario 64 DS. After my disappointment in the Xenoblade Chronicles port, here is a port that it did great, really improving and adding new stuff to the game. I forgot how much they had added to it when you end up starting out the game as Yoshi instead of Mario lol
A friend is playing Xenoblade Chronicles X on his Japanese Wii U on Twitch, and it's funny how many people come in asking "can this be played on the 3DS" or "how is the 3D in this?" or "do you think they'll port this to the old 3DS?"
One: for some reason they think it's Xenoblade Chronicles 3DS, two: they don't realize that everything's in Japanese and the title of the broadcast says "Xenoblade Chronicles X on the Wii U," and three: no - they're not going to port the newer, bigger sequel to the smaller, older 3DS model -_____-
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on May 02, 2015, 12:30:57 am
Been a long time since I played it, but decided to get back to playing BK: Nuts & Bolts. Don't remember how far I got originally in it, but a good ways for sure, I don't know exactly, but on its own it is a good game. Among the BK fans, you might as well just be speaking of death, as I am one of those too lol At the time, it was the game that no one really wanted. Interesting to some, but to those wanting Banjo-Threeie, it was basically a slap in the face. To the point that they even mocked platform gaming and the collectathon's as being old and outdated.
On its own, I like the building aspect, it reminds me a lot of Kingdom Hearts Gummi Ships, just with more variety due to being able to build planes, boats, and land vehicles, or a mixture of any of them. Levels are abit bland, but it all looks pretty nice.
Sadly, as the game represented to many what felt like the end of Banjo-Kazooie and ever getting a proper sequel, it is also representative of nail in the coffin of Rare as they haven't made anything but Kinect games for the past 7 years.
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Post by: dlundh on May 04, 2015, 08:42:40 am
I'm playing Sine Mora (PS3 and PS Vita) and also some Trials Fusion on PS4 because my son loves that game.
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Post by: turf on May 04, 2015, 10:10:04 am
KoToR was on sale in the Apple App Store last week for $2.99. I downloaded it on my son's iPad. This is such a good game. I love it. I'm sucked in all over again. This might be some of the best $3 I've ever spent.
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Post by: fighterpilot562 on May 04, 2015, 10:21:19 am
WWF No Mercy and 1st Tony Hawk, N64
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Post by: MJMaranan on May 05, 2015, 01:57:01 am
KoToR was on sale in the Apple App Store last week for $2.99. I downloaded it on my son's iPad. This is such a good game. I love it. I'm sucked in all over again. This might be some of the best $3 I've ever spent.
When I got the game for PC, I could definitely relate! Always played the Scout origin, then I went with Soldier. Never enjoyed the Scoundrel path.
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Post by: turf on May 05, 2015, 08:46:45 am
KoToR was on sale in the Apple App Store last week for $2.99. I downloaded it on my son's iPad. This is such a good game. I love it. I'm sucked in all over again. This might be some of the best $3 I've ever spent.
When I got the game for PC, I could definitely relate! Always played the Scout origin, then I went with Soldier. Never enjoyed the Scoundrel path.
I'm always the soldier. And, I'm too nice to even play a game as evil. I've tried it on Fable and KoToR. I just can't be evil enough.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on May 05, 2015, 03:56:41 pm
KoToR was on sale in the Apple App Store last week for $2.99. I downloaded it on my son's iPad. This is such a good game. I love it. I'm sucked in all over again. This might be some of the best $3 I've ever spent.
When I got the game for PC, I could definitely relate! Always played the Scout origin, then I went with Soldier. Never enjoyed the Scoundrel path.
I'm always the soldier. And, I'm too nice to even play a game as evil. I've tried it on Fable and KoToR. I just can't be evil enough.
That's me in most games that involve you either being good or evil. Fallout, Mass Effect, Etc...I'm too nice lol
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Post by: kashell on May 07, 2015, 09:48:09 am
I finally got the platinum in Shinobido 2. Now, I'm thinking I'm going to play Luminous Arc 2 on the DS. As for my side game, I'm probably going to alternate between Space Channel 5 and Jet Grind Radio.
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Post by: disgaeniac on May 07, 2015, 11:18:06 am
I finally got the platinum in Shinobido 2. Now, I'm thinking I'm going to play Luminous Arc 2 on the DS...
Congrats on the Shinobido 2 plat kash! ;D
How difficult & long of a plat was it?
Luminous Arc 2's next to play, you say; eh?
Did you get the pair intending to maybe (eventually) replay LA1 someday too?
I'll be looking forward to hearing your thoughts (I've never played a LA game), reading your review, and (don't forget!) hearing what you think + how much you like/dislike the music on the CD.
Me?
I've reached (and I'm a bit more than halfway through Criminal Girls') "Silver-Streak" portion of the game.
For those (the rest) of you, myself included, with the misfortune of of not having the 1st half of a name of "Kash"...
...and the 2nd half of said name ending in a "Hell" (ie. those of you who don't actually keep up with each other as closely + with as much interest; as do I and my classy, kashy-pooh :P
- what this means is that, in an extremely 'un-Nis-ish' finish; the trophy list (with a total of 37 trophies) of *this* N1 game consists of:
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Post by: kashell on May 07, 2015, 11:49:16 am
Have I ever mentioned that alliterations arouse me? Mercy me, that one about the silvers was, dare I say, super-stupendous.
Shinobido 2's platinum took 30 hours, but it felt a lot longer due to all of the repetition/trial & error. The last trophy I got before platinum was one of the "collect all of these things" trophies and it took lots of restarts to get it. Still, nothing too difficult. Especially if you abuse the hell out of alchemy.
I've actually played (and finished) the first Luminous Arc about seven years ago. I have a review on GameFAQs if you're interested in reading it. ^^ After reading through the instructions in the Luminous Arc 2, it looks like it will be more of the same but with some subtle changes. I'm excited to dive into a heavier game that I can take on the go.
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Post by: desocietas on May 07, 2015, 02:11:40 pm
I tried out Rollers of the Realm last night, and it's pretty cute! I'd heard mixed reviews, but I thought the voice acting was cute, and the story so far is nice. More of a puzzle-y pinball game in how they have some of the "tables" laid out.
Also have been playing 10000000 which is terribly addictive and simple in a way. I can see how it was initially an iOS game - quick sessions and easy to come back to. Hopefully I can "finish" it soon and put it away without feeling the need to play it all the time, ha.
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Post by: argyle on May 08, 2015, 11:07:37 am
I tried out Rollers of the Realm last night, and it's pretty cute! I'd heard mixed reviews, but I thought the voice acting was cute, and the story so far is nice. More of a puzzle-y pinball game in how they have some of the "tables" laid out.
Also have been playing 10000000 which is terribly addictive and simple in a way. I can see how it was initially an iOS game - quick sessions and easy to come back to. Hopefully I can "finish" it soon and put it away without feeling the need to play it all the time, ha.
I caught Rollers of the Realm in a sale a couple months back and I've really enjoyed what time I've put into it. It isn't one I play for long stretches, but it's a great pick-up-and-play game between more "meaty" games.
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Post by: kashell on May 11, 2015, 08:03:20 am
I started a new file in SaGa Frontier 2. I always forget how creative this game is until I see it on my screen. I also attempted to start Jet Grind Radio, but I'm not very good at it. ;__; I was never good at any of those sorts of games, but that doesn't stop the game from being fun.
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Post by: bobster on May 11, 2015, 09:02:32 am
I started a new file in SaGa Frontier 2. I always forget how creative this game is until I see it on my screen. I also attempted to start Jet Grind Radio, but I'm not very good at it. ;__; I was never good at any of those sorts of games, but that doesn't stop the game from being fun.
Jet Grind Radio is a blast! Truth be told I wasn't very good at it either :-[. I've been thinking about playing Jet Set Radio Future soon but I want to wait until I get the HD cables for the xbox.
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Post by: weirdfeline on May 11, 2015, 09:30:05 am
I'm playing through the main story of Grand Theft Auto V for the first time. I'm about halfway through now but it's hard to stay focused since there's so many things to do in the game.
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Post by: retrogemcollector on May 11, 2015, 11:55:00 pm
Deadpool
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Post by: MJMaranan on May 12, 2015, 01:54:15 am
Ditched Vandal Hearts and have officially become addicted to Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Bought The Elder Scrolls Anthology around it's release but only started playing my Steam game around a week ago.
I'm always the soldier. And, I'm too nice to even play a game as evil. I've tried it on Fable and KoToR. I just can't be evil enough.
Scoundrel is part of the origins you get to choose for your character. Or was it smuggler? Anyway, sorry for the misunderstanding.
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Post by: doafan on May 12, 2015, 08:07:25 pm
Started to play Crossy Road this weekend at the office cellphone, hard as hell, no matter which animal or person I use they always kick my ass before even reach the Top 100 :-\
KoToR was on sale in the Apple App Store last week for $2.99. I downloaded it on my son's iPad. This is such a good game. I love it. I'm sucked in all over again. This might be some of the best $3 I've ever spent.
When I got the game for PC, I could definitely relate! Always played the Scout origin, then I went with Soldier. Never enjoyed the Scoundrel path.
I'm always the soldier. And, I'm too nice to even play a game as evil. I've tried it on Fable and KoToR. I just can't be evil enough.
That's me in most games that involve you either being good or evil. Fallout, Mass Effect, Etc...I'm too nice lol
I am very obsessed with experiencing as much of the story in a game as a can.
Not really obsessed with getting every trophy. But I want to hear every voice over, see every cutscene, and play every side quest.
Infamous 1 & 2 I played through both good and evil. But I had to play evil in shorter sessions. Can't explain it I'd just feel bad, sick, and dirty if I played it as truly evil for more than two hours in one sitting.
Playing Okami HD on PS3 right now and really getting into it.
Once the 20 minute opening sequence is over and you actually get to play it it's amazing. Very beautiful, creative, and hard to put down. I'm 4 hours in so far.
It's kinda like Windwaker with a dog and brush puzzles.
They give you an option to bite people but I only ever do that by accident.
No idea if doing it regularly actually impacts gameplay but it it doesn't feel like the right thing for a creature that has flowers growing across the ground as they run to do.
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Post by: turom on May 18, 2015, 08:50:40 am
Played exclusively Bloodborne last month so now I have my Platinum i'm going back on clearing some other games I started before BB ate all my free-time (and my soul):
Story of Thor 2
Shadow of Mordor DLCs
Apotheon
Wolfenstein the New Order
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Post by: disgaeniac on May 18, 2015, 08:59:27 am
Persona 4 Golden
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on May 19, 2015, 12:03:03 am
Witcher 3. Definite improvement over the previous game. I didn't get too deep into that one, I thought it was overall abit clunky which can turn me off a game fairly quickly.
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Post by: doctorlaudanum on May 19, 2015, 12:56:38 am
I got sucked into the Kingdom Hearts series again. Send help.
I'm enjoying the GBA version of Chain of Memories a lot more than I ever remembered, and I haven't touched that version in almost ten years. Not sure why I'm having so much trouble with Marluxia when my younger self was able to beat him in her sleep.
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Post by: stealthrush on May 20, 2015, 08:53:47 pm
Ultra Street Fighter IV, Sega All-Star Racing, and Neo Contra.
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Post by: MJMaranan on May 21, 2015, 01:26:29 am
Feel like I need to restart Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim because of the points I wasted. :-\
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Post by: burningdoom on May 21, 2015, 01:22:51 pm
Feel like I need to restart Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim because of the points I wasted. :-\
There are so many easy ways to level-up in Skyrim. Check the internet for ways. One famous way is creating iron daggers at the forge which is incredibly cheap and easy to do.
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Post by: deftommo on May 28, 2015, 10:23:31 am
Dark Souls 2: SotFS Bayonetta Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 Final Fantasy X-2
As I finish these I have Nier, MGS: Peace Walker, and MGSV lined up.
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Post by: fighterpilot562 on May 28, 2015, 11:34:35 am
Nothing in a couple weeks.... I am a terrible gamer. :'(
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Post by: pacpix on May 29, 2015, 12:50:07 am
I've got myself addicted to Old School RuneScape. Been trying to quit the damn game for nearly eight years, but I always somehow end up playing it again. I do not have as much hatred towards the current version of the game as many others do, but I am enjoying the feel of old school much more.
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Post by: MJMaranan on May 29, 2015, 02:11:55 am
Still playing as an Imperial in Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Clearing out dungeons and thinking of making a particular location as my fort.
Although, thinking of finishing Vandal Hearts since I'm so near to finishing.
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Post by: turf on May 29, 2015, 12:42:50 pm
Knights of the Old Republic could possibly be the best game ever made. I love it. I'm still playing through it.
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Post by: burningdoom on May 29, 2015, 12:55:38 pm
Knights of the Old Republic could possibly be the best game ever made. I love it. I'm still playing through it.
I really tried to like it because I've heard so much good about it, and I usually like BioWare RPGs. But I'm just not a Star Wars guy. I'm a comic book and Star Trek guy. I couldn't get into it.
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Post by: krelyan on May 29, 2015, 01:09:17 pm
I'm lukewarm on Star Wars as a whole and thought Knights of the Old Republic is not only the best Star Wars media but also the best Bioware game I'd played.
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Post by: soera on May 29, 2015, 02:21:35 pm
If only a few hours to play - MK X still If lots of hours - Witcher III
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on May 30, 2015, 03:36:02 am
Been doing both multiplayer and singleplayer in Splatoon and it's a pretty fun game. Super casual, colorful, very enjoyable. I think my only real complaint is the lack of variety in maps. They only allow two maps out of the 6 to be playable at a time, changing them up I think every few hours, so you mostly just end up replaying the maps a lot. I guess they did this so you are more likely to learn the maps, but when you are replaying the maps in a quick pace due to the game times and fast turnaround, you are on those two maps a lot lol Still fun though.
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Post by: kashell on June 01, 2015, 08:08:10 am
I finished Luminous Arc 2 over the weekend and finally got some damn good progress in Atelier Shallie. I just reached Chapter 5. The amount of detail in this game is fantastic. The game play, the graphics, the music and everything else continues to surprise me.
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Post by: abe on June 01, 2015, 09:49:49 am
For a whole month while I was away camping in (mostly) California, I played Rune Factory 3 on my DS. It was very enjoyable and even had some aspects I preferred over Rune Factory 4. Since I've gotten back, I've bought Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA F 2nd (PS Vita) and have started playing that and intend to get the platinum trophy. After Lord of Magna: Maiden Heaven (3DS) releases tomorrow I anticipate playing that quite a bit as well.
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Post by: kashell on June 01, 2015, 10:12:28 am
Ye gods, the platinum trophy in PDF 2 was a real pain. It only takes about 30 to 40 hours, but the amount of grinding needed makes it seem longer. By the time I got it, I was fed up with looking at the vocaloid's darling faces. @_@ Good luck!
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Post by: abe on June 01, 2015, 10:54:10 am
Ye gods, the platinum trophy in PDF 2 was a real pain. It only takes about 30 to 40 hours, but the amount of grinding needed makes it seem longer. By the time I got it, I was fed up with looking at the vocaloid's darling faces. @_@ Good luck!
Would you say the Diva room related trophies were much worse/more of a pain to get than the ones for the first Project DIVA f? I haven't really taken a good look at all the trophies for F 2nd yet and I was assuming they'd be more or less the same as f.
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Post by: kashell on June 01, 2015, 11:05:00 am
They're worse. Since a good chunk of the stuff you need to unlock comes from the Diva rooms, you'll be spending lots of time in them. Lots. I always suggest to folks that they should deal with them as they unlock new songs, select different levels of difficulty, etc. Don't wait until you're done with all of the music and side stuff (AR Concerts, artwork, etc.) and it will be much less painful.
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Post by: weirdfeline on June 02, 2015, 05:15:53 pm
I'm playing Murdered: Soul Suspect.
Well, I'm pretty much done playing it now since I'm at the end of the game I just need to get some collectables before I play the last level.
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Post by: foxhack on June 02, 2015, 05:49:13 pm
Well, I'm pretty much done playing it now since I'm at the end of the game I just need to get some collectables before I play the last level.
I uh. Hope you got all the collectibles from the museum on the first try, because you won't be able to get them during the end game. >_>
I actually had to replay the game to get those last few ones, the achievement popped as soon as I picked 'em up, the game kept track of what I was missing.
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Post by: abe on June 03, 2015, 11:33:32 am
After picking up my preorder for Lord of Magna: Maiden Heaven (3DS) and putting in a few hours so far, I must say I'm really enjoying it. :) It's a strategy RPG that plays kinda like something like a top-down Valkyria Chronicles with hordes of enemies to destroy that also makes it feel a little like a game from the Warriors franchise.
I've also put a few hours into Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA F 2nd (PS Vita) and cleared every song on Normal and have begun to work through hard. Either I'm really rusty, or F 2nd is giving me a lot more trouble than f.
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Post by: turom on June 04, 2015, 05:47:53 am
I finally decided to get the last trophies for that damn platinum on Muramasa Rebirth, so everyday I progress a bit more into the Fury Mode play through (you have 1HP and everything kills you in one hit). This is really exciting and a lot more enjoyable than I expected, but.. yeah I have like 50+ retry on every boss battle. That's tough but now I realize that's how the gameplay of this fantastic game shines at its best.
And on evenings my wife and myself goof around in Zelda Skyward Sword, very linear game but truely enjoyable. i just wish I could play it with a controller :|
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Post by: kashell on June 04, 2015, 03:48:45 pm
I finally decided to get the last trophies for that damn platinum on Muramasa Rebirth, so everyday I progress a bit more into the Fury Mode play through (you have 1HP and everything kills you in one hit). This is really exciting and a lot more enjoyable than I expected, but.. yeah I have like 50+ retry on every boss battle. That's tough but now I realize that's how the gameplay of this fantastic game shines at its best.
That was one of the most fun platinum trophies to get. I felt the same way as you about Fury Mode. I went in thinking it would be impossible but it ended up being my favorite mode. I'm sure you know this already, but always keep a supply of Whetstone on you since your sword's stamina bars are your new life bars. Other than that, have a great time and don't worry about cursing on Momohime's last boss. Those f***ing falling rocks are AWFUL.
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Post by: turom on June 05, 2015, 10:33:07 am
That was one of the most fun platinum trophies to get. I felt the same way as you about Fury Mode. I went in thinking it would be impossible but it ended up being my favorite mode. I'm sure you know this already, but always keep a supply of Whetstone on you since your sword's stamina bars are your new life bars. Other than that, have a great time and don't worry about cursing on Momohime's last boss. Those f***ing falling rocks are AWFUL.
Yeah Whetstones FTW! I like the fact that you have to actually build a strategy for each boss battles and select your swords both for DPS and invincibility frames/stun potential of their special attacks. I heard the DLCs bosses were really tough on Fury mode, I'm looking forward to take the challenge!
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Post by: weirdfeline on June 05, 2015, 05:56:17 pm
Well, I'm pretty much done playing it now since I'm at the end of the game I just need to get some collectables before I play the last level.
I uh. Hope you got all the collectibles from the museum on the first try, because you won't be able to get them during the end game. >_>
I actually had to replay the game to get those last few ones, the achievement popped as soon as I picked 'em up, the game kept track of what I was missing.
Ugh really? I thought that was the only area I was able to go back to?
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Post by: davifus on June 09, 2015, 11:38:19 am
Fallout 3 on Very Hard difficulty
I have already beat Fallout 3 before a long time ago. Now, replaying it on very hard... WOW is it rough. Best chance of survival in the beginning If you go through the main story first are laser weapon and hoping for the critical hit. It crazy how Super mutant can take a missile dead on their torso.
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Post by: soera on June 11, 2015, 08:59:17 am
48 hours later ... Im totally engrossed in Elder Scrolls online. If any of you guys are on the PS4 North American server, let me know on here. :)
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Post by: burningdoom on June 12, 2015, 08:22:55 pm
Started playing this last night, but I just couldn't get into it. I really wanted to like it, becuase it does have a really cool, gothic/horror style to it.
But it's just such an ugly looking game, even by PS1 standards. It looks like a box of crayons, and generic crayons at that, puked all over the screen and just kind of blobbed together.
If the game was fun, that might be forgiven. Unfortunately, it's not. The enemies are few and far in-between. And the battle-system, yikes, you have to placed just right, and facing in just the perfect direction that the game wants, or else you will be hacked to death while completely missing the enemy (even though it looks like you should be hitting them). The level-design really is non-existant, you just go until you get to the next area.
So disappointed. The EGM review of this game sounded so promising. Must have been paid-off for that review.
Now this on the other hand...oh man am I having fun with this game! This is easily one of the best platformers on PS1. I was playing last night, and I didn't even realize how much time had gone by, I look up at the clock and it's 10:00 and I haven't even eaten dinner yet; now that's a sign of a great game!
Smooth and simple controls. 2.5D platforming with you basic running and jumping. And you have this grappling hook made out of energy. You can use it to swing from objects (ala Bionic Commando), you can use it to grab enemies and then proceed to pummel them to death or lead them to some fire, spikes, grinders, whatever happens to be around. Or you can use it to power certain objects in the game. So much fun.
And the level-design is just fantastic. Enemies can be used to solve puzzles, such as throwing them on spikes using your energy beam, and then using them as stepping stones to get across the spikes.
Check this one out, if you haven't. It's worth it, especially for the cheap price it goes for. Definitely an overlooked PS1 gem.
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Post by: foxhack on June 16, 2015, 04:59:47 pm
Ugh really? I thought that was the only area I was able to go back to?
You -can- return there and get any missing stuff, but if you're really close to the ending (as in the point of no return), you won't be able to access some sections because of story related reasons.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on June 18, 2015, 11:46:58 pm
Bought the South Park RPG and MGS: Ground Zeroes with the steam sale. Been meaning to play the South Park game since it came out, but never really felt the push for it, but with it down to 14 bucks, couldn't really pass it up. Pretty great so far. Ground Zeroes I had played before on console with a rental and mostly got it to see that I assume it should be an idea how MGSV will play and it plays well. I already ran through the first mission, so I'll probably get around to the other challenges eventually.
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Post by: Murteira on June 20, 2015, 01:34:48 pm
Just got Brass the Sound spirit and started the Shade Temple. This game is so gorgeous ♥
Oooh, been wanting to play that one.
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Post by: burningdoom on June 21, 2015, 03:47:21 pm
Sorry, wrong thread. Thought I clicked the Anonymous thread.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on June 21, 2015, 07:13:50 pm
Got to play some World of Warships and it's pretty great. In some ways its less hectic and I would say less confusing than World of Tanks, but it can be just as intense if not more when you have to worry about torpedoes hitting you.
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Post by: kashell on June 22, 2015, 11:28:10 am
I'm replaying Atelier Shallie, this time with Stera.
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Post by: burningdoom on June 22, 2015, 05:36:44 pm
So I've barely started Nier, and I'm already in love with it. The game is just beautiful to look at and beautiful sounding. It's more action than RPG, but I'm okay with that given the simple-yet-fun combat and great production values to enjoy.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on June 22, 2015, 07:43:44 pm
So I've barely started Nier, and I'm already in love with it. The game is just beautiful to look at and beautiful sounding. It's more action than RPG, but I'm okay with that given the simple-yet-fun combat and great production values to enjoy.
I've been meaning to go back and play it again. I played for abit initially, but didn't stick with it, and with the sequel coming up, it might be worth doing.
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Post by: abe on June 23, 2015, 10:30:00 pm
After nearly a year since I stopped playing it, I picked up Ni no Kuni again. I'm enjoying it even more this time. :)
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on June 24, 2015, 04:16:18 am
Batman: Arkham Knight. Basically just been playing that nonstop since it released lol
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Post by: stethebubble on June 28, 2015, 06:59:41 pm
After nearly a year since I stopped playing it, I picked up Ni no Kuni again. I'm enjoying it even more this time. :)
my 9 year old daughter wanted to play a game and this is what she picked. we are huge ghibli fans
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Post by: stethebubble on June 28, 2015, 07:00:44 pm
ratchet and clank. im up to the end boss but ran out of bolts. need to go grind :(
also started killzone
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Post by: doafan on June 29, 2015, 08:28:33 pm
Have been playing Battletoads / Double Dragon for a couple of days where at this moment I was able to reach the level 4-2 but also am unable to beat the damn battleship, have to said that the bikes level wasn't has hard as the ones at the first Battletoads title, will try to defeat this damn boss these days where I also expect to complete this game without using continues but it seems that this task it will be almost impossible >:(
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Post by: retroone on July 01, 2015, 06:44:08 pm
Lately I've been playing Donkey Kong (GB) on the Virtual Console and it's been very enjoyable. I'm on World 7/8 so I should be finishing it up soon. I would highly recommend it although for a portable game it can be long. Thank goodness for that battery save!
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Post by: kashell on July 02, 2015, 08:07:29 am
I started Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem. This is my first time playing this and I'm really impressed so far for the most part. Certain aspects of the game make me scratch my head in confusion. But, that's what you get when you play a survival/horror game.
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Post by: turf on July 06, 2015, 08:25:22 pm
Have you played Guacemelee? Stop what you're doing and download it now.
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Post by: telly on July 08, 2015, 09:24:29 am
Trying to finally beat Mega Man II. That fourth Wily boss makes me want to tear my hair out it's so annoying >:(
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Post by: turf on July 08, 2015, 09:39:41 am
Trying to finally beat Mega Man II. That fourth Wily boss makes me want to tear my hair out it's so annoying >:(
Isn't that the things that flash and shoot you behind the walls? If it is, don't try to break all the walls. Use Items to move around them. You have to make every Crash Bomb count to get all the turrets. Good Luck. You'll get it.
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Post by: telly on July 08, 2015, 09:44:53 am
Trying to finally beat Mega Man II. That fourth Wily boss makes me want to tear my hair out it's so annoying >:(
Isn't that the things that flash and shoot you behind the walls? If it is, don't try to break all the walls. Use Items to move around them. You have to make every Crash Bomb count to get all the turrets. Good Luck. You'll get it.
Yeah, it's that boss. That's the problem - that you can only use Crash bombs, and you only have just enough to beat the boss, so if you mess up it takes forever to grind enough energy for a full bar so you can try again. But thanks for the tip though! I'll keep persevering :D
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Post by: maximo310 on July 08, 2015, 01:51:18 pm
Trying to finally beat Mega Man II. That fourth Wily boss makes me want to tear my hair out it's so annoying >:(
Isn't that the things that flash and shoot you behind the walls? If it is, don't try to break all the walls. Use Items to move around them. You have to make every Crash Bomb count to get all the turrets. Good Luck. You'll get it.
Yeah, it's that boss. That's the problem - that you can only use Crash bombs, and you only have just enough to beat the boss, so if you mess up it takes forever to grind enough energy for a full bar so you can try again. But thanks for the tip though! I'll keep persevering :D
Yeah, you're at the toughest part of the game. If you get past this, then you'll be good for the boss rush and the Wily battles especially if you know those weaknesses.
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Post by: telly on July 08, 2015, 11:03:05 pm
Trying to finally beat Mega Man II. That fourth Wily boss makes me want to tear my hair out it's so annoying >:(
Isn't that the things that flash and shoot you behind the walls? If it is, don't try to break all the walls. Use Items to move around them. You have to make every Crash Bomb count to get all the turrets. Good Luck. You'll get it.
Yeah, it's that boss. That's the problem - that you can only use Crash bombs, and you only have just enough to beat the boss, so if you mess up it takes forever to grind enough energy for a full bar so you can try again. But thanks for the tip though! I'll keep persevering :D
Yeah, you're at the toughest part of the game. If you get past this, then you'll be good for the boss rush and the Wily battles especially if you know those weaknesses.
Just got through the that stage with one etank and a little patience! But since it had been so long since I fought the robot masters I still died haha. Now I'm going to make sure I have an E - tank left for the Wily spaceship thing near the end
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Post by: bobster on July 09, 2015, 07:11:07 am
I popped in Blast Corps on the N64 the other day. Still just as fun to play. Probably going to fill in the little free time I have with that.
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Post by: burningdoom on July 09, 2015, 12:26:07 pm
I started playing through this again last night (playing as Kevin Nash on the Raw roster). Forgot what a good wrestling game it actually is.
This is the first wrestling game I remember that was more than just a chase for the championship. It actually followed storyline elements, and you could make allies or enemies backstage. You could also form allies into a faction, even. What was also cool is that Vince McMahon runs Smackdown, while Ric Flair runs Raw. You can work for either guy, and you get to participate in the Draft and pick what guys go to what roster. And of course there's the wrestling staples in the game like create-a-wrestler, King of the Ring, Hardcore Matches, Cage Matches, etc.
The roster is really good, too. It's right during that magical time when there were Attitude Era stars, WCW stars, and ECW stars all populating the WWE.
Go back and play this one, you won't regret it. That is if you can get past the dated PS2 graphics.
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Post by: burningdoom on July 09, 2015, 12:31:18 pm
Any Dynasty Warriors fans here? Started playing through Dynasty Warriors 5 yesterday. Very simple, yet fun game. It's just so satisfying to run down wave after wave of enemies and just feel like a bad ass.
I found, though, that by the time the series reached 5th game, it was as simple as just hacking-and-slashing through enemies to beat the game (I had played DW 2 and Hyrule Warriors before this, which were a bit easier). The game actually makes you strategize your battles a bit and decide where your needed the most. If you aren't where you need to be, your incompetent army will fail you in this one.
But still, lots of mindless fun to be had here. I really need to get one of the Xbox 360 entries in the series. I'm sure they look gorgeous while you're slaughter your enemies.
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Post by: disgaeniac on July 11, 2015, 12:20:01 pm
Record of Agarest War Zero
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Post by: Veilor on July 11, 2015, 01:46:09 pm
Beating my way on newgame+ in Batman: Arkham Knight
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Post by: maximo310 on July 11, 2015, 02:47:14 pm
Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
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Post by: telly on July 12, 2015, 01:06:52 pm
Playing Suikoden II now. Definitely worth the 10 dollars on PSN.
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Post by: eternia on July 12, 2015, 01:37:19 pm
Pretty much just Final Fantasy XIV lately. However, I have been playing Shovel Knight as well.
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Post by: azure on July 12, 2015, 05:28:02 pm
Been playing some Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga along with some Super Metroid.
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Post by: kashell on July 15, 2015, 09:37:23 am
I started Blood Will Tell. Holy shitballz, this game is awesome. I'm so glad I was able to find it.
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Post by: telly on July 15, 2015, 09:47:59 am
I started Blood Will Tell. Holy shitballz, this game is awesome. I'm so glad I was able to find it.
I like how you added z in balls; gives it some edge.
I'm edgy like that.
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Post by: argyle on July 15, 2015, 06:18:27 pm
I managed to score a complete copy of Kirby Squeak Squad from a local Gamestop last week (complete DS games are pretty rare at GS). I've been playing it some this week and REALLY enjoying it. :)
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Post by: kashell on July 16, 2015, 08:04:58 am
I managed to score a complete copy of Kirby Squeak Squad from a local Gamestop last week (complete DS games are pretty rare at GS). I've been playing it some this week and REALLY enjoying it. :)
Squeak Squad was adorable. Kirby was on a quest for cake. I mean, how wonderful is that? My only complaint is that it was really short. >_<
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Post by: burningdoom on July 20, 2015, 12:32:18 am
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Post by: kashell on July 20, 2015, 09:17:05 am
I got back to the point in Mind Zero where I stopped playing last time. I'm happy with the progress I've been making and I'm having more fun with it than last the last time I played, but there is no denying that this game needs some work.
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Post by: fighterpilot562 on July 20, 2015, 09:20:11 am
I was playing the OG halo on xbox last night with my brother. I got wrecked.
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Post by: telly on July 20, 2015, 09:25:32 am
I was playing the OG halo on xbox last night with my brother. I got wrecked.
OG Halo on the OG Xbox! That's classic. I'm terrible at Halo, so whenever I play with my friend who loves the series I always get destroyed too.
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Post by: Veilor on July 20, 2015, 01:59:20 pm
Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix. God it was a long time since I played the first one, but it's still awesome.
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Post by: abe on July 21, 2015, 03:21:53 pm
I just started playing Jeanne d'Arc today on the PSP and I'm having a lot of fun with it. :) It's a really nice looking game, and it's got a lot of nicely animated cutscenes as well. Unfortunately there's no option to play with the original Japanese audio, but the dub is not that bad so it's not too disappointing.
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Post by: kashell on July 25, 2015, 02:10:17 pm
I began Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals. Even though I'm only a half-hour in, I can tell that this is going to be better than Fortress of Doom.
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Post by: Warmsignal on July 26, 2015, 01:16:20 am
Suppose no one else went to CCAG 2015 in New Olmstead, OH today besides me? Wrong thread.
Been playing Rayman 2.
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Post by: Cartagia on July 27, 2015, 08:46:38 am
The gf and I have been playing though Super Mario All-Stars (not The Lost Levels). I'm amazed that she can be so good at something like Ninja Gaiden and so bad at Mario.
And unrelated, how do I get the collection banner, rather than just a link to collection?
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Post by: pacpix on July 27, 2015, 12:29:30 pm
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Post by: Cartagia on July 27, 2015, 12:50:02 pm
Awesome, thanks!
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Post by: spac316 on July 30, 2015, 10:22:16 pm
I'm catching up with Borderlands 2 and the Pre-Sequel via The Handsome collection on XBox One.
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Post by: scarface88fg on August 05, 2015, 12:15:20 am
I started Final Fantasy X last night (this is the first FF game and first "Traditional" RPG I've ever played), I'm about 3 1/2 hours in and I like it so far.
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Post by: foxhack on August 05, 2015, 12:35:19 am
I'm playing Grand Theft Auto IV.
It feels like Sleeping Dogs, so far. Only a lot less polished.
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Post by: telly on August 05, 2015, 09:06:42 am
I started Final Fantasy X last night (this is the first FF game and first "Traditional" RPG I've ever played), I'm about 3 1/2 hours in and I like it so far.
FFX was the first Final Fantasy game and the first JRPG that I played! That's funny :D Glad to hear you're enjoying it! I love the music in the game in particular.
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Post by: abe on August 06, 2015, 05:41:00 pm
I started playing IA/VT Colorful today and it's every bit as awesome as I had hoped it would be. ;D It was 100% worth the long wait from the numerous delays the game was subjected to. The Crystal Box version of the game is a really nice limited edition too. :)
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on August 08, 2015, 06:01:00 am
Grabbed the DBZ: Extreme Butoden demo on the 3DS tonight and had some fun with that. It's gonna be a fairly entertaining fighter that doesn't require too much memorization of complicated moves and such. Not sure about its longevity in terms of play on the 3DS though cause after playing for just a bit, my button mashing thumb feels fairly worn out lol Would've been nicer on the Wii U, but I've been needing something new for my 3DS since Xenoblade Chronicles failed me.
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Post by: telly on August 08, 2015, 08:09:50 pm
Still waiting for Dragon Quest VIII to come in so I can start my next RPG. In the meantime I'm going to start up AC2 since it's not that long :D
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Post by: disgaeniac on August 09, 2015, 04:44:16 am
Chaos Wars!
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Post by: dondetti on August 09, 2015, 06:57:17 am
I began Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals. Even though I'm only a half-hour in, I can tell that this is going to be better than Fortress of Doom.
Yeah I tried to get into Fortress of Doom several times but it's just not happening. Lufia II on the other hand is amazing and a serious time drain if you want to complete it 100%. The optional 99 floor dungeon is crazy to beat without save states.
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Post by: abe on August 09, 2015, 04:17:28 pm
I've watched videos of it and understand just how terrible it is. It's unfortunate, since the game itself looks kinda interesting and reminds me a little of Phantom Brave and Makai Kingdom. I'd still like to buy a copy and play it a bit some time regardless.
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Post by: kashell on August 10, 2015, 08:07:54 am
Awful voice acting aside, I think you'll find some fun in the game after you start getting more characters. Some of the Growlanser cast is in the game so that's a perk.
Oh, and I started Criminal Girls!
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Post by: disgaeniac on August 10, 2015, 09:01:38 am
CG was a nice, easy, and stress-free platinum kash, enjoy!
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Post by: kashell on August 11, 2015, 08:22:05 am
CG was a nice, easy, and stress-free platinum kash, enjoy!
Thanks! I just got to the fire level. I really like the fact that you can swap out characters with just the push of a button. I really -HATE- how much censorship was included in this version, though. All of that pink gas makes it look like the gals ate a bad batch of chili.
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Post by: abe on August 11, 2015, 10:33:50 am
CG was a nice, easy, and stress-free platinum kash, enjoy!
All of that pink gas makes it look like the gals ate a bad batch of chili.
I'll never be able to unsee this. :( I hope you're happy. :'( :'(
Also, boo censorship. I'm glad the game got a localization (I honestly thought it was never going to happen with this game), but it's always bittersweet when so much ends up getting changed for a North American release.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on August 11, 2015, 04:54:20 pm
God dang Dragon Ball Xenoverse! I want to like it, it's not a terrible game, but being unable to progress further cause I'm apparently woefully underleveled drives me nuts. I was good up to the majin buu saga, where there was suddenly a massive wall of difficulty. Even now since then, I've gone up at least 5 levels and still can't get far enough in to move the story along. The combat itself is aggravating, especially when you have to fight more than one AI opponent. I could fight one on one alright with these level of characters, but they are determined to make the parallel quests involve multiple enemies at once which is annoying as all hell and never fun getting constantly stunlocked and swarmed. As much as I like getting new gear and skills, I kinda am really wanting to finish the story here lol
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Post by: retroone on August 11, 2015, 09:03:25 pm
Lately I have been putting time into Castle Crashers (Steam). I am almost done with the story, all I really have to do is the online achievements. The problem is that hardly anyone is online to play with. I've spent most of my time in blank lobbies. Any who I've been having a ton of fun with the game and love it a lot!
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Post by: telly on August 12, 2015, 09:12:26 am
I really want to start Dragon Quest VIII, but between that and Far Cry 3 I don't know if I'll be able to finish it before school starts, and I wasn't planning on taking the PS2 since I have more games I haven't played on my GameCube...
How Long to Beat.com says the game takes 73 hours for the main story; can anyone speak to the accuracy of that length? Thanks :)
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kashell on August 12, 2015, 10:24:21 am
I really want to start Dragon Quest VIII, but between that and Far Cry 3 I don't know if I'll be able to finish it before school starts, and I wasn't planning on taking the PS2 since I have more games I haven't played on my GameCube...
How Long to Beat.com says the game takes 73 hours for the main story; can anyone speak to the accuracy of that length? Thanks :)
I'm not sure how much my two cents matters since I haven't played it per se, but that seems about right. Based on all of the reviews I've read and all of the opinions I've heard from friends who have played it from start to finish, I know that it's a long game.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: maximo310 on August 12, 2015, 03:53:36 pm
I really want to start Dragon Quest VIII, but between that and Far Cry 3 I don't know if I'll be able to finish it before school starts, and I wasn't planning on taking the PS2 since I have more games I haven't played on my GameCube...
How Long to Beat.com says the game takes 73 hours for the main story; can anyone speak to the accuracy of that length? Thanks :)
If you stick with the main quest, it takes about 50-60 hours. If you want to mess around with the monster arena, medal hunting, and completing the alchemy guidebook, then your playtime is defenitely going to increase. It's still going to take some time if you're up to the test.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: telly on August 12, 2015, 04:19:50 pm
Ah ok, thanks for the input guys! I guess I'll have to put it on hold until I finish a few GameCube games. Maybe I'll pick it up around Thanksgiving or something
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: desocietas on August 12, 2015, 05:49:33 pm
Yeah it's definitely a long game. It really encourages exploring and backtracking (for fun) and would definitely be a time investment.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: telly on August 15, 2015, 11:01:41 pm
So I just mentioned above that I would be planning on starting some more GameCube games on my return to college, and since I've gotten pretty 'far" in Far Cry 3 (lol) I thought I would start one up now. Between Luigi's Mansion, Metroid Prime and Super Mario Sunshine, I decided to go with SMS, since it has the simplest story I think?
Really enjoying it so far. I've never played SM64 or Galaxy, etc. so this is my first experience with this kind of game.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kashell on August 17, 2015, 08:20:47 am
Even though I knew what type of game it would be, I decided to try Grim Grimoire for the PlayStation 2. Unfortunately, it's just not doing it for me so I decided to stop playing. RTS' were never my thing, but at least I gave it a shot.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: abe on August 17, 2015, 09:00:13 pm
I started Cross Edge today and am enjoying it so far, though I haven't played for long.
I've also been playing a lot of Super Smash Bros for WiiU. It's a lot of fun, and even though I really enjoyed the Subspace Emissary story mode in Brawl, I think I actually enjoy playing it more than Brawl. Amiibo functionality it pretty cool too. My Luigi Amiibo is level 50 now and it usually wins when I fight against it.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: retroone on August 17, 2015, 09:07:14 pm
At the moment I am trying to get all of the achievements for Battleblock Theater. Shouldn't take that long to complete, the game is fairly easy. I haven't tried it yet but insane mode might be a bit of a challenge. I might get back into FEZ at one point but because of how cryptic that game is it might be a while before I get around to it.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: turom on August 18, 2015, 04:29:01 am
Amiibo functionality it pretty cool too. My Luigi Amiibo is level 50 now and it usually wins when I fight against it.
LV 50 amiibos are pure evil, they can easily kick your ass!
We like to play 3 humans picking on one amiibo LV50, It's not fair and kinda mean but a lot of fun since the little brat is quite a challenge to fall down even alone vs. 3.. Watching them fight each other and take bets can be pretty fun too :D
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kashell on August 18, 2015, 08:32:52 am
I was planning on breaking in my new PS4, but I decided to pop in Mana Khemia 2 instead.
...
And I'm loving it. I feel like a neglectful parent.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: burningdoom on August 22, 2015, 09:44:19 pm
Transformers: The Game on XBox 360. Nothing special or original, but I am having fun with it, and I wasn't even a fan of the movies (but loved the cartoon as a kid). Lots of destructive stuff in the environments. Open city to roam around in and destroy. And they change up the misisions and characters just enough to keep it from getting too repetitive.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: segaomega21 on August 24, 2015, 01:44:00 am
I am trying to go back through and play every Ratchet & Clank Game! Just Beat Up your Arsenal, Tools of Destruction, and a Crack in Time. Next up for me is Into the Nexus. I want to do them in order but I'm missing a few. so just random order at the moment. I don't really like the Size Matters Port to the PS2 though so I will Probably skip that one based on graphics.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: telly on August 24, 2015, 08:18:29 am
I am trying to go back through and play every Ratchet & Clank Game! Just Beat Up your Arsenal, Tools of Destruction, and a Crack in Time. Next up for me is Into the Nexus. I want to do them in order but I'm missing a few. so just random order at the moment. I don't really like the Size Matters Port to the PS2 though so I will Probably skip that one based on graphics.
Going Commando is definitely my favorite of the ones I've played, though Up your Arsenal was excellent too. Never did beat the first game though...
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kashell on August 24, 2015, 08:25:22 am
Over the weekend, I started Senran Kagura: Shinovi Versus for the Vita. I am loving this game. It's so over the top and unrealistic, and the game play is super fun. I'm going to try to earn the platinum before I go on vacation.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: abe on August 24, 2015, 09:55:57 am
Over the weekend, I started Senran Kagura: Shinovi Versus for the Vita. I am loving this game. It's so over the top and unrealistic, and the game play is super fun. I'm going to try to earn the platinum before I go on vacation.
Glad to see somebody else here enjoying it. :) It was probably the most fun platinum I've gotten. It doesn't take too long either. If you like this game, be sure to check out Senran Kagura: Estival Versus when it releases in North America on the PS4 and PS Vita this winter.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: thewelshman on August 24, 2015, 10:12:02 am
Over the weekend, I started Senran Kagura: Shinovi Versus for the Vita. I am loving this game. It's so over the top and unrealistic, and the game play is super fun. I'm going to try to earn the platinum before I go on vacation.
Glad to see somebody else here enjoying it. :) It was probably the most fun platinum I've gotten. It doesn't take too long either. If you like this game, be sure to check out Senran Kagura: Estival Versus when it releases in North America on the PS4 and PS Vita this winter.
I really enjoyed Senran Kagura: Shinovi Versus as well. It was a step away from my normal game type. It was one of those games that I didn't have to beat my head over strategizing and could put a dent in just playing a few hours here and there. I'll probably wait a good while before getting Eetival Verses unless it comes with a nice LE/CE.
Right now I'm finishing up the remaining trophies for Moe Chronicles. The game has far surpassed my initial expectations. It is a pretty pervy game, but a fun dungeon crawler that doesn't seem to be too tedious. The storyline is thin, but the character interaction is fun and it good for a laugh. I plan on going back and finishing Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc, Mind=0, and Tokyo Twilight Ghost Hunters. Though, I have a bad habit of making a plan, and then saying "screw the plan!"
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: 90snostalga on August 24, 2015, 11:46:38 am
Well, got my setup, set up enough to at least game so my first game since I've games last year is FEAR for the PC. I started playing this last year and will finish it now. 8)
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: abe on August 25, 2015, 06:35:00 pm
I've been playing through Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker HD on the PS3 in anticipation of the release of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain which is a week from today. :D
I also started Tales of Hearts R over from the beginning since I'm having troubles with the memory card I had my save data on. This time I'm playing it on the PlayStation TV, and as much fun as I was having with it on the Vita, it's even more fun on a big screen.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: 90snostalga on August 26, 2015, 12:35:38 am
Had to give Fear for the PC a break. Going to start playing Paper Mario for N64 and rotate :o
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: stethebubble on August 26, 2015, 08:00:23 am
been playing borderlands 2 a lot lately. up to lvl 24 assassin.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kamikazekeeg on August 27, 2015, 02:31:56 am
Let Hyrule Warriors sink its teeth back into me. This game is just so addictive, but infuriating. It's so easy to spend like 15 to 20 minutes on a map, just to have it fail and need to start over. I really want to try and unlock all the weapons and skins before the new content shows up, which sounds like it shouldn't be hard, but I have to spend hours and hours grinding up characters. I really need to go and find some of those tricks for the game for getting money or XP so I can just power level the crap out of most of the characters I like.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: telly on August 27, 2015, 10:55:33 am
My GameCube has been packed away since I'm heading to college this weekend, so I stopped playing SMS. But since my PS2 is still out I'm going to try and see if I can beat Mega Man 6. For some reason, it's the only other game that's unlocked besides 2 and 3 on the Anniversary Collection. I'm assuming when I beat this one more of them will unlock (1,4,5,7 and the two arcade games)
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: Warmsignal on August 27, 2015, 12:00:56 pm
Going to another gaming con Saturday. Hope I can come away with some goodies. I like to go without expectations, or any wishlist and just see what I happen to find at the right price.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: pacpix on August 27, 2015, 02:08:44 pm
Really trying to get into Wizardry VI, but I am not liking the PC port at all. I wanted to transfer my party from Wizardry VI all the way through VII and VIII, but I'm thinking I might play the Super Famicom fan translation of VI and jump back into the PC ports at VII.
In all honesty, probably not the best plan to start playing a new Wizardry game right after starting college anyway :P
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: abe on August 30, 2015, 08:52:32 pm
Finished chapter 4 of Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, but I'm not done with it yet. The credits rolled, but I want to see the true ending so I plan on unlocking and playing through chapter 5. It's kinda annoying that you have to play a bunch of random missions until it unlocks.
Yay for Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain this Tuesday. ;D
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: Warmsignal on August 31, 2015, 01:12:56 pm
Anyone else tend to post random blurbs in here, thinking this was the "general" thread? I do that a lot.
Currently playing? Rayman for PS1 mostly.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: turf on August 31, 2015, 01:48:15 pm
I finished Contra last night. That makes 100,000,000 times that I've done that. Still haven't pulled off a no death run.
I think tonight I'm going to finish TMNT for the first time ever... with the help of Retron5 cheat codes of course.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: burningdoom on August 31, 2015, 05:14:43 pm
I finished Contra last night. That makes 100,000,000 times that I've done that. Still haven't pulled off a no death run.
I think tonight I'm going to finish TMNT for the first time ever... with the help of Retron5 cheat codes of course.
No cheat helps that damn sewer jump in the Turtle-Van area.
I'm playing it right now. Fuck that jump
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: retrogemcollector on September 02, 2015, 03:26:30 am
Singularity, Resistance 2, Rule of Rose...
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: deftommo on September 02, 2015, 07:30:36 am
Started Nier and MGSV:TPP.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: telly on September 02, 2015, 10:56:23 am
I'm contemplating playing through Chrono Trigger again, partially because it's the 20th anniversary, and also because I just watched ProJared's video about the game and he recommended that people should replay it.
It might be interesting to give it another play through, to see how I opinions may have changed, though I beat it when I was 17ish, so I don't know.
It's either that or start up Suikoden/ try to get my roommate to let me play his copy of Secret of Mana
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: desocietas on September 02, 2015, 02:45:37 pm
I've been playing Crimes & Punishments: Sherlock Holmes (I refuse to say Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments - the box is clear!) and am in the third case. So far, it's not bad, though I don't know why these games still lack decent walking animations. And Watson is terrifying! Someone sent me a video to the Watson meme, and he's totally spooky.
The cases are fairly interesting, but the camera movements keep making me motionsick. I wish puzzle games with full motion camera would give some flexibility in distance and such for its field of view. It's usually first-person or third-person but pretty much over the character's shoulder, so the FOV is still fairly similar to first-person.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: burningdoom on September 02, 2015, 03:47:05 pm
I'm contemplating playing through Chrono Trigger again, partially because it's the 20th anniversary, and also because I just watched ProJared's video about the game and he recommended that people should replay it.
It might be interesting to give it another play through, to see how I opinions may have changed, though I beat it when I was 17ish, so I don't know.
It's either that or start up Suikoden/ try to get my roommate to let me play his copy of Secret of Mana
Or bug your roommate to let you play his copy of Earthbound instead. ;)
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: telly on September 03, 2015, 09:22:26 am
I'm contemplating playing through Chrono Trigger again, partially because it's the 20th anniversary, and also because I just watched ProJared's video about the game and he recommended that people should replay it.
It might be interesting to give it another play through, to see how I opinions may have changed, though I beat it when I was 17ish, so I don't know.
It's either that or start up Suikoden/ try to get my roommate to let me play his copy of Secret of Mana
Or bug your roommate to let you play his copy of Earthbound instead. ;)
You know, that's probably a better idea. :) If there was ever a chance for me to say I played Earthbound on cart without paying through the nose for it, it would be now. ::)
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: abe on September 03, 2015, 10:06:03 am
I'm contemplating playing through Chrono Trigger again, partially because it's the 20th anniversary, and also because I just watched ProJared's video about the game and he recommended that people should replay it.
It might be interesting to give it another play through, to see how I opinions may have changed, though I beat it when I was 17ish, so I don't know.
It's either that or start up Suikoden/ try to get my roommate to let me play his copy of Secret of Mana
Or bug your roommate to let you play his copy of Earthbound instead. ;)
You know, that's probably a better idea. :) If there was ever a chance for me to say I played Earthbound on cart without paying through the nose for it, it would be now. ::)
It's soooooo worth it. Earthbound is still probably my favorite game of all time. Secret of Mana is great and all, but it's also nowhere near as expensive as Earthbound.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kashell on September 03, 2015, 10:22:34 am
B-b-b-b-but... Secret of Mana! ;______;
XD
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: telly on September 03, 2015, 10:47:57 am
It's such a dilemma. It's like "I have these two really nice cars here, but you can only pick one" kind of thing.
Let's have a vote on the podcast tonight! 8)
EDIT: I'm just kidding. We don't have to do that haha
Ha! If there's time, for sure we can. I'm sure my front-runner will lose, though. People seem to like Earthbound more than SoM. Personally, I found Earthbound to be a snooze fest.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: telly on September 03, 2015, 03:47:22 pm
I really enjoyed Mother 3, but I don't know how different Earthbound is from Mother 3 since it was earlier. I don't think the story in Earthbound is as profound as M3 either, but I could be wrong about that too.
All in all, I'd love to play both, but with Earthbound being so expensive makes me more inclined to play it first, that's all ;)
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kashell on September 03, 2015, 04:31:29 pm
Totally understandable. When you do start SoM, let a brutha know. I'd be interested in seeing what you thought of it.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: abe on September 03, 2015, 04:39:47 pm
I really enjoyed Mother 3, but I don't know how different Earthbound is from Mother 3 since it was earlier. I don't think the story in Earthbound is as profound as M3 either, but I could be wrong about that too.
The two are similar, of course, but at the same time I felt that they were much different experiences. For me, Mother 3 was definitely more emotional but I'd say Earthbound is my favorite of the two.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: burningdoom on September 04, 2015, 02:20:35 am
I love this game, being the metal-head that I am. It has a great sense of humor.
I beat it a couple years back. But now I'm going back through and trying to find and do everything in the game this time around. I want to see everything unlocked, if I can do that.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: olly88 on September 06, 2015, 09:23:43 pm
I'm currently playing through Yoshi's Woolly World and I absolutely love it. It's the most fun I've had with a game in a long time. Highly recommended.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: turf on September 08, 2015, 09:46:28 am
I'm currently playing through Yoshi's Woolly World and I absolutely love it. It's the most fun I've had with a game in a long time. Highly recommended.
Wait. When did this come out?
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: telly on September 08, 2015, 09:59:24 am
I'm currently playing through Yoshi's Woolly World and I absolutely love it. It's the most fun I've had with a game in a long time. Highly recommended.
Wait. When did this come out?
He's probably playing the EU version, which came out a couple of weeks ago. :)
EDIT: No idea why I said weeks... I'm forgetting it's September already x(
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: turom on September 08, 2015, 10:56:31 am
I'm currently playing through Yoshi's Woolly World and I absolutely love it. It's the most fun I've had with a game in a long time. Highly recommended.
Wait. When did this come out?
He's probably playing the EU version, which came out a couple of weeks ago. :)
Yup it was in the end of June (http://vgcollect.com/forum/index.php/topic,6200.msg94196.html#msg94196).
We've been playing through this game with my wife and it's always a blast to play on co-op, a genuine Yoshi platformer very fun and creative.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: olly88 on September 08, 2015, 01:08:57 pm
Yup it was in the end of June (http://vgcollect.com/forum/index.php/topic,6200.msg94196.html#msg94196).
We've been playing through this game with my wife and it's always a blast to play on co-op, a genuine Yoshi platformer very fun and creative.
Yeah I've been playing it co-op as well, it's great fun and can get hilarious at times.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: telly on September 10, 2015, 09:00:36 am
Think I'm going to start up Suikoden, luckily it isn't that long of an RPG. Then I'll really bug my buddy to let me play Earthbound ;)
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: davifus on September 10, 2015, 06:18:23 pm
Killing Floor 2 Early Access. I can't wait for the full release @ April.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: scarface88fg on September 10, 2015, 08:39:13 pm
Ace Combat Zero. I think I'm about halfway through. It's really good so far, although it doesn't seem to play nice with my third party PS2 controller, the analog sticks are overly sensitive.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: desocietas on September 10, 2015, 08:52:25 pm
I popped in Legend of Mana and SaGa Frontier 2 last night to reminisce about the PS1 a little, and boy, did all the memories come flooding back. And what beautiful, charming games they are! Just in the hour and a half or so that I messed around with the two, I was reminded how much I love RPGs and what about them drew me in in the first place.
Definitely pickups for folks who are RPG lovers. I know that a lot of folks who played Secret of Mana first were very disappointed by what Legend of Mana was, but it's a charming game all on its own.
I've never played SaGa Frontier 1 - has anyone had any experience with it?
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: telly on September 10, 2015, 09:01:11 pm
I've never played SaGa Frontier 1 - has anyone had any experience with it?
Ask Kashell! ;D
Y'all rang? ^^
My favorite game of all time! I played through it at least 10 times, each experience provided me with something different. So, yes. I have had plenty of experience with it and I'm already looking forward to my next file.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: desocietas on September 11, 2015, 02:22:05 pm
I've never played SaGa Frontier 1 - has anyone had any experience with it?
Ask Kashell! ;D
Y'all rang? ^^
My favorite game of all time! I played through it at least 10 times, each experience provided me with something different. So, yes. I have had plenty of experience with it and I'm already looking forward to my next file.
Haha, nice to know! It's been on my wishlist for a long time... Did you think it was a big departure from SaGa Frontier 1 to 2? Do they relate to each other at all? I haven't finished 2, and I played it like 10 years ago, so I don't recall the story, but I just remember loving the watercolor artwork and the interesting timeline choices you could make.
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Post by: kashell on September 11, 2015, 02:54:10 pm
Haha, nice to know! It's been on my wishlist for a long time... Did you think it was a big departure from SaGa Frontier 1 to 2? Do they relate to each other at all? I haven't finished 2, and I played it like 10 years ago, so I don't recall the story, but I just remember loving the watercolor artwork and the interesting timeline choices you could make.
SaGa Frontier 2 is vastly different from the first. SF is a traditional SaGa game that plops one of seven characters in the world and lets you proceed how you want. They call it the Free Scenario System, which is something that has been used since Super Famicom days. SF2 is super linear. There is very little backtracking and the game will punish you if you rush areas too quickly. There are also various points of no return that have high difficulty spikes that, again, need to be taken into account before rushing too quickly since you essentially "run out" of places of to develop your team.
You can play the games in any order since they're not related. SF is more of a techno-inspired, steampunk/anime world whereas SF2 is a typical medieval setting. The narrative is much heavier in SF2 and has more lore and history whereas SF's story takes a backseat to adventuring.
Both games feature the classic SaGa-ism of "sparking" new moves, but there are other ways to learn them in SF2. You'll learn more skills by combining moves in one-on-one duels, which are a blast. That said, SaGa has always been known for fun battles and both games deliver on this front. It's the subtle features that differentiate the two.
I hope that helps. If you do play SaGa Frontier, I recommend not starting the game with either Lute or Riki. Lute has the potential to go straight to the final boss if you're not careful, which can lead to some permascrewed adventuring. Riki is a monster and it's better to recruit one in a party before you play as one. I tell people to go with Red for their first choice, but it's really up to you.
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Post by: telly on September 11, 2015, 04:10:58 pm
Haha, nice to know! It's been on my wishlist for a long time... Did you think it was a big departure from SaGa Frontier 1 to 2? Do they relate to each other at all? I haven't finished 2, and I played it like 10 years ago, so I don't recall the story, but I just remember loving the watercolor artwork and the interesting timeline choices you could make.
SaGa Frontier 2 is vastly different from the first. SF is a traditional SaGa game that plops one of seven characters in the world and lets you proceed how you want. They call it the Free Scenario System, which is something that has been used since Super Famicom days. SF2 is super linear. There is very little backtracking and the game will punish you if you rush areas too quickly. There are also various points of no return that have high difficulty spikes that, again, need to be taken into account before rushing too quickly since you essentially "run out" of places of to develop your team.
You can play the games in any order since they're not related. SF is more of a techno-inspired, steampunk/anime world whereas SF2 is a typical medieval setting. The narrative is much heavier in SF2 and has more lore and history whereas SF's story takes a backseat to adventuring.
Both games feature the classic SaGa-ism of "sparking" new moves, but there are other ways to learn them in SF2. You'll learn more skills by combining moves in one-on-one duels, which are a blast. That said, SaGa has always been known for fun battles and both games deliver on this front. It's the subtle features that differentiate the two.
I hope that helps. If you do play SaGa Frontier, I recommend not starting the game with either Lute or Riki. Lute has the potential to go straight to the final boss if you're not careful, which can lead to some permascrewed adventuring. Riki is a monster and it's better to recruit one in a party before you play as one. I tell people to go with Red for their first choice, but it's really up to you.
Awesome, I figured the two were probably not related, similar to what happened between Secret of Mana and Legend of Mana. Thanks so much for the info! Yeah, I recall vaguely about some difficulty issues of being underleveled with a party in SG2 and not really being able to do anything about it, so I'm glad it wasn't just something that I was missing out on but rather playing the game more strategically. Also the fact that the games are related makes me super psyched about the rumors of another SaGa being worked on... I hope it comes out west, whatever it is :)
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: DreamsDied13101 on September 11, 2015, 09:38:45 pm
I remember playing SaGa Frontier back in 98. I was really confused how to play it. I did not have a lot of RPG experience and definitely had not played a game quite as open ended as the first game on Playstation is. I enjoyed SaGa Frontier 2 a lot more, but as mentioned by kashell - it can be brutal if you don't follow the correct pace.
Currently I am playing Final Fantasy XIV. I have never played a MMO before so this is my first experience. At first I felt kind of lost, but at the same time I was really enjoying it. Now I am at the point that I am worrying about end game quests because I don't have a lot of time to devote to it and I haven't made any friends online yet.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: soera on September 12, 2015, 12:33:49 am
MMOs are my bread and butter. Dont worry about end game right now. Build your character, learn what you can and can not do. Eventually you will get to the point where you want to do bigger stuff then search out a guild that suits your time frame and what you want. You will meet people there and end game stuff will come with that as well.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: DreamsDied13101 on September 12, 2015, 01:38:39 am
MMOs are my bread and butter. Dont worry about end game right now. Build your character, learn what you can and can not do. Eventually you will get to the point where you want to do bigger stuff then search out a guild that suits your time frame and what you want. You will meet people there and end game stuff will come with that as well.
Thanks for the post. ;D I am learning all the roles. I really had no idea that most work off of the same principles (tank, healer, dps). Then it didn't help when I started reading the Final Fantasy XIV forums and seeing people argue over what each role should be doing (like how to distribute the attribute points, gear for strength or vitality, etc...). I'm going to just keep plugging away and hope all will make sense in due time.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: 90snostalga on September 12, 2015, 09:52:11 pm
Just started playing Fable 2. Already 10 minutes in and I'm hooked!
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Post by: abe on September 12, 2015, 10:15:31 pm
So far, not so good. Also, a wallet chain? What is this, 1997? ^.~
Hey there, kashy!
I noticed (what I'm almost certain are) some Lost Dimension trophies in your profile - I'm really interested in your thoughts on it + what you're liking and/or not liking about the game; since it's still pretty cose to the top of my "up next" list...
As for myself - I'm playing a bit of Disgaea 3.
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Post by: kashell on September 16, 2015, 08:17:07 am
I started Enchanted Arms on the PlayStation 3. This is a game I've sort of had my eye on since first hearing about it on the Xbox 3-shifty back in 2006. I'm really enjoying it so far, even if I'm only in the first dungeon. Makoto is awesome and he has already become a permanent person in my party.
So far, not so good. Also, a wallet chain? What is this, 1997? ^.~
Hey there, kashy!
I noticed (what I'm almost certain are) some Lost Dimension trophies in your profile - I'm really interested in your thoughts on it + what you're liking and/or not liking about the game; since it's still pretty cose to the top of my "up next" list...
As for myself - I'm playing a bit of Disgaea 3.
Hey dark! It's been a while. Indeed, I finished earning the platinum trophy a few days ago. The game was marvelous. I wrote a review on it if you want more information, but I can tell you this about it:
*It's one-handed friendly *The traitor system is creative and fun *Battles are as easy or as difficult as you want them to be *The story is great
I'm not sure what version you'll be playing, but the Vita version did freeze on me a few times. It didn't effect anything since the game auto-saves, so I just restarted the system. Also, you will have to play the game at least twice (most likely thrice) if you want to get the platinum since the traitor is determined randomly during each file. I hope you enjoy it; I know I did!
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Post by: abe on September 19, 2015, 05:29:52 pm
A few things on the go right now:
Disgaea 5: Alliance of Vengeance - Demo Version (PS4) I was pleasantly surprised to find that the demo version was available on PSN when I happened to find it this morning. It's got the same feel to it that I loved about Disgaea D2, and now I'm even more excited now for the game's release in a little over two weeks. Has serious potential as a contender for my personal GOTY for 2015. :D
Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX (3DS) More or less what I expected from it, though I was surprised by just how many AR cards you get with it. There are quite a lot. A minor complaint about the packaging though; the outer box is rather large just to hold a silly "wallet chain" (which is fabric, so not even a real chain), and as a result they are easily damaged. My copy arrived from Amazon in less than ideal condition because of this. There's no inserts in it either to keep things from moving around or stop the box from getting crushed, and if you actually take the "wallet chain" out to use it for some silly reason, you'll be left with a half-empty box... moving on now... The game itself is pretty fun, and it may very well be the cutest game I've ever played on my 3DS. The Nendoroid versions of the featured vocaloids are all adorable. I love the Puyo Puyo 39 minigame included, and playing Reversi/Othello with the vocaloids is way more fun than the silly Diva Room minigames in the Project DIVA series. The track list is a little on the short side, but it's still decent in my opinion. I also like that Gumi is in a few tracks as well. My only major complaint is the game's difficulty. So far it's really been way too easy. I've read that some tracks (6 or so) have difficulty settings above Hard, but it's kinda lame that the highest setting for most songs is just "Hard". :-\
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (PS4) Aside from a couple initial (and avoidable) bugs, it's been really great so far. Many features from Peace Walker have returned and have been greatly improved upon. Keifer Sutherland actually makes a pretty good Snake too. The game controls really well, and looks amazing too. I'm sure I'll have lots more to say about it by the time I'm finished the game, but for now, I'm really enjoying it. :)
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Post by: telly on September 22, 2015, 10:01:09 am
Finally got around to getting enough GameCube - GBA cables so two of my friends and I can play Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles! I'm very excited; I've heard playing this game in multiplayer is the way to go.
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Post by: doafan on September 23, 2015, 07:50:39 pm
Have been playing Dead or Alive 4 for a least two months but since I have purchased the fifth release of this title I totally forgot about the first one, totally love the new gameplay and some of the costumes of the ladies specially the ones that are free, not gonna pay for the rest of them at least not right now cause my financial situation is not what I want, also I'm trying to unblock all those easy Achievements that I can get cause want to purchase Metroid Other M in two more weeks, need to see Samus at her Zero suit at my TV as soon as possible ;D
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Post by: 90snostalga on September 26, 2015, 05:32:31 am
I'm going to go ahead and list this because I find myself playing in tournament mode at least 3 nights a week. That's Mario Tennis for the Virtual Boy. I'm getting hooked ;D
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Post by: kashell on September 30, 2015, 09:09:58 am
I started Rule of Rose.
And folks wonder why I don't ever want to have kids!
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Post by: telly on October 01, 2015, 08:22:24 am
And folks wonder why I don't every want to have kids!
I noticed that you had that! Let me know how it is? I saw a sealed copy at my used game store for $150 one time...
I'm going to start up Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles this weekend. I've got some friends I'm going to play it with, and I've heard the multiplayer side is fantastic.
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Post by: kashell on October 01, 2015, 08:40:44 am
I noticed that you had that! Let me know how it is? I saw a sealed copy at my used game store for $150 one time...
I'm going to start up Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles this weekend. I've got some friends I'm going to play it with, and I've heard the multiplayer side is fantastic.
Yeah, that's about the price I expected for it. So far, I'm enjoying it. It doesn't rely on gore to get its point across; it's more about very -VERY- uncomfortable situations, disturbing imagery and the like. I really feel for the main character.
Have fun with FF:CC! Multiplayer is the way to go with that game, so it sounds like you'll have a great time.
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Post by: telly on October 01, 2015, 09:15:41 am
That sounds like a really cool experience. I really need to get into some other survival horror titles, mainly RE and Fatal Frame
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Post by: redblaze57 on October 03, 2015, 09:26:30 pm
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5. Avoid this one hell I rented it and I want my money back
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Post by: 90snostalga on October 03, 2015, 10:10:06 pm
I gave up on Fear for the PC. Good game but just has trouble keeping my interest over Long periods of time. Giving Heavy Rain for the ps3 a whirl. So far its good 8)
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Post by: kashell on October 05, 2015, 08:08:24 am
I started Dark Souls. It's just as challenging as I expected it to be so far.
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Post by: telly on October 05, 2015, 09:45:55 am
I played a little bit of Secret of Mana over the weekend with a lady-friend ;) lol
Though I don't know how much I'm going to be able to play it though with Earthbound and FF:CC. Too many RPGs at once :o
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Post by: kashell on October 05, 2015, 09:47:57 am
I played a little bit of Secret of Mana over the weekend with a lady-friend ;) lol
Though I don't know how much I'm going to be able to play it though with Earthbound and FF:CC. Too many RPGs at once :o
It doesn't matter what type of friend you play it with, since Secret of Mana is magnificence in game form.
I hope you enjoyed it!
I/we did enjoy it! The music is fantastic and it's a blast to play. It sucks that it takes so long to get the multiplayer going though. We're in the process of going to the Kingdom of Pandora
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on October 06, 2015, 03:15:55 am
Just beat the Plague Knight DLC for Shovel Knight. It's pretty great. Generally felt way more challenging since you were having to deal with vastly different forms of attacks. That alone added plenty of challenge.
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Post by: turom on October 06, 2015, 07:44:20 am
I started Dark Souls. It's just as challenging as I expected it to be so far.
Praise the Sun!
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I fired up Danganronpa this weekend, and boy is it weird so far. I haven't gotten to the meat of the game yet, but I'm curious as to what develops. It also seems to bring some interesting people to the channel chatroom when I stream it... ::)
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Post by: burningdoom on October 06, 2015, 12:23:40 pm
Just beat the Plague Knight DLC for Shovel Knight. It's pretty great. Generally felt way more challenging since you were having to deal with vastly different forms of attacks. That alone added plenty of challenge.
Looks like a lot of fun! I just haven't gotten into it between moving into a new house, having family over to see the house, and new TV season. I need to have a little more me time.
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Post by: abe on October 06, 2015, 12:28:03 pm
I played a little bit of Secret of Mana over the weekend with a lady-friend ;) lol
Though I don't know how much I'm going to be able to play it though with Earthbound and FF:CC. Too many RPGs at once :o
How are you enjoying Earthbound so far?
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Post by: telly on October 06, 2015, 02:52:50 pm
It's a lot of fun! I'm in Threed right now. :) I love the setting, the atmosphere the dialogue and the music. It's so unique to be playing an RPG that's not fantasy based; it's why I love Mother 3 and why I'm enjoying this game a lot.
If only the combat was better/ not so frustrating. Can't say I enjoy that part :(
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Post by: abe on October 06, 2015, 03:00:23 pm
What exactly are your frustrations with the battle system?
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Post by: telly on October 06, 2015, 03:10:56 pm
Ohh, that sometimes you miss upwards of 75% of the time, your party members join you at level 1, defending doesn't take priority so it's a waste of a turn if you aren't fast enough, the limited inventory is a little annoying too.
Maybe I'm just not old school enough :P I will say that I definitely like how you insta-kill enemies if their a lower level than you. That's really cool.
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Post by: abe on October 06, 2015, 03:45:23 pm
I never really saw those as issues, though I'm a little (really) biased because I love the game so much. :-[
The insta-kill for weak enemies on the map was always a nice touch. :) At the time, I hadn't played any other RPGs that did that, so it left a good impression on me.
Nice hear you're enjoying it aside from that. :)
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Post by: telly on October 06, 2015, 03:53:59 pm
I am on the whole enjoying it a lot :) My problems with the combat are more nitpicks than anything. I also didn't mention the rolling counter that you can use to save yourself from a mortal blow. And you can also survive any mortal attack with 1 hp if you have enough guts (I think?)
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Post by: abe on October 06, 2015, 04:09:26 pm
The rolling counter can be a lifesaver towards the end of the game. I'm not sure if you can survive any mortal blow with 1hp from high guts, I'm pretty sure it's just much more likely that you'll survive a mortal blow.
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Post by: maximo310 on October 06, 2015, 07:00:45 pm
I think that even with high guts, the % of surviving mortal damage is still pretty low; the stat mostly works on gaining high % for smash attacks.
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Post by: 90snostalga on October 07, 2015, 03:00:27 pm
Fable 3
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Post by: turf on October 07, 2015, 03:28:45 pm
So far so good. Certainly different than the other two Fables but I like it so far
be prepared to Grind Money... A LOT
Hey that's all good...I plan on having multiple wives, lots of sex and a bunch of kids like I did in the second one lol
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on October 11, 2015, 05:57:07 pm
Did anyone play SOMA? I was considering getting it cause I heard it is actually less of a horror game than it is portrayed to be initially, especially coming form the developers of Amnesia, which has me more interested, since I generally don't like horror games, especially ones that require you to hide from the creature.
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Post by: desocietas on October 11, 2015, 09:20:13 pm
Did anyone play SOMA? I was considering getting it cause I heard it is actually less of a horror game than it is portrayed to be initially, especially coming form the developers of Amnesia, which has me more interested, since I generally don't like horror games, especially ones that require you to hide from the creature.
There is some stealth at some points of the game, but the game seems to be good as is the story. It's very atmospheric for sure.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on October 11, 2015, 09:26:50 pm
Did anyone play SOMA? I was considering getting it cause I heard it is actually less of a horror game than it is portrayed to be initially, especially coming form the developers of Amnesia, which has me more interested, since I generally don't like horror games, especially ones that require you to hide from the creature.
There is some stealth at some points of the game, but the game seems to be good as is the story. It's very atmospheric for sure.
I was loving the atmosphere of it from what I saw and I know there is a creature in it, but as long as it's not too heavy into that stuff, I might think about picking it up, making it a Halloween night game for extra spooky fun.
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Post by: rayne315 on October 12, 2015, 01:02:58 pm
you know what I NEED to stop playing so many games at once and just focus on 1 or 2 because currently I am playing:
3d dot game hero persona q legend of mana .hack mutation farcry 3 and 4 fallout new vegas animal crossing wild world assassins creed brotherhood banjo-tooie eternal sonata and am working my way through all my lego games with my gf
whats worse is these are just the ones I can remember playing on at least 2+ different occasions in the last month so there are more that I have played.
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Post by: abe on October 13, 2015, 09:44:07 am
A few things on the go now.
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (PS4) Passed the 40 hour mark yesterday and according to the in-game stats, I've only completed around 60% of the main story missions. :o This is going to be by far the longest Metal Gear game I've ever played. I'm enjoying it a fair bit, though it feels a lot different than previous games in the series. It seems to rely a lot less on cutscenes for telling the story, though maybe it just feels that way because you spend a lot more time actually playing the game.
Mega Man X4 (Mega Man X Collection) (PS2) I've played it a couple times before, but this time I intend to play it all the way through. Playing through as X now and having a lot of fun with it. :)
Senran Kagura 2: Deep Crimson (3DS) Unfortunately, it's been rather disappointing compared to Burst and Shinovi Versus. Hopefully after putting more time into the game it will get a little better. It supports the Circle Pad Pro, but so far it has felt unnecessary. Despite Deep Crimson's shortcomings, I'm still really excited for Estival Versus to release in NA this winter on the PS4 and Vita. :D
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Post by: gf78 on October 13, 2015, 11:34:55 am
I've been playing Destiny and Uncharted Drake's Fortune on the PS4. Mostly Destiny. I really enjoy the Crucible and it's always satisfying when I'm blasting some chump floating through the air. They fall down dead and in those few seconds that they have to wait before respawning, I run over and teabag the crap out of them. It never gets old! :P
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Post by: desocietas on October 13, 2015, 05:35:39 pm
you know what I NEED to stop playing so many games at once and just focus on 1 or 2 because currently I am playing:
3d dot game hero persona q legend of mana .hack mutation farcry 3 and 4 fallout new vegas animal crossing wild world assassins creed brotherhood banjo-tooie eternal sonata and am working my way through all my lego games with my gf
whats worse is these are just the ones I can remember playing on at least 2+ different occasions in the last month so there are more that I have played.
I know the feel... and I also feel like it's going to get worse as the year progresses - so many great games to play!
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Post by: telly on October 13, 2015, 06:50:09 pm
I feel like I'm always backlogged on RPGs. I'm playing two right now, and I've also got Secret of Mana, Suikoden, Golden Sun and Dragon Quest VIII in the wings, and I want to play all of them :'(
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Post by: soera on October 15, 2015, 12:28:20 am
DQ Heroes!!! The game is so much fun already. There were a ton of people on the DQ forums complaining about the game before it came out. I bet they arent complaining now. :)
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Post by: doctorlaudanum on October 15, 2015, 05:48:36 pm
Finally beat Siren: Blood Curse after putting it on the back burner for a couple years. Took me a long time to get used to the new sightjacking mechanic. The split screen is very disorienting, at least for me, and the major framerate drop that occurs each time it's activated doesn't help things. While I like a lot of the twists they made to the original game's plot, I think it's the weakest entry in the series overall. The story's pretty schizophrenic and makes zero sense if you haven't played the original game. Heck, I adore the first Siren and still found myself confused. Also a little disappointed that finding all the archive items does't unlock anything. :( Really dig the soundtrack, though.
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Post by: deftommo on October 18, 2015, 04:43:58 pm
Nier, Bioshock, Metal Gear, and MGSV
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on October 19, 2015, 05:58:20 am
Got back into the mood for Dark Souls, which I never actually beat despite putting like 40 hours into it, so this will probably keep me busy till Fallout 4. Will go to Dark Souls 2 cause again for some reason I just fell out of the games.
Also got Warhammer: Vermintide which is officially releasing in a week I think, though allows people to play a week of beta till then. It's basically Left 4 Dead with fantasy characters. It's pretty shameless how much it is trying to be Left 4 Dead setting things, but I don't consider that a bad thing. Fairly good looking game too. Not sure about longevity and variety in the missions, but we'll see.
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Post by: kashell on October 19, 2015, 08:13:35 am
Got back into the mood for Dark Souls, which I never actually beat despite putting like 40 hours into it, so this will probably keep me busy till Fallout 4. Will go to Dark Souls 2 cause again for some reason I just fell out of the games.
Also got Warhammer: Vermintide which is officially releasing in a week I think, though allows people to play a week of beta till then. It's basically Left 4 Dead with fantasy characters. It's pretty shameless how much it is trying to be Left 4 Dead setting things, but I don't consider that a bad thing. Fairly good looking game too. Not sure about longevity and variety in the missions, but we'll see.
Where are you now in Dark Souls? I'm in the Demon Ruins now, even though I finished off its boss a while ago.
EDIT: I forgot to mention that I started Haunting Ground. It's interesting. It's not nearly as scary as Rule of Rose, but I still think it has some potential. Fiona has a lot of personality and I really want to figure out what is going on.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on October 19, 2015, 03:33:46 pm
Where are you now in Dark Souls? I'm in the Demon Ruins now, even though I finished off its boss a while ago.
EDIT: I forgot to mention that I started Haunting Ground. It's interesting. It's not nearly as scary as Rule of Rose, but I still think it has some potential. Fiona has a lot of personality and I really want to figure out what is going on.
I just started back into the game, so I'm only at the church, looking to go fight the gargoyle soon. I forgot how I far I went initially in the game, but it had to be like 75% through the game.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on October 20, 2015, 01:58:37 am
Warhammer: Vermintide is pretty great. Slightly buggy at times, but it manages to keep itself from being a straight clone of Left 4 Dead, by having a better combined package and that there is a lot of different weapons you can find and unlock rather than set guns in the game. The 5 classes are fairly varied, though the Dwarf doesn't seem too much different than say the Knight as they share similar weapon styles. I can see a lot of expansion in this game to with more enemies and classes keeping it fresh every so often. Hoping it has good longevity as this seems to be one of the few good Warhammer games out there.
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Post by: ignition365 on October 20, 2015, 09:05:07 am
I've been playing Fallout New Vegas with tons of mods in preparation for Fallout 4. Once I get tired of that, I've got MGSV to consume my time.
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Post by: fighterpilot562 on October 20, 2015, 10:08:13 am
GTA 5 just released an update, so checking that out.
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Post by: deftommo on October 20, 2015, 08:07:04 pm
Got back into the mood for Dark Souls, which I never actually beat despite putting like 40 hours into it, so this will probably keep me busy till Fallout 4. Will go to Dark Souls 2 cause again for some reason I just fell out of the games.
Also got Warhammer: Vermintide which is officially releasing in a week I think, though allows people to play a week of beta till then. It's basically Left 4 Dead with fantasy characters. It's pretty shameless how much it is trying to be Left 4 Dead setting things, but I don't consider that a bad thing. Fairly good looking game too. Not sure about longevity and variety in the missions, but we'll see.
Every few months I jump back into Demon's/Dark Souls for a playthrough. It's one of the few series I think feels fresh no matter how many times I play. I started a NG+ run through Dark Souls 2 and it's been brutal due to me being so out of practice.
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Post by: kashell on October 21, 2015, 08:33:48 am
Tales of Zestiria. Indeed, it was love at first sight.
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Post by: telly on October 21, 2015, 09:55:53 am
I'm excited to hear what you think of it! I'd love to play Zesteria someday. I need to finish Symphonia and play Xillia/Xillia 2 at some point though :P
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Post by: kashell on October 21, 2015, 02:34:14 pm
I'm excited to hear what you think of it! I'd love to play Zesteria someday. I need to finish Symphonia and play Xillia/Xillia 2 at some point though :P
So far, I'm impressed with what little I have played. The game is gorgeous, as expected. The music actually has more of a front seat this time. Combat is like Tales of Graces, which is a wonderful thing. Sorey is a great lead from what I can tell: big smile, big dreams and big ideals.
The only thing I'm not liking now is Mikleo's English voice actor. He sounds juvenile.
Symphonia is a great game; I always tell people interested in the Tales series to start with either that or Vesperia. I hope you get a chance to finish it.
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Post by: telly on October 21, 2015, 03:27:16 pm
Thankfully the PS3 version of Symphonia is not that expensive. I've wanted to get more into the series as I've only played Tales of the Abyss.
I've also wanted to play Tales of Destiny because of your glowing praise of it :) Too bad that's an expensive title.
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Post by: koemo1 on October 22, 2015, 04:47:46 am
Double Dragon on Gameboy
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Post by: burningdoom on October 22, 2015, 11:51:55 am
Big piece of my childhood. Played this, Home Alone, and Super Mario Land for hours on end on car trips back in the day.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on October 22, 2015, 04:32:33 pm
Managed to clear up enough space on my Wii U to get Fatal Frame on there, so gonna give it a demo, see if I like it or not. It's not sounding great, but it mostly depends on how the gamepad functionality works.
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Post by: burningdoom on October 22, 2015, 04:53:15 pm
Managed to clear up enough space on my Wii U to get Fatal Frame on there, so gonna give it a demo, see if I like it or not. It's not sounding great, but it mostly depends on how the gamepad functionality works.
You did know you can use SD cards for more memory on Wii U, right?
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on October 22, 2015, 07:33:17 pm
Managed to clear up enough space on my Wii U to get Fatal Frame on there, so gonna give it a demo, see if I like it or not. It's not sounding great, but it mostly depends on how the gamepad functionality works.
You did know you can use SD cards for more memory on Wii U, right?
Sure, but I'd have to buy one. I'm just wanting to demo it.
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Post by: redblaze57 on October 22, 2015, 07:45:53 pm
Managed to clear up enough space on my Wii U to get Fatal Frame on there, so gonna give it a demo, see if I like it or not. It's not sounding great, but it mostly depends on how the gamepad functionality works.
You did know you can use SD cards for more memory on Wii U, right?
I never got that to work. USB flash Drive yes but not the SD card in the Card slot
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on October 22, 2015, 11:54:18 pm
Played through the Fatal Frame 5 trial and I was actually liking it. It has a very creepy atmosphere and it can get intense in fights. I see some of the mechanics that were talked about in reviews that would make the game feel abit clunky and repetitive, such as every time you pick up something, a ghost might possibly grab and damage you if you aren't quick enough to let go of the item grab button. The movement is also abit rough. It's very slow and doesn't feel the best, such as figuring out the proper motion for the quick turn. Also the characters so far seem unnecessarily stiff, emotion wise. A few points in the early game as weird stuff is happening, the girls just sorta vacantly stare on with a hint of fear. It makes it odd, because they regularly turn those cutscene moments back to the girl who continues to make the same face despite seeing something coming at her. They probably could've spent a little more time animating their faces, but that's just a nitpick for me.
While this seemed good to me, I'm hearing that it gets repetitive and formulaic later on which is why it is getting the low scores that it is, so keep that in mind. Not sure if I'll get it or not though as my budget is abit tight at the moment.
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Post by: baseycillings on October 23, 2015, 05:07:10 pm
I've been playing Final Fantasy X on Ps3. Anyone think it's worth it to get the PS4 version as well?
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Post by: desocietas on October 23, 2015, 06:09:06 pm
Fired up Back to the Future: the Game on pc last night after watching all three films on Bttf Day (Wednesday). Not a bad game so far! Episode 1 felt pretty short, but the voices are pretty great, imo.
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Post by: davifus on October 23, 2015, 06:50:38 pm
I've been playing Final Fantasy X on Ps3. Anyone think it's worth it to get the PS4 version as well?
Isn't the PS4 version basically just a port of the already improved PS3 version? Looking at this video, it really doesn't look like they did too much else to it other than it might slightly run better.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPGH1VT2bmg
Probably good with just the PS3 version.
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Post by: desocietas on October 23, 2015, 07:49:28 pm
I've been playing Final Fantasy X on Ps3. Anyone think it's worth it to get the PS4 version as well?
Isn't the PS4 version basically just a port of the already improved PS3 version? Looking at this video, it really doesn't look like they did too much else to it other than it might slightly run better.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPGH1VT2bmg
Probably good with just the PS3 version.
I think the major thing is a bit of a graphics upgrade still and the option to have the original soundtrack (not everyone liked the new remix for the HD version). A big PS4 issue prior to a patch was a RNG bug and a soundtrack continuity bug, but thankfully it's been fixed.
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Post by: abe on October 23, 2015, 08:36:42 pm
Started playing Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Extend (PSP). So far I'm really liking the selection of music in this one. :)
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Post by: telly on October 26, 2015, 12:26:07 pm
Thinking about starting up Metroid Prime. I started it in around May but never finished :)
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Post by: burningdoom on October 26, 2015, 01:05:08 pm
Thinking about starting up Metroid Prime. I started it in around May but never finished :)
Fantastic game and the best reason to own a GameCube!
The first time I stepped into Phaendra Drifts (the snow area), I was blown away by the combination of graphics, perfect music, and atmosphere.
But the last part where your backtracking around the planet to find the pieces of the circle-looking device is annoying.
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Post by: telly on October 26, 2015, 02:30:30 pm
Yeah, I really liked it from what I played! I just had other games going at the time, and Prime was more dense than I thought it would be with all the lore and back stories, so I put it down until I could give it some full attention.
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Post by: redblaze57 on October 26, 2015, 06:43:59 pm
Transformers Devastation- if you've ever played a Platinum Games game before you know the awesomeness you're in for
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on October 26, 2015, 06:50:40 pm
Transformers Devastation- if you've ever played a Platinum Games game before you know the awesomeness you're in for
I plan to pick this up when it gets a good half off sale. I heard it's fairly short and I can't float the 50 bucks to this when I'd rather save it for something else I could get more time out of.
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Post by: 90snostalga on October 27, 2015, 02:16:47 pm
Gears of WAR
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Post by: scott on October 27, 2015, 08:55:50 pm
I've been mostly playing MGSV, Persona Q and Etrian Odyessy Untold. With a bit of Castlevania 1 no death runs mixed in.
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Post by: maximo310 on October 27, 2015, 09:10:09 pm
I've been working on a 1cc of a arcade game called Crime City. It's kinda like Rolling Thunder, except your character can roll into a ball and damage enemies which is just hilarious. It's also a very useful mechanic that helps make the game enjoyable compared to other Rolling Thunder clones.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on October 28, 2015, 06:11:31 pm
They finally put Arkham Knight back on PC, so I got the DLC to do now. Two are mostly pointless, but one of them should be okay.
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Post by: Warmsignal on October 29, 2015, 12:29:27 am
Wild Woody (Sega CD) Ugh, annoying as hell. BAD controls, unavoidable hits, lame music, poor level design.
Shadow Dancer (Genesis) Good game. Good controls, good challenge, good music. Haven't figured out how to use the dog yet, though.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on October 30, 2015, 02:24:27 am
Gotta pass the time till Fallout 4 in less than two weeks, so I'm diving into some slightly older stuff I never did beat. Felt in the mood for some Halo recently as I use to be such a big fan, but after moving away from home and losing the local LAN party stuff and becoming more of a PC player, I sorta fell out of the series, so I'm going to go back and beat Halo 4 which I only put a few hours into before. Still solid shooter stuff even if I prefer keyboard/mouse.
Also looking to take another stab at Nier. I played it for abit awhile back, but for some reason I don't remember why I stopped. With the sequel coming up and looking fantastic, I felt like it was a good time to go and beat it, despite it possibly not sharing much with the previous one.
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Post by: weirdfeline on November 01, 2015, 09:15:41 am
I just beat Tearaway Unfolded recently but I'm gonna go back to get all the trophies. That game was amazing!
I recently got Knack so I'm playing through that, it's pretty challenging.
I'm also gonna try to start playing GTAV and GTA Online more.
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Post by: burningdoom on November 01, 2015, 11:17:31 am
Nobody at that company thought, "Gee, maybe "Wild Woody" isn't the best name for this."
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on November 03, 2015, 07:46:37 pm
Arkham Knight was put back on Steam, so I got the DLC finally, though of course, two of the three I got were the crap mini-mission DLC's. Just the worst as they are like 10 minutes of content. Haven't done the bigger Batgirl DLC yet, though I heard that at least has like a half hour or more to play. I did sorta like Nightwing's mission because it's set after the events of the main game, so you get stuff to go along with that and I like seeing more of what comes after a games completion.
Been playing Tri Force Heroes also when I'm running around and have to wait and it's pretty entertaining as a spinoff game, though it is way tougher playing solo than with people, which I haven't done yet. Normally I'm not very much into co-op games if I don't have friends to play it with and we can talk to each other, so I'm gonna go through singleplayer like this, which I heard is basically like playing "Hard Mode" lol Nifty game idea though, even if I'm not into the top down Zelda's as much anymore. Think I'm gonna finally get around to beating Wind Waker as I've been dying for some new 3D Zelda and I haven't touched Wind Waker HD yet, despite owning the Wind Waker HD bundle lol
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Post by: desocietas on November 04, 2015, 07:34:26 pm
Been playing Tri Force Heroes also when I'm running around and have to wait and it's pretty entertaining as a spinoff game, though it is way tougher playing solo than with people, which I haven't done yet. Normally I'm not very much into co-op games if I don't have friends to play it with and we can talk to each other, so I'm gonna go through singleplayer like this, which I heard is basically like playing "Hard Mode" lol Nifty game idea though, even if I'm not into the top down Zelda's as much anymore. Think I'm gonna finally get around to beating Wind Waker as I've been dying for some new 3D Zelda and I haven't touched Wind Waker HD yet, despite owning the Wind Waker HD bundle lol
If anything, if you know two other local gamers who have a 3DS, they can play with you with Download Play without buying two more copies of the game. I'm not sure if it limits parts of the game (costumes are limited, I believe), but might be fun for to try out. Unfortunately, you can't try multiplayer with just one other person - the game won't allow it. Would've been fun to play with the bf, but no go unless we find one more.
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Post by: doafan on November 04, 2015, 08:02:39 pm
Hard to admit it but have been playing Lollipop Chainsaw all days since I purchased this title, why ?, well because it's fucking hilarious, Resident Evil 5 and 6 killed my love for the zombies but this game totally made me recover this emotion for these creatures also Juliet costumes are perfect for a perv like myself am currently trying to get all of them but the most sexy are first of course and last I do want to unlock all the achievements for this one, am glad that this one doesn't have that kind of impossibles, just need to play a lot and complete some normal situations to get them, already have 41 of the 50 that this title has ;D
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on November 04, 2015, 08:07:13 pm
Hard to admit it but have been playing Lollipop Chainsaw all days since I purchased this title, why ?, well because it's fucking hilarious, Resident Evil 5 and 6 killed my love for the zombies but this game totally made me recover this emotion for these creatures also Juliet costumes are perfect for a perv like myself am currently trying to get all of them but the most sexy are first of course and last I do want to unlock all the achievements for this one, am glad that this one doesn't have that kind of impossibles, just need to play a lot and complete some normal situations to get them, already have 41 of the 50 that this title has ;D
I need to go back and beat this game. I only put a couple hours in before I think I got sidetracked, but it was fun. I like goofy, over the top, games like this. Shadow of the Damned was another that had some fun moments, in particular that section that is basically a love letter to Evil Dead lol
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Post by: doafan on November 04, 2015, 08:18:41 pm
I need to go back and beat this game. I only put a couple hours in before I think I got sidetracked, but it was fun. I like goofy, over the top, games like this. Shadow of the Damned was another that had some fun moments, in particular that section that is basically a love letter to Evil Dead lol
You should need to give it another try, purchased Metroid: Other M after this one and this game is still at the box, lol, by the way a friend told me that I need Shadow of the Damned at my collection but to be quite honest haven't heard or read any review about it so how good is it ?, I'm planning to get Killer is Dead but if you convince me I'll totally put this last one at the wish list 8)
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Post by: redblaze57 on November 04, 2015, 08:53:37 pm
I need to go back and beat this game. I only put a couple hours in before I think I got sidetracked, but it was fun. I like goofy, over the top, games like this. Shadow of the Damned was another that had some fun moments, in particular that section that is basically a love letter to Evil Dead lol
You should need to give it another try, purchased Metroid: Other M after this one and this game is still at the box, lol, by the way a friend told me that I need Shadow of the Damned at my collection but to be quite honest haven't heard or read any review about it so how good is it ?, I'm planning to get Killer is Dead but if you convince me I'll totally put this last one at the wish list 8)
I'm a huge Suda 51 fan I'd suggest Shadows of the Damned far over Killer is Dead. the Characters in Shadows of the Damned are just great the banter between Garcia F**king Hotspur and Johnson is Hilarious
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on November 04, 2015, 10:51:18 pm
You should need to give it another try, purchased Metroid: Other M after this one and this game is still at the box, lol, by the way a friend told me that I need Shadow of the Damned at my collection but to be quite honest haven't heard or read any review about it so how good is it ?, I'm planning to get Killer is Dead but if you convince me I'll totally put this last one at the wish list 8)
Shadow of the Damned is much like Lollipop Chainsaw, in that it isn't doing anything particularly new or great, but it has that cheesy action and characters that you commonly see in games like this and makes it pretty entertaining. It's not very long and doesn't have any real replay value, but I believe it's cheap, so it shouldn't be a big deal to get. Probably would be fitting to get alongside Killer is Dead, but I never played that one.
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Post by: doafan on November 05, 2015, 01:14:24 pm
I'm a huge Suda 51 fan I'd suggest Shadows of the Damned far over Killer is Dead. the Characters in Shadows of the Damned are just great the banter between Garcia F**king Hotspur and Johnson is Hilarious
Didn't resisted the temptation so yesterday saw some images of this game and it's quite "interesting", can't wait to reach this stage and see what the hell is wrong with Laura I didn't saw any videos cause really don't want any spoiler right now ;)
but I believe it's cheap, so it shouldn't be a big deal to get. Probably would be fitting to get alongside Killer is Dead, but I never played that one.
And you are right I saw a complete and mint copy for only $ 10.24 at ML, need to talk with the seller ASAP 8)
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Post by: scott on November 06, 2015, 10:29:39 pm
Thanks to the Steam release, I see lots and lots of Mushihimesama in my future!
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Post by: maximo310 on November 07, 2015, 03:29:01 pm
Minuses: -Not enough enemy variety. -Not enough gameplay variety. -Storyline could be stronger. Hopefully that changes as I go on.
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Post by: ignition365 on November 09, 2015, 08:31:09 am
Just finished MGS5 last night.
I wanna say I read that a lot of people were disappointed with the ending, I quite liked it. I'm only disappointed that I did a certain main mission before finishing all of the side ops. I'm hoping they patch the game so I can "undo" what happened, if just for functionality.
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Post by: maximo310 on November 09, 2015, 08:55:42 pm
Finished my Crime City 1cc, so now I'm switching to my next 1cc to Rapid Hero. It's a pretty enjoyable shmup.
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Post by: ignition365 on November 10, 2015, 08:58:30 pm
And while Im waiting forr fallout to be delivered, konami releases a patch for exactly what I want.
But alas, it is fallout time.
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Post by: kashell on November 16, 2015, 10:29:52 am
I started my second fun in Tales of Zestiria. The Grade Shop has made things so much more fun.
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Post by: tripredacus on November 16, 2015, 10:54:41 am
I'm just about out of things to do in Skyrim. All the remaining quests are broken, except for one. Then after that I will go about and visit all the remaining unexplored map markers. Then lastly mod it until my save file corrupts.
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Post by: JSComix on November 19, 2015, 02:39:58 am
I just got finished with Back to the Future: The Game 30th Anniversay. Great story and the gameplay reminds me of the PC point and clicks I used to play with my sister and dad back in the day.
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Post by: turf on November 19, 2015, 09:43:06 am
I'm playing Battlefront. I don't know what folks are bitching about. This game is sweet. I'm loving it. I can fly stuff, use walkers, shoot folks, and whatever else. It's fun!
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Post by: kashell on November 23, 2015, 10:46:21 am
I started playing Stella Glow. Indeed, it is the perfect travel companion. The game might as well be called Luminous Arc 4. The game play is nice and familiar; like a warm sweater that makes you feel cozy and right at home.
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Post by: stethebubble on November 23, 2015, 08:52:38 pm
I'm playing Battlefront. I don't know what folks are bitching about. This game is sweet. I'm loving it. I can fly stuff, use walkers, shoot folks, and whatever else. It's fun!
like wise. i agree the games fun. however its not quite battlefront (didnt expect it to be) and it feels like 1/2 a game. only 4 maps on single player missions. also why is there not more of the speeder bike training missions. that mission is amazing. i want more of them. no space stuff in single player other than the training. single player is missing so much. it seems like it was a afterthought
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on November 23, 2015, 09:48:33 pm
I'm playing Battlefront. I don't know what folks are bitching about. This game is sweet. I'm loving it. I can fly stuff, use walkers, shoot folks, and whatever else. It's fun!
Gameplay was fine, but it has such little content. That keeps me from getting the game mostly, so maybe I'll grab it after they release everything and I can get it much cheaper.
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Post by: 90snostalga on November 24, 2015, 10:23:58 am
Playing Yo-Kai watch and I'm loving it!!!! :)
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Post by: soera on November 24, 2015, 01:14:46 pm
Been playing Darksiders II. Not a bad game. Kind of a God of War like. :)
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Post by: disgaeniac on November 24, 2015, 01:27:24 pm
I'm *still* playing Dungeon Travelers 2: The Royal Library & the Monster Seal.
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Post by: desocietas on November 24, 2015, 03:07:11 pm
I jumped back into Etrian Odyssey 1 (the original on the DS), and it's really filling the need for a solid dungeon crawler. Maybe I'll finish it soon ::) ... I've had this game since it came out and have all the others following it waiting to be played.
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Post by: abe on November 24, 2015, 05:00:03 pm
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Post by: sworddude on November 26, 2015, 02:59:10 am
Super smash wii u for glory and YS ark of naphitism on the ps2
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on November 26, 2015, 04:50:14 am
So I bought Hyperdimension Neptunia Rebirth 1 on Steam...cause it was 6 bucks...and I kinda wanted something rather mindless and goofy and super Japanese, after playing so much dark and time investing games like Metal Gear Solid V and Fallout 4. "Nep-Nep" is all that for sure so far lol I had forgotten that its basically based around the idea of "The Console Wars" which is pretty funny and it's very lighthearted. Not very far in it yet, but I think it'll be entertaining enough.
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Post by: insektmute on November 29, 2015, 02:10:13 pm
I've sunk around 110 hours into Tales of Zestiria, and finally finished the game... mostly. I still need to do the Alisha's Story DLC, and debating whether to go finish the secret dungeon, since it would probs require another few hours of grinding to get my levels bulked up. Too many enemies that are like lvl 120!
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Post by: kashell on November 29, 2015, 02:55:19 pm
I've sunk around 110 hours into Tales of Zestiria, and finally finished the game... mostly. I still need to do the Alisha's Story DLC, and debating whether to go finish the secret dungeon, since it would probs require another few hours of grinding to get my levels bulked up. Too many enemies that are like lvl 120!
If you did want to finish the secret dungeon, I would suggest starting a new game with double and triple experience. By the time you get to it, you'll be at a solid level for it.
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Post by: weirdfeline on November 30, 2015, 09:40:48 pm
Garden Warfare, they had all sticker packs 50% off so I've been playing a ton. I'm beyond excited for Garden Warfare 2.
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Post by: kashell on December 01, 2015, 04:19:40 pm
I started Final Fantasy Type-0 last night. I'm guessing that this is supposed to be the "edgy" FF because it's rated M.
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Post by: burningdoom on December 01, 2015, 04:31:48 pm
Intense FPS action mixed with moments of stealth. It's bloody, it's brutal, it's intense, and it's in your face!
The story is awesome. It starts in WWII with you and your unit fighting Nazis. You get injured and end up in a nursing home. By the time you get "healed" and get your wits back about you, it's the 1960s and the Nazis have won WWII and now rule the world. They decide the nursing home your in needs to be shut down, and start killing people. You escape, and realize how wrong the world has become. You end up freeing some war criminals to help you and start up a resistance to take down the Nazi Regime.
One scene in particular really stood out to me: You get done freeing some your resistance fighters from this giant Nazi concentration camp. Just as you go out the front to freedom, the Nazi army stand in front of your exit, ready to stop you. They have this giant robot. Well, one of the prisoners you just freed is an expert hacker. He hacks into the robot, and you gain control of it. The robot smashing the Nazi woman's face that's in charge of the prison. As all hell breaks loose and gunfire is going off around you and people are running around; the Nazi woman crawls towards you and climbs up you. Her face is the camera now, and it's all mangled, with a broken jaw, and missing teeth; just looking all gnarly. She's spitting out at you how you and your vermin comrades will never make it out alive. It was really cool looking, like a scene from a horror movie.
If you have an Xbox One, get this one. It's a lot of fun.
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Post by: turf on December 01, 2015, 04:48:44 pm
Intense FPS action mixed with moments of stealth. It's bloody, it's brutal, it's intense, and it's in your face!
The story is awesome. It starts in WWII with you and your unit fighting Nazis. You get injured and end up in a nursing home. By the time you get "healed" and get your wits back about you, it's the 1960s and the Nazis have won WWII and now rule the world. They decide the nursing home your in needs to be shut down, and start killing people. You escape, and realize how wrong the world has become. You end up freeing some war criminals to help you and start up a resistance to take down the Nazi Regime.
One scene in particular really stood out to me: You get done freeing some your resistance fighters from this giant Nazi concentration camp. Just as you go out the front to freedom, the Nazi army stand in front of your exit, ready to stop you. They have this giant robot. Well, one of the prisoners you just freed is an expert hacker. He hacks into the robot, and you gain control of it. The robot smashing the Nazi woman's face that's in charge of the prison. As all hell breaks loose and gunfire is going off around you and people are running around; the Nazi woman crawls towards you and climbs up you. Her face is the camera now, and it's all mangled, with a broken jaw, and missing teeth; just looking all gnarly. She's spitting out at you how you and your vermin comrades will never make it out alive. It was really cool looking, like a scene from a horror movie.
If you have an Xbox One, get this one. It's a lot of fun.
I think I'm in. It sounds really good. Should I get it now or wait for a price drop?
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Post by: burningdoom on December 01, 2015, 04:49:52 pm
It's only like $20 for the game.
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Post by: turf on December 01, 2015, 04:52:43 pm
Intense FPS action mixed with moments of stealth. It's bloody, it's brutal, it's intense, and it's in your face!
The story is awesome. It starts in WWII with you and your unit fighting Nazis. You get injured and end up in a nursing home. By the time you get "healed" and get your wits back about you, it's the 1960s and the Nazis have won WWII and now rule the world. They decide the nursing home your in needs to be shut down, and start killing people. You escape, and realize how wrong the world has become. You end up freeing some war criminals to help you and start up a resistance to take down the Nazi Regime.
One scene in particular really stood out to me: You get done freeing some your resistance fighters from this giant Nazi concentration camp. Just as you go out the front to freedom, the Nazi army stand in front of your exit, ready to stop you. They have this giant robot. Well, one of the prisoners you just freed is an expert hacker. He hacks into the robot, and you gain control of it. The robot smashing the Nazi woman's face that's in charge of the prison. As all hell breaks loose and gunfire is going off around you and people are running around; the Nazi woman crawls towards you and climbs up you. Her face is the camera now, and it's all mangled, with a broken jaw, and missing teeth; just looking all gnarly. She's spitting out at you how you and your vermin comrades will never make it out alive. It was really cool looking, like a scene from a horror movie.
If you have an Xbox One, get this one. It's a lot of fun.
Yes! Beaten this game on PC some months ago (http://vgcollect.com/forum/index.php/topic,322.msg96868.html#msg96868) and it was definitely a great shooting experience!
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Post by: desocietas on December 01, 2015, 07:59:04 pm
I started Final Fantasy Type-0 last night. I'm guessing that this is supposed to be the "edgy" FF because it's rated M.
The beginning is so bloody and sad :'(
I couldn't play much more than an hour of it - just wasn't feeling it, and the tutorial wasn't sticking for me. I'll have to give it another shot one day.
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Post by: weirdfeline on December 02, 2015, 01:42:53 am
Intense FPS action mixed with moments of stealth. It's bloody, it's brutal, it's intense, and it's in your face!
The story is awesome. It starts in WWII with you and your unit fighting Nazis. You get injured and end up in a nursing home. By the time you get "healed" and get your wits back about you, it's the 1960s and the Nazis have won WWII and now rule the world. They decide the nursing home your in needs to be shut down, and start killing people. You escape, and realize how wrong the world has become. You end up freeing some war criminals to help you and start up a resistance to take down the Nazi Regime.
One scene in particular really stood out to me: You get done freeing some your resistance fighters from this giant Nazi concentration camp. Just as you go out the front to freedom, the Nazi army stand in front of your exit, ready to stop you. They have this giant robot. Well, one of the prisoners you just freed is an expert hacker. He hacks into the robot, and you gain control of it. The robot smashing the Nazi woman's face that's in charge of the prison. As all hell breaks loose and gunfire is going off around you and people are running around; the Nazi woman crawls towards you and climbs up you. Her face is the camera now, and it's all mangled, with a broken jaw, and missing teeth; just looking all gnarly. She's spitting out at you how you and your vermin comrades will never make it out alive. It was really cool looking, like a scene from a horror movie.
If you have an Xbox One, get this one. It's a lot of fun.
I have this on PS4 after getting it at Target for like $11 new earlier this year. I haven't opened it yet, I don't like scary stuff but is that scene as scary as it gets? I saw the scene on YouTube before when searching for the scariest moments in the game lol.
Sidenote: I also bought The Evil Within new for about the same price at Target. I have no idea why because I know for a fact I'm too much of a wimp to play it.
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Post by: kashell on December 02, 2015, 09:48:33 am
I started Final Fantasy Type-0 last night. I'm guessing that this is supposed to be the "edgy" FF because it's rated M.
The beginning is so bloody and sad :'(
I couldn't play much more than an hour of it - just wasn't feeling it, and the tutorial wasn't sticking for me. I'll have to give it another shot one day.
Yeah, the amount of blood in it is shocking for a Final Fantasy title. It feels more like Parasite Eve.
The introduction and the opening tutorials are relatively weak, but I have to say things are getting better and I'm only in the middle of chapter 2. I think you'll enjoy it more once you find a character to control that fits your play style. You can use him/her in the arena and get a feel for them at no risk of losing anything.
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Post by: burningdoom on December 02, 2015, 11:59:32 am
Intense FPS action mixed with moments of stealth. It's bloody, it's brutal, it's intense, and it's in your face!
The story is awesome. It starts in WWII with you and your unit fighting Nazis. You get injured and end up in a nursing home. By the time you get "healed" and get your wits back about you, it's the 1960s and the Nazis have won WWII and now rule the world. They decide the nursing home your in needs to be shut down, and start killing people. You escape, and realize how wrong the world has become. You end up freeing some war criminals to help you and start up a resistance to take down the Nazi Regime.
One scene in particular really stood out to me: You get done freeing some your resistance fighters from this giant Nazi concentration camp. Just as you go out the front to freedom, the Nazi army stand in front of your exit, ready to stop you. They have this giant robot. Well, one of the prisoners you just freed is an expert hacker. He hacks into the robot, and you gain control of it. The robot smashing the Nazi woman's face that's in charge of the prison. As all hell breaks loose and gunfire is going off around you and people are running around; the Nazi woman crawls towards you and climbs up you. Her face is the camera now, and it's all mangled, with a broken jaw, and missing teeth; just looking all gnarly. She's spitting out at you how you and your vermin comrades will never make it out alive. It was really cool looking, like a scene from a horror movie.
If you have an Xbox One, get this one. It's a lot of fun.
I have this on PS4 after getting it at Target for like $11 new earlier this year. I haven't opened it yet, I don't like scary stuff but is that scene as scary as it gets? I saw the scene on YouTube before when searching for the scariest moments in the game lol.
Sidenote: I also bought The Evil Within new for about the same price at Target. I have no idea why because I know for a fact I'm too much of a wimp to play it.
It's not a scary game. But it does have intense action.
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Post by: burningdoom on December 02, 2015, 12:00:25 pm
Yeah... Stupid question. I should have looked it up first. :o
I saw you added it to your list on my feed, you won't be disappointed if you enjoy FPSes!
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Post by: telly on December 02, 2015, 02:36:39 pm
I'm still playing Metroid Prime and MMX4. I just keep dying in the phazon mines before I get to the mid-level save point so I haven't made much progress lately. For MMX4 I'm at the final boss fight as X. Haven't put in enough time to figure out how to beat all of the bosses at the end.
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Post by: kashell on December 02, 2015, 03:04:21 pm
I'm still playing Metroid Prime and MMX4. I just keep dying in the phazon mines before I get to the mid-level save point so I haven't made much progress lately. For MMX4 I'm at the final boss fight as X. Haven't put in enough time to figure out how to beat all of the bosses at the end.
I know a thing or two about that and could offer some assistance. ^.~
Just sayin'
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Post by: telly on December 02, 2015, 03:14:41 pm
Hahah record one of your many speed runs for me! :)
I can beat the first one without taking any damage, but the second boss is really hard and by the time I get to the third boss I don't have enough energy left. I need to stock up my e-tank and just go for one big run, I guess.
Or I just need to be MLG
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Post by: kashell on December 02, 2015, 03:36:46 pm
For his second form, he's weak to Web Spider's weapon.
He starts the battle by throwing his scythe in a circular pattern in front of him. You can hop on a wall to avoid that. Then, he'll throw it at you. If it lands on the ground, it'll generate lightning on the ground in both directions. Furthermore, he'll send homing missiles at you. Therefore, try to have the scythe land on the wall. This will generate electricity vertically on the wall, but you should have enough time to wall-kick and dash off the wall and get behind him. He'll be shooting lasers from his eyes and be completely vulnerable.
Rinse and repeat. I'm confident you can do it. ^^
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: burningdoom on December 02, 2015, 03:39:35 pm
I'm still playing Metroid Prime and MMX4. I just keep dying in the phazon mines before I get to the mid-level save point so I haven't made much progress lately. For MMX4 I'm at the final boss fight as X. Haven't put in enough time to figure out how to beat all of the bosses at the end.
Metroid Prime is such a fantastic game. The atmosphere and environments are amazing. That snow area is astounding.
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Post by: telly on December 02, 2015, 09:22:42 pm
Metroid Prime is such a fantastic game. The atmosphere and environments are amazing. That snow area is astounding.
Mhm, I'm really enjoying it too. The atmosphere in the mines has been my personal favorite along with the snow level, and it's just really fun and satisfying to play. I like scanning everything to find more information about the story and setting too.
For his second form, he's weak to Web Spider's weapon.
He starts the battle by throwing his scythe in a circular pattern in front of him. You can hop on a wall to avoid that. Then, he'll throw it at you. If it lands on the ground, it'll generate lightning on the ground in both directions. Furthermore, he'll send homing missiles at you. Therefore, try to have the scythe land on the wall. This will generate electricity vertically on the wall, but you should have enough time to wall-kick and dash off the wall and get behind him. He'll be shooting lasers from his eyes and be completely vulnerable.
Rinse and repeat. I'm confident you can do it. ^^
I didn't think of trying to get the scythe land on the wall! That attack was always the part where I took a lot of damage. I'll definitely try that next time, thanks man!
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Post by: maximo310 on December 02, 2015, 10:51:29 pm
For his second form, he's weak to Web Spider's weapon.
He starts the battle by throwing his scythe in a circular pattern in front of him. You can hop on a wall to avoid that. Then, he'll throw it at you. If it lands on the ground, it'll generate lightning on the ground in both directions. Furthermore, he'll send homing missiles at you. Therefore, try to have the scythe land on the wall. This will generate electricity vertically on the wall, but you should have enough time to wall-kick and dash off the wall and get behind him. He'll be shooting lasers from his eyes and be completely vulnerable.
Rinse and repeat. I'm confident you can do it. ^^
I didn't think of trying to get the scythe land on the wall! That attack was always the part where I took a lot of damage. I'll definitely try that next time, thanks man!
Yeah Sigma's 2 form has a fixed pattern, so if you can avoid the scythe and laser attacks, you should be able to get through that part without too much trouble. You'll need your hp for the third form anyways, since he has two different life bars for that one.
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Post by: scarface88fg on December 05, 2015, 06:27:11 pm
Right now I'm playing Super Mario Sunshine since I got it with the GameCube bundle I picked up yesterday. I haven't gotten very far, since I suck at platformers, but I like it so far.
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Post by: burningdoom on December 06, 2015, 12:45:31 pm
Right now I'm playing Super Mario Sunshine since I got it with the GameCube bundle I picked up yesterday. I haven't gotten very far, since I suck at platformers, but I like it so far.
I loved this game. It's my 3rd favorite GameCube game after Metroid Prime and RE Remake. I know the FLUDD thing is very different from other Mario games, but it never bothered me. I felt like it was everything that Super Mario 64 was missing. There was much more going on in the game; it didn't feel as empty and repetitive.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on December 07, 2015, 06:01:52 am
And just did another playthrough of Undertale and it got better, I'm impressed at how much is in this seemingly little game. Not sure if I'll do anymore as I know what my next playthrough entails and I'm not gonna like it in more ways than one. Great game though.
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Post by: vidmusc on December 11, 2015, 04:18:36 pm
Just started up Fallout 4 and Just Cause 3 this week. Having more fun with Just Cause 3 than I expected. Really fun stuff.
Also been playing Dragon Ball Xenoverse since it was on the Steam sale last week, as well as started up a little bit of Undertale.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on December 12, 2015, 12:24:45 am
Went round the horn on video games as I didn't think I wanted to settle into a big game like Xenoblades Chronicles X right now, but after a sloppy launch with Just Cause 3 (refunded) and a kinda boring start and lackluster features with Dragon Quest Heroes (refunded), I came back to Xenoblade Chronicles X and I'm digging it. I think this is gonna be a good time and I'm already liking it more than the starting experience I had with the previous Xenoblade.
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Post by: soera on December 12, 2015, 09:38:36 am
How could you think DQ Heroes is boring? :(
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on December 12, 2015, 04:10:12 pm
I think it's just the slow start, but like Hyrule Warriors puts you into the game and it's like "BOOM! Go kill lots and lots of dudes, it's crazy and wild!". With DQ Heroes, I played for almost 2 hours and it was just a bunch of small corridors mostly. I've never played DQ games, so it's DQ coating wasn't enough to keep me drawn in for longer. I'll see about grabbing it on the cheap later on probably.
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Post by: kashell on December 13, 2015, 10:45:18 am
I started my New Game Plus in Dark Souls. So far, I'm making really good progress. I skipped most of Blighttown, thankfully. Most of the bosses I've encountered so far aren't as bad as I thought they'd be but, of course, I still have yet to fight S&O. *sigh* I'm not looking forward to that. I need to kill Smough last so I can get his soul.
EDIT: Holy hell, it was an intense fight but I finished powered up Smough on my fourth try. Of course, I had to use Solaire, but it doesn't matter. The hardest fight in the game is now behind me.
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Post by: fighterpilot562 on December 13, 2015, 01:25:10 pm
Taking a break from Fallout 4 to play Ace Combat 04, after beating it a couple times, ill jump to AC 5, then Zero
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Post by: ignition365 on December 14, 2015, 12:37:07 pm
I'm kind of burned out of Fallout after a month, so I decided to start playing Rise of the Tomb Raider... sooooo goooooood.
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Post by: Warmsignal on December 14, 2015, 05:44:36 pm
Rayman Origins. It's good, but it's obviously their answer to NSMB. I don't know if it's quite as good as NSBU though.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: burningdoom on December 14, 2015, 08:32:02 pm
Rayman Origins. It's good, but it's obviously their answer to NSMB. I don't know if it's quite as good as NSBU though.
It definitely looks and sounds better.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on December 18, 2015, 05:54:02 am
Been playing Guilty Gear Xrd on PC. It's a pretty solid game, but a lot of the fighters I don't really like playing as much since they rely on a lot on traps and setup. Never was into characters like that, but I've come down to really liking Ky, Sol, I-No, and I should probably try Sin, since he's close to Ky except for the eating mechanic and long range hits. I also want to see if I can figure out Axl, because he's an odd character who relies on being stationary more and hitting at long ranges with his blade chains. Way different than those meant to rush in and stay close.
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Post by: ignition365 on December 18, 2015, 08:14:32 am
I'm kind of burned out of Fallout after a month, so I decided to start playing Rise of the Tomb Raider... sooooo goooooood.
What's it been... 4 days? I'm already burned out of Tomb Raider. It's a great game, and honestly, I'm hoping that it's that I'm restless because of xmas stress.
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Post by: kashell on December 18, 2015, 08:45:04 am
Been playing Guilty Gear Xrd on PC. It's a pretty solid game, but a lot of the fighters I don't really like playing as much since they rely on a lot on traps and setup. Never was into characters like that, but I've come down to really liking Ky, Sol, I-No, and I should probably try Sin, since he's close to Ky except for the eating mechanic and long range hits. I also want to see if I can figure out Axl, because he's an odd character who relies on being stationary more and hitting at long ranges with his blade chains. Way different than those meant to rush in and stay close.
Are we able to play together? I have it on the PS3 and it's been a long time since I've popped it in. I usually main Venom.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kamikazekeeg on December 18, 2015, 03:20:15 pm
Been playing Guilty Gear Xrd on PC. It's a pretty solid game, but a lot of the fighters I don't really like playing as much since they rely on a lot on traps and setup. Never was into characters like that, but I've come down to really liking Ky, Sol, I-No, and I should probably try Sin, since he's close to Ky except for the eating mechanic and long range hits. I also want to see if I can figure out Axl, because he's an odd character who relies on being stationary more and hitting at long ranges with his blade chains. Way different than those meant to rush in and stay close.
Are we able to play together? I have it on the PS3 and it's been a long time since I've popped it in. I usually main Venom.
Don't think it has crossplay at all. I tried to play Venom but I had no idea what I was doing, just balls flying everywhere lol
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kashell on December 18, 2015, 03:39:16 pm
Don't think it has crossplay at all. I tried to play Venom but I had no idea what I was doing, just balls flying everywhere lol
Enough about my weekend, HEY-O!
But really, that's understandable. Venom is a very technical character -AND- he got nerfed to a lower tier in Xrd. Still, he's a lot of fun and I enjoy how unique he is against every character.
Axl is a solid character. He requires some Guile-like inputs (hold a direction, then release) so he's cool if you want to remain in the same place, bait and then punish.
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Post by: maximo310 on December 18, 2015, 03:42:30 pm
Venom is defenitely not an easy character to figure out; my bro usually just plays with Sol on the PS3 version.
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Post by: Warmsignal on December 24, 2015, 12:35:44 pm
Kind of random, but I started playing Alias for the Xbox. I like this game actually, it's like a toned down Splinter Cell with more of an emphasis on beat-em-up gameplay. You can sneak, or just beat the crap about people and it's fairly easy and forgiving. I would say if you like Splinter Cell type games and you see this for a few dollars, it's worth it. I think I picked it up for about $2.
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Post by: burningdoom on December 24, 2015, 12:56:20 pm
I've been playing the hell out of Samurai Warriors 2. I've completed so many different characters' storylines, yet it feels like I'm making no progress because every time I beat one, I unlock a new character, lol. It's a good thing, though, I guess. That means I get a whole lot more gameplay out of it.
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Post by: fighterpilot562 on December 24, 2015, 01:58:43 pm
Plan of starting Assassins Creed Unity, also ordered Assassin Creed Rogue...... So ill be playing those soon.... Hate being a year behind on a series i normally kept up on.
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Post by: kashell on December 24, 2015, 04:13:16 pm
Venom is defenitely not an easy character to figure out; my bro usually just plays with Sol on the PS3 version.
Ugh. Sol is so annoying to play against. It doesn't help that the developers felt that he still wasn't powerful enough.
Yeah he had a lot of matchups that are favorable to him, and only a few like Zato-1, and Elphelt that are unfavorable. Even with that, Sol had a shit ton of tools to use against unfavorable matchups, like this match https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uciohJyE5XQ
As for recent games, I've been playin some Dogyuun, another shmup from 1992 Toaplan. Still got a ways to go before the 1cc.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kashell on December 30, 2015, 08:56:05 am
I am on chapter three of Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly.
Holy sh*tballs this game is freaky.
EDIT: Also, I started The Evil Within.
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Post by: soera on December 30, 2015, 04:44:24 pm
Been playing Polybius lately.
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Post by: turf on December 30, 2015, 06:16:19 pm
I've been playing tons and tons of MAME games. I've been trying to make "Favorites" lists. That means trying lots of great (and bad) games.
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Post by: maximo310 on December 30, 2015, 06:18:39 pm
I've been playing tons and tons of MAME games. I've been trying to make "Favorites" lists. That means trying lots of great (and bad) games.
What kind of stuff are you looking for in MAME? I may be able to point out some gems your way.
I like the Beat 'em Ups the best. I love Knights of the Round, Cadillacs and Dinosaurs, and the like. I'm not above something that is just fun. I've been dabbling in shooters even though I suck at them.
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Post by: maximo310 on December 30, 2015, 08:48:33 pm
I've been playing tons and tons of MAME games. I've been trying to make "Favorites" lists. That means trying lots of great (and bad) games.
What kind of stuff are you looking for in MAME? I may be able to point out some gems your way.
I like the Beat 'em Ups the best. I love Knights of the Round, Cadillacs and Dinosaurs, and the like. I'm not above something that is just fun. I've been dabbling in shooters even though I suck at them.
Alright, here we go: Beat-em-ups: Armored Warriors/ Powered Gear- Awesome mech beat em up with multiple parts for arm/wheel weapons+ has a heavy metal soundtrack Battle Circuit D&D Tower of Doom/ Shadow of Mystara- Denjin Makai II/Guardians Metamorphric Force ( JAA version)- Playing the North American version is too difficult and sucks out the fun Undercover Cops ( Japan version or Alpha version)- Pu Li Ru La The Punisher Alien vs Predator (based off the canceled 94' movie)
Shmups: Ray trilogy ( Rayforce, Raystorm,Raycrisis) Dogyuun Donpachi/Dodonpachi Gradius I/II/ Parodius series Raiden I ( 2p side)/ Raiden Fighters 1/2/Jet Boogie Wings 1941/19XX/1944: The Loop Master Sengoku Blade : Sengoku Ace Episode II X Multiply/R-Type I+II
Other Fun games: Cameltry Crime City Chase H.Q Night Striker if you like Space Harrier clones Wolf Fang Metal Slug series Saturday Night Slam Masters/Muscle Bomber Duo Wild West Cowboys of Moo Mesa Rolling Thunder 1/2
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Post by: doctorlaudanum on December 31, 2015, 03:39:15 pm
I am on chapter three of Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly.
Holy sh*tballs this game is freaky.
Love that one, but I always thought it was too easy. The ghosts move so slowly and telegraph their attacks from a mile away. Love the atmosphere and art design though.
I received a copy of the Ico and Shadow of the Colossus HD Collection for Christmas (from the same person who sold my original copy of SOTC while I was out of town years ago. I think he finally made up for it.) Just got platinum on Ico and am about halfway through SOTC. Loving both! Though Ico ended much more abruptly than I expected.
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Post by: kashell on January 01, 2016, 12:18:49 pm
I am on chapter three of Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly.
Holy sh*tballs this game is freaky.
Love that one, but I always thought it was too easy. The ghosts move so slowly and telegraph their attacks from a mile away. Love the atmosphere and art design though.
I received a copy of the Ico and Shadow of the Colossus HD Collection for Christmas (from the same person who sold my original copy of SOTC while I was out of town years ago. I think he finally made up for it.) Just got platinum on Ico and am about halfway through SOTC. Loving both! Though Ico ended much more abruptly than I expected.
Really? Dang, I must suck. I thought it was much more difficult than the first Fatal Frame, even though you're given more options.
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Post by: doctorlaudanum on January 01, 2016, 01:12:34 pm
Haha I guess it just comes down to playing style. I personally thought the first Fatal Frame was harder because the ghosts loved to teleport around for cheap hits. I have reflexes that would embarrass a glacier. If it helps, I still haven't completed the post-game missions in FF2 after all these years. The ghost list was also harder for me to complete because some of the ghosts are quite good at hiding their Fatal Frame shots. Catching the Dollmaker's shot took four playthroughs.
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Post by: burningdoom on January 01, 2016, 02:47:22 pm
I'm starting this guy today. Looks cool, action-RPG with an Elder Scrolls-ish look to it. Made by Atlus.
But what's really cool is that I ordered Divinity II: Ego Draconis, the original version of this game. And instead I received Divinity II: The Dragon Knight Saga, which is the updated version that comes with the PC expansion! Awesome! Because the listings for the Dragon Knight Saga was $20, I only paid $8 for it!
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Post by: kashell on January 01, 2016, 03:06:31 pm
Haha I guess it just comes down to playing style. I personally thought the first Fatal Frame was harder because the ghosts loved to teleport around for cheap hits. I have reflexes that would embarrass a glacier. If it helps, I still haven't completed the post-game missions in FF2 after all these years. The ghost list was also harder for me to complete because some of the ghosts are quite good at hiding their Fatal Frame shots. Catching the Dollmaker's shot took four playthroughs.
I doubt I'll play those post-game missions. Since I played the game on Normal, I may go for a Hard mode run to see the other ending. Or I'll just watch it online. I haven't decided yet.
In gaming news, I have just stared Until Dawn. Emily is a total bitch...I love her.
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Post by: Warmsignal on January 04, 2016, 02:08:06 am
I'm starting this guy today. Looks cool, action-RPG with an Elder Scrolls-ish look to it. Made by Atlus.
But what's really cool is that I ordered Divinity II: Ego Draconis, the original version of this game. And instead I received Divinity II: The Dragon Knight Saga, which is the updated version that comes with the PC expansion! Awesome! Because the listings for the Dragon Knight Saga was $20, I only paid $8 for it!
I've had opposite luck about that game. I picked it up long ago before Dragon Knight Saga came out, then they came out with that version. Tried to track it down for ages, then finally found it used, but the disc they gave me was for the original, again without the added content. Wasn't mean to be.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kmacdw on January 04, 2016, 03:46:37 am
Tales from the Borderlands (just finished Episode 2) [PS4] Until Dawn (currently half way through Chapter 2) [PS4] Shining Force: Sword of Hayja [3DS VC]
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Post by: kashell on January 04, 2016, 09:08:34 am
Until Dawn (currently half way through Chapter 2) [PS4]
I'm interested in seeing what you think about that. I just finished it for the second time yesterday. I plan on getting all of the trophies so I have to finish it one more time.
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Post by: tafk on January 04, 2016, 11:07:20 am
Guys, I got Yokai Watch, holy shit its great. If you are like me and love pokemon but you're tired of the played out formula and old slow systems you have to get this game, so much fun and just a great time so far.
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Post by: kmacdw on January 04, 2016, 11:37:27 am
Until Dawn (currently half way through Chapter 2) [PS4]
I'm interested in seeing what you think about that. I just finished it for the second time yesterday. I plan on getting all of the trophies so I have to finish it one more time.
Will be sure to let you know my opinion when I get far enough to formulate one that is worthwhile.
Thus far nothing of consequence has really happened in the game so I can't really comment on the primary game-play mechanic (decision making, branching path). Visually though I must say the game is stunning; I recognized Brett Dalton's face instantly, as well as other faces. The realistic visuals really make the entire experience feel that bit more real, which really adds to the creepy atmosphere. All in all I am really impressed thus far.
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Post by: turf on January 04, 2016, 11:43:43 am
I started in on Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel. Damn these are fun games. It's just more Borderlands. It's silly, mindless shooting.
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Post by: desocietas on January 04, 2016, 01:28:07 pm
Some friends got some 3DSes and copies of Animal Crossing: New Leaf this Christmas, so I fired my town back up after what was probably easily a year or so. Surprisingly, there were still flowers and people living there!
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Post by: kashell on January 08, 2016, 01:00:28 pm
I started Valkyria Chronicles 3. So far, it feels like Valkyria Chronicles 2. The only difference is that it's in Japanese and Avan is nowhere to be found. Thankfully.
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Post by: desocietas on January 08, 2016, 01:42:45 pm
I've still been feeling kinda hermit-y so I've been playing games that I don't want to stream or get too involved in. So I've just been playing my guilty pleasure hidden-object or match-3 games... ::)
I don't usually care about achievements, but it's definitely a nice perk to pick up an easy game and get all the achievements through one playthrough.
Oh, and Animal Crossing still! Nice to just pick up and play when I have a few moments.
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Post by: bperry731 on January 13, 2016, 09:27:37 am
Currently playing Banjo Tooie and Skyward Sword... with some Gears Ultimate Edition multiplayer in between.
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Post by: telly on January 13, 2016, 04:03:20 pm
Still playing Donkey Kong Country, I'm at the industrial-area levels.
And with Xenoblade 3D, I'm about 45 hours in. Starting to get a wee bit burnt out on it so I hope I'm close to the conclusion.
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Post by: burningdoom on January 13, 2016, 04:05:56 pm
Still playing Donkey Kong Country, I'm at the industrial-area levels.
And with Xenoblade 3D, I'm about 45 hours in. Starting to get a wee bit burnt out on it so I hope I'm close to the conclusion.
Those industrial levels get hard. I remember spending the most time there and the snow levels.
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Post by: telly on January 13, 2016, 04:08:09 pm
Ah, thanks for the heads up! The snow levels took me a long time - especially Snow Barrel Blast.
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Post by: doafan on January 15, 2016, 02:11:31 pm
Renewed my live subscription this past Saturday cause I decided to get those achievements that can only been obtained playing online at Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate so this is the game that am currently playing, have won a couple of matches and also admit that have lost at least the 75% of them but it's ok, still need to unlock the one DOA5 Ultimate Is My Life so I guess that with all the practice my skills will grown up or at least am gonna get my ass kicked this quantity ;D
(http://i.imgur.com/OCbsSkb.jpg)
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Post by: pacpix on January 15, 2016, 03:44:59 pm
I have been playing the new Goat Simulator DLC and it is absolutely incredible. This game continues to provide hours of entertainment as I near 60 hours of play time. Also been playing some Rocket League which has been great fun as well. I'm also about ten hours into Xenoblade Chronicles X, but have not had much time to play the last couple weeks.
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Post by: bperry731 on January 18, 2016, 10:42:13 am
Finally started getting into the Metroid series a few days ago. Started with Metroid: Zero Mission. Awesome game.
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Post by: burningdoom on January 18, 2016, 11:36:37 am
Back to the Future: The Game on XBox One.
I'm about to start the final episode. The gameplay could use some more excitement, but the story is good enough to keep me going, especially since I'm a huge fan of the movies.. But if you're not a fan of the movies, there's nothing else here for you.
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Post by: disgaeniac on January 19, 2016, 07:53:37 am
I just started playing the PS4 remaster of Grim Fandango yesterday. Btw - this game is free right now for PS+ members.
It's my 1st time playing it and, while imo, the controls and lighting leave a lot to be desired - the humor more than carries it.
Anyone else played it?
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Post by: desocietas on January 19, 2016, 11:35:00 am
I just started playing the PS4 remaster of Grim Fandango yesterday. Btw - this game is free right now for PS+ members.
It's my 1st time playing it and, while imo, the controls and lighting leave a lot to be desired - the humor more than carries it.
Anyone else played it?
I have it on several platforms now but have still yet to play it. Never played it back in the day, but I look forward to it :) Same goes for Day of the Tentacle.
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Post by: abe on January 22, 2016, 05:48:58 pm
Started playing through Mother 3 for the first time in years. The last time I played it to completion was back in 2009, shortly after the first complete English fan translation was released. I recently got an English repro cart and it's really great to be able to play Mother 3 in English on its original hardware instead of resorting to emulation.
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Post by: scarface88fg on January 23, 2016, 01:37:51 pm
Right now I'm playing through the campaign mode of Battlefield 4. I don't know if EA/Dice made the game harder than BF3, or my skills deteriorated.
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Post by: Warmsignal on January 26, 2016, 12:38:42 am
Errffbound! The legendary SNES game. We'll see if it really lives up to all of the hype, this is my first time playing through it.
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Post by: ignition365 on January 26, 2016, 08:39:25 am
Errffbound! The legendary SNES game. We'll see if it really lives up to all of the hype, this is my first time playing through it.
I had a buddy who had that game as a kid, even then I remember thinking to myself how rare that game was. I think I kept wanting to rent it, but every rental store never had a copy checked in.
First time I ever got to play it was when they released it for VC on Wii U. It is definitely in the same category as FF7, if you go into it expecting the holy grail of video games, of course you are going to hate it. But objectively, it's a good game.
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Post by: kashell on January 26, 2016, 09:57:04 am
I started Indigo Prophecy last night. Like the other Quantic Dream games I have played, the game has:
1. A unique story that keeps you guessing 2. Believable characters 3. Tons of choices 4. Glitches out the wazoo
Despite number 4, I'm enjoying this title. It's a nice break from RPGs.
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Post by: romanticore on January 26, 2016, 10:05:27 am
I just started playing the PS4 remaster of Grim Fandango yesterday. Btw - this game is free right now for PS+ members.
It's my 1st time playing it and, while imo, the controls and lighting leave a lot to be desired - the humor more than carries it.
Anyone else played it?
Grim Fandango holds one of the best soundtracks ever! Played it back in the day. It was a super experience back then, and I guess it holds up pretty ok.
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Post by: disgaeniac on January 26, 2016, 10:09:32 am
I just started playing the PS4 remaster of Grim Fandango yesterday. Btw - this game is free right now for PS+ members.
It's my 1st time playing it and, while imo, the controls and lighting leave a lot to be desired - the humor more than carries it.
Anyone else played it?
Grim Fandango holds one of the best soundtracks ever! Played it back in the day. It was a super experience back then, and I guess it holds up pretty ok.
It did have an awesome soundtrack!
Meh, Pier Solar has worn-out its welcome so I'm moving on to Lost Dimension.
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Post by: DreamsDied13101 on January 26, 2016, 11:04:29 am
Playing Sonic Dash on my cell.
I have never played any of these running games (whatever this genre is called) before. I actually find it fun for a free game. Fairly easy too other than a few cheap moments like you can't see the next obstacle coming up because another is in front of it.
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Post by: davifus on January 26, 2016, 06:19:34 pm
Started My first Wii U game last Saturday. Xenoblade Chronicle X.
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Post by: desocietas on January 29, 2016, 03:28:31 pm
First game I've played on launch in a loooong time:
Final Fantasy Explorers (3DS)
So far, so good! It definitely pulls a lot of things from Monster Hunter, but it's a little more simplified and feels more relaxing and easy-going, like what I remember from co-oping with friends in the Gamecube version of Phantasy Star Online.
The ability/magic system is pretty interesting - you're able to mutate spells and abilities and have them be capable of causing side affects (beneficial or detrimental) to the targeted party.
There's a lot of stuff that's clunky and not as nicely streamlined as it could be, but I'm enjoying it a lot so far.
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Post by: burningdoom on January 29, 2016, 03:45:13 pm
Started My first Wii U game last Saturday. Xenoblade Chronicle X.
Too much going on to keep track of. It felt like a chore playing that game. I sold it.
That's how I felt about Animal Crossing: New Leaf, but I didn't sell it back. It was really nice to go back to it after a long break. Different mental state, I guess :)
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Post by: spunkyfidget on January 29, 2016, 05:53:17 pm
I've been playing only Fantasy Life on my 3ds for the last two months or so.
Even though I have plenty of games left to open and dive into.
..this includes, but not limited to, Witcher 3, Xenoblade Chronicles X, Bravely Default, Legend of Legacy.
And, I'd really love to give Clash at Demonhead a whirl eventually.
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Post by: desocietas on January 29, 2016, 06:15:30 pm
I've been playing only Fantasy Life on my 3ds for the last two months or so.
Even though I have plenty of games left to open and dive into.
..this includes, but not limited to, Witcher 3, Xenoblade Chronicles X, Bravely Default, Legend of Legacy.
And, I'd really love to give Clash at Demonhead a whirl eventually.
I've been wanting that one since launch but have been waiting for the price to go down... Hopefully soon!
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Post by: telly on January 30, 2016, 12:06:42 pm
I've been playing some Pokemon Picross and Nintendo Badge Arcade along the side with my regular games.. I'm such a sucker for the badges, especially the Pokemon ones. I haven't spent any money... yet :o
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Post by: desocietas on January 30, 2016, 12:10:25 pm
I've been playing some Pokemon Picross and Nintendo Badge Arcade along the side with my regular games.. I'm such a sucker for the badges, especially the Pokemon ones. I haven't spent any money... yet :o
Haha, yeah, I was playing the badge arcade regularly but finally was able to let it go for a bit. So satisfying when you get a bunch in one go!
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Post by: kashell on January 30, 2016, 12:14:26 pm
I started Heavenly Sword this weekend.
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Post by: telly on January 30, 2016, 12:24:07 pm
I've been playing some Pokemon Picross and Nintendo Badge Arcade along the side with my regular games.. I'm such a sucker for the badges, especially the Pokemon ones. I haven't spent any money... yet :o
Haha, yeah, I was playing the badge arcade regularly but finally was able to let it go for a bit. So satisfying when you get a bunch in one go!
Yes! I got like four badges this morning with one go; it was really satisfying. :D
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Post by: disgaeniac on January 30, 2016, 02:43:08 pm
Disappointing. I stopped playing after this really -REALLY- annoying part. It's a real shame, because the game had such a strong and promising start. In it's place, I decided to go with Klonoa for the GBA.
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Post by: deftommo on February 02, 2016, 05:07:36 pm
Gave up on Fallout 3 and Nier, just couldn't get into them. Lately I've been playing Final Fantasy XIII and Bioshock 2. Wife and I just finished War in the North.
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Post by: kashell on February 03, 2016, 01:16:56 pm
I've had it for a while, but I finally started Lightning Returns. It's pretty interesting so far.
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Post by: disgaeniac on February 03, 2016, 01:41:30 pm
I've had it for a while, but I finally started Lightning Returns. It's pretty interesting so far.
Thoughts on one-handing it?
I'm finishing up my last playthrough of the Banner Saga today and, I'll probably be starting Saturday Morning RPG tomorrow.
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Post by: gf78 on February 03, 2016, 02:59:23 pm
Playing a little Star Wars Battlefront here & there. It's pretty fun. The new map pack for Black Ops III was just released, so my kids are playing around with that.
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Post by: kashell on February 03, 2016, 03:05:23 pm
I've had it for a while, but I finally started Lightning Returns. It's pretty interesting so far.
Thoughts on one-handing it?
I'm finishing up my last playthrough of the Banner Saga today and, I'll probably be starting Saturday Morning RPG tomorrow.
Hmm...
Combat is fast-ish. You can change through Lightning's schemata with the push of R1 and perform actions with the face buttons. The analogue stick is used to switch targets, but most fights are one on one.
There are some moments of platforming, but they're nothing that require strict timing.
You know what? Yes, I'm pretty sure you can one-hand this one and enjoy it.
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Post by: disgaeniac on February 03, 2016, 03:15:06 pm
Thanks kash
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Post by: ignition365 on February 03, 2016, 03:24:31 pm
I've had it for a while, but I finally started Lightning Returns. It's pretty interesting so far.
Thoughts on one-handing it?
I'm finishing up my last playthrough of the Banner Saga today and, I'll probably be starting Saturday Morning RPG tomorrow.
Hmm...
Combat is fast-ish. You can change through Lightning's schemata with the push of R1 and perform actions with the face buttons. The analogue stick is used to switch targets, but most fights are one on one.
There are some moments of platforming, but they're nothing that require strict timing.
You know what? Yes, I'm pretty sure you can one-hand this one and enjoy it.
Why would you play a game with one hand?
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Post by: kashell on February 03, 2016, 03:34:59 pm
I'll let disgaeniac answer you.
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Post by: ignition365 on February 03, 2016, 03:43:26 pm
I see now. Honestly, at first i thought it was some joke about the whole costume thing. Lightning returns was the one that implemented a costume system right? Kind of like X-2?
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Post by: disgaeniac on February 04, 2016, 07:44:23 am
I've had it for a while, but I finally started Lightning Returns. It's pretty interesting so far.
Thoughts on one-handing it?
I'm finishing up my last playthrough of the Banner Saga today and, I'll probably be starting Saturday Morning RPG tomorrow.
Hmm...
Combat is fast-ish. You can change through Lightning's schemata with the push of R1 and perform actions with the face buttons. The analogue stick is used to switch targets, but most fights are one on one.
There are some moments of platforming, but they're nothing that require strict timing.
You know what? Yes, I'm pretty sure you can one-hand this one and enjoy it.
Why would you play a game with one hand?
a). To masturbate whilst gaming and watching porn simultaneously
b). Because your other hand was lost in an amputation
Sadly, in my case, it's b.
Life goes on, however - at least it wasn't my dominant hand :P
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Post by: gf78 on February 04, 2016, 09:18:52 am
a). To masturbate whilst gaming and watching porn simultaneously
b). Because your other hand was lost in an amputation
Sadly, in my case, it's b.
Life goes on, however - at least it wasn't my dominant hand :P
Your "a" option made me think about when Tomonobu Itagaki and Team Ninja were promoting the original DOA Xtreme Volleyball. Itagaki actually stated he wanted gamers to be able to play the game one-handed.
I've never pried into the reason(s) for you losing a hand, but I just hope that some day doctors can do some cool Luke Skywalker shit from Empire for you and everyone else who's lost an appendage/extremity. In the meantime, it's great that there are a ton of RPG's and such that you can play.
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Post by: kashell on February 04, 2016, 10:36:57 am
a). To masturbate whilst gaming and watching porn simultaneously
b). Because your other hand was lost in an amputation
Sadly, in my case, it's b.
Life goes on, however - at least it wasn't my dominant hand :P
Your "a" option made me think about when Tomonobu Itagaki and Team Ninja were promoting the original DOA Xtreme Volleyball. Itagaki actually stated he wanted gamers to be able to play the game one-handed.
I've never pried into the reason(s) for you losing a hand, but I just hope that some day doctors can do some cool Luke Skywalker shit from Empire for you and everyone else who's lost an appendage/extremity. In the meantime, it's great that there are a ton of RPG's and such that you can play.
He's quite inspirational. The world and VGC are better places because of him.
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Post by: disgaeniac on February 04, 2016, 10:44:48 am
Flattery will get you everywhere, my dear Kash ;)
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Post by: scarface88fg on February 05, 2016, 01:21:21 am
Well, I switched to Final Fantasy Type 0 after Need for Speed's AI rubber banding got too rage inducing. It's pretty good so far, but there are some graphical glitches that likely stem from it being an updated PSP title, and picking up Phantoma can be a pain in the ass as it's mapped to the same button as attack.
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Post by: ignition365 on February 05, 2016, 08:33:46 am
Well, I switched to Final Fantasy Type 0 after Need for Speed's AI rubber banding got too rage inducing. It's pretty good so far, but there are some graphical glitches that likely stem from it being an updated PSP title, and picking up Phantoma can be a pain in the ass as it's mapped to the same button as attack.
After playing the beta, that was one of the many reasons I decided to pass on the NFS franchise.
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Post by: kashell on February 05, 2016, 09:59:16 am
FF Type 0 was fun. I hope you enjoy it.
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Post by: doafan on February 05, 2016, 02:02:02 pm
These past two weeks have been using my Xbox Live Subscription like a crazy and that's because after a couple of years that I purchased the Street Fighter III: Online Edition finally decided to play it online, at this point there aren't many people playing this title and those that still do are almost with a high level, am currently at Lv7 but even with my poor level I've been able to beat players with a 50 Level, will continue playing just until this next Monday when my subscription will expire :'(
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on February 05, 2016, 07:18:10 pm
So much Bloodborne. I was going back and forth between this and Xenoblade Chronicles X, but Xenoblade is so boring, I've kinda dropped it now till I beat Bloodborne, of which I'm through most of the main game and into The Old Hunters dlc now.
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Post by: devancowan on February 06, 2016, 11:44:18 am
Started Dragon Quest 9 again. Previously I had played it and got about 10 hours in and really enjoyed it but can't exactly remember why I stopped playing it.
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Post by: disgaeniac on February 06, 2016, 12:18:51 pm
Been playing Saturday Morning RPG.
It's not bad but, man - I'm glad that I just sprung for the digital version and didn't shell out for the limited physical version.
At $10, it feels about "right".
At $30 or $40, I would have definitely felt like I over-paid for it.
I'm thinking that next up will be the PS4 version of FF VII.
Why?
Because the idea of FF VII with trophies makes me smile!
Like this:
;D
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Post by: abe on February 06, 2016, 03:12:58 pm
Started playing the 2013 Tomb Raider reboot on the PS3. Other than all the annoying quick time events it's a lot of fun.
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Post by: doctorlaudanum on February 06, 2016, 06:04:24 pm
I played Journey after about a year's break from it. Still one of the most beautiful games I've ever seen. Currently trying to get the last of the trophies, but I'm not having much luck finding other players online. Also took a crack at the other games packaged with Journey. I like Flower, even if it can be just a little pretentious at timed, but I think flOw is impossible to control. Maybe I just need to get used to it.
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Post by: telly on February 07, 2016, 11:41:49 am
Now that Xenoblade is done, thinking of starting another RPG but one that's a completely different style, lol. So that means it's gonna be Suikoden!
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Post by: doafan on February 08, 2016, 02:08:53 pm
Now that Xenoblade is done, thinking of starting another RPG but one that's a completely different style, lol. So that means it's gonna be Suikoden!
Why not Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars ?, if you haven't beat this one before it's indeed something different and quite challenging specially Jinx and the damn bastard of Culex, guess that I'll manage to make some free time and give this one a second try but this time without my daughter ;D
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Post by: disgaeniac on February 08, 2016, 02:14:51 pm
I'll probably be finishing up Saturday Morning RPG today or tomorrow and then do some trophy hunting in FF VII.
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Post by: telly on February 09, 2016, 10:23:56 am
Now that Xenoblade is done, thinking of starting another RPG but one that's a completely different style, lol. So that means it's gonna be Suikoden!
Why not Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars ?, if you haven't beat this one before it's indeed something different and quite challenging specially Jinx and the damn bastard of Culex, guess that I'll manage to make some free time and give this one a second try but this time without my daughter ;D
It's funny that you would mention Super Mario RPG! My roommate owns it for his SNES, and he's been bugging me to play it as well! I I've wanted to actually own the game myself before I play it... Maybe I should start it after I finish Suikoden ;D
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Post by: kashell on February 11, 2016, 09:49:31 am
I started Klonoa 2: Dream Champ Tournament. I can already tell that this will be better than Empire of Dreams. I'm really excited about it.
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Post by: redblaze57 on February 13, 2016, 09:29:35 pm
Played a bit of Devil's Third today. It's not bad, not the best game, but I'm actually having fun with it.
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Post by: deftommo on February 15, 2016, 10:40:03 am
Put in some time with Rogue Legacy after getting very frustrated with it a few weeks ago. This game is kind of a grind fest, but it's growing on me.
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Post by: kashell on February 16, 2016, 06:22:29 pm
I picked up Project X Zone 2 today and I just finished the first chapter. It's great to see Reiji and Xiamou take center stage again. They had some major roles in PXZ and OG Saga, but it's about time they took the lead again. Namco X Capcom was never released stateside so this is their first time taking the lead in our shores.
Also, Hotsuma teaming up with Hiryu = <3
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Post by: abe on February 17, 2016, 09:34:20 pm
Tried to get back into The Last of Us Remastered on the PS4, but just couldn't get into it.
Other than that, I've been playing the PSOne Classics version of Breath of Fire IV on my PS3. I'm enjoying it quite a bit. Makes me want to get into playing more PS1 games.
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Post by: rayne315 on February 18, 2016, 12:15:19 am
I am currently playing Yoshi's new island for the 3ds and I have to say I am completely underwhelmed by this entry. it feels like it deserves to be an early DS title. and this is coming from a fan of Yoshi in general. graphically it is extreamly pixelated, even beyond what you would normally see for a ds title. and the artistic style actually suffers from it. it seams like they couldn't even be bothered to use their own music to fill the game (rougher/worse musicaly modified from the original yoshis island) no animations between level select screens. which is more or less a staple of all Mario titles I can think of (your character instantly appears at the level you select). you jump WAY to high, the entire screen up then hover higher, egg speed is way to high (patient is the speed I would expect from hasty), of what little boss battles I have played its way to easy literally for the first world boss yu can sit in the same spot and not get hit while you kill him with 6 eggs total, which is your max egg count which feels too small (8 seems about right). I noticed a bit of stuttering with animations (not to often but enough to notice).
Again I am a major fan of Yoshi so I will play through this but it is definitely not up to my expectations especially for a first party title. just sort of feels like a title more or less thrown together.
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Post by: telly on February 18, 2016, 02:57:21 pm
Tried to get back into The Last of Us Remastered on the PS4, but just couldn't get into it.
Other than that, I've been playing the PSOne Classics version of Breath of Fire IV on my PS3. I'm enjoying it quite a bit. Makes me want to get into playing more PS1 games.
I've played a little of BoF IV, and I really enjoyed what I did play. I'm interested what you think as you play it more! :)
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Post by: kashell on February 18, 2016, 03:41:50 pm
Tried to get back into The Last of Us Remastered on the PS4, but just couldn't get into it.
Other than that, I've been playing the PSOne Classics version of Breath of Fire IV on my PS3. I'm enjoying it quite a bit. Makes me want to get into playing more PS1 games.
I've played a little of BoF IV, and I really enjoyed what I did play. I'm interested what you think as you play it more! :)
Yes, post some impressions of it. It wasn't my favorite game in the series, but it still did some really great stuff for it. And that music is just...so damn good.
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Post by: abe on February 19, 2016, 07:36:01 am
Put another couple hours into Breath of Fire IV and it's pretty great. The graphics are pretty good for the time, with lots of nice and detailed character animations. The music is pretty great too. I like how the front and back lines are handled in your party. It's nice that swapping out characters doesn't waste a turn, and it's also nice that characters in the back can also temporarily regain AP for use in that battle. The minigames aren't annoying (not yet at least), and are actually kinda nice to break things up every now and again. The enemy encounter rate isn't too high, nor is it too low as I haven't needed to level grind at all yet. Because of this, the game keeps good pace which also helps keep me interested in playing more. My only complaints are that the controls for moving your characters around feel a little stiff and are a kinda annoying. Because you need to press two buttons to move diagonally through the isometric view outside of battle, I often find myself walking into walls instead of through doors or up ladders like I intended to. It would've been nice if it only took one button to move diagonally, like your cursor in Disgaea, where down on the directional pad moves your cursor down and to the right. The isometric view also causes some problems, where you need to adjust your view often to see around obstacles. That's more of an annoyance than anything. The good more than outweighs the annoying, and my minor complaints aren't going to stop me from enjoying the game.
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Post by: kashell on February 19, 2016, 08:33:10 am
The enemy encounter rate isn't too high, nor is it too low as I haven't needed to level grind at all yet. Because of this, the game keeps good pace which also helps keep me interested in playing more.
This is how it remains until the end game when some enemies get a big increase in difficulty. Luckily, the final areas provide great places for experience -AND- some wonderful weapon and armor drops. This makes the level building totally worth it.
I'm glad you're enjoying it!
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Post by: abe on February 19, 2016, 10:13:33 am
The enemy encounter rate isn't too high, nor is it too low as I haven't needed to level grind at all yet. Because of this, the game keeps good pace which also helps keep me interested in playing more.
This is how it remains until the end game when some enemies get a big increase in difficulty. Luckily, the final areas provide great places for experience -AND- some wonderful weapon and armor drops. This makes the level building totally worth it.
I'm glad you're enjoying it!
Thanks for the info. :) I tried earlier to see if you had written a review on it to see what you thought of it, but I couldn't find one. :( It's good to know that it's not going to get grindy until the endgame.
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Post by: kashell on February 19, 2016, 10:17:15 am
The enemy encounter rate isn't too high, nor is it too low as I haven't needed to level grind at all yet. Because of this, the game keeps good pace which also helps keep me interested in playing more.
This is how it remains until the end game when some enemies get a big increase in difficulty. Luckily, the final areas provide great places for experience -AND- some wonderful weapon and armor drops. This makes the level building totally worth it.
I'm glad you're enjoying it!
Thanks for the info. :) I tried earlier to see if you had written a review on it to see what you thought of it, but I couldn't find one. :( It's good to know that it's not going to get grindy until the endgame.
Odd, I wrote one.
I would share the link, but I'm at work. If someone can help a brother out, that would be swell. XD
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Post by: abe on February 19, 2016, 10:38:11 am
The enemy encounter rate isn't too high, nor is it too low as I haven't needed to level grind at all yet. Because of this, the game keeps good pace which also helps keep me interested in playing more.
This is how it remains until the end game when some enemies get a big increase in difficulty. Luckily, the final areas provide great places for experience -AND- some wonderful weapon and armor drops. This makes the level building totally worth it.
I'm glad you're enjoying it!
Thanks for the info. :) I tried earlier to see if you had written a review on it to see what you thought of it, but I couldn't find one. :( It's good to know that it's not going to get grindy until the endgame.
Odd, I wrote one.
I would share the link, but I'm at work. If someone can help a brother out, that would be swell. XD
Oops, found it. :P I guess I didn't look hard enough last time. ??? Ctrl+F failed me the first time, somehow. :'(
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Post by: kashell on February 19, 2016, 11:05:23 am
I'm guessing that's the one. Thanks for reading. ^.^
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Post by: abe on February 20, 2016, 07:57:03 pm
Playing Fire Emblem Fates now. It's awesome. ;D Decided to go with Conquest for my first playthrough.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on February 26, 2016, 03:14:42 am
Tried playing Resident Evil HD in the Origins Collection. I liked the update, generally it looks alright, though abit blurry at times like in the cinematics, and the new controls are way helpful...but I still don't like it. It's so clunky still. I hate aiming at things off screen because of set camera angles. I don't like the small inventory where a key and arrowhead take as much space as a large shield and shotgun, forcing me to go back and forth between storage. Combat in particular is more frustrating than anything. I could never get into the games that much before years ago and even with the update, I just can't see myself getting into them now. Bit disappointing lol
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Post by: madmax on February 26, 2016, 06:13:50 am
Playing through Tomb Raider before I get the new one. Great game, I got it for really cheap as well. I'm also trying to get the multiplayer achievements but that's a little more difficult with the servers being so dead.
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Post by: turf on February 28, 2016, 09:31:01 pm
I have all these new games that I haven't finished and I'm back playing an oldie but a goody.
I hooked up the Xbox 360 to play Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2. Damn, this is fun. I've been reading through the Civil War comics and this game takes place in that world. It's good stuff.
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Post by: kashell on February 29, 2016, 08:43:39 am
dark is going to scowl at me, but I still haven't popped in Tears to Tiara 2 just yet. While I continue to make my way through Project X Zone 2, I started Folklore for the PlayStation 3. My brother lent it to me, so I want to play it and get it back to him. XD
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Post by: ignition365 on February 29, 2016, 09:26:28 am
I fell back into Fallout 4. Hopefully I'll lose my interest before the DLC comes out.
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Post by: disgaeniac on February 29, 2016, 10:36:37 am
dark is going to scowl at me, but I still haven't popped in Tears to Tiara 2 just yet. While I continue to make my way through Project X Zone 2, I started Folklore for the PlayStation 3. My brother lent it to me, so I want to play it and get it back to him. XD
*scowlface*
What's Folklore like?
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Post by: kashell on February 29, 2016, 10:51:20 am
dark is going to scowl at me, but I still haven't popped in Tears to Tiara 2 just yet. While I continue to make my way through Project X Zone 2, I started Folklore for the PlayStation 3. My brother lent it to me, so I want to play it and get it back to him. XD
*scowlface*
What's Folklore like?
<3
It's an action game with some RPG elements thrown in. I've barely scratched the surface, but I read the instruction manual and it looks like it's going to be lots of fun.
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Post by: disgaeniac on February 29, 2016, 11:34:46 am
I've got the 4-disc OST to Folklore and it's fantastic.
You're in for an aural treat, my sweet!
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Post by: burningdoom on February 29, 2016, 12:51:02 pm
Just started this last night .This game is suprisingly good! It feels a lot like Crystalis on NES. The gameplay feels like an adventure game like Zelda, but with added RPG-elements like experience points/level-up system, gold and shops, new armor and items, and a sense of exploration.
The voice-acting and story could use some work, but the gameplay is good enough to overlook that. Check this one out if you have the chance.
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Post by: maximo310 on February 29, 2016, 01:10:21 pm
Made it to Chapter 7 for Fire Emblem Fates for Birthright/Conquest. I'm gonna try to get Conquest first, then Birthright hopefully.
Ys IV: Dawn of Y(PCE- Super CD- I've only played up to the first dungeon, but so far it seems like an natural extension of the gameplay systems in Ys I+II, especailly since you can move diagonally now. It really does have an awesome soundtrack with lots of redbook audio( although space limitations mean that most of the town themes/certain areas are PCE chiptune only) and the story seems pretty fleshed out. It's weird how Falcom decided to base its remake on the SNES version, Mask of the Sun, instead of this version which seems to be better in every single aspect.
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Post by: kashell on March 03, 2016, 11:19:21 am
I stopped with Folklore. It's an interesting game, but the slow pace and repetitive combat ended up eclipsing the good stuff it offered.
Thanks to Project X Zone 2, I decided to finally start Shenmue.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on March 05, 2016, 05:52:44 am
I've just been absorbed into Stardew Valley on PC. I've never really played Harvest Moon, but from screenshots and what people tell me, it's just a pure straight up throwback to the SNES Harvest Moon. Visually and UI wise it's more familiar to like Terraria/Starbound, just in an isometric view. My only other frame of reference for this kind of game is Animal Crossing, but this is far better. Animal Crossing I struggled to keep with for too long because it was more about popping on for like a half hour each day to do stuff . It has it's charm, but Stardew makes me feel like I'm accomplishing stuff in this with my slow progression.
Honestly, I don't even have much of a farm right now. I've bounced between one and two plots for farming fruits and veggies, but I spend a lot of time doing the action section in the mines, fishing, doing the collecting stuff (One of them is just the museum from Animal Crossing), some of the quests, etc...And just when stuff might start to get a little dull, you get a season change. In like 10 hours of play, I'm a little over half way through the second month/season, looking at Fall coming up soon. There's all new items to collect, new things to farm, possibly new goodies given to you. I still have some spots I haven't explored on the map yet.
Whats kinda funny, is that the beginning of the game has a slightly dark'ish tone to it that made me laugh and plays abit into this kinda background story the game has with this small village dealing with the encroachment of modern stores. Not sure if this will end up being a thing with driven story or not, but it makes things interesting and I'm kinda always getting enough new stuff in the right intervals to keep me from getting bored.
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Post by: abe on March 05, 2016, 08:35:12 am
Started The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD last night. Aside from the incredibly boring first hour or so, it's awesome. :D This is the first time I've experienced any version of Twilight Princess, so everything is nice and new to me. I'm glad I waited for this version to release after its announcement rather than getting the cheap Wii version. Being able to play with the WiiU Pro Controller is nice as well, as I probably would've had a lot less fun if I was flailing my arms around with the Wii version instead. It's nice getting some more use out of my WiiU. :)
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Post by: doctorlaudanum on March 05, 2016, 05:01:30 pm
I finally joined the 21st century and got a computer that Steam couldn't melt. Papers, Please is everything I never knew I wanted. Also dove headfirst back into Minecraft after a couple years' hiatus and am dabbling in Kingdom Hearts I.5 HD on PS3. The last one's in-game camera is a lot worse than I remember, but I'm drowning in nostalgia, so it's all good. Deep Jungle was always my favorite world. Shame copyright laws had to bar it from the series forever.
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Post by: desocietas on March 05, 2016, 05:26:52 pm
I finally joined the 21st century and got a computer that Steam couldn't melt. Papers, Please is everything I never knew I wanted. Also dove headfirst back into Minecraft after a couple years' hiatus and am dabbling in Kingdom Hearts I.5 HD on PS3. The last one's in-game camera is a lot worse than I remember, but I'm drowning in nostalgia, so it's all good. Deep Jungle was always my favorite world. Shame copyright laws had to bar it from the series forever.
Papers, Please is sooooo goood! Glad you're enjoying it! I haven't gotten very far, but it's a great game. I'm very tempted by Stardew Valley but know I have plenty of other games to play, including the other Harvest Moon games. The last game I played in the last few days was probably Cook, Serve, Delicious! - a silly but easily addictive restaurant sim.
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Post by: doctorlaudanum on March 05, 2016, 08:08:02 pm
It's almost funny. I'm winding down from a repetitive job by playing a game that is nothing but a repetitive job. :P I'll admit I haven't gotten very far either, but I'm really loving the aesthetic and atmosphere. I heard it can get really hectic toward the end. Guess I'll have to see for myself.
I've been hearing a lot about Stardew Valley, but it didn't really catch my interest. I might check it out now based on what I've heard around here.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on March 10, 2016, 11:27:07 am
Tried playing Zelda: Spirit Tracks for the first time. Heard for awhile now it was not very well liked and did not know why, only hearing that a big part was the train aspect. It has to be because of those controls right? Completely stylus controlled? Oh no that is bad lol I would take motion controls over straight stylus. Phantom Hourglass is not like this also, is it? These could be the only Zelda games I don't play lol
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Post by: burningdoom on March 10, 2016, 12:53:05 pm
^ I enjoyed Phantom Hourglass. The stylus controls aren't bad, and work quite well. The only bad-side is that you keep having to revisit this one dungeon over and over again, and that starts to get old (there are other dungeons, too).
Spirit Tracks, I hated. And yeah, it's all due to the stupid train thing. It's like some guy that's way into trains somehow got some pull in that game. When I play Zelda, I want to go on a fantasy adventure, not drive trains and build tracks.
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Post by: ignition365 on March 10, 2016, 12:57:22 pm
So many games in my Steam library, I went from like 3 games before PAX South to now about 150.
And there are more PC games I want to get. I want to play Firewatch, "Papers, Please", stardew valley, etc. Once I finish Hacknet, I'm probably going to get Firewatch.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on March 10, 2016, 09:07:09 pm
^ I enjoyed Phantom Hourglass. The stylus controls aren't bad, and work quite well. The only bad-side is that you keep having to revisit this one dungeon over and over again, and that starts to get old (there are other dungeons, too).
Spirit Tracks, I hated. And yeah, it's all due to the stupid train thing. It's like some guy that's way into trains somehow got some pull in that game. When I play Zelda, I want to go on a fantasy adventure, not drive trains and build tracks.
I was just wandering around the starting area for Spirit Tracks, shocked at such a bad control scheme. I could probably get over the linear train stuff if it wasn't for the stylus controls. I don't like motion controls, but at least I could move in Twilight Princess and Skyward Sword just fine with the left analog stick. All I got with Spirit Tracks is my hand covering up the screen half the time to move and tap on things lol
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Post by: HarvestDude on March 10, 2016, 09:08:04 pm
Well, i'm always playing a lot of things. Some of them:
Burnout Revenge (Ps2) Captain Tsubasa IV (Super Famicom) Car Mechanic Simulator 2015 (PC) Crysis (PC) Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time (DS) Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright (3DS) Simcity (the latest - PC) Street Fighter V (PC) Theme Park (DS) Tomb Raider (Ps3)
I'm always playing ocasionally some arcade fighting games on Fighcade with a couple friends, too. Street Fighter Alpha 2 and 3, Street Fighter II Champion Edition, Hyper Street Fighter II... Sometimes some SNK games too, but i suck big time on those.
HarvestDude™
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Post by: soera on March 11, 2016, 09:37:04 am
Going back and forth between MK XL and Witch and the hundred knight. A bunch of neat games are scheduled for upcoming but until 4/15 (Bravely Second), these will probably be my go-to right now.
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Post by: kashell on March 11, 2016, 12:39:02 pm
I'm now doing a replay of Resonance of Fate. I'm thinking it's time to give this game the 100% completion it deserves.
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Post by: desocietas on March 11, 2016, 12:42:18 pm
Have been craving another point-and-click adventure game, so I fired up The Book of Unwritten Tales: Critter Chronicles the other evening.
Definitely feels like its previous entry in the franchise, but not bad and the puzzles are at just the right difficulty so far. I also have Shardlight in my sights but am trying to avoid buying more games currently if it's something I can always pick up later.
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Post by: telly on March 12, 2016, 08:53:34 am
Still playing Suikoden and The Thing, progress has been slow because of school and stuff. I really only have time to play a little Pokemon Picross every day. In general I have a ton of games started that I haven't finished
Suikoden Pokemon Picross The Thing GTA IV Conker's Bad Fur Day Solar Jetman Secret of Mana Luigi's Mansion Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles
I need to get to finishing some games soon!
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Post by: abe on March 12, 2016, 11:34:43 am
Started Pikmin 3 today and it's awesome. ;D It's the sort of game that sucks you in and makes it really easy to lose track of how long you've been playing for. I'm really loving my WiiU now that I've gotten a lot more to play on it. :)
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Post by: deftommo on March 14, 2016, 06:28:04 pm
Grabbed a 2DS and Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate today. Played through a few quests, seems fun (but a little strange controls).
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Post by: soera on March 15, 2016, 02:31:37 pm
So a guy at work offered to sell me SSB Wii U for $20. I figured what the hell ... then I started playing it and remembered why I hated the SSB series. Its simply the most worthless fighting game series ever created. Ill go back to MK and never look at another Smash bros game again.
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Post by: turf on March 15, 2016, 02:59:42 pm
So a guy at work offered to sell me SSB Wii U for $20. I figured what the hell ... then I started playing it and remembered why I hated the SSB series. Its simply the most worthless fighting game series ever created. Ill go back to MK and never look at another Smash bros game again.
Troll ;D
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Post by: abe on March 15, 2016, 03:15:13 pm
So a guy at work offered to sell me SSB Wii U for $20. I figured what the hell ... then I started playing it and remembered why I hated the SSB series. Its simply the most worthless fighting game series ever created. Ill go back to MK and never look at another Smash bros game again.
So a guy at work offered to sell me SSB Wii U for $20. I figured what the hell ... then I started playing it and remembered why I hated the SSB series. Its simply the most worthless fighting game series ever created because I'm terrible at it. Ill go back to MK and never look at another Smash bros game again.
So a guy at work offered to sell me SSB Wii U for $20. I figured what the hell ... then I started playing it and remembered why I hated the SSB series. Its simply the most worthless fighting game series ever created because I'm terrible at it. Ill go back to MK and never look at another Smash bros game again.
So a guy at work offered to sell me SSB Wii U for $20. I figured what the hell ... then I started playing it and remembered why I hated the SSB series. Its simply the most worthless fighting game series ever created because I'm terrible at it. Ill go back to MK and never look at another Smash bros game again.
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Post by: doafan on March 17, 2016, 12:25:17 pm
(http://i.imgur.com/H7Tdbo7r.jpg)
Am currently playing Street Fighter III: 2nd Impact at the Dreamcast started to like this one more than the 3rd Strike dunno if its because my 360 controller is kinda damaged or because really love the victory screens that the game have, still wondering why the hell did Capcom remove them at the last release of this franchise anyway have discovered that Hugo is not a bad character, in fact he's pretty balanced and he can pack a heavy damage if he is used right, he is my main character right now another thing that I love is that this title doesn't gave me a chance to select my next opponent so there is no way that I can skip those that don't want to fight (yeah I just admit it), still trying to kick Gill's ass at highest difficulty but the bastard just simply won't give up and so do I ;D
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Post by: soera on March 18, 2016, 12:43:53 am
After numerous attempts, I finally started Witch and the Hundred knight (to a point where I can save my progress). I adore Metallia. She is perfection!
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Post by: PlayerC90 on March 19, 2016, 06:00:25 am
Finally started Puzzle & Dragons Z yesterday. I played Super Mario Bros. Edition right when the games released, but never bothered with this one until now. But now I'm pretty excited about it.
There's also Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth, which I've been playing for quite some time now. Over 70 hours in, I'm almost at the end, so I'm now collecting things and do other optional stuff before finishing it. Fun game :)
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Post by: kashell on March 22, 2016, 09:50:13 am
I think I'm about done with Project X Zone 2. I'm on chapter 30-something and there is even more filler than the first game. So, for my portable title, I decided to take a break from heavy grinds and such and go with Kirby: Nightmare in Dreamland.
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Post by: tafk on March 22, 2016, 11:16:28 am
Yo Telly how you liking Suikoden 1? I'm in the middle of starting 2 right now and finished 1 last summer.
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Post by: disgaeniac on March 22, 2016, 11:18:57 am
I think I'm about done with Project X Zone 2. I'm on chapter 30-something and there is even more filler than the first game. So, for my portable title, I decided to take a break from heavy grinds and such and go with Kirby: Nightmare in Dreamland.
Yer bringing TEARS To Tiara 2 to my eyes, kash-advance :'(
Oh yeah.
As for myself - I'd say that I'm about 1 /2 way to my platinum for Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits.
Next up?
Possibly, Okage: Shadow king.
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Post by: ignition365 on March 22, 2016, 11:22:53 am
Sony needs to hurry up and release Wild Arms 3 for PS4.
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Post by: disgaeniac on March 22, 2016, 11:25:19 am
This is the most fun I've had in a while. There's shit blowing up. I'm running. I'm jumping. I'm firing rockets and grenades and bullets!
It's if Metal Slug, Contra, and The Expendables had an unholy lovechild. Damn, it's fun.
There's actually an Expendables version of Broforce, called Expendabros. It was free on Steam for a while, no idea if it still is but it's pretty cool too. You'd like it if you like Broforce.
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Post by: kashell on March 22, 2016, 11:51:23 am
I think I'm about done with Project X Zone 2. I'm on chapter 30-something and there is even more filler than the first game. So, for my portable title, I decided to take a break from heavy grinds and such and go with Kirby: Nightmare in Dreamland.
Yer bringing TEARS To Tiara 2 to my eyes, kash-advance :'(
Oh yeah.
As for myself - I'd say that I'm about 1 /2 way to my platinum for Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits.
Next up?
Possibly, Okage: Shadow king.
Check Into Kash! XD
Okage: Shadow King is an interesting choice. It's a bit basic, but the art style and story help carry it for most of the journey.
I haven't forgotten about Tears to Tiara 2! I promise. <3
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Post by: tafk on March 22, 2016, 11:55:19 am
So Kash, Seriously PXZ2 has MORE filler than the original? I was reading reports that it was a little bit better than that and more engaging. I want to play the game but I dont want to FORCE myself to play it like i did the first one, ugh.
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Post by: kashell on March 22, 2016, 12:06:28 pm
So Kash, Seriously PXZ2 has MORE filler than the original? I was reading reports that it was a little bit better than that and more engaging. I want to play the game but I dont want to FORCE myself to play it like i did the first one, ugh.
I would say it does. Or maybe, it has the same amount. Either way, the first PXZ was unlike anything I've ever played so I was able to put up with the constant banter and interruption of battle. It just feels more...apparent in PXZ2, which is a shame because I love having Hotsuma and Hiryu wreak havoc on goons and pawns.
Honestly, I'm sure I'll finish it at after I'm done with Kirby. I just needed a break from it.
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Post by: ignition365 on March 22, 2016, 12:54:54 pm
So Kash, Seriously PXZ2 has MORE filler than the original? I was reading reports that it was a little bit better than that and more engaging. I want to play the game but I dont want to FORCE myself to play it like i did the first one, ugh.
I would say it does. Or maybe, it has the same amount. Either way, the first PXZ was unlike anything I've ever played so I was able to put up with the constant banter and interruption of battle. It just feels more...apparent in PXZ2, which is a shame because I love having Hotsuma and Hiryu wreak havoc on goons and pawns.
Honestly, I'm sure I'll finish it at after I'm done with Kirby. I just needed a break from it.
A friend who is a big fan of SRPGS really didn't feel like PXZ2 lived up to what PXZ had. I don't remember the specifics as I still need to crack open the first one ::)
As for me, I popped FFXII back into the PS2 last week and really enjoyed it despite making very little progress. I don't remember having to grind as much as I'm doing in this area, but I do recall doing a lot of running back and forth in the desert area.
Nonetheless, I look forward to finding some time to play some more this week!
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Post by: kashell on March 27, 2016, 11:25:31 am
I think I need to retract my earlier statement about Project X Zone 2. I finished it this morning and I have to say: the ending makes all of the nonsense worth it. If anyone does end up playing it, just remember you can skip the majority of the dialogue if you get sick of it. Just pay attention in chapter 26 and in chapters 37 through the finale.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on March 28, 2016, 03:18:12 am
Still going through Wind Waker, kinda half-hurrying to beat it so I can get to Ganondorf who I never beat in the past and then move on to Twilight Princess, the game I actually want to replay. While the art and characters are charming in Wind Waker, I don't like the world too much. Sailing is boring and tedious. Even with fast travel and the HD fast sail feature, it's not any fun to me. Also the Earth Temple and the Wind Temple I'm in right now aren't that fun. It's lots of repetitive escorting type of stuff, having to constantly use the command song, and then Medli and the little tree guy can get captured, which means you have to go back to a spot to get them back and ugghh...
From the looks of it, I'm near the end other than gathering more Triforce shards and then Ganon's Tower, so maybe tomorrow I can beat the wind temple, get the shards, and get to Ganon. I'm kinda really aching to get to Twilight Princess having watched a tiny bit of a recent lets play of it and wanting to see if it is as good as I remember. Plus this will be the first time I've played it without the wii-mote, which will be AWESOME.
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Post by: kmacdw on March 28, 2016, 03:29:56 am
The Division.
It's a good game but not much more than that. Honestly if it wasn't for the fact I can play it with three of my friends; I'd probably be playing something else.
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Post by: disgaeniac on March 28, 2016, 08:24:44 am
Just finished and platinumed Arc the Lad Twilight of the spirits and I'm moving on to Okage, and then, probably, Dragon Fantasy.
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Post by: abe on March 28, 2016, 09:47:03 am
Started playing Tales of Graces f (PS3) last night and I'm loving it! :D
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Post by: disgaeniac on March 28, 2016, 09:59:28 am
Started playing Tales of Graces f (PS3) last night and I'm loving it! :D
I'm so damn jealous; you'll be experiencing the game for the first time. I'm anxious to see your impressions of it!
Pretty great so far. :)
I just finished the childhood chapter last night and now things are getting really interesting. I love the CC system. It's so much better than a traditional SP/PP system where you have to worry about your AI controlled party members using all of theirs before you reach the area's boss. That was one of the few things I didn't really like in older Tales games, though the strategy commands did do a pretty good job of helping manage that and you could always have a friend or two play with you and control a party member. CC is so much more satisfying. You can give it your all in every battle, which is waaaay more fun than having to run away from encounters because you want enough energy to fight the boss with. It makes level grinding much more pleasant too, because every encounter is a lot of fun. The A-artes and B-artes are cool too.
Dualizing isn't really anything new to me. Pretty much every RPG these days seems to have some kind of crafting system, but it's handled well here. Tempering your equipment by using it is pretty cool, I like that.
The way titles work with a leveling system in Graces f is pretty cool too, I like that a lot. Having all those empty spaces in the titles menu really makes me want to collect them all, instead of just mostly ignoring them like I usually do.
I don't even mind that English audio is the only option. They seem to have done a pretty good job with the voicing. The only character's voice I'm not really fond of is, unfortunately, 18 year old Asbel's voice. For some reason all I can think of is that he almost kinda sounds like Jonah Hill if he was sad all the time.
Last, but not least, the game looks awesome. It's hard to believe that this is a remake from 2010 (in Japan) of a Wii game that came out in 2009. Also, the game's opening song is amazing. <3 I've listened to it every time I've started the game up so far. I can't get enough of it.
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Post by: kashell on March 29, 2016, 08:27:45 am
Asbel's voice actor isn't my favorite either. I always thought he sounded too whiny. The rest of the cast makes up for it.
The CC system is one of my favorites, too. If you start playing on higher difficulties, the battles will feel even more rewarding because there's more to take into account.
I'm glad you're enjoying it so far. One of my biggest problems with it was figuring out who I enjoyed using the most as my main. I usually defaulted to Cheria, but all of the characters have a fun play style.
EDIT: I started the DLC for Muramasa, beginning with Fishy Tales. It's really challenging.
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Post by: kashell on March 30, 2016, 08:46:21 am
I started Nights of Azure last night. I'm nearing the end of chapter 1 and I'm still sure how I feel about it.
Obviously, the game is gorgeous and the music is worth a listen; no questions there.
For a musou/Dynasty Warriors type of game, it feels relatively sparse. There aren't armies of enemies coming at you; more like small troops. Also, your attacks don't feel as impactful as they normally would. The Servan system is neat, but I'm pretty sure it won't require much experimentation since all I've needed so far is the Alraune for healing.
At least the story is introducing, although it feels like it was thrown together haphazardly.
Like I said, I'm only on chapter 1 so...who knows what could happen.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on March 31, 2016, 11:52:18 pm
Not 100% sold on Hyper Light Drifter. It's okay so far, but I'm not loving the combat, it's mostly responsive, but it feels like I've come across more than a few instances where it's just "We are just gonna throw a ton of crap at you that you really can't dodge well if you tried". Turns scenarios more into a battle of attrition, or trial and error, and hope for the best. The minimal art style borders on flat and kinda lacking, to visually very nice. Kinda anything that's a cinematic moment looks great, or some of the environments are impressive. Don't know if I like the no dialogue the game has. There's tutorial stuff to help out generally, but actual ingame dialogue is done through pictures people show, which I guess isn't too bad since that's when the art is best.
I want to like it, because it's very Zelda-like, but it's got a few things I'm kinda "meh" about right now. Could be another Undertale for me, where I think the start is kinda bland, with moments of interesting ideas, that then hits a specific point that draws me in. We'll see.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on April 05, 2016, 09:17:57 pm
Grabbed Far Cry Primal on PS4 with a rental and put a few hours into it. It's okay. Just a stripped down Far Cry 4 with a smidge bit more of a survival element. I normally don't do first person "shooters" on console anymore, but because this doesn't rely on any serious aiming control, it's worked out fairly well. Not sure if I'll try to beat it or not. Might just kinda rush through the main story cause I'm not really excited to do any in depth exploration with this at the moment.
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Post by: telly on April 05, 2016, 10:45:58 pm
Finally starting Dragon Quest VIII! It took me long enough, I don’t think I’m going to regret it :)
Also am starting up Phantom Hourglass! This is only my 3rd Zelda game ever, so I’m curious to see how it goes, especially since the DS games are a little controversial from what I’ve heard.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on April 05, 2016, 11:44:31 pm
Also am starting up Phantom Hourglass! This is only my 3rd Zelda game ever, so I’m curious to see how it goes, especially since the DS games are a little controversial from what I’ve heard.
Touch screen only controls from what I saw of Spirit Tracks and heard the same for Phantom Hourglass. That might have killed the two DS games for me lol
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Post by: telly on April 05, 2016, 11:53:56 pm
Also am starting up Phantom Hourglass! This is only my 3rd Zelda game ever, so I’m curious to see how it goes, especially since the DS games are a little controversial from what I’ve heard.
Touch screen only controls from what I saw of Spirit Tracks and heard the same for Phantom Hourglass. That might have killed the two DS games for me lol
Yeah it's definitely a little different. I'm not too far in yet, so I'm interested in seeing how it changes with the later dungeons and bosses.
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Post by: kashell on April 07, 2016, 09:36:01 am
I'm putting Nights of Azure on hold for now. I don't regret paying full price for it, but I'm going to wait until there are some more resources out there to help in getting some of the more annoying collectibles and trophies. That said...
I started Panzer Dragoon Saga. When I popped in the first of four discs, I was slightly worried that it wouldn't be worth the cost of admission. So far, it feels like money well spent. The story, music, graphics, voice acting, battles, writing and everything else in between is fantastic.
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Post by: soera on April 07, 2016, 10:06:22 am
I just turned on Nights of Azure last night and it looks like its going to be a super fun game.
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Post by: burningdoom on April 07, 2016, 12:46:22 pm
Also am starting up Phantom Hourglass! This is only my 3rd Zelda game ever, so I’m curious to see how it goes, especially since the DS games are a little controversial from what I’ve heard.
Touch screen only controls from what I saw of Spirit Tracks and heard the same for Phantom Hourglass. That might have killed the two DS games for me lol
But at least Phantom Hourglass still feels like a Zelda game. The touch controls really didn't bother me that much, and made a lot of sense for things like bombchus and the boomerang in guiding it where you wanted them to go. The big downside is having to repeatedly visit and go through that one dungeon over and over again. They should have made it where you just continue where left off last on the dungeon. But the rest of the game is fantastic, so that's an offense that can be overlooked, IMO.
Spirit Tracks was made by some train-nerd and just feels ridiculous and out of place in the Zelda series.
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Post by: kashell on April 07, 2016, 02:04:28 pm
Welcome! Are you playing the original or golden version?
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on April 09, 2016, 10:02:44 pm
Started playing the Battleborn demo on PS4 since I can't play the PC version yet and it's pretty good. I thought it was gonna be more straight shooter, but it's definitely more MOBA like League of Legends than say Overwatch being more like Team Fortress 2. Initially they both look kinda similar, but the playstyle is very different and of course Battleborn has maps designed like in LoL along with having it's own singleplayer/co-op mode that sounds like if Borderlands cut out the open world in favor of straight linear missions.
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Post by: turf on April 10, 2016, 09:53:58 pm
I'll be damned! Kid Dracula is an addictive game! Just the right amount of challenge, but fair. If you like platformers and have any way to do it, plain Kid Dracula for the famicom.
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Post by: fighterpilot562 on April 11, 2016, 12:23:24 am
Just started animal crossing new leaf
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Post by: abe on April 11, 2016, 07:09:57 am
I'll be damned! Kid Dracula is an addictive game! Just the right amount of challenge, but fair. If you like platformers and have any way to do it, plain Kid Dracula for the famicom.
How would you say it compares to the Game Boy version? Way better? Worth getting even if you've already got the Game Boy version?
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Post by: turf on April 11, 2016, 09:26:02 am
I'll be damned! Kid Dracula is an addictive game! Just the right amount of challenge, but fair. If you like platformers and have any way to do it, plain Kid Dracula for the famicom.
How would you say it compares to the Game Boy version? Way better? Worth getting even if you've already got the Game Boy version?
I like it better than the Gameboy version. It's the same type of gameplay, just a little better.
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Post by: abe on April 11, 2016, 10:50:02 am
I'll be damned! Kid Dracula is an addictive game! Just the right amount of challenge, but fair. If you like platformers and have any way to do it, plain Kid Dracula for the famicom.
How would you say it compares to the Game Boy version? Way better? Worth getting even if you've already got the Game Boy version?
I like it better than the Gameboy version. It's the same type of gameplay, just a little better.
Cool, thanks for the input. :) I'll have to get my hands on a copy some time then.
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Post by: turf on April 11, 2016, 02:06:38 pm
I'll be damned! Kid Dracula is an addictive game! Just the right amount of challenge, but fair. If you like platformers and have any way to do it, plain Kid Dracula for the famicom.
How would you say it compares to the Game Boy version? Way better? Worth getting even if you've already got the Game Boy version?
I like it better than the Gameboy version. It's the same type of gameplay, just a little better.
Cool, thanks for the input. :) I'll have to get my hands on a copy some time then.
I got mine for $30 shipped off of eBay. It's not a crazy deal, but I think I'm going to get $30 worth of fun out of it.
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Post by: stealthrush on April 11, 2016, 08:11:43 pm
Transformers (2004) - PS2
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Post by: shepard11 on April 11, 2016, 08:14:34 pm
Mike Tyson's Punch Out (NES)
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Post by: turf on April 11, 2016, 09:29:23 pm
Have you seen the new tell that folks have found? When you fight Piston Honda the second time, there's a bearded dude in the crowd that nods when you should swing to get and instant knock down on Honda.
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Post by: shepard11 on April 11, 2016, 10:16:37 pm
Have you seen the new tell that folks have found? When you fight Piston Honda the second time, there's a bearded dude in the crowd that nods when you should swing to get and instant knock down on Honda.
Yeah I saw that today. It's crazy but not the reason why I'm playing it. Pick it up super cheap from a private collector today. And I loved the game as a kid so I thought why not haven't got to test out that trick yet.
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Post by: HarvestDude on April 11, 2016, 10:56:26 pm
I finally got to play Ni no Kuni seriously. And it's seriously harder than i was expecting. A very beautiful game with a very punitive system. But still good. 12 hours of playing by now.
HarvestDude™
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Post by: desocietas on April 11, 2016, 11:12:30 pm
I finally got to play Ni no Kuni seriously. And it's seriously harder than i was expecting. A very beautiful game with a very punitive system. But still good. 12 hours of playing by now.
HarvestDude™
I haven't played it yet, but I know my friend hated the AI system, if anything.
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Post by: deftommo on April 11, 2016, 11:16:45 pm
Working on getting 100% in Dark Souls 2. I just need that damn hex trophy and I'll be all set.
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Post by: abe on April 12, 2016, 08:28:19 am
I finally got to play Ni no Kuni seriously. And it's seriously harder than i was expecting. A very beautiful game with a very punitive system. But still good. 12 hours of playing by now.
HarvestDude™
I haven't played it yet, but I know my friend hated the AI system, if anything.
The ally AI is pretty awful. It's really the only major problem I had with the game, and the reason I played through the game on easy. Still an amazing game worth the play through regardless.
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Post by: kashell on April 12, 2016, 09:45:23 am
I finally got to play Ni no Kuni seriously. And it's seriously harder than i was expecting. A very beautiful game with a very punitive system. But still good. 12 hours of playing by now.
HarvestDude™
Like I always say, this is a difficult game to recommend but if you get to the end of it, you'll be well-rewarded.
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Post by: mrfoxhound on April 13, 2016, 09:48:46 am
(SNES) The Legend of Zelda: A Link To The Past (DS) Pokemon: SoulSilver (3DS) Hyrule Warrior Legends (PS4) Ratchet & Clank
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Post by: disgaeniac on April 13, 2016, 09:55:54 am
I'm still playing Dragon Fantasy book 2.
Need 4 or 5 more trophies for the plat.
Awesome game!
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Post by: doafan on April 13, 2016, 01:47:29 pm
Am currently playing three games : Doritos Crash Course with my daughter, she saw a game play of this one at Youtube so she wanted to play it she already has unlocked two achievements, the second one is Frozen Free Fall: Snowball Fight am playing this one with my wife where she also as unlocked to achievements by her self and the last one is Sacred Citadel already have obtained 19 achievements and really want to get them all :D
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Post by: pacpix on April 16, 2016, 06:22:10 pm
Just finished up my 100% run of Twilight Princess HD. When I played through it on the Wii a few years ago I rushed through the game, but this time I slowed down and really enjoyed the game. Definitely one of the best in the series.
Probably not going to play anything else until Star Fox Zero comes out.
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Post by: desocietas on April 17, 2016, 01:07:13 pm
Fired up Syberia, a point and click adventure, the other evening and was surprised by how much I enjoyed it from the start. The visuals are nice and the puzzles are at just the right difficulty for me. I'm enjoying the story and am surprised that I'm willing to read pages of diaries, faxes, brochures, or any other paperwork in the game as it helps build the world. I'm looking forward to playing more today and am happy to know that it has at least one other sequel.
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Post by: kashell on April 17, 2016, 04:05:42 pm
EDIT: D'oh! Wrong thread. But I can give an update. I'm still playing Panzer Dragoon Saga and I just started a replay of Kirby for the 3DS.
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Post by: abe on April 21, 2016, 09:35:14 pm
Started Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance (GCN) today and it's every bit as awesome as I though it would be. ;D No complaints here. It really puts me in the mood for a replay of Radiant Dawn, though we'll see if I have enough time for that. :)
I'm also still playing Tales of Graces f and it's still great too. Usually after putting a good amount of time into a game I have a thing or two to whine about but not in this case. I'd almost say that Graces f is on its way to becoming my new favorite Tales of game. What puzzles me is how it took this long for me to discover how awesome the series is. :o I'm looking at getting my hands on more of these games soon. I'd really like to get Xillia soon since Xillia 2 has been collecting dust on my shelf for more than a year now and I'd like to play that too.
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Post by: mrfoxhound on April 21, 2016, 09:36:44 pm
Just 100% completed Ratchet and Clank for PS4. Getting three more games tomorrow. Don't know what to finish next--maybe Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon for 3DS since I'm up to the last area.
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Post by: kashell on April 22, 2016, 08:20:41 am
I'm also still playing Tales of Graces f and it's still great too. Usually after putting a good amount of time into a game I have a thing or two to whine about but not in this case. I'd almost say that Graces f is on its way to becoming my new favorite Tales of game. What puzzles me is how it took this long for me to discover how awesome the series is. :o I'm looking at getting my hands on more of these games soon. I'd really like to get Xillia soon since Xillia 2 has been collecting dust on my shelf for more than a year now and I'd like to play that too.
Isn't it great? My only complaint about Graces involves the side-quests and/or item fusion; stuff that doesn't detract from the main game or from most of the features. How far are you into it now?
It's great to see folks jump on the Tales bandwagon. It's my favorite series. I definitely recommend playing Xillia before playing Xillia 2.
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Post by: abe on April 22, 2016, 08:31:44 am
I'm also still playing Tales of Graces f and it's still great too. Usually after putting a good amount of time into a game I have a thing or two to whine about but not in this case. I'd almost say that Graces f is on its way to becoming my new favorite Tales of game. What puzzles me is how it took this long for me to discover how awesome the series is. :o I'm looking at getting my hands on more of these games soon. I'd really like to get Xillia soon since Xillia 2 has been collecting dust on my shelf for more than a year now and I'd like to play that too.
Isn't it great? My only complaint about Graces involves the side-quests and/or item fusion; stuff that doesn't detract from the main game or from most of the features. How far are you into it now?
It's great to see folks jump on the Tales bandwagon. It's my favorite series. I definitely recommend playing Xillia before playing Xillia 2.
I'm around 12 hours in, and on the 4th chapter. I haven't played too much over the past couple weeks, but now that exams are over I can play way more. :D I plan to have it finished before Valkyria Chronicles Remastered releases, which won't be an issue since it's still a few weeks away.
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Post by: pacpix on April 22, 2016, 07:59:14 pm
So instead of buying Star Fox Zero today I ended up playing Bravely Default. I bought it way back when it released, but got busy and never came back to it. My file was at the end of chapter one, so I started from there and am into chapter 3 at the moment.
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Post by: fighterpilot562 on April 23, 2016, 01:50:18 am
Playing sunset overdrive, im digging it so far.
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Post by: kashell on April 23, 2016, 05:27:45 pm
I finally popped open the Xbone and started Dark Souls III. So far, I've only died three times. Two of which were against the first boss, the other because I was being too careless.
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Post by: marvelvscapcom2 on April 24, 2016, 12:43:48 am
I finally popped open the Xbone and started Dark Souls III. So far, I've only died three times. Two of which were against the first boss, the other because I was being too careless.
I just started it on PS4. Made it through a few bosses so far and have died quite a bit. Loving every minute of it.
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Post by: disgaeniac on April 24, 2016, 12:13:20 pm
Finished and platinumed Dragon Fantasy Book 2 and starting Lost Dimension now.
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Post by: disgaeniac on April 24, 2016, 04:21:01 pm
Started Arc the Lad today, seems pretty fun so far! Maybe a little basic, but that's to be expected, I think.
Which Arc the Lad?
The first one, I'm new to the series. I think I got the orginal trilogy during a PSN flash sale or something.
Yeah, the first Arc the Lad is very barebones. With only ten hours or so of game time, you'll be finished with it before you know it. The great thing about it is that it helps set the stage for Arc the Lad II, which a lot of people (self-included) consider to be the best in the series.
Just one little tip; make sure Kukuru gets a fair amount of experience.
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Post by: PlayerC90 on April 25, 2016, 08:36:40 am
Started Arc the Lad today, seems pretty fun so far! Maybe a little basic, but that's to be expected, I think.
Which Arc the Lad?
The first one, I'm new to the series. I think I got the orginal trilogy during a PSN flash sale or something.
Yeah, the first Arc the Lad is very barebones. With only ten hours or so of game time, you'll be finished with it before you know it. The great thing about it is that it helps set the stage for Arc the Lad II, which a lot of people (self-included) consider to be the best in the series.
Just one little tip; make sure Kukuru gets a fair amount of experience.
Cool, looking forward to it, although I don't know when I'll have the time to play the second game yet. But I will get there!
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Post by: telly on April 25, 2016, 09:07:00 am
Starting up Fatal Frame II! Looking forward to playing it :)
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Post by: kashell on April 25, 2016, 09:34:50 am
Dang, everyone is playing so many awesome things! Lost Dimension, Arc the Lad, Tales of Graces and now I see Fatal Frame II!
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Post by: disgaeniac on April 25, 2016, 11:18:49 am
Love my Dragon Quest RPGs, so simple and that's what appeals to me about them. I don't need super-complicated RPG battle systems that require trigonometry to optimize your characters. Just some good story and characters, simple grinding, cool items to find, and exploring dungeons & maps.
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Post by: desocietas on April 25, 2016, 02:22:21 pm
I love the DS DQs... I still need to go back and finish them, though. Perfect games for on the go.
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Post by: tafk on April 25, 2016, 02:24:57 pm
So a couple weeks ago I started up
South Park the Stick of Truth It's a great Paper-Mario esque RPG. Has enough comedy to keep me entertained for random battles, and seems to be pretty short and I always feel like I'm making progress. Hopefully it will mark my first completion this year (that 52 challenge aint happening for me...)
I also got the DLC for
Hyrule Warriors So I am playing this and it appears to be never ending so I guess that is what I will play when I just want to blow off steam. Pressing Y and X never felt so good.
Also on hold with Suikoden II Waiting to get a couple free hours to start eating chunks out of this game. Just got through the early segment when I stopped so I feel like I'm in a good place to pick it up again.
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Post by: desocietas on April 25, 2016, 02:52:40 pm
South Park the Stick of Truth It's a great Paper-Mario esque RPG. Has enough comedy to keep me entertained for random battles, and seems to be pretty short and I always feel like I'm making progress. Hopefully it will mark my first completion this year (that 52 challenge aint happening for me...)
You know, I never made the comparison with Paper Mario, but I can totally see that!
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Post by: disgaeniac on April 25, 2016, 05:43:48 pm
South Park the Stick of Truth It's a great Paper-Mario esque RPG. Has enough comedy to keep me entertained for random battles, and seems to be pretty short and I always feel like I'm making progress. Hopefully it will mark my first completion this year (that 52 challenge aint happening for me...)
You know, I never made the comparison with Paper Mario, but I can totally see that!
I've never played Paper Mario.
I did enjoy Stick of Truth, though.
In what ways are they similar?
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Post by: desocietas on April 25, 2016, 05:58:24 pm
South Park the Stick of Truth It's a great Paper-Mario esque RPG. Has enough comedy to keep me entertained for random battles, and seems to be pretty short and I always feel like I'm making progress. Hopefully it will mark my first completion this year (that 52 challenge aint happening for me...)
You know, I never made the comparison with Paper Mario, but I can totally see that!
I've never played Paper Mario.
I did enjoy Stick of Truth, though.
In what ways are they similar?
In both, you kinda have free roam of the main worlds but when you're in battle, you go into your formation, taking turns to battle against the enemy. The battle in both have times where you can "react" with timing a press of a button for a counter attack or a block.
There might be a few more similarities, but those are the big ones for me.
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Post by: tafk on April 25, 2016, 06:06:40 pm
Having buddy commands you need to use in the overworld. Having only a few options on a very rudimentary menu on how to attack. Having only a few pieces of equipment. Its pretty similar in my mind, maybe just me though.
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Post by: neverlooz on April 26, 2016, 08:49:52 am
Hi everyone, it's my first post in this forum.
What am I currently playing?
Recently I purchased every Resident Evil on Gamecube and I just started playing them in order, I'm half through Resident Evil 0. I'll probably switch on Xbox 360 to complete RE5 and RE6 after...maybe i'll be able to finish all of them before the release of RE7.
Meanwhile I'm playing Halo: The Masterchief Collection on Xbox One, I am at the end of Halo 3 and I really don't think I'll be able to finish it alone (i'm playing Heroic difficulty) i'll probably need some help. I'm trying to play through all of them before starting Halo 5.
Also, shame on me, i'm addicted to Hearthstone and Clash Royale.
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Post by: kashell on April 26, 2016, 10:13:21 am
Welcome!!
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Post by: desocietas on April 26, 2016, 02:56:21 pm
Welcome, neverlooz!
No need to apologize about card or mobile games - I'm right there with you.
Also, good luck with the RE marathon!
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Post by: kashell on April 28, 2016, 08:19:44 am
I'm back into Nights of Azure. If there was one game from Gust that could have benefited from some extra TLC, it would be this one.
Still, I'm enjoying it.
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Post by: abe on April 28, 2016, 09:57:55 am
I've got a lot on the go right now. I'm still playing FE: PoR and Tales of Graces f, but I've tried some new stuff too on the side.
Mega Man Battle Network 4 (GBA) is a bit of a mixed bag. The combat is great and Navi Souls are a cool addition, but everything in between is sooooo boring. It's just the same "puzzles" reused over and over again. :( Definitely the weakest in the series of the ones I've played so far.
Retro City Rampage DX (3DS) is pretty awesome. It seems like the game never goes for more than a minute without making a reference or two to something cool.
Rhythm Thief and the Emperor's Treasure (3DS) is interesting. It's less of a rhythm game than I thought it would be, but it's fun.
Shantae and the Pirate's Curse (WiiU) is wonderful. It's awesome on the WiiU and I'm happy that it was a part of the Friends of Nintendo Humble Bundle.
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Post by: telly on April 28, 2016, 10:03:13 am
Mega Man Battle Network 4 (GBA) is a bit of a mixed bag. The combat is great and Navi Souls are a cool addition, but everything in between is sooooo boring. It's just the same "puzzles" reused over and over again. :( Definitely the weakest in the series of the ones I've played so far.
That's how I felt when I started it too. I love that series, but BN4 just did not do it for me, I got stuck on a section with fire in it and just gave up after that. I really need to pick up BN2
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Post by: doafan on April 28, 2016, 11:26:08 am
Started to play Saints Row IV but just for 20-30 minutes per day cause if I bypass this time it gave me a headache dunno why the hell, I suffer from sick motion at first person titles but never expected to feel sick after playing this one anyway am still playing Sacred Citadel cause have purchased the DLC Jungle Hunt and right now am stuck trying to get the achievement Never back down (http://www.trueachievements.com/a175953/never-back-down-achievement.htm), have already obtained 33 of the 35 that this game has and definitely want to unlock all of them ;D
(http://i.imgur.com/YZ0lbj0.jpg)
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Post by: abe on April 28, 2016, 04:41:09 pm
Mega Man Battle Network 4 (GBA) is a bit of a mixed bag. The combat is great and Navi Souls are a cool addition, but everything in between is sooooo boring. It's just the same "puzzles" reused over and over again. :( Definitely the weakest in the series of the ones I've played so far.
That's how I felt when I started it too. I love that series, but BN4 just did not do it for me, I got stuck on a section with fire in it and just gave up after that. I really need to pick up BN2
I haven't played 2 yet, is it regarded by most to be the best of the series? It seems to be relatively expensive compared to the others in the series.
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Post by: telly on April 29, 2016, 11:50:30 am
I had just heard it that it was the best one of the series, though I think 3 is also well liked. 1 and 4 are the least popular from what I've seen online.
Now that I have a game boy player, I would love to boot up one of these one the big screen! :)
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Post by: abe on April 30, 2016, 09:14:37 am
People didn't like 1? With it being the first in the series, it is a little rough around the edges. Overall it's better than 4 I think. Perhaps I'll have to get 2 soon while I'm in the mood for it.
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Post by: burningdoom on May 01, 2016, 01:58:51 am
And I'm loving it! I spent half of the entire day playing this, and still have plenty more to go.
It improves on everything from the first game: Better graphics, better storyline, more meaningful side missions & conversation-choices, more characters to unlock, and more fan-service.
The first time I owned it was on PS2. Now I have the XBox 360 version and it is a soooo much better. PS2 version is quite stripped-down in comparison, and more than just graphics. It's practically an entirely different, and inferior game. Wish I would have realized this sooner, so I could have been enjoying the 360 version.
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Post by: telly on May 01, 2016, 09:55:36 am
People didn't like 1? With it being the first in the series, it is a little rough around the edges. Overall it's better than 4 I think. Perhaps I'll have to get 2 soon while I'm in the mood for it.
Yeah, it is pretty unrefined with the first game, and when I dabbled in it it seemed really easy. Like you said, I think it's because they just hadn't refined the formula yet, so it's cool haha
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Post by: courtlyhades296 on May 01, 2016, 04:49:27 pm
Just finished Oracle of Seasons (Game Boy Color, played on 3DS Virtual Console) with the true ending. The game is absolutely ambitious in the way it allows you to play this or Oracle of Ages first and continue the other as a continuation of the one you played first. I played Ages first. This was an incredible experience. The graphics simply push the GBC to it's absolute limits, and are beautiful, as is the music.
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Post by: kashell on May 02, 2016, 08:34:22 am
I decided to take a break from quest farming in Nights of Azure and replay Galerians. Sometimes it makes my head want to explode.
HEY-O!
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Post by: abe on May 04, 2016, 09:34:49 am
Pokémon Omega Ruby is an awesome remake of one of my favorite Pokémon games. I'm really glad I decided to pick it up. :D
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Post by: desocietas on May 04, 2016, 01:56:30 pm
I got a code for the Grand Kingdom beta yesterday, so I decided to fire it up last night. The tutorial is pretty robust and gives a good sense of the game so far, imo.
It was a lot of fun! It wasn't much watching NISA stream it yesterday, so it was nice knowing that the game was actually pretty interesting. I liked the combat system, and the battles are quick and interesting enough that I could see the game doing very well on a handheld system (I played it on the PS4).
I haven't tried the online mode yet, but I'll give that a go soon if I can.
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Post by: PlayerC90 on May 05, 2016, 05:01:19 pm
Man this Arc/Kukuru only battle in Arc the Lad is seriously not cool. I get now why someone here told me to make sure to level Kukuru, and I did, but she is still weak enough to die in one hit. Not quite sure what to do here, but I'll try again tomorrow. I will say that I liked the game up to this point.
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Post by: burningdoom on May 06, 2016, 01:06:32 am
Rented this from RedBox just to check out, and I'm glad I did. This game caught me immediately. But it's MASSIVE. Like an Elder Scrolls - scale game, except no civilization. This is one I'm gonna have to buy.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on May 06, 2016, 01:27:23 am
Been playing the Overwatch Beta and definitely liking it. I've been stoked for this game awhile, essentially being a more varied and quicker paced Team Fortress 2 and it's some good fun. I can't wait for the game to release at the end of the month.
Also doing a second playthrough of Fallout 4 in preparation of the Far Harbor expansion releasing in about 2 weeks. Gonna try and hit places I missed before, and gonna do a Brotherhood of Steel story run this time. I did the Railroad first, but I gotta do the Brotherhood to meet the greatest character in the series...LIBERTY PRIME.
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Post by: PlayerC90 on May 06, 2016, 04:33:35 am
Man this Arc/Kukuru only battle in Arc the Lad is seriously not cool. I get now why someone here told me to make sure to level Kukuru, and I did, but she is still weak enough to die in one hit. Not quite sure what to do here, but I'll try again tomorrow. I will say that I liked the game up to this point.
Finished the game now! But I only managed to get past this fight because I got lucky and everyone only attacked Arc during the first round. Everything after this battle was easy. Neat game and a nice setup for Arc the Lad II, which I'll probably play soonish.
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Post by: kashell on May 06, 2016, 08:14:46 am
Man this Arc/Kukuru only battle in Arc the Lad is seriously not cool. I get now why someone here told me to make sure to level Kukuru, and I did, but she is still weak enough to die in one hit. Not quite sure what to do here, but I'll try again tomorrow. I will say that I liked the game up to this point.
Finished the game now! But I only managed to get past this fight because I got lucky and everyone only attacked Arc during the first round. Everything after this battle was easy. Neat game and a nice setup for Arc the Lad II, which I'll probably play soonish.
That was me who told you to make sure Kukuru was at a decent level. She's my least favorite character to use in battle, even though she looks like she would be cool. She can't take a hit, she can't land a hit, and her one attack spell (Divine Wrath? I can't recall) isn't as useful as Gogen's or Arc's.
Anyways, I'm glad you got through that hurdle. Arc the Lad II is my absolute favorite in the series. A few people didn't like the 80 hour length, but I would have been happy if that game had double the content.
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Post by: telly on May 06, 2016, 10:41:14 am
Fatal Frame II is done! Think of mixing it up with another Mega Man title off the Anniversary Collection. I'm between 4, 5 and the original Mega Man
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Post by: PlayerC90 on May 07, 2016, 03:30:31 am
That was me who told you to make sure Kukuru was at a decent level. She's my least favorite character to use in battle, even though she looks like she would be cool. She can't take a hit, she can't land a hit, and her one attack spell (Divine Wrath? I can't recall) isn't as useful as Gogen's or Arc's.
Anyways, I'm glad you got through that hurdle. Arc the Lad II is my absolute favorite in the series. A few people didn't like the 80 hour length, but I would have been happy if that game had double the content.
Divine Judgment, but yeah, I got most use out of her as a healer. And of course, her resurrection spell can be really useful.
I'm not sure when I'll get to II, (Fire Emblem Fates is finally releasing soon here!) but I'm looking forward to it.
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Post by: trinisete on May 07, 2016, 12:41:20 pm
Hearstone – I play every day Not a Hero – Finished yesterday Downfall – Playing to write a review
From consoles, the last one I played was Star Fox Zero. As for the old ones, Balloon Fight.
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Post by: maximo310 on May 07, 2016, 07:37:32 pm
I'm almost done with Dawn of Sorrow; two more bosses to go for this installment. For the arcade side, Metal Hawk for Namco is my fav hidden gem from the month with its gameplay and unique hardware zooming and rotating features. There's defenitely a lot of strategy to avoiding enemy fire and score, although the actual game is completed in about 12-15 minutes.
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Post by: tripredacus on May 08, 2016, 06:37:39 pm
I had Just Cause 2 in my steam library for awhile now, and I just installed it last night. I think I'm "hooked" ;D
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Post by: shepard11 on May 08, 2016, 09:34:08 pm
Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Collection for the PS Vita.
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Post by: abe on May 09, 2016, 09:50:27 pm
Tried the Overwatch beta today and I'm already hooked. :o Never before have I been so quickly sold on a game. I've already preordered it because of how much fun I had with the beta and can't wait for the game's release. :D
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Post by: turf on May 09, 2016, 09:50:42 pm
Looks like this thread got buried.
Anyway, why did none of you Devils tell me about the Shantae games? Holy Shit! These are some fun games!
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Post by: kashell on May 11, 2016, 09:28:35 am
After Nights of Azure, I needed something that was less action-y. So, I started two things:
Lufia: The Ruins of Lore and Snatcher. Lufia's start leaves a lot to be desired, but I'm sure it'll get better. It just that it has some big shoes to fill in comparison to Lufia 2.
Snatcher is a masterpiece so far, ugly CGI and all.
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Post by: davifus on May 14, 2016, 05:52:14 pm
Getting back into Final Fantasy Explorer after a few month hiatus. I'm trying to get the Samurai Job but... the requirement of 150 items is very annoying.
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Post by: redblaze57 on May 14, 2016, 06:39:42 pm
I randomly started Final Fantasy XIII again. I was planning on only playing for a second but now I'm on Chapter 4.
Yeah I picked this one up couple weeks ago along with 2 sequels to it. I didn't buy it at first because I felt it got away from what I loved about FF VI VII VIII IX and X I'm averaging a chapter a night now.
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Post by: kashell on May 16, 2016, 11:18:04 am
I randomly started Final Fantasy XIII again. I was planning on only playing for a second but now I'm on Chapter 4.
Yeah I picked this one up couple weeks ago along with 2 sequels to it. I didn't buy it at first because I felt it got away from what I loved about FF VI VII VIII IX and X I'm averaging a chapter a night now.
Cool.
I really like the XIII games. Lightning Returns is probably my favorite. When you get around to playing that one, you'll get to watch Lightning become a one-woman army.
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Post by: doafan on May 16, 2016, 11:18:11 am
Anyway, why did none of you Devils tell me about the Shantae games? Holy Shit! These are some fun games!
Shantae games ?, need the name of the other titles of this franchise please :'(
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Post by: gf78 on May 16, 2016, 11:24:49 am
On a whim...I finally installed Knights of the Old Republic (MMO title) on my PC last night. I cannot vouch for how it plays quite yet since after installing, registering and blah, blah, blah....it had to download about 25 friggin gigs of updates!!!! But I digress. It was done this morning before I left for work and I got to watch the pretty opening cinematic which was very, very badass. I think I'm also going to install Knights of the Old Republic and Knights II the Sith Lords tonight.
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Post by: turf on May 16, 2016, 11:34:56 am
Anyway, why did none of you Devils tell me about the Shantae games? Holy Shit! These are some fun games!
Shantae games ?, need the name of the other titles of this franchise please :'(
Shantae and the Pirate's Curse Shantae: Risky's Revenge
Then, there's supposed to be a PS4 game coming out.
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Post by: tripredacus on May 16, 2016, 11:47:08 am
I tried out Watch Dogs. I had gotten it on sale from Humble sale, and because it was managed by uPlay (instead of steam) I installed it already. I tried it out and it was really choppy. I ran on systemrequirementslab and I don't meet the minimum requirements! But that is OK, I have a new CPU in the mail. Hope it plays better with the new CPU because it looks really cool.
I did struggle to get past the intro mission. I already restarted once, you can't skip the intro movie. :(
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Post by: desocietas on May 16, 2016, 01:47:39 pm
Popped in Yesterday, the most recent release for Pendulo Studios. They've done a number of adventure games, and I've played most of them.
So far, I'm enjoying this one. The puzzles are pretty good, and I'm enjoying the pacing of the story. Also, the dark themes are pretty good; the other games were pretty goofy, so sometimes I never quite felt attached to the characters because of that. That, and the writing seems to be a lot better than the other games.
Didn't realize that they were working on a sequel to Yesterday, so I'll have to keep an eye out for that.
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Post by: zanthos on May 16, 2016, 01:54:25 pm
Lol, here I am playing Bosconian on my plug and play. ;D
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Post by: abe on May 16, 2016, 03:39:10 pm
Popped in Yesterday, the most recent release for Pendulo Studios. They've done a number of adventure games, and I've played most of them.
So far, I'm enjoying this one. The puzzles are pretty good, and I'm enjoying the pacing of the story. Also, the dark themes are pretty good; the other games were pretty goofy, so sometimes I never quite felt attached to the characters because of that. That, and the writing seems to be a lot better than the other games.
Didn't realize that they were working on a sequel to Yesterday, so I'll have to keep an eye out for that.
It took me a couple reads to realize that "Yesterday" was the game you were talking about. The first time I read it I was wondering "wait, what game did she play yesterday?" :P
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Post by: redblaze57 on May 16, 2016, 06:49:43 pm
Popped in Yesterday, the most recent release for Pendulo Studios. They've done a number of adventure games, and I've played most of them.
So far, I'm enjoying this one. The puzzles are pretty good, and I'm enjoying the pacing of the story. Also, the dark themes are pretty good; the other games were pretty goofy, so sometimes I never quite felt attached to the characters because of that. That, and the writing seems to be a lot better than the other games.
Didn't realize that they were working on a sequel to Yesterday, so I'll have to keep an eye out for that.
It took me a couple reads to realize that "Yesterday" was the game you were talking about. The first time I read it I was wondering "wait, what game did she play yesterday?" :P
Haha, yeah, I realized I should've bolded Yesterday ;D
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Post by: abe on May 17, 2016, 09:39:36 am
I bought Wind Waker HD yesterday on an impulse because I wanted to play it. So far, it's off to a rough start. The game looks and sounds amazing, and had a great first impression, but the Forsaken Fortress section was perhaps the least fun I've had in any of the 3D or 2D Zelda games. The Wind Waker baton is a pain too. It really feels like it would've worked better with the C-buttons on the N64 than a control stick. I don't really mind the sailing parts of the game so far. Hopefully now that I'm on Dragon Roost Island things will get better.
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Post by: davifus on May 17, 2016, 05:55:51 pm
I have been going ham on Civ 5 (at least 7-8 hours per day for the last three days). I have Lan party for it tomorrow.
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Post by: burningdoom on May 17, 2016, 07:14:08 pm
I bought Wind Waker HD yesterday on an impulse because I wanted to play it. So far, it's off to a rough start. The game looks and sounds amazing, and had a great first impression, but the Forsaken Fortress section was perhaps the least fun I've had in any of the 3D or 2D Zelda games. The Wind Waker baton is a pain too. It really feels like it would've worked better with the C-buttons on the N64 than a control stick. I don't really mind the sailing parts of the game so far. Hopefully now that I'm on Dragon Roost Island things will get better.
I never made it past the stupid fortress when I played it years back. To automatically start you off on this lengthy stealth mission, is not the best way to start off a Zelda game.
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Post by: desocietas on May 17, 2016, 07:48:53 pm
I bought Wind Waker HD yesterday on an impulse because I wanted to play it. So far, it's off to a rough start. The game looks and sounds amazing, and had a great first impression, but the Forsaken Fortress section was perhaps the least fun I've had in any of the 3D or 2D Zelda games. The Wind Waker baton is a pain too. It really feels like it would've worked better with the C-buttons on the N64 than a control stick. I don't really mind the sailing parts of the game so far. Hopefully now that I'm on Dragon Roost Island things will get better.
I never made it past the stupid fortress when I played it years back. To automatically start you off on this lengthy stealth mission, is not the best way to start off a Zelda game.
The stealth mission was what prevented me from ever playing the game. I failed the stealth part so much, I rage quit and never picked the game back up again. Not interested in Zelda games anyway, so it just confirmed it.
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Post by: burningdoom on May 17, 2016, 07:50:52 pm
I bought Wind Waker HD yesterday on an impulse because I wanted to play it. So far, it's off to a rough start. The game looks and sounds amazing, and had a great first impression, but the Forsaken Fortress section was perhaps the least fun I've had in any of the 3D or 2D Zelda games. The Wind Waker baton is a pain too. It really feels like it would've worked better with the C-buttons on the N64 than a control stick. I don't really mind the sailing parts of the game so far. Hopefully now that I'm on Dragon Roost Island things will get better.
I never made it past the stupid fortress when I played it years back. To automatically start you off on this lengthy stealth mission, is not the best way to start off a Zelda game.
The stealth mission was what prevented me from ever playing the game. I failed the stealth part so much, I rage quit and never picked the game back up again. Not interested in Zelda games anyway, so it just confirmed it.
Most of the Zelda series, is not stealth.
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Post by: desocietas on May 17, 2016, 07:52:55 pm
Heh, yeah, everyone's told me that once it's done, it's a great game. Just never found the series appealing for some reason though... Tried Ocarina of Time on 3DS and couldn't get into it either.
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Post by: burningdoom on May 17, 2016, 08:18:45 pm
^ lol, ironically, the other one I wasn't the fondest of. I'm a MUCH bigger fan of the 2D entries.
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Post by: fighterpilot562 on May 18, 2016, 01:20:54 am
Getting a bit bored with New Leaf, might need a new 3ds game soon. Enjoying Sunset overdrive.
Fallout 4 DLC drops thursday, so ill be returning to ps4 soon.
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Post by: jsoup on May 18, 2016, 12:27:59 pm
Been working on Final Fantasy Type-0 and thank god I'm near the end. This game is terrible. Obviously the cure is more Final Fantasy 13.
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Post by: gf78 on May 19, 2016, 11:39:27 am
Broke down and ended my streak of non-gaming with Doom the other day. Love this game. It is so satisfying gunning demons into kibbles, stomping their heads and ripping their limbs off. And chainsawing a hapless bastard demon in two never gets old! ;D
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Post by: desocietas on May 19, 2016, 12:32:10 pm
Broke down and ended my streak of non-gaming with Doom the other day. Love this game. It is so satisfying gunning demons into kibbles, stomping their heads and ripping their limbs off. And chainsawing a hapless bastard demon in two never gets old! ;D
The few secrets I've seen uncovered were pretty cool - glad you're enjoying it! I thought it would be repetitive for the player, but everyone I've heard from says that it may look repetitive but it's still fun and satisfying every time they kill something.
If anything, the bf doesn't care much for the multiplayer.
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Post by: gf78 on May 19, 2016, 02:37:07 pm
Broke down and ended my streak of non-gaming with Doom the other day. Love this game. It is so satisfying gunning demons into kibbles, stomping their heads and ripping their limbs off. And chainsawing a hapless bastard demon in two never gets old! ;D
The few secrets I've seen uncovered were pretty cool - glad you're enjoying it! I thought it would be repetitive for the player, but everyone I've heard from says that it may look repetitive but it's still fun and satisfying every time they kill something.
If anything, the bf doesn't care much for the multiplayer.
I haven't touched the multiplayer and I'm in no hurry to. I'll try it out but I don't think it will be my focus. The map building seems pretty cool from the levels I have tried out.
As for the game being repetitive, it moves so fast and demons are running in your face faster than you can pull the trigger...there's no time to notice it being repetitive! :o You are blasting away, running, performing glory kills to get health & ammo...you honestly don't have time to stop. It's Doom. It's perfect.
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Post by: soera on May 19, 2016, 03:12:01 pm
Just finished Bravely Second so looking for the next title to occupy me til Sept. I picked up Valkyria the day I finished Second so it may be a sign.
Also been messing around with Zombie Vikings with the boy. Its pretty fun and goofy.
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Post by: doctorlaudanum on May 19, 2016, 10:46:11 pm
Heh, yeah, everyone's told me that once it's done, it's a great game. Just never found the series appealing for some reason though... Tried Ocarina of Time on 3DS and couldn't get into it either.
Coming from someone who adores Wind Waker, the stealth section is pretty tedious. I remember it being my very first exposure to Zelda when I played it on a Gamecube demo disk back in the day, and it took me years to give it a fair chance seeing as I was also one of those dweebs who dismissed it for its cartoony art style. No harm in disliking Zelda, though. It's not for everyone.
I just completed my first full playthrough of the original Dark Souls and man, what a game. It took me about a month to get the hang of its unique brand of difficulty (and don't get me started on all the abandoned playthroughs I've left behind in the two years or so since I bought it), but it was worth it. Probably one of my favorite games to come out in the last decade. The lore sucked me right in. Love love love the level design. As soon as I get the platinum trophy, I'm picking up the sequels.
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Post by: soera on May 20, 2016, 12:09:21 am
Well, I did start playing Valkyria ... Very cool fight style and going to be a good game.
Also went ahead and gave another title a shot Ive been thinking about: Saturday morning RPG. Man, this one is a blast. Its going to take quite a bit of my time!
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Post by: kashell on May 20, 2016, 08:48:33 am
I just completed my first full playthrough of the original Dark Souls and man, what a game. It took me about a month to get the hang of its unique brand of difficulty (and don't get me started on all the abandoned playthroughs I've left behind in the two years or so since I bought it), but it was worth it. Probably one of my favorite games to come out in the last decade. The lore sucked me right in. Love love love the level design. As soon as I get the platinum trophy, I'm picking up the sequels.
I love reading this. Dark Souls was my game of the year last year. The platinum trophy can be difficult to get, but man is the effort worth it.
I just completed my first full playthrough of the original Dark Souls and man, what a game. It took me about a month to get the hang of its unique brand of difficulty (and don't get me started on all the abandoned playthroughs I've left behind in the two years or so since I bought it), but it was worth it. Probably one of my favorite games to come out in the last decade. The lore sucked me right in. Love love love the level design. As soon as I get the platinum trophy, I'm picking up the sequels.
I love reading this. Dark Souls was my game of the year last year. The platinum trophy can be difficult to get, but man is the effort worth it.
I just completed my first full playthrough of the original Dark Souls and man, what a game. It took me about a month to get the hang of its unique brand of difficulty (and don't get me started on all the abandoned playthroughs I've left behind in the two years or so since I bought it), but it was worth it. Probably one of my favorite games to come out in the last decade. The lore sucked me right in. Love love love the level design. As soon as I get the platinum trophy, I'm picking up the sequels.
I love reading this. Dark Souls was my game of the year last year. The platinum trophy can be difficult to get, but man is the effort worth it.
Well, I did start playing Valkyria ... Very cool fight style and going to be a good game.
Did you play the original on the PS3?
Probably not. The PS3 library is trash and you should just throw the games away. ::) Oh wait...it's soera so he knows a good game when he sees it.
Soera knows what's up. Even if he doesn't like the game, he wouldn't throw it away. He would use it as a drink coaster. Reduce, reuse, recycle!
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Post by: shepard11 on May 20, 2016, 01:31:34 pm
I'm still playing Final Fantasy HD (Vita) and it came to realize how broke Yojimbo Aeon is. I killed one of the last bosses with one hit with him. Why didn't I realize this earlier in the game.
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Post by: doctorlaudanum on May 20, 2016, 03:00:07 pm
I love reading this. Dark Souls was my game of the year last year. The platinum trophy can be difficult to get, but man is the effort worth it.
Not looking forward to the Knight's Honor trophy, but I'm having a lot of fun exploring everything this game has to offer. I missed so much the first time through. I think the main reason I was having trouble at the start is because I was choosing classes that didn't match my play style. A lot of people told me to go Knight or Warrior for my first playthrough since they can take so much damage compared to the others, but I found more success with Wanderer because I prefer characters with quick running speeds and melee attacks. I think I'll try out some sorceries the second time through.
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Post by: kashell on May 20, 2016, 03:05:21 pm
I love reading this. Dark Souls was my game of the year last year. The platinum trophy can be difficult to get, but man is the effort worth it.
Not looking forward to the Knight's Honor trophy, but I'm having a lot of fun exploring everything this game has to offer. I missed so much the first time through. I think the main reason I was having trouble at the start is because I was choosing classes that didn't match my play style. A lot of people told me to go Knight or Warrior for my first playthrough since they can take so much damage compared to the others, but I found more success with Wanderer because I prefer characters with quick running speeds and melee attacks. I think I'll try out some sorceries the second time through.
Yeah, find a build or type that matches your play style.
Or, you can go completely outside of your comfort zone and try something new. That's what I did. I started with a pyromancer and had a blast incinerating everything that crossed me. I never dabbled much with sorceries or miracles, but they look like a lot of fun.
The Knight's Honor trophy will probably be the last one you get before the platinum. Did you get the Soul of Ornstein or Soul of Smough during your first run? Hopefully you got the Soul of Ornstein, since the NG+ bosses are even more difficult than they are the first time through.
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Post by: doctorlaudanum on May 20, 2016, 08:46:06 pm
I used a few pyromancies in my first run, but I never used any sorceries or miracles. Currently putting some souls into faith and intelligence to put a stop to that.
I got Ornstein's soul, fortunately. I've heard it can be near-impossible to get on NG+. I'm having more trouble cutting off Seath's tail.
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Post by: stethebubble on May 21, 2016, 01:21:49 am
working my way through the uncharted games. just finished the first one.
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Post by: azure on May 21, 2016, 04:53:43 pm
Replaying Dark Souls, and replaying EDF Insect Armageddon as well.
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Post by: kashell on May 21, 2016, 08:05:25 pm
I used a few pyromancies in my first run, but I never used any sorceries or miracles. Currently putting some souls into faith and intelligence to put a stop to that.
I got Ornstein's soul, fortunately. I've heard it can be near-impossible to get on NG+. I'm having more trouble cutting off Seath's tail.
Seath's tail...good lord that was a pain. It's not hard, per se, but it takes a longer than it should in comparison to the rest of the tail weapons. Keep at it. FWIW, I used a spell to chop it off instead of a physical attack.
One more thing I've learned is to not bother putting Souls into Faith. I never touched it and didn't have a problem, but that might have been because I never used miracles. I know that you'll need a high faith rating to join a covenant, though.
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Post by: argyle on May 23, 2016, 12:08:55 pm
Anyone here getting Overwatch on PS4? I decided to get it on a whim this weekend & I'd like some decent ppl to play with. I'm not great at shooters, but I'm friendly & play well with others. :)
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Post by: abe on May 23, 2016, 06:30:04 pm
Wind Waker HD is still pissing me off, so I'll probably give that a break and start playing something else.
Probably going to start Valkyria Chronicles Remastered (PS4) next, since Amazon decided to delay the delivery of my PS4 copy of Overwatch by a week for no particularly good reason (even though I have Prime). I cancelled that order and will probably buy it in-store somewhere. Maybe if I'm lucky, they'll still have some posters left at EB. Or, maybe I'll buy it digitally *gasp*, since it's online only anyway.
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Post by: telly on May 23, 2016, 09:19:05 pm
Still going strong in DQVIII! I'm about 38 hours in, not sure what I want to play alongside it though.
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Post by: shepard11 on May 23, 2016, 11:32:28 pm
So I decided to take a break from FFX (Vita). Stupid Omega Ruins!! So i went into my bin in my closet and pulled out the system I haven't hooked in almost 15 years. My Classic Xbox!! It booted up just as easy and if not quicker than my Xboxone. I ended up playing Burnout Revenge, SNK vs Capcom Chaos, Guilty Gear XX, Street Fighter Collection and X-men Next Dimension. I'm so happy I hooked it back up that I'm going to keep it hooked up in the bed room with my Xbox 360. On a side note I found a copy of Mortal Kombat Deception (inside the machine itself) which I don't remember buying the regular edition.
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Post by: kashell on May 24, 2016, 08:13:46 am
I'm still in Chapter 11 of Final Fantasy XIII, but I wanted to play something alongside it. So, I started Onimusha Warlords. Despite the tank-like controls, this is a great game. The sound of Sama's sword thwacking into enemy flesh is so satisfying.
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Post by: doafan on May 24, 2016, 02:54:24 pm
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After years of being stored in a shoe box keeping dust I decided to give it a second try to the game Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds where have to say that the title isn't that bad as a lot of people say that it is, am currently trying to get as much achievements as I can cause really want to reach the 10,000 points this year to bad that I need to renew my Live subscription just to earn a couple more also it's fucking worst that Capcom lost Marvel license dunno how the hell but I did manage to get the DLC of Jill Valentine but I did miss the Hentai dude >:(
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Post by: disgaeniac on May 24, 2016, 07:50:36 pm
Getting ready to start up Wild Arms 3 on PS4.
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Post by: gf78 on May 26, 2016, 10:09:17 am
Started playing Uncharted 4 last night. So, so good. I just started chapter 4.
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Post by: abe on May 28, 2016, 09:21:09 pm
Started Valkyria Chronicles Remastered (PS4) yesterday and it's pretty great. :) It started off a tad slow in the first couple introductory chapters, but I'm really enjoying it now. It's pretty unique, even all these years after the game's original release on the PS3.
I'm also trying to decide what to play next for a handheld game. I'm thinking maybe I'll start Stella Glow (3DS). I've had it since launch and was looking forward to playing it, but for whatever reason I still haven't even opened it yet. Or perhaps I might restart Tales of Hearts R, since my Vita hasn't gotten much love lately. Decisions, decisions. :(
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Post by: kashell on May 31, 2016, 10:06:04 am
With Onimusha: Warlords finished, it only made sense to start up Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny.
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Post by: burningdoom on June 05, 2016, 12:28:31 pm
I got the itch for some old-school Resident Evil. So I decided to give this one another go. It's a been a long time since I've played this entry. I remember the gist of the story, but it's been long enough that I'm reliving the details again for the first time.
And man have I been spoiled by modern graphics. I remember this game being one of the most impressive PS1 games. The characters models are so bad, their appendages just kind of run through each other constantly.
Still, a very fun game. While not as story-heavy as RE2, it is one of the more intense entries in the series with the sudden Nemesis battles. RE2 and 3 really do need the remake treatment.
I'm going to try to give RE: Survivor another chance after this.
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Post by: azure on June 05, 2016, 12:48:31 pm
I got the itch for some old-school Resident Evil. So I decided to give this one another go. It's a been a long time since I've played this entry. I remember the gist of the story, but it's been long enough that reliving the details again for the first time.
And man have I been spoiled by modern graphics. I remember this game being one of the most impressive PS1 games. The characters models are so bad, their appendages just kind of run through each other constantly.
Still, a very fun game. While not as story-heavy as RE2, it is one of the more intense entries in the series with the sudden Nemesis battles. RE2 and 3 really do need the remake treatment.
I'm going to try to give RE: Survivor another chance after this.
RE: Survivor really isn't that bad in my opinion if you just play it for laughs. It isn't any better with light gun support though, like some people will tell you. I played it at a friends place who has the European copy and such.
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Post by: kashell on June 07, 2016, 09:03:18 am
During my little break, I've been playing Lufia: The Legend Returns and Akiba's Trip (vita version). Lufia is...taking its time. I'm wondering if the series stopped being exciting after Rise of the Sinistrals. Akiba's Trip is fun, but the combat is kind of annoying. It's just not as responsive as I would like it to be. Still, it's a clever game.
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Post by: doafan on June 07, 2016, 12:59:35 pm
While not as story-heavy as RE2, it is one of the more intense entries in the series with the sudden Nemesis battles. RE2 and 3 really do need the remake treatment.
In fact this game it was supposed to be an spin-off of the series that's why the story is not as heavy as Resident Evil 2, Code Veronica was supposed to be the third entry of the franchise, as far I remember right now they had to put Nemesis as the third one because of the agreement between Capcom and Sony where they had to release three games to the console ;)
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Post by: burningdoom on June 07, 2016, 03:40:11 pm
^ I had no idea.
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Post by: telly on June 09, 2016, 03:03:54 pm
I have a dilemma: I'm approaching the end of DQVIII, and I'm torn between what I want to play for my next RPG.
What do you guys think? Golden Sun on the GBA (Played via GameCube) or Tales of Symphonia Chronicles for PS3? (Need to but it still)
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Post by: kashell on June 09, 2016, 03:27:10 pm
I have a dilemma: I'm approaching the end of DQVIII, and I'm torn between what I want to play for my next RPG.
What do you guys think? Golden Sun on the GBA (Played via GameCube) or Tales of Symphonia Chronicles for PS3? (Need to but it still)
I'll always for a Tales game, and Tales of Symphonia is a great choice. It's such a memorable and fantastic RPG.
Golden Sun is just so generic. I think much of its love comes from the fact that it was literally the only RPG available at the time for the GBA. I thought it was fine back when I first played it when it was first released. Nowadays, I doubt I could stomach it. The characters are beyond cookie cutter, the story is dry, and the combat is really easy. The 15 hour game time is also far too short, but this is coming from someone who hasn't played Lost Age.
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Post by: maximo310 on June 09, 2016, 03:33:36 pm
I have a dilemma: I'm approaching the end of DQVIII, and I'm torn between what I want to play for my next RPG.
What do you guys think? Golden Sun on the GBA (Played via GameCube) or Tales of Symphonia Chronicles for PS3? (Need to but it still)
Golden Sun is a very good choice. Symphonia is great as well, but that PS3 HD port doesn't run very well compared to the GC or Steam versions.
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Post by: shepard11 on June 09, 2016, 03:44:03 pm
I've been playing Rocket League and Super Meat Boy on Xboxone today. Really enjoying Rocket League. And Super Meat Boy is so frickin hard. I enjoy it but it does make me swear quite a bit (in turn my wife laughs the whole time).
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Post by: burningdoom on June 09, 2016, 03:45:55 pm
I have a dilemma: I'm approaching the end of DQVIII, and I'm torn between what I want to play for my next RPG.
What do you guys think? Golden Sun on the GBA (Played via GameCube) or Tales of Symphonia Chronicles for PS3? (Need to but it still)
Golden Sun is a great game. It mixes the gameplay of a traditional JRPG with the puzzle-solving of a Zelda game. And it has a great story.
But you really need to play it back-to-back with the 2nd Golden Sun game as it's a continuing story. So you'll need to have a lot of time ahead of you.
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Post by: telly on June 09, 2016, 03:59:55 pm
I guess I could always get Symphonia on the actual Gamecube, but it's just cheaper on the PS3. I didn't know about the slow down though! I've played it before and I don't remember any problems personally.
Also, how long is Golden Sun?
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Post by: burningdoom on June 09, 2016, 04:02:59 pm
I guess I could always get Symphonia on the actual Gamecube, but it's just cheaper on the PS3. I didn't know about the slow down though! I've played it before and I don't remember any problems personally.
Also, how long is Golden Sun?
2 full GBA games to complete the story. There is a 3rd game, but you can play that one by itself.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on June 09, 2016, 04:37:11 pm
Basically just playing Overwatch every day right now. I usually play till I get a level, open the loot box, and then take a break. Generally a casual level or two a day. It's such a great game to just jump into if I got a podcast or youtube video to watch.
Also trying to...buh...get through Senran Kagura Shinovi Versus. I wanted a dumb game, I got a real dumb game, but it's lazier and more shallow than I expected lol Really regretting grabbing this on PC lol
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Post by: doafan on June 14, 2016, 03:41:39 pm
Started this weekend to play Resident Evil 5 where after some playing sessions finally managed to play it, practically was taking some rest at every checkpoint that I reached with this technique was able to complete the Lost in Nightmares and Desperate Escape missions, this title and the sixth part always gave me a headache and starts to fill dizzy after a couple of minutes of game play, guess that am ready to start the story mode, am also playing DmC: Devil May Cry am currently at the last stage or at least I think that it's the last one cause am gonna fight against Mundus and the last one that am playing is Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3, haven't finished this one and only because I want to obtain all the treasures first but two of them are kinda impossible to be found, haven't seen any longplay for the simply reason that need to complete this title at its 100% by myself.
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Post by: kashell on June 16, 2016, 08:24:59 am
I'm about to start my third file of Akiba's Trip, this time with the intent of getting Rin's ending.
I also started Onimusha 3: Demon Siege.
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Post by: bperry731 on June 16, 2016, 03:37:20 pm
Playing the Resident Evil remake for the first time. love it so far.
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Post by: burningdoom on June 16, 2016, 03:39:20 pm
I guess I could always get Symphonia on the actual Gamecube, but it's just cheaper on the PS3. I didn't know about the slow down though! I've played it before and I don't remember any problems personally.
I'm not sure about what happened, but the original Gamecube version is 60 fps, the PS2 version ( which the ps3 port is based on) is capped at 30 fps with some framedips during dungeons according to people who played Chronicles. You can't go wrong with either version personally, the gc version has dropped heavily in price over the last few years due to the ps3 and steam version available.
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Post by: telly on June 17, 2016, 12:33:33 am
I guess I could always get Symphonia on the actual Gamecube, but it's just cheaper on the PS3. I didn't know about the slow down though! I've played it before and I don't remember any problems personally.
I'm not sure about what happened, but the original Gamecube version is 60 fps, the PS2 version ( which the ps3 port is based on) is capped at 30 fps with some framedips during dungeons according to people who played Chronicles. You can't go wrong with either version personally, the gc version has dropped heavily in price over the last few years due to the ps3 and steam version available.
That's interesting, I think I played a solid 15 hours and didn't notice any slow downs. I may just not have noticed or was in the wrong dungeon. Still not sure about which version would be best to get.
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Post by: maximo310 on June 17, 2016, 01:58:08 am
I guess I could always get Symphonia on the actual Gamecube, but it's just cheaper on the PS3. I didn't know about the slow down though! I've played it before and I don't remember any problems personally.
I'm not sure about what happened, but the original Gamecube version is 60 fps, the PS2 version ( which the ps3 port is based on) is capped at 30 fps with some framedips during dungeons according to people who played Chronicles. You can't go wrong with either version personally, the gc version has dropped heavily in price over the last few years due to the ps3 and steam version available.
That's interesting, I think I played a solid 15 hours and didn't notice any slow downs. I may just not have noticed or was in the wrong dungeon. Still not sure about which version would be best to get.
It doesn't happen too often on the ps3 version; it honestly doesn't make too much of a difference gameplaywise since the combat system is still pretty responsive. Pricewise, it looks like Chronicles is usually at $15, however looking at vgpc listings, you might be able to find cib gamecube copies for $15-20. Skip the steam version; it seems to be locked at 30 fps at the ps3 port, and has even more problems than the ps3 version. I'd still reccomend the gc version even just for the 60 fps, just because it feels like the way the game was meant to be played.
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Post by: kashell on June 17, 2016, 08:13:51 am
That's interesting, I think I played a solid 15 hours and didn't notice any slow downs. I may just not have noticed or was in the wrong dungeon. Still not sure about which version would be best to get.
I've gone through both versions multiple times and will tell you that I never, ever noticed a difference. No matter which version you play, Symphonia is a gorgeous game.
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Post by: telly on June 17, 2016, 10:53:58 am
That's interesting, I think I played a solid 15 hours and didn't notice any slow downs. I may just not have noticed or was in the wrong dungeon. Still not sure about which version would be best to get.
I've gone through both versions multiple times and will tell you that I never, ever noticed a difference. No matter which version you play, Symphonia is a gorgeous game.
Yeah, price wise it's only about a 5$ difference between the two versions. I think I'm leaning towards the PS3 version since that's the platform I originally started the game on (even though I lost my old save file). Is Dawn of the New World make a difference for the PS3 version at all?
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Post by: kashell on June 17, 2016, 11:22:54 am
That's interesting, I think I played a solid 15 hours and didn't notice any slow downs. I may just not have noticed or was in the wrong dungeon. Still not sure about which version would be best to get.
I've gone through both versions multiple times and will tell you that I never, ever noticed a difference. No matter which version you play, Symphonia is a gorgeous game.
Yeah, price wise it's only about a 5$ difference between the two versions. I think I'm leaning towards the PS3 version since that's the platform I originally started the game on (even though I lost my old save file). Is Dawn of the New World make a difference for the PS3 version at all?
I haven't bothered with Dawn of the New World on the PS3 since I didn't like it on the Wii, so I'm not sure about the answer to that.
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Post by: doafan on June 17, 2016, 01:54:16 pm
The remake really does look beautiful. It maintains what makes the GC version great but just updates the textures into a beautiful game. I think you also get the option to change the control setup so that you aren't on tank controls like the original, but I can't recall for sure at the moment.
I'm still in the middle of several games (of course!) but with the excitement over Persona 5, I'm really jonesing to play the original Persona on PSP again. I played it for a few hours before but didn't get too far. I have component cables to play it on my computer monitor, so I might fire it up tonight ;D
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Post by: spac316 on June 18, 2016, 03:35:52 pm
I've played through Doom '16 on XBox One.
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Post by: HarvestDude on June 19, 2016, 12:38:01 am
I´ve finished the new Doom about a week ago, watched some movies and now i´m back for some gaming. As an ancient Doom fan, i loved the new game and i will get back to it so i can get every secret and upgrade.
Trying to finish Snes' StarFox for the first time... just got a japanese copy. Amazing game for its time.
Gotta restart Metal Gear Rising. I just started it and dropped it and i can't remember a thing.
Also, i'm trying to get back to an advanced save on Super Mario RPG. Final Fantasy: 4 Heroes of Light also needs my attention after a long time without playing it.
And at last, i'm trying to make my team to win the FIFA Club World Cup on Ps3's PES 2015.
HarvestDude™
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Post by: kashell on June 20, 2016, 10:39:36 am
I'm kickin' it old school. I'm playing Final Fantasy Mystic Quest.
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Post by: desocietas on June 20, 2016, 01:44:16 pm
I'm just started playing Persona on the PSP... I can't believe this game is 20 years old but sometimes, yeah, I can definitely believe it >.<
I'm enjoying it - played it for about 9 hours straight yesterday and not tired of it yet. Feels so good to play something on my PSP again and finally making use of my component cables!
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Post by: azure on June 20, 2016, 03:20:08 pm
I'm just started playing Persona on the PSP... I can't believe this game is 20 years old but sometimes, yeah, I can definitely believe it >.<
I'm enjoying it - played it for about 9 hours straight yesterday and not tired of it yet. Feels so good to play something on my PSP again and finally making use of my component cables!
The only problem I have with the Persona port on PSP is the music change. Very happy there is an audio option in P2: IS for the original soundtrack, albeit its just remixed tracks as opposed to the whole new OST they did with Persona 1. The component cables for the PSP are very nice, I've got a lot of mileage out of mine. Have fun and check out the P2 duology next if you can/haven't, my personal favorite in the series.
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Post by: desocietas on June 20, 2016, 03:35:57 pm
I'm just started playing Persona on the PSP... I can't believe this game is 20 years old but sometimes, yeah, I can definitely believe it >.<
I'm enjoying it - played it for about 9 hours straight yesterday and not tired of it yet. Feels so good to play something on my PSP again and finally making use of my component cables!
The only problem I have with the Persona port on PSP is the music change. Very happy there is an audio option in P2: IS for the original soundtrack, albeit its just remixed tracks as opposed to the whole new OST they did with Persona 1. The component cables for the PSP are very nice, I've got a lot of mileage out of mine. Have fun and check out the P2 duology next if you can/haven't, my personal favorite in the series.
So far the music is great for me but the repetitive battle music sometimes can't be tuned out, ha. I do indeed own the P2 games (IS on PSP and EP on PS1) and hopefully will not be burnt out on Persona by the time I'm done with 1! The animation sequences for the PSP port are pretty nice, too, but I haven't seen any footage from the original PS1 version.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on June 20, 2016, 06:30:30 pm
Bought the Mega Man Legacy collection on PS4 and started going through that since I never really beat the old Mega Man games at all and I'm positive I never played anything past either 2 or 3. A lot of those old NES games I just never beat because of difficulty when I was young and it'll be interesting to see how the series progressed on the NES.
Though a small question on perhaps how they are playing the game, but is it just emulation with stuff over top? I was kinda bummed the game still has slow down and had hoped that might change, but I guess that would require them building the game from scratch and I'm sure this package did not go that far effort wise. Easier to just make it crisp and clean and toss on extra features into the bundle.
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Post by: azure on June 20, 2016, 06:35:38 pm
I'm just started playing Persona on the PSP... I can't believe this game is 20 years old but sometimes, yeah, I can definitely believe it >.<
I'm enjoying it - played it for about 9 hours straight yesterday and not tired of it yet. Feels so good to play something on my PSP again and finally making use of my component cables!
The only problem I have with the Persona port on PSP is the music change. Very happy there is an audio option in P2: IS for the original soundtrack, albeit its just remixed tracks as opposed to the whole new OST they did with Persona 1. The component cables for the PSP are very nice, I've got a lot of mileage out of mine. Have fun and check out the P2 duology next if you can/haven't, my personal favorite in the series.
So far the music is great for me but the repetitive battle music sometimes can't be tuned out, ha. I do indeed own the P2 games (IS on PSP and EP on PS1) and hopefully will not be burnt out on Persona by the time I'm done with 1! The animation sequences for the PSP port are pretty nice, too, but I haven't seen any footage from the original PS1 version.
I feel the atmospheric OST of the original Persona 1 fits it much better than the Jpop in the PSP port. It's really a shame we didn't get the updated EP on PSP in English, the slooowwww system of the original PS1 version is hard to go back to after the revamped ports.
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Post by: desocietas on June 20, 2016, 06:40:03 pm
I'm just started playing Persona on the PSP... I can't believe this game is 20 years old but sometimes, yeah, I can definitely believe it >.<
I'm enjoying it - played it for about 9 hours straight yesterday and not tired of it yet. Feels so good to play something on my PSP again and finally making use of my component cables!
The only problem I have with the Persona port on PSP is the music change. Very happy there is an audio option in P2: IS for the original soundtrack, albeit its just remixed tracks as opposed to the whole new OST they did with Persona 1. The component cables for the PSP are very nice, I've got a lot of mileage out of mine. Have fun and check out the P2 duology next if you can/haven't, my personal favorite in the series.
So far the music is great for me but the repetitive battle music sometimes can't be tuned out, ha. I do indeed own the P2 games (IS on PSP and EP on PS1) and hopefully will not be burnt out on Persona by the time I'm done with 1! The animation sequences for the PSP port are pretty nice, too, but I haven't seen any footage from the original PS1 version.
I feel the atmospheric OST of the original Persona 1 fits it much better than the Jpop in the PSP port. It's really a shame we didn't get the updated EP on PSP in English, the slooowwww system of the original PS1 version is hard to go back to after the revamped ports.
Ahhh, I see. I'll have to look for the OST of the original. The J-pop doesn't bother me too much since it's similar to what goes on for the later games, but then again, it doesn't match the visual style anymore. Yeah, I was really sad that we didn't get IS/EP as a combined port or a dual-pack or something, but at least they're now both available in English, so I can't whine too much.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on June 21, 2016, 01:49:22 am
Wow, I don't remember playing Mega Man 1 before. The level design in this is pure trash lol Particularly Ice Man right now. It feels like I'm playing an arcade game with how cheap it is, like it's trying to devour quarters it can't have. Hopefully I'm remembering Mega Man 2 being better than this.
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Post by: kashell on June 21, 2016, 08:17:55 am
As a side game, I decided to start up The World Ends With You. I played it a while ago when it was first released, but I didn't get very far for some reason. I think I was put off by the needlessly complex controls and the tiny font. I'm having more fun with it now, but I hate that you have to use the stylus for everything. I can only imagine that things are going to get harder. Since the stylus isn't as responsive as a control pad I'm wondering how frustrating the later parts will be.
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Post by: Metalbeard on June 21, 2016, 04:39:18 pm
Been playing Devil May Cry. Ps2 version not the reboot.
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Post by: telly on June 22, 2016, 08:19:44 pm
Going to play Golden Sun now! Excited to get some use out of my Game Boy Player. Also my friends and I are back into playing Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles; we're almost done with it :D
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on June 23, 2016, 03:04:08 am
Got the Bloodstained E3 Demo and played through that real quick. It's nice, very simple right now, but it works and you get a good feel of things. Basically have you played Symphony of the Night? That's what this is. It's a slightly slower version of that, but it's solid enough to get the idea cross. Will be a cool game when it is done.
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Post by: maximo310 on June 23, 2016, 12:40:05 pm
Started working on Eschatos for X360 after finishing up Broforce. It's more of a shmup three pack with Eschatos, Judgement Silversword, and Cardinal Sins on the disc. All of them have great music and gameplay, Eschatos especially has several different modes to chose from including time attack and endless mode ( already got a clear with that).
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Post by: Flashback2012 on June 23, 2016, 01:37:26 pm
I've been *TRYING* to play Diablo III but my computer is giving me fits where it will randomly just turn off. >:(
I'm trying to determine if it's the graphics card or the PSU that's causing the shut down. I've got a GPU temperature monitor program running and the GPU doesn't seem to go over 55C which is considered a somewhat normal temperature from what I've read.
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Post by: shepard11 on June 23, 2016, 06:07:33 pm
I've been in a weird mood for old school wrestling games so I've been playing WWE Smackdown! vs Raw 2006 (PS2) and WWE Wrestlemania X8 (GC). Then when I need a palette cleanser I play either Super Mario Land 2 on my Super Game Boy or Mario Kart Wii.
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Post by: Metalbeard on June 23, 2016, 06:53:36 pm
I've been in a weird mood for old school wrestling games so I've been playing WWE Smackdown! vs Raw 2006 (PS2) and WWE Wrestlemania X8 (GC). Then when I need a palette cleanser I play either Super Mario Land 2 on my Super Game Boy or Mario Kart Wii.
That's funny because recently a buddy of mine was talking about old wrestling shows from the 90's and it got me in the mood for old wrestling games too. Played some wwf war zone. And been hunting down some wrestling games I don't have.
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Post by: soera on June 23, 2016, 08:46:35 pm
Been plugging away at Mighty no 9. The game is fun but fucking frustrating. Some of the levels are worse than anything Ive ever seen on Mega Man.
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Post by: kashell on June 24, 2016, 08:11:16 am
Mighty No. 9 was finally released?
It's about god damn time!
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Post by: rayne315 on June 24, 2016, 10:04:38 am
and that's why I don't crowd fund concepts... it will take years to come out.
I personally don't mind the wait as long as it's not one delay after another. I have plenty of games to play currently so I see the occasional crowdfund something like a preorder that may or may not work out.
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Post by: burningdoom on June 24, 2016, 11:14:13 am
I've been in a weird mood for old school wrestling games so I've been playing WWE Smackdown! vs Raw 2006 (PS2) and WWE Wrestlemania X8 (GC). Then when I need a palette cleanser I play either Super Mario Land 2 on my Super Game Boy or Mario Kart Wii.
The PS2 Smackdown games are great because they still have pretty simple gameplay, but started adding storyline modes, too.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on June 24, 2016, 09:58:22 pm
Starting into Tokyo Mirage Sessions and enjoying it so far. It's a straight forward turn based JRPG, but it's colorful and the UI stuff looks great. Also sorta doubles as an anime since it has anime cutscenes at times. I was wanting a JRPG to enjoy after I abandoned Xenoblade Chronicles X, and this might fit that part as modern Tokyo and J-Pop has a certain charm to it for me.
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Post by: kashell on June 25, 2016, 11:50:46 am
I started Time Stalkers for the Dreamcast since I wanted to play something light while I waited for Star Ocean V. I'm really enjoying it so far. The writing is awesome and I love the artwork by Yoshitaka Tamaki. The music is fantastic, but I'm doubtful I'll find a soundtrack of it anywhere. For a rogue-like, so far it's not too difficult and I've finished the first couple of dungeons. We'll see if this momentum continues, but so far things are going well with it.
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Post by: azure on June 25, 2016, 01:51:50 pm
Seems like I've been going back and finishing up things lately. Jumped back into Yakuza 3 to finish up it to 100%, those minigames can be a pain in the ass sometimes. Just gotta clear EX Hard mode, and some other misc stuff.
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Post by: stlgamer75 on June 26, 2016, 11:15:58 am
I'll jump in and add to this thread as a newbie to this forum and website. I'm currently playing games on the Sega CD, specifically Night Trap and Sol Feace. Two very different games for the system, offering up completely different styles of play. As with many Sega CD owners/collectors, I'm searching for a copy of Snatcher that doesn't break the bank. Good luck, I know.
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Post by: turf on June 27, 2016, 10:10:52 am
I'll jump in and add to this thread as a newbie to this forum and website. I'm currently playing games on the Sega CD, specifically Night Trap and Sol Feace. Two very different games for the system, offering up completely different styles of play. As with many Sega CD owners/collectors, I'm searching for a copy of Snatcher that doesn't break the bank. Good luck, I know.
Welcome to the party! Hit up the Intro Thread to tell us something about STL!
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Post by: desocietas on June 27, 2016, 06:47:37 pm
Welcome, stlgamer75!
Good luck for the search for Snatcher :)
With the coming release of Zero Time Dilemma, I'm going back to 999 to see if I can get the rest of the endings. I still have to play Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward :/
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Post by: davifus on June 28, 2016, 05:06:44 pm
Tokyo Mirage Kind of a buffer game till Persona 5. This game is making me want to replay P3 & P4.
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Post by: telly on June 29, 2016, 10:45:21 pm
I started the campaign again in Ace Combat 5, trying to get all the skins, planes and medals. I'm also doing the Arcade mode, which is really really fun; you get to be Mobius 1 again from AC04!
Oh man, I love this game so much
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Post by: kashell on June 30, 2016, 09:42:52 am
I started Robo Kirby. I know that's not the official title, but damn is it fun to say "Robo Kirby." As expected, it's adorable and enjoyable.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on July 02, 2016, 12:42:18 am
Played through the story mode for Sreet Fighter V last night and while it isn't awful, it's rather poor. It has some charming and memorable moments and cool surprises that much bigger SF fans will love, but it's very clearly a rush job. Transitions between scenes are jarring along with have fairly significant amounts of loading between every scene and fight. There's a number of "jobber" fights against scrubs that should have been removed, because they are clearly just characters with almost no movesets or are just borrowing bits from certain characters. They are mostly there to pad out the story. Physics go nuts during the scenes with hair and clothing. They laughably freak out. It shows how much rushing when towards the end of the game, the use background models for stages in a fight against Bison, but they are like practically PS1 level polygonal models that were never meant to be seen up close and look real goofy.
It's like a 6/10 at best, maybe a 7 if you just super love Street Fighter, but it objectively isn't a great story and has a number of issues.
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Post by: shepard11 on July 02, 2016, 04:17:46 pm
I started Robo Kirby. I know that's not the official title, but damn is it fun to say "Robo Kirby." As expected, it's adorable and enjoyable.
Is that game worth it I had it in my hand yesterday and I put it down. I love Kirby games and the last 3DS was a blast.
If you love Kirby games, then absolutely yes.
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Post by: spac316 on July 06, 2016, 02:52:55 pm
I'm still playing Halo 5, really liking the new Warzone Firefight mode that they recently added.
I'm also getting into both Lumines 1&2 for PSP lately. Never played them till recenly...eh, better late than never.
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Post by: ignition365 on July 06, 2016, 03:10:31 pm
I started playing Demon's Souls over the weekend on my super slim ps3, but now that my BC PS3 is repaired, I want to play it on my BC PS3, but I have to wait 24 hours after uploading my save data to be able to play the game. This is so weak.
Hopefully tonight at 7:02pm I will be able to play Demon's Souls again.
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Post by: azure on July 06, 2016, 03:28:14 pm
I started playing Demon's Souls over the weekend on my super slim ps3, but now that my BC PS3 is repaired, I want to play it on my BC PS3, but I have to wait 24 hours after uploading my save data to be able to play the game. This is so weak.
Hopefully tonight at 7:02pm I will be able to play Demon's Souls again.
Demon's Souls is a great game, hope you enjoy it. Can't tell you how many Guts runs I've done.
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Post by: ignition365 on July 06, 2016, 04:05:56 pm
I started playing Demon's Souls over the weekend on my super slim ps3, but now that my BC PS3 is repaired, I want to play it on my BC PS3, but I have to wait 24 hours after uploading my save data to be able to play the game. This is so weak.
Hopefully tonight at 7:02pm I will be able to play Demon's Souls again.
Demon's Souls is a great game, hope you enjoy it. Can't tell you how many Guts runs I've done.
I was planning on strictly playing this game with my wife's cousin, but I'm liking the game so much that I want to start playing it by myself. I think we beat the first 2 bosses, made it to the 1-2 boss, and the 3-1 boss.
I'm really feeling it.
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Post by: azure on July 06, 2016, 04:09:37 pm
I started playing Demon's Souls over the weekend on my super slim ps3, but now that my BC PS3 is repaired, I want to play it on my BC PS3, but I have to wait 24 hours after uploading my save data to be able to play the game. This is so weak.
Hopefully tonight at 7:02pm I will be able to play Demon's Souls again.
Demon's Souls is a great game, hope you enjoy it. Can't tell you how many Guts runs I've done.
I was planning on strictly playing this game with my wife's cousin, but I'm liking the game so much that I want to start playing it by myself. I think we beat the first 2 bosses, made it to the 1-2 boss, and the 3-1 boss.
I'm really feeling it.
It's the unpopular opinion, but I like the hub world it has. Don't get me wrong I love the seamless connected world of the other Souls games, but the hub world just sits with me well for some reason.
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Post by: kashell on July 06, 2016, 04:09:50 pm
Demon's Souls is such a good game. I am so glad to see that you're enjoying it so far. I seriously think that they could make an entire game with The Tower of Latria; that place is so creepy and awesome.
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Post by: turf on July 07, 2016, 10:40:00 am
Sweet Baby Jesus! Why did no one tell me how badass Rocket League is?! This game is a blast. I suck at it, but damn is it fun.
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Post by: soera on July 07, 2016, 11:39:39 am
I just bought it myself. Picked me up a headset yesterday and going to try to play it today.
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Post by: desocietas on July 07, 2016, 01:59:32 pm
Sweet Baby Jesus! Why did no one tell me how badass Rocket League is?! This game is a blast. I suck at it, but damn is it fun.
Hahah, yeah I had a lot of friends who wouldn't stop playing it when it first came out. Not my thing, but I love when wholesome games like that provide so much enjoyment for folks.
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Post by: ignition365 on July 07, 2016, 02:14:19 pm
Rocket League is fun, played that for a solid week when it came out on PSN.
Just started playing the Klonoa GBA game, well the first one.
I didn't try to copy my Demon's Souls data over the other day, but my wife's cousin is coming over tomorrow, and I can't be waiting 24 hours between play sessions to keep swapping back and forth between PS3s. So I guess I'm sticking to playing Demon's Souls on my non-BC PS3.
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Post by: doafan on July 07, 2016, 02:30:12 pm
Am currently playing Resident Evil 6 mainly because of Sherry, really want to unlock her outfit from RE2 and even when last week I finished Resident Evil 5 am still playing this title, need to find all the emblems to see Sheva wearing the Tribal costume :-*
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Post by: necrosexual on July 07, 2016, 03:46:30 pm
<blockquote rel="desocietas">I got my new Android phone</blockquote>
@desocietas you did remember to download this amazing game collecting app by VGCollect right?
i downloaded it but it crashes when i try to search for things((( nice to have a word-list tho. easily accessible when i'm out. too bad search function and my phone hate one another lol
on topic: happy home designer, disgaea 4 vita and kinda dragon's dogma
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Post by: pacpix on July 07, 2016, 04:04:46 pm
Yeah the Android app has been left in an incomplete beta state for quite a while now. The staff here have got to test an updated version and it is really nice, but still a work in progress.
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Post by: burningdoom on July 09, 2016, 03:15:40 pm
This game has some terrible reviews online. I didn't think it was bad. I only tried out the first level, but it was fun enough for a 3D beat-em up. It also changes the gameplay up a little with magic-spells and beat-riding attacks, so it's not just mashing the attacking button.
Now, had I paid full price when it came out, I would be a bit upset. It feels like a game that's a generation behind; like it should have been released on the PS2 or original XBox. But since I'm a retro-gamer anyways, and I paid under $10 for it, that didn't bother me.
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Post by: parasiteadam on July 10, 2016, 01:03:38 pm
Kind of alternating between Breath of Fire on GBA and God Eater Resurrection on Vita
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Post by: desocietas on July 10, 2016, 03:46:14 pm
This game has some terrible reviews online. I didn't think it was bad. I only tried out the first level, but it was fun enough for a 3D beat-em up. It also changes the gameplay up a little with magic-spells and beat-riding attacks, so it's not just mashing the attacking button.
Now, had I paid full price when it came out, I would be a bit upset. It feels like a game that's a generation behind; like it should have been released on the PS2 or original XBox. But since I'm a retro-gamer anyways, and I paid under $10 for it, that didn't bother me.
This was my take on the game as well. I think it is a solid buy for a cheap used game. Hardly a horrible game. I think if they made the game shorter (it does go on a tad too long) and made it a budget release, it would have been decently well received.
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Post by: parasiteadam on July 10, 2016, 07:23:47 pm
Kind of alternating between Breath of Fire on GBA and God Eater Resurrection on Vita
How are you liking GE:R? I figure I'll get it when I get GE2.
Its a crazily polished version of Burst eith alot of ported assets from 2. No one suffers from what i call "flat anime face" like they did on the PSP. Plus all the new customization options and weapons are great. Yeah I'm gonna be getting it for free anyway on ps4 when I get my copy of 2 but I reeeeally didnt want to wait lol
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Post by: burningdoom on July 10, 2016, 08:09:58 pm
(http://oi67.tinypic.com/2aa0tw7.jpg)
This is what I've been playing today.
Great Zelda-esque adventure game for the SNES!
I can't believe I didn't add this to my game library sooner.
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Post by: ignition365 on July 10, 2016, 10:52:20 pm
Great game, but you gotta hate how Nintendo censored that game to hell.
How so?
You know, for owning nearly 300 SNES games, I've actually only played maybe 20 of them. Even including ones from my childhood.
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Post by: kashell on July 11, 2016, 10:38:18 am
If memory serves... *MINOR SPOILERS BELOW*
1. One of Will's friends was "killed" by a monster but then gets revived as a spirit. In our version, it says he was transformed into the monster. 2. A cross was removed in the school and replaced with something non-religious. 3. Cannibals and skulls and bones were in the original, but all of that was replaced in our version. I can't recall the are off the top of my head. 4. Will says, "This must what being God feels like" when he is looking at Earth from outer space. This was edited. 5. In the school, the teacher lead the children in prayer. In the US version, he recited an ancient poem.
I'm sure there are more; it's been a long time since I played it.
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Post by: turf on July 11, 2016, 11:17:52 am
1. One of Will's friends was "killed" by a monster but then gets revived as a spirit. In our version, it says he was transformed into the monster. 2. A cross was removed in the school and replaced with something non-religious. 3. Cannibals and skulls and bones were in the original, but all of that was replaced in our version. I can't recall the are off the top of my head. 4. Will says, "This must what being God feels like" when he is looking at Earth from outer space. This was edited. 5. In the school, the teacher lead the children in prayer. In the US version, he recited an ancient poem.
I'm sure there are more; it's been a long time since I played it.
Minor stuff that doesn't affect the gameplay or story. And pretty normal censoring for the 80s to mid-90s from Nintendo.
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Post by: kashell on July 12, 2016, 08:20:44 am
Nah, gameplay remained unchanged unless the difficulty was adjusted for us.
The first and third points don't impact the overall plot, but they make much more sense in the Japanese and uncensored version. Especially the third one since Will spends a fair amount of the story there.
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Post by: kashell on July 12, 2016, 08:38:12 am
Oh, and I decided to play UNiSON on the side whenever I needed a break from Star Ocean V.
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Post by: ignition365 on July 15, 2016, 08:51:25 am
Rented Homefront: The Revolution. All I've heard is bad things about the game, but I'm really liking it.
My only complaint is that the game locks up when it is saving, freezes for about 2-3 seconds every time it saves. Really though, it's just a minor annoyance.
BTW PS4 still sucks. I got Homefront for PS4 because it was all that was available, I deleted Mirror's Edge Catalyst from my PS4, but somehow I only have 16GB free after deleting the 20 something GB Mirror Edge, so I had to delete 3 more games just so I can play Homefront.
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Post by: azure on July 15, 2016, 12:07:07 pm
I have been playing Dragon Quest IV, the DS remake that is.
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Post by: burningdoom on July 15, 2016, 01:00:18 pm
I have been playing Dragon Quest IV, the DS remake that is.
My favorite in the series! Love how the individual stories come together into one story.
Yes! I love how all the stories setup to connect with one another in this one as well. I'm really not sure which DQ is my favorite though, that's a hard question for me.
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Post by: shepard11 on July 16, 2016, 12:44:36 am
I started to play Destiny again I don't know what I was thinking. It's 12:44 am EST and I'm seriously debating going for a walk to play Pokemon Go
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Post by: sithsylar on July 16, 2016, 01:56:18 am
Replaying all the Assassin's Creed Games. Currently Playing Assassin's Creed 2. Really really enjoying it.
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Post by: doctorlaudanum on July 16, 2016, 02:14:43 am
Took me the better part of a year to get here, but I finally beat Hard Time Attack mode in Shadow of the Colossus HD, getting me the platinum. Good god, colossus 15 was a pain. I scared my dog half to death when I finally beat him and started shouting at the TV. All this to turn my horse white. I really need to get out more.
I picked up Siren for the PS4 despite having a perfectly good copy on the PS2 because I'm too lazy to fix my PS2's faulty disc drivebecause I wanted the trophies because I love Siren way too much. Now if only they'd release Siren 2 on the PSN...
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Post by: kashell on July 18, 2016, 08:44:15 am
I had to say farewell to The World Ends With You. The controls were just too much for me to handle and the story started to drag.
So! For my portable game of choice, I decided to go with Conception II.
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Post by: atrumlupus on July 18, 2016, 01:51:30 pm
Right now I'm play Star Ocean 5 on the PS4 and I think I'm almost done with it. Its okay but nothing about it is inspiring me to stick around and do the bonus dungeon or get the extra endings. Since there isn't really anything current gen on my radar till fall I think I might go replay Xenosaga since I finally got Episode 3. Really surprised Bandai Namco never did an HD collection of that one.
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Post by: desocietas on July 18, 2016, 02:11:34 pm
I had to say farewell to The World Ends With You. The controls were just too much for me to handle and the story started to drag.
So! For my portable game of choice, I decided to go with Conception II.
As much as I love TWEWY, I can see that. I never finished it myself, and I can't say it's for everyone. Just a really interesting niche game, imo.
I couldn't really get into Conception II. I got it and played the demo first to at least get the free DLC, but it dragged too much and didn't make a lot of sense so I didn't even get through the demo.
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Post by: kashell on July 18, 2016, 02:22:23 pm
Right now I'm play Star Ocean 5 on the PS4 and I think I'm almost done with it. Its okay but nothing about it is inspiring me to stick around and do the bonus dungeon or get the extra endings. Since there isn't really anything current gen on my radar till fall I think I might go replay Xenosaga since I finally got Episode 3. Really surprised Bandai Namco never did an HD collection of that one.
An HD collection of the Xenosaga games would be magnificent. That is a fantastic idea.
As much as I love TWEWY, I can see that. I never finished it myself, and I can't say it's for everyone. Just a really interesting niche game, imo.
I couldn't really get into Conception II. I got it and played the demo first to at least get the free DLC, but it dragged too much and didn't make a lot of sense so I didn't even get through the demo.
Yeah, interesting is the perfect word for it. It's one of the few times Square (and I guess Jupiter) really took a risk with creating a game. I think they took too many risks because there is just too much going on.
What didn't make sense in Conception II? Are there some confusing mechanics or is it just that the story is all over the place? I'll take any advice. I'm still on the first chapter and it already seems like it's throwing a bunch of features at me.
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Post by: desocietas on July 18, 2016, 02:39:45 pm
What didn't make sense in Conception II? Are there some confusing mechanics or is it just that the story is all over the place? I'll take any advice. I'm still on the first chapter and it already seems like it's throwing a bunch of features at me.
It's possible that the first chapter was better than the demo. I haven't given the actual game a try since dropping the demo :/ The demo just didn't give a lot of direction/ instruction, so I was confused at what was actually happening with the combat. Also, there weren't explanations for what was going on in the exploration of rooms.
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Post by: kashell on July 18, 2016, 03:04:08 pm
What didn't make sense in Conception II? Are there some confusing mechanics or is it just that the story is all over the place? I'll take any advice. I'm still on the first chapter and it already seems like it's throwing a bunch of features at me.
It's possible that the first chapter was better than the demo. I haven't given the actual game a try since dropping the demo :/ The demo just didn't give a lot of direction/ instruction, so I was confused at what was actually happening with the combat. Also, there weren't explanations for what was going on in the exploration of rooms.
Combat seemed relatively straightforward, but that might change down the road. There does seem to be a hefty amount of stuff to do, though. If I continue to play it I can post some impressions when I get to a later chapter.
I knew there was a demo, but I didn't realize that you could get stuff for completing it.
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Post by: bperry731 on July 18, 2016, 04:11:32 pm
FINALLY started Stick of Truth yesterday. i love it.
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Post by: desocietas on July 18, 2016, 04:43:34 pm
I knew there was a demo, but I didn't realize that you could get stuff for completing it.
It was more of those situations where there was free DLC for the first month or so and if you transfer over your save from the demo, there were some goodies (as well as possible trophies as well). I wonder if it still applies now that the game's been out for a while.
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Post by: necrosexual on July 18, 2016, 07:57:18 pm
I had to say farewell to The World Ends With You. The controls were just too much for me to handle and the story started to drag.
So! For my portable game of choice, I decided to go with Conception II.
As much as I love TWEWY, I can see that. I never finished it myself, and I can't say it's for everyone. Just a really interesting niche game, imo.
I couldn't really get into Conception II. I got it and played the demo first to at least get the free DLC, but it dragged too much and didn't make a lot of sense so I didn't even get through the demo.
i didn't finish twewy because i had pirated it (i was 16 and poor as shit, one of those "i wouldn't have been able to buy it anyway" situations) but i felt guilty and didn't want to beat it before i owned it. i own it now and my backlog is so huge that i started, just... going through the beginning again is a huge pain in the ass. so i've not finished. fantastic game tho. one of those games that is kinda overwhelming for a lot of people like resonance of fate that, for some ungodly reason, clicked with me.
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Post by: doctorlaudanum on July 18, 2016, 08:56:37 pm
TWEWY's one of my favorite handheld games if not somewhere in my top ten favorite games ever, but it's definitely not for everyone. The controls take a lot of getting used to even for a DS game, and I always thought the end was anticlimactic. I either ignored controlling my partner altogether or smashed right on the D-pad the entire time I played. Very unique in both its gameplay and presentation, but sometimes I felt like I could only play it properly if I had four hands. I don't blame you guys for dropping it. Some of those boss battles get insane with multitasking.
I finally got my hands on P.T., and even though it's pretty basic even for a teaser, I think it was worth the wait. Lisa has to be one of the most unsettling enemies I've ever seen in a horror game.
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Post by: atrumlupus on July 19, 2016, 10:29:56 pm
So finished Star Ocean V and moving onto Xenosaga Episode 1. I forgot how long the cutscenes were in this series. The graphics and the art style hold up well for a PS2 game though even on my HD TV.
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Post by: sithsylar on July 20, 2016, 01:51:13 am
Almost finished Assassin's Creed Brotherhood will prob finish it tomorrow. Then i will Start Assassin's Creed Revelations. :D Can't wait!
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Post by: doctorlaudanum on July 20, 2016, 10:34:17 pm
Thought I'd try Furi. Love what I've seen so far, though I get the feeling that this is going to be one of those games that I enjoy despite being terrible at it.
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Post by: atrumlupus on July 20, 2016, 10:45:38 pm
Wasn't Furi the free PS+ game for this month. How is it? Since it's in my PS+ library thought I might try it out.
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Post by: doctorlaudanum on July 20, 2016, 11:23:33 pm
Yes it is, and I recommend it. I don't know how much my response is worth since I don't play many shmups, but I really like the balance between bullet hell and hack 'n' slash. It's all very fast-paced and flashy and just damn fun to play. Not an easy game, though. You will die a lot. It reminds me a bit of Dark Souls, in a way. Very unforgiving, but very rarely unfair. It's all about learning the patterns of the bosses. And even if you don't like it, it's not like you spent anything on it. I'm more than likely going to buy it once my PS+ trial is over.
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Post by: shepard11 on July 23, 2016, 02:29:44 pm
Been playing Mortal Kombat and Lion King on SNES the last couple nights I don't remember Mortal Kombat being this hard.
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Post by: atrumlupus on July 24, 2016, 07:44:46 pm
Yeah the early Mortal Kombat games were rough. Designed to chew though your quarters beating them. What I never got is that to see the ending you had to beat the game at least on medium. If you put it on easy or very easy you just got a screen saying try playing on a harder difficulty level. As a kid I just wanted to see my favorite fighters ending lol
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Post by: azure on July 27, 2016, 10:43:43 am
Finished Dragon Quest IV, currently doing the post game content.
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Post by: gf78 on July 27, 2016, 11:52:06 am
Halo 5 Guardians Super Fiesta mode. Pure pandemonium as everyone spawns (and respawns) with special weapons. A couple of the maps, I just take the hammer or energy sword and run laps around the outermost path. They enemy team must really hate me as I relentlessly rack up triple kills or more. My old ass can't think of what it says when you kill 4 or more in a row ATM....lol @ old age problems.
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Post by: burningdoom on July 27, 2016, 12:43:18 pm
I started playing Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest. It feels like a sequel to Final Fantasy Adventure, which isn't a bad thing at all. The story is definitely bare-bones, but the gameplay is fun enough.
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Post by: rayne315 on July 27, 2016, 12:47:23 pm
im playing octodad and am almost at the end. next will be lost sea. I figured I would run through a bunch of my ps4 games.
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Post by: atrumlupus on July 28, 2016, 12:13:31 am
I started playing Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest. It feels like a sequel to Final Fantasy Adventure, which isn't a bad thing at all. The story is definitely bare-bones, but the gameplay is fun enough.
The Music is also very good in Mystic Quest. On par with it's parent series. The music alone makes it worth a play-through.
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Post by: kashell on July 28, 2016, 08:42:41 am
I actually finished Mystic Quest for the first time not too long ago. I really enjoyed it. And yeah, that music is wonderful. I think it's better than half of the stuff Uematsu has put out.
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Post by: shepard11 on July 28, 2016, 12:31:52 pm
I actually finished Mystic Quest for the first time not too long ago. I really enjoyed it. And yeah, that music is wonderful. I think it's better than half of the stuff Uematsu has put out.
So would ya recommend it? Local shop has it for 10 bucks and I keep eyeballing it everytime I'm in there.
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Post by: kashell on July 28, 2016, 01:04:52 pm
I actually finished Mystic Quest for the first time not too long ago. I really enjoyed it. And yeah, that music is wonderful. I think it's better than half of the stuff Uematsu has put out.
So would ya recommend it? Local shop has it for 10 bucks and I keep eyeballing it everytime I'm in there.
I absolutely recommend it, especially at that price. It's one of the most basic RPGs I have ever played, but I had a great time with it.
If you want more information, you can read this: Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest (http://www.gamefaqs.com/SNES/532476-final-fantasy-mystic-quest/reviews/162648)
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Post by: burningdoom on July 28, 2016, 01:32:53 pm
I actually finished Mystic Quest for the first time not too long ago. I really enjoyed it. And yeah, that music is wonderful. I think it's better than half of the stuff Uematsu has put out.
So would ya recommend it? Local shop has it for 10 bucks and I keep eyeballing it everytime I'm in there.
I'm not too far into it. But I've had fun with what I've played so far. So yeah, I'd recommend it, especially for $10. In my area, you're lucky to find any decent SNES game for $10.
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Post by: shepard11 on July 28, 2016, 04:00:37 pm
I actually finished Mystic Quest for the first time not too long ago. I really enjoyed it. And yeah, that music is wonderful. I think it's better than half of the stuff Uematsu has put out.
So would ya recommend it? Local shop has it for 10 bucks and I keep eyeballing it everytime I'm in there.
I'm not too far into it. But I've had fun with what I've played so far. So yeah, I'd recommend it, especially for $10. In my area, you're lucky to find any decent SNES game for $10.
My haunt usually has a good one in the cheap bin at least couple times a week. And since I'm there so often they usually call or text me when they do come in. Couple of weeks ago I got F Zero, Dr Mario/Tertis, Lion King, and Aladdin for 4 bucks a piece. Also helps that their store is on the way to my work so it's not even out of my way.
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Post by: doafan on July 28, 2016, 04:02:16 pm
Am currently playing Resident Evil Revelations, my wife is pretty interested in the game and the story of this one so I have to play when she is at home with me she says that doesn't want to miss anything am more interested in seeing the big ass that Jill has in this game anyway with my daughter am playing Sonic and Knuckles at the 360, downloaded the demo a couple of days ago so am teaching my little girl how to pass the two levels that the game offer for free the bad thing is that every time that we encounter or arrive with Doctor Eggman she pass me the controller to help her, am pretty sure that eventually she will kick his ass ;D
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Post by: turf on July 30, 2016, 12:57:56 am
I just got Freedom Force installed on my computer. I'm freakin excited.
It's a game set in a universe like the Golden Age of comics. It's cheesy and silly and I love it.
It's on humble bundle right now if you want to give it a shot. It's great.
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Post by: parasiteadam on July 30, 2016, 10:36:52 am
Been alternating between Phantom Brave PC and Fallout 4 on Steam. Really gotta play that fall Harbor DLC ><
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Post by: undertakerprime on July 31, 2016, 09:05:12 am
I'm currently playing through Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia. It's not the best portable Metroidvania, but it's still really good.
What's cool about the portable Metroidvanias is after you play through all 6 (Circle of the Moon, Harmony of Dissonance, Aria of Sorrow, Dawn of Sorrow, Portrait of Ruin, Order of Ecclesia) you can go back to the first one and it feels like you haven't played it in forever.
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Post by: burningdoom on July 31, 2016, 09:31:55 am
I'm currently playing through Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia. It's not the best portable Metroidvania, but it's still really good.
What's cool about the portable Metroidvanias is after you play through all 6 (Circle of the Moon, Harmony of Dissonance, Aria of Sorrow, Dawn of Sorrow, Portrait of Ruin, Order of Ecclesia) you can go back to the first one and it feels like you haven't played it in forever.
Wasn't Ecclesia a level-based one?
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Post by: undertakerprime on July 31, 2016, 10:49:39 am
I'm currently playing through Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia. It's not the best portable Metroidvania, but it's still really good.
What's cool about the portable Metroidvanias is after you play through all 6 (Circle of the Moon, Harmony of Dissonance, Aria of Sorrow, Dawn of Sorrow, Portrait of Ruin, Order of Ecclesia) you can go back to the first one and it feels like you haven't played it in forever.
Wasn't Ecclesia a level-based one?
Hmmm, I guess it's debatable. There is a strict level progression to begin with, but you do still use gained abilities to unlock areas in previous levels. And once you visit a level you can revisit it any time, as opposed to a pure level-based game.
So it's just easier to refer to all the games as Metroidvanias instead of "5 Metroidvanias and one that is kinda but not quite" ;)
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Post by: parasiteadam on July 31, 2016, 09:17:26 pm
Started a Nuzlocke run of HeartGold. Even being careful I've had too many close calls
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Post by: turf on August 01, 2016, 09:28:21 am
I slipped and fell into playing Diablo III. Damn this is fun. I'm playing as the Witch Doctor. I'm always the warrior/brute/He-Man in these games. It's fun to take a departure and play as something silly and fun.
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Post by: telly on August 05, 2016, 10:44:08 am
Started a Nuzlocke run of HeartGold. Even being careful I've had too many close calls
Best of luck man! Nuzlockes always go really badly for me haha.
Right now I'm playing Arkham Asylum - I love it, it's a ton of fun to play. I'm also playing Spectrobes: Beyond the Portals. It's a great hidden gem on the DS, and I enjoyed the first game a lot when I was a kid.
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Post by: shepard11 on August 05, 2016, 11:24:31 pm
Started to play DC Online on Xbox One. Took 20 mins to find a name that wasn't taken. Then after playing it for an hour I came to the realization that maybe this game ain't for me.
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Post by: necrosexual on August 06, 2016, 03:54:36 am
final fantasy xiii! i wanted to give it a fair shake this time... i'm quite enjoying it, actually.
vanille still my favourite tho. ahhh.
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Post by: kashell on August 06, 2016, 12:04:32 pm
final fantasy xiii! i wanted to give it a fair shake this time... i'm quite enjoying it, actually.
vanille still my favourite tho. ahhh.
Great game. Which chapter are you on?
i'm only about 5 hours in? not sure what chapter ngl. sorry. ahaha. but yea, about 5 hours in, taking it easy.
but i'm where they've split into three groups, and i just got snow's eidolon. then i think i played a bit after, but not much more. was busy doing something else last night~ it's the first game i've really sat down and played since moving in may (!!) so maybe i'm giving it TOO fair a shake, haha, i've not played games in months. but i'm enjoying it a lot, i had a pretty hard time leaving it the other night. i'm really enjoying it, not sure if it's because it's good, or because i'm deprived, lmao.
final fantasy xiii! i wanted to give it a fair shake this time... i'm quite enjoying it, actually.
vanille still my favourite tho. ahhh.
Great game. Which chapter are you on?
everyone in that game is great... except hope.
lightning is a massive bitch at the beginning tho. ;I
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Post by: kashell on August 06, 2016, 02:16:12 pm
You're still in the beginning if you got Snow's Eidolon. The first few chapters are a slog, but the game really picks up when everyone joins together.
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Post by: atrumlupus on August 06, 2016, 06:08:20 pm
FFXIII isn't really as bad as people make it out to be. I actually enjoyed my time with it and XIII-2.
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Post by: Metalbeard on August 06, 2016, 07:36:48 pm
I'm playing Kingdom of Paradise for the psp. Very cool and underrated game. An action RPG. Good story so far, and good graphics. You collect different scrolls when fighting enemies, then put the scrolls together to make different combos and fighting styles. It's fun trying to collect all the scrolls.
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Post by: ignition365 on August 08, 2016, 09:16:08 am
After realizing how expensive Dokapon Kingdom has become, my wife and I started playing it. Don't know how long we will stick to it though.
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Post by: kashell on August 08, 2016, 09:17:31 am
FFXIII isn't really as bad as people make it out to be. I actually enjoyed my time with it and XIII-2.
I agree. The game gets so much irrational bashing.
I think a lot of FF games have their lovers and their haters. I, for one, love XII and run into so many who say it was terrible. I personally didn't care for XIII when I first tried it, but I figure I'll give it another go one of these days. Not caring for a game is one thing, but I hate it when people want to say that it's a straight-up bad game when really it's just their personal opinion rather than the quality of the game itself.
i.e. ME: I like FFXII. THEM: Nope, it sucks. ME: Maybe for you, but I enjoy it. THEM: No, it's just a garbage game. ME: ::)
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Post by: atrumlupus on August 08, 2016, 08:54:03 pm
Funny thing is we are getting a HD remake of FFXII next year and it's the Zodiac Job System version that had tons of content added..you know if FFXII wasn't a huge game already. I'm excited for it personally.
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Post by: kashell on August 09, 2016, 09:02:38 am
I didn't care much for FFXII so I doubt I'll check out the remake.
But, I'm really glad that we are going to be able to play the IZJS version of it in English and without having to resort to other means. Plus, the ability to power walk already makes it sound like a step in the right direction.
i.e. ME: I like FFXII. THEM: Nope, it sucks. ME: Maybe for you, but I enjoy it. THEM: No, it's just a garbage game. ME: ::)
Gotta love the Internet.
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Post by: ignition365 on August 09, 2016, 09:33:29 am
Most people I've talked to never have anything to say about FFXII. They've never played it. It's usually, "I've only ever played 7, it's the only one worth playing", "I stopped playing when they made that kiddie 9 game", "I stopped playing when they started adding in those horrible voice overs", "That franchise really went to hell when they made that fashion dancing game", etc. I literally don't personally know a single person who has played 12.
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Post by: kashell on August 09, 2016, 09:38:30 am
It sounds like you know some awful people.
Or are these just random folks?
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Post by: ignition365 on August 09, 2016, 10:28:19 am
My wife loves FF, but as far as I'm aware, she's only played 7, 8, and 9. Maybe 10. Maybe. 10-2 as well possibly. I know she played 13 for like 13 minutes. I've only played 9 and 11. One day I'll try to gain the patience and play through the games.
Most people I've talked to never have anything to say about FFXII. They've never played it. It's usually, "I've only ever played 7, it's the only one worth playing", "I stopped playing when they made that kiddie 9 game", "I stopped playing when they started adding in those horrible voice overs", "That franchise really went to hell when they made that fashion dancing game", etc. I literally don't personally know a single person who has played 12.
What's this break down to.
7 fanboys 9 haters (same folks who probably said GCN was dumb and for kids) Weebs who think subs are the only way to go and you should die in a fire if you disagree. and I guess folks who think X-2 is dumb... so everyone?
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Post by: kashell on August 09, 2016, 11:07:13 am
You need new company to keep.
Also, I thought FFX-2 was far superior to FFX: girl power, tons of outfits, shojo-styled transformations, tons of camp, and so on. What's not to love?
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Post by: ignition365 on August 09, 2016, 11:18:57 am
Also, I thought FFX-2 was far superior to FFX: girl power, tons of outfits, shojo-styled transformations, tons of camp, and so on. What's not to love?
I think I was told that the story was stupid for x-2, I don't know.
I've generally stayed away from FF because FF fans are usually a bit too intense with their opinions.
I'm personally not a fan of X-2 partially because of the story, and also because of the drastic change they made to Yuna from FFX. They took the really strong, humble and quiet Yuna from the first game and made her essentially fanservice. It was very jarring after playing through the first game.
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Post by: desocietas on August 09, 2016, 03:26:08 pm
Most people I've talked to never have anything to say about FFXII. They've never played it. It's usually, "I've only ever played 7, it's the only one worth playing", "I stopped playing when they made that kiddie 9 game", "I stopped playing when they started adding in those horrible voice overs", "That franchise really went to hell when they made that fashion dancing game", etc. I literally don't personally know a single person who has played 12.
Funny, XII was probably the first FF I played. I've never played 7 and am not really interested in doing so. I'm psyched about the remake because it looks like they're maintaining a lot of good things about the original and giving us all the international features.
As far as other FFs I've played, it's mostly spinoffs (Tactics A2, Final Fantasy Fables, FF Explorers, etc.) and some of the DS ports. I have a general understanding of things like Cid, moogles, and chocobos, but for storylines of the proper titles? Pretty much nothing :P
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Post by: jupiter on August 11, 2016, 05:17:28 pm
I begrudgingly went into playing FFXII on a recommendation. I wasn't really excited by trailers and such, but I ended up being surprised by how much I ended up enjoying it. It's definitely up there for top favorite in the series for me. (reminds me that I need to pick it up :(... )
Funny thing is we are getting a HD remake of FFXII next year and it's the Zodiac Job System version that had tons of content added..you know if FFXII wasn't a huge game already. I'm excited for it personally.
As for the topic (it's been a bit de-railed lol); Playing through KOTOR II and Ace Combat 4 again, been ages since I've played either. I think after those two I'll play Morrowind or Rebel Galaxy (this is free on psn currently!)
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Post by: maximo310 on August 11, 2016, 07:59:50 pm
Going through some DK: Jungle Beat levels to try to gain back my skills w/ the bongos, and playing Outzone via MAME.
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Post by: shepard11 on August 12, 2016, 06:35:56 pm
I've been playing Final Fantasy Tactics on PSP lately. I just can't put that game down.
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Post by: kashell on August 13, 2016, 01:31:19 pm
I've been playing Final Fantasy Tactics on PSP lately. I just can't put that game down.
Excellent choice; such a wonderful game. I hope you keep enjoying it.
Yeah I kept losing sleep playing that game last night was like okay one more battle then I hit another one and was like what's one more..4am I said man I need to sleep my alarm went off at 8 am. And we were super dead today at work so I looked up how the PSP version and the PS1 versions were different looking forward to unlock the Dark Knight class now. I played this a lot when I was younger now I'm almost 35 and I think the story is really clicking with me I don't know what that says to me. The old days it was like let's smash everything in my way. Now it's like man I better think this bad boy out.
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Post by: kashell on August 14, 2016, 03:01:48 pm
Right? It's so addicting!
The Dark Knight class requires tons of work, but it's absolutely worth it because it's so destructive. Of the two new classes add to the PSP version, the Dark Knight is far superior.
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Post by: madmax on August 15, 2016, 04:24:59 pm
I'm playing "I Am Setsuna" at the moment. I am really enjoying it, although it has a few shortcomings, the nostalgia and beautifully crafted game make up for them. The artwork and music is on point, the story so far is classic, the gameplay and combat are like the older games. Best JRPG I've played in a while.
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Post by: desocietas on August 15, 2016, 05:21:31 pm
I'm playing "I Am Setsuna" at the moment. I am really enjoying it, although it has a few shortcomings, the nostalgia and beautifully crafted game make up for them. The artwork and music is on point, the story so far is classic, the gameplay and combat are like the older games. Best JRPG I've played in a while.
I'm really hoping this one gets a physical version at some point.
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Post by: ignition365 on August 16, 2016, 08:25:04 am
I'm playing "I Am Setsuna" at the moment. I am really enjoying it, although it has a few shortcomings, the nostalgia and beautifully crafted game make up for them. The artwork and music is on point, the story so far is classic, the gameplay and combat are like the older games. Best JRPG I've played in a while.
I'm really hoping this one gets a physical version at some point.
This. Especially since it's $40 for a digital game. It's so hard to justify the price on a digital only title.
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Post by: kashell on August 16, 2016, 08:28:38 am
I'm playing "I Am Setsuna" at the moment. I am really enjoying it, although it has a few shortcomings, the nostalgia and beautifully crafted game make up for them. The artwork and music is on point, the story so far is classic, the gameplay and combat are like the older games. Best JRPG I've played in a while.
I'm really hoping this one gets a physical version at some point.
This. Especially since it's $40 for a digital game. It's so hard to justify the price on a digital only title.
Exactly. I would love to play this, but I won't pay 40 dollars for some letters and numbers.
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Post by: jupiter on August 19, 2016, 01:06:20 am
I'm playing "I Am Setsuna" at the moment. I am really enjoying it, although it has a few shortcomings, the nostalgia and beautifully crafted game make up for them. The artwork and music is on point, the story so far is classic, the gameplay and combat are like the older games. Best JRPG I've played in a while.
I'm really hoping this one gets a physical version at some point.
This. Especially since it's $40 for a digital game. It's so hard to justify the price on a digital only title.
Exactly. I would love to play this, but I won't pay 40 dollars for some letters and numbers.
Well, to be fair all games are just letters and numbers. I completely understand though and do not enjoy buying digital only stuff unless its a pc exclusive - it still sucks then but I'm used to it on that platform I guess.
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Post by: undertakerprime on August 20, 2016, 05:25:40 pm
I just finished Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia. I hardly remembered anything about it because I hadn't played it in a few years, but I really enjoyed it. A lot of secrets, a pretty good plot, and very high production values. Its level structure is different from other CVs, but refreshing. When you get to Dracula's castle it's awesome to realize that now you'll get a standard Metroidvania experience even after the pretty good earlier linear levels. The bosses are huge and memorable.
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Post by: shepard11 on August 22, 2016, 12:13:13 pm
Right now I'm playing X-men 2 Clone Wars for the Sega Genesis. I forgot how much the bosses in that game piss me off.
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Post by: burningdoom on August 22, 2016, 05:43:58 pm
I'm playing "I Am Setsuna" at the moment. I am really enjoying it, although it has a few shortcomings, the nostalgia and beautifully crafted game make up for them. The artwork and music is on point, the story so far is classic, the gameplay and combat are like the older games. Best JRPG I've played in a while.
I'm really hoping this one gets a physical version at some point.
This. Especially since it's $40 for a digital game. It's so hard to justify the price on a digital only title.
I found it hard to justify but I really wanted to experience a game like it so I paid the $40. If you can wait, I'm sure it will be discounted soon.
I think there is a physical Japanese copy, issue is that it's more expensive and it's all in Japanese. I might eventually get it for my collection but it's not a priority.
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Post by: kashell on August 24, 2016, 09:05:40 am
I started playing Final Fantasy IV: The After Years as part of the Final Fantasy IV Collection on the PSP. I'm at the very beginning, but it feels like the perfect mixture of old school and new school. I love the crisp sprites and the fact that they used the majority of the music from the first FFIV. The moon phases and the ability to perform Bands lets the game stand apart.
For those that don't know, FFIV is my favorite numbered Final Fantasy.
I'm playing "I Am Setsuna" at the moment. I am really enjoying it, although it has a few shortcomings, the nostalgia and beautifully crafted game make up for them. The artwork and music is on point, the story so far is classic, the gameplay and combat are like the older games. Best JRPG I've played in a while.
I'm really hoping this one gets a physical version at some point.
This. Especially since it's $40 for a digital game. It's so hard to justify the price on a digital only title.
I found it hard to justify but I really wanted to experience a game like it so I paid the $40. If you can wait, I'm sure it will be discounted soon.
I think there is a physical Japanese copy, issue is that it's more expensive and it's all in Japanese. I might eventually get it for my collection but it's not a priority.
Well, to be fair all games are just letters and numbers. I completely understand though and do not enjoy buying digital only stuff unless its a pc exclusive - it still sucks then but I'm used to it on that platform I guess.
Well, yeah. You know what I mean. XD I like being able to hold my letters and numbers instead of just seeing them on a screen.
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Post by: madmax on August 24, 2016, 03:48:27 pm
I started playing Final Fantasy IV: The After Years as part of the Final Fantasy IV Collection on the PSP. I'm at the very beginning, but it feels like the perfect mixture of old school and new school. I love the crisp sprites and the fact that they used the majority of the music from the first FFIV. The moon phases and the ability to perform Bands lets the game stand apart.
For those that don't know, FFIV is my favorite numbered Final Fantasy.
I have like 6-7 different versions of FFIV, first FF I ever played and it's the one that got me hooked.
Good game ;)
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Post by: turf on August 25, 2016, 10:23:50 am
Diablo III just doesn't end. I'm still having fun though.
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Post by: kashell on August 25, 2016, 10:35:42 am
I started playing Final Fantasy IV: The After Years as part of the Final Fantasy IV Collection on the PSP. I'm at the very beginning, but it feels like the perfect mixture of old school and new school. I love the crisp sprites and the fact that they used the majority of the music from the first FFIV. The moon phases and the ability to perform Bands lets the game stand apart.
For those that don't know, FFIV is my favorite numbered Final Fantasy.
I have like 6-7 different versions of FFIV, first FF I ever played and it's the one that got me hooked.
Good game ;)
It was mine, too. I was at a sleepover and we all watched as someone played (not very well, mind you) Final Fantasy II. I had no idea what was going on, but I thought Rydia was the coolest thing ever.
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Post by: parasiteadam on August 25, 2016, 08:23:06 pm
Well for awhile it was Breath of Fire on GBA but after upgrading my cpu and gpu on my pc I've been playing a heavily modified runthrough of Fallout 4.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on August 28, 2016, 08:38:32 pm
Forgot the new Nioh Beta was out and decided I'd give that another try. I honestly thought the game was bad in the first go. Some people loved it, I don't know why, it just felt like a bad Dark Souls knockoff. And it is still basically a knockoff, but it plays way better now. They got rid of the durability nonsense that you had to repair your weapon after like every half a dozen guys and the camera and such work way better. Everything feels better, to the point that it now feels like a Dark Souls game with a little more depth to the combos and action. I still think Dark Souls handles the weight of things way better, but overall, very playable at the moment. I might actually pick up the game now.
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Post by: parasiteadam on August 28, 2016, 09:21:12 pm
Was playing Onimusha 3 today and after owning it for years I finally beat it. I have a bad habit of getting to the end of games and end up putting them down for forever before beating them.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on August 30, 2016, 06:48:44 am
The last Fallout 4 DLC is out now, so I've been diving into that for awhile. It seems a lot more interesting than Far Harbor, simply because of the variety of the location, but that isn't hard to do when Far Harbor was actually kinda boring lol
Also got into the Battlefield 1 Open Beta early, so I'll be getting into that today. Been pretty excited to play this.
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Post by: kashell on September 01, 2016, 09:32:55 am
I started Baten Kaitos: Origins.
Holy crap this game is already starting to be an improvement on Eternal Wings and Lost Ocean, which was a fantastic game. Battles are more swift. The voice acting is solid. And the game has more gorgeous areas and awesome music.
The Game Cube may not have as many RPGs as the PS2, but nearly all of the ones that I have played for it are fantastic and it looks like BK:O will be continuing this trend.
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Post by: jupiter on September 02, 2016, 09:13:22 pm
Holy crap this game is already starting to be an improvement on Eternal Wings and Lost Ocean, which was a fantastic game. Battles are more swift. The voice acting is solid. And the game has more gorgeous areas and awesome music.
The Game Cube may not have as many RPGs as the PS2, but nearly all of the ones that I have played for it are fantastic and it looks like BK:O will be continuing this trend.
That game is awesome from what I remember. Haven't played it in years though.
I started Furi (PS4) and Onimusha Warlords (PS2) both of which I'm enjoying muchly.
Furi is a string of boss battles basically and it's amazing so far.
Onimusha Warlords has an odd camera sometimes, but to me it adds to the precision required during battles. It's controls are very precision oriented, and while cumbersome somewhat (having to turn to face enemies) I enjoy the challenge and it makes for some impressive technical movement you can pull off if well practiced.
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Post by: desocietas on September 07, 2016, 06:21:06 pm
I never started Baten Kaitos Origins but want to go through the first game and finish it first.
I somehow got myself pulled into FFXIV. RIP all other gaming and life in general for a while, I guess. If anything, my roommate (who is also playing) is pleased that I'm happy to work on fishing and crafting instead of the usual rush through the game that most people do. I guess this is why I never finish my games. I'm too content with maxing out my fishing and cooking levels.
I was playing on PC but my bf ended up deciding to get the PS4 edition so that we could try playing side by side on our dual monitor setup. We got two copies so we could switch out instead of pushing someone off the PC, and I'm pleasantly surprised by the quality of the PS4 edition and the gamepad compatibility with the game. For things like crafting, I love it (also, there's remote play?!!!!).
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Post by: shepard11 on September 07, 2016, 06:37:57 pm
I don't know what the heck to play kinda got stuck in FFT for PSP and I can't find anything else to hold my attention
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Post by: stlgamer75 on September 08, 2016, 02:02:46 am
According to the self imposed rules of my blog, I am dedicating one month per console and 1 week per game. So this week I am playing Castlevania Bloodlines for the Sega Genesis. Next week I'm probably moving on to Shinobi 3.
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Post by: kashell on September 08, 2016, 09:05:55 am
Baten Kaitos Origins is great, but I would definitely recommend playing Eternal Wings and The Lost Ocean first since the game play improved so much.
I don't know what the heck to play kinda got stuck in FFT for PSP and I can't find anything else to hold my attention
Where are you stuck? Perhaps I can try to help.
Against that battle the 2nd "devil" dummy me didn't prepare for that battle and I didn't save way beforehand. Every time I get him on the ropes he always stones my character and I didn't buy the right equipment for it.
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Post by: kashell on September 08, 2016, 01:09:45 pm
Second devil dummy? I'm not sure what that is. Which chapter is this?
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Post by: burningdoom on September 08, 2016, 01:35:25 pm
It's okay. But like most modern RE, it just doesn't hold a candle to the original style games. The creepiness just isn't there. And it feels like a dime-a-dozen action games.
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Post by: shepard11 on September 08, 2016, 02:42:26 pm
Second devil dummy? I'm not sure what that is. Which chapter is this?
Belias is who I was talking bout. Sorry about the confusion. Chapter 3 I always end up killing off his demon minions and when I start laying into him he always stones all or most of my team that can stop that.
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Post by: fighterpilot562 on September 08, 2016, 02:43:43 pm
bf1 beta, enjoying it so far
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Post by: madmax on September 08, 2016, 02:54:17 pm
I'm doing the finishing details on I Am Setsuna now.
I started playing Euro Truck Simulator 2 and I actually kind of enjoy it. It caught me off guard, I expected to play it a little and not care anymore but the experience is somewhat...relaxing?
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Post by: doafan on September 08, 2016, 02:54:31 pm
Have to say that am kinda obsessed with Hungry Shark World (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ubisoft.hungrysharkworld&hl=en), have been practically playing this title at my daughters tablet every day from the past two weeks where I almost unlock the large sharks, this Ubisoft title is pretty good and it feels a lot better if you play it at dark with some good headphones, the water and bubble sounds are in some way relaxing so it's the perfect game for me.
(http://i.imgur.com/ZlbMgpo.jpg)
I'm also playing Street Fighter X Tekken where am trying to get the achievement Love Is Blind (http://www.trueachievements.com/a161922/love-is-blind-achievement.htm) which consist in use a character 300 times, for this one am using Zangief and Nina where of course had to purchase her alternate costume because she looks so freaking hot, it's sad that not all the costumes are this good but indeed am gonna get a copy of those that i like the most and of course that am gonna give priority to the girls ;D
(http://i.imgur.com/cAmxiTA.jpg)
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Post by: kashell on September 08, 2016, 03:15:59 pm
Second devil dummy? I'm not sure what that is. Which chapter is this?
Belias is who I was talking bout. Sorry about the confusion. Chapter 3 I always end up killing off his demon minions and when I start laying into him he always stones all or most of my team that can stop that.
Hmm, ok. I sort of remember fighting him. I guess I was powerful enough to defeat him without too much trouble. The last time I played FF Tactics, I had unlocked the Dark Knight class so nearly all bosses were massacred in a few turns.
What classes have you unlocked so far? Super powerful classes like Monk or Ninja can make short work of him in a few turns.
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Post by: desocietas on September 08, 2016, 04:04:35 pm
I'm doing the finishing details on I Am Setsuna now.
I started playing Euro Truck Simulator 2 and I actually kind of enjoy it. It caught me off guard, I expected to play it a little and not care anymore but the experience is somewhat...relaxing?
The driving simulators like that are always surprisingly fun for me as well. It never looks that interesting and then I try to play it and 5 hours later...
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Post by: ignition365 on September 08, 2016, 04:06:17 pm
I've been wanting to play one of those for a while, but I think I always miss the bundles and giveaways for them.
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Post by: shepard11 on September 08, 2016, 11:59:25 pm
Second devil dummy? I'm not sure what that is. Which chapter is this?
Belias is who I was talking bout. Sorry about the confusion. Chapter 3 I always end up killing off his demon minions and when I start laying into him he always stones all or most of my team that can stop that.
Hmm, ok. I sort of remember fighting him. I guess I was powerful enough to defeat him without too much trouble. The last time I played FF Tactics, I had unlocked the Dark Knight class so nearly all bosses were massacred in a few turns.
What classes have you unlocked so far? Super powerful classes like Monk or Ninja can make short work of him in a few turns.
So I tried again using tailwind and everyone being monks beat him just barely thanks for the tip
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Post by: kashell on September 09, 2016, 08:20:55 am
Good work!
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Post by: burningdoom on September 09, 2016, 02:35:31 pm
It's okay. But like most modern RE, it just doesn't hold a candle to the original style games. The creepiness just isn't there. And it feels like a dime-a-dozen action games.
I'm up to episode 10, now. And I have to say, the story has improved. I do want to see where things are going, now. Took a while to get into things, though. Still not as good as the original series of games, though.
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Post by: sin2beta on September 09, 2016, 04:11:44 pm
I'm mainly playing World of Warcraft Legion. Enjoying it a lot. See how many more weeks or months of playtime I can put in this expansion.
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Post by: kashell on September 10, 2016, 09:55:37 am
Hatsune Miku Project Diva X is probably the most disappointing of the Miku games.
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Post by: Link on September 10, 2016, 10:32:58 am
I'm playing Kingdom Hearts Unchained X on iOS, not bad for a free game.
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Post by: dashv on September 10, 2016, 01:19:10 pm
I'm playing Kingdom Hearts Unchained X on iOS, not bad for a free game.
Hmmmmn never heard of that. I need to check it out. Any story to it?
Here (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_Hearts_%CF%87) some informations.
It's a official Square Enix release, the story is separated from the main series but has many connections with the next KH3. It's chronologically the first game of the series, even before Birth by Sleep.
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Post by: telly on September 11, 2016, 03:11:09 pm
I'm playing Super Mario World! It's the first time I've ever really dug in to this classic game :)
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Post by: burningdoom on September 11, 2016, 03:59:52 pm
I've only played through this once before, and it's been a long time. Been playing it most of the afternoon and evening today. Now I'm in for the long-haul.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on September 12, 2016, 04:07:55 am
Finally got Lords of the Fallen since it's free on PS+. Heard about it for a long while now and was tempted to pick it up at multiple points, but never did because I didn't hear a lot of great about it. Having put like 3 hours in, it's definitely not as good as Dark Souls 2/3 or Bloodborne combat wise, it's clunkier in it's speed and I feel not nearly as responsive. The second mini-boss is slightly broken at times in that you can't hurt him at certain points, which made that fight more annoying than it already was because it's just a time wasting boss. Swear it took me 10 to 15 minutes to beat him.
Other than that, generally the UI stuff seems better, streamlined stats and spells, there's an actually story to follow, and it looks pretty good, though seems a little sketchy in performance at times, but I think that's what the game does better than the general souls series. Especially having a story, because I don't care what anyone says, the Souls series has always been miserable at conveying whats going on. I've hated it in every one I've played, even the ones I've really liked such as Dark Souls 3 and Bloodborne.
Oh and the challenge portal things are pure eye cancer. Know what I hate in games? When stuff is blurred. Ruined 3D Dot Game Heroes, a game I should've loved. What does Fallen do? Create little challenge locations that are dark and blurred with pulsing light and tell you to start exploring and killing creatures and get loot. It's just an eye strain for me. Heck, I try to turn off motion blur in games whenever I can.
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Post by: pacpix on September 13, 2016, 01:57:09 am
I've only played through this once before, and it's been a long time. Been playing it most of the afternoon and evening today. Now I'm in for the long-haul.
It's so loooong. Unlike other Samurai Warriors games where you play through a run of battles as one character, then play another character's storyline; this is one ongoing storyline where you play as your own character. I'm over 7 hours in, and there's still plenty to go! I'm glad, since there's been a lot of downtime at my work, lately.
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Post by: davifus on September 15, 2016, 06:34:40 pm
Picked FE Fate back up after getting stuck at chapter 3... Now, I'm stuck at chapter 5. Man, its so much harder than the GBA FE.
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Post by: azure on September 15, 2016, 11:31:50 pm
Finished up the 100% on One Piece Pirate Warriors recently.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on September 19, 2016, 05:22:47 am
Bought Attack on Titan for the PS4 yesterday and it's good stuff. Has a lot of the familiar elements for a Musou game, but it definitely has it's own unique action to fit with OMD gear and large titan enemies. I was worried the movement maybe couldn't be done right, but it's actually pretty great and the movement you get at times is awesome as your blasting over buildings. I do have a few issues with climbing over buildings at times, but other than that, it's very easy to get use to after just a few missions. Aside from some minor nitpicks that are kinda common in games like this, it's really well done. Generally I don't like Musou games as much, but stuff like this and Hyrule Warriors have really hooked me in. Can't get for Berserk next.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: ignition365 on September 19, 2016, 09:42:25 am
Still playing Fallout 4.
I have 1 achievement left to accomplish and then I can start playing with mods. I'm actually pretty stoked to try out mods. I might even start a new game in Survival mode when I do that.
The 1 achievement left to get? Redeem 100,000 Nuka-cade Tickets. I'm sitting at 67,000 tickets right now after grinding for what was likely 6-8 hours. I've kind of gotten it to a point where I can earn about 1,000 tickets every minute or so. So hopefully only another hour.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: shepard11 on September 21, 2016, 09:28:09 pm
Rise of Iron for Destiny came out yesterday. I haven't played that much Destiny since year one. I'm taking the night off tonight.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: davifus on September 22, 2016, 02:22:19 pm
I have 1 achievement left to accomplish and then I can start playing with mods. I'm actually pretty stoked to try out mods. I might even start a new game in Survival mode when I do that.
The 1 achievement left to get? Redeem 100,000 Nuka-cade Tickets. I'm sitting at 67,000 tickets right now after grinding for what was likely 6-8 hours. I've kind of gotten it to a point where I can earn about 1,000 tickets every minute or so. So hopefully only another hour.
prepare yourself for Survival. I highly highly highly highly highly highly highly highly highly highly highly highly recommend you pick the brotherhood route (vertibird). trust me
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: ignition365 on September 22, 2016, 02:40:41 pm
I have 1 achievement left to accomplish and then I can start playing with mods. I'm actually pretty stoked to try out mods. I might even start a new game in Survival mode when I do that.
The 1 achievement left to get? Redeem 100,000 Nuka-cade Tickets. I'm sitting at 67,000 tickets right now after grinding for what was likely 6-8 hours. I've kind of gotten it to a point where I can earn about 1,000 tickets every minute or so. So hopefully only another hour.
prepare yourself for Survival. I highly highly highly highly highly highly highly highly highly highly highly highly recommend you pick the brotherhood route (vertibird). trust me
I'm playing the "caring mother" role. No side quests, nothing unnecessary, straight for main quests. Gotta find mah baby.
I'm doing the part where I have to go find Nick and I'm only level 6 I think. Pretty sure I'm supposed to be much high than that. Every single fight is a struggle. Even radroaches are a threat.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: davifus on September 22, 2016, 03:13:03 pm
I have 1 achievement left to accomplish and then I can start playing with mods. I'm actually pretty stoked to try out mods. I might even start a new game in Survival mode when I do that.
The 1 achievement left to get? Redeem 100,000 Nuka-cade Tickets. I'm sitting at 67,000 tickets right now after grinding for what was likely 6-8 hours. I've kind of gotten it to a point where I can earn about 1,000 tickets every minute or so. So hopefully only another hour.
prepare yourself for Survival. I highly highly highly highly highly highly highly highly highly highly highly highly recommend you pick the brotherhood route (vertibird). trust me
I'm playing the "caring mother" role. No side quests, nothing unnecessary, straight for main quests. Gotta find mah baby.
I'm doing the part where I have to go find Nick and I'm only level 6 I think. Pretty sure I'm supposed to be much high than that. Every single fight is a struggle. Even radroaches are a threat.
You should do some easy side quest. If you only stick to the main line everything is going be over leveled and stupid difficult. Any "wounding" legendary weapon are your BEST friend in survival.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: ignition365 on September 22, 2016, 03:14:42 pm
If you only stick to the main line everything is going be over leveled and stupid difficult.
That's the plan
Well, good luck with that. Sounds like a lot of dying and frustration. Settlement play a big role in the beg. so I recommend to settle near Hangman alley (Closest to Diamond City) then a settlement with a lot of water tiles like Sanctuary, Taffington Boathouse, or castle (kind of far) for Mass production of Purified water. Hopefully you have high charisma so you can build store for easy selling.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: ignition365 on September 22, 2016, 03:39:03 pm
If you only stick to the main line everything is going be over leveled and stupid difficult.
That's the plan
Well, good luck with that. Sounds like a lot of dying and frustration. Settlement play a big role in the beg. so I recommend to settle near Hangman alley (Closest to Diamond City) then a settlement with a lot of water tiles like Sanctuary, Taffington Boathouse, or castle (kind of far) for Mass production of Purified water. Hopefully you have high charisma so you can build store for easy selling.
Nope. No settlements. Main Story only.
I've only died once so far.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: davifus on September 22, 2016, 04:08:04 pm
If you only stick to the main line everything is going be over leveled and stupid difficult.
That's the plan
Well, good luck with that. Sounds like a lot of dying and frustration. Settlement play a big role in the beg. so I recommend to settle near Hangman alley (Closest to Diamond City) then a settlement with a lot of water tiles like Sanctuary, Taffington Boathouse, or castle (kind of far) for Mass production of Purified water. Hopefully you have high charisma so you can build store for easy selling.
Nope. No settlements. Main Story only.
I've only died once so far.
Well, I dont know how your going to do without a stable source of food & clean water. No storage either? Pretty bold
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: ignition365 on September 22, 2016, 04:15:53 pm
If you only stick to the main line everything is going be over leveled and stupid difficult.
That's the plan
Well, good luck with that. Sounds like a lot of dying and frustration. Settlement play a big role in the beg. so I recommend to settle near Hangman alley (Closest to Diamond City) then a settlement with a lot of water tiles like Sanctuary, Taffington Boathouse, or castle (kind of far) for Mass production of Purified water. Hopefully you have high charisma so you can build store for easy selling.
Nope. No settlements. Main Story only.
I've only died once so far.
Well, I dont know how your going to do without a stable source of food & clean water. No storage either? Pretty bold
I specifically am using a mod that lets me make a campfire wherever I want (within reason), so I can cook meat and take naps (sleeping bag, not bed). Clean water and antibiotics are a challenge for sure, but so far it's timed out well with finding water and meds.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: davifus on September 22, 2016, 04:26:13 pm
If you only stick to the main line everything is going be over leveled and stupid difficult.
That's the plan
Well, good luck with that. Sounds like a lot of dying and frustration. Settlement play a big role in the beg. so I recommend to settle near Hangman alley (Closest to Diamond City) then a settlement with a lot of water tiles like Sanctuary, Taffington Boathouse, or castle (kind of far) for Mass production of Purified water. Hopefully you have high charisma so you can build store for easy selling.
Nope. No settlements. Main Story only.
I've only died once so far.
Well, I dont know how your going to do without a stable source of food & clean water. No storage either? Pretty bold
I specifically am using a mod that lets me make a campfire wherever I want (within reason), so I can cook meat and take naps (sleeping bag, not bed). Clean water and antibiotics are a challenge for sure, but so far it's timed out well with finding water and meds.
Oh your doing it with mods and not vanilla. lame ::)
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: ignition365 on September 22, 2016, 04:27:05 pm
If you only stick to the main line everything is going be over leveled and stupid difficult.
That's the plan
Well, good luck with that. Sounds like a lot of dying and frustration. Settlement play a big role in the beg. so I recommend to settle near Hangman alley (Closest to Diamond City) then a settlement with a lot of water tiles like Sanctuary, Taffington Boathouse, or castle (kind of far) for Mass production of Purified water. Hopefully you have high charisma so you can build store for easy selling.
Nope. No settlements. Main Story only.
I've only died once so far.
Well, I dont know how your going to do without a stable source of food & clean water. No storage either? Pretty bold
I specifically am using a mod that lets me make a campfire wherever I want (within reason), so I can cook meat and take naps (sleeping bag, not bed). Clean water and antibiotics are a challenge for sure, but so far it's timed out well with finding water and meds.
Oh your doing it with mods and not vanilla. lame ::)
LMAO. Buddy, I said that. Like that was the entire statement.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: davifus on September 22, 2016, 04:41:57 pm
If you only stick to the main line everything is going be over leveled and stupid difficult.
That's the plan
Well, good luck with that. Sounds like a lot of dying and frustration. Settlement play a big role in the beg. so I recommend to settle near Hangman alley (Closest to Diamond City) then a settlement with a lot of water tiles like Sanctuary, Taffington Boathouse, or castle (kind of far) for Mass production of Purified water. Hopefully you have high charisma so you can build store for easy selling.
Nope. No settlements. Main Story only.
I've only died once so far.
Well, I dont know how your going to do without a stable source of food & clean water. No storage either? Pretty bold
I specifically am using a mod that lets me make a campfire wherever I want (within reason), so I can cook meat and take naps (sleeping bag, not bed). Clean water and antibiotics are a challenge for sure, but so far it's timed out well with finding water and meds.
Oh your doing it with mods and not vanilla. lame ::)
LMAO. Buddy, I said that. Like that was the entire statement.
I must of missed it. You should do it vanilla.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kashell on September 24, 2016, 11:35:49 am
I started Atelier Sophie.
I think Atelier might take the top spot for favorite video game series. Tales hasn't been consistent, whereas each new experience with Atelier gets better and better. Obviously, I'm enjoying it so far.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: turf on September 25, 2016, 12:15:11 pm
I'm about to start Batman: Arkham Knoght. I just have to wait for it to install... on my PS4. Install on a console? I thought this is why I liked console games over PC.
This is bullshit
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: dashv on September 26, 2016, 03:33:18 am
I'm about to start Batman: Arkham Knoght. I just have to wait for it to install... on my PS4. Install on a console? I thought this is why I liked console games over PC.
This is bullshit
When I talk like that I get labeled a hater! (Not by you).
Just picked up Day of the Tentacle on PS4. It's the sequel to Maniac Mansion. Got it for $5 in a psn flash sale that ends tomorrow. It's pretty great. You can switch between classic and remastered graphics in-game. There is an Easter egg which contains the entire first game fully playable. Both games allows cross/device save syncing. So you can pick up where you left off on the ps vita!
Also picked up (but haven't yet played) Shantae Pirates Curse for $5. :)
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kamikazekeeg on September 26, 2016, 07:13:20 am
Just finished a mostly full run of Attack on Titan on PS4. Took awhile to finish the epilogue since it required me to do alot of the side missions, but cool they added some extra material not seen in the anime yet. Fun game though, reinvigorated my interest in AoT after having the anime be gone for quite awhile now and even went to rewatch the series in English and starting into the manga that comes afterwards because I need more.
Also getting back into Twilight Princess HD. Been meaning to play it this year, but kept getting caught up with other stuff. Really wanting to know if my previous ideas about the game are still on point with it being my current favorite Zelda game. Haven't played it since it launched years ago, but this and Ocarina of Time are at the top.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: desocietas on September 26, 2016, 09:54:48 am
Just finished a mostly full run of Attack on Titan on PS4. Took awhile to finish the epilogue since it required me to do alot of the side missions, but cool they added some extra material not seen in the anime yet. Fun game though, reinvigorated my interest in AoT after having the anime be gone for quite awhile now and even went to rewatch the series in English and starting into the manga that comes afterwards because I need more.
Also getting back into Twilight Princess HD. Been meaning to play it this year, but kept getting caught up with other stuff. Really wanting to know if my previous ideas about the game are still on point with it being my current favorite Zelda game. Haven't played it since it launched years ago, but this and Ocarina of Time are at the top.
I haven't watched past the second episode of the anime but just finished the eighth volume of the manga. Think I need to read more before playing the game? I'm still planning on watching the rest of the anime at least.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: burningdoom on September 26, 2016, 10:01:32 am
Totally unrelated, but I noticed on your signature, desocietas, that you have a 10-year anniversary badge. The website has been around for that long? Since 2006?
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: desocietas on September 26, 2016, 11:10:16 am
Totally unrelated, but I noticed on your signature, desocietas, that you have a 10-year anniversary badge. The website has been around for that long? Since 2006?
Haha, I just hacked that to show up in my signature because someone asked how to get badges in their signature. I poked around to see which images were uploaded into the site, and it looks like there's a 10-year one already in the site folders ;D
But no, I think the site's been around only since 2010.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: fighterpilot562 on September 26, 2016, 12:25:10 pm
Started to play all my wii u games again, its been forever since i played, so i decided it needs some love.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kamikazekeeg on September 26, 2016, 05:34:41 pm
Just finished a mostly full run of Attack on Titan on PS4. Took awhile to finish the epilogue since it required me to do alot of the side missions, but cool they added some extra material not seen in the anime yet. Fun game though, reinvigorated my interest in AoT after having the anime be gone for quite awhile now and even went to rewatch the series in English and starting into the manga that comes afterwards because I need more.
Also getting back into Twilight Princess HD. Been meaning to play it this year, but kept getting caught up with other stuff. Really wanting to know if my previous ideas about the game are still on point with it being my current favorite Zelda game. Haven't played it since it launched years ago, but this and Ocarina of Time are at the top.
I haven't watched past the second episode of the anime but just finished the eighth volume of the manga. Think I need to read more before playing the game? I'm still planning on watching the rest of the anime at least.
The game basically generalizes the anime, so it follows it up to where that ends, which from what I've seen is what you just read, the 8th volume of them dealing with the female titan. You are probably caught up with that then. They do introduce the beast titan in the epilogue that is coming up in the next volume, but it doesn't seem to be in any spoilery way and feels much more like just bonus missions to add more to the game. Don't get any details about it other than it's probably like the armored, female, and colossal.
I just started reading the manga myself from where the anime ends and its weird they are glossing over the big plot point revealed at the end of the 8th volume I think, involving the secret in the wall. Maybe they'll have another way of utilizing it later to work into Season 2.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: desocietas on September 26, 2016, 05:51:22 pm
awesome, good to know, @kamikazekeeg! thanks so much :)
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: pacpix on September 26, 2016, 08:32:56 pm
Totally unrelated, but I noticed on your signature, desocietas, that you have a 10-year anniversary badge. The website has been around for that long? Since 2006?
Haha, I just hacked that to show up in my signature because someone asked how to get badges in their signature. I poked around to see which images were uploaded into the site, and it looks like there's a 10-year one already in the site folders ;D
But no, I think the site's been around only since 2010.
Deso actually learned how to time travel so she could get the badge before the rest of us. ;D The highest badge available right now is five year as the site launched publicly in February 2011 after a 3 week beta. (http://vgcollect.com/forum/index.php/topic,34.0.html)
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kamikazekeeg on September 26, 2016, 09:09:47 pm
awesome, good to know, @kamikazekeeg! thanks so much :)
No problem, it was a surprisingly more entertaining game than I expected. Sometimes games like this can feel too grindy, and even ones I love like Hyrule Warriors, have too much grinding, but they kept it abit more minimal and that combat never stops feeling good. It was great how I kept finding ways to fine tune my movement and abilities as I played, which comes down to more than just knowing the combo's, but how your gear interacts with the Titans and the best way to utilize the movement. It's like a strong 8/10 for me that's only held back by issues dealing with kinda poor AI and some obnoxious glitches, though some of them are kinda funny watching the Titans freakout.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: burningdoom on September 26, 2016, 11:42:33 pm
Totally unrelated, but I noticed on your signature, desocietas, that you have a 10-year anniversary badge. The website has been around for that long? Since 2006?
Haha, I just hacked that to show up in my signature because someone asked how to get badges in their signature. I poked around to see which images were uploaded into the site, and it looks like there's a 10-year one already in the site folders ;D
But no, I think the site's been around only since 2010.
Deso actually learned how to time travel so she could get the badge before the rest of us. ;D The highest badge available right now is five year as the site launched publicly in February 2011 after a 3 week beta. (http://vgcollect.com/forum/index.php/topic,34.0.html)
Okay, thanks.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: turf on September 27, 2016, 08:59:33 am
I started (and ended) Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 last night.
If I wanted Halo, I would have bought Halo. Bring back Modern Warfare. Future Warfare sucks.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kashell on September 27, 2016, 10:37:17 am
So. Dragon Fantasy: The Black Tome of Ice is...kind of lame. Is the game supposed to be funny? The writing leads me to believe that it's meant to be funny but nothing has been entertaining about it yet. Battles look like they'd be like Chrono Trigger's, but they remind me of something like Astonishia Story. Even the throwback look with the 2D sprites leaves much to be desired.
I'll be doing more research before stressing about LRG releases again.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: redblaze57 on September 27, 2016, 06:43:33 pm
Okay I've been wanting to get back into TCG's for a while now, but didn't want to go back into the last one I played (YuGiOh) so I've started to play Magic The Gathering and Honestly I've been having more fun Playing this recently that most videogames been going to Friday Night Magic and I attended the Midnight Kaladesh Prerelease last weekend. Standard Deck: Red/Black Vampires I call it "Hellbent for Pleather" Modern Deck: Red/Blue Artifacts "HangarBlast" Commander Deck: Currently under Construction but Red/Green with Atarka, World Render as my Commander
Currently I'm trying to figure out what my next deck will be R/W Vehicle R/G Aggro hell maybe see if a G/W Fabricate/Artificer deck would work.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: ignition365 on September 30, 2016, 08:02:48 am
Ace Combat 3 feels so gross playing with the neG-con controller.
It just doesn't play near the same as Air Combat and Ace Combat 2.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kashell on October 05, 2016, 09:11:02 am
I tried dabbling in a bunch of portable titles, but none of them were able to keep me coming back. Hyperdimension Neptunia Action Unleashed had class Nep-Nep writing and humor, but the action started to bore me. MeiQ was too generic, despite having a unique story and fun characters. Tokyo Twilight Ghost Hunters was too damn awkward. The game felt unplayable unless I kept a guide handy.
I'm sure I'll come back to these at some point (except for TTGH) because they weren't bad games.
Luckily, the dual pack of Azure Striker Gun Volt and Gun Volt 2 came out yesterday. It's been great so far because it feels like I'm back playing some of my favorite Mega Man X and Mega Man Zero titles. I highly recommend this one.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: doafan on October 06, 2016, 10:30:51 am
Am currently playing Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate cause want to have more achievements of this title, have unlocked this two recently: Down you go (http://www.trueachievements.com/a179141/down-you-go-achievement.htm) and Cliffhanger comeback (http://www.trueachievements.com/a179142/cliffhanger-comeback-achievement.htm), already have 41 of 48 guess that will have to start with those that requires to complete some lessons and movements, this are in my opinion the ones that need some time to achieve am also playing Resident Evil: Revelations 2 have started the second part of the episode 3 Judgment and am proud to say that my daughter help me with this one, she might be 6 years old but she always want to see me playing, she has given me some advice about the damn maps when am totally lost, if we are playing and she needs to go to the bathroom or wants something to eat she force me to pause the game until she returns ;D
(http://i.imgur.com/YLEm1VN.jpg)
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kamikazekeeg on October 06, 2016, 08:42:15 pm
Played the half hour demo of ReCore on PC and I actually thought it was fairly good. Simple TPS shooting, platforming, small bit of a collectathon. I'm not sure if it's really a 40 dollar game, I might wait for a sale, but I actually want to play it. Seems like it could be fun. Love Joules character design with the hard hat and the exoskeleton she's got going. Very scavenger feeling. Might have to buy one of the figures for her that Ultimate Source are making.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: shepard11 on October 07, 2016, 08:35:14 pm
Now that the stress of my store being brought out is over. Nothing like getting a raise and now only have to do half the work. So I've had time to play my PS3 FINALLY. Been playing Ratchet & Clank Tools of Destruction a lot. Goddess I forgot how much I love that series.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: davifus on October 11, 2016, 10:59:44 am
Fuck Giorgi
Backstabbing Jerk
[Mafia 3]
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kashell on October 11, 2016, 11:12:23 am
Last night, I started Fatal Frame III: The Tormented. As expected, it's pretty damn creepy so far.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: desocietas on October 11, 2016, 11:12:36 am
Picked up Yokai Watch (1) last week finally and am giving it a go. Not what I expected but cute so far!
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: doafan on October 14, 2016, 12:23:06 pm
Am giving a second chance to Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance just to get all those achievements that can be unlocked playing through the story mode, the last time that I played this title was this past January so guess that's a good time to give it another chance, started this past Tuesday and already have obtained six of them but am not gonna try to get the insane achievements neither those of the VR, well maybe the Analysis Complete (http://www.trueachievements.com/a173829/analysis-complete-achievement.htm) which consist in unlocking every VR Mission, the idea is to get some fun and not to end mad with the game ;)
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kamikazekeeg on October 14, 2016, 04:07:56 pm
Currently playing Overwatch a lot more with the halloween update. I'm at a level point that if I get one to two levels about every night, I can get to 100 and do the reset and then hurry through 1-20 to get the easy levels, which will in turn garner me 40 loot boxes in total. Hoping to get the rest of the Halloween costumes with this so I don't have to pay the crazy amount of coins to buy them directly. The little horde mode they introduced, that is literally just Mann vs Machine from Team Fortress 2 (I'm cool with ripping off good stuff lol), is fun for a round or so, though there isn't much variety to it. I think it's mostly just a trial of something bigger down the road.
I put a little more time into Dragon Quest Builders past where the demo ended and it's still a charming little game. Very chill, not super hard.
And yesterday I put a few hours into Shadow Warrior 2. At it's core, it's very much the same game, but side missions are done in proceduraly generated levels. I think main story missions might have some regular level design perhaps. It's good stuff, same crude humor, same over the top violence, they just worked in an upgrade system into the game so that you can add elemental stats and buffs to your guns. Sorta like Borderlands in that way, but just with upgrades rather than all new weapons.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kamikazekeeg on October 19, 2016, 04:03:25 am
And apparently my game didn't save at all for Dragon Quest Builders. I loaded up the game, didn't get an option for anything, clicked chapter 1 because there was nothing else to pick and like that 2 hours of building is gone. Uggh...Just read that the only way to save the game is by selecting the flag and then clicking save and exit. No autosaves, I just assumed there was, didn't realize that was how I had to save. This freaking killed Tokyo Mirage Sessions for me when I lost 2 hours of work because I didn't manually save. So frustrating...
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: telly on October 19, 2016, 02:47:36 pm
Went home this weekend, and put some time into Final Fantasy V and Lethal Enforcers. Both are fun games! I'm excited to go back to them when I'm back for Thanksgiving break :)
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: burningdoom on October 19, 2016, 02:55:17 pm
Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past on 3DS. It's familiar, yet changed enough to feel like something new in the Dragon Quest series. I'm really liking it. I do like that the random battles are less random, now. You can see the enemies on your map before you battle them, like in Chrono Trigger.
I never have played the original PS1 version as a comparison, though.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: madmax on October 20, 2016, 07:23:49 am
Finally picked up X|X-2 Remastered on PS4. I haven't played the game since 2002, I was a little hesitant to dig into it since it's a 100+ hour platinum but I found the game for a good price. Once I started playing, I was hooked all over again. The nostalgia brought me back to when I was a kid. I'm excited to play some more today after work :D
I'm also finishing up Lego Marvel right now. I'm at ~70% completion, so not much left to do.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kashell on October 24, 2016, 09:22:01 am
After the intensities of both Fatal Frame III and Azure Striker Gunvolt, I decided to play a laidback and turn-based RPG. I'm going through Magic Knight Rayearth for the Super Famicom. Other than a huge difficulty spike, the game is just what I needed. I've been a fan of the Rayearth universe for years, but this is the first time I've gone through the Super Famicom game.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: burningdoom on October 24, 2016, 06:19:47 pm
It's better than the first game. More of a story (though not a great one). More varied locations. And more equipment and weapons to find.
But it's still pretty lacking. It's quite repetitive in it's gameplay. And it tries to be Diablo-like in some ways, but is severely limited. Which makes you just wish you were playing Diablo or something similar. The visual style tries to emulate JRPGs, but is just okay looking.
It passes the time, I guess. But it doesn't get much better than that.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: fighterpilot562 on October 24, 2016, 09:22:35 pm
my entire gta crew went to bf1. bastards!
now i am forever aloning on gta :(
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: azure on October 24, 2016, 09:23:23 pm
Been playing the Mega Man Legacy collection on PS4, only have Mega Man 6 to go.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kamikazekeeg on October 25, 2016, 10:45:36 pm
Been back into Dark Souls 3 with the new DLC and I'm up to the first (last? I don't know how long this DLC is, but I've put a few hours in already), and certainly this is the usual Dark Souls bullshit you know and love lol Honestly a cool boss concept despite the usual frustration.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: hawk767 on October 26, 2016, 12:10:13 am
Beyond the occasional Overwatch game, I'm starting back up my FFX game. I'm at the end and working through the end game content currently, I "finished" the game a few months back but am hoping to do as much of the end game content as I can manage before either the grind burns me out or I earn that platinum.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: parasiteadam on October 26, 2016, 10:42:13 am
Need to get back to God Eater 2. Been occasionally working on a easy speed run of SMT4 on easy to enjoy Apocalypse more. Also gonna be putting dome time into Xenoverse 2 this weekend
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Post by: hawk767 on October 27, 2016, 12:55:08 am
Need to get back to God Eater 2. Been occasionally working on a easy speed run of SMT4 on easy to enjoy Apocalypse more. Also gonna be putting dome time into Xenoverse 2 this weekend
Ever since I finally was able to enjoy a Monster Hunter game, 3 Ultimate on Wii U, I've been interested in trying God Eater 2, one of the gaming podcasts I listen to, The Giant Bombcast, has one of the staff members who's a big Monster Hunter fan and has been playing God Eater for the last couple weeks. I don't know if I want to jump into another similar game though when I'm not sure if I'm finished with MH3U though.
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Post by: davifus on October 27, 2016, 01:58:11 am
CIV 6!
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Post by: doafan on October 27, 2016, 01:02:34 pm
This past Saturday started to play Dante's Inferno and have to say that dunno why the hell didn't purchased this game before, it might not be as awesome as the first and second God of War titles but for what I have played can't deny that it's pretty good, haven't read the books but guess that will need to read them because a friend told me that the story of this game is incomplete and for what I have seen there will be not part two anyway am also playing SF X Tekken, want to obtain the achievement Love is Blind (http://www.trueachievements.com/a161922/love-is-blind-achievement.htm) which consist in using the same character 300 times in battle, it might not be the big deal but am currently using Zangief to unlock it, have never been a fan of this big guy but even when I don't own a joystick the normal control works very good on him, if things go right will have this achievement tonight ...
Need to get back to God Eater 2. Been occasionally working on a easy speed run of SMT4 on easy to enjoy Apocalypse more. Also gonna be putting dome time into Xenoverse 2 this weekend
Ever since I finally was able to enjoy a Monster Hunter game, 3 Ultimate on Wii U, I've been interested in trying God Eater 2, one of the gaming podcasts I listen to, The Giant Bombcast, has one of the staff members who's a big Monster Hunter fan and has been playing God Eater for the last couple weeks. I don't know if I want to jump into another similar game though when I'm not sure if I'm finished with MH3U though.
If you live MH and are an anime fan I'd say give it a look. Its basically MH with a nice anime skin and a pretty good story
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Post by: telly on October 31, 2016, 10:54:42 am
I got so sick and tired of trying and failing to beat MoH Frontline on hard that I took a break to play some Splashdown. It's a fun water racer! I think it will be a good change of pace. :)
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on October 31, 2016, 02:42:55 pm
Yeah I still can't beat the last boss in the Dark Souls 3 DLC lol I'm pretty sure I have a couple hours at least into the fight and I even tried to do some grinding to grab a few more levels to try and help, but man the fight is so hard. Gotta have mad dodging skills because you just can not get hit. I'm not sure if many in the main game were this hard for me. Not even the final boss was this tough.
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Post by: ignition365 on October 31, 2016, 02:44:04 pm
Uncharted.
I started the first game friday and beat it Sunday. Now I'm on the second game.
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Post by: azure on October 31, 2016, 04:04:04 pm
One Piece: Unlimited World Red. Going for 100% on this one, really fun so far.
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Post by: soera on October 31, 2016, 04:47:30 pm
Just finished the world of final fantasy demo. Ready to start the full game asap.
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Post by: burningdoom on October 31, 2016, 05:37:46 pm
Best Resident Evil game since Code Veronica! It has a lot of the same atmosphere and feel of the old games. The story is something that would fit right into the old games, as well. And I like the monsters, more. RE4 onwards had a bunch of generic, gangly-looking monster that you see in a LOT of video games.
This one goes back to zombies, or at least I think they're zombies. But they definetly aren't like the old, plodding, slow zombies. These guys are freaking fast! And they look like they're wearing a patchwork of other people's skin, with barbed-wire and spikes intwined throughout. Think zombies meets the evil guys from Ghosts of Mars. Very cool looking!
And you get the return of Claire Redfield and Barry! Any fans of the original RE games should enjoy that.
Highly recommended for fans of Resident Evil.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on November 03, 2016, 05:12:31 am
Put a little time into Titanfall 2 and it's starting to grow on me more. It's not the most content heavy shooter, and it's dangerously close feeling to Call of Duty, for obvious reasons, but it still in the end feels pretty good to play and there are moments where everything just clicks, like today when I was nearly dead, a titan coming up on me, and I call my titan in, crushing the more damaged one attacking and killing it. Or how if the other titan is at critical damage, you can melee them and do some sick finishing moves. It can get intense, even though I'm not the biggest fan of really fast paced shooters like this usually. I hear the campaign is good, though I'm only three levels past the tutorial and it's just okay.
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Post by: realpoketendonl on November 03, 2016, 08:10:44 am
I'm currently really into modding Smash U. There are tons of great fan mods out there, and I'd like to make my own too. Also planning to continue with Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed soon.
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Post by: kashell on November 03, 2016, 08:37:10 am
I've been playing Superdimension Neptune VS Sega Hard Girls on the Vita. It's similar to other games in the series, but seeing all of the Sega consoles personified and the all of the references to them helps it stand out. Plus, it's neat seeing Iffy get her own game.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: parasiteadam on November 05, 2016, 01:46:05 pm
Xenoverse 2. Rekking everything as a SSJ3. Can't wait for Bardock and Future Gohan to be unlocked as mentors.
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Post by: ignition365 on November 07, 2016, 08:34:49 am
Started playing Grim Fandango while waiting for Uncharted 4 to come in the mail.
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Post by: kashell on November 07, 2016, 09:26:15 am
Aragami was my impulse buy while on vacation. Holy crap, this game is a blast. It's clearly influence by the Tenchu series, but it still retains a unique identity. It's such a great feeling to pick up a random game on a whim and enjoy it so much. I will definitely be going for all of the trophies.
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Post by: soera on November 07, 2016, 09:27:43 am
Just finished the world of final fantasy demo. Ready to start the full game asap.
Started game. Absolutely adoring it. Contender for the best game in the universe.
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Post by: rayne315 on November 07, 2016, 10:01:11 am
im playing the giant tower of monsters or whatever it is called and its really funny and great for someone who enjoys those really old space movies where you can tell things are cheap props and can see the strings holding the ships. its hilarious at certain spots and is just a interesting game with its narrative commentary of the old movie you are playing.
im mainly going through my free download games right now and beating a bunch so I can delete them and have more system memory.
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Post by: doafan on November 07, 2016, 11:43:54 am
Am currently playing Lollipop Chainsaw from zero because by mistake when I was deleting the title from the hard drive also deleted my save states so have to unlock all the costumes, upgrades, MP3's and everything but not all is bad news cause I can unlock a couple of achivements that didn't get the first time, am planning to get Intermediate Zombie Hunter (http://www.trueachievements.com/viewcomment.aspx?commentid=475551#vch), Super Zombie Hunter (http://www.trueachievements.com/a164882/super-zombie-hunter-achievement.htm) and Go, Medal Racer, Go! (http://www.trueachievements.com/Lollipop-Chainsaw/achievements.htm?gamerid=593221) hope that with these three I can finally unlock the achievements list at 90% ;)
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Post by: desocietas on November 08, 2016, 01:44:44 pm
Got to level 50 for my first class on FFXIV, so now I'm working on story and other classes before delving into the Heavensward expansion. Didn't think I'd be enjoying a MMO as much as I have been.
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Post by: azure on November 09, 2016, 12:27:13 pm
Had to import from Europe for a physical copy of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Eyes of Heaven. Finally showed up, and I'm having a blast playing it.
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Post by: parasiteadam on November 14, 2016, 08:28:26 am
Shin Megami Tensei IV. Figured I ahould actually complete this game before I kill hours of my life with Apocalypse. At the part where I'm pretty much locked into the Neutral route (for the sake of continuity between games, plus I hate Johnathan but I'm not really ruthless enough to follow Walter). Just stuck in the White Forest against the last White boss! >< Jerk keeps spamming all his strongest moves when he's almost dead and the RNG gods keep giving him nothing but crits.
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Post by: hawk767 on November 14, 2016, 02:00:55 pm
Working my way through the Titanfall 2 campaign at the moment, really enjoying it. The story is pretty generic sci-fi so far, but the gameplay is really working for me, the platforming in particular. Just a lot of fun to just play through a few missions over the past couple days.
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Post by: azure on November 15, 2016, 11:50:23 pm
Started Metro 2023 Redux today.
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Post by: shepard11 on November 16, 2016, 12:50:24 am
Been playing a lot of sega genesis. Eternal Champions to be more clear on what I've been playing. Can't wait to get this game for my Sega Cd.
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Post by: kashell on November 16, 2016, 08:08:38 am
I've been playing Shovel Knight on the Vita. This game is a blast. I'm still wondering if I'm going to go for 100% trophy completion or not. I like the idea of becoming a "master" of it, but an hour and a half speedrun sounds really tough.
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Post by: burningdoom on November 16, 2016, 01:00:11 pm
I've been playing Shovel Knight on the Vita. This game is a blast. I'm still wondering if I'm going to go for 100% trophy completion or not. I like the idea of becoming a "master" of it, but an hour and a half speedrun sounds really tough.
I LOVE this game so freaking much! One of the best platformers ever made, bar none.
I tried to do the expansion with the potion knight, and damn is that hard! I only got so far with him.
I sooooo want to see this receive a sequel. That would be a day 1 purchase for me.
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Post by: rayne315 on November 17, 2016, 03:36:13 pm
may sound stupid to a lot of you guys but im playing a mobile phone game called auralux and auralux 2. there are very few games for a phone that I actually consider games but this is deffinately one of them. they need to actually make these kind of sinple RTS games for other devices. they are so much fun and so simple almost anyone can play but so complex its hard to be amazing. I beat auralux 1 a few years ago when I first got it but now im playing through it again on SUPERNOVA difficulty (speed is turned up to max and cant be turned down, enemies start with 2X your starting units, and gain 2x units every tic), which needless to say is very difficult. and I just found out about the second one a few days ago downloaded it, beat the free levels, and purchased every other level because I felt it was worth it (even though it is mobile only)
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Post by: desocietas on November 17, 2016, 08:39:52 pm
may sound stupid to a lot of you guys but im playing a mobile phone game called auralux and auralux 2. there are very few games for a phone that I actually consider games but this is deffinately one of them. they need to actually make these kind of sinple RTS games for other devices. they are so much fun and so simple almost anyone can play but so complex its hard to be amazing. I beat auralux 1 a few years ago when I first got it but now im playing through it again on SUPERNOVA difficulty (speed is turned up to max and cant be turned down, enemies start with 2X your starting units, and gain 2x units every tic), which needless to say is very difficult. and I just found out about the second one a few days ago downloaded it, beat the free levels, and purchased every other level because I felt it was worth it (even though it is mobile only)
Nah, not stupid at all. I definitely play a few mobile games from time to time since it's so easy to have on me. I recently went back to two games that I'd been playing regularly a few months back - Miitomo and Pakka Pets. Both silly and cute but just something to pass the time when I don't have my 3DS on me and don't feel like surfing the internet.
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Post by: kashell on November 18, 2016, 08:08:48 am
I started Oni for the PlayStation 2. I'm...not sure how I feel about it yet. The controls are a bit wonky, but it's hard for me to turn down a game that has a fierce female lead.
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Post by: telly on November 19, 2016, 06:54:57 pm
Pokemon, of course! I'm playing Moon blind, as a nuzlocke, seeing how far I get. If I don't complete it on nuzlocke I'll just play it regularly from there on.
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Post by: kashell on November 21, 2016, 08:45:23 am
This was a busy weekend. I started (and finished O_o) Quest 64. It's been a long time since I played an RPG that short. Now, I'm giving Gravity Rush a second chance in hopes of getting all of the trophies.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on November 27, 2016, 05:33:53 am
Got back into Tokyo Mirage Sessions to try and get some progress again and I did put a bunch of hours in, but again, the annoying issue of certain characters being just bad for certain fights spring up and it's real annoying because it has nothing to do with strategy. If I want someone for a specific fight, there are just apparently points you can't, because if they are weak to certain things, they'll get chain killed to death. Nothing like seeing enemies get like multiple 3 to 4 hit combos that result in instant death for one or two of your characters. This is what ruined me before, where I forgot to save and lost 2 hours of gameplay, because I came into a fight where a character was just useless. Enemies being able to chain kill you is miserable. Just adds an extra layer of tedium to a game that I feel mostly skirts that outside of your average battle grinding required to progress.
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Post by: shfan on November 27, 2016, 10:07:55 am
Intermittently (when I've had time) I've been playing Mount & Blade: Warband, which has been released on physical PS4/Xbone in PAL land.
It's super effective! Despite the uber-basic graphics and lack of guidance for a start, with time a rough diamond is revealed, so addictive too. I've not picked up another game since starting to play this one, I'm gonna unite the kingdom if it kills me! Once this is done I'm definitely moving onto some smaller games, nothing heavy like RPGs and what not.
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Post by: kashell on November 28, 2016, 08:47:09 am
Since my brother lent me his Wii U, I started playing Kirby and The Rainbow Curse.
It's probably the cutest game I have ever played. Like, Kirby was already cute, but Rainbow Curse is cuteness overload. Plus, it's really fun.
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Post by: turf on November 28, 2016, 10:32:40 am
I started in on GTA V. I'm having a blast. I suck at driving and especially shooting while driving; but I'm loving it. I guess I'm getting old. I wish it had a few less F-bombs in it. I can't play it with a 7 year old around.
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Post by: doafan on November 28, 2016, 11:47:23 am
Currently playing Mario Kart 7 and New Super Mario Bros at my daughter's 2DS also the demo of Super Smash Bros, downloaded this one for me but now I will to buy it cause my little girl wants to play with Rosalina and Sonic, I do want to play with that sexy Samus so it seems that this will be our Christmas gift ;D
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Post by: hawk767 on November 28, 2016, 12:45:00 pm
Finished up the platinum trophy in Titanfall 2 but still picking up the multiplayer here and there. Started playing Planet Coaster on the pc, really enjoying it so far. I never played much of the Roller Coaster Tycoon games growing up but played a ton of Theme Park, I wish some of the park management aspects were a little more fleshed out, but its a good time so far.
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Post by: tripredacus on November 29, 2016, 02:59:34 pm
Minecraft Project Ozone 2, normal terrain gen (not skyblock or Garden of Glass). Sitting around Day 250 or so. Each time I play things get a little easier, some stuff is still tedious. Just about the point where I can start building an AE system but the Inscriber won't take regular silicon or diamond blocks for some reason. I have to use the raw silicon (which is 1:1 conversion from silicon in the crafting grid) or regular diamonds. I can deal with it. The problem is the proc that requires the pure crystal, it makes more sense for me to grow the essense for it instead of dealing with the accelerators.
The pacing of the pack has some to be desired. For one, I think it unlocks the quest for the angel ring way too soon after being able to get the Jetplate armor. I have no reason to even try going for making an angel ring at this time. It would make more sense to have it be available prior to making a higher tier armor where you need to make a chest plate.
The only thing I ended up rushing was to make a reactor from Big Reactors. Too many things it wants you to do with not enough actual power to do. Especially once you start on Mekanism stuff, your power disappears. Growing steel seeds on the farm, I made a 5x5 with Diamond blocks, power problems totally solved.
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Post by: DreamsDied13101 on November 29, 2016, 07:08:32 pm
Started playing Culdcept Saga. I really enjoy this game. A little frustrating at how long each board takes, but just adds to the strategy of trying to finish up quickly by making calculated moves.
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Post by: kashell on December 03, 2016, 05:14:34 pm
I'm playing Ogre Battle 64. I have a feeling that I'm going to like it, but at the same time, grow tired of it. My guess is that it's similar to March of the Black Queen in that you really have to dedicate your game time to it because there is just so much STUFF to monitor. Still, for right now it's a great game and easily the best RPG on the N64.
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Post by: telly on December 07, 2016, 10:17:35 am
I've been playing mega Man Battle Network Three: Blue on the Game Boy Player! It's a lot of fun; it's been a while since I played one of these games :)
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kashell on December 10, 2016, 04:46:21 pm
I'm still playing Ogre Battle 64, but wanted to try something different so I went with Shadow Complex.
It's...ok. I'll beat it, but I'm not sure if I'll go for 100% trophy completion.
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Post by: maximo310 on December 10, 2016, 05:37:37 pm
Haven't had much time to play my console setup, but did get some new clears
Raiden DX ( Training Course) 1cc Gunbird 1 - 1-ALL (2-1) Assault/Assault Plus ( western records for the latter, working on the western record of the former) Air Assault/ Fire Barrel ( 1cc to 2-4) Twinkle Star Sprites Samurai Aces/ Senkogu Blade ( 1cc to 2-2) Karous ( Ultimate Shooting Collection on the Wii, 1cc on Normal)
Gotta update my 52 games challenge thread to give the lowdown on those games.
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Post by: ignition365 on December 16, 2016, 03:42:07 pm
I started playing Dark Souls II again last weekend, and now I've been playing it daily. I'm actually getting into my groove with this one now. Only took for me to get to level 43 to get into it. Now I'm like level 75.
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Post by: telly on December 18, 2016, 07:33:42 pm
Because I have access to my Xbox One now, I've decided to put aside Mega Man Battle Network 3 for a little bit and play Ori and The Blind Forest. I also plan to try some more games on Rare Replay, maybe Banjo Kazooie or Perfect Dark.
I also got Metal Slug: Anthology for my birthday, so I've been playing through those. Those games are so much fun, especially co-op. I'm really happy I got ahold of it :)
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on December 18, 2016, 07:43:05 pm
Still playing Xenoverse 2 off and on, trying to beat the PQ's and get all the characters unlocked, though they are pretty tedious fights towards the end. I have found out that one of the best outfits, especially when going gold, is probably Baby's from DBGT. The gold on it goes a shiny gold like the body, so it looks pretty great for my Frieza race character lol
(http://i.imgur.com/w6nodMh.jpg)
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Post by: hawk767 on December 18, 2016, 09:46:32 pm
Been working my way through Last of Us Remaster on PS4. Absolutely loving it so far, there very few times when I'm not tense. Its definitely gotten to a point here towards the end that it can just turn into a basic cover shooter, pop up get headshot, back down, run through ammo and be able to get enough for the next fight. Playing on hard so ammo is scarce but not unlikely to find. I'm not sure what chapter I'm on but just got to the university location. So far the story and characters have been killin it for sure, definitely understand the hype surrounding this title.
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Post by: kashell on December 23, 2016, 09:18:05 am
With Shadow Complex finished, I decided it was time to get back into my favorite genre. I'm juggling both Ogre Battle 64 (again) and finally getting around to playing Dark Cloud 2.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on December 24, 2016, 05:26:27 am
Just played the Nier: Automata demo and I'm 100% sold on this game. I was kinda on the fence since I never really got too deep into the first game, though I feel this is probably one of those games that's a sequel in name only. The action is very smooth and slick and the boss fight and reveal of what your playing as has me very interested, along with the setting, as much like the first game, it seems to center around a post-apocalyptic scenario, which I love. A giant robot shows up and what you do is just beauty to behold and is just oozing what you would expect from the makers of Bayonetta.
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Post by: abe on December 24, 2016, 08:19:53 pm
Kinda in between games right now after getting the plat for JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: ASB. Playing some New Super Mario Bros 2 on my lunch breaks at work, and as always I'm playing some Overwatch on the side. Haven't really settled into anything at the moment, though I'm thinking I might start a Tales of Xillia playthrough.
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Post by: Cartagia on December 26, 2016, 09:55:59 am
I've been sitting on the God of War Collection for ages. I beat the first game back when it came out, but that was all. I decided that I wanted to play through the core trilogy. I've beaten Pat I and II so far, and the second game blew me away with how much better it is than the first. It's almost an Assassin's Creed to Assassin's Creed II level of difference. I just passed Helios in Part III. There are few design changes that keep throwing me off since I am playing them back-to-back (they moved the placement of the prompt buttons and I keep missing when they pop up). Some aspects actually feel kind of proto-Souls in a way, but it is also kind of ludicrous and laughable in the violence and "bro-ness" off it all. Still really fun though.
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Post by: doafan on December 27, 2016, 12:56:22 pm
Currently in love with Lost Odyssey cause this title remind me a lot my favorite RPG which it's FFVIII also am playing with my wife and my girls Goat Simulator, purchased this last one because of them ;D
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Post by: soera on December 27, 2016, 01:07:17 pm
I started playing Dragon quest builders a few days ago. Its such a great game concept (Its really not Minecraft) and the game is really addicting.
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Post by: davifus on December 27, 2016, 06:51:57 pm
Friend brought me Overwatch [PC], so now I'm playing Overwatch when I'm not fishing or survival grinding on FFXV
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Post by: hawk767 on December 28, 2016, 08:56:59 pm
Started up Final Fantasy XV, brother got it for Christmas for me, really enjoying it so far, has a neat feel and is a pretty fun relaxing game which surprised me.
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Post by: kashell on January 04, 2017, 08:22:28 am
I hate to say it, but Dark Cloud 2 is another "miss" from Level 5 for me. Maybe this developer just isn't the one for me. I see endless potential with the game, but it's just so boring despite the fact that it keeps throwing feature after feature at me.
Luckily, I am about 15 hours into Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne. This game is brutally difficult and filled with style. I'm really enjoying it and cannot believe it took me so long to get around to finally playing it.
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Post by: parasiteadam on January 07, 2017, 10:19:30 am
Dragon Ball Fusions. Its alot better than I thought it'd be. Shame theres no English voices. Also find it funny this game can handle mixing and matching clothes better than the Xenoverse games. XD My only problem is I still cant figure out how to fuse other characters.
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Post by: Cartagia on January 07, 2017, 02:08:01 pm
After beating the God of War trilogy I moved on to Super Mario 3D World. I'm aiming for the full 380 stars, and all stamps, except for maybe the ones that require beating each stage with every character.
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Post by: shepard11 on January 07, 2017, 02:28:27 pm
Kinda got burnt out on Shiny hunting on Pokemon Sun. So I've been playing something different every night. Paper Mario Sticker Star is my 3ds fix right now and when I'm playing Xboxone I'm usually playing Just Cause 3 or Killer Instinct.
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Post by: doafan on January 09, 2017, 12:25:29 pm
Right now am playing The Cave and I have to say that this game is addictive and at the beginning I really didn't expected to play this title more than three times, had a bad reference of this one :o
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Post by: hawk767 on January 09, 2017, 01:50:06 pm
Slowly working my way through Darkest Dungeon on PC at the moment, I've tried and bounced off this game many times during its early access period but have finally found my groove, keeping champions alive and actually killing bosses this time around. Besides that I'm still plugging away at Final Fantasy XV.
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Post by: xiaoshumiao on January 10, 2017, 08:21:41 am
i am playing pokemon go (https://ibytelab.com/how-to-spoof-pokemon-go-gps-location-with-bluestacks/) now.Players can capture various Pokémon species, build a collection, evolve their Pokémon, and participate in gym battles to claim control over these locations. Pokémon Go encourages players to be active and explore their environment by walking, as different Pokémon species appear in different areas.
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Post by: turf on January 10, 2017, 09:33:25 am
I've been playing about a mission a night on GTA 5. Holy shit is this game fun. I'll be doing this for a while. I haven't played this much of a game since Red Dead Redemption.
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Post by: maximo310 on January 10, 2017, 05:41:50 pm
I've been playing some Raiden DX. I 1cc'd training mode(alpha) on my first credit, but novice mode (bravo) has been kicking my ass and I've only been able to 2cc it so far. I wanted to pick up the ps1 port and see how it compares to the arcade version, but it seems that prices have shot up for that as well.
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Post by: needlecrash on January 11, 2017, 01:44:26 pm
Currently playing the Onimusha series right now. I just got the PC release of Onimusha 3. Runs on Windows 10 just fine but most of the settings can't be changed. At least I can use an Xbox One controller to play it. I'll just run the PCSX2 emulator with my ISO (I own the actual discs) and go from there...
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Post by: azure on January 11, 2017, 03:23:47 pm
Got around to finally trying out God Hand. All I have to say, is that I knew I would love this game.
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Post by: desocietas on January 11, 2017, 03:48:34 pm
Got back into the swing of FF14 and beginning to reach the stuff at the end (I think). Level 50 is the cap for the base game, so the level 48 quests I'm on should be close, right? Haha. Looking forward to pushing on as the bf isn't too much further ahead in the story and would like to run through story stuff together if possible.
I haven't been back to FF15 in a while but figure I'll come back to it soon, especially with DLC stuff.
Tried out Bus Simulator 16 the other day as well and had a lot of fun with it. Pretty silly but fun. I think IGN or others said it was like the worst game of the year, but it could definitely be worse.
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Post by: kevininja on January 12, 2017, 04:34:37 pm
Picked Dead Space back up after a long break, since I bought 2 and 3 this week.
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Post by: spac316 on January 15, 2017, 10:14:21 pm
Recently getting into Wolfenstein The New Order and The Old Blood on XBox One.
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Post by: burningdoom on January 16, 2017, 02:45:45 am
Recently getting into Wolfenstein The New Order and The Old Blood on XBox One.
I loved these games.
Yeah, The New Order was amazing! Still have to get The Old Blood though.
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Post by: gamesta64 on January 16, 2017, 06:06:43 am
ClubHouse Games on my 3DS brought it for $9 at EB games also some other titles including a Disney infinity figure.
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Post by: parasiteadam on January 16, 2017, 07:24:49 pm
Legends of Legacy, gonna try and finally finish it. When I first got it I thought "Huh this game really reminds me of Saga Frontier." After a quick google search found it was the same creators. Same charm but sadly doesnt have the cool diffetent slughtly overlapping stories.
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Post by: ignition365 on January 18, 2017, 08:25:05 am
Mad Max. Oh my god this game is freaking fantastic. It's everything I would want out of a Mad Max game.
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Post by: kashell on January 18, 2017, 08:40:24 am
While I eagerly await Tales of Berseria, I've been playing Bayonetta on the Wii U.
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Post by: inismona on January 19, 2017, 10:37:56 am
Dota2, Borderland 2, Diablo 3 ...
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Post by: kevininja on January 19, 2017, 12:47:11 pm
Dead Space 3 will keep me busy while I wait for Yakuza 0 :D
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Post by: dharmajones93 on January 19, 2017, 05:00:35 pm
Hey ya'll, first post...
The last few months have been a series of first entree's into big name series. For the longest time just played more modern stuff.
Currently Playing: - Final Fantasy Tactics: War of the Lions - Mega Man Anniversary Collection (GCN) - Pokemon Sun - Super Marion Bros. (NES)
But, recently finished: - Metroid (NES) - Sonic the Hedgehog I&II (GEN) - Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones
Trying to finish FFT quick so I can get at least one LoZ in before the BotW launch...
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Post by: kashell on January 20, 2017, 08:39:12 am
My new Wii U is getting lots of love. Alongside Bayonetta, I'm also playing Klonoa.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on January 20, 2017, 06:09:29 pm
Been trying to keep myself busy till next week, when lots of stuff is going on, so I jumped into Resident Evil: Revelations and beat that in preparation of Resident Evil 7.
I also went back and finally beat the annoying last menace dungeon in Final Fantasy XV, finishing up pretty much all the quests that matter outside of one slightly secret thing. Basically ready for the goofiness of the Chocobo Moogle Festival event.
Starting back into Twilight Princess HD also, gonna look at beating that before Breath of the Wild releases.
Also looking at maybe trying to finish up Tokyo Mirage Sessions since I'm on the last chapter.
Finally, looking to finish my competitive placement matches in Overwatch, so I can get the competitive points to buy a gold weapon finally. This will get me ready for the new Chinese event they have planned for next week. Some of the skins look incredible as in particular, 4 skins for Reinhardt, Winston, Zenyatta, and Roadhog are dedicated to "Journey to the West" alongside the Chinese New Year skins that'll be for Mei and DVA.
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Post by: kevininja on January 21, 2017, 06:37:28 am
Playing The Last Door instead of Dead Space 3, since I just couldn't get into it. I don't know why I abandoned The Last Door, since it's actually quite a good and genuinely creepy Point and Click game.
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Post by: desocietas on January 22, 2017, 02:54:18 pm
The last few months have been a series of first entree's into big name series. For the longest time just played more modern stuff.
Currently Playing: - Final Fantasy Tactics: War of the Lions - Mega Man Anniversary Collection (GCN) - Pokemon Sun - Super Marion Bros. (NES)
But, recently finished: - Metroid (NES) - Sonic the Hedgehog I&II (GEN) - Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones
Trying to finish FFT quick so I can get at least one LoZ in before the BotW launch...
Welcome! what'd you think of your first entries? Any make you want to take a closer look at the franchises?
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on January 22, 2017, 11:24:18 pm
Went and beat the last Nioh demo and kinda was turned around on it. Like I'm not crazy into it, but I might pick it up later on. I understand it's trying to bring in stuff seen with Onimusha and Ninja Gaiden in the past, but it's very much a Souls game more than anything else I feel. What sorta turned me off the game was the combat. Stance changing, there's lots of combo stuff going on, adding more and more as you play and I'm not super into that stuff, doing lots of switching and whatever, but I was able to play the game pretty straight forward.
When you know a creature has lighter attacks, or normal people are attacking, switch more defensive with mid stance. If you are fighting big tough guys with powerful weapons, it's better to dodge and switch to the high damage, though slower, high stance. I probably will never be switching around in battle, and not doing all the crazy combos, but you can play it more like a Souls game, or more specifically abit more like Bloodborne, because it's about speed, abit less tanking hits, and recovering ki compared to recovering health.
The demo is done with tomorrow I think, but I'd recommend it. If you beat the main mission, you get a bonus goodie you can claim in the full release.
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Post by: kashell on January 23, 2017, 08:13:59 am
While I wait for Tales of Berseria, I've just been dabbling in various games. I'm on Chapter 13 in Bayonetta, mission 14 or 15 (can't recall which) in Onimusha Tactics, and reached Manipura in Digital Devil Saga. Aside from Onimusha Tactics which is perfect for quick play sessions, I doubt I'll get much further in the others when I start up ToB.
Times like these make me wish I had a cloning device so I could enjoy each game equally.
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Post by: telly on January 23, 2017, 08:57:50 am
I'm about 25 hours into Persona 3, and just finished the first term. Really enjoying it so far!
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Post by: shepard11 on January 23, 2017, 11:41:28 am
Since I got a Sega Nomad for Xmas I've been playing a lot of Sega Games. Last night I played Shaq-Fu I remember renting this game as a kid but man those controls are rough. I did beat it and was shocked its ending sets up a sequel. I also played Mortal Kombat II and Monopoly. Then when I couldn't sleep last night I started playing Digimon Rumble Arena 2 for PS2. Never played it before till last night and I actually like it might go finish up the unlockables tonight.
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Post by: azure on January 23, 2017, 11:47:57 am
I've started playing Rouge Galaxy, liking it quite a bit so far. Only up to chapter 3 at the moment.
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Post by: doafan on January 23, 2017, 12:45:27 pm
Believe it or not I took the Wii outside it's box because this past week purchased my copy or should I say my daughter's copy of Super Mario Galaxy 2, she recently started to watch a lot of game plays of this game at Youtube that's why this game is now part of my collection anyway we played this weekend a lot, the system notification told us that this past Saturday we played almost nine hours and at Sunday we played more than eleven hours, we are currently stuck at the third world, currently we have 26 of the 28 stars that the damn galaxy is asking us so we can reach the third Bowser castle, as a father am proud to say that she completed a lot of stages just by her self, even my wife helped her at some of them and at the most difficult I have to help both of them, without a doubt this one is a must have as a family ;)
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Post by: desocietas on January 23, 2017, 03:38:06 pm
Believe it or not I took the Wii outside it's box because this past week purchased my copy or should I say my daughter's copy of Super Mario Galaxy 2, she recently started to watch a lot of game plays of this game at Youtube that's why this game is now part of my collection anyway we played this weekend a lot, the system notification told us that this past Saturday we played almost nine hours and at Sunday we played more than eleven hours, we are currently stuck at the third world, currently we have 26 of the 28 stars that the damn galaxy is asking us so we can reach the third Bowser castle, as a father am proud to say that she completed a lot of stages just by her self, even my wife helped her at some of them and at the most difficult I have to help both of them, without a doubt this one is a must have as a family ;)
Aw, that's so heartwarming!
Been working away on FFXIV again with the excitement of the coming expansion. Got all my skills for scholar up to lvl 50, so I've been running that through a dungeon or two to see how I like it. The game still has so much content to go through!
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Post by: spac316 on January 23, 2017, 06:22:53 pm
I'm playing ReCore on XBox One. Enjoyable game.
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Post by: parasiteadam on January 28, 2017, 12:04:01 pm
VFD 7th Dragon III, its a surprisingly deep game story wise. Has a crazy translation, not bad but still weird lol.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on January 30, 2017, 04:01:51 am
Yakuza 0 has the goofiest side quests. It's not like...Insane stuff like you expect out of GTA now, but its just the oddest, sometimes charming, silliness. I helped a Dominatrix realize what it takes to be one. I helped a kid get what is a porno mag, because he thought if it comes in a sealed bag, it's a big deal, not knowing what it was, but Kiryu did it anyways, because he didn't want to seem like grownups are liars. A highschooler had his pants stolen by some guy, the guy came after me, I beat him just for him to turn out to be an elementary student who looks like he's 20 and just as tough and he was doing it to show the highschoolers a lesson.
It's so weird, but I'm enjoying the game. It's like you have two different games, with one side being this ultra serious, hard-edge, crime drama for the story, and the other is Kiryu doing karaoke, dancing, doing silly side missions, and buying up businesses for his empire to rake in the cash.
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Post by: kashell on January 30, 2017, 08:23:16 am
I started Tales of Berseria yesterday after reading through both the bonus novel and the instruction manual. I think the more I play, the more I'll warm up to it. The combat system appears to be fun, but there aren't many enemies to fight. I'm only an hour or so in, but after wandering through a giant prison I only got into a few fights. I'm trying to acclimated to the new combat system but there aren't any enemies for this.
The story is wonderful so far. I think this is the first Tales that has a story of revenge. Velvet is fierce AF and she's out for blood. Her life has been brutal so far; it's really easy to cheer her on.
I'm hoping I can get through all of this tutorial stuff so I can finally enter a legit dungeon and start experimenting with new combos and get a more firm grasp on the combat system.
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Post by: telly on January 30, 2017, 09:41:14 am
I was playing Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, but I decided to place that aside for a bit and have now been playing Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds instead. This game is a lot of fun! I love the wall flipping mechanic; it totally changes how you approach dungeons and puzzles.
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Post by: desocietas on January 30, 2017, 05:17:08 pm
Just started the game yesterday and found myself playing for about seven hours. I think with the story cutscenes, it feels like a break ;D
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Post by: abe on January 31, 2017, 09:19:46 pm
Playing lots of good stuff right now.
The WiiU version of the original Bayonetta is fantastic. Loads of fun so far, with just the right amount of challenge to make it satisfying to progress through.
Still playing through Dragon Quest VIII on the 3DS. It is fantastic, and a pretty impressive port of a PS2 game. I can see myself sinking many hours into this one.
Got back into playing Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones and it is so good I can't really remember why I had stopped playing it for a bit. The GBA Fire Emblem titles are some of my favorites. The music is great, the sprite art is great, the story is pretty good, and most importantly it's a lot of fun. :D
Last but not least, Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer on the 3DS. It's a lot of fun if you like the interior design bit of Animal Crossing, though I realize now that I'm not very good at it. :P
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Post by: maximo310 on February 01, 2017, 12:34:16 am
I've been playing/streaming a replay of Bahamut Lagoon for the SFC recently; got up to Chapter 6 the other day.
Also playing Raiden I (ARC) and trying to 1cc it although it's kicking my ass hard. Thankfully, I've got a friend who basically an expert at the series to help out;she's quite the superplayer.
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Post by: shepard11 on February 01, 2017, 11:48:31 pm
Friend of mine cleaned out his Xbox 360 collection the other day, Gamestop didn't want to give him anything for it so he gave them to me. So I'm finally playing Mass Effect for the first time. It's kinda nice to have the cloud save between my systems so I can play it in any room in my house. The only bad thing about it makes me want to play KOTOR again.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on February 02, 2017, 06:01:43 am
Friend of mine cleaned out his Xbox 360 collection the other day, Gamestop didn't want to give him anything for it so he gave them to me. So I'm finally playing Mass Effect for the first time. It's kinda nice to have the cloud save between my systems so I can play it in any room in my house. The only bad thing about it makes me want to play KOTOR again.
I couldn't play the first game, as I thought it played really poorly. I got into ME2 though when they made it a proper third person shooter.
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Post by: kevininja on February 02, 2017, 05:00:13 pm
Took a little break from Yakuza 0 and been playing Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen a lot. Planning on beating a few smaller games I have sitting around on Steam in the weekend.
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Post by: parasiteadam on February 04, 2017, 06:48:28 pm
RE7 game is scary as hell.
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Post by: chrismb on February 04, 2017, 08:04:00 pm
Currently playing Saints Row the Third on ps3, Watch Dogs on Xbox one and Donkey Kong Country 2 on the SNES =)
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Post by: kashell on February 06, 2017, 01:46:23 pm
For my next portable game, I decided to go with Persona 2: Innocent Sin. I'm only 30 minutes in so far, but I have to say the loading times are already starting to ware on me. I hope I can get over those.
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Post by: desocietas on February 06, 2017, 01:49:09 pm
For my next portable game, I decided to go with Persona 2: Innocent Sin. I'm only 30 minutes in so far, but I have to say the loading times are already starting to ware on me. I hope I can get over those.
PSP loading times.... zzzzz I know that pain.
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Post by: telly on February 06, 2017, 02:12:54 pm
In addition to the games I've been playing single player, since we try to play gaunlet co-op and sometimes her other friend can't make it, we decided to play RE5 co-op too.
I'm also trying Pokemon Platinum again, I've tried it a few times but just couldn't get into the game.
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Post by: kevininja on February 06, 2017, 02:24:32 pm
Been playing Mass Effect 2 after beating Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen. Got it through Origin's On the House and just thought "fuck it" and started playing it without any prior knowledge of the series. It's very good so far!
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Post by: kashell on February 07, 2017, 08:17:29 am
For my next portable game, I decided to go with Persona 2: Innocent Sin. I'm only 30 minutes in so far, but I have to say the loading times are already starting to ware on me. I hope I can get over those.
PSP loading times.... zzzzz I know that pain.
Yeah, they're not fun. Unfortunately, that's one of the problems with the system. For some games, I'm able to overlook it.
And after about two to three hours in I don't think I can do it. The story is already fantastic, but everything else about it hasn't aged well at all.
Back to SMT IV!
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Post by: ignition365 on February 07, 2017, 08:54:42 am
Senran Kagura is such a weird game. Just... on so many levels is it weird. I'm still flip flopping on whether or not to go for a platinum on this game given how simple it is to get the platinum. But it's just so grindy to do so. But on the other hand, I don't know what I want to play next.
Woo post 3000 in this topic.
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Post by: doafan on February 07, 2017, 12:31:05 pm
Still playing Super Mario Galaxy 2, last week my daughter turned off the Wii without exiting the game and suddenly our save state was gone, don't have to say that she was sad because she lost all her trophies and didn't want it to start again from zero, so after work I started again the game, have to admit that it took me a couple of nights dunno if I am getting old or I was so tired but managed not only to recover everything but to get also some extra comet medals that we missed the first time, we are currently stock at level five, we have 51 stars and we need 55 to have access to the castle of this level, guess that will have to watch some long plays just to see how can I earn the four stars that we need ???
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Post by: azure on February 07, 2017, 03:25:33 pm
Senran Kagura is such a weird game. Just... on so many levels is it weird. I'm still flip flopping on whether or not to go for a platinum on this game given how simple it is to get the platinum. But it's just so grindy to do so. But on the other hand, I don't know what I want to play next.
Woo post 3000 in this topic.
I saw you were playing through it on Backloggery, I went through with the platinum not too long ago. The story didn't do much for me, it and a lot of the backstories for the characters just seemed cliche to me. Game is fun though, so I ended up skipping most of the cutscenes.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on February 09, 2017, 06:48:51 am
Nioh is pretty great so far. I went from not caring too much about the game and thinking it was bad with the alpha demo, to really wanting it after the very last demo. I'm glad I got this now though. Overall, very familiar to the Souls series, but has way more depth to the gameplay, your character, and the world, which is where the Ninja Gaiden stuff comes in, but to me, this game is super Souls-like more than anything else, but I'm liking it more than a lot of the older ones as I only really liked Dark Souls 3 and Bloodborne. It has the speed of those, particularly Bloodborne. I'm not really taking advantage of everything, there's so much with the stances and skills and ninjitsu and magic...Luckily you don't have to really use the multiple stances and such. I usually just do the balanced mid stance or sometimes high for the stronger damage, but I'm not doing anything too crazy with my axe or single swords.
I'd definitely recommend it if you like the Souls games.
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Post by: abe on February 09, 2017, 08:54:49 am
After adjusting some settings on my CRT and discovering how good the picture quality could have been this whole time, I started to get back into Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance on my GameCube and it is fantastic.
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Post by: badATchaos on February 09, 2017, 08:55:28 am
I picked up Twinbee: Rainbow Bell Adventure for SFC, so I'm going to try to play through that. I've also been playing the newly released Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World.
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Post by: turf on February 10, 2017, 10:17:32 am
I started Shantae: Half Genie Hero last night. It looks like more of the same fantastic platforming. I'm excited to get into this one.
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Post by: shepard11 on February 10, 2017, 01:36:35 pm
I finally got around playing Mega Man 9. My Goddess that game is hard. Makes me miss my slide. I've only played in a few hours and I haven't reached a Master Robot yet.
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Post by: doafan on February 13, 2017, 11:54:07 am
I finally got around playing Mega Man 9. My Goddess that game is hard. Makes me miss my slide. I've only played in a few hours and I haven't reached a Master Robot yet.
It's really that hard ?, I mean used to play the first Mega Man and even when they kicked my ass the first 50 or 100 times eventually managed to completed and now it isn'ts that hard, practice makes perfection and really want to add not only the 9 but also the 10 to my collection, have heard a couple of bad reviews also opinions from my friends almost of all them said that the game is broken because of how hard it is but they are a bunch of pu**** that always give up so easily.
Me in the other hand totally paused SMG2 cause the game was driving me crazy so started playing with my daughter Super Paper Mario, am helping her much more here than at Galaxy because the damn game doesn't came with the Spanish language included, dunno why the hell not if at the cover they got not only this language but also the French even the fucking manual come with both of them so need to translate almost everything to her, I'll start sending her to extra classes to help her out with this, I started to love English language because of gaming, wrestling and of course because of the cartoons anyway am also playing Rayman Origins with my wife, we already have unlocked 19 achievements and as The Cave am planning to get all of them, she was kinda of mad at the beginning when we first rescued the Nymph Betilla mainly because of her big bOObs ;D
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Post by: kevininja on February 13, 2017, 01:55:04 pm
Still playing Mass Effect 2, haven't put it down since I started playing it two weeks ago ;D I didn't expect to like it that much, definitely going to buy the other games in the series and I might even pre-order Andromeda!
After I finish ME2 I'm probably going to start Sacred 2 Gold, which is a game that has been in my Steam Library since forever and I haven't even touched it.
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Post by: shepard11 on February 13, 2017, 01:58:00 pm
I finally got around playing Mega Man 9. My Goddess that game is hard. Makes me miss my slide. I've only played in a few hours and I haven't reached a Master Robot yet.
It's really that hard ?, I mean used to play the first Mega Man and even when they kicked my ass the first 50 or 100 times eventually managed to completed and now it isn'ts that hard, practice makes perfection and really want to add not only the 9 but also the 10 to my collection, have heard a couple of bad reviews also opinions from my friends almost of all them said that the game is broken because of how hard it is but they are a bunch of pu**** that always give up so easily.
I don't think it's a broken game just think I need to just play it more and get the patterns down. I'm actually enjoying the challenge. Even if it smokes me every chance it gets.
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Post by: kevininja on February 23, 2017, 07:04:52 pm
I've been playing a lot of Watch Dogs this week. I was actually going to start Resident Evil - Director's Cut and Fear Effect today, but I kept getting distracted by that game.
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Post by: crystaldan on February 23, 2017, 07:33:09 pm
I've been trying to gold star mario kart 8 and 100% super mario U, the other half has been replaying the dragon quest series, he is nearly done with part 1.
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Post by: burningdoom on February 23, 2017, 08:15:09 pm
I finally got around playing Mega Man 9. My Goddess that game is hard. Makes me miss my slide. I've only played in a few hours and I haven't reached a Master Robot yet.
Totally. It's like every level is a Wily's Castle level.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on February 24, 2017, 12:33:17 am
Put a few hours into Ghost Recon: Wildlands. Not particularly good. Maybe its better with co-op, but it simply feels like Just Cause, except with a squad to help you. Has none of the over the top charm that game has or another open world third person shooter being Mercenaries. It's basically those games with more tactical elements and co-op. Can't really recommend it unless you are like "YEAH! I want to run around a basic open world and shoot guys!". Good enough for that or you got a group to have fun with it. I feel if maybe you are bored of Division and got a team to switch over from that, one could maybe like Wildlands, even though its still a very different game from that.
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Post by: burningdoom on February 24, 2017, 01:41:19 pm
Pretty damn fun little platformer, but it's more challenging than I remember. This one is gonna take a bit of memorization.
This is the game that people should compare to Mario, rather than Alex Kidd, when comparing Master System and NES platformers. It's a better platformer than Alex Kidd (at least better than Miracle World and The Lost Stars, as those are the two I've played), and it's exclusive to Sega systems (also on Game Gear).
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Post by: shepard11 on February 24, 2017, 05:12:02 pm
I recently got back into Minecraft on the XboxOne I forgot what a time killer that game is but I'm enjoying it. And when I'm not playing that I'm playing my copy of Street Fighter EXa on the PS1. Had this game as a kid and recently got a complete copy off my buddy.
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Post by: abe on February 24, 2017, 06:10:12 pm
Got back into Final Fantasy XV after not touching it since the week of its launch and I'm loving it. So much fun. It looks and plays great, and I'm glad I decided to give it another go. Hopefully I can finish it before the Switch releases and I get distracted by the new Zelda.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on February 24, 2017, 11:36:17 pm
Rented For Honor on the PS4 and put some time into the first chapter and did a little side stuff. That story mode is nothing, mostly practice mode with some flavor, they'd have been better off without it and just made some focused training modes for each class due to the challenge of the gameplay system. I'll probably at least play through the whole mode, it's short, something like 6 hours, but its not good.
I know this combat is very intensive and involved, but I'm not overly impressed by it. Visually it looks pretty good, but I feel like anything related beyond the normal combat, such as the debuff stuff, powerups, the revenge meter, and anything else like that will really sour the game for me. I know Dominion is considered pretty bad because of the gear system and how you can very easily get put up against much higher level guys or people that paid for gear that automatically makes them better than you no matter what. Not liking that, so I doubt I'll end up picking this game up after I'm done with the story mode.
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Post by: parasiteadam on February 25, 2017, 09:45:35 pm
Gravity Rush on Vita. Charming as hell. :D Makes me regret not getting it sooner.
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Post by: burningdoom on February 27, 2017, 02:07:52 am
I played through Mega Man II last night. First time I've actually sat down and played a Mega Man game on the NES in years. Holy shit that music is badass.
QFT
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Post by: kashell on February 27, 2017, 08:03:41 am
I started the first Yakuza. Damn, this game is great. I hope the rest of this series is like this.
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Post by: ignition365 on February 27, 2017, 08:29:36 am
I started the first Yakuza. Damn, this game is great. I hope the rest of this series is like this.
I've been thinking about acquiring the first Yakuza, but one of the new ones is supposed to be a remake, yeah?
Not to my knowledge. Are you thinking of Yakuza 0? That's a brand new title that takes place before the first game.
Possibly, I thought Yakuza 0 was supposed to be a remake of 1, I suppose that doesn't make sense, does it.
I'll have to go throw that on my wishlist.
I just did some research and it looks like the first game is getting a remake. Yakuza Kiwami is the title. ^.^
Fun fact, kiwami means "extreme" in Japanese. This game is going to be EXTREMELY fun.
Yes, this sounds extremely familiar.
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Post by: doafan on February 27, 2017, 12:23:11 pm
This past week played Rayman Origins and I will continue playing this title cause want to unlock all the achievements, have currently unlocked 30 of the 36 that this game has also am playing Silent Hill Homecoming, can't believe that purchased this one a couple of years ago and that I just started to playing with it this past 18th, still got some games at my collection that are only keeping dust so guess that eventually will gonna give it a try ::)
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Post by: burningdoom on February 27, 2017, 06:14:22 pm
This past week played Rayman Origins and I will continue playing this title cause want to unlock all the achievements, have currently unlocked 30 of the 36 that this game has also am playing Silent Hill Homecoming, can't believe that purchased this one a couple of years ago and that I just started to playing with it this past 18th, still got some games at my collection that are only keeping dust so guess that eventually will gonna give it a try ::)
Just beat Rayman Origins last night (talked about it in the Games Beaten thread). Fantastic game! One of the best platformers I've ever played.
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Post by: dharmajones93 on February 27, 2017, 07:09:51 pm
Brought my GBC on a cross country flight for a week long conference. Trying to get through Final Fantasy Adventure and Metroid II before I get home!
There really is something to the feeling you get playing your GBC with a worm light while the guy in the seat in front of you plays Civilization on his fancy laptop. :P
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Post by: shfan on February 27, 2017, 07:28:31 pm
Had a go on Curses 'n Chaos (PS4) over the weekend, it's a finely tuned beast that kicked my arse and made me shake hands and apologize, not sure I'll be able to beat it. Tonight I started playing the original Age of Empires, again, it's been awhile since I had a good go on any AoE game so it's nice to get back in the saddle. I always struggle with the original, the story campaign gets super-tough once you get out of the first training scenario and the Greek episode, so this time I'm really going to go all-out. I can beat Dark Souls II/III, I can beat you, AoE. Grrrrr!
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Post by: kevininja on February 28, 2017, 02:56:03 pm
Beat Watch Dogs yesterday, I was going to play through the Bad Blood DLC as well but I'm pretty burned out after going for the Platinum for the sequel and just playing Watch Dogs non-stop.
So I got back to Doom (2016) and I finally got into it. It's been a good amount of fun so far!
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Post by: shepard11 on February 28, 2017, 03:02:15 pm
Decided after all these years that I would actually try and get the true ending to Duck Tales 2 (which I never did) After an hour I had it beat even took pics of it. Still can't believe that price of that game complete.
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Post by: chrismb on February 28, 2017, 05:44:16 pm
Currently playing Rise of the Tomb Raider, Tomb Raider 2013, The Sims4/1 and almost done with Donkey Kong Country 2
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on February 28, 2017, 10:36:31 pm
Rented Horizon and so far it's a good game. Nothing particularly new game wise, this has all been done before with Far Cry 3/4/Primal and the recent Tomb Raider games, but I think it's keeping things interesting enough with its setting and the gear you use to fight the machine creatures.
*EDIT* I feel like I have to knock the game down a notch for doing no effort with the voice work to make it seem like this is a time set a 1000 years from now. Everyone in this game talks in near perfect English dialogue, not much in the way of accents anywhere, like it's a modern day TV drama. It's not even like awkward broken dialogue or using weird words. It's just like "We don't really understand our world, but we sound like incredibly intelligent people". It seems relatively minor to complain about, it's perfectly functional, but it really ruins the immersion.
I mean, look at Far Cry Primal. They worked to recreate what a language at the time, 7000 years ago, would be like. Horizon didn't even need to go that far with an entirely new language, though it probably would be, but at least act like it might. This is a humanity that reverted to a state that we haven't seen in centuries. It's like a cross between viking, medieval, and native american, being that it is set somewhere in America.
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Post by: ignition365 on March 01, 2017, 08:29:09 am
Rented Horizon and so far it's a good game. Nothing particularly new game wise, this has all been done before with Far Cry 3/4/Primal and the recent Tomb Raider games, but I think it's keeping things interesting enough with its setting and the gear you use to fight the machine creatures.
*EDIT* I feel like I have to knock the game down a notch for doing no effort with the voice work to make it seem like this is a time set a 1000 years from now. Everyone in this game talks in near perfect English dialogue, not much in the way of accents anywhere, like it's a modern day TV drama. It's not even like awkward broken dialogue or using weird words. It's just like "We don't really understand our world, but we sound like incredibly intelligent people". It seems relatively minor to complain about, it's perfectly functional, but it really ruins the immersion.
I mean, look at Far Cry Primal. They worked to recreate what a language at the time, 7000 years ago, would be like. Horizon didn't even need to go that far with an entirely new language, though it probably would be, but at least act like it might. This is a humanity that reverted to a state that we haven't seen in centuries. It's like a cross between viking, medieval, and native american, being that it is set somewhere in America.
Given that it takes place after humanity already had defined languages, I see no reason to expect that the English language, or any language for that matter, would have devolved, and I'm sure they have new words like names for the giant robot animals.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on March 01, 2017, 03:15:04 pm
Given that it takes place after humanity already had defined languages, I see no reason to expect that the English language, or any language for that matter, would have devolved, and I'm sure they have new words like names for the giant robot animals.
Maybe devolved isn't quite right, but language changes over time and in this world, where they've seemed to have completely abandoned or lost all knowledge of the old world, to the point that it is practically legend to them, the clear, perfect, English sounds very out of place. And they just have generic names for the robot creatures. Strider, Scrapper, Watcher, Sawtooth, etc...There are a couple names that are more interesting though like the Bellowback, which is huge two legged creature that has very obvious fuel tanks on it that belches fire.
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Post by: telly on March 01, 2017, 03:33:37 pm
I started playing Super Smash bros for Wii U. It's a ton of fun, with tons more content, stages and unlockables than the 3DS version.
I'm having troubles with controlling characters that I did not have on the 3DS. I'm guessing it's either the controller or just the new game since I'm so used to playing on the 3DS
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Post by: burningdoom on March 01, 2017, 04:07:01 pm
Why, oh why, did they mess with that wonderful soundtrack that the original games had?! One of the best soundtracks in gaming history!
Other than that travesty, it's really fun playing through these games again, this time in fully remastered HD!
And you don't really realize just how much graphics have improved since the original XBox until use the select button to go back and forth from the original graphics to modern (although I swear, it looks a little worse than the actual Halo played on an original XBox when using original graphics mode).
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Post by: doafan on March 02, 2017, 01:19:34 pm
Just beat Rayman Origins last night (talked about it in the Games Beaten thread). Fantastic game! One of the best platformers I've ever played.
Did you managed to get all the ten teeth and get the fight with the real last boss ?, am stuck with five of them, almost broke the controller trying to get that bastard >:(
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Post by: burningdoom on March 02, 2017, 02:00:51 pm
Just beat Rayman Origins last night (talked about it in the Games Beaten thread). Fantastic game! One of the best platformers I've ever played.
Did you managed to get all the ten teeth and get the fight with the real last boss ?, am stuck with five of them, almost broke the controller trying to get that bastard >:(
No, that game is far too challenging to 100% it.
I got 7 out of the 10 teeth. I need more Electoons to unlock the last couple of treasure levels. I ended with like 170-something.
And I knew nothing about a "real boss". I fought the guy that piloted the giant robot, then you had to chase him through that falling debris part that is stupid hard. And then you have the shoot-out with his ship while riding the mosquito.
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Post by: doafan on March 02, 2017, 08:19:16 pm
Knew that wasn't the only one that think this way, my little girl and I already got 200 Electoons and really want to get all of them and not because of the boss, need the achievement Electoon Legend (https://www.trueachievements.com/a157204/electoon-legend-achievement) at my list mainly because a friend told me that I'll be crazy before getting it so need to prove him that he was wrong about the last boss won't gonna give you spoilers but for what I have seen it will be a pain in the ass to defeat ;D
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Post by: azure on March 08, 2017, 03:56:53 pm
Been dumping all my free time into Nier Automata, love the game so far.
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Post by: doctorlaudanum on March 09, 2017, 10:48:41 am
^Oh my god yes. I'm so glad to finally have a Taro Yoko game with a budget. This is everything I could have have ever wanted. I was a little worried that having a big studio behind him would force him to cut down on the crazy, but the second boss is already one of the most beautifully bizarre things I've ever seen. I could screech about this game all week. Of course, I could be a little biased. :P
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Post by: azure on March 09, 2017, 11:07:31 am
^Oh my god yes. I'm so glad to finally have a Taro Yoko game with a budget. This is everything I could have have ever wanted. I was a little worried that having a big studio behind him would force him to cut down on the crazy, but the second boss is already one of the most beautifully bizarre things I've ever seen. I could screech about this game all week. Of course, I could be a little biased. :P
Me too! I've loved Yoko Taro's game since Drakengard, I assume from your icon you have as well. I must say it is amazing to have a game from him with a budget, I agree. His work definitely shines through in the game so far, and the throwbacks/sidequets to the original Nier are just awesome. I could go on for hours as well :P The point that really got me was with the boss battle at the amusement park on the first playthrough. Once I started fighting it, heard the boss theme drop in sync with the action, and all the gameplay style shifts I knew it was "Nier". Haha, if that makes sense.
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Post by: kashell on March 18, 2017, 06:41:17 pm
I decided to play an action/platformer game in order to break up the RPG playing for a bit. I'm rocking out with Mr. Bones on the Saturn.
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Post by: shepard11 on March 19, 2017, 02:21:59 pm
Decided the last week I'm going to crack 100,000 gamer score this year (i'm at 68,880) so I'm doing a lot of backlog of Xbox 360 and XboxOne this week. I finished up Tales From the Borderlands last night and gotta say man I forgot how much i missed the game and world of Borderlands. I also started playing Marvel Ultimate Alliance Gold for Xbox 360. Is there a game that is as glitchy as that thing that never got patched.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on March 20, 2017, 04:49:19 am
Anyone who knows Nier: Automata and has like beaten it properly, is there are alot of just replaying the same game multiple times? I beat the game, got ending A, and I'm part way into the next bit that I of course won't spoil for anyone else and I see whats different, but is it significantly different? Am I spending the same amount of time doing similar stuff to get the next ending? To learn everything, am I going to have to like replay essentially the same game multiple times or is it more condensed down? I want more story, because it wasn't there in ending A, but the thought of replaying the same stuff I did before is kinda not making want to continue unless I'm gonna get some vastly different experiences.
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Post by: hawk767 on March 21, 2017, 12:02:13 am
Working on a few things right now. Still have an ongoing modded Minecraft game going on pc that I'm going back to every now and then. I started a new character on Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate on Wii U, I've never gotten real far in it, up towards the end of low rank I think, my new character is just about to get access to the lava map. Horizon Zero Dawn I got about a week or 2 ago while I was sick but haven't played since I've gotten better, Monster Hunter has taken up most of that time. Have also started playing Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate on 3DS. I bought 4U back at its release, before I'd played 3U on Wii U, and hated it, mostly for the controls on 3DS, and just couldn't figure out the camera controls. Coming back to it though after lots of time on the Wii U I am feeling pretty comfortable. I also have a Circle Pad Pro on the way too so that should really help.
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Post by: spac316 on March 21, 2017, 12:32:21 am
I played Dragon Quest Builders on PS4 a bit and I enjoyed it. A charming little game, basically Dragon Quest meets Minecraft. Sent it back to Gamefly and I'll buy my own copy when I see it. But for now, I'm still hooked on Berserk Band of the Hawk.
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Post by: telly on March 21, 2017, 11:06:19 pm
So I tried to beat the boss of Persona 3 tonight. Let me just say that this is one of the most aggravating bosses I have ever fought. It takes about an hour to get him down to low health, and he has 13 forms and attacks that block damage for like three turns. Then towards the end he ends up killing my party every time.
I don't have the time to waste playing a single battle for three hours against one boss. I really like this game, but this boss fight just bothers me for some reason. I ended up watching videos on Youtube while I was playing to pass the time because it was so mindless.
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Post by: burningdoom on March 22, 2017, 12:52:30 pm
More LoZ: Breath of the Wild. It permeates my being. I'm at work, and I'm in my head figuring what crafting items I need to gather, and where to go to get them, to get my next set of upgrades.
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Post by: ferraroso on March 22, 2017, 12:55:19 pm
Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation on the Xbox 360. In the hype for Ace Combat 7!!!
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Post by: telly on March 22, 2017, 01:19:35 pm
Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation on the Xbox 360. In the hype for Ace Combat 7!!!
I am soooooo hyped for AC7. I'm very optimistic that it will be great since the game it's returning to Strangreal, has the writer from AC4 and 5 and the composer from 5, Zero, etc. Can't wait :D
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Post by: matimo on March 22, 2017, 02:02:50 pm
Breath of the wild. Im having a blast with it!
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Post by: shepard11 on March 22, 2017, 02:44:34 pm
Been playing The Wolf Among Us and Dead Rising 3 the last couple of nights. I just can't get enough of those Telltale games as of late.
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Post by: turf on March 22, 2017, 04:56:07 pm
I've been playing Breath of the Wild mostly. I'm sprinkling in a little Blaster Master Zero because it's awesome.
Then, there's this other thing I've gotten ate up with. That's Pinball. I freaking love pinball right now. There's something hypnotic about shutting your brain off and just keeping the ball going. I bought Pinball Arcade for the PS4 because I can't afford a real pinball table. Holy Shit this is fun! I love it. I just with the DLC of more tables wasn't so damn high. ($30-$40 /season and there's 6 seasons available)
This has me looking into Virtual Pinball. Anyone ever fooled with one of those?
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Post by: desocietas on March 22, 2017, 08:51:11 pm
I've been playing Breath of the Wild mostly. I'm sprinkling in a little Blaster Master Zero because it's awesome.
Then, there's this other thing I've gotten ate up with. That's Pinball. I freaking love pinball right now. There's something hypnotic about shutting your brain off and just keeping the ball going. I bought Pinball Arcade for the PS4 because I can't afford a real pinball table. Holy Shit this is fun! I love it. I just with the DLC of more tables wasn't so damn high. ($30-$40 /season and there's 6 seasons available)
This has me looking into Virtual Pinball. Anyone ever fooled with one of those?
I've played the Pinball FX games on the 360 and really enjoyed those (they did a great job with the vibrations and weight of the ball in the games), and those were really affordable imo. They have them on Steam as well, though I haven't checked to see if they incorporated the vibration function with that version. That was what really won me over.
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Post by: kashell on March 23, 2017, 08:13:56 am
Mr. Bones was a good time. Now, I'm back to the RPG fun. My current game is Shining Force III.
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Post by: ignition365 on March 23, 2017, 08:21:55 am
Picked up Horizon: Zero Dawn yesterday, giving the game a try because I've heard good things.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on March 28, 2017, 04:43:58 am
I recently felt like snapping my controller in half...Yup, it's Dark Souls time lol
Dove deep into the last DLC for DS3 and its got some infuriating stuff for sure. For the most part, it has a nice challenge, but there's a couple really obnoxious long distance enemies that you can't take out straight up and makes like the first couple couple hours annoying. I hate things like this, they aren't fun. Otherwise I did the first boss fight, which was a good battle. Thought it was gonna be way worse, but I brought in an AI partner to help after a few deaths and managed to do it. I put my gear back to something more durable and maybe could've done it on my own, but honestly, I hate bashing my head against something for too long. I'm not one to spend like an hour or two on ONE thing.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on March 29, 2017, 05:13:28 am
Did the new content for Final Fantasy XV and was fairly disappointed. The tiny Chapter 13 additions, while I didn't play anything Noctis related, the added Gladio stuff feels abit like a demo for the Episode with him. It's there, but it doesn't really improve on the greater issues of the game and honestly, adds a new gap to the story rather than replacing one. Then I played Episode Gladiolus and it's short. The story takes an hour and you get a score attack and special boss. About it. Once again, there's good story tidbits given, the gameplay good, the final boss is good, and they added two rocking songs, but otherwise, it feels abit lacking. For being about Gladiolus, he really doesn't come out truly learning anything. It's more "Episode Cor" than anything with how much you learn about him lol Can't really recommend it unless you are a diehard FFXV fan and that's really tough to be.
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Post by: kashell on March 29, 2017, 09:58:59 am
Did the new content for Final Fantasy XV and was fairly disappointed. The tiny Chapter 13 additions, while I didn't play anything Noctis related, the added Gladio stuff feels abit like a demo for the Episode with him. It's there, but it doesn't really improve on the greater issues of the game and honestly, adds a new gap to the story rather than replacing one. Then I played Episode Gladiolus and it's short. The story takes an hour and you get a score attack and special boss. About it. Once again, there's good story tidbits given, the gameplay good, the final boss is good, and they added two rocking songs, but otherwise, it feels abit lacking. For being about Gladiolus, he really doesn't come out truly learning anything. It's more "Episode Cor" than anything with how much you learn about him lol Can't really recommend it unless you are a diehard FFXV fan and that's really tough to be.
Is this the one where we get to see a shirtless Gladio? That dude is built!
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Post by: desocietas on March 29, 2017, 02:18:41 pm
Is this the one where we get to see a shirtless Gladio? That dude is built!
Kash asking the hard-hitting questions! But it's true, I was annoyed that everyone could take off their jackets to reveal their shirts. But Gladio only has an outer shirt on with no undershirt. So when he took off his outer shirt, he magically put on an undershirt... :-\
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on March 29, 2017, 04:18:22 pm
Is this the one where we get to see a shirtless Gladio? That dude is built!
I sadly must inform you that Gladio doesn't take his jacket off in the DLC. That glorious bod will only ever be teased with his revealing abs.
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Post by: doafan on March 31, 2017, 02:19:48 pm
Stared to play this week Mortal Kombat 9, the last achievement that I got from this tittle was from this past 2012 so after almost five years decided to continue the progress that already had from the story mode where have unlocked recently the achievement Halfway There! (https://www.trueachievements.com/a149330/halfway-there-achievement) which means that finally have completed the 50% of the story mode am also playing DOA5 Ultimate or should I say Dead or Alive Last Round, started to get some interest in getting some "pictures" at the spectator mode :o
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Post by: chrismb on April 02, 2017, 03:29:40 pm
Currently playing Shadow of The Colossus (the ps3 version), Donkey Kong Country 3, Never Alone on Xbox one and EA Sports UFC2
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Post by: shepard11 on April 02, 2017, 09:28:06 pm
In my quest to crack 100,000 gamer score I started playing soul caliber V and MVC2 last night first time in probably first time like 5 years. Forgot how fun those games are.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on April 04, 2017, 12:31:05 am
I'm now slightly regretting having bought The Witness. So many of these puzzles are incredibly hard to figure out lol
How I think it's supposed to go, you are meant to maybe figure out what certain symbols and colors mean on kinda easier stuff and then as you go on, you got a better idea on what to do with harder ones, but far too often I'm just not figuring out what the black dots and the white really mean, even though I've gotten through a number puzzles with them or with any other symbol. Everytime I think I have the puzzle worked out, what the symbol could mean, I find out I absolutely don't. I also absolutely hate on some lines of puzzles, if you fail, it will close that one and make you redo the previous one, but its already still saved, so you just look at what you did, trace it really quick, power up the next one, and hope you get it right. I think this is terrible design as it's not punishing you, it's just creating more tedious busywork. I could understand it slightly as a way to keep people from brute forcing some puzzles, but it's very random when it does this too you.
I'm gonna keep trying, but I've been making my way around the island continually finding stuff that stops progression. Frustrating game for sure, but interesting.
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Post by: muntyjack on April 07, 2017, 05:59:21 am
I love playing online games. Now I am playing Drift Rally Racing and Super Slugger. There are so many games, some of them are very entertaining. After a hard working day it's a good way to remove stress.
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Post by: danball on April 07, 2017, 01:46:59 pm
Shadow Hearts 2 Breath of the Wild Street Fighter Alpha 3
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Post by: abe on April 10, 2017, 07:13:53 pm
Persona 5! 8) It's quite the experience, and was worth the wait. I'm around the 30 hour mark and it feels like I've barely scratched the surface. If the story trophies are any indication of the game's length, I'm not even at the halfway mark yet! :o
I'm also playing Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2 Record Breaker. Having lots of fun with that too, though I'm mainly only playing on lunch breaks at work and as a result progressing much more slowly than with P5.
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Post by: guilty0fbeing on April 11, 2017, 03:12:09 pm
I'm currently playing:
Pang Adventures (PS4)
Giana Sisters (DS)
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Post by: kashell on April 12, 2017, 11:52:09 am
Courtesy of Lady "Deso" D, I'm playing another one of her Secret Santa gifts. This time, I'm playing Ghosthunter. It's not scary in the slightest, but I'm still enjoying it. It's the perfect game to act as a break between RPGs.
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Post by: doafan on April 12, 2017, 01:58:59 pm
Have been playing Killer is Dead where I have to say that honestly expected to be more focused on this title but Heavy Weapon is taking my full attention, was kinda obsessed with the achievement Champion of Freedom (https://www.trueachievements.com/a11737/champion-of-freedom-achievement) which consist in survive for at least twelve minutes in any survival mode online and yesterday I finally got this one, after several attempts I found a decent team that really know what they were doing 8)
(http://i.imgur.com/WbHRDNi.jpg)
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Post by: burningdoom on April 12, 2017, 02:05:00 pm
I need to still finish Halo 4 on the Master Chief Collection for XBox One as that's the only campaign left on there to complete.
I have to say, though, Halo 4 may be the weakest Halo game in the main-series. The story is just not nearly as entertaining as the original trilogy of games. And the gameplay is noticeably more difficult than the other 3 games. Not only that, but in the Master Chief Collection version, in particular, the graphics actually look worse than Halo 1 & 2 since those games received the HD remaster treatment, and 3 & 4 did not.
That said, though, it is still Halo. While it may be weaker than the other 3 before it, it's still fun to play.
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Post by: chrismb on April 12, 2017, 02:35:51 pm
Currently playing Ryse : Son of Rome and Donkey Kong Country 3. Probably gonna start playing Jet Set Radio Future too =)
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Post by: shepard11 on April 12, 2017, 02:36:40 pm
Have been playing Killer is Dead where I have to say that honestly expected to be more focused on this title but Heavy Weapon is taking my full attention, was kinda obsessed with the achievement Champion of Freedom (https://www.trueachievements.com/a11737/champion-of-freedom-achievement) which consist in survive for at least twelve minutes in any survival mode online and yesterday I finally got this one, after several attempts I found a decent team that really know what they were doing 8)
(http://i.imgur.com/WbHRDNi.jpg)
Ive been so close to that achievement and always seems to go to pot by min 11:30. I'm hoping here soon I can have the same happen buncha randoms that kinda click.
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Post by: doafan on April 12, 2017, 09:50:10 pm
Ive been so close to that achievement and always seems to go to pot by min 11:30. I'm hoping here soon I can have the same happen buncha randoms that kinda click.
If you need help to find a good team just send me a message to my Gamertag or invite me to your session ;)
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Post by: guilty0fbeing on April 13, 2017, 09:09:05 am
I'm enjoying Pang Adventures so much. Thank you, LRG. If you remember Buster Bros., you should check it out on PSN. It's just fun, arcade action. So many people thought it was a "mobile-looking" game, but it stays true to the classic!
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on April 13, 2017, 11:12:38 pm
I've been taking my time with Yooka-Laylee (I'm someone that goes hard at a game and puts a lot of hours in pretty quickly), but with this being a retro throwback to a series I've wanted to play for so many years, it's been a very charming and enjoyable experience to dive into this kind of game world again. I'm playing it on PC, which sounds like the best version, so I haven't had any performance issues whatsoever and I think they cleaned up the game by release, so no issues there. It's not perfect, the camera is still abit wonky at times and some of the physics with the rolling can get a little rough. Otherwise it's pretty true to the Banjo games while adding some of its own elements here and there, but its what I wanted, it's what I helped kickstart and I don't regret it even slightly.
It is unfortunate the game was reviewed in whatever state it was in before release, because if they were done after it released, I think it would've scored higher, though the console versions certainly aren't going to be as good as the PC version anyways. I'm hoping the Switch version, which will be the physical version I buy eventually, comes out better.
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Post by: kevininja on April 15, 2017, 04:05:14 pm
Been playing Crysis 2 after watching Gggmanlives's review of the series. I remembered really liking it but for some reason I never finished it.
I'll probably play a bit of Nier as well, if I'm not too distracted by other games :P
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Post by: kashell on April 16, 2017, 01:02:10 pm
I'm in the Chapter 2 Intermission of Tokyo Mirage Sessions. Dang, this is a fun game. It's got the perfect blend of SMT, Japanese culture, J-Pop and Fire Emblem. I've never touched a Fire Emblem, but it's interesting seeing the series go from a medieval setting to something like this.
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Post by: telly on April 16, 2017, 02:56:35 pm
I'm almost done with Pokemon Platinum, just doing some more grinding before taking on the Pokemon League. It's been really playing this as a Nuzlocke challenge and hopefully the Elite Four goes over well! :o
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Post by: guilty0fbeing on April 16, 2017, 04:25:07 pm
Parodius and Nemesis on Game Boy.
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Post by: kevininja on April 16, 2017, 04:34:09 pm
After finishing Crysis 2 I got into a bit of a FPS mood and started The Darkness II. I really like the voice acting and using The Darkness powers feels awesome!
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Post by: chrismb on April 17, 2017, 11:47:33 pm
I was supposed to play Jet Set Radio Future but i ended starting The Warriors on pS2
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Post by: shfan on April 18, 2017, 06:02:16 am
Stuck back into Terrarria.. Terarria? Terrarrarria!? Terra-thing. That.
I had the PS3 version and threw in the towel on the wall of flesh, I'm giving it a go on the PS4 version, hoping that the new items added to this version will give me a slight edge.
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Post by: telly on April 18, 2017, 09:41:00 am
I played maybe 20 minutes of Shovel Knight last night. That game rules! It's so much fun. It will be hard for me to keep from playing it until I can finish some of my other games that I've been eyeing, mainly REmake on the GameCube.
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Post by: turf on April 18, 2017, 09:45:50 am
I played maybe 20 minutes of Shovel Knight last night. That game rules! It's so much fun. It will be hard for me to keep from playing it until I can finish some of my other games that I've been eyeing, mainly REmake on the GameCube.
Skip it all and play Shovel Knight. It's a blast. I love the resurgence of good 2D platformers. Shovel Knight and the Shantae games are some of my favorite games from the past few years.
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Post by: kashell on April 18, 2017, 09:45:59 am
I played maybe 20 minutes of Shovel Knight last night. That game rules! It's so much fun. It will be hard for me to keep from playing it until I can finish some of my other games that I've been eyeing, mainly REmake on the GameCube.
Hellz yes! Such a great game!!
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Post by: burningdoom on April 18, 2017, 12:54:33 pm
I played maybe 20 minutes of Shovel Knight last night. That game rules! It's so much fun. It will be hard for me to keep from playing it until I can finish some of my other games that I've been eyeing, mainly REmake on the GameCube.
Skip it all and play Shovel Knight. It's a blast. I love the resurgence of good 2D platformers. Shovel Knight and the Shantae games are some of my favorite games from the past few years.
Both of those games are amazing REmake and Shovel Knight are two of my favorite of the modern generation (here I am dating myself, lol, I kind of consider anything post 2D consoles "modern").
REmake is one of the best remakes ever done, either that or Metroid Zero Mission may be the greatest remake ever done. The graphics, especially lighting effects, are amazing considering they did that on a GameCube!
And Shovel Knight is one of the best 2D platformers ever made, bar-none. Right up there with the likes of Mario, Sonic, and Rayman. It's like NES DuckTales meets Mega Man, and it's awesome!
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Post by: Cartagia on April 23, 2017, 09:13:28 am
I've been playing Nioh. I'm generally enjoying it, but it is not quite as good as I was hoping (granted my expectations were super high).It's definitely a lot more similar to Dark Souls than a lot of reviews were indicating, but there are definitely some aspects that they copied and probably shouldn't have, as well as some aspects that they would have done well to copy. Enemy placement isn't quite as thoughtful and while I do miss an open world, I do like how the mission structure creates a more friendly way to just sit down and play for a little bit.
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Post by: guilty0fbeing on April 24, 2017, 10:46:26 am
I simply cannot stop playing Under Defeat on PS3. I've been on a shmup kick as of late, and this has been my latest addiction. Yeah, it can get VERY sluggish at times, especially when you drop a bomb, but I'm still having fun. It's not as easy as I'd thought it'd be. If you want a physical copy of this, I'd track it down quick.
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Post by: ignition365 on April 24, 2017, 12:40:15 pm
I managed to finish all of the games that I was in the middle of (bar my long term short burst games) over the weekend. So I was going to make another post seeking suggestions for what to play next... but it appears Statik released today, so I'll probably jump into that this evening... but I'm not convinced that this game will last me very long or that I won't wind up drawing out finishing it... sooooooooo, still need to find a new game to jump into, either with Statik or after Statik.
I'm getting quite comfortable with my retro game room after a little rearrangement, so I'm thinking either PS1 or PS2. Maybe Fear Effect, or maybe something terrible on PS2.
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Post by: shepard11 on April 24, 2017, 05:04:06 pm
I'm finishing up Lego Jurassic World trying to 100% that game then I have to figure out what game I got from Target clearance to try to clear. Toy Soldiers and Batman Telltale are the two front runners.
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Post by: burningdoom on April 24, 2017, 06:39:29 pm
This collection is worth it for DuckTales 2 alone, since that gem goes for $150, used.
But then you add all the rest of those great games, and that is one of the best ways I've ever spent $20! I will say there is a little slowdown here or there, but it's not happening enough that it's a deal-breaker or anything. And nothing anyone that grew up with the NES hasn't experienced before, either.
I'll be focusing on this one for a little bit.
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Post by: kashell on April 25, 2017, 08:43:05 am
While the game room is getting some much needed maintenance, I decided to fire up the Vita. I'm playing Trillion: God of Destruction.
I have to give Idea Factory credit. They really know how to cater to their fans. This game is stylish, quirky and full of hilarious dialogue that has been translated to perfection. Plus, there is a load of free DLC that includes the Neptunia crew. It adds even more wackiness to the game's premise.
I'm about two hours in and really enjoying it. Let's hope this momentum continues.
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Post by: ignition365 on April 25, 2017, 09:19:51 am
I managed to finish all of the games that I was in the middle of (bar my long term short burst games) over the weekend. So I was going to make another post seeking suggestions for what to play next... but it appears Statik released today, so I'll probably jump into that this evening... but I'm not convinced that this game will last me very long or that I won't wind up drawing out finishing it... sooooooooo, still need to find a new game to jump into, either with Statik or after Statik.
I'm getting quite comfortable with my retro game room after a little rearrangement, so I'm thinking either PS1 or PS2. Maybe Fear Effect, or maybe something terrible on PS2.
So, I beat Statik already. I might go finish Lococycle while my wife is playing What Remains of Edith Finch so I don't get any spoilers. Otherwise, to the game room to find a retro game to play.
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Post by: doafan on April 25, 2017, 01:50:17 pm
Purchased this past 12th my digital copy of Rayman Legends and since then me and my daughter have been playing this title every day, we have currently unlocked 28 achievements as a proud dad have to say that at least 75% of them where unlocked by my little girl (Fuck Yeah), right now we are obsessed with the Challenges cause we are trying to beat other people records, already got the Bronze and the Silver cups and really hope that we can have the Gold this week also this past Sunday downloaded and started to play Team Kirby Clash Deluxe (http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/team-kirby-clash-deluxe-3ds) for the 3DS, my daughter plays this one at day and I help her to level up her profile after she got to bed, we are currently at level 12 and damn we are getting a hard time to get those Apples, this is a free game so the only way to get them is to wait 12 hours or to defeat the enemies also we have to unlock some special achievements to get more, this morning before I came to work obtained 18, last night had 67 Apples but my daughter spend all of them purchasing weapons and accessories for the characters :o
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Post by: ignition365 on April 25, 2017, 01:52:43 pm
My wife beat Edith Finch and Ethan Carter today, so I guess I'll be jumping into those two.
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Post by: guilty0fbeing on April 26, 2017, 09:53:19 am
I'm still playing Under Defeated on PS3 and am about to move into Sunset Riders on SNES.
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Post by: bobofatt on April 26, 2017, 10:46:01 am
Just picked up a 3DS. I was checking out reviews and saw Pushmo was rated pretty high. It was a cheap down load, so I bought it. Totally worth the loot. My son are almost done with all the levels....then time to get Crashmo
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Post by: desocietas on April 26, 2017, 03:40:05 pm
Just picked up a 3DS. I was checking out reviews and saw Pushmo was rated pretty high. It was a cheap down load, so I bought it. Totally worth the loot. My son are almost done with all the levels....then time to get Crashmo
The Pushmo games are great! I think there's a total of 4 games, right? 3 of them are on 3DS :)
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Post by: doafan on April 26, 2017, 04:43:10 pm
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Post by: guilty0fbeing on April 27, 2017, 09:13:42 am
I put down Under Defeat for a bit last night and started Ketsui Kizuna Shigokutachi Extra Regular Edition for PS3... WOW! It's crazy! I'm addicted to shmups, no doubt. My only criticism is that I wish the borders of the game were smaller; however, I don't find the small screen to hinder the action.
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Post by: maximo310 on April 27, 2017, 11:51:41 am
Currently playing: Dogyuun (JP) -2nd loop antics Flying Shark/ Hizousame- the first loop, especially the former which looks like an easy 1-all pokemon sun post-game
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Post by: desocietas on April 28, 2017, 11:35:29 am
The Pushmo games are great! I think there's a total of 4 games, right? 3 of them are on 3DS :)
Heard good reviews of this title, in fact I want this game just for my daughter cause she likes puzzle games but dunno if it's only in English :-\
Hm that's a good question. If anything, the european version (called Pullblox) has multiple languages. I can check my 3DS later to see what languages options it has.
Honestly, though, I don't think the reading aspect of it is necessary at all. The basic premise is to save a child who's trapped at the top of the puzzle :) But I guess there's a little reading to explain the basic puzzle solving aspects.
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Post by: telly on April 28, 2017, 01:23:25 pm
Done with school, so during my week off I'll be terrifying myself with REmake on the GameCube :O
Also started Super Mario 3D World co-op with friends :) We're still trying to beat Gauntlet Dark Legacy as well, but it's getting really tough. We're in the ice realm now.
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Post by: ignition365 on April 28, 2017, 01:27:32 pm
I'm intending on taking my first jump into the Disgaea franchise this weekend playing Hour of Darkness.
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Post by: doafan on April 28, 2017, 03:24:24 pm
Hm that's a good question. If anything, the european version (called Pullblox) has multiple languages. I can check my 3DS later to see what languages options it has.
Downloaded yesterday the demo from the Nintendo Store and it does support this language, have to admit that I was very entertained until the free levels run out and they started to ask me to use real money to pay and this way be able to play the next stages, indeed I'll gonna buy the complete game but it appears that my daughter didn't liked, can't believe that she didn't liked those designs/colors and an almost 40 years old guy like myself did enjoy it ;D
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Post by: desocietas on April 28, 2017, 04:17:50 pm
Hm that's a good question. If anything, the european version (called Pullblox) has multiple languages. I can check my 3DS later to see what languages options it has.
Downloaded yesterday the demo from the Nintendo Store and it does support this language, have to admit that I was very entertained until the free levels run out and they started to ask me to use real money to pay and this way be able to play the next stages, indeed I'll gonna buy the complete game but it appears that my daughter didn't liked, can't believe that she didn't liked those designs/colors and an almost 40 years old guy like myself did enjoy it ;D
Awww, haha. Maybe in the future she can try out the demo before purchase? I'm glad they had it in your language :) And, if anything, I'm glad you'll enjoy the game! I'm in my mid-30s and thought it was super cute and challenging!
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Post by: guilty0fbeing on May 01, 2017, 10:48:53 am
Blue Rider (PS4)
It's way more difficult than I imagined. Still, however, I am having fun!
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Post by: hawk767 on May 01, 2017, 06:18:19 pm
Just got and started Pokemon Moon, just got past the first Kahuna in fact. Liking the changes so far. Besides that pretty regularly playing Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate now that I have a Circle Pad Pro, really enjoying the game and looking forward to Capcom hopefully (please?) bringing the main series to the Switch, that will definitely be what drives me to jump into the Switch game.
I've also been playing pretty much all of the Souls titles off and on, including Bloodborne. I'm toying with the idea of starting from Demons Souls and carrying a character through every title, I've finished all of them just not Dark Souls 3, I also haven't completed the DLC for any of the games besides Dark Souls 1.
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Post by: azure on May 02, 2017, 06:19:58 pm
I'm currently still on my first playthrough Persona 5 and I started Fire Emblem Mystery of the Emblem for SNES as well.
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Post by: telly on May 02, 2017, 07:50:36 pm
Now that REmake is done I will be starting up Shovel Knight in addition to Tales of Symphonia! Can't wait :)
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Post by: desocietas on May 04, 2017, 11:26:16 am
Fired up a few randoms: - Syberia 2: very much like the first one so far... not a bad thing! - Puyo Puyo Tetris: Really fun party game. Have played with friends and the modes are pretty different and fun. Haven't delved into adventure mode yet and the Puyo Puyo part still bewilders me, but it's fun! - Mario Kart 8 Deluxe: I'm still terrible at this game, but it's still easy to pick up and play for a few races
Still forever trying to play: - Persona 5: restarted it after 14 hours. Hoping that this second go around will pull me in a little more. - FFXIV: Slowly making my way through the story quests so that I'll be set for Stormblood, the new expansion pack in June.
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Post by: telly on May 04, 2017, 11:37:45 am
Still forever trying to play: - Persona 5: restarted it after 14 hours. Hoping that this second go around will pull me in a little more.
I'm curious, what about the game hasn't been pulling you in? I'm planning on picking it up one of these days
I can't quite put my finger on it. Everyone I know who's played it is absolutely in love, calling it the best one in the series, but I haven't gotten that yet. One friend did admit that it can be a little slow to pick up in the beginning, so I'm hoping that's all it is. So far, just nothing has quite blown me away yet. I know in P3FES, the music got me immediately, then the style. P4 had great music as well, and the colorful artstyle and silly humor kept me going. So far P5 just feels very... brooding, I guess?
It might also just not be the right mindset/weather for me to play it...?
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Post by: telly on May 04, 2017, 12:41:08 pm
Still forever trying to play: - Persona 5: restarted it after 14 hours. Hoping that this second go around will pull me in a little more.
I'm curious, what about the game hasn't been pulling you in? I'm planning on picking it up one of these days
I can't quite put my finger on it. Everyone I know who's played it is absolutely in love, calling it the best one in the series, but I haven't gotten that yet. One friend did admit that it can be a little slow to pick up in the beginning, so I'm hoping that's all it is. So far, just nothing has quite blown me away yet. I know in P3FES, the music got me immediately, then the style. P4 had great music as well, and the colorful artstyle and silly humor kept me going. So far P5 just feels very... brooding, I guess?
It might also just not be the right mindset/weather for me to play it...?
Hmm interesting! Having just played P3 FES maybe I should wait a bit before diving into P5, I still need a PS4 anyway because I want that version :)
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Post by: burningdoom on May 04, 2017, 12:49:11 pm
This is free on XBox Live this month. Been wanting to play it for a while, I just never got around to downloading it.
I just started it playing right before bed. I enjoyed what I played, but I didn't get any further than the first level.
The game mechanics are cool, switching between characters on the fly and changing the scenery as well. And I love the hard-rocking side of the soundtrack (I changed my sound options to play that only, rather than the cutesy soundtrack). And the graphics are gorgeous for a 2D game.
But it is far different than the original C64 Giana Sisters, which was a SMB 1 clone. Not bad, just different.
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Post by: shfan on May 09, 2017, 10:22:31 pm
Stardew Valley on the PS4. At first the graphics were a little jarring (the pseudo-16 bit look is not easy on the eye, particularly with small character sprites) and the NPCs' dialogue left me a little... jarred, again I guess, it was so different to Harvest Moon's dialogue, but after awhile playing I have to say it's a gorgeous game and so well made! Really pleased to be playing it. TBH I always collect harvest moon games when I can, but it's been a good few years since I sat down and played one, this has definitely reignited my interest in the FarmPG (TM) genre for me :D
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Post by: shepard11 on May 10, 2017, 10:32:17 am
Been playing Lego Batman 3 (trying to get 100% on that game). But I decided to take a break last night and busted out my monitor, my Saturn and my Dreamcast. My poor twitch followers had to sit through an hour of Street Fighter the Movie the Game. Then finished the night out with MvC2, had so much fun might do it again tonight.
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Post by: chrismb on May 10, 2017, 07:24:55 pm
I've been playing Fahrenheit on PS2, Giana Sisters twisted dreams and Shenmue
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Post by: tigerbillionaire on May 11, 2017, 01:34:48 pm
I started playing Horizon Zero Dawn two days ago and I'm liking it so far. Beginning was pretty slow but now it's finally picking up.
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Post by: doafan on May 12, 2017, 01:00:10 pm
Awww, haha. Maybe in the future she can try out the demo before purchase?
She already started with the demo but hasn't been able to complete all the levels of course am helping her but the idea is to make her thing and solve the puzzles by herself, me in the other hand started to play and have been playing all this week Final Exam (https://www.trueachievements.com/game/Final-Exam/achievements?gamerid=593221&showall=1), am trying to beat this title but the damn last boss is kicking my ass every time, dunno what the hell am doing wrong cause already have unlocked the chainsaw or maybe is my old controller which needs to be replaced anyway hope that I can finally beat it this weekend also have been playing like crazy Team Kirby Clash Deluxe, reached level 35 also got my 105 achievements this morning before I came to the office, want to level up a little more before unlocking the new bosses 8)
(http://i.imgur.com/SHdEI7h.jpg)
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Post by: guilty0fbeing on May 16, 2017, 02:23:41 pm
I'm still on a steady diet of Blue Rider on PS4. I'm at Level 4. I want to beat Level 4 today!
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Post by: desocietas on May 16, 2017, 03:05:17 pm
Slowly but steadily working on Persona 5. Finished the first big objective over the weekend and looking forward to progressing story/social links. FFXIV has maintenance today, so I might work on that or play more of the adventure mode in Puyo Puyo Tetris. The Tetris parts are easy, but I'm still trying to figure out how the Puyo Puyo parts work ???
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Post by: kashell on May 16, 2017, 04:10:08 pm
I started Crimson Tears for the PlayStation 2 about a week ago. Man, this game is a blast. It's a beat 'em up, but it has some RPG features and a solid story and cast that make it more than just your typical game in the genre. The cel-shaded presentation and enemy variety work so well for this game. I really like how the combo system isn't just about mashing buttons. It requires more precise input, but there are so many weapons and combos to try so everyone will find something that clicks well for them.
If there was ever a game that would do well with an online re-release to include the original game plus couch co-op or online co-op, it would be this.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on May 17, 2017, 04:06:34 am
Having a real love-hate relationship with The Surge right now. Overall, the game is definitely a step up from Lords of the Fallen, which was just a poor mans Dark Souls, and while this game is just trying to be a scifi Dark Souls, it has a number unique elements that I enjoy and find cool.
Seeing that it is a wannabe Dark Souls/Bloodborne game, I think it struggles to create gameplay that makes sense and struggles to stack up to those games. It's hard to figure out attacks you can or can't block and between enemies, as there's just a lack of consistency with these attacks. In Souls games, you can usually block most attacks unless the attack is a grab, a massive power strike, magic, or something that might knock you off balance. In Surge, they attack straight through the block and do huge damage.
The scrub enemies have a running lunge that can't be blocked, so you have to dodge. It's the only noticeable normal enemy attack that has a good tell. The two handed faster guys have a running lunge with multiple strikes, but it can be blocked. His unblockable is a quick strike with not much of a tell. There's a slow hammer guy who also has a charge, but is blockable, but his uppercut hammer doesn't have a very great tell and is a double unblockable. Souls games tend to have a lot more leeway with dodging, blocking and even offering you health items. Surge I don't feel has enough of that, which makes it way harder than it should be and relies on seemingly random pickups for the implants which deal with like boosts and health recovery. Even Nioh did better (It has it's roots in the Ninja Gaiden series, but very much adopts a lot of Souls in it). Sure, I know what the attacks are now, but it makes some feel impossible to get away from, especially when you are stuck into certain attacks and that all enemies so far have an attack like this. This was never a thing with the Souls games.
It doesn't help that I can't play quite how I want. I tend to like heavy build guys if I get the option, but the heavy armor in this is so slow, combined with slow weapons, and when you bring in the blocking issues, and how it doesn't deflect enough damage, I have no reason to play that way. I couldn't beat the 1st boss with it. So far, it's best to go with the lighter armor, and have a heavy weapon, because you get an attack speed buff wearing the full light armor and I believe more energy for strikes and are just way faster in general.
Where Souls is frustrating because it's such a genuine challenge, but I can learn to get better, Surge feels more artificial in its difficulty at the moment to me.
Anyone else playing the game right now that can share their view on it?
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Post by: guilty0fbeing on May 17, 2017, 10:49:37 am
Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge is way too hard.
I went back to Parodius last night on GB; it's way easier to play on the Retron 5.
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Post by: burningdoom on May 17, 2017, 01:02:00 pm
I started Crimson Tears for the PlayStation 2 about a week ago. Man, this game is a blast. It's a beat 'em up, but it has some RPG features and a solid story and cast that make it more than just your typical game in the genre. The cel-shaded presentation and enemy variety work so well for this game. I really like how the combo system isn't just about mashing buttons. It requires more precise input, but there are so many weapons and combos to try so everyone will find something that clicks well for them.
If there was ever a game that would do well with an online re-release to include the original game plus couch co-op or online co-op, it would be this.
Like I don't have enough PS2 games already...I'm gonna have to get this one.
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Post by: shepard11 on May 17, 2017, 06:19:59 pm
I started Crimson Tears for the PlayStation 2 about a week ago. Man, this game is a blast. It's a beat 'em up, but it has some RPG features and a solid story and cast that make it more than just your typical game in the genre. The cel-shaded presentation and enemy variety work so well for this game. I really like how the combo system isn't just about mashing buttons. It requires more precise input, but there are so many weapons and combos to try so everyone will find something that clicks well for them.
If there was ever a game that would do well with an online re-release to include the original game plus couch co-op or online co-op, it would be this.
Like I don't have enough PS2 games already...I'm gonna have to get this one.
I was thinking the same thing.
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Post by: mmoseeker on May 17, 2017, 09:48:58 pm
i am playing elder scroll online ps4 version
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Post by: guilty0fbeing on May 17, 2017, 10:05:05 pm
I played a little bit of THPS on PS1 tonight?
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Post by: shfan on May 18, 2017, 12:13:47 am
Anyone else playing the game right now that can share their view on it?
*Potential spoilers for The Surge!*
TBH I don't think running direct comparisons with Souls is going to serve you well with this game or others like it, especially since FROM has essentially been making them since the first King's Field, that's a lot of practice, even then variations between titles like Bloodborne and DS II can become bones of contention. FROM got lucky, their throwback was released just when players were hankering after some old-skool punishment and the dawn of realization that a lot of babies were thrown out with the bathwater when developers just chucked away all the old genres and playstyles in favour of 3D action adventure mish-mashes that most games became during the 360/PS3 era. It's going to take some perfecting for other studios to come up to Souls' standards and they may well move away from it altogether in the same way other genres and sub-groups evolve.
I definitely agree that combat is tricky and lop-sided with regards to 'tells', it's so easy to get butchered when faced with an enemy you can normally beat no problem. Recently during gameplay there was a tutorial message about ducking/jumping and counter-attacking - christ, I have enough trouble just blocking or dodging, how am I supposed to do that?!?
With light VS heavy armour.. the way I'm looking at it is that both the starter sets are just that, most likely the later suits of armour will properly allow specialization IE lighter armour with massive speed boosts vs. heavy armour with noticeably improved defense ratings. I got a level 3 mod, for instance, which is twice as effective as the level 1 mod it replaced - that hints to the rig set-up blossoming later on in the game, with improving it across all areas dragging things slightly in your favour. Even then, armour points don't seem to do much at all to damage caused, it looks to be just how effective that slight defense bump is overall, which then gets combined with damage/speed bonuses, more effective healing etc. to make a full package.
For all that let's see if I can actually get further, I'm on the second area (sounds like you're the same) and have not managed to open a single shortcut for hours of gameplay, the distance to cover and enemies to best before opening them has proved too great.
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Post by: shfan on May 18, 2017, 04:00:49 am
Follow up: after another couple of hours there's been a kind of *POP* and all of a sudden progress has been coming thick and fast, some item acquisitions have confirmed my suspicions about the initial items (to my mind), all I can suggest is you keep giving it a chance kamikazekeeg, it may evolve into something better.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on May 18, 2017, 04:58:12 am
Anyone else playing the game right now that can share their view on it?
*Potential spoilers for The Surge!*
TBH I don't think running direct comparisons with Souls is going to serve you well with this game or others like it, especially since FROM has essentially been making them since the first King's Field, that's a lot of practice, even then variations between titles like Bloodborne and DS II can become bones of contention. FROM got lucky, their throwback was released just when players were hankering after some old-skool punishment and the dawn of realization that a lot of babies were thrown out with the bathwater when developers just chucked away all the old genres and playstyles in favour of 3D action adventure mish-mashes that most games became during the 360/PS3 era. It's going to take some perfecting for other studios to come up to Souls' standards and they may well move away from it altogether in the same way other genres and sub-groups evolve.
I definitely agree that combat is tricky and lop-sided with regards to 'tells', it's so easy to get butchered when faced with an enemy you can normally beat no problem. Recently during gameplay there was a tutorial message about ducking/jumping and counter-attacking - christ, I have enough trouble just blocking or dodging, how am I supposed to do that?!?
With light VS heavy armour.. the way I'm looking at it is that both the starter sets are just that, most likely the later suits of armour will properly allow specialization IE lighter armour with massive speed boosts vs. heavy armour with noticeably improved defense ratings. I got a level 3 mod, for instance, which is twice as effective as the level 1 mod it replaced - that hints to the rig set-up blossoming later on in the game, with improving it across all areas dragging things slightly in your favour. Even then, armour points don't seem to do much at all to damage caused, it looks to be just how effective that slight defense bump is overall, which then gets combined with damage/speed bonuses, more effective healing etc. to make a full package.
For all that let's see if I can actually get further, I'm on the second area (sounds like you're the same) and have not managed to open a single shortcut for hours of gameplay, the distance to cover and enemies to best before opening them has proved too great.
Wait...Jumping and Ducking are a moveset? I didn't even know there was ducking in the game and I'm in the second area around the first Ops station. Think I'm like 3 or 4 hours in so far. And I can jump to dodge attacks? How am I supposed to utilize four different abilities when half the time the camera isn't even giving a good enough view to deal with faster strikes and so many areas are narrow as hell? I mean, I learned counter-attack easy enough, it's basic and lenient, but why does this game need more than just dodge and block? Learning this has kinda made the game worse to me lol Now that I think back, I possibly did ducking on accident in a fight, but because I infrequently did it, I thought it was just some out of place aspect like getting hit or simply letting go of block and trying to run or move weird...
I'm sure it does open up as otherwise the game would get boring gear wise, but until it does, right now heavy seems like a pure disadvantage since you take so much damage either way. I think the Goliath gear gave like a crush bonus for damage, I forget exactly, but that's not worth it if I can't dodge or strike quick enough to avoid unblockables or even just normal powerful strikes.
It is nice to hear it gets better, but I hate games so much that do this. It's like when I was told that Final Fantasy XIII gets better, but you gotta play for like 20 hours to get to it. Not that I think that game actually gets better, but I hate when games seemingly have that about them. I mean, the Souls game had a rough learning curve, but once you figured out your weapons and limitations, the game only gets easier outside of bosses and surprises from new areas. I am thinking of selling the game off to a friend here in a week, so maybe I'll try to play till then to see if anything does it for me, but right now I'm mostly finding myself annoyed with the game rather than having fun.
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Post by: ignition365 on May 18, 2017, 09:18:12 am
Welp, now that I know that the King's Field series is a precursor to the Souls franchise, the rest of the King's Field games are on my wishlist.
Thanks. lol
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Post by: guilty0fbeing on May 18, 2017, 09:20:40 am
I received Little Nightmares last night. I want to start, but I have too many games going at once.
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Post by: burningdoom on May 18, 2017, 12:44:40 pm
Welp, now that I know that the King's Field series is a precursor to the Souls franchise, the rest of the King's Field games are on my wishlist.
Thanks. lol
I ADORE the King's Field games. I've played through them so many times.
I will give you fair warning though: It's a slow plod at first until you level-up a bit. The reason being is that your running is tied to your stamina, which is very low at first. And it has some very early, very ugly 3D graphics. (But for me, graphics aren't a big deal if I enjoy the game.)
But what's really cool about it, is that it's an entirely open-world (granted, with lots tunnels) that has no separations or loading times between areas. And this was during a time when such games just didn't exist yet because mostly the Saturn, SNES, and PS1 just couldn't do that (N64 wasn't out yet, this was a VERY early PS1 game).
But man, the sense of satisfaction you get when you discover new things or beat a particular hard area in that game is great, because the game really makes you figure out what to do, while leaving only small clues in the sparsely populated NPCs dialogue or the description of items you find.
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Post by: shfan on May 18, 2017, 04:23:45 pm
kamikazekeeg: After another few hours unlocking shortcuts and exploring I'd have to say it's still not -that- much improved, now up against the second boss and again it only takes a few hits before I'm snuffed. I think you called it right, I'll keep going with it for now but you're probably better off getting rid (just an opinion, but I can sympathize with games just not hitting the right spots).
ignition365: Very welcome ;D Burningdoom's elaboration is spot-on, it's also worth mentioning that it's in the first person and the whole collect-your-souls after death thing isn't there, but you can see the foundations. Instant death from falling into the sea/lava etc., crumbling pathways, powerful monsters grouped together, uber-bosses hanging around early areas etc. etc.
It's funny, back when PS2/Xbox/GC were current, there was a market trader I bought games off who often talked to me about King's Field IV for the PS2, it was his favourite game. He always said people said it was too hard, but the exploration, difficulty and sneaking around corners all struck a chord with him. Nobody else was talking about it then, it was an obscure game that just came and went, but it's lead on to one of the most notable console series in recent memory.
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Post by: azure on May 18, 2017, 06:08:28 pm
I've been playing Unravel, just finished it today. I still have to go through the levels without dying to complete it though. Great game, love the story, music, environments, everything really. Recommend to anyone who likes platformers and aesthetically pleasing games like Flower and Journey. You can tell the love the team put into this game, it really shows if you read all the quotes/credits.
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Post by: Flashback2012 on May 18, 2017, 06:25:51 pm
Been immersed in Zelda: BotW lately. The weapons breaking is damn annoying and I wouldn't have minded if they made it a hair more linear which is ironic because I'm often guilty of not following the beaten path in open-world games. :P
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Post by: guilty0fbeing on May 18, 2017, 10:54:23 pm
Platypus on PSP
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Post by: shepard11 on May 19, 2017, 12:41:12 am
What the heck is that? I'm always looking for new and interesting games on my PSP
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on May 19, 2017, 03:09:47 am
Decided I'd finally start playing Life is Strange since the first episode is free and they are working on another game. Haven't played one of these choice story games in abit, since Walking Dead Season 2 and the first episode of Tales From The Borderlands that I started earlier this month. The stories hook and characters seems interesting enough, not quite enough to jump in for 20 bucks, but I'll wait for the summer sale to offer it up for cheap as I believe it's dropped down to 50% and lower before. Plus any game that has someone that says "Hella" in it, I'm cool with that lol
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Post by: guilty0fbeing on May 19, 2017, 09:14:56 am
What the heck is that? I'm always looking for new and interesting games on my PSP
It's a cute 'em up, or a cute shmup. It's nothing amazing. However, I'm happy to own it.
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Post by: doafan on May 19, 2017, 01:03:25 pm
Am still playing Team Kirby Clash Deluxe where this morning have reached level 43, unlocked so far more than the half of the achievements that this game has to offer, have been playing this addictive title for almost the 40 hours and haven't spent a single real dollar purchasing the weapons, upgrades of the apples to cheat and do things faster also have been playing all this week Asura's Wrath, have to admit that am not the kind of person that likes/enjoy those annoying quick time events honestly purchased this one because it had a huge discount also because it has one of the weirdest achievements that wanted to have at my profile, am talking about View of the Valley (https://www.trueachievements.com/a161434/view-of-the-valley-achievement) anyway is not a bad game like I used to think, hope that I can finish it if not today maybe tomorrow ;D
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on May 23, 2017, 05:02:41 am
Anyone playing Injustice 2? I picked it up on Saturday and have been really liking it. I haven't played a fighting game this much since like the old Tekken 3 days. Good story, visually impressive, lots of singleplayer content. I haven't even done multiplayer yet, I've just been going through the multiverse getting boxes for gear. My main right now is Harley, just got to 20, trying to get the outfits I want for her, primarily her classic outfit (Getting close, just need the right chest piece), but she's been the most fun to play. Haven't quite figured out other characters I like yet. Robin looks cool, but his movement isn't right for me. I like Green Arrow, but not really a favorite character, but gameplay is alright. Bane I like, he's essentially the Zangief of the game. Supergirl is pretty solid for me, she's up to 10 and so is Batman around 12. Still haven't even played like a half dozen characters.
Also, sidenote, but a bummer, Joker looks pretty terrible in this, not quite Suicide Squad movie bad, but you can get a new hair style for him that is more normal and does away with the swoosh and isn't a really terrible hat, but looks SO much better. Everything about his style is bad though, it really sucks. It's a very weird idea for him this. Might be up there as one of the worst versions of him outside of maybe face skinned Joker, the version from "The Batman" cartoon, and Jared Leto Joker. I know they can't just keep the old kinda...classy suit Joker...but in trying to push for realism in this game and to slightly feel like Leto, Joker just comes off as more of a goober with a little makeup on. Voice is okay, nothing special, but it functions. I think I heard it was the one from the previous game.
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Post by: guilty0fbeing on May 23, 2017, 10:03:49 am
I just finished level four in Blue Rider. Now we're off to level five. I love this game.
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Post by: spac316 on May 23, 2017, 01:26:51 pm
Playing Diablo III Reaper of Souls for PS4 currently.
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Post by: burningdoom on May 23, 2017, 01:41:56 pm
Super Mario 3D World for Wii U.
I seriously don't know how Nintendo fans keep crapping on this entry. Every time I pick it up, I can't stop playing it for a good while (I've beaten it before). It's just good old-fashioned, pick-up and play, fun gameplay. I turned it on for something for my 2-year old daughter to play on the screen of the Wii U Pad so I could finish a project I was working on, and then ended up playing it for hours after she was done, lol.
It feels like what a 3D Mario game should've been to begin with, IMO.
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Post by: telly on May 23, 2017, 02:16:14 pm
Personally I like 3D world a lot, my only issue is that I have a really hard time playing it after being used to 2D mario, having just finished NSMB U.
I just find moving in 3D space to be really tough and I fall and die more often. I think I just have to get used to the controls and get more spatial awareness, then it will be okay.
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Post by: guilty0fbeing on May 23, 2017, 03:09:35 pm
I love Super Mario Land 3D!
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Post by: theravenfreak on May 23, 2017, 10:12:10 pm
I've been playing Pokemon Black 2 lately. I've never completed the game before, so what I did was transfer all my Pokemon to Sun version and started a new save since I haven't touched the game in about two years. I have my first badge already, but I'm training before I take on Roxie.
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Post by: desocietas on May 24, 2017, 01:57:08 pm
Anyone playing Injustice 2? I picked it up on Saturday and have been really liking it. I haven't played a fighting game this much since like the old Tekken 3 days. Good story, visually impressive, lots of singleplayer content. I haven't even done multiplayer yet, I've just been going through the multiverse getting boxes for gear. My main right now is Harley, just got to 20, trying to get the outfits I want for her, primarily her classic outfit (Getting close, just need the right chest piece), but she's been the most fun to play. Haven't quite figured out other characters I like yet. Robin looks cool, but his movement isn't right for me. I like Green Arrow, but not really a favorite character, but gameplay is alright. Bane I like, he's essentially the Zangief of the game. Supergirl is pretty solid for me, she's up to 10 and so is Batman around 12. Still haven't even played like a half dozen characters.
Also, sidenote, but a bummer, Joker looks pretty terrible in this, not quite Suicide Squad movie bad, but you can get a new hair style for him that is more normal and does away with the swoosh and isn't a really terrible hat, but looks SO much better. Everything about his style is bad though, it really sucks. It's a very weird idea for him this. Might be up there as one of the worst versions of him outside of maybe face skinned Joker, the version from "The Batman" cartoon, and Jared Leto Joker. I know they can't just keep the old kinda...classy suit Joker...but in trying to push for realism in this game and to slightly feel like Leto, Joker just comes off as more of a goober with a little makeup on. Voice is okay, nothing special, but it functions. I think I heard it was the one from the previous game.
I watched my bf play Injustice 2 on launch, and I was really impressed by the cutscenes and general animations of the characters, especially Harley. They did a really great job with her and seeing her "retro" skin was pretty neat as well. There're soooo many characters, and the story is really beefy - a big difference from what he got from MKX and the last Street Fighter.
He was really enjoying Harley, but since he's doing story atm, he's getting a chance to just try out all the characters. Looking forward to seeing him play more.
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Post by: turf on May 24, 2017, 03:17:40 pm
I watched my bf play Injustice 2 on launch, and I was really impressed by the cutscenes and general animations of the characters, especially Harley. They did a really great job with her and seeing her "retro" skin was pretty neat as well. There're soooo many characters, and the story is really beefy - a big difference from what he got from MKX and the last Street Fighter.
He was really enjoying Harley, but since he's doing story atm, he's getting a chance to just try out all the characters. Looking forward to seeing him play more.
Yeah Street Fighter V was a big disappointment. I wanted that to be the fighting game I got into for the first time, like really getting into a fighting game as I haven't done that in many years, but that was a flop. Injustice 2 has been so much better in every way. Starting to like Joker more, though he doesn't quite have the kit I feel I'll like in the long run, and Green Arrow is pretty fun with his arrow options and general special moves. Really need to get him in a hood though as the only gear I got is a normal hat and a Robin Hood hat, which both look awful lol Bane I'm feeling is abit too clunky for my own good, so for now, i think I'm gonna try and get Joker and Green Arrow to 20.
Oh and as a headsup, if you go through battle simulator in the multiverse, can just do the easiest one, you get a little bonus bit of story for every character, more traditional arcade story stuff than the big campaign, and a free color shader for that character.
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Post by: desocietas on May 24, 2017, 06:58:49 pm
Oh and as a headsup, if you go through battle simulator in the multiverse, can just do the easiest one, you get a little bonus bit of story for every character, more traditional arcade story stuff than the big campaign, and a free color shader for that character.
Nice! I'll be sure to let him know :)
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Post by: shepard11 on May 25, 2017, 12:21:50 am
Really want Injustice myself but since my cat needs groomed my Injustice money going to that fluffy ball. So I'm playing the Year of the Snake DLC for Sleeping Dogs. I love this game just wish the racing AI wasn't a buncha cheapin bastards.
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Post by: kashell on May 25, 2017, 08:06:57 am
I finally started Bloodborne.
Oh. My. F***. This game is close to perfection. It hits all the right notes as an action game AND as a horror game. I just finished the Clerical Beast and can't wait to keep going.
I also started Utawarerumono, which no one else on VG Collect has ever heard of. ^.~
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Post by: ignition365 on May 25, 2017, 08:23:12 am
Oh. My. F***. This game is close to perfection. It hits all the right notes as an action game AND as a horror game. I just finished the Clerical Beast and can't wait to keep going.
I also started Utawarerumono, which no one else on VG Collect has ever heard of. ^.~
It took me getting used to the stagger system and not having a shield to really get into Bloodborne.
Also, every time I see Utawarerumono, I read it as underwaterrayromano.
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Post by: guilty0fbeing on May 25, 2017, 10:16:11 am
I was so exhausted after field day yesterday (I'm a teacher)... I didn't play anything. I'll be jumping into Fire Emblem Echoes today because I have an early release. Luckily, I'll have a few hours alone... and then the wife and kid will arrive.
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Post by: doafan on May 28, 2017, 02:11:57 pm
Can't stop playing Kirby Clash Deluxe yesterday was able to reach level 49 also have unlocked the last path to reach the latest bosses which by the way are so fucking expensive to access, still haven't paid a single dollar/peso to upgrade the armor or the weapons neither to have a boost to kill any of the enemies, practice makes perfection and knowing the pattern of movements helped me a lot here also am playing again Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate, noticed that for a limited time they unlocked Nyotengu so since she is not a free character I decided to get all of her costumes now that I got the chance, if by anyway I can have some extra money definitely will gonna purchase her and Phase 4, it's to bad that Team Ninja aren't giving support to the 360 version, would love to have some of the newest costumes :-\
I also started Utawarerumono, which no one else on VG Collect has ever heard of. ^.~
Haha, I picked it up! I haven't cracked it open yet... still slowly meandering through P5 :/
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Post by: shepard11 on May 28, 2017, 04:40:55 pm
Free Overwatch weekend on the Xbox One figure I'll try it out. And I can see why a lot of people play this but to me it was just like playing Team Fortress 2 in college. I might pick it up if I ever find it cheap but at full price it ain't for me.
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Post by: azure on May 28, 2017, 06:03:14 pm
Finished up the 100% for Zone of the Enders and watched the OVA as well. Going through the franchise again, playing ZoE: Fist of Mars next, which is the only ZoE thing I've never played/watched.
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Post by: guilty0fbeing on May 29, 2017, 03:11:12 pm
I'm playing Strafe onPS4. It's fun but it needs its bugs fixed!
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Post by: kashell on May 30, 2017, 08:15:01 am
I also started Utawarerumono, which no one else on VG Collect has ever heard of. ^.~
Haha, I picked it up! I haven't cracked it open yet... still slowly meandering through P5 :/
Aww, I'm glad I'm not the only one!
It's actually pretty good. It's definitely more of a visual novel with strategy battles tacked on as an after thought, but I'm enjoying it for the most part.
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Post by: telly on May 30, 2017, 08:47:09 am
I'm about 30 hours into Tales of Symphonia. I'm probably going to play Demon's Souls next! It'll be my first souls game. :)
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Post by: kashell on May 30, 2017, 09:09:53 am
Man-oh-man. I'm jealous that you'll be experiencing Demon's Souls for the first time. Also, I can't think of a better game to introduce you to the Souls series.
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Post by: telly on May 30, 2017, 09:13:56 am
That's good to hear; I wasn't sure if it makes sense to start with Demon's Souls, the first Dark Souls, or even go further back to King's Field, haha
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Post by: kashell on May 30, 2017, 09:34:37 am
I'm about 30 hours into Tales of Symphonia. I'm probably going to play Demon's Souls next! It'll be my first souls game. :)
As someone who dove into the genre recently, it's really really good. Demon's Souls and Bloodborne are top tier.
I'm planning on getting Dark Souls III Fire Fades edition so I can finish the Souls genre, but it's a bit more than I want to spend right now.
Anybody have any suggestions of games to play? I'm just about done with 3D Dot Game Heroes, whether I finish it or abandon it. Not sure what to jump into now.
Anybody have any suggestions of games to play? I'm just about done with 3D Dot Game Heroes, whether I finish it or abandon it. Not sure what to jump into now.
Judging form your sig I see you got MS Saga. If I remember correctly you like SD Gundam model kits, so you will get a kick out of seeing all your favorite suits in SD battling it out in an RPG. I'd check that out if you're up for an RPG.
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Post by: ignition365 on May 30, 2017, 10:59:58 am
Anybody have any suggestions of games to play? I'm just about done with 3D Dot Game Heroes, whether I finish it or abandon it. Not sure what to jump into now.
Judging form your sig I see you got MS Saga. If I remember correctly you like SD Gundam model kits, so you will get a kick out of seeing all your favorite suits in SD battling it out in an RPG. I'd check that out if you're up for an RPG.
Gundam is a weird thing for me. I've never had any real interest in it except for the original SD gundam show because it was funny as heck. My best friend growing up was a huge fan of Gundam and he passed away 10 years ago this August, we played games a lot (Armored Core, Timesplitters, Smash Bros, etc.) but I almost never played his 2 of his favorite series... Battlefront and Gundam. I've been trying to get into both or at the very least acquire said games.
I do rather enjoy putting together the model kits though, stickers and painting aside.
A PS2 game would be good though, so maybe I'll give MS Saga a go.
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Post by: guilty0fbeing on May 30, 2017, 06:43:35 pm
I put Strafe up and am playing Shadow Warrior. I played 8 chapters today.
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Post by: telly on May 31, 2017, 12:18:16 pm
I decided to start up Yu-Gi-Oh! Seven Trials to Glory: World Championship 2005 (long ass name) alongside TOS. I've never played anything remotely Yu-Gi-Oh! before, and maybe only have about 5 cards in real life. Nonetheless, I love card games, so I wanted to try out a Yu-Gi-Oh! game since there are a ton of them. I had to look up some tutorials on Youtube beforehand so I would at least know a little bit about what I was doing.
I'm enjoying it so far, though I have a lot to learn about the game, that's what makes it fun :D
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Post by: azure on May 31, 2017, 06:38:47 pm
I decided to start up Yu-Gi-Oh! Seven Trials to Glory: World Championship 2005 (long ass name) alongside TOS. I've never played anything remotely Yu-Gi-Oh! before, and maybe only have about 5 cards in real life. Nonetheless, I love card games, so I wanted to try out a Yu-Gi-Oh! game since there are a ton of them. I had to look up some tutorials on Youtube beforehand so I would at least know a little bit about what I was doing.
I'm enjoying it so far, though I have a lot to learn about the game, that's what makes it fun :D
If you like it check out Sacred Cards & Reshef of Destruction. Made in the same style and are great as well, I'm not sure if there is a continuity between the 3 games, but I'm pretty sure SC and RoD go together somehow.
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Post by: soera on May 31, 2017, 09:03:52 pm
I gave up on trying to platinum DQ Heroes II. The last few trophies are grindy as hell and I simply cant be bothered to spend so much time on one title (regardless of what it is) after Ive beaten it just to plat it. I decided to give Nier Automata a go and its really enjoyable. 2B is a badass!
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Post by: azure on May 31, 2017, 09:35:57 pm
I gave up on trying to platinum DQ Heroes II. The last few trophies are grindy as hell and I simply cant be bothered to spend so much time on one title (regardless of what it is) after Ive beaten it just to plat it. I decided to give Nier Automata a go and its really enjoyable. 2B is a badass!
I did the 100% and had a great time for DQ Heroes 1. Is 2 a lot more grindy than that one? I know it's more open world and what not.
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Post by: guilty0fbeing on June 01, 2017, 11:31:27 am
I'm about to finish Shadow Warrior. I don't know what to play next.
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Post by: kashell on June 01, 2017, 01:00:02 pm
I gave your collection a quick glance. How about Aragami?
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Post by: ignition365 on June 01, 2017, 01:31:32 pm
Im in the process of finishing up Chrono Trigger on the DS (First time every playing it!!) and starting Breath of the Wild on the Switch.
First time playing Chrono Trigger? Daaamn...I'm jealous. That's an experience.
Yeah, let us know what you think of it and what ending you get! :)
Never played that game myself. My one bud swears by it. And I just got a copy of it for my PS1. I should probably make time for that game.
Getting pretty close to the end i think. Over all i've been having a great time with it. I missed out on it since I had a sega growing up. Always wanted to go back and play it, not sure why it took me so long lol.
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Post by: kevininja on June 03, 2017, 01:53:22 pm
Got the Dragon Age: Inquisition - GOTY Edition on PSN for 10 euros yesterday so I've been playing that a lot!
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Post by: shepard11 on June 03, 2017, 07:25:03 pm
Starting playing Earthbound for the first time today. Its kinda hard but I'm really liking it.
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Post by: justin8301 on June 03, 2017, 09:37:38 pm
Im in the process of finishing up Chrono Trigger on the DS (First time every playing it!!) and starting Breath of the Wild on the Switch.
First time playing Chrono Trigger? Daaamn...I'm jealous. That's an experience.
Yeah, let us know what you think of it and what ending you get! :)
Never played that game myself. My one bud swears by it. And I just got a copy of it for my PS1. I should probably make time for that game.
Getting pretty close to the end i think. Over all i've been having a great time with it. I missed out on it since I had a sega growing up. Always wanted to go back and play it, not sure why it took me so long lol.
I got ending 1 Beyond Time, the one where Cronos cat jumps in the portal
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Post by: ignition365 on June 05, 2017, 09:13:20 am
A game I have been interested in for quite some time... I finally started Tokyo Jungle.
I'm really digging it.
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Post by: desocietas on June 05, 2017, 05:59:52 pm
Starting playing Earthbound for the first time today. Its kinda hard but I'm really liking it.
I forget how brutal the game can be. So easy to just get rekt by a trash mob with bad RNG. But it's so charming, it's a classic.
Skater Punk was my first encounter that just kicked the crap out of me.
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Post by: doafan on June 06, 2017, 12:45:19 pm
Have been playing Lollipop Chainsaw, past week decided to get at least one of the achievements that am still missing from this title but when I wanted to load my state noticed that it was gone, always run out of space at the HDD so is very common to me to delete some games from the library but guess that didn't notices that also deleted by mistake all my progress, have unlocked almost all the costumes (of course the first one was the Sexy Rider) am currently playing at the hard difficulty because want to unlock the Lollipop Addict (https://www.trueachievements.com/a164861/lollipop-addict-achievement), still have another five to be unlocked but this right now is my priority also am still playing Kirby Clash Deluxe, reached level 50 this weekend and am trying to get as many Gem apple as I can, have to wait 12 hours to get five of them or I can pay with real money which by the way am still avoiding, have unlocked another boss but to access it need 150 Apples but at this point only have 49, it will take me at least this and next week to be able to kick his ass ;D
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Post by: chrismb on June 08, 2017, 01:14:11 pm
Currently playing Shenmue and L.A Noire, I started both game in november/december but stopped for some reason so i'm now finally finishing them =)
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Post by: shepard11 on June 09, 2017, 12:38:48 am
Another first for me time play is Chrono Trigger. Made a deal with my bud I wouldn't use any kind of guides whether it's my book or gamefaqs. And ya know what it's kinda fun to do all this blind as hell.
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Post by: kashell on June 09, 2017, 08:11:43 am
Chrono Trigger is pretty easy. You shouldn't need a guide.
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Post by: turf on June 09, 2017, 09:19:17 am
Another first for me time play is Chrono Trigger. Made a deal with my bud I wouldn't use any kind of guides whether it's my book or gamefaqs. And ya know what it's kinda fun to do all this blind as hell.
You get to play Chrono Trigger for the first time? I wish I could go back and do it again. It's one of the few RPGs that I love and have played multiple times.
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Post by: soera on June 09, 2017, 03:36:36 pm
I beat Nier the other evening. So I was looking at my selection of games to see what would be next and figured with the recent announcement of part 3, that I would play Darksiders and have the first 2 done before the 3rd game comes out. Been having a good time with it.
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Post by: turf on June 12, 2017, 02:44:38 pm
I decided I'd try something completely different. I have a lot of the Telltale games, but haven't ever given them a go. Season 7 of Game of Thrones is coming up, I thought I'd give the game a go.
I'll be damned if this isn't fun! I like all the decision making and it affecting the story later on.
I have a slew of these Telltale games: Back to The Future, Tales From Borderlands, Wolf Among Us... I need to play through these!
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Post by: telly on June 12, 2017, 03:02:18 pm
I decided I'd try something completely different. I have a lot of the Telltale games, but haven't ever given them a go. Season 7 of Game of Thrones is coming up, I thought I'd give the game a go.
I'll be damned if this isn't fun! I like all the decision making and it affecting the story later on.
I have a slew of these Telltale games: Back to The Future, Tales From Borderlands, Wolf Among Us... I need to play through these!
The Walking Dead one is really fun too!
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Post by: solaine on June 12, 2017, 03:26:26 pm
My boyfriend and I like to play through JRPGs together. Currently we're on Paper Mario about halfway through Chapter 7.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: ignition365 on June 13, 2017, 09:51:23 pm
So, with the announcement that Prime 4 is getting made, I'd like to play the Prime trilogy.
Anybody have any insight into whether the GCN or Wii version of 1 and 2 are the better titles to play?
I'm thinking that GCN might play better, but since 3 is Wii-mote regardless, I might as well get a head start on the gameplay mechanics.
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Post by: azure on June 13, 2017, 10:21:49 pm
So, with the announcement that Prime 4 is getting made, I'd like to play the Prime trilogy.
Anybody have any insight into whether the GCN or Wii version of 1 and 2 are the better titles to play?
I'm thinking that GCN might play better, but since 3 is Wii-mote regardless, I might as well get a head start on the gameplay mechanics.
They both play well, just different. The trilogy only has minor differences for the first 2 Prime games aside from looking slightly better and being 16:9. Prime Trilogy does have the more precise aiming with the Wii mote, and if you just want a head start on the control setup like you said. One thing to mention though is in the trilogy when you beat Prime 1 you unlock the fusion suit that way, while in the original you had to link up to Metroid Fusion on GBA. Doesn't matter if you aren't going to do multiple playthroughs though as you would be done with the game at that point. In my opinion it doesn't matter which port you play, they all will give you a solid Prime experience.
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Post by: kashell on June 19, 2017, 08:04:11 am
I've been taking a breaks between Bloodborne's Chalice Dungeons by playing some more light-hearted stuff. Right now, I'm going through Croc. It's super cute, but damn do I hate these controls.
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Post by: ignition365 on June 19, 2017, 08:32:34 am
I've been taking a breaks between Bloodborne's Chalice Dungeons by playing some more light-hearted stuff. Right now, I'm going through Croc. It's super cute, but damn do I hate these controls.
The Chalice Dungeons are so interesting... REALLY reminds me of Demon's Souls in how you get certain types of items from certain chalices.
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Post by: kashell on June 19, 2017, 08:49:49 am
I've been taking a breaks between Bloodborne's Chalice Dungeons by playing some more light-hearted stuff. Right now, I'm going through Croc. It's super cute, but damn do I hate these controls.
The Chalice Dungeons are so interesting... REALLY reminds me of Demon's Souls in how you get certain types of items from certain chalices.
Indeed, they've been pretty fun.
The initial ones have that dark-fantasy look found in World 2 of Demon's Souls and/or Blight Town in Dark Souls. Those areas started to get a bit redundant near the end. They were too same-y and became predictable, save for the bosses at the end.
These new ones I'm in have a desert setting. It's such a unique change of scenery from anything in the Soulsborne series from the ones I've played. Even better, they are lucrative AF. I am getting Blood Echoes out the yin-yang. I'm so pleased.
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Post by: azure on June 19, 2017, 11:32:15 am
I've been taking a breaks between Bloodborne's Chalice Dungeons by playing some more light-hearted stuff. Right now, I'm going through Croc. It's super cute, but damn do I hate these controls.
I really like Croc, the controls are just very slippery. The whole game feels like you are on ice to me and really makes some of the more precise platforming more difficult than it should be.
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Post by: droaa on June 19, 2017, 01:21:35 pm
With the announcement of Metroid Prime 4 and Metroid 2 for 3DS a couple of days back, I took it upon myself to start Super Metroid for real this time. I have a couple of options on what to play it on but because the game was on sale for the 3DS, I bought that version to have a portable experience. Needless to say, I have done a good amount in the last couple of days. This is the only 2D Metroid game aside from 2 I havent played through.
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Post by: burningdoom on June 19, 2017, 01:56:27 pm
With the announcement of Metroid Prime 4 and Metroid 2 for 3DS a couple of days back, I took it upon myself to start Super Metroid for real this time. I have a couple of options on what to play it on but because the game was on sale for the 3DS, I bought that version to have a portable experience. Needless to say, I have done a good amount in the last couple of days. This is the only 2D Metroid game aside from 2 I havent played through.
Helluva experience the first time through. I envy you. Easily the best Metroid game, and one of the best video games ever made, period.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: azure on June 22, 2017, 09:07:11 pm
I'm replaying Xenoblade Chronicles and Fire Emblem Awakening, getting a refresher for Xenoblade Chronicles 2 and FE Warriors respectively. Decided to pick up and play the 3DS version of Xenoblade for my replay, because why not? It is actually very good as a portable title, with just a few muddy textures here and there. Having a blast with it again none the less. After my replay of Awakening I guess I should finally give Fire Emblem Fates a shot, since it seems to have a large presence in Fire Emblem Warriors. Anyone play Fates and want to share their opinion? I've avoided it with the localization issues, censorship etc. I like Awakening, but Fates just seems to deviate a lot from the traditional FE formula.
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Post by: shepard11 on June 22, 2017, 11:37:18 pm
Been slowly making my way through Wolfenstein 3D and Wolfenstein the New Order. Seeing the trailer for the new one kinda reignited my love for this series. Hell might even bust out Return to Castle Wolfenstein on my OG Xbox once I'm done with these.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: ignition365 on June 23, 2017, 10:43:51 pm
Finished Mister Mosquito and didnt know what to play next so I started playing The Italian Job on PS2. Not very good.
Don't know what to hop into next.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: chrismb on June 25, 2017, 12:12:54 am
Currently at the last mission of GTA V. Just started Sleeping Dogs on X360, had a 6 hour long save file from a few years ago but I deleted it and started again because I can barely remember the story. Also gonna start Space Channel 5 today on Dreamcast.
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Post by: burningdoom on June 25, 2017, 12:47:56 am
Been slowly making my way through Wolfenstein 3D and Wolfenstein the New Order. Seeing the trailer for the new one kinda reignited my love for this series. Hell might even bust out Return to Castle Wolfenstein on my OG Xbox once I'm done with these.
New Order is fantastic. Loved it. Can't wait for Colossus.
Have you played the prequel, Old Blood? It is a bit harder than New Order, but still the same gameplay and timeline/characters, except set during the war in the 40s. Just as fun if you want more of that kind of action.
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Post by: shepard11 on June 25, 2017, 04:21:43 pm
Been slowly making my way through Wolfenstein 3D and Wolfenstein the New Order. Seeing the trailer for the new one kinda reignited my love for this series. Hell might even bust out Return to Castle Wolfenstein on my OG Xbox once I'm done with these.
New Order is fantastic. Loved it. Can't wait for Colossus.
Have you played the prequel, Old Blood? It is a bit harder than New Order, but still the same gameplay and timeline/characters, except set during the war in the 40s. Just as fun if you want more of that kind of action.
I own Old Blood just haven't played it yet. It's on my list of stuff I want to play through.
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Post by: doctordestiny on June 25, 2017, 10:43:36 pm
Been playing a lot of Black Ops 3 online. It got really fun again for some reason. Hard to tear myself away from it. xD
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Post by: droaa on June 25, 2017, 11:30:47 pm
I know I said I was playing Super Metroid but I just need to get this out of my chest......Fuck Ridley, that is all.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: ignition365 on June 26, 2017, 08:22:00 am
Finally started playing Tecmo's Deception. Pretty interesting. I might make this a slow play so I don't get burned out, so I can make it through the whole franchise over the rest of the year or so.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: exhuminator on June 27, 2017, 10:20:00 pm
After having owned it since 2012, I've finally gotten around to playing Xenoblade Chronicles. It's one of those well regarded JRPGs that every gamer I personally know's already played and beaten. I suppose I was hesitant to start the game due to its length. However at 12 hours in now, I'd say for the most part the experience is living up to the hype. There are some QoL changes I would have liked regarding menus and GUI aspects, but the core exploratory nature is sublime. Also the characters and plot's actually maintaining my interest (a rarity for JRPGs). I know I still have a long way to go (not that I'm complaining) but thus far Xenoblade Chronicles does a lot more right than wrong.
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Post by: azure on June 27, 2017, 11:04:43 pm
After having owned it since 2012, I've finally gotten around to playing Xenoblade Chronicles. It's one of those well regarded JRPGs that every gamer I personally know's already played and beaten. I suppose I was hesitant to start the game due to its length. However at 12 hours in now, I'd say for the most part the experience is living up to the hype. There are some QoL changes I would have liked regarding menus and GUI aspects, but the core exploratory nature is sublime. Also the characters and plot's actually maintaining my interest (a rarity for JRPGs). I know I still have a long way to go (not that I'm complaining) but thus far Xenoblade Chronicles does a lot more right than wrong.
I'm currently replaying it myself, glad to hear you're enjoying it. It is quite long, but it's worth it.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on June 28, 2017, 03:53:10 am
Just beat Episode Prompto for Final Fantasy XV and unfortunately it's not very good. I gave the main game a lot of leeway, as it's a game with a lot of troubling problems in it, but I could look past it's faults because I really dug the main guys and Ardyn and I liked it despite the problems. I can't be so forgiving of content released months after the games release. Episode Gladio was competent, but bad because it was just a gauntlet run to the boss, which was the only good element as that boss fight was great. Incredibly short too, which was both a good and bad thing depending on how you look at it.
Prompto on the other hand is a bigger experience, offering more unique aspects, but I think it missed the point. I was hoping the Episodes were gonna offer more depth to the story or just new details in general and really give us something we haven't seen with the characters, but we get none of that here. I won't spoil any specifics, but while it has a few good fights and the open area to explore is kinda fun, I don't learn anything new about Prompto, or the Empire, or truly everything that happened to Prompto while he was gone. It might also have the worst boss fight in the entire game in both premise and execution. I think the only worse final boss I've fought in something recently was the one from Shadow of Mordor lol
It's really undercut any hype I might have for Episode Ignis in December. 6 months away, it's got less interesting story potential than Prompto, and while there is a part of me that likes playing as just these characters with new gameplay elements, if there story isn't there, it's hard to draw me in fully.
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Post by: telly on June 28, 2017, 10:13:26 am
My PSN profile hasn't been updating but I've beat 7 demons in Demon's Souls so far. Liking the game so far, though there are ton of glitches and pretty game breaking bugs that have somewhat spoiled the experience.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on June 28, 2017, 03:50:22 pm
My PSN profile hasn't been updating but I've beat 7 demons in Demon's Souls so far. Liking the game so far, though there are ton of glitches and pretty game breaking bugs that have somewhat spoiled the experience.
I never got too far in that one. I thought it was to janky and not very fun because of it. Dark Souls really improved the series and made it more enjoyable to play.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: telly on June 29, 2017, 09:49:30 am
My PSN profile hasn't been updating but I've beat 7 demons in Demon's Souls so far. Liking the game so far, though there are ton of glitches and pretty game breaking bugs that have somewhat spoiled the experience.
I never got too far in that one. I thought it was to janky and not very fun because of it. Dark Souls really improved the series and made it more enjoyable to play.
I've had 80% of my play sessions devolve into horrible sound glitching and frame rate drops. I've been kicked off the servers multiple times while I was fighting enemies meaning I would die and lose my progress. I've also died from falling through the world because the game didn't load the floor. It's really been ruining the experience, and I'm not sure how to fix it either :-\
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Post by: ignition365 on June 29, 2017, 09:53:07 am
My PSN profile hasn't been updating but I've beat 7 demons in Demon's Souls so far. Liking the game so far, though there are ton of glitches and pretty game breaking bugs that have somewhat spoiled the experience.
I never got too far in that one. I thought it was to janky and not very fun because of it. Dark Souls really improved the series and made it more enjoyable to play.
I've had 80% of my play sessions devolve into horrible sound glitching and frame rate drops. I've been kicked off the servers multiple times while I was fighting enemies meaning I would die and lose my progress. I've also died from falling through the world because the game didn't load the floor. It's really been ruining the experience, and I'm not sure how to fix it either :-\
I never had ANY of those issues. I think I may have played in offline mode though. I can't really recall.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: telly on June 29, 2017, 10:01:07 am
My PSN profile hasn't been updating but I've beat 7 demons in Demon's Souls so far. Liking the game so far, though there are ton of glitches and pretty game breaking bugs that have somewhat spoiled the experience.
I never got too far in that one. I thought it was to janky and not very fun because of it. Dark Souls really improved the series and made it more enjoyable to play.
I've had 80% of my play sessions devolve into horrible sound glitching and frame rate drops. I've been kicked off the servers multiple times while I was fighting enemies meaning I would die and lose my progress. I've also died from falling through the world because the game didn't load the floor. It's really been ruining the experience, and I'm not sure how to fix it either :-\
I never had ANY of those issues. I think I may have played in offline mode though. I can't really recall.
I'll see if it changes if I'm in offline mode or when I'm online. Half the time I can't even log onto the server in the first place, haha. ::)
It's a shame, because I love the online features!
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Post by: ignition365 on June 29, 2017, 10:34:03 am
My PSN profile hasn't been updating but I've beat 7 demons in Demon's Souls so far. Liking the game so far, though there are ton of glitches and pretty game breaking bugs that have somewhat spoiled the experience.
I never got too far in that one. I thought it was to janky and not very fun because of it. Dark Souls really improved the series and made it more enjoyable to play.
I've had 80% of my play sessions devolve into horrible sound glitching and frame rate drops. I've been kicked off the servers multiple times while I was fighting enemies meaning I would die and lose my progress. I've also died from falling through the world because the game didn't load the floor. It's really been ruining the experience, and I'm not sure how to fix it either :-\
I never had ANY of those issues. I think I may have played in offline mode though. I can't really recall.
I'll see if it changes if I'm in offline mode or when I'm online. Half the time I can't even log onto the server in the first place, haha. ::)
It's a shame, because I love the online features!
I feel like I remember seeing tons of bloodstains and messages, which wouldn't be the case if I was offline, but I may have mixed it up and played online sometimes.
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Post by: exhuminator on June 30, 2017, 12:36:24 am
Finally started playing Tecmo's Deception. Pretty interesting. I might make this a slow play so I don't get burned out, so I can make it through the whole franchise over the rest of the year or so.
The first game is pretty rough, being first person and all. The sequel greatly improves the gameplay, the third greatly improves the graphics, and then a lot of people forget about Trapt on the PS2, so don't miss that one. I haven't played Deception IV yet, but I've got it on Vita. Cool series.
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Post by: kashell on June 30, 2017, 08:41:52 am
I started The Silver Case last night. It's nice to take a break with a visual novel adventure.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on July 01, 2017, 04:20:24 am
Been going through the first Crash Bandicoot remake and so far it's a mixture of "This is fun" and "FUCK THIS LEVEL DESIGN!" It leans more in favor of fun, but like 30% of the levels so far have some real annoying parts or what I think are outright bad levels. I feel like this game is at its worst when there are lots of precise jumping with Crash going away from you. A couple are okay, but when you have to be super precise or rely on one specific aspect with tons of jumps between check points, it becomes so frustrating. I'm currently stuck on one on the third island that is almost entirely turtle bouncing and breakable floors, so even the tiniest mistakes screw you over and I am constantly jumping over the turtles because it gets annoying to judge the distance on them.
In the end, no matter how polished and nice it is, at it's core, it's still a wonky, mid-90's, PS1 era, 3D platformer, and to me, the best 3D platforming at the time was not on the PS1, but the N64. I'm really hoping to see better progression in the series level design as I move forward into the other two games after the first.
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Post by: exhuminator on July 01, 2017, 10:49:00 am
to me, the best 3D platforming at the time was not on the PS1, but the N64
I wouldn't say you're wrong, but there are some really great 3D platformers on PS1. By that I mean Ape Escape, Klonoa, Jumping Flash 1 & 2, and Tail Concerto just to name a few. I never enjoyed Crash though, I found all the Crash games to be terribly overrated.
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Post by: burningdoom on July 01, 2017, 11:40:33 am
Been going through the first Crash Bandicoot remake and so far it's a mixture of "This is fun" and "FUCK THIS LEVEL DESIGN!" It leans more in favor of fun, but like 30% of the levels so far have some real annoying parts or what I think are outright bad levels. I feel like this game is at its worst when there are lots of precise jumping with Crash going away from you. A couple are okay, but when you have to be super precise or rely on one specific aspect with tons of jumps between check points, it becomes so frustrating. I'm currently stuck on one on the third island that is almost entirely turtle bouncing and breakable floors, so even the tiniest mistakes screw you over and I am constantly jumping over the turtles because it gets annoying to judge the distance on them.
In the end, no matter how polished and nice it is, at it's core, it's still a wonky, mid-90's, PS1 era, 3D platformer, and to me, the best 3D platforming at the time was not on the PS1, but the N64. I'm really hoping to see better progression in the series level design as I move forward into the other two games after the first.
I actually prefer the first Crash Bandicoot to the rest of the series because it has both 3D and 2D levels. The later ones thew out the 2D levels, which I missed.
And I totally agree that the best platforming was on the PS1 then, not the N64. N64 platformers tended to be collect-a-thons more than they were actually platformers. While PS1 platformers usually had some challenging, actual platforming.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on July 01, 2017, 03:46:53 pm
And I totally agree that the best platforming was on the PS1 then, not the N64. N64 platformers tended to be collect-a-thons more than they were actually platformers. While PS1 platformers usually had some challenging, actual platforming.
You misread that, because I said the opposite. I think the N64 had better 3D platformers by a mile lol
Sucks to hear that they got rid of the 2D levels, mostly because it seems to be the only time the game has precise platforming to it. On the other hand, if the improve the 3D levels, then it won't be so bad. That's mostly the problem with Crash Bandicoot is just outright bad design in certain levels.
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Post by: burningdoom on July 01, 2017, 06:35:43 pm
You misread that, because I said the opposite. I think the N64 had better 3D platformers by a mile lol
:-[
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Post by: droaa on July 02, 2017, 12:14:44 am
Speaking of Crash Bandicoot, prior to picking up my copy today I started the Wrath of Cortex on the PS2. So far I have the first section finished and so far it seems okay but something about it seems off. Sure it plays like the previous 3 despite not being done by Naughty Dog but I dont know what about it seems off but nevertheless I will trek on.
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Post by: shepard11 on July 02, 2017, 11:16:18 pm
Been playing a lot of Killer Instinct 2 Classic for the Xbox One. I starting to realize that my old hands aren't up to playing with a fight stick these days.
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Post by: kashell on July 05, 2017, 10:15:02 am
I've been playing Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World on the 3DS. It's adorable. I'm on the fourth world now and very close to finishing it. I've been 100% every stage so far because that's how we do.
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Post by: telly on July 05, 2017, 12:59:42 pm
I've been playing Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World on the 3DS. It's adorable. I'm on the fourth world now and very close to finishing it. I've been 100% every stage so far because that's how we do.
You should get a sponsorship from Rold Gold Pretzels or something for how MLG pro you are 8)
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Post by: kashell on July 05, 2017, 04:04:56 pm
I've been playing Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World on the 3DS. It's adorable. I'm on the fourth world now and very close to finishing it. I've been 100% every stage so far because that's how we do.
You should get a sponsorship from Rold Gold Pretzels or something for how MLG pro you are 8)
That's not a bad idea since I do enjoy a good pretzel.
I'll need you to play the role of manager when that happens!
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Post by: exhuminator on July 05, 2017, 07:29:55 pm
I'm still playing Xenoblade Chronicles off and on, it's fairly fun so far (currently 21 hours in), but I wouldn't say the game has "hooked me". I just play it when I have a significant chunk of free time and enough energy to invest. I certainly enjoy the scenic vistas and exploration, but the combat system does nothing for me.
Outside that, I'm trying to find a decent DS adventure game to play. I've already beaten Hotel Dusk, Last Window, Trace Memory, Again: Eye of Providence, Unsolved Crimes, Ghost Trick, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, and Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney − Justice for All among others.
Although I really enjoyed the first Ace Attorney, I had to force myself through Justice for All (a precipitous drop in quality from the first game). I was trying to get through Trials & Tribulations but the amount of character rehash and juvenile writing just ruined it. I especially cannot stand Maya and her unceasing commentation every other second. I simply don't understand why Ace Attorney 1 was so good, but 2 and 3 faltered considerably. It's like Shu Takumi just choose to focus completely on the wrong things in the sequels. However, I am going to give Apollo Justice a try, hopefully having a new director and new writers will fix the issues 2 & 3 had.
I've also been messing with Jake Hunter: Memories of the Past, but not enough to render a verdict yet.
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Post by: desocietas on July 06, 2017, 02:52:07 pm
I'm still playing Xenoblade Chronicles off and on, it's fairly fun so far (currently 21 hours in), but I wouldn't say the game has "hooked me". I just play it when I have a significant chunk of free time and enough energy to invest. I certainly enjoy the scenic vistas and exploration, but the combat system does nothing for me.
Outside that, I'm trying to find a decent DS adventure game to play. I've already beaten Hotel Dusk, Last Window, Trace Memory, Again: Eye of Providence, Unsolved Crimes, Ghost Trick, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, and Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney − Justice for All among others.
Although I really enjoyed the first Ace Attorney, I had to force myself through Justice for All (a precipitous drop in quality from the first game). I was trying to get through Trials & Tribulations but the amount of character rehash and juvenile writing just ruined it. I especially cannot stand Maya and her unceasing commentation every other second. I simply don't understand why Ace Attorney 1 was so good, but 2 and 3 faltered considerably. It's like Shu Takumi just choose to focus completely on the wrong things in the sequels. However, I am going to give Apollo Justice a try, hopefully having a new director and new writers will fix the issues 2 & 3 had.
I've also been messing with Jake Hunter: Memories of the Past, but not enough to render a verdict yet.
I love DS adventure games and was excited to hear about Jake Hunter coming west. Totally can see how the AA series is a little uneven. I felt that especially with the Miles Edgeworth game, feeling like that was the weakest game in the series. I have heard the Great Ace Attorney games are very good, though very unlikely that we'll ever see it localized considering the heavy Japanese history apparently in that series. Don't really have any other titles to suggest to you - looks like you've already tried the ones that I have. I love the Layton games though those often feel more like standard puzzles rather than a point and click sort of adventure.
Currently playing: Have been very slowly going through Stormblood content in FFXIV and loving it. The new music, sound effects, environments, dungeons/trials, it's all amazing, and I'm kinda going slow through it so that I am not left wanting more when the main story stuff is over.
Have been craving a handheld game again, so I finally cracked open the copy of Final Fantasy (PSP) I gifted my bf a while back. It feels so different yet familiar. Don't know how long I'll stick with it (only about 20 min in or so), but it's nice to have something a little more old school to sit with.
One kinda nice thing so far - no tutorial. They throw you in and with very little hints as to what to do "save so-and-so, go north." I had to look at the instruction manual (!!!) to figure out that I could view a world map by pressing select+O. How would I ever have figured that out otherwise, lol.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: exhuminator on July 06, 2017, 03:17:47 pm
I love the Layton games though those often feel more like standard puzzles rather than a point and click sort of adventure.
I've beaten Curious Village and Diabolical Box. They were fairly fun, but I agree they're not really adventure games in a traditional sense.
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Post by: kevininja on July 11, 2017, 06:04:43 pm
I've been playing a ton of XCOM: Enemy Unknown the last few days. I haven't played a ton of games of this genre, but this one is really nice!
I'm also planning to play Oniken and Jet Gunner, two NES inspired platformers.
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Post by: kashell on July 16, 2017, 09:10:29 am
I started Valkyria Revolution last night. It's weird. I'm disappointed by it, but I'm still having fun with it. Hopefully this isn't the last time we see the Valkyria name.
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Post by: telly on July 16, 2017, 07:38:10 pm
I finally got a video cable splitter so I can play Time Crisis 3 with the GunCon. I have to put my PS2 flat and perpendicular to the TV for the two cables to both reach, which is annoying, but I just need to buy an extension cable to fix it.
Anyway, holy crap this game is fun. Pure arcade awesomeness :D
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Post by: ignition365 on July 17, 2017, 08:02:33 am
Red Ninja: End of Honor. I'm at the 3rd area/level/stage of the game (1/3 of the way through the game it sounds) and I'm actually quite enjoying it.
Don't get me wrong, there is a lot of bad in this game, but I'm finding it enjoyable. The stealth mechanics are mostly broken, but the game seems to be quite forgiving in the combat area. The platforming mechanics are frustrating but they either allow for quick recovery and there are literally 0 loading times between deaths. So no getting angry waiting on loading screens.
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Post by: telly on July 17, 2017, 11:06:08 pm
I'm also still playing Yu-Gi-Oh on my GBA, but it's not a great game. Very slow, samey, gets old really quick, and not a lot of substance other than playing the actual card game digitally.
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Post by: exhuminator on July 18, 2017, 09:25:39 am
Most recently I beat Jake Hunter Detective Story: Memories of the Past on the DS.
Now I'm currently playing Glass Rose on PS2. I'm trying to finish Glass Rose so that I can say I've completed every CiNG adventure game.
After that I plan to return to Xenoblade Chronicles. I've got about 23 hours in it currently.
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Post by: azure on July 18, 2017, 09:25:25 pm
(3DS) Xenoblade Chronicles 3D: At the end of the game, the 3DS version has been pretty solid I must say.
(3DS) Fire Emblem Awakening: Also nearing the end on this replay as well, not sure if I will jump straight into Fates after this. It's the only FE game I haven't played and looks like I should know some of the characters for when Warriors releases.
(PS4) Dragon Quest Builders: Started this one today and I'm having a blast with it. Mostly because it is DQ, but it really is a fun Adventure/Building game. Didn't expect to like it so much, because I find Minecraft absolutely boring.
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Post by: azure on July 18, 2017, 09:25:48 pm
*Double post for some reason*
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Post by: chrismb on July 21, 2017, 04:55:00 pm
Fallout 4 Lego Harry Potter Years 1-4 Tekken 7
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Post by: desocietas on July 21, 2017, 07:36:37 pm
Fired up Harvest Moon: Boy and Girl last night and had no idea that it's a repackaged Harvest Moon: Back to Nature. Like literally, after you choose Boy or Girl at the front screen, it'll have a second title screen that says "Harvest Moon: Back to Nature" and a start/load option. I'll still try it out since I've been craving another handheld game, but just funny that they marketed it as if it were a whole other game.
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Post by: brazbit on July 22, 2017, 01:17:02 pm
I have been on a bit of a Qix kick lately. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qix
I first discovered this game in the early 80s on the Atari 400 and it has drawn me in time and again ever since.
The Lynx version is my favorite but I have lately been playing it on the 3DS virtual console of the GameBoy version. It is a unique experience playing a game that is traditionally so colorful in B&W. It adds a new level of challenge since it is much harder to tell when the Qix changes direction. Plus depending on your score you get Mario in some rather stereotypical costumes, varies depending on score. List from: http://www.nindb.net/gb/qix/index.html 50,000-149,999pts: Mexico Mario 150,000-249,999pts: Africa Mario 250,000-299,999pts: Spain Mario 300,000-349,999pts: India Mario 350,000-399,999pts: China Mario 400,000-499,999pts: England Mario 500,000pts or more: Mario, Luigi, Peach and Toads in a castle http://www.nindb.net/gb/qix/img/cameos/marioworld.png <--Image of all 7 of these
If you haven't played this game, I would suggest giving it a try. It is much like Tetris in that it lends itself equally well as something quick to kill a minute or two while standing in line or as an extended, nearly meditative, gaming session. It is available on a wide variety of platforms. https://strategywiki.org/wiki/Qix/Versions
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: telly on July 25, 2017, 09:17:17 pm
I was looking for something to play on my roommate's PS3 before I move out at the end of the week, decided to give Flower a try. It's interesting for sure. Not sure what I think about it just yet.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kashell on July 26, 2017, 07:57:01 am
I was looking for something to play on my roommate's PS3 before I move out at the end of the week, decided to give Flower a try. It's interesting for sure. Not sure what I think about it just yet.
I'll be interested in hearing what you think. I couldn't stand Flower. It made me nauseous. I got it for free and I still felt ripped off. >.<
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: turf on July 26, 2017, 09:27:14 am
I game Mighty No. 9 a shot last night. It was part of the ole Humble Bundle.
So far, it's a fine game. I've only made it through the first level, but it was fun. I can see myself playing through it. The cut-scenes look like trash, but that doesn't make or break a game. The controls are a little slippery feeling, but I can get used to that.
As of right now, I don't understand all the hate that it got.
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Post by: soera on July 26, 2017, 09:40:50 am
I game Mighty No. 9 a shot last night. It was part of the ole Humble Bundle.
So far, it's a fine game. I've only made it through the first level, but it was fun. I can see myself playing through it. The cut-scenes look like trash, but that doesn't make or break a game. The controls are a little slippery feeling, but I can get used to that.
As of right now, I don't understand all the hate that it got.
I found it more entertaining than most of the MM games out there. I think all the hate spewed from the kickstarter.
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Post by: chrismb on July 26, 2017, 10:07:45 am
Currently playing Fallout 4, Lego Harry Potter Years 1-4, Injustice 2 and Dragon Age Inquisition
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: desocietas on July 26, 2017, 12:34:38 pm
I game Mighty No. 9 a shot last night. It was part of the ole Humble Bundle.
So far, it's a fine game. I've only made it through the first level, but it was fun. I can see myself playing through it. The cut-scenes look like trash, but that doesn't make or break a game. The controls are a little slippery feeling, but I can get used to that.
As of right now, I don't understand all the hate that it got.
I found it more entertaining than most of the MM games out there. I think all the hate spewed from the kickstarter.
Did you see the latest outrage of the KS collector's box being shipped out in a flat mailer and the non-full color (despite what was promised) instruction booklet not fitting? I could understand if the backer chose the Japanese style box and the Western-style manual not fitting, but the Japanese manual didn't fit in the Japanese-style box. I was pretty upset by the physical rewards of NightCry. This one seemed up there.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: ignition365 on July 26, 2017, 01:25:02 pm
I game Mighty No. 9 a shot last night. It was part of the ole Humble Bundle.
So far, it's a fine game. I've only made it through the first level, but it was fun. I can see myself playing through it. The cut-scenes look like trash, but that doesn't make or break a game. The controls are a little slippery feeling, but I can get used to that.
As of right now, I don't understand all the hate that it got.
I found it more entertaining than most of the MM games out there. I think all the hate spewed from the kickstarter.
Did you see the latest outrage of the KS collector's box being shipped out in a flat mailer and the non-full color (despite what was promised) instruction booklet not fitting? I could understand if the backer chose the Japanese style box and the Western-style manual not fitting, but the Japanese manual didn't fit in the Japanese-style box. I was pretty upset by the physical rewards of NightCry. This one seemed up there.
I still haven't received any of this yet.
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Post by: jce3000gt on July 26, 2017, 09:18:46 pm
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Post by: kevininja on July 27, 2017, 05:21:12 pm
All these games I can play, and I'm playing Skyrim again. SE this time though :P
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Post by: pizzasafari on July 28, 2017, 07:12:41 pm
I'm trying to give my Switch as much love as possible right now. I'm mostly binging Splatoon 2 at the moment and occasionally dicking around with mods in Skyrim SE since I recently platinumed it. The mod selection on PS4 is pretty awful though.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: ignition365 on July 31, 2017, 11:29:05 am
Started Call of Cthulhu (Xbox) and Dragon Quest IV (NDS).
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Post by: telly on July 31, 2017, 11:37:22 am
It's gonna be Wii U games for a while for me! Started up Captain Toad first :)
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: desocietas on July 31, 2017, 12:38:06 pm
It's gonna be Wii U games for a while for me! Started up Captain Toad first :)
This is on my list! I hope you like it.
I just started up Yonder: A Cloud Catcher Chronicles yesterday, and it's really cute! I've seen some people reference No Man's Sky and Harvest Moon and Animal Crossing... I can sell elements of all of those in it. Also with the look of Oceanhorn (or like every other Unity game according to a friend of mine ;) ). Great game if you feel like just exploring and such. Only issue I've had so far is the camera. (https://static1.squarespace.com/static/581d5d8220099e9ace514235/5969d902bf629ac59ea95487/5969d99b46c3c49c0e7497ce/1500109331413/Packfront.png?format=300w)
If anyone is interested, the physical edition of the game is exclusive to GameStop, so get it when you get the chance.
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Post by: azure on July 31, 2017, 12:45:43 pm
I just started up Yonder: A Cloud Catcher Chronicles yesterday, and it's really cute! I've seen some people reference No Man's Sky and Harvest Moon and Animal Crossing... I can sell elements of all of those in it. Also with the look of Oceanhorn (or like every other Unity game according to a friend of mine ;) ). Great game if you feel like just exploring and such. Only issue I've had so far is the camera. (https://static1.squarespace.com/static/581d5d8220099e9ace514235/5969d902bf629ac59ea95487/5969d99b46c3c49c0e7497ce/1500109331413/Packfront.png?format=300w)
If anyone is interested, the physical edition of the game is exclusive to GameStop, so get it when you get the chance.
I bought Yonder but I decided to also start up a relatively new game first : (https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51Sa-rB8bpL._SR600,315_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg)
Its kind of got a Golvellius feel to it. Pretty neat little title. If I finish it before 9/12, Ill toss Yonder in.
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Post by: kashell on August 01, 2017, 08:17:00 am
For my 52nd game this year, I wanted it to be something special. So, I fired up (bad pun, I know) Burning Rangers. The creativity behind this game is fantastic. I finished the first stage and I can't decide if I want to try the next one or if I want to replay it to get a better score.
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Post by: desocietas on August 01, 2017, 11:05:01 am
I bought Yonder but I decided to also start up a relatively new game first : (https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51Sa-rB8bpL._SR600,315_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg)
Its kind of got a Golvellius feel to it. Pretty neat little title. If I finish it before 9/12, Ill toss Yonder in.
Hadn't heard of Aerea but the trailer looked good! Let me know what you think of it :) co-op games are always nice options
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Post by: azure on August 01, 2017, 12:12:03 pm
Dragon Quest Builders (PS4): On the final chapter, really enjoyed this game so far.
Splatoon 2 (SWITCH): Be playing this for a while. I jump around between multiplayer, Salmon Run (When it's available of course), and the campaign. I'll check it off as finished once I complete the campaign.
Evergrace (PS2): This games makes me feel so nostalgic, I love everything about it. I'll say it definitely is quite dated and clunky though. It was a PS2 launch title that shifted from PS1 from what I read. I remember seeing it on shelves all those years ago when PS2 was the current gen system.
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Post by: kashell on August 01, 2017, 12:42:03 pm
Evergrace is such an underrated game. I mean, yeah, it's clearly a launch title for the PS2 but it does some unique things that make it worth a play.
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Post by: desocietas on August 01, 2017, 01:22:42 pm
Evergrace (PS2): This games makes me feel so nostalgic, I love everything about it. I'll say it definitely is quite dated and clunky though. It was a PS2 launch title that shifted from PS1 from what I read. I remember seeing it on shelves all those years ago when PS2 was the current gen system.
I always saw this cover but never picked it up nor heard any one talk about it. I'll have to try it some time.
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Post by: ignition365 on August 01, 2017, 01:29:43 pm
Evergrace (PS2): This games makes me feel so nostalgic, I love everything about it. I'll say it definitely is quite dated and clunky though. It was a PS2 launch title that shifted from PS1 from what I read. I remember seeing it on shelves all those years ago when PS2 was the current gen system.
I always saw this cover but never picked it up nor heard any one talk about it. I'll have to try it some time.
I picked it up years ago when I saw it on a shelf somewhere cheap with the FromSoftware logo on the back... Still haven't played it, but I'll buy just about anything made by FromSoftware.
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Post by: burningdoom on August 01, 2017, 02:56:33 pm
Evergrace (PS2): This games makes me feel so nostalgic, I love everything about it. I'll say it definitely is quite dated and clunky though. It was a PS2 launch title that shifted from PS1 from what I read. I remember seeing it on shelves all those years ago when PS2 was the current gen system.
I always saw this cover but never picked it up nor heard any one talk about it. I'll have to try it some time.
I picked it up years ago when I saw it on a shelf somewhere cheap with the FromSoftware logo on the back... Still haven't played it, but I'll buy just about anything made by FromSoftware.
That's why I got it, too. I adore the King's Field games, so I got this guy, too. I too have yet to sit down and give it a fair shake, though.
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Post by: azure on August 01, 2017, 03:00:44 pm
Glad to see so many other users interested in Evergrace. Look past its shortcomings, there is a great game within it.
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Post by: doafan on August 04, 2017, 12:46:06 pm
Days ago I downloaded LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean for the 360, honestly had the idea that it was to be another of those free titles that I only download to get the license and after a couple of days it will be deleted, well for some unknown reason decided to give it a try and after a couple of minutes of gameplay one of my daughters came into the room, saw the game and asked if she could play a little too, she spend at least four hours playing and asking for my help in some areas, since we didn't eat that day my wife came into the room to see what we were doing, don't have to say that she stayed too not only to see but to play when my daughter went to bed so we are currently playing this title these past days ;D
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Post by: ignition365 on August 04, 2017, 03:16:34 pm
Call of Cthulhu is a lot like everything else Bethesda does... buggy as all hell. Game freezes up very frequently to the point that I've pretty much abandoned the game for now.
Dragon Quest IV on the other hand is wildly lovely, sometimes the battle system is frustrating and the enemies appear to level very rapidly moving from one area to the next, but there isn't necessarily anything wrong with that. I just started Chapter 3.
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Post by: shepard11 on August 04, 2017, 03:20:33 pm
Downloaded Slime Rancher last night I'm hooked and I don't know. Can't stop playing that damn game.
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Post by: desocietas on August 04, 2017, 07:11:55 pm
Downloaded Slime Rancher last night I'm hooked and I don't know. Can't stop playing that damn game.
I have and want to play that game but am pretty sure I'll get motion sick playing it. Wish there were some sort of third-person view or something less bouncy.
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Post by: burningdoom on August 05, 2017, 12:37:24 pm
Playing through this one again. One of my favorite JRPGs. Been a while. On the 3rd character of the intro parts (Princess Alena),
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Post by: dashv on August 05, 2017, 02:50:03 pm
Just completed Mighty Gunvolt Burst on the Switch.
It's a Megaman-esque rougelike and it's pretty good. The menu and customization system is a little wonky and non-intuitive, but the gameplay is solid.
It feels to me like what we had all hoped Mighty No. 9 would have been.
Beck is in the game as is Gunvolt. And they keep releasing new playable characters as DLC (free the first week they come out).
It's worth $9.
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Post by: doctorlaudanum on August 06, 2017, 10:52:12 am
Going for an S Rank run of Furi right now. I (barely) beat it on PC back when it first came out, but the physical PS4 rerelease inspired me to come back to it and do better. It was honestly one of my top games of last year, even if The Burst kept kicking my teeth in. That final phase is brutal. I can't even imagine what it's going to be like on Furier difficulty.
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Post by: telly on August 06, 2017, 10:32:21 pm
I've been playing Plague of Shadows. I gotta say, I like it even more than the original Shovel Knight. I'm about halfway through the game allready
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Post by: turf on August 07, 2017, 10:27:03 pm
I don't get what all the hate was about. Mighty No. 9 is a fun game so far. I'm 3 bosses in and I'm still having fun. It's pretty tough in some spots, but this is my kind of game.
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Post by: kashell on August 08, 2017, 08:03:30 am
For my portable fix, I've been playing Lufia: The Legend Returns for the Game Boy Color. It's damn good. I'm about 20 hours in and I'm hooked. For a console that's starved of RPGs, it's sure lucky to have this one.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: ignition365 on August 08, 2017, 12:20:09 pm
So I'm trying to think about it and I've played RPG games before, but Dragon Quest IV feels different than anything I've played, but also seems to be more of a traditional RPG if I'm not mistaken. I think this is my first experience with a traditional RPG.
I've played Wild Arms, but my love for Wild Arms largely came from the puzzles and story, not the battle system, so battling in general was always an annoyance. I've played Pokemon, but that's a very dumbed down version of traditional RPGs.
I've really liked DQ4 so far, but it played out without me having to do much grinding, which I appreciated. But now that I'm level 16 and trying to fight a boss when I should be at 20, I've been grinding for the past 2 days and I'm only level 17-19 now, I'm getting kind of annoyed.
I also went to a town and they had a Battle Axe for sale and now for the life of me I can't find that town again.
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Post by: burningdoom on August 08, 2017, 01:52:16 pm
Nevermind what I wrote here. I read the original post wrong (I saw GBA, when the person said GBC).
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Post by: burningdoom on August 08, 2017, 01:54:33 pm
So I'm trying to think about it and I've played RPG games before, but Dragon Quest IV feels different than anything I've played, but also seems to be more of a traditional RPG if I'm not mistaken. I think this is my first experience with a traditional RPG.
I've played Wild Arms, but my love for Wild Arms largely came from the puzzles and story, not the battle system, so battling in general was always an annoyance. I've played Pokemon, but that's a very dumbed down version of traditional RPGs.
I've really liked DQ4 so far, but it played out without me having to do much grinding, which I appreciated. But now that I'm level 16 and trying to fight a boss when I should be at 20, I've been grinding for the past 2 days and I'm only level 17-19 now, I'm getting kind of annoyed.
I also went to a town and they had a Battle Axe for sale and now for the life of me I can't find that town again.
I'm playing through DQ4 again, right now. Love that game.
It's totally a traditional JRPG, in like every sense of the word. I do remember that it had a bit more story going on than the average 8-bit JRPG, though. It was really cool how the 4 characters individual stories came together into 1 story (I don't remember that before this game released, but I've seen it since many times).
As for where the Axe is, you do have the Zoom spell, right? Just Zoom to every town until you find it.
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Post by: ignition365 on August 08, 2017, 02:10:43 pm
So I'm trying to think about it and I've played RPG games before, but Dragon Quest IV feels different than anything I've played, but also seems to be more of a traditional RPG if I'm not mistaken. I think this is my first experience with a traditional RPG.
I've played Wild Arms, but my love for Wild Arms largely came from the puzzles and story, not the battle system, so battling in general was always an annoyance. I've played Pokemon, but that's a very dumbed down version of traditional RPGs.
I've really liked DQ4 so far, but it played out without me having to do much grinding, which I appreciated. But now that I'm level 16 and trying to fight a boss when I should be at 20, I've been grinding for the past 2 days and I'm only level 17-19 now, I'm getting kind of annoyed.
I also went to a town and they had a Battle Axe for sale and now for the life of me I can't find that town again.
I'm playing through DQ4 again, right now. Love that game.
It's totally a traditional JRPG, in like every sense of the word. I do remember that it had a bit more story going on than the average 8-bit JRPG, though. It was really cool how the 4 characters individual stories came together into 1 story (I don't remember that before this game released, but I've seen it since many times).
As for where the Axe is, you do have the Zoom spell, right? Just Zoom to every town until you find it.
I did Zoom to every town I could, but you can only zoom to towns with Churches, and the town may not have had a church.
Everything I read online says only Rosetown and Riverton have the Axe, but I've never been to either and their inventories are much better than the Axe, so those weren't it for sure. I found that there is a secret shop in Zalengrad that sells the axe so I went there, but I really have no clue what town it was that I visited that had the axe. It's driving me nuts.
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Post by: doctorlaudanum on August 08, 2017, 09:14:30 pm
Got an S Rank for the bad ending in Furi, but I keep getting down to the secret boss' final phase and dying horribly before I can unlock the good ending. I don't remember having nearly as much trouble with the PC version. Guess I need to git gud.
Edit: Got it! Now, let's see how long it'll take me to burn out on Furier difficulty.
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Post by: burningdoom on August 09, 2017, 12:36:16 pm
So I'm trying to think about it and I've played RPG games before, but Dragon Quest IV feels different than anything I've played, but also seems to be more of a traditional RPG if I'm not mistaken. I think this is my first experience with a traditional RPG.
I've played Wild Arms, but my love for Wild Arms largely came from the puzzles and story, not the battle system, so battling in general was always an annoyance. I've played Pokemon, but that's a very dumbed down version of traditional RPGs.
I've really liked DQ4 so far, but it played out without me having to do much grinding, which I appreciated. But now that I'm level 16 and trying to fight a boss when I should be at 20, I've been grinding for the past 2 days and I'm only level 17-19 now, I'm getting kind of annoyed.
I also went to a town and they had a Battle Axe for sale and now for the life of me I can't find that town again.
I'm playing through DQ4 again, right now. Love that game.
It's totally a traditional JRPG, in like every sense of the word. I do remember that it had a bit more story going on than the average 8-bit JRPG, though. It was really cool how the 4 characters individual stories came together into 1 story (I don't remember that before this game released, but I've seen it since many times).
As for where the Axe is, you do have the Zoom spell, right? Just Zoom to every town until you find it.
I did Zoom to every town I could, but you can only zoom to towns with Churches, and the town may not have had a church.
Everything I read online says only Rosetown and Riverton have the Axe, but I've never been to either and their inventories are much better than the Axe, so those weren't it for sure. I found that there is a secret shop in Zalengrad that sells the axe so I went there, but I really have no clue what town it was that I visited that had the axe. It's driving me nuts.
I just got to said town! It's only accessible by ship, and it's the on the bottom content where the rivers go into the continent from the north.
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Post by: ignition365 on August 09, 2017, 12:48:56 pm
So I'm trying to think about it and I've played RPG games before, but Dragon Quest IV feels different than anything I've played, but also seems to be more of a traditional RPG if I'm not mistaken. I think this is my first experience with a traditional RPG.
I've played Wild Arms, but my love for Wild Arms largely came from the puzzles and story, not the battle system, so battling in general was always an annoyance. I've played Pokemon, but that's a very dumbed down version of traditional RPGs.
I've really liked DQ4 so far, but it played out without me having to do much grinding, which I appreciated. But now that I'm level 16 and trying to fight a boss when I should be at 20, I've been grinding for the past 2 days and I'm only level 17-19 now, I'm getting kind of annoyed.
I also went to a town and they had a Battle Axe for sale and now for the life of me I can't find that town again.
I'm playing through DQ4 again, right now. Love that game.
It's totally a traditional JRPG, in like every sense of the word. I do remember that it had a bit more story going on than the average 8-bit JRPG, though. It was really cool how the 4 characters individual stories came together into 1 story (I don't remember that before this game released, but I've seen it since many times).
As for where the Axe is, you do have the Zoom spell, right? Just Zoom to every town until you find it.
I did Zoom to every town I could, but you can only zoom to towns with Churches, and the town may not have had a church.
Everything I read online says only Rosetown and Riverton have the Axe, but I've never been to either and their inventories are much better than the Axe, so those weren't it for sure. I found that there is a secret shop in Zalengrad that sells the axe so I went there, but I really have no clue what town it was that I visited that had the axe. It's driving me nuts.
I just got to said town! It's only accessible by ship, and it's the on the bottom content where the rivers go into the continent from the north.
Yeah, I'm a few hundred gold away from the Dragonbane. Did you just get the ship or have you already beat Ballsack?
I'm assuming having played it before, that you are getting through this game much faster than I.
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Post by: burningdoom on August 09, 2017, 12:49:36 pm
So I'm trying to think about it and I've played RPG games before, but Dragon Quest IV feels different than anything I've played, but also seems to be more of a traditional RPG if I'm not mistaken. I think this is my first experience with a traditional RPG.
I've played Wild Arms, but my love for Wild Arms largely came from the puzzles and story, not the battle system, so battling in general was always an annoyance. I've played Pokemon, but that's a very dumbed down version of traditional RPGs.
I've really liked DQ4 so far, but it played out without me having to do much grinding, which I appreciated. But now that I'm level 16 and trying to fight a boss when I should be at 20, I've been grinding for the past 2 days and I'm only level 17-19 now, I'm getting kind of annoyed.
I also went to a town and they had a Battle Axe for sale and now for the life of me I can't find that town again.
I'm playing through DQ4 again, right now. Love that game.
It's totally a traditional JRPG, in like every sense of the word. I do remember that it had a bit more story going on than the average 8-bit JRPG, though. It was really cool how the 4 characters individual stories came together into 1 story (I don't remember that before this game released, but I've seen it since many times).
As for where the Axe is, you do have the Zoom spell, right? Just Zoom to every town until you find it.
I did Zoom to every town I could, but you can only zoom to towns with Churches, and the town may not have had a church.
Everything I read online says only Rosetown and Riverton have the Axe, but I've never been to either and their inventories are much better than the Axe, so those weren't it for sure. I found that there is a secret shop in Zalengrad that sells the axe so I went there, but I really have no clue what town it was that I visited that had the axe. It's driving me nuts.
I just got to said town! It's only accessible by ship, and it's the on the bottom content where the rivers go into the continent from the north.
Yeah, I'm a few hundred gold away from the Dragonbane. Did you just get the ship or have you already beat Ballsack?
Just got the ship. But then this is the 3rd time I'm playing through the game.
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Post by: burningdoom on August 09, 2017, 12:50:37 pm
Heh, I just noticed you spelled it "ballsack". ;D
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Post by: ignition365 on August 09, 2017, 12:51:57 pm
So I'm trying to think about it and I've played RPG games before, but Dragon Quest IV feels different than anything I've played, but also seems to be more of a traditional RPG if I'm not mistaken. I think this is my first experience with a traditional RPG.
I've played Wild Arms, but my love for Wild Arms largely came from the puzzles and story, not the battle system, so battling in general was always an annoyance. I've played Pokemon, but that's a very dumbed down version of traditional RPGs.
I've really liked DQ4 so far, but it played out without me having to do much grinding, which I appreciated. But now that I'm level 16 and trying to fight a boss when I should be at 20, I've been grinding for the past 2 days and I'm only level 17-19 now, I'm getting kind of annoyed.
I also went to a town and they had a Battle Axe for sale and now for the life of me I can't find that town again.
I'm playing through DQ4 again, right now. Love that game.
It's totally a traditional JRPG, in like every sense of the word. I do remember that it had a bit more story going on than the average 8-bit JRPG, though. It was really cool how the 4 characters individual stories came together into 1 story (I don't remember that before this game released, but I've seen it since many times).
As for where the Axe is, you do have the Zoom spell, right? Just Zoom to every town until you find it.
I did Zoom to every town I could, but you can only zoom to towns with Churches, and the town may not have had a church.
Everything I read online says only Rosetown and Riverton have the Axe, but I've never been to either and their inventories are much better than the Axe, so those weren't it for sure. I found that there is a secret shop in Zalengrad that sells the axe so I went there, but I really have no clue what town it was that I visited that had the axe. It's driving me nuts.
I just got to said town! It's only accessible by ship, and it's the on the bottom content where the rivers go into the continent from the north.
Yeah, I'm a few hundred gold away from the Dragonbane. Did you just get the ship or have you already beat Ballsack?
Just got the ship. But then this is the 3rd time I'm playing through the game.
I recently got the boat, I'm at the boss battle with Ballsack at Lion Castle, he wiped the floor with me so I'm grinding. Most of my team is 18-21 right now.
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Post by: telly on August 09, 2017, 09:12:41 pm
Started up Mighty No. 9 next. It's definitely interesting. It's not as bad as everyone has been saying IMO, but it's still not great
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Post by: turf on August 10, 2017, 09:42:48 am
Started up Mighty No. 9 next. It's definitely interesting. It's not as bad as everyone has been saying IMO, but it's still not great
I'm having fun with it. I don't see where all the hate came from. I'm only like 3 stages in, but I'm having fun.
(I play games really slow these days. Family, work, other hobbies, and sleep all get in the way.)
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Post by: lordjenkins on August 11, 2017, 08:58:21 am
Recently I have tried to come back to one of my Amiga's favourites - which is Chaos Engine... but dang, this game is hard, and didn't age perfectly. I would like to see some small features added to the remaster, to be honest.
I discovered a game called Tower 57 - I even managed to download the demo version from Humble Bundle. It is really cool, a twin-stick shooter with detailed pixel-art - and as far as I understand - levels are designed by hand, not randomized, which I can totally respect in times of Randomly-Generated-Everything. But the problem is that this demo is quite short, only one level is available. I was wondering if maybe someone from this forum had a chance to play it on some events or has access to more robust beta version? Or perhaps you could recommend something similar to Chaos Engine? I looked for similar experiences - but only thing I've found is this Tower game.
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Post by: azure on August 12, 2017, 12:54:07 pm
Finished up Darius' story in Evergrace, doing Sharline's as we speak. Will be going for the 100% collection for both characters and that fancy secret dungeon for the Moonlight Sword. Forever Kingdom/Evergrace 2 showed up as well, so I'll be jumping into that directly after I finish up Evergrace. Looking forward to see how much I like it compared to Evergrace.
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Post by: jce3000gt on August 12, 2017, 02:52:45 pm
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Post by: ignition365 on August 12, 2017, 07:39:33 pm
As expected... I'm getting burnt out with Dragon Quest IV. I'm at the final fight.
I got to the final fight at about level 29-32 with 24 hours of gameplay in. I'm now at level 38-40 with 30 hours of gameplay in and I still get whipped by the boss. I'm close to being done, I know it, but I shouldn't have to grind for what amounts to 1/4 of what I've put in right at the end to finish it. That's called useless filler.
I've amassed enough money to buy 3 sets of Liquid Slime Armor. Might be close to 4 at this point.
edit: Apparently I forgot about farming Metal King Slimes... so now I'm getting 30-90k xp every few minutes.
edit 2: After another 10 hours of gameplay (about 40 hours total) I've 100% completed the game. Collected all weapons, all mini-medals, beat all bosses, and got all of my party to level 50+.
On to Dragon Quest V.
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Post by: telly on August 14, 2017, 12:25:11 pm
I'm at the final boss for Mighty No. 9. The game is actually pretty fun to play. It's just the presentation that suffers IMO
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on August 14, 2017, 08:00:28 pm
My second first place in the game and my most kills so far in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds. This one was actually abit of a messy game, especially towards the end. Kinda stumbling through some kills and got real lucky. The last kill was just by someone taking too long at the very end and getting chunked to death by the zone.
(http://i.imgur.com/WwIzARW.jpg)
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Post by: doctorlaudanum on August 16, 2017, 09:07:22 am
Thought I'd try Oceanhorn for the PS4, and I gotta say I found it pretty underwhelming. I admittedly wasn't expecting much since it was sold to me as dimestore Wind Waker, and though it definitely has the looks and basic mechanics down, I don't think it has any of the charm. I know this started as a mobile game and was obviously going to have more limitations than a big-budget console title, but the generic story and bland characters really put a damper on my experience. I don't know who thought it was a good idea to dump half the plot on the player after one of the most anticlimactic final boss battles I've ever seen, but they should probably go sit in the corner and think about what they've done. Level design also felt very lazy to me. I really, really hated the stamina system. The music was at least nice. Easy platinum. Would have gotten it much earlier if the leveling system hadn't decided to glitch out and rob me of 1000 experience points just before the final battle. I didn't hate the game, but I doubt I'd play it again.
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Post by: telly on August 16, 2017, 10:25:08 am
I started Pikmin 3 last night. Definitely liking it so far; it’s my first Pikmin game ever!
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Post by: jce3000gt on August 16, 2017, 10:58:54 am
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Post by: plisse on August 17, 2017, 01:09:59 pm
Believe it or not, Eat Lead: The return of Matt Hazard. Bad game, but it has it's char,, kinda like Duke Nukem Forever.
Pretty easy to platinum
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Post by: doctorlaudanum on August 18, 2017, 04:21:10 pm
Played and beat Oceanhorn for the XBOX One a few months ago and I loved everything about it ... except the damn fishing.
I can definitely agree with the last part. I managed to get the trophy for it, but it was not fun. Finally catching that botfish only to get headbutted to death by the enemy spawning directly behind the fishing spot is not my definition of a good time. Having the fish regain strength so quickly also felt very cheap. Honestly, even if I didn't really enjoy Oceanhorn otherwise, I kind of liked the Island of Whispers. I think it had much stronger atmosphere and level design than the rest of the game, and that song that plays when you find a skull is probably my favorite on an already strong soundtrack. I don't regret playing it and will check out the sequel if it looks promising, but I think I'll stick to actual Zelda for now.
Just cracked open Shadow of Mordor for the first time. Plot hasn't done much to catch my interest so far and the hero seems kind of dull, but I'm having so much fun with the nemesis mechanic. It honestly carries the game for me. Jumping off a cliff to surprise stab Uruks also never gets old. It took me a while to get used to the controls, though. My right hand starts to hurt if I play too long because I constantly have to clutch some kind of button.
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Post by: jce3000gt on August 18, 2017, 06:08:59 pm
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Post by: spac316 on August 21, 2017, 12:00:06 am
I'm getting into Geist for Gamecube.
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Post by: kashell on August 22, 2017, 08:02:24 am
Oliva Newton John has yet to show up, but I've been playing Tokyo Xanadu. I'm in Chapter 2. I'm considering it the appetizer before the main course, which is Ys VIII.
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Post by: doctorlaudanum on August 23, 2017, 07:43:08 pm
I've fought and killed the same Uruk at least three times, and he now has a bag over his head to cover up the scars. This game is amazing.
@spac316 Is Geist any good? I thought it looked interesting but I get a lot of conflicting information.
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Post by: burningdoom on August 23, 2017, 10:05:36 pm
As expected... I'm getting burnt out with Dragon Quest IV. I'm at the final fight.
I got to the final fight at about level 29-32 with 24 hours of gameplay in. I'm now at level 38-40 with 30 hours of gameplay in and I still get whipped by the boss. I'm close to being done, I know it, but I shouldn't have to grind for what amounts to 1/4 of what I've put in right at the end to finish it. That's called useless filler.
I've amassed enough money to buy 3 sets of Liquid Slime Armor. Might be close to 4 at this point.
edit: Apparently I forgot about farming Metal King Slimes... so now I'm getting 30-90k xp every few minutes.
edit 2: After another 10 hours of gameplay (about 40 hours total) I've 100% completed the game. Collected all weapons, all mini-medals, beat all bosses, and got all of my party to level 50+.
On to Dragon Quest V.
Same shit is happening to me. I have every single character that can wear the Liquid Metal Armor, wearing it, except for the "hero" because I got impatient with farming gold and tried to go at Psaro. So I guess I have to go back to gold farming for the last set...
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Post by: DreamsDied13101 on August 23, 2017, 10:51:53 pm
Starting in on Valkyria Revolution tonight for PS4. Not expecting much so I think I will end up liking it.
Also continuing on with Sonic Mania. Need to finish getting Chaos Emeralds. Have about half of them. Found an exploit to help get to the bonus level quicker.
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Post by: ignition365 on August 24, 2017, 08:29:42 am
As expected... I'm getting burnt out with Dragon Quest IV. I'm at the final fight.
I got to the final fight at about level 29-32 with 24 hours of gameplay in. I'm now at level 38-40 with 30 hours of gameplay in and I still get whipped by the boss. I'm close to being done, I know it, but I shouldn't have to grind for what amounts to 1/4 of what I've put in right at the end to finish it. That's called useless filler.
I've amassed enough money to buy 3 sets of Liquid Slime Armor. Might be close to 4 at this point.
edit: Apparently I forgot about farming Metal King Slimes... so now I'm getting 30-90k xp every few minutes.
edit 2: After another 10 hours of gameplay (about 40 hours total) I've 100% completed the game. Collected all weapons, all mini-medals, beat all bosses, and got all of my party to level 50+.
On to Dragon Quest V.
Same shit is happening to me. I have every single character that can wear the Liquid Metal Armor, wearing it, except for the "hero" because I got impatient with farming gold and tried to go at Psaro. So I guess I have to go back to gold farming for the last set...
There are 2 fairly good places to farm XP from Metal Slime Kings. I did that for a couple of hours and went and destroyed Psaro with my team about level 50. I thought the Zenithian Armor is better than the Liquid Metal Armor
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Post by: kashell on August 24, 2017, 08:51:49 am
I started Arc Rise Fantasia. I'm very pleased with it so far. Tokyo Xanadu was a disappointment; ARF is turning out to be much better.
I also started Hyperdimension Neptunia Action Unleashed. I feel like this is what TX should have been.
Starting in on Valkyria Revolution tonight for PS4. Not expecting much so I think I will end up liking it.
I liked it more than I thought I was going to. I'll be interested in hearing what you think.
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Post by: azure on August 25, 2017, 05:13:13 pm
Started Forever Kingdom, aka Evergrace 2. Liking Evergrace as much as I did I was really looking forward to checking Forever Kingdom out. It is a prequel, which is exactly what I would have wanted because I was interested in the lore of the past that Evergrace sets up and references so much. Not too far in, but so far I like it a lot. The game is a lot more cinematic with almost everything being voiced, and the world in general feeling a lot less desolate compared to Evergrace. So gone is the isolated unease of Evergrace, that I really liked. That being said the shift in tone isn't a bad thing, and I'm enjoying the shift. Don't want to go too much into my thoughts, as I'll try to post that once I have finished the game.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on August 25, 2017, 08:42:28 pm
Keep trying to get into Mega Man 9 and I just don't really like it lol I've currently played 1 through 8 and I personally think the series got better with the charge attack and dash and while the games maybe weren't as iconic as MM2 was, they were so much more fun to play. I know it was specifically designed to be like "What if we just did Mega Man 2 again?!", but to me that would be like Nintendo doing a retro throwback to Mario and doing Super Mario Bros instead of Super Mario Bros 3. SMB is iconic, but SMB3 is just the better game to me lol
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Post by: ignition365 on August 25, 2017, 09:04:13 pm
Started Forever Kingdom, aka Evergrace 2. Liking Evergrace as much as I did I was really looking forward to checking Forever Kingdom out. It is a prequel, which is exactly what I would have wanted because I was interested in the lore of the past that Evergrace sets up and references so much. Not too far in, but so far I like it a lot. The game is a lot more cinematic with almost everything being voiced, and the world in general feeling a lot less desolate compared to Evergrace. So gone is the isolated unease of Evergrace, that I really liked. That being said the shift in tone isn't a bad thing, and I'm enjoying the shift. Don't want to go too much into my thoughts, as I'll try to post that once I have finished the game.
Didn't know it was a prequel to evergrace... glad I already own it. :)
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Post by: leonefamily on August 25, 2017, 09:37:46 pm
I started playing again with Grand Theft Auto : Vice City on PS2 and it's been a week already since I haven't touched a different game. The nostalgia is just that good!
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on August 27, 2017, 08:20:17 pm
I'm probably halfway through the game right now, but why did Evil Within seem to get so much shit? I heard people say the game was awful and while it's not amazing, it's been pretty reasonable so far as a survival horror game. My only annoyances are with the games love of enemies grabbing for major damage and bosses who basically one hit kill. Also Sebastian sucks as a lead. He barely says anything most of the time and even when with others, it just seems like no one wanted to spend any time writing him any good dialogue. Don't need him in constant narration, but I want him to react or actually say something when a monster that's made of hands practically shows up. It's just like he's along for the ride and whatever happens, will just happen.
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Post by: xnblank on August 27, 2017, 09:22:46 pm
Just started playing Persona 5 yesterday. I'm instantly hooked. I had people telling me it was really good but god I honestly can't even put it down.
And it makes me interested in the previous entries as well.
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Post by: DreamsDied13101 on August 27, 2017, 11:44:26 pm
Just started playing Persona 5 yesterday. I'm instantly hooked. I had people telling me it was really good but god I honestly can't even put it down.
And it makes me interested in the previous entries as well.
I played this for about 10 hours and then took a break and now I'm having a hard time getting back on to it. Not sure what happed to me. I love turn based combat normally so I'm not sure why i can't get engaged again.
Loving Valkyria Revolution so far. The story is good and the combat is fun. I feel somewhat overwhelmed with the ragnite system, but I'm only two battles in so I hope I learn more as I go.
I will probably start Xenoblade Chronicles X tonight. I've heard the game is not good teaching combat techniques so I'm a little worried I might not like it since I don't have time to devote to it with family, work, life.
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Post by: xnblank on August 27, 2017, 11:49:56 pm
Just started playing Persona 5 yesterday. I'm instantly hooked. I had people telling me it was really good but god I honestly can't even put it down.
And it makes me interested in the previous entries as well.
I played this for about 10 hours and then took a break and now I'm having a hard time getting back on to it. Not sure what happed to me. I love turn based combat normally so I'm not sure why i can't get engaged again.
Loving Valkyria Revolution so far. The story is good and the combat is fun. I feel somewhat overwhelmed with the ragnite system, but I'm only two battles in so I hope I learn more as I go.
I will probably start Xenoblade Chronicles X tonight. I've heard the game is not good teaching combat techniques so I'm a little worried I might not like it since I don't have time to devote to it with family, work, life.
I've put about 20 hours into it since I bought it yesterday, so I can say I'm pretty into it. I'm loving the characters, the soundtrack and the environments. I really love the battle theme. It's so catchy.
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Post by: kashell on August 28, 2017, 08:01:58 am
Loving Valkyria Revolution so far. The story is good and the combat is fun. I feel somewhat overwhelmed with the ragnite system, but I'm only two battles in so I hope I learn more as I go.
Basically, the Ragnite Spells you get from war serve two purposes. One is to be equipped so that your characters can use the spells. The other is to upgrade each character's weapon. This will increase their attack power, the magic ability, their elemental ability, etc.
I got the platinum not too long ago. Feel free to ask any questions.
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Post by: kashell on August 29, 2017, 08:17:07 am
I'm wondering why Mega Man 8 gets so much flack. I'm having more fun with it than I did back when I first played it. I finished Grenade Man's stage last night and it was great. I loved hearing him go, "THAT FELT GOOD!" when I finished him.
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Post by: azure on August 29, 2017, 11:24:18 am
I'm wondering why Mega Man 8 gets so much flack. I'm having more fun with it than I did back when I first played it. I finished Grenade Man's stage last night and it was great. I loved hearing him go, "THAT FELT GOOD!" when I finished him.
Indeed the sprite work on MM8 is still top notch, and the voice acting just adds to its charm for me.
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Post by: telly on August 29, 2017, 12:08:24 pm
I know Mega Man 7 gets a lot of hate, but I've never really heard anything about 8 one way or another
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Post by: kashell on August 29, 2017, 12:49:22 pm
The voice acting in Mega Man 8 received the most criticism. I actually enjoyed it. As Azure said, it adds to the charm.
Everything else about it was pretty solid.
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Post by: burningdoom on August 29, 2017, 02:00:07 pm
As expected... I'm getting burnt out with Dragon Quest IV. I'm at the final fight.
I got to the final fight at about level 29-32 with 24 hours of gameplay in. I'm now at level 38-40 with 30 hours of gameplay in and I still get whipped by the boss. I'm close to being done, I know it, but I shouldn't have to grind for what amounts to 1/4 of what I've put in right at the end to finish it. That's called useless filler.
I've amassed enough money to buy 3 sets of Liquid Slime Armor. Might be close to 4 at this point.
edit: Apparently I forgot about farming Metal King Slimes... so now I'm getting 30-90k xp every few minutes.
edit 2: After another 10 hours of gameplay (about 40 hours total) I've 100% completed the game. Collected all weapons, all mini-medals, beat all bosses, and got all of my party to level 50+.
On to Dragon Quest V.
So, did you fire up your save file after the ending? There's a Chapter 6 on the DS version.
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Post by: ignition365 on August 29, 2017, 02:08:22 pm
As expected... I'm getting burnt out with Dragon Quest IV. I'm at the final fight.
I got to the final fight at about level 29-32 with 24 hours of gameplay in. I'm now at level 38-40 with 30 hours of gameplay in and I still get whipped by the boss. I'm close to being done, I know it, but I shouldn't have to grind for what amounts to 1/4 of what I've put in right at the end to finish it. That's called useless filler.
I've amassed enough money to buy 3 sets of Liquid Slime Armor. Might be close to 4 at this point.
edit: Apparently I forgot about farming Metal King Slimes... so now I'm getting 30-90k xp every few minutes.
edit 2: After another 10 hours of gameplay (about 40 hours total) I've 100% completed the game. Collected all weapons, all mini-medals, beat all bosses, and got all of my party to level 50+.
On to Dragon Quest V.
So, did you fire up your save file after the ending? There's a Chapter 6 on the DS version.
Yeah, that was the "edit 2". I did Chapter 6 and all of the other stuff I missed.
I'm at the wedding part of DQ5 now. I'm playing this one much slower than I did with DQ4. I've been playing Agents of Mayhem at home and I'm going to jump into Yakuza Kiwami after I'm done with AoM.
I think part of my thing with DQ4 was that I was binge watching Community, so it was easy to play a handheld game while watching. I've finished Community so playing a handheld game isn't as convenient at home.
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Post by: shepard11 on August 29, 2017, 03:21:50 pm
Been playing Mega Man 7 (by way of the MM Legacy Collection Vol. 2). I haven't played this game since I was in high school. I don't know the timing at all and it being Mega Man it's kicking my ass.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on August 29, 2017, 06:06:23 pm
I think 7 and 8 are both good games, generally better than most of the NES ones to me, not sure why anyone gives them any guff.
MM8 just has the miserable voice acting. I can't agree it's charming, I think it shows that whoever did the dub didn't give a damn about even trying lol Would've been nice if they had given the option for a Japanese original which is way better.
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Post by: telly on August 29, 2017, 06:13:38 pm
I think 7 and 8 get flak because the X games were out at that time, and people thought Capcom was regressing.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on August 29, 2017, 06:46:37 pm
I think 7 and 8 get flax because the X games were out at that time, and people thought Capcom was regressing.
To some degree, I do think MM7 and MM8 feel that way when the X series was just better. While they are good games, I sorta don't see the point of them. It would be like Nintendo releasing Super Mario World, but then they go and right after release Super Mario 4, just being Super Mario 3 with better sprites. Sure, it would be fine, but Super Mario World is way better lol
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Post by: burningdoom on August 29, 2017, 08:21:27 pm
I think 7 and 8 get flax because the X games were out at that time, and people thought Capcom was regressing.
To some degree, I do think MM7 and MM8 feel that way when the X series was just better. While they are good games, I sorta don't see the point of them. It would be like Nintendo releasing Super Mario World, but then they go and right after release Super Mario 4, just being Super Mario 3 with better sprites. Sure, it would be fine, but Super Mario World is way better lol
I completely agree about SMW. But I know many people would argue that SMB 3 was better.
I think it's just more of a preference. The X games are more story-driven, and even have a few RPG-elements sprinkled in. The main series is just plain, tough-as-nails, platforming.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on August 29, 2017, 08:37:26 pm
I think 7 and 8 get flax because the X games were out at that time, and people thought Capcom was regressing.
To some degree, I do think MM7 and MM8 feel that way when the X series was just better. While they are good games, I sorta don't see the point of them. It would be like Nintendo releasing Super Mario World, but then they go and right after release Super Mario 4, just being Super Mario 3 with better sprites. Sure, it would be fine, but Super Mario World is way better lol
I completely agree about SMW. But I know many people would argue that SMB 3 was better.
I think it's just more of a preference. The X games are more story-driven, and even have a few RPG-elements sprinkled in. The main series is just plain, tough-as-nails, platforming.
Maybe back in the NES days, but 7 and 8 just felt like lesser versions of X in the older art style. They aren't really harder (Outside of that obnoxious Astro Man stage) and they have less gameplay features as the X series introduced stuff like wall climbing and dash jumping. But yeah, it is personal preference. I never really enjoyed the NES games compared to X.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on August 30, 2017, 05:51:32 am
Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle is fairly fun. It sorta reminds me of what Super Mario RPG was trying to do at the time, where it wasn't reinventing anything, but it takes its different genre for Mario and makes something pretty entertaining and goofy. I think what might be the negative aspect of the game is your tolerance for the Rabbids as they are...the Rabbids...but they aren't bugging me much and make me chuckle every so often.
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Post by: kashell on August 30, 2017, 08:02:57 am
I still prefer the X series over the vanilla series, but I'm a true-blue (bomber) Mega Man fan so I enjoy them both. I didn't get to play any Mega Man 8 yesterday since I'm pretty deep in Arc Rise Fantasia. I'll probably get a few more stages done this weekend. I'm not looking forward to "Jump! Jump! Slide! Slide!"
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on August 30, 2017, 03:50:26 pm
I still prefer the X series over the vanilla series, but I'm a true-blue (bomber) Mega Man fan so I enjoy them both. I didn't get to play any Mega Man 8 yesterday since I'm pretty deep in Arc Rise Fantasia. I'll probably get a few more stages done this weekend. I'm not looking forward to "Jump! Jump! Slide! Slide!"
That was my nightmare. That and Astro Man's stage were the worst part of the game lol
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Post by: burningdoom on August 30, 2017, 03:58:40 pm
I still prefer the X series over the vanilla series, but I'm a true-blue (bomber) Mega Man fan so I enjoy them both. I didn't get to play any Mega Man 8 yesterday since I'm pretty deep in Arc Rise Fantasia. I'll probably get a few more stages done this weekend. I'm not looking forward to "Jump! Jump! Slide! Slide!"
That was my nightmare. That and Astro Man's stage were the worst part of the game lol
For some reason I can't remember Astro Man's stage.
I sort of remember his stage being kind of finicky in Mega Man and Bass.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on August 30, 2017, 04:18:09 pm
I still prefer the X series over the vanilla series, but I'm a true-blue (bomber) Mega Man fan so I enjoy them both. I didn't get to play any Mega Man 8 yesterday since I'm pretty deep in Arc Rise Fantasia. I'll probably get a few more stages done this weekend. I'm not looking forward to "Jump! Jump! Slide! Slide!"
That was my nightmare. That and Astro Man's stage were the worst part of the game lol
For some reason I can't remember Astro Man's stage.
I sort of remember his stage being kind of finicky in Mega Man and Bass.
Astro Man's stage just has some annoyance to its design and then there's two areas that are these...infinite hallways, where you gotta position moving walls in certain ways to progress and I couldn't get through the first one so I just used a walkthrough because it was driving me nuts.
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Post by: kevininja on August 30, 2017, 04:24:30 pm
I'm still playing through Gravity Rush 2 and just really taking my time playing a handful of side missions, challenges and story missions every day.
After that I'm probably going to get back to Yakuza 0, so I can start Kiwami sometime next month!
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Post by: shfan on August 31, 2017, 07:29:05 am
Mount & Blade Warband (PS4), replaying with a female character who has now declared independence and has control of @ 40% of the island, at war with the Nords. Absolutely love it.
Been away on a short break, picked up Hey! Pikmin for the 3DS, which is again superb.
Also been continuing with Dungeon Travellers 2 for the Vita, Christ it's a grindfest to get anywhere.
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Post by: doctorlaudanum on August 31, 2017, 10:18:37 am
So I finished Shadow of Mordor, and yikes, that ending. I heard it was bad, but I never expected a half-assed cutscene for a final boss and one of the most insultingly transparent sequel hooks I've ever seen. The story and characters never really did much to catch my attention in the first place, but that final sequence felt especially rushed. I think Celebrimbor was the only character I actively liked, and I'm pretty sure 90% of that was his voice actor. Not even Troy Baker could make Talion interesting for me. Really hoping Shadow of War makes up for it because I was having a ton of fun with the gameplay.
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Post by: kevininja on August 31, 2017, 12:50:10 pm
So I finished Shadow of Mordor, and yikes, that ending. I heard it was bad, but I never expected a half-assed cutscene for a final boss and one of the most insultingly transparent sequel hooks I've ever seen. The story and characters never really did much to catch my attention in the first place, but that final sequence felt especially rushed. I think Celebrimbor was the only character I actively liked, and I'm pretty sure 90% of that was his voice actor. Not even Troy Baker could make Talion interesting for me. Really hoping Shadow of War makes up for it because I was having a ton of fun with the gameplay.
Haha yeah, I had no expectations back when I played it and when the cutscene ended I was like "that's it?". That was pretty damn terrible :o
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on September 01, 2017, 12:40:40 am
Screw you, Titanic Monarch Zone in Sonic Mania! Oil Ocean Zone almost got me to the point of dropping the game, but I beat it and now I'm at another where I'm so annoyed at the games design. I'm really trying to tough this all out, just to beat the game, but man, I'm getting close to saying screw it lol This is such a love-hate relationship, as I think Sonic's gameplay sucks most of the time, but everything else about the game I just love. Oh, tiny shrunk Sonic, so cute! Oh, frustrating boss and they give me only a couple rings and so much is hard to dodge, this will make me hate everything.
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Post by: burningdoom on September 01, 2017, 01:51:26 am
Last time I played it I got stuck on Oil Ocean Zone, too. 2 game overs, this first one having a lot of lives.
But since then I've been absorbed into Dishonored. Might be a while before I give Sonic Mania the proper attentions since I just got a Retron 5 and Metroid: Return of Samus is around to the corner, too.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on September 01, 2017, 02:06:23 am
Last time I played it I got stuck on Oil Ocean Zone, too. 2 game overs, this first one having a lot of lives.
But since then I've been absorbed into Dishonored. Might be a while before I give Sonic Mania the proper attentions since I just got a Retron 5 and Metroid: Return of Samus is around to the corner, too.
I got gameover'd at least a half dozen times on Oil Ocean, maybe more. I already don't love playing Sonic, so to play the same levels over and over again drives me nuts and Titanic Monarch has some very frustrating sections that lead to a very annoying boss fight. I actually beat the first Act of the zone with less than 30 seconds left on the timer lol
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Post by: kashell on September 01, 2017, 08:13:20 am
Mega Man 8 might end up becoming my new favorite (non-X) Mega Man. I think one of the things that I enjoy so much about it is that it captures a time when I was big into anime. The music and graphics (and the cut-scenes, of course) kind of take me back to that time.
Also, hearing Frost Man go, "I'll make a popsicle of you!" made me laugh.
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Post by: jce3000gt on September 01, 2017, 09:49:18 am
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Post by: doctorlaudanum on September 01, 2017, 04:18:03 pm
Night Trap is a treasure and I'm glad to have finally been able to play it. I'm really impressed by the remaster so far. Lots of unlockable goodies and some surprisingly high-quality FMVs, considering they were recorded in the '80s. I've always had a soft spot for FMV games, and this one is just the right amount of cheesy. I've spent more time screwing around with the videos than I have actually playing the game.
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Post by: azure on September 01, 2017, 08:28:49 pm
Mega Man 8 might end up becoming my new favorite (non-X) Mega Man. I think one of the things that I enjoy so much about it is that it captures a time when I was big into anime. The music and graphics (and the cut-scenes, of course) kind of take me back to that time.
Also, hearing Frost Man go, "I'll make a popsicle of you!" made me laugh.
I feel the exact same way about the capture time deal. Also you're giving me Clown Man flashbacks, that voice haunts me :P
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Post by: wvdoom on September 01, 2017, 11:53:13 pm
right now i'm like halfway through my first playthrough of Resident Evil 4, working on Sonic Mania, and i think halfway though Castlevania 3
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on September 02, 2017, 12:10:06 am
Yeah I'm done trying to play Mega Man 9. This game isn't fun. I don't care if it's based off of MM2, which is considered the best one, I personally don't like MM2 much as I think the series got better later on, especially once there was the dash and charge shot. Probably will skip MM10 also unless it turns out to be more improved as I heard it has multiple playable characters.
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Post by: burningdoom on September 02, 2017, 02:19:31 am
Mega Man 9 is hard as hell. Mega Man 2 is actually a manageable game.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on September 02, 2017, 04:45:54 am
Mega Man 9 is hard as hell. Mega Man 2 is actually a manageable game.
I haven't found it exactly harder, I think I'm just burnt out on the old NES Mega Man games after playing 1 through 7 last year, and to return to what I consider the worst stuff for Mega Man, which is like Mega Man 1 to 3, it just tears at my soul too much with every game over lol
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Post by: fredlepirate on September 02, 2017, 10:29:18 pm
Just bought and playing the Yakuza remake and Wonderboy The Dragon Trap for PS4, also playing Lunar 2 on PSX, 15hrs into it.
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Post by: muntyjack on September 05, 2017, 04:24:45 am
I adore online puzzle games . I like solving different kinds of riddles and mysteries. Currently I am playing Rail Rush Worlds. + such games are the best way to escape from everyday routine.
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Post by: turf on September 05, 2017, 09:30:11 am
Mega Man 9 is hard as hell. Mega Man 2 is actually a manageable game.
I haven't found it exactly harder, I think I'm just burnt out on the old NES Mega Man games after playing 1 through 7 last year, and to return to what I consider the worst stuff for Mega Man, which is like Mega Man 1 to 3, it just tears at my soul too much with every game over lol
I really liked MM9. I'm playing MM7 right now. I'm dangerously close to saying "Eff this game". Wily's stages are stupid hard. I just don't have the patience to learn every step.
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Post by: desocietas on September 05, 2017, 11:19:59 am
Playing Hot Sh- I mean, Everybody's Golf off and on. It's a super chill game to pick up and run around on the online course and just play a hole or two if you have the time. Online play worked well for me with friends. Only gripe is that local multiplayer works but is pretty limited in the fact that I can't pull my character/data from my save file into my bf's local multiplayer game, even when I sign in. So if I ever wanted to play my leveled up character against his, we'd need another PS4 and would have to play an online match ???
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Post by: telly on September 06, 2017, 11:00:02 am
I've been playing a lot of Monster Hunter 3: Ultimate. It's my first monster hunter game, so it's been tough to get into, but I'm enjoying it a lot more now. I'm trying to play it without using a walkthrough at all, so we'll see how that goes.
Also playing Shantae: Half Genie Hero. This game is so much fun. Really enjoying it.
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Post by: azure on September 06, 2017, 12:54:07 pm
I've been playing a lot of Monster Hunter 3: Ultimate. It's my first monster hunter game, so it's been tough to get into, but I'm enjoying it a lot more now. I'm trying to play it without using a walkthrough at all, so we'll see how that goes.
Also playing Shantae: Half Genie Hero. This game is so much fun. Really enjoying it.
Do you plan on getting into the online hunts Telly? I played a lot of 3U back in the day and it still has a dedicated community online.
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Post by: telly on September 06, 2017, 12:59:07 pm
I've been playing a lot of Monster Hunter 3: Ultimate. It's my first monster hunter game, so it's been tough to get into, but I'm enjoying it a lot more now. I'm trying to play it without using a walkthrough at all, so we'll see how that goes.
Also playing Shantae: Half Genie Hero. This game is so much fun. Really enjoying it.
Do you plan on getting into the online hunts Telly? I played a lot of 3U back in the day and it still has a dedicated community online.
Oh it does? I didn't know that! I figured it wouldn't be very active since the game was older, but I might give it a shot if there's still people playing! I think it would be really fun to play with friends online :)
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Post by: azure on September 06, 2017, 01:14:32 pm
I've been playing a lot of Monster Hunter 3: Ultimate. It's my first monster hunter game, so it's been tough to get into, but I'm enjoying it a lot more now. I'm trying to play it without using a walkthrough at all, so we'll see how that goes.
Also playing Shantae: Half Genie Hero. This game is so much fun. Really enjoying it.
Do you plan on getting into the online hunts Telly? I played a lot of 3U back in the day and it still has a dedicated community online.
Oh it does? I didn't know that! I figured it wouldn't be very active since the game was older, but I might give it a shot if there's still people playing! I think it would be really fun to play with friends online :)
The multiplayer is where MH really shines, but it is a time sink if you get into it. It is a good idea to get pretty far in the singleplayer portion of the game first so you can get your bearings. If you end up going online feel free to message me, I'd like to get in a few hunts at least.
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Post by: telly on September 06, 2017, 02:56:10 pm
Yeah for sure! I'm not sure how many hours I have in yet, but I've only done the 2 star rank quests so I probably need more time with the game
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Post by: desocietas on September 06, 2017, 03:07:10 pm
I've been playing a lot of Monster Hunter 3: Ultimate. It's my first monster hunter game, so it's been tough to get into, but I'm enjoying it a lot more now. I'm trying to play it without using a walkthrough at all, so we'll see how that goes.
Also playing Shantae: Half Genie Hero. This game is so much fun. Really enjoying it.
Do you plan on getting into the online hunts Telly? I played a lot of 3U back in the day and it still has a dedicated community online.
Oh it does? I didn't know that! I figured it wouldn't be very active since the game was older, but I might give it a shot if there's still people playing! I think it would be really fun to play with friends online :)
It's a surprisingly robust community, even with the older titles. If you're ever trying to find open groups, Twitch has a lot of MH fans. I learned about the game through Twitch - had no idea that people loved the series so much.
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Post by: shepard11 on September 06, 2017, 03:20:23 pm
Right now I'm playing Mega Man 8 (thru the MM Legacy Collection Vol 2) I remember why I haven't played this game in almost 15 years. Frost Man stage almost broke me last night. Stupid snowboarding parts. Then my wife ended up getting me Destiny 2 as a surprise house warming gift last night. But I only got to play about 2 hours into that game last night.
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Post by: kashell on September 08, 2017, 08:04:10 am
I decided to start Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth. It was nice of Aqua Plus/Sting to allow some stuff to get transferred from Mask of Deception.
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Post by: doctorlaudanum on September 09, 2017, 01:53:21 pm
Enjoying what little I've played of Yakuza Kiwami. I think I've spent half my playtime just running around finding keys and weaponizing motorcycles. I've been meaning to try the series out for a while, but the prices for the original PS2 games were a little intimidating.
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Post by: marvelvscapcom2 on September 11, 2017, 06:54:22 pm
I just wanted to recommend NBA Playgrounds for anyone who is a fan of arcade basketball games (NBA JAM, NBA STREET) It's truly a very fun game for the switch and i'm sure it's fun for PS4 and XB1 too. :). It takes classic nostalgia and wraps it with a nice modern astetic with some cool power ups and of course new school and old school additions Like Lebron. :D. For 19.99 I'd definitely say it's an awesome deal.
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Post by: ignition365 on September 13, 2017, 08:57:05 am
I've been eyeballing it for a while... so I went and bought Quantum Break for X1. Going to play that... after that I might go play the Nier games.
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Post by: kashell on September 13, 2017, 12:34:37 pm
Finally started Ys VIII yesterday. It's about what I expected, which is fine. It's a damn good game so far.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on September 14, 2017, 12:34:23 am
Played some of the free demo time for Dead by Daylight on PC and while the game isn't bad, it mostly makes me wish this quality was put into the Friday the 13th game. Friday the 13th seems to be a broken mess still from recent Xbox One gameplay I've seen, but there's a lot of variety to the gameplay, even allowing for having some slight weapon use and survivors have multiple things to try and accomplish and more players overall. Dead by Daylight seems real well polished, but playing it, the game seems very one note. The only thing there is to do is fix generators and as a survivor, that's kinda dull I think. Can be tense, but I can't say I'd enjoy that gameplay loop for them. On the other hand, playing as the killer is great. I played as the Huntress, who can throw hatchets and I really liked that setup. I'm sure there's more variety that shows up the longer you play and the more abilities you earn, but that's putting in hours to get that. I might just stick with playing the Killers for awhile, see how that goes. Really wish I had Michael Myers unlocked lol
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Post by: doctorlaudanum on September 14, 2017, 01:39:09 am
^Dead by Daylight can get repetitive quickly, but I thought it was a lot more playable than the Friday the 13th game. Lot less idiots screeching in your ear, too. I have a weakness for slasher movies and love the idea of a Friday the 13th game in concept, but it has a long way to go before I'll ever consider picking it up again.
Yakuza Kiwami continues to be damn good fun, though I really wish you weren't so prone to getting stunlocked. Or maybe I just suck at combat. One or the other. I am loving the Majima Everywhere system, which is surprising because it sounded like a one-note gimmick on paper. I continue to be surprised by the increasingly creative ways Majima worms his way into a fight. Be still my beating heart for fair Lady Goromi. Is it just me or does this game really like putting you in situations where you have to beat up a dude in a dress?
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on September 14, 2017, 02:57:23 am
^Dead by Daylight can get repetitive quickly, but I thought it was a lot more playable than the Friday the 13th game. Lot less idiots screeching in your ear, too. I have a weakness for slasher movies and love the idea of a Friday the 13th game in concept, but it has a long way to go before I'll ever consider picking it up again.
Yeah that's basically what I saw between the two. Dead by Daylight is a far better designed game, it's just less interesting and less entertaining than being in a Friday the 13th movie. If Friday the 13th every becomes anything competent, I might grab it.
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Post by: ignition365 on September 15, 2017, 09:27:37 am
Started Quantum Break last night... and I'm just really not feeling it. So far the main character feels like a moron and his best friend is OBVIOUSLY EVIL... and my brother is for sure going to die... feels like a terrible waste that they didn't have his twin brother play his brother... whatever.
Maybe I'll figure out the combat, but it just feels sluggish and not well thought out.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on September 18, 2017, 05:04:28 pm
Does it bother anyone else that in Horizon: Zero Dawn, everyone speaks in perfect, clean, English, despite it being a thousand years in the future, and that is also after whatever point that timeline starts in terms of our future? People speak differently in just our parents lifetime, let alone a society that was for some reason forced to abandon all technology and revert to a nearly primal/tribal lifestyle, disconnected from the world and even other people based on these tribes and new cultures. It's gotten to the point that they seem to have their own new language being that they don't understand anything from their past text or image wise.
It might be on odd thing to complain about, but it's weirdly immersion breaking to me, especially during dialogue interactions. They sound like any regular, concise speaking, even witty, people from today, but the person I'm interacting with is an ancient Roman/Middle Eastern dressed soldier who praises the sun, and I'm an outcast tribal warrior dressed in furs and robot parts.
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Post by: tafk on September 20, 2017, 11:28:13 am
On my quest to complete one Suikoden game a year and after recovering from FF7 I have started Suikoden 3! It seems very interesting, I'm through two characters chapter 1s and it will be interesting to see how this plays out. I'm still not sure whether I really like the feel of this one yet with the changes from the first two games but I can see what they were going for. I think if I was playing these games back in the day I would be more upset not knowing that Suikoden 5 is out there and is a more faithful sequel to 1 and 2.
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Post by: telly on September 20, 2017, 11:30:25 am
On my quest to complete one Suikoden game a year and after recovering from FF7 I have started Suikoden 3! It seems very interesting, I'm through two characters chapter 1s and it will be interesting to see how this plays out. I'm still not sure whether I really like the feel of this one yet with the changes from the first two games but I can see what they were going for. I think if I was playing these games back in the day I would be more upset not knowing that Suikoden 5 is out there and is a more faithful sequel to 1 and 2.
I want to play them, but I can never get over the 3D models, they just don't look that good to me for some reason :-\
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Post by: kashell on September 20, 2017, 11:49:23 am
They improve as the series continues. I still think III is an ugly game. It had some nice environments, though.
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Post by: tafk on September 20, 2017, 12:03:55 pm
Yeah it being an early PS2 game isn't doing it any favors but having just played FF7 it is a major step up from what I had been dealing with. At least I can recognize a lot of what is happening on the screen haha.
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Post by: muntyjack on September 22, 2017, 07:06:21 am
right now I am playing Resident Evil 2
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on September 23, 2017, 04:58:24 am
I'm into the last quarter of Evil Within right now. I remember this game getting a lot of shit back when it came out and heard a lot of people say it was bad and I'm not entirely sure why. I know it had some annoyances that were patched up later (The absurd letterboxing), but I went in expecting the worst and got a solid survival horror game. It's not amazing, it's generally not as good as RE4 even if it does things better in a few areas, and I have issues with aspects of its gameplay and how the story drags, but it's totally competent and has had some good moments. Low 7 level here.
I'm still like 3 or 4 chapters from the end, but it's got me interested in the sequel if that actually fixes the issues I'm having here.
Also Sebastian is like the worst lead. He's not a silent protagonist, but it feels like that sometimes. He's either completely lost at what is going on during the story moments, or he'll have like a very minor quip, or basic "What is going on here" kind of thing. He should be basically losing his mind about now as a character here, like Isaac in Dead Space, or trying to better piece everything together as we go through the game, but he's the same guy that started this whole screwed up journey. Went in as a grizzled cop and I'm guessing he'll make it out as a grizzled cop.
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Post by: burningdoom on September 23, 2017, 10:31:44 am
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Post by: kashell on September 24, 2017, 12:28:38 pm
After the let down that was Ys VIII, I decided to start Dungeon Travelers 2. My Vita is fun again. The fan service in this game is hilarious, as is the writing. Atlus really knocked the script out of the park with this. Combat, as expected, is challenging and not to be taken lightly the moment things begin.
I'm very pleased so far.
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Post by: jce3000gt on September 24, 2017, 12:38:06 pm
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Post by: kevininja on September 24, 2017, 03:27:52 pm
Bought my sister's copy of Mario Kart 7, so I'm playing through it now. Definitely one of the weaker games in the series because of the bland levels and a lacking character roster, but I still enjoy playing it. It does remind me to get a copy of Mario Kart DS sometime in the future :P
Got Downwell a few days ago as well and that game is a hell of a lot of fun! I keep telling myself "one more round and I'll stop playing" :D. The furthest I've managed to get to so far was 2-2.
I'm also still playing through Skyrim SE, currently on the last of the Thieves Guild quests.
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Post by: kashell on September 24, 2017, 03:35:11 pm
I'm almost done with filling out the bestiary in FFXII: The Zodiac Age for the PS4. I'm now in my lower-mid 80's on party average level and have almost 1.3 million steps. Trial Mode is both awesome and a bitch once you get to level 92. I just cannot seem to beat level 96 no matter how hard I try. This Esper was super easy in the actual game but in Trial Mode its like they were buffed up or something. Guess I'll try again when I'm over level 90. It also doesn't help that I made some stupid choices for my jobs...which has significantly increased the difficulty. FYI, the Machinist is pretty useless unless paired with a strong melee job. Made the mistake of Machinist+Time Battlemage and am regretting that choice. Also, I have no White or Black mage so that also hurts... I wish you could reset and respect to start over for which the penalty is a completely erased license board with 0 LP to spend. I really need a black and white mage... LOL
After the let down that was Ys VIII, I decided to start Dungeon Travelers 2. My Vita is fun again. The fan service in this game is hilarious, as is the writing. Atlus really knocked the script out of the park with this. Combat, as expected, is challenging and not to be taken lightly the moment things begin.
I'm very pleased so far.
My buddy was initially let down by Ys VIII but he gave it another chance and is now really liking it. I think maybe those that are feeling let down went in with too high of expectations?
My expectations weren't even that high. I was excited about it since I really like the series, but the way they crafted this entry feels so far removed from what usually makes Ys so special.
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Post by: jce3000gt on September 24, 2017, 06:34:10 pm
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on September 24, 2017, 06:49:55 pm
Starting into DMC (The reboot), and so far it's pretty good. I can see why fans of the original might be annoyed by aspects of it, but I never really played the old games, so I'm going in without that attachment. It's still crazy, over the top, action with a great style to it and the gameplay is interesting in how you switch back and forth between weapons, though I heard it gets way harder later on in dealing with that kind of stuff.
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Post by: telly on September 24, 2017, 07:58:22 pm
I'm a couple hours into Xenoblade X, I'm having a hard time getting into it while playing another really dense game in Monster Hunter, I may just try to finish that up before returning to XCX. I'm at the four star quests in MH.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on September 27, 2017, 02:53:00 am
Played a few rounds of that new Fortnite: Battle Royale spinoff mode, and yeah it's basically what anyone would expect. It's Playerunknowns Battlegrounds, but sloppier, cartoony, and more arcade-shooter like, with some crafting put in. The crafting element could be what sorta sets it apart, where I assume towards the end, you could build little forts as the circle shrinks, as you can find traps and such. Otherwise, it's nothing particularly interesting. It's in a fairly early state as it's clear this thing was hastily made only a few months ago, so it seems abit basic right now.
On the flip side, it is Free To Play, so I can't be too bothered by it lol I'm curious what they'll be selling to justify the game being F2P.
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Post by: kashell on September 28, 2017, 11:35:34 am
I've been replaying Xenogears as of late. This is the first time I've played the game since 1999. I'm having an absolute blast. There are so many little things I'm picking up that I missed last time. I forgot just how much stuff they throw at you from the moment the game begins.
I may have to nix my idea of playing something horror related in October because I'm having too much fun with this.
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Post by: telly on September 28, 2017, 12:53:34 pm
I've been playing a little Pokemon Moon again. I have so little time to play those other big games that I have going on that playing something quick and easy has been my prefered method of gaming lately :/
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Post by: desocietas on September 28, 2017, 02:54:32 pm
I've been playing a little Pokemon Moon again. I have so little time to play those other big games that I have going on that playing something quick and easy has been my prefered method of gaming lately :/
I was tempted to fire up my copy of Sun again after picking up the Ash hat Pikachu the other day (which, by the way, is ADORABLE).
Haven't been playing too much outside of FF14 right now, but am tempted to fire up Culdcept Saga. Got it a long time ago, but after seeing some good remarks about the upcoming Revolt, it might be nice to try one of the other Western releases from the series.
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Post by: doafan on September 28, 2017, 04:46:39 pm
Would like to say that am currenlty playing Xenoblade Chronicles 3D but have been playing like crazy Animal Crossing New Leaf, this is the first time that I ever played a game from this franchise and totally love it can't even believe that I practically dedicate all my free time to play with this one, yesterday didn't came to the office because of the bad weather so spent at least 12 hours playing ;D
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Post by: telly on September 28, 2017, 05:30:22 pm
Yeah I got the Hoenn cap one! It's so cute :)
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Post by: desocietas on September 28, 2017, 06:25:39 pm
I decided to get the original! I never spent that much time with it the first time around but it might be nice to go back to it soon.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on September 28, 2017, 08:11:43 pm
Put a little time into the Call of Duty WW2 Beta and I was actually going to give it some props. That new objective based "War" mode is pretty solid. Multi-staged offense/defense gameplay on unique maps, no killstreaks, maximum player count (Still a puny 12, but forced 10 to 12), and actually is pretty good. It's hardly a new mode for other games, but it's fun here and even introduces some of the building mechanics you would only see in the Zombie mode for putting up walls. Even kinda lets you use a tank, but it's more of a mobile turret than anything as you just get to be the gunner while escorting the tank.
Then I went to play some normal modes and the game returns to the usual dumpster fire CoD is known for. Bad spawns, players jumping around and getting easy kills, this includes snipers...Killstreak dumping that rewards the more dominant team, leading to way more squashes and less likely of a comeback. Hard to recover in a match if the other team is relentlessly throwing artillery and bombs at you. It just devolves back into most of what I hate about what CoD became after World at War, maybe Black Ops. I forget if I liked Black Ops or not (It had problems on PC). It's at least better than the near-future/scifi CoD's, as WW2 is stripped down compared to those, so it feels more like the older ones, but I can't see myself getting into this one...
Knowing how the CoD players are, War will probably just die off and most people won't even play it and that would be the only reason I even get this game...Oh well, I expect to like Battlefront 2 more anyways.
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Post by: soera on September 28, 2017, 11:19:16 pm
If you guys arent playing Ys VIII, then you are in the wrong. This is the game to topple Ni no Kuni as my top game of all time. :-*
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on September 28, 2017, 11:58:03 pm
If you guys arent playing Ys VIII, then you are in the wrong. This is the game to topple Ni no Kuni as my top game of all time. :-*
lol I saw a demo on PS4, so I'll give it a look. Don't know a thing about it, but couldn't hurt to check it out. Probably won't buy it anytime soon, being that there's a bunch of stuff coming and I still don't even have Persona 5 done.
*EDIT* What's the hook of the game? I played the demo and the gameplay is okay, pretty standard action RPG stuff, did the two boss fights which were alright, but didn't see anything else that was like "Gotta play this".
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Post by: kashell on September 29, 2017, 08:03:41 am
I'm the minority, but Ys VIII is the only game in the series that I actually dropped. It's not good. ;__; It's definitely my biggest disappointment of the year; even more than Valkyria Revolution.
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Post by: ignition365 on September 29, 2017, 08:15:26 am
I'm the minority, but Ys VIII is the only game in the series that I actually dropped. It's not good. ;__; It's definitely my biggest disappointment of the year; even more than Valkyria Revolution.
This shocks me. How long did you play it?
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Post by: kashell on September 29, 2017, 10:22:15 am
I'm the minority, but Ys VIII is the only game in the series that I actually dropped. It's not good. ;__; It's definitely my biggest disappointment of the year; even more than Valkyria Revolution.
This shocks me. How long did you play it?
I got about 22 hours into it before I had enough.
EDIT: I really don't want to dissuade anyone from checking out the game because there are some good things going for it. It just wore me out and felt so far-removed from what makes Ys so great. Ys 7 and Memories of Celceta were fantastic, so I don't mind the series' new direction and definitely recommend both of those.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on September 29, 2017, 03:21:41 pm
Well they updated Super Mario Run, so I tried to play the new level and they blocked them behind challenges requiring me to replay the old levels a bunch to unlock them. This continues to be the worst modern Mario game lol
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Post by: spac316 on September 29, 2017, 05:23:58 pm
Playing Cuphead on XB1 and I really like it!
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on September 29, 2017, 10:26:40 pm
Yeah I grabbed Cuphead too on PC and it's pretty good. Definitely challenging, but a fair challenge as I'm not someone that likes hard games that are just hard for hard sake. That's never fun to me, but so far it's been a good time and the art is amazing. Everything is unique in this, which is impressive for sure.
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Post by: shepard11 on September 30, 2017, 08:54:25 pm
Even though I got Destiny 2 and I've been playing it for about an hour a day. I'm really loving my Wii U. So I've been playing Smash Bros Wii U, Breath of the Wild and Shovel Knight. I don't regret trading for this system.
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Post by: xnblank on September 30, 2017, 09:39:47 pm
Grabbed Cuphead on the Xbone and played local co-op with my friend. Had a blast so far.
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Post by: doctorlaudanum on October 01, 2017, 03:56:46 am
First impressions of White Day are cautiously optimistic. (I technically already played it on PC, but it's been so many years and the fan translation was so bad that I barely remember any of it.) I bumbled into the first ghost only to promptly get my head caved in by the janitor. Good times. Kinda wishing they updated the save system since I think limited saves are anti-fun, but I'm digging the atmosphere so far, even if the ghosts are a little too jumpscare-happy for my tastes. The new character models look really nice. Some of the animations look pretty jank, though. The janitor's introductory cutscene made it look like he was just giving a few light taps to that student's noggin. Blah blah, it's October. Time to dive into some proper horror games!
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Post by: kashell on October 01, 2017, 01:52:52 pm
Definitely time for horror games! The Suffering and Kuon are on my to-do list.
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Post by: kevininja on October 01, 2017, 04:48:54 pm
Got some games lined up for October as well! Let's beat some horror games!
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on October 01, 2017, 11:28:26 pm
King Dice is driving me nuts in Cuphead. I don't feel like his specific fight is particularly well designed as it's too easy to screw up and not in "Oh, I just gotta get better" kind of way, like the other fights, but more "It looks like I can land here, but I can't" kind of way. He's not even actually hard, but even if I manage to save up extra hearts, I lose them so fast. This game be some tough shit and I still got another fight after this.
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Post by: soera on October 01, 2017, 11:33:06 pm
I'm the minority, but Ys VIII is the only game in the series that I actually dropped. It's not good. ;__; It's definitely my biggest disappointment of the year; even more than Valkyria Revolution.
This shocks me. How long did you play it?
I got about 22 hours into it before I had enough.
EDIT: I really don't want to dissuade anyone from checking out the game because there are some good things going for it. It just wore me out and felt so far-removed from what makes Ys so great. Ys 7 and Memories of Celceta were fantastic, so I don't mind the series' new direction and definitely recommend both of those.
I really think you should keep going on it. Im about 70 hours in and its all I think about.
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Post by: kashell on October 02, 2017, 08:20:31 am
I'm the minority, but Ys VIII is the only game in the series that I actually dropped. It's not good. ;__; It's definitely my biggest disappointment of the year; even more than Valkyria Revolution.
This shocks me. How long did you play it?
I got about 22 hours into it before I had enough.
EDIT: I really don't want to dissuade anyone from checking out the game because there are some good things going for it. It just wore me out and felt so far-removed from what makes Ys so great. Ys 7 and Memories of Celceta were fantastic, so I don't mind the series' new direction and definitely recommend both of those.
I really think you should keep going on it. Im about 70 hours in and its all I think about.
We'll see. I'm still thoroughly enjoying Dungeon Travelers 2, which will likely last me a long time. Then I plan on playing the second part of Utawarerumono while the story is still somewhat fresh in my head. However, once I'm done with that I'm not sure what's next in terms of a portable title.
But - I'm glad you're enjoying it.
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Post by: ignition365 on October 02, 2017, 08:32:47 am
I don't know quite why, but I felt like jumping back into Fallout, so I started playing Fallout 4 with mods. I'm basically playing Fallout as if it were Minecraft, building a base and just wasting time. But I'm enjoying it.
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Post by: turf on October 02, 2017, 10:28:21 am
It's been a big SNES Classic weekend!
I think I ought to play every game with a modern eye and do a little mini review of each one.
The reason I say this is Super Mario Kart is way better though rose-colored glasses. That game sucks now. Star Fox? Nearly unplayable. Star Fox 2? Not much better.
Super Punch-Out!! is still fantastic. Super Mario World is a masterpiece. I haven't even dabbled into the RPGs.
I'm glad I bought this little box. It's caused me to play a lot of games I've been meaning to get around to playing. And I'm still pretty damn good at Super Punch-Out!!
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Post by: kashell on October 05, 2017, 11:18:48 am
So, The Suffering is disturbing, visceral, and not for the faint of heart. It's clear the developers really wanted to deliver something that was frightening both aesthetically and psychologically. There is nothing pleasant in this game. There is blood, gore, bizarre monsters, disturbing imagery, and sound effects that will rattle your nerves. There are times when the main character, Torque, needs to make a choice. During these times, he'll hear voices. The voice of good sounds pleasant, but the voice of evil sounds so diabolical.
The combat is a bit rough and it's not always clear on where you need to go, but this is a damn fine game: perfect for Halloween.
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Post by: telly on October 05, 2017, 11:23:02 am
That sounds like a good game! I might add it to my wishlist
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Post by: kashell on October 05, 2017, 11:32:12 am
You should. I think you'd really enjoy it!
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on October 05, 2017, 06:20:07 pm
A Hat in Time is finally out on PC. This was my second game I backed on Kickstarter (First was Shovel Knight) and while I haven't delved deep yet, I can tell that this game is brimming with charm. In all likelihood, it could turn out to be better than Yooka-Laylee (Which honestly wasn't great, but fun enough), which is super cool as this game is basically a love letter to what folks at Playtonics did back in the day with Rare. Also more perfect Grant Kirkhope music.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on October 06, 2017, 08:06:01 pm
Star Wars Battlefront 2 Beta is up on PC (Maybe consoles? Don't know) and I'm enjoying it. They've cleaned things up from what was already a pretty polished game before, but I'm liking the game more. Bit less nade spam, jetpacks are special classes, so that everyone can't use them, and Galactic Assault is way better at least with this one map and having to use ion rockets that require you to get closer to use them and then having the rest of the map be multi-staged afterwards. Good objective focus and if you stick with the objectives and your team, you get more BP, which is what you use to get vehicles, special classes, or Heroes/Villains. It's kinda silly to say they streamlined things more as the first game was already pretty streamlined as shooters go, but everything is nailed down right.
Not much into the space mode, I don't really love flying the spaceships around personally, but I like what is going on with the objectives and such. I probably won't play that a ton.
Also there's a singleplayer Arcade mode, which will be basically challenges against AI to earn credits or do challenges to earn credits. Each one has different difficulties, and while there's only two, the idea is fine. Feels like an easy and simply way to add some extra content that is good.
Also I'm hoping that they stick with era specific heroes per maps as having Rey, Han Solo, and Boba Fett running around Naboo is weird lol
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Post by: burningdoom on October 06, 2017, 08:24:45 pm
Far Cry 3 (XBox 360), nonstop. That game is freaking nuts! I almost got raped by a guy named Buck (who likes to...)
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Post by: doctorlaudanum on October 06, 2017, 08:51:51 pm
So I've made a lot of progress in the White Day remake and have gone back to the original White Day for comparison. Consider this a mini review. Both are fantastic and the remake fixes a lot of the clunkiness of the original, but I think a few significant changes were made for the worse. My biggest problem is the remake's over-reliance on jumpscares. It has wonderful atmosphere and the janitors are definitely more threatening and dynamic than they were in the original game, but nearly every single ghost is reduced to a sudden loud noise. I'm not against jumpscares as a concept, but you have all these unique and well-designed enemies with genuinely interesting backstories, and all most of them ever do is appear suddenly in the dark and run shrieking at your face. That's not scary. That's annoying. For me, the scariest ghost in the game (the Fox Spirit) is the only one you never actually see. You're just walking around in a dark, cramped hallway, not even realizing that the hallway is looping until you see bloody clawmarks on the walls, and then the singing starts. I love that. There's some subtlety to it. And then the Haunted Head Ghost shows up to ruin everything by shoving a sPoOky .jpeg in your face. God, she is so much worse than she was in the original game. Also, can we please let QTE's die already? We'll never have the RE4 knife fight again. Stop shoving these into your boss battles.
Wow this came out so much more vitriolic than I meant it to. I really am enjoying the remake and plan to go for the platinum at some point (which involves getting every ending on every difficulty and beating Hell Mode ten times. I have a problem.), but I gotta say that there are some things the original game just does better. There are still some things I enjoyed in the remake:
New content! Though the new character feels just a little too much like she started as the ~quirky~ anime waifu of someone on the development staff. She feels very out of place for most of the game.
The art direction. Many of the textures are a little dated, but the presentation is fantastic. Love the setting and lighting effects. The sound design (barring the screaming jumpscares and one of the goofiest final boss themes I've ever heard) is top notch.
The death scenes, the Doppelganger death being my favorite.
The player character is much more expressive than he was in the original game. Yeah, he's still a silent protagonist, but there's actually a hint of personality to him.
The one jumpscare I actually liked: the bathroom stall ghost. There's some proper build-up to her appearance, and hearing her check every stall before finally making her way to yours is genuinely tense. Plus her method of scaring you is pretty funny, in a morbid sort of way.
The new version of the Ebony ending is so much more sinister than the original. I love it.
TL;DR I readily recommend the remake to fans of Asian horror and classic horror games, but I feel like a lot of the tension is undermined by stupid jumpscares and poorly conceived attempts at modernizing the mechanics.
So, The Suffering is disturbing, visceral, and not for the faint of heart. It's clear the developers really wanted to deliver something that was frightening both aesthetically and psychologically. There is nothing pleasant in this game. There is blood, gore, bizarre monsters, disturbing imagery, and sound effects that will rattle your nerves. There are times when the main character, Torque, needs to make a choice. During these times, he'll hear voices. The voice of good sounds pleasant, but the voice of evil sounds so diabolical.
The combat is a bit rough and it's not always clear on where you need to go, but this is a damn fine game: perfect for Halloween.
Definitely a unique horror game! Modern prisons seem like such a wonderful setting for survival horror, but The Suffering is the only game I can think of that actually uses one. Love the monster designs and oppressive atmosphere, even if it's a little more action-heavy than most horror games I'm used to. I'll need to check out the sequel one of these days, though I've heard it isn't as good.
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Post by: telly on October 07, 2017, 02:29:00 am
If The Suffering is anything like Toluca Prison in Silent Hill 2, then I'm all in
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Post by: xnblank on October 08, 2017, 02:52:30 am
Just finished Halo 4 from the Master Chief Collection and now I'm starting Halo 5 : Guardians.
help
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on October 08, 2017, 04:38:18 am
Anyone else playing the Battlefront 2 beta and knows what the clone trooper gunship's purpose is? It's an auto-piloted airship that spins in circles for a bit, and as the gunner, you are trying to hit people. The problem is, you are so high up, you can't actually see anyone, even zoomed, which only makes targeting worse, because your guns move so slow. Even when hitting people with the laser, it feels like it barely does anything. I don't think I've killed anyone with it. It doesn't even harm the MTT when it's shields are down. So it doesn't really feel like much of an infantry killing ship, but then it's also quite weak in the air, so it's not good against starships. It seems mostly useless.
The Trade Federations equivalent is way better, the guns on the MTT, as you can get a number of kills with it due to being able to see enemies and the guns being very easy to use with lots of splash damage.
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Post by: kashell on October 09, 2017, 08:31:22 am
If The Suffering is anything like Toluca Prison in Silent Hill 2, then I'm all in
Toluca Prison was a great setting. There is definitely some things in The Suffering that remind me of it.
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Post by: nexttheflex on October 09, 2017, 12:29:15 pm
Panzer Dragoon Zwei and Manx TT Superbike - both games arę extremally tight. Really really dope titles.
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Post by: ignition365 on October 10, 2017, 09:00:14 am
Not entirely sure what I'm going to jump into this week. I was planning on jumping into Gravity Rush 2 last night, but my wife stayed up with me rather than letting me play games (I like playing games with the lights off and she was kind of reading a book), so she made me start playing Final Fantasy IX on the PS4, so she may very well make me play through the game, though I'll probably cheat like crazy because it's so easy to cheat, doesn't affect trophies, and I really don't feel like playing 2 RPGs at the same time (FF9 and DQ5).
Kind of want to finish Bourne Conspiracy, or jump into Nier. Had a few other games I was thinking about as well.
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Post by: gibgirl on October 10, 2017, 11:59:31 am
Replaying Star Ocean: The Second Story on PS1, after acquiring a copy of it - I remembered loving it way back when I had it the first time, so have to give it another run through. I've also started on Deadly Premonition on the 360, feeling it'll fit well into the month. After I finish that, it'll be either Alien Isolation or a replay of Eternal Darkness.
I'm also slowly working my way through Burnout Revenge on the Xbox 360 and Thumper on the Xbox One for purposes of setting new records on Twin Galaxies. Just a couple more Traffic Attack events to go to have the record for all of them.
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Post by: kashell on October 10, 2017, 12:19:51 pm
Replaying Star Ocean: The Second Story on PS1, after acquiring a copy of it - I remembered loving it way back when I had it the first time, so have to give it another run through. I've also started on Deadly Premonition on the 360, feeling it'll fit well into the month. After I finish that, it'll be either Alien Isolation or a replay of Eternal Darkness.
I'm also slowly working my way through Burnout Revenge on the Xbox 360 and Thumper on the Xbox One for purposes of setting new records on Twin Galaxies. Just a couple more Traffic Attack events to go to have the record for all of them.
Star Ocean: The Second Story is great. I found a copy of it (and the guide) over the weekend. It'll be a while before I replay it (played it once back in the day as Claude and played the PSP remake as Rena) but I'm really excited to start a new game with Rena. Who did you start with?
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Post by: gibgirl on October 10, 2017, 12:32:59 pm
Star Ocean: The Second Story is great. I found a copy of it (and the guide) over the weekend. It'll be a while before I replay it (played it once back in the day as Claude and played the PSP remake as Rena) but I'm really excited to start a new game with Rena. Who did you start with?
Playing as Rena... which I think was who I played as back when I first had the game. I am trying to avoid doing too much with the guide though, letting things just fall where they may this time through. I'll save using the guide for a future playthrough. I think I might actually want to play through once as Claude, and maybe even finally get Opera in the party.
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Post by: desocietas on October 10, 2017, 01:18:29 pm
Star Ocean: The Second Story is great. I found a copy of it (and the guide) over the weekend. It'll be a while before I replay it (played it once back in the day as Claude and played the PSP remake as Rena) but I'm really excited to start a new game with Rena. Who did you start with?
Playing as Rena... which I think was who I played as back when I first had the game. I am trying to avoid doing too much with the guide though, letting things just fall where they may this time through. I'll save using the guide for a future playthrough. I think I might actually want to play through once as Claude, and maybe even finally get Opera in the party.
SO:TSS is one of my favorite RPGs though I don't think I ever finished the game (I've finished only a small handful of games, honestly). I have the PSP versions of SO1 and 2 (in addition to the PS1 version of TSS) - thoughts on if the first one should be played first prior to going back to the second one?
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Post by: kashell on October 10, 2017, 02:42:51 pm
Playing as Rena... which I think was who I played as back when I first had the game. I am trying to avoid doing too much with the guide though, letting things just fall where they may this time through. I'll save using the guide for a future playthrough. I think I might actually want to play through once as Claude, and maybe even finally get Opera in the party.
Rena gets Dias, so that's a win. I would definitely recommend getting Opera in the party. Ernest was fun, too. The problem with both of them is that they require a lot of backtracking and have narrow windows of recruitment. This especially applies to Ernest.
If you do get Opera, she has the potential to out heal both Rena and Noel combined.
SO:TSS is one of my favorite RPGs though I don't think I ever finished the game (I've finished only a small handful of games, honestly). I have the PSP versions of SO1 and 2 (in addition to the PS1 version of TSS) - thoughts on if the first one should be played first prior to going back to the second one?
Since you have First Departure, then I definitely recommend going through that one before getting back into Second Story or Second Evolution. First Departure introduces Ronixis. He has a major role in First Departure. I think seeing him again in Second Evolution or Second Story will have more impact.
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Post by: shfan on October 10, 2017, 03:23:19 pm
I'm well into Resident Evil Revelations on the PS4 currently, I've also fired up Vagrant Story again after a break of... well it must be well over a decade, definitely finding it easier to make progress this time. Loving both of these titles, hope they make a Revelations 3 :D
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Post by: kashell on October 10, 2017, 04:16:03 pm
First folks are talking about Star Ocean: The Second Story and now we have someone playing Vagrant Story! Man, this topic is so full of awesomeness right now!! Vagrant Story is so damn great.
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Post by: burningdoom on October 10, 2017, 04:30:37 pm
I'm well into Resident Evil Revelations on the PS4 currently, I've also fired up Vagrant Story again after a break of... well it must be well over a decade, definitely finding it easier to make progress this time. Loving both of these titles, hope they make a Revelations 3 :D
Good game. I thought Revelations 2 was even better. It felt more like old-school RE.
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Post by: kashell on October 11, 2017, 08:23:21 am
Disc 2 of Xenogears!! Now, do I continue on or start Blue Reflection...?
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Post by: azure on October 11, 2017, 10:14:34 am
Playing Metal Gear: Solid Peace Walker, going back to get the 100%. The HD collection came out after I had pretty much done everything on the PSP original (Code names and everything), so I wasn't up to complete it again so quickly. Luckily there is not a requirement for all of the code names, so it won't be that long of an endeavor. Still a blast and I never get tired of the A.I. Pod(s) singing, if you want to call it that :P
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Post by: cajunrpgcollecter on October 11, 2017, 07:06:07 pm
Breath of Fire 3 FTW!
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Post by: kashell on October 12, 2017, 08:06:30 am
This topic is too much!!
Star Ocean: The Second Story, Vagrant Story and now Breath of Fire III?!?!?! Awesome RPG overload.
*composes self*
Ahem. Anyways! I decided to alternate between Xenogears and Blue Reflection. Disc 2 of Xenogears is a slog for a good chunk of it. Going back and forth between reading tons of text to playing a game that has more balance should be a good routine.
I'm still playing Dungeon Travelers 2 on the Vita. Good. God. Damn. This game is so difficult.
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Post by: shfan on October 12, 2017, 12:33:02 pm
Good game. I thought Revelations 2 was even better. It felt more like old-school RE.
This was the first time I got through Revelations, only got 1/3 of the way through on the Wii U version, Revelations 2 I ended up beating months ago, agree with you it's got a classic survival-horror vibe (so much so I'd love to play it again soon) :D It's a real gem, hope to goodness there's a Revelations 3.
I'm still playing Dungeon Travelers 2 on the Vita. Good. God. Damn. This game is so difficult.
Not only is Vagrant Story proving a treat (only got so far back in the day, so long ago I barely remember it), but I'm running it through the backwards-compatible PS3 which arrived recently, and Christ do PS1 games look incredible on a flatscreen through HDMI, Vagrant Story's sort of pencil-shaded detail looks amazing without the layer of fuzz brought into being by the PS1's crappy TV cable.
I'm also playing Dungeon Travelers 2, weirdly enough, and it is definitely a pain in the backside. Constant levelling, equipment upgrading and rock-hard bosses ::)
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Post by: kashell on October 12, 2017, 03:36:26 pm
Not only is Vagrant Story proving a treat (only got so far back in the day, so long ago I barely remember it), but I'm running it through the backwards-compatible PS3 which arrived recently, and Christ do PS1 games look incredible on a flatscreen through HDMI, Vagrant Story's sort of pencil-shaded detail looks amazing without the layer of fuzz brought into being by the PS1's crappy TV cable.
I'm also playing Dungeon Travelers 2, weirdly enough, and it is definitely a pain in the backside. Constant levelling, equipment upgrading and rock-hard bosses ::)
Awesome! That's basically how my experience with Vagrant Story was. I played it back in the days when the PlayStation was current and didn't get very far. Then, I replayed it on the PS3 and it was magnificent.
I'm on chapter 7 of Dungeon Travelers 2. I'm using a Dark Lord, a Valkyrie, a Witch, an Etoile and, pretty soon, a Bishop. How about you?
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Post by: shepard11 on October 12, 2017, 04:48:32 pm
Got my Wii U a few weeks back. Start playing BotW and I can honestly I kinda hated it at first I felt it was really hard to get into. But once I beat that first area now I can't put the thing down and that's saying something since my clan is heavily in playing Destiny 2.
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Post by: ignition365 on October 12, 2017, 04:50:51 pm
Got my Wii U a few weeks back. Start playing BotW and I can honestly I kinda hated it at first I felt it was really hard to get into. But once I beat that first area now I can't put the thing down and that's saying something since my clan is heavily in playing Destiny 2.
I've been considering replaying BotW on the Wii U just to see how much or little different it is from the Switch version.
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Post by: burningdoom on October 12, 2017, 07:15:47 pm
Got my Wii U a few weeks back. Start playing BotW and I can honestly I kinda hated it at first I felt it was really hard to get into. But once I beat that first area now I can't put the thing down and that's saying something since my clan is heavily in playing Destiny 2.
I had the same reaction. Especially hated how easily weapons broke at first. Now it's on my top 10 games of all time list, probably top 5 actually.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on October 12, 2017, 09:18:51 pm
Mighty No. 9 is down to 4 bucks right now on Steam, and out of morbid curiosity, I thought I'd give it a try. Man...while it is functional, it's amazing how underwhelming this game is. Nearly 4 million dollars and a team with industry vets made this? A Hat in Time earned 300k, looks, plays, and sounds better. Shovel Knight, which certainly is influenced by classic Mega Man, got 300k and is a vastly better game. Yooka-Laylee? A million less and while not as good as it should've been, is still funnier and more entertaining, and looks way better. I've only played 20 minutes of MN9 and I'm still surprised at how vastly underwhelmed I was. Didn't help that I just beat Cuphead a few days back...I only died in MN9 because of lame level design lol
Do they at least give me a charge shot in this? Mega Man games were better when there was a charge shot at least...
*EDIT* I just refunded it. The whole time I'm playing I'm just seeing how underwhelming things are and it all feels so lacking and it drives me nuts. Just not gonna deal with this.
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Post by: turf on October 13, 2017, 09:09:10 am
Mighty No. 9 is down to 4 bucks right now on Steam, and out of morbid curiosity, I thought I'd give it a try. Man...while it is functional, it's amazing how underwhelming this game is. Nearly 4 million dollars and a team with industry vets made this? A Hat in Time earned 300k, looks, plays, and sounds better. Shovel Knight, which certainly is influenced by classic Mega Man, got 300k and is a vastly better game. Yooka-Laylee? A million less and while not as good as it should've been, is still funnier and more entertaining, and looks way better. I've only played 20 minutes of MN9 and I'm still surprised at how vastly underwhelmed I was. Didn't help that I just beat Cuphead a few days back...I only died in MN9 because of lame level design lol
Do they at least give me a charge shot in this? Mega Man games were better when there was a charge shot at least...
*EDIT* I just refunded it. The whole time I'm playing I'm just seeing how underwhelming things are and it all feels so lacking and it drives me nuts. Just not gonna deal with this.
I got Mighty No 9 in a HumbleBundle a little while back. I actually thought it was pretty cool. It had some problems. There were some cheap deaths caused by level design, but I enjoyed the game overall. It was pretty fun. I thought folks were a little too hard on it. For what I paid for it, I think it got my money's worth.
I thought I better edit this to be clear. I liked the game. It's cool that you didn't. We all have different taste. I just like to put this out there because I think it deserves a fair shot. If someone sees it cheap, it's worth a real go.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on October 13, 2017, 04:06:15 pm
I got Mighty No 9 in a HumbleBundle a little while back. I actually thought it was pretty cool. It had some problems. There were some cheap deaths caused by level design, but I enjoyed the game overall. It was pretty fun. I thought folks were a little too hard on it. For what I paid for it, I think it got my money's worth.
I thought I better edit this to be clear. I liked the game. It's cool that you didn't. We all have different taste. I just like to put this out there because I think it deserves a fair shot. If someone sees it cheap, it's worth a real go.
It's cool if you like it too, I just think I've played so much better games this year, including two good Mega Man games, that I was instantly let down by the games low quality, made all the worse that A Hat in Time just came out and had well under a quarter of the budget, but far better. It's not terrible, it's fully functional, I just realized right away that I didn't want to spend time on it.
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Post by: justin8301 on October 13, 2017, 04:34:13 pm
Just finished Metroid Samus Returns with 100%. trying to finish up Breath of the Wild now before Mario Odyssey comes out.
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Post by: fredlepirate on October 15, 2017, 09:52:27 pm
I continue to play the amazing Ys VIII, starting Yakuza 0 after Ive completed the remake of Yakuza 1 last month (falled in love with that serie), and starting to play Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, first time I play that game in 20 years. Its still a great RPG, but seem short (I got already 3 stars on 7 in about 4-5 hrs).
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Post by: andyz on October 16, 2017, 07:20:17 am
poker, blackjack, mario bros games, candy crash etc
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Post by: ignition365 on October 16, 2017, 08:04:53 am
I don't know why, but I started play Phantom Pain again. Spent all weekend playing it. Got a few more trophies for it.
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Post by: kashell on October 16, 2017, 08:16:17 am
I started Kuon over the weekend. This s*** is freaky. The enemies, with the exception of the first boss, aren't very scary. However, knowing that they could possibly be around the corner and the not-knowing of whether or not something unsettling is going to pop out makes up for it. I love that it takes place in ancient Japan. Naturally, I turned on the Japanese voice acting.
I'm still not very far, but it's off to a great start. The Suffering was bloody and in your face with its gore. Kuon has all of that blood, but it's much more subtle about it. It's a good contrast.
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Post by: shfan on October 16, 2017, 03:46:13 pm
I'm on chapter 7 of Dungeon Travelers 2. I'm using a Dark Lord, a Valkyrie, a Witch, an Etoile and, pretty soon, a Bishop. How about you?
That's weird, not only have we experienced Vagrant Story in an identical fashion, I'm on the same chapter of Dungeon Travelers 2.. My party line-up ATM is Dark Lord, Sage, Papillon, Mistress and Magical Princess. The Magical Princess is a new character I've just leveled to 30, everyone else is at 36, I'm getting pasted by the big boss and am getting ready to just over-level everyone to 50 and reassign jobs and skills. The skill system is incredibly complex, contrary to initial impressions, after reading and re-reading FAQs I'm starting to get a handle on it.
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Post by: justin8301 on October 16, 2017, 10:05:56 pm
Justin beat Breath of the Wild and started up Ys VIII for vita. Really enjoying it so far! this is my first time playing and Ys game, although i do have others in my collection, any good ones i should keep an eye out for?
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on October 17, 2017, 03:10:46 am
Just 100% (All Time Pieces) A Hat in Time and I'm definitely charmed by this game. It's such pure enjoyment. My only real downside of the game is that the last level is a tad underdeveloped compared to all the others. The three levels before have unique characters and a unique boss, but there's neither in the Alpine level. It's a great level gameplay wise for sure, but not having a unique character or boss made it a tad underwhelming compared to what came before. Otherwise, it's such a wonderful game. I'll probably re-buy it at some point in the future for like Switch to double support it and hopefully have a physical copy of it to display.
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Post by: kashell on October 17, 2017, 08:56:29 am
Justin beat Breath of the Wild and started up Ys VIII for vita. Really enjoying it so far! this is my first time playing and Ys game, although i do have others in my collection, any good ones i should keep an eye out for?
Ys: Memories of Celceta (Vita) Ys: Oath in Felghana (PSP) Ys 7 (PSP) Ys: The Ark of Napishtim (PS2 or PSP, I prefer the PSP) Ys I and II get combined into one collection for some of the more modern consoles. Off the top of my head, you can get it on the PSP or the DS. I prefer the DS version.
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Post by: kashell on October 17, 2017, 08:58:18 am
I'm on chapter 7 of Dungeon Travelers 2. I'm using a Dark Lord, a Valkyrie, a Witch, an Etoile and, pretty soon, a Bishop. How about you?
That's weird, not only have we experienced Vagrant Story in an identical fashion, I'm on the same chapter of Dungeon Travelers 2.. My party line-up ATM is Dark Lord, Sage, Papillon, Mistress and Magical Princess. The Magical Princess is a new character I've just leveled to 30, everyone else is at 36, I'm getting pasted by the big boss and am getting ready to just over-level everyone to 50 and reassign jobs and skills. The skill system is incredibly complex, contrary to initial impressions, after reading and re-reading FAQs I'm starting to get a handle on it.
Oh man. Now I'm worried. I just acquired robo-maid and the princess, so I'm guessing my next major encounter is going to be that boss you're talking about. How has the Mistress class been working out for you? I've been abusing the hell out of the Etoile's skills because they activate instantly. I can't believe how useful she's been.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on October 17, 2017, 09:56:08 pm
Grabbed the new South Park game and of course it's some goofy fun. Gameplay is definitely better this time, making it grid based and having QTE's for powerups or ultimate recovery upon hit. Feels like more customization options too. Game is otherwise mostly pretty similar, but I wasn't expecting some major shift. Basically if you liked the first one, you'll like this one. You even get a free copy of the first one with the game. I had it on PC, but it's nice to have as a spare on PS4.
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Post by: kashell on October 22, 2017, 09:17:59 am
I decided to put a stop to Kuon for this year. I know it's the Halloween season, but I didn't realize just how many horror games I went through this year. Siren, Ghosthunter, Corpse Party, The Suffering, and maybe a couple of others. Instead of rushing Kuon, I want to take my time with it so I'll probably hold off until I'm in the mood for a horror title again.
So! I decided to finally step back in time with some old PS1 titles that I barely touched. Up first: Dragon Seeds. Here goes nothing!
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Post by: hawk767 on October 23, 2017, 03:57:11 pm
I'm working my way through the Metal Gear franchise at the moment, at least some of the titles. I've played through 4 in the past, and may have a go at it again soon. Just recently finished Snake Eater and loved it. I've seen playthroughs of 1 and 2 and don't really feel like I'll get much out of playing those two. I got V at release and played a decent amount of it but fell off for one reason or another so now that I've finished 3 I'm looking to get back to V and hopefully make it through this time. Besides that I'm waiting on my Switch to ship from my employers rewards center and will hopefully jump into some Switch titles, Zelda probably coming first.
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Post by: ignition365 on October 23, 2017, 03:57:35 pm
I don't know what I'm doing to myself. I'm basically sabotaging my 104 game challenge. My wife pointed out to me that I've been playing Phantom Pain for weeks now and probably haven't beaten a game in weeks.
I really want that Platinum trophy though... and I really really love this game.
But I do intend on stopping to play Super Mario Odyssey and Assassin's Creed: Origins.
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Post by: kashell on October 24, 2017, 08:59:31 am
Dragon Seeds was...odd. I'm glad I found it, I'll always keep it because memories, but the chances of a replay are slim.
All of this talk on here and on other forums inspired me to start a new file with Rena in Star Ocean: The Second Story. I'm still on a high from Xenogears, so I'm trying to get in more PlayStation RPG time. I plan on finally -FINALLY- recruiting Ashton. It's going to be tough to say no to Opera and all of her power, but I want to try new characters this time around. I plan on the team being Dias, Ashton, Bowman and Noel. I won't participate in the Cave of Trials, though.
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Post by: burningdoom on October 24, 2017, 01:54:53 pm
Just started Lunar the Silver Star Complete on PS1. Been wanting to play this one for a long time.
But I have to ask since I just started: Is the set-up of the story really just because some kids wanted to have an adventure...that's it?! No invading enemy? No world-threatening event happening? The world isn't dying? You aren't the chosen one? You just want to go on an adventure...huh.
I hope the story gets better than this...
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Post by: azure on October 24, 2017, 02:22:34 pm
Being having loads of fun with Fire Emblem Warriors so far.
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Post by: shfan on October 24, 2017, 02:26:12 pm
Oh man. Now I'm worried. I just acquired robo-maid and the princess, so I'm guessing my next major encounter is going to be that boss you're talking about. How has the Mistress class been working out for you? I've been abusing the hell out of the Etoile's skills because they activate instantly. I can't believe how useful she's been.
You're right :) She's awful! After kicking my arse up and down the dungeon she made me shake hands and apologize before getting my arm up my back and forcing me to eat the biggest, hairiest spider in the house. Jeez, I just wanted to turn her into a book :-\
I've read the mistress doesn't get good until later levels and I'd agree that seems to be the case - whipping multiple enemies is all well and good but the individual attacks are weak. I didn't know etoile skills activated immediately - TBH the whole maid/bard/singer thing confuses me, people talk about maids being essential.. I'm not sure for what though? I've never used the valkyrie (apparently they're vital) and can't get my head around dark lords either.. I dunno, at this point I'm feeling pretty beat up by it.
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Post by: kashell on October 24, 2017, 03:10:31 pm
You're right :) She's awful! After kicking my arse up and down the dungeon she made me shake hands and apologize before getting my arm up my back and forcing me to eat the biggest, hairiest spider in the house. Jeez, I just wanted to turn her into a book :-\
I've read the mistress doesn't get good until later levels and I'd agree that seems to be the case - whipping multiple enemies is all well and good but the individual attacks are weak. I didn't know etoile skills activated immediately - TBH the whole maid/bard/singer thing confuses me, people talk about maids being essential.. I'm not sure for what though? I've never used the valkyrie (apparently they're vital) and can't get my head around dark lords either.. I dunno, at this point I'm feeling pretty beat up by it.
I just got to Chapter 8, so maybe I can offer some insight? The boss at the end of Chapter 7 went pretty smoothly for me so I feel like I have a better grasp on things than when I first started playing.
Maids - I find having one Maid very useful. Level up Generous Heart a fair amount because it will save you from having to use items to restore your team. My Witch is able to use one of her nuke spells to mop up trash mobs and, when then the battle ends, Generous Heart restores all of her lost TP.
I also recommend leveling up Maid Mastery a few levels, and then putting anything extra into Cook.
The only thing I like about Bards is that they get a song that increases experience. However, I find the Dancer class to be much more useful. Bards require casting time whereas Dancers activate their skills from the start. In the most recent boss battle, my Etoile lowered her speed AND attack. It made things so much smoother.
Of the two Maids you have, Ist is the better of the two because her Unique Skill ups the potential of all Maid abilities. Generous Heart will feel even more generous. One more thing about Generous Heart - you can run away from battle and it will still activate.
Valkyrie - I don't think that they're vital, but mine has proven to be supremely useful when fighting a single, difficult enemy because of one skill: Daedalus Lance. This attack hits 3 to 5 times at random. But, if there's only one enemy then it'll feel the brunt of that attack. Valkyrie's can also protect the entire team from magic or physical attacks if they have a shield. They're a solid tank, but when they don't need to protect anyone, you can use Daedalus Lance.
Dark Lords - I look at them as the Warrior class glass cannon. Two handed axes means that they can't use shields and they're slow as a snail. They make up for everything in raw power. Megaton Press can clean a battle in one use. Power Charge will increase their attack power for a turn to an insane degree. Grudge can restore TP since they burn through it quickly. Finally, they have a passive skill called Dark Quest. If your Dark Lord gets inflicted with any status ailment, then their power increases massively. The more inflictions the better. Aside from dangerous ones like Sleep, you can walk across traps to get her inflicted and watch the chaos unfold.
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Post by: st3althse7en on October 24, 2017, 04:23:10 pm
Retro - Working on GTA2 on PS1. In modern, I'm working through Stardew Valley on Switch and also Overwatch on XB1. I can't stop. It's a rough, rough addiction! I need those halloween skins!
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Post by: desocietas on October 24, 2017, 07:22:23 pm
Retro - Working on GTA2 on PS1. In modern, I'm working through Stardew Valley on Switch and also Overwatch on XB1. I can't stop. It's a rough, rough addiction! I need those halloween skins!
Have you played Stardew Valley on other platforms? I'm curious how it all compares between the various platforms.
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Post by: shfan on October 24, 2017, 07:46:54 pm
Thanks for taking the time to explain Kashell, appreciated. I'm gonna sit down and experiment with those classes - in particular I'm gonna swap Connette out for Ist and try a dancer build with her and take a look at my front line (probably lose the Papillon and get a valkyrie), hopefully this will make things easier with that boss.
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Post by: st3althse7en on October 24, 2017, 07:47:38 pm
Retro - Working on GTA2 on PS1. In modern, I'm working through Stardew Valley on Switch and also Overwatch on XB1. I can't stop. It's a rough, rough addiction! I need those halloween skins!
Have you played Stardew Valley on other platforms? I'm curious how it all compares between the various platforms.
Yes! I've played it on PC before making the jump onto the Switch. In my opinion, it looks and feels exactly the same. The only difference is the load/save times on switch are much longer than on PC. But that is my only gripe. It's worth picking up! They really made the controls very intuitive as well, which was a worry of mine when I first heard that it was going to the Switch.
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Post by: hawk767 on October 24, 2017, 08:18:47 pm
Retro - Working on GTA2 on PS1. In modern, I'm working through Stardew Valley on Switch and also Overwatch on XB1. I can't stop. It's a rough, rough addiction! I need those halloween skins!
Have you played Stardew Valley on other platforms? I'm curious how it all compares between the various platforms.
Yes! I've played it on PC before making the jump onto the Switch. In my opinion, it looks and feels exactly the same. The only difference is the load/save times on switch are much longer than on PC. But that is my only gripe. It's worth picking up! They really made the controls very intuitive as well, which was a worry of mine when I first heard that it was going to the Switch.
With how much time and long nights I put into this game on pc, and my Switch shipping soon, this sounds like a bad/amazing combination for sitting in bed and not sleeping.
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Post by: st3althse7en on October 25, 2017, 12:54:42 am
Retro - Working on GTA2 on PS1. In modern, I'm working through Stardew Valley on Switch and also Overwatch on XB1. I can't stop. It's a rough, rough addiction! I need those halloween skins!
Have you played Stardew Valley on other platforms? I'm curious how it all compares between the various platforms.
Yes! I've played it on PC before making the jump onto the Switch. In my opinion, it looks and feels exactly the same. The only difference is the load/save times on switch are much longer than on PC. But that is my only gripe. It's worth picking up! They really made the controls very intuitive as well, which was a worry of mine when I first heard that it was going to the Switch.
With how much time and long nights I put into this game on pc, and my Switch shipping soon, this sounds like a bad/amazing combination for sitting in bed and not sleeping.
You’re basically describing me. The only difference is that I’m catching myself playing on the couch while the Mrs. watches TV. I don’t know how many hours I’ve put into it, but it has to be pretty close to my Zelda addiction I had at launch!
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Post by: kashell on October 25, 2017, 07:49:21 am
Thanks for taking the time to explain Kashell, appreciated. I'm gonna sit down and experiment with those classes - in particular I'm gonna swap Connette out for Ist and try a dancer build with her and take a look at my front line (probably lose the Papillon and get a valkyrie), hopefully this will make things easier with that boss.
You're welcome! And good luck with that boss.
I finished the first boss battle in chapter 8. I suggest defeating the one on the left first when you make it to that point.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on October 26, 2017, 02:21:02 am
I'm finding myself getting too bored with Persona 5. I had the same feeling earlier on before the second palace and now I'm getting bored in the lead up to the third. I kinda just don't like anything in between the palaces. It's tedious and repetitive. It's aspects of JRPG design that I'm just not finding myself enjoying too much. I can get lost in an open world setting for hours, but the daily routines, linear progression, the limited interactions, it's killing my drive. There's a lot I like, such as the characters, the stylish visuals, the wonderful music, and the gameplay is fine in the Palace, but the whole time out of the Palace just feels like it drags.
I think I'm gonna just have to drop it and move on, especially when this is a ridiculously long game.
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Post by: dashv on October 30, 2017, 01:03:01 am
Downloaded the 30 minute demo of ReCore Definitive Edition.
It’s an Xbox One/PC exclusive.
Liked it a lot.
Bought the game in physical off of Amazon for $20.
Was very happy to learn my progress in the demo carries over seamlessly into the retail game. In fact the demo download and updates made it so when I first popped the disc in it didn’t need to install anything.
That’s pretty neat. Part of me wants to hold off on playing the game too much before my Scorpio unit arrives. It’s natice 4k with HDR on that.
But the game is so good I couldn’t wait. :)
It’s by the creators of Mega Man and Metroid Prime and it’s kinda like both those games had a baby.
And the baby is beautiful. :)
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Post by: hawk767 on November 01, 2017, 01:13:55 am
I'm primarily playing Metal Gear Solid 5 at the moment still, after restarting I'm right about where I stopped playing before. Unfortunately I also just got my Switch along with Zelda so, I'm tentatively trying to decide how I want to tackle this change in circumstances. I'm probably going to stick with Metal Gear for now and hold off on really diving into Zelda though I've poked around a bit in it already. Problem is I've spent pretty much all of my free time playing Picross on Switch, my first Picross game, incredibly addictive.
On pc I also started playing Divinity Original Sin 2 a bit, took me all month to get it finally downloaded and now I'm not sure if I can dedicate the time to it with these other two mammoth games waiting on me. Time is definitely in demand for me work wise not just with games and these large games sure aren't helping.
Also have Destiny 2 to download for pc, that will also throw a major wrench into my game time allotment.
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Post by: ignition365 on November 01, 2017, 09:27:33 am
I started Assassin's Creed: Origins last night. I can't possibly be the only person out here who absolutely cannot stand the stupid crosshair based menu system. It serves no purpose other than to be obtrusive.
I'm starting this game off disappointed.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on November 01, 2017, 10:43:03 pm
I started Assassin's Creed: Origins last night. I can't possibly be the only person out here who absolutely cannot stand the stupid crosshair based menu system. It serves no purpose other than to be obtrusive.
I'm starting this game off disappointed.
It's such a weird inclusion. It's like they wanted a PC based menu, but forgot that people use controllers on console, so it just feels sluggish.
I rented it myself today, played for abit and the game itself is alright. It's got a confusing start, but the gameplay is fine and generally it's just an AC game. Setting is alright too, but even having not played an AC game since Black Flag, it doesn't feel much different than previous ones other than the frequent weapon drops. Not sure if I'll keep playing this, mostly because I think I have abit of fatigue for this type of game after playing Rise of the Tomb Raider, Horizon, and Breath of the Wild this year.
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Post by: wvdoom on November 02, 2017, 12:46:20 am
currently playing Ys Origin and almost finished with Resident Evil 4
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on November 02, 2017, 02:41:06 am
So many little bugs in AC: Origins...Yeah, I know, bugs in an Assassin's Creed game? Unheard of!
Visual stuff, wonky AI behavior, and at some point, the blacksmith just stopped letting me interact with him, so I can't upgrade my weapons. Maybe if I restart he could get fixed, but this is so weird and I've only played for like an hour or two. Performance isn't too great either. Horizon ran and looks better for sure. Maybe this game has more going on, I don't know, but this is like the third game on PS4. Feels like it should be better by now, especially on the Pro. Story is handled in a confusing way too. Thought it was just an odd start, but when you take out the first...boss? The first main guy you are told to kill in the city, you kill him, he's dead on the ground and once you finish the bodyguards, you confirm he's dead, because you killed him, but then you get a cutscene of him walking out from somewhere and then he's fucking with your mind somehow, and then you actually kill him in the cutscene. It feels like its backwards.
All I'm saying is that I'm glad I rented this game and that my copy of Wolfenstein 2 is coming in the mail today lol
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Post by: doctorlaudanum on November 02, 2017, 02:42:57 am
Felt like picking up the original Fatal Frame again. I forgot how cheap the ghosts can get in the second half of the game. Think I'll go for Fatal Frame III next since that's the only one in the original trilogy I never got around to completing. The controls always screwed with my head.
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Post by: kashell on November 02, 2017, 08:08:04 am
I made it to Energy Nede in Star Ocean: The Second Story. I forgot how short the game is if you know what you're doing and if you understand the best way to customize your weapons. I'm still having a blast, of course. We finished going through the last of the four fields. The party is Ashton, Bowman, Claude, and Dias.
Felt like picking up the original Fatal Frame again. I forgot how cheap the ghosts can get in the second half of the game. Think I'll go for Fatal Frame III next since that's the only one in the original trilogy I never got around to completing. The controls always screwed with my head.
Do it! Fatal Frame III was pretty awesome.
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Post by: ignition365 on November 02, 2017, 08:37:56 am
So many little bugs in AC: Origins...Yeah, I know, bugs in an Assassin's Creed game? Unheard of!
Visual stuff, wonky AI behavior, and at some point, the blacksmith just stopped letting me interact with him, so I can't upgrade my weapons. Maybe if I restart he could get fixed, but this is so weird and I've only played for like an hour or two. Performance isn't too great either. Horizon ran and looks better for sure. Maybe this game has more going on, I don't know, but this is like the third game on PS4. Feels like it should be better by now, especially on the Pro. Story is handled in a confusing way too. Thought it was just an odd start, but when you take out the first...boss? The first main guy you are told to kill in the city, you kill him, he's dead on the ground and once you finish the bodyguards, you confirm he's dead, because you killed him, but then you get a cutscene of him walking out from somewhere and then he's fucking with your mind somehow, and then you actually kill him in the cutscene. It feels like its backwards.
All I'm saying is that I'm glad I rented this game and that my copy of Wolfenstein 2 is coming in the mail today lol
I'm not yet that far, I've played maybe 30 minutes worth. I like the Dark Souls inspired combat, but really it just makes me want to play Dark Souls. I've gone up against a few guys way above my level and kicked some arse. I dig it.
But story and character and world. I'm just not digging it. I generally judge a game on how quickly it pulls me in. Mario Odyssey had me immediately. Fantastic. Fallout 3 takes an hour or two first time with that style of game. Tad disappointing at first but definitely good. Fallout New Vegas throws you right into it and gets you hooked pretty quickly. Amazing, but not immediate. Previous Assassin's Creed games start you off in some manner of modern giving you immediate interest in the story, why are things happening, what's it going to lead to, etc. This game starts you straight in presumably the animus. Assassin's Creed isn't Assassin's Creed without the modern Templar Vs. Assassins tug of war.
Needless to say, I might abandon this game temporarily really soon.
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Post by: doafan on November 02, 2017, 12:17:44 pm
Have been playing Animal Crossing New Leaf every single day since I purchased this title and honestly I don't regret it, is not that I play all day but those rare free times that I have sometimes have been well spend it with this game, got my own Samus version and really enjoyed giving candy's and playing rock-paper-scissors with the rest of the characters this past Halloween ;D
(https://i.imgur.com/ipQfhi3.jpg)
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Post by: shfan on November 02, 2017, 01:37:55 pm
Still puttering along with Dungeon Travelers 2 and Vagrant Story, managed to get to chapter 8 in the former thanks to Kashell's sterling advice *tips hat*. I'm also playing Dungeons III on the PS4, it's even better than the previous game and the constant 4th wall-breaking banter between the narrator and main character Thalya is excellent.
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Post by: kashell on November 02, 2017, 03:09:17 pm
Still puttering along with Dungeon Travelers 2 and Vagrant Story, managed to get to chapter 8 in the former thanks to Kashell's sterling advice *tips hat*. I'm also playing Dungeons III on the PS4, it's even better than the previous game and the constant 4th wall-breaking banter between the narrator and main character Thalya is excellent.
I'm glad it's working out for you! Keep up the good work.
I'm in Chapter 10 myself and...good goddamn: it's DIFFICULT. I replaced my Bishop with a Treasure Hunter so I could get into more battles with a preemptive strike and so I could use items instead of spells to heal.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: eyesoffiction on November 02, 2017, 04:38:14 pm
Silent Hill 4 : The Room, back when the game released we couldn't really afford it and I kinda missed out. Game is practically new to me.
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Post by: groverson on November 03, 2017, 05:06:54 am
Silent Hill 4 : The Room, back when the game released we couldn't really afford it and I kinda missed out. Game is practically new to me.
I've been playing some Destiny 2 on PC for the past week or so. I'm enjoying it so far.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on November 03, 2017, 06:16:08 am
Been bouncing between two shooters, one being cult status jank with STALKER: Call of Pripyat, a series I usually return to at least once a year, despite continuing to age poorly and having a numerous problems that were prevalent even back in the day. Still drawn to this experience though as there aren't many games that accomplish similar ideas.
The other end is AAA quality goodness with some good 'ole fashioned Nazi killing with Wolfenstein 2. Aside from one or two minor bugs, it looks and plays great. It's much the same game as before, but I like the different settings we are going to, particularly getting to see a nuked Manhattan. Love alt-history stuff and this one in particular is great so far.
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Post by: desocietas on November 03, 2017, 11:38:00 am
I've been playing some Destiny 2 on PC for the past week or so. I'm enjoying it so far.
Nice - most folks I know have been playing in on PS4. You think it plays well on the PC so far?
Also, welcome to the forums!
I've put probably 5 or 6 hours into Destiny 2 on pc so far, after playing Destiny 1 on ps4 quite a bit, playing essentially the same thing on pc feels pretty great to me. The game runs great though my system is pretty beefy. I do run into some visual stutters and lag but I'm sure that's down to my garbage dinosaur internet and not an issue of optimization.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: torchickens on November 05, 2017, 01:58:59 am
I recently completed the Pokédex on both Virtual Console Gold and Virtual Console Silver, with the help of the Coin Case glitch for obtaining Celebi.
I still have a lot more games in my collection to complete, but decided to play Klonoa for Wii and have really enjoyed it so far. I also bought Wario: Master of Disguise for DS again after getting a little bored with it and selling it. Now I'd like to give it another go and see if I can complete it.
Another game I would like to complete is Ever Oasis for Nintendo 3DS.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kamikazekeeg on November 05, 2017, 04:09:17 am
Been enjoying Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus. For a few hours, I felt like the game was mostly going through the motions, pretty on par with the previous game, but not really doing anything to be better, which is fine, nothing particularly wrong with that. Then you get like 5 hours in and the game brings in something new that is pretty cool. Not too spoil anything, but it's a new addition I really dig and definitely improves the game over the first.
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Post by: Flashback2012 on November 05, 2017, 12:00:22 pm
Skylanders: Imaginators currently. Roommate's son is obsessing over this game ever since I picked it up a couple weeks ago. We even took advantage of the Target B2G1F to pick up a couple more characters and creation crystals. IMHO it's been almost as enjoyable as Trap Team (SuperChargers wasn't that great I thought).
I hooked up my Kinect so the Godchild and her sister could play it but the room is too small for the thing to read properly. :-\
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kashell on November 05, 2017, 12:52:27 pm
I decided to start Ring of Red for the PlayStation 2. Opinions so far a bit mixed. The story and concept are intriguing, but a severe lack of some speed up/skip animations might be enough for me to save it for a time when I'm in the mood for a long, heavy grind. I'll play a bit more and decide if I'll continue the entire way.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: burningdoom on November 06, 2017, 10:55:39 am
Damn is this game hard! I used to think the King's Fields were tough (until you memorize them, at least). But they've got nothing on Shadow Tower, one mistake = death.
I'm even using a Gameshark so at least my weapons won't break (no other codes on), and it's still brutal as hell!
Anyone else play this tough as nails game?
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: ignition365 on November 06, 2017, 12:54:31 pm
No, but I want to. Been on my wishlist for a while and still haven't found a cheap enough CIB copy.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: shepard11 on November 06, 2017, 01:24:44 pm
I have gotten bored with Destiny 2 so I'm playing BotW just beat all 4 divine beast and I'm like now what do I do. So while I think I'll probably play Shovel Knight and/or Captain Toad's on my Wii U.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kamikazekeeg on November 06, 2017, 08:10:43 pm
Tried to play Fortnite: Battle Royale again, but that combat just isn't good. Not too mention what seems like a fun concept of build anywhere, just means that people end up buildings walls as they run to hide behind or tall stairs to snipe with and it becomes just outright obnoxious. I'm all for a less intense PUBG, but this isn't it to me.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kashell on November 08, 2017, 05:29:30 pm
I'm only 20 minutes in, but Undertale is really weird so far.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kamikazekeeg on November 08, 2017, 05:36:59 pm
No, but I want to. Been on my wishlist for a while and still haven't found a cheap enough CIB copy.
So why not get a disc-only copy so you can at least play it and experience the game, then the get the artwork later on if you come across it?
This is one that seems to have shot up in price. So I don't see it getting any cheaper any time soon.
It is very very very difficult to justify buying a loose disc copy. I've been watching a copy sitting at $80 for a while now, but I was hoping for something around $60, plus the condition of the product and sale is questionable at best. I may have to just suck it up and just buy the $80 copy before it fully jumps to $100+
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kashell on November 10, 2017, 04:20:43 pm
I'm holding off on Undertale since I'm on a mini-vacation with limited computer access. Some friends of mine on another forum wanted me to make a play-through topic on it; I decided to wait until I can easily get my thoughts down so they could follow.
So! I'm now playing Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth. So far, it feels just as fun as the first game. Battles are limited, conversation is heavy, and the story pulls you in from the start. In some ways, I feel like I'm still playing Dungeon Travelers 2 due to this game being more of Aquaplus' handiwork. I really enjoy their art style, so this game feels like a good fit for now.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: burningdoom on November 12, 2017, 12:55:26 am
I got a free game rental from RedBox in my email, so I used it to check this out. I enjoyed the other two games in this modern take on the series.
I didn't have enough time to finish it. But I enjoyed what I played. Not much new here. A lot of the same. Actually, it felt a bit dialed back. There wasn't nearly as many mechanical monstrosities as the first couple games. But it seems that halfway through the game, you become the mechanical monstrosity. I literally had 15 minutes left to get the game back when I got to that point. So I really didn't get to experience it.
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Post by: bikingjahuty on November 12, 2017, 01:25:00 am
I've been on a huge King of Fighters kick since yesterday and started playing XIV again on the PS4. I swear, if you give me a good game with a ton of unlockables I will never stop playing. I've been enjoying unlocking everything in the Gallery, especially all the old KOF art and game posters. Unlocking all this is also making me feel like playing a lot of the other KOF games I've spent less time with, mainly 2000 through 2003. I really, REALLY want 2002 Unlimited Match, but damn it's pricey :(
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: desocietas on November 13, 2017, 12:31:10 pm
So! I'm now playing Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth. So far, it feels just as fun as the first game. Battles are limited, conversation is heavy, and the story pulls you in from the start. In some ways, I feel like I'm still playing Dungeon Travelers 2 due to this game being more of Aquaplus' handiwork. I really enjoy their art style, so this game feels like a good fit for now.
Did you see that the first Utawarerumono is getting redone in Japan? I'd been watching a playthrough online on YT, but I'd much prefer to go through it myself. If it comes to the NA, I'll definitely be buying it.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: hawk767 on November 13, 2017, 12:44:35 pm
Finished up my final puzzle in Picross on the Switch the other night so can finally put that away, fuck the mega picross puzzles in general. I'm now bouncing between Zelda Breath of the Wild and Metal Gear 5. Really need to get the pro controller for switch I've found I really do not like using the joy cons either in mobile mode or on the controller mount in a game like Zelda.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: desocietas on November 13, 2017, 01:35:24 pm
Finished up my final puzzle in Picross on the Switch the other night so can finally put that away, fuck the mega picross puzzles in general. I'm now bouncing between Zelda Breath of the Wild and Metal Gear 5. Really need to get the pro controller for switch I've found I really do not like using the joy cons either in mobile mode or on the controller mount in a game like Zelda.
I got a lot of satisfaction with using the stylus on the DS and 3DS versions of Picross. How was it for you on the Switch?
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kashell on November 13, 2017, 02:13:56 pm
So! I'm now playing Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth. So far, it feels just as fun as the first game. Battles are limited, conversation is heavy, and the story pulls you in from the start. In some ways, I feel like I'm still playing Dungeon Travelers 2 due to this game being more of Aquaplus' handiwork. I really enjoy their art style, so this game feels like a good fit for now.
Did you see that the first Utawarerumono is getting redone in Japan? I'd been watching a playthrough online on YT, but I'd much prefer to go through it myself. If it comes to the NA, I'll definitely be buying it.
Really? That's new to me. I'm surprised that they're doing a remake already. I don't think it needs a remake since they play well. I'm not sure if I'll buy it if it comes to the US. The two that are here make a good a set.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: hawk767 on November 13, 2017, 02:54:33 pm
Finished up my final puzzle in Picross on the Switch the other night so can finally put that away, fuck the mega picross puzzles in general. I'm now bouncing between Zelda Breath of the Wild and Metal Gear 5. Really need to get the pro controller for switch I've found I really do not like using the joy cons either in mobile mode or on the controller mount in a game like Zelda.
I got a lot of satisfaction with using the stylus on the DS and 3DS versions of Picross. How was it for you on the Switch?
I thought it worked well, I've never played the earlier titles on DS or 3DS so I can't really compare. I got the game off of a Giant Bomb quicklook video and the one playing it is a big fan of the previous 3D titles and he seemed to act like it was just fine playing with the dpad and controls over using a stylus.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: telly on November 13, 2017, 02:54:54 pm
I don't know if I want to start Batman: Arkham Origins or dive into Xenoblade Chronicles X next
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kamikazekeeg on November 13, 2017, 08:26:41 pm
I can certainly see why Asura's Wrath didn't do super great. Been meaning to play the game for a long time, seen clips here and there, but man, this games execution is awful. The style on the other hand is top notch, very unique designs, crazy moments, it's a visual treat, even if the framerate doesn't do well in parts. The games design through with this faux anime tv series style, complete with midway commercial markers and previews for the next "episode", is frankly annoying. Just when the game is feeling like it's taken off, we get "TO BE CONTINUED" and then the mission end screen, and abit of inbetween story panels, and a baffling preview of the next 15 minutes of the game.
Gameplay isn't very good either, not counting the QTE's. Functional, but it's too basic and it feels unsatisfying in general, like it's missing the proper impact. Sound feels off too, like the mixing is bad with the voices being overtaken by the music or again with the gameplay not feeling heavy. Not a lot of it either and it never feels like I'm in danger or being hurt. I don't even know if I have a health bar.
Gonna beat the game, since it is pretty short, but this feels like it would've been way better as like a 3 part OVA or something. Also yeah, seeing that the games ending is a separate DLC pack is some bullcrap. 7 bucks still for it. I don't care if I paid 5 bucks for this game used, I'm not buying lame crap like that.
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Post by: wvdoom on November 14, 2017, 10:16:55 am
Played about 20 more hours of Breath of the Wild over the weekend. Just finished the last of the divine beasts. Almost near the platinum trophy on Senran Kagura: Estival Versus as well
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: ignition365 on November 15, 2017, 08:15:38 am
Finished up my final puzzle in Picross on the Switch the other night so can finally put that away, fuck the mega picross puzzles in general. I'm now bouncing between Zelda Breath of the Wild and Metal Gear 5. Really need to get the pro controller for switch I've found I really do not like using the joy cons either in mobile mode or on the controller mount in a game like Zelda.
I got a lot of satisfaction with using the stylus on the DS and 3DS versions of Picross. How was it for you on the Switch?
I personally prefer the dpad and buttons over the stylus on the DS/3DS versions, so the Switch version was no issue for me. The Switch version I don't believe offer any form of touch screen controls.
I'm like halfway through the Mega Picross puzzles, but the Mega Picross puzzles use the same solutions as the regular Picross puzzles, you just go about it differently. It's kind of disappointing that they just reused the puzzles from regular mode.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: hawk767 on November 15, 2017, 08:50:06 pm
Finished up my final puzzle in Picross on the Switch the other night so can finally put that away, fuck the mega picross puzzles in general. I'm now bouncing between Zelda Breath of the Wild and Metal Gear 5. Really need to get the pro controller for switch I've found I really do not like using the joy cons either in mobile mode or on the controller mount in a game like Zelda.
I got a lot of satisfaction with using the stylus on the DS and 3DS versions of Picross. How was it for you on the Switch?
I personally prefer the dpad and buttons over the stylus on the DS/3DS versions, so the Switch version was no issue for me. The Switch version I don't believe offer any form of touch screen controls.
I'm like halfway through the Mega Picross puzzles, but the Mega Picross puzzles use the same solutions as the regular Picross puzzles, you just go about it differently. It's kind of disappointing that they just reused the puzzles from regular mode.
I only went through the first 2 pages of mega puzzles and ya the repeat pictures with mixed up solutions just weren't doing it for me, I just don't like the mega addition in general compared to the normal puzzles, I'm looking forward to trying the 3D puzzles on 3DS though since I haven't played those before.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: turf on November 16, 2017, 10:13:49 am
I started playing Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle. This shit is different. I've made it through the first level. I suck at it, but I'm getting the hang of it. At first, I thought I'd wasted my money; but then, I got sucked in. I'm really digging this game. Now, I reserve the right to change my mind; but as of right now, I'm calling it a winner.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: ignition365 on November 16, 2017, 01:01:18 pm
Decided to start playing Undertale. The game starts pretty slow, but as soon as you leave Astiel's house and meet Sans, the game gets FUNNY.
I stayed up an hour later than I usually do because I just didn't want to stop playing. I can't wait to get home from work to continue playing it.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: telly on November 16, 2017, 04:07:03 pm
Decided to start playing Undertale. The game starts pretty slow, but as soon as you leave Astiel's house and meet Sans, the game gets FUNNY.
I stayed up an hour later than I usually do because I just didn't want to stop playing. I can't wait to get home from work to continue playing it.
I really want to play it too. Once I get a PS4 that is :'(
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Post by: desocietas on November 16, 2017, 07:38:14 pm
The bf and I started playing Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition the other day, and we're enjoying it a lot! It's the first time for the both of us, and he's never played tabletop D&D, so it's new in a lot of ways for both of us. I can see it being a little slow for folks, but from the D&D campaigns I've participated in, it's a pretty good representation. You spend a lot of time talking to people, figuring out where to go, and deciding whether or not to actually do it.
We've already made a few "mistakes" but, even though my gut reaction is to have us re-load a save, he's good about saying "let's see what happens now." Makes me already look forward to trying to play through it a second time while making different choices :)
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: telly on November 17, 2017, 07:23:27 am
Started playing Arkham Origins. It's pretty fun! More of the same, it feels almost exactly like Arkham City. One thing that's tough is I played the first two games on PS3 so I keep pressing the wrong buttons on accident since it's all unfamilliar.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kashell on November 17, 2017, 10:10:06 am
I'm still on my PlayStation kick, so I started a new game: Azure Dreams.
It's different and charming. Despite some technical issues, I think I'm going to enjoy this game.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: shepard11 on November 17, 2017, 05:49:37 pm
As soon as I'm off the clock I'm playing Pokemon Ultra Sun.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: ignition365 on November 21, 2017, 09:34:14 am
Not playing anything. Don't know if I will in the next few days anyway. Gonna be busy with Thanksgiving.
Might go work on something abandoned.
I started playing RiME over the weekend, I'm about 25% done with the game, but I'm just not feeling it. I'd try to finish it, but my wife has been hogging the PS4 playing Yonder.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: margejohn on November 23, 2017, 07:43:29 am
I'm already tired of playing such games. recently a friend advised me online poker. I've searched the internet for games many times. I like to play online not only on the computer, but on the phone. Recently I started to play poker online. I really like that there are good card games and good bonuses
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: telly on November 23, 2017, 08:37:27 am
I've been playing a ton of Time Crisis 3 lately. It's really fun, I've finished the story and an working though beating the whole rescue mission.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on November 25, 2017, 09:25:51 pm
Been playing a few hours of Sniper Elite 4 and it's alright. Honestly a tad underwhelmed by it. I played abit of SE2 awhile back and it was alright and the change now seems to be more about larger maps with the freedom to tackle objectives more how you want. The sniper focus is there, but it also allows you to be abit more actiony or stealthy. Kinda feels like MGSV in that way, but neither the action or stealth is particularly great. It all feels really basic. Of course the sniping is good, but it's been good since SE2. The killcam deaths are as visceral and unsettling as usual too.
Doesn't really help that the story and characters are nothing. The basic plot is stopping or finding some way to deal with radio controlled missiles, while working with a resistance group in Italy, but there's nothing really to the plot and the lead guy is just nothing. Like if BJ Blazkowicz had absolutely no character to him other than his deep voice. I'm like 4 or 5 missions in and the only other character, I think, is this resistance fighter woman who you see for 10 seconds, and that's it. Think I saw a picture that showed you maybe get to play as her at some point, but eh...
Overall it's a reasonable game, but as I'm going through popping guys in heads or organs, it feels like there is something missing. I'm just feeling more like I want to go and pop in Metal Gear Solid V instead.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: hawk767 on November 25, 2017, 09:40:21 pm
Had a power outage the other day and took the chance to hotspot on my phone and download Stardew Valley on the Switch. I played the hell out of the game on PC and so far am having just as much fun on the Switch. The controls took a little bit of getting used to and its not quite as easy to do precision things targeting is sort of odd but its serviceable. Still a great game.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: ignition365 on November 27, 2017, 02:48:45 pm
Planning to finish up Bourne Conspiracy today since I'm halfway through the final level.
Might jump into Nier afterward. I've been wanting to jump into Nier Automata, but I wanted to go through the first game first even though it sounds like it doesn't directly affect your ability to follow the story. Could be wrong. Didn't want to read spoilers either way.
I also have an itch to play Yakuza 0. A buddy posted a picture online of himself from about 5 years ago, and I swear, if he just threw on an eye patch, it would've made for a spot on Goro Majima cosplay.
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Post by: wvdoom on November 27, 2017, 03:28:45 pm
about 2 hours into Axiom Verge (Switch), good progress in I Am Setsuna (Switch) , and playing a bunch of ESO: Morrowind lately as well
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Post by: burningdoom on November 27, 2017, 07:08:49 pm
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: azure on November 28, 2017, 02:49:35 pm
Been playing through Revelations Persona once again. Still love it, and it's butchered localization. Playing Pokemon Ultra Moon on the side as well. Trying to finish both up before Xenoblade Chronicles 2 releases.
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Post by: burnoog on November 28, 2017, 09:10:14 pm
Every day I play in the Path of Exile, but now I'm taking a break, because in just a few days a new league starts in PoE. For a few days I play with a friend in the Players Unkown Battleground (PUBG) and I find this game very good, I like it even more than the Path of Exile
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Post by: shepard11 on November 29, 2017, 03:27:17 pm
My playing habits been weird since black friday been playing Injustice 2 and Pokemon Ultra Sun but when I want to really make me question my life decisions I've been playing Sonic 06. I got this lovely glitch where Sonic gets into the hit/dying animation and I can't beat the first level.
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Post by: hawk767 on November 29, 2017, 09:21:09 pm
Picked up Hitman GOTY edition and Rainbow Six Siege been playing those, only have played the first tutorial missions of Hitman but love it so far, such a goofy game, R6 has been a blast. I've played a lot of Call of Duty and more recently Counter Strike and R6 feels like a great combination of those good aspects of gameplay plus its own unique spin with the environmental destruction.
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Post by: muntyjack on December 01, 2017, 05:51:03 am
I prefer to play games that bring me additional money. Thatt's why poker is one of my favorite. Sometimes the game may be a huge risk and it's so involving. Now I frequently hang out on 888 poker room 'cause after the registration I got $88. It was a luck (joke), found a detailed guide (https://pokerglobal.info/no-deposit-poker-bonuses/instruction/888-poker-88-free-no-deposit-needed-post-2/). I know that many ppl even make for living through poker. Hope I quite my job one day and will never work again, only play.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on December 03, 2017, 05:27:42 am
Strong start for Xenoblade Chronicles 2. That first chapter being setup for everything really drew me into the game, so I'm hoping to stick to it as the other JRPG's I played this year (Tokyo Mirage Sessions, Persona 5) didn't hook me in. Incredible music too. I had heard it was good, but I thought it'd be more in the way of like just good orchestrated stuff, which is fine, but that music doesn't excite me and get me listening to it afterwards. It's actually got some pretty rocking tunes, like the battle theme and one that showed up in the latter half of the first chapter.
It'll be interesting to see how this goes as I thought the first Chronicles was abit "Meh", I didn't play it for than a few hours, and while I played over 30 in Chronicles X, I really had a lot of issues with the game, but this feels more scaled back than what I remember of either one, which is great. Too big and grindy and it just feels like a half-assed MMO. Not sure I love the combat, the auto-style is kind of unexciting, but it feels like it actually puts you into it more this time compared to Chronicles X.
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Post by: burningdoom on December 03, 2017, 10:17:39 am
I prefer to play games that bring me additional money. Thatt's why poker is one of my favorite. Sometimes the game may be a huge risk and it's so involving. Now I frequently hang out on 888 poker room 'cause after the registration I got $88. It was a luck (joke), found a detailed guide (https://pokerglobal.info/no-deposit-poker-bonuses/instruction/888-poker-88-free-no-deposit-needed-post-2/). I know that many ppl even make for living through poker. Hope I quite my job one day and will never work again, only play.
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Post by: kashell on December 04, 2017, 12:51:40 pm
Years and years later, I finally started Secret of Evermore. I'm doing my best to not compare it Secret of Mana, but it's hard not to.
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Post by: ignition365 on December 05, 2017, 01:03:00 pm
Will likely finish Homefront today and my wife wants me to play Among the Sleep, so that's probably next. Following that, I'm not sure, maybe Yakuza 0 or Nier Automata.
Say I wanted to play a Tales of game, what would be a good one to start with? I've seen my wife play Graces F and my brother play Vesperia, and I own most of the Tales of games. I think I'd like to give the franchise a try sometime soon.
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Post by: kashell on December 05, 2017, 01:25:33 pm
Will likely finish Homefront today and my wife wants me to play Among the Sleep, so that's probably next. Following that, I'm not sure, maybe Yakuza 0 or Nier Automata.
Say I wanted to play a Tales of game, what would be a good one to start with? I've seen my wife play Graces F and my brother play Vesperia, and I own most of the Tales of games. I think I'd like to give the franchise a try sometime soon.
I always recommend starting with either Tales of Symphonia or Tales of the Abyss. Tales of Symphonia is a classic and has aged very well. It's not fully 3D, but it can give you a good taste of what's to come in future titles. Tales of the Abyss is the first one to allow full 3D movement in combat. The problem with it is that both versions are a bit glitchy. There's nothing game breaking; just slightly irritating.
If neither of those are hooking you, the more modern titles might be better. Vesperia or Hearts R are great pics. Berseria is fantastic, but it throws a lot at you which might take a while to fully grasp.
I'd avoid Legendia and Zestiria.
If you enjoy 2D, side-scrolling, I would recommend trying to find a copy of Tales of Eternia. It's third game in the series, but it's another one that has stood the test of time.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: telly on December 05, 2017, 01:32:42 pm
What about Graces f or Xillia?
I've only played Symphonia and Abyss. I liked the gameplay of Abyss but the story of Symphonia a lot more. You really couldn't go wrong with either.
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Post by: kashell on December 05, 2017, 01:46:33 pm
Xillia and Xillia 2 are solid titles. My fear with starting with them is that someone won't be able to go back to the ones that came before it. On the other hand, they're very fun. Just play Xillia before Xillia 2 due to the story.
Graces f is a blast. But, it's not new-user friendly. There's a lot going on in it; similar to Berseria. If you enjoy the series and have some experience with it, then I highly recommend playing Graces f.
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Post by: ignition365 on December 05, 2017, 01:57:44 pm
Xillia and Xillia 2 are solid titles. My fear with starting with them is that someone won't be able to go back to the ones that came before it. On the other hand, they're very fun. Just play Xillia before Xillia 2 due to the story.
Graces f is a blast. But, it's not new-user friendly. There's a lot going on in it; similar to Berseria. If you enjoy the series and have some experience with it, then I highly recommend playing Graces f.
My wife started with Graces f. *shrug* I don't think she ever beat it because my PS3 does this weird thing where the screen is snowy when Graces f is launched. It's weird as fuck.
With Berseria going down to $16, I was considering buying it, but I don't know if I'd start with that game.
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Post by: azure on December 05, 2017, 01:59:20 pm
I started off with Tales of Phantasia on the GBA, since then I've seen a lot of hate for that port of the game. Afterwards I went onto Symphonia and the rest is history. Recently I've kind of fell off with the series I would say though. Not by lack of interest, but other games taking up my time more.
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Post by: burningdoom on December 05, 2017, 02:04:02 pm
I beat Shantae: Half-Genie Hero the other day. So I got the $10 DLC, the Risky playthrough.
Unfortunately, it's a very stripped down version of the game. It's missing the gems/money system, which kind of takes away a bit of your wanting to explore. And speaking of exploring, there's not nearly as many hidden/special items to find. And the level layout is EXACTLY the same. I feel a little ripped off.
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Post by: kashell on December 05, 2017, 03:26:09 pm
My wife started with Graces f. *shrug* I don't think she ever beat it because my PS3 does this weird thing where the screen is snowy when Graces f is launched. It's weird as fuck.
With Berseria going down to $16, I was considering buying it, but I don't know if I'd start with that game.
If she enjoyed it, then that's great. The A-Artes and B-Artes system can be tricky to grasp with some of the characters. It's a shame the PS3 acted up so she couldn't finish it.
I started off with Tales of Phantasia on the GBA, since then I've seen a lot of hate for that port of the game. Afterwards I went onto Symphonia and the rest is history. Recently I've kind of fell off with the series I would say though. Not by lack of interest, but other games taking up my time more.
Yeah, I think the GBA port of Phantasia is the weakest one available. I'd rather play the Super Famicom version. For non-localized, I prefer the X version.
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Post by: muntyjack on December 08, 2017, 03:30:35 am
I like games where I can develop my skills. That's why puzzles are my favorite type of games. Especially escape games. Now I live in LA and there are many awesome escape rooms. My favorite place is The Quest Factory, click for more (https://thequestfactory.com/escape-rooms/lab/) information. I try at least one per month to visit one escape room. Last week it was the Aztecs room. Impressive decorations and really interesting puzzles.
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Post by: desocietas on December 08, 2017, 11:11:25 am
I like games where I can develop my skills. That's why puzzles are my favorite type of games. Especially escape games. Now I live in LA and there are many awesome escape rooms. My favorite place is The Quest Factory, click for more (https://thequestfactory.com/escape-rooms/lab/) information. I try at least one per month to visit one escape room. Last week it was the Aztecs room. Impressive decorations and really interesting puzzles.
muntyjack, do you usually have a group of friends that you go with to do the escape room? or do you just pair up with strangers?
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on December 09, 2017, 04:03:39 am
Just beat the story part of the new Breath of the Wild DLC, The Champions Ballad. Sadly, abit underwhelmed. It's nothing bad at all, there's just little in the way of actual new content. It's mostly a number of smaller challenges, that lead you to more Shrines, and then leads up to a dungeon. I won't spoil anything specific, but if you were hoping for real story or something out of left field, that's not this. This DLC is a fluff piece. It's a couple minutes of the character memories, giving you another glimpse into the Champions character, some of it very sweet or endearing, but that's all outside of more puzzle stuff. Honestly, one part proper bugs me, but yeah, no spoilers.
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Post by: justin8301 on December 09, 2017, 01:32:25 pm
Just finished Metroid Fusion and started Xenoblade Chronicles 2. So far im really enjoying it.
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Post by: telly on December 09, 2017, 01:54:35 pm
I'm going to be putting a lot of time into Ace Combat Infinity over these next few months. I want to get the final trophy in the game before the servers close in March. I need to just level up and grind experience, which will take a long time. Hopefully I can do it!
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Post by: azure on December 09, 2017, 02:18:32 pm
I'm going to be putting a lot of time into Ace Combat Infinity over these next few months. I want to get the final trophy in the game before the servers close in March. I need to just level up and grind experience, which will take a long time. Hopefully I can do it!
Good luck the trophy world can cruel :P
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Post by: telly on December 09, 2017, 02:20:37 pm
I'm going to be putting a lot of time into Ace Combat Infinity over these next few months. I want to get the final trophy in the game before the servers close in March. I need to just level up and grind experience, which will take a long time. Hopefully I can do it!
Good luck the trophy world can cruel :P
Ugh, it's going to be tough. You have to put tons of hours in and sortie in hundreds of missions. Hopefully I can get it done over the holidays. :o
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on December 09, 2017, 08:01:06 pm
That Monster Hunter World demo is dope! I never really got into the series, aspects of it never felt right or it felt kinda outdated and clunky, so to get the creature hunting and hefty gameplay with top quality graphics and an open world, and a lot of needed polish, makes for a great time. I managed to beat all three missions, which will net you some bonus goodies in the retail release. Pretty excited for the game now.
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Post by: azure on December 09, 2017, 08:04:58 pm
That Monster Hunter World demo is dope! I never really got into the series, aspects of it never felt right or it felt kinda outdated and clunky, so to get the creature hunting and hefty gameplay with top quality graphics and an open world, and a lot of needed polish, makes for a great time. I managed to beat all three missions, which will net you some bonus goodies in the retail release. Pretty excited for the game now.
As a series veteran, I'm glad to see how streamlined the game really is to get other hunters into the series. So many new people coming into the series with this one, and I have very little complaints as well. Great all around! I didn't know anything carried over, that's kool.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on December 09, 2017, 08:09:10 pm
As a series veteran, I'm glad to see how streamlined the game really is to get other hunters into the series. So many new people coming into the series with this one, and I have very little complaints as well. Great all around! I didn't know anything carried over, that's kool.
Yeah they don't say what you get, I think it's just freebie consumables as far as I can tell. Maybe something unique, not sure, but I like when betas/demos offer a little reward for trying it out.
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Post by: azure on December 09, 2017, 08:13:16 pm
As a series veteran, I'm glad to see how streamlined the game really is to get other hunters into the series. So many new people coming into the series with this one, and I have very little complaints as well. Great all around! I didn't know anything carried over, that's kool.
Yeah they don't say what you get, I think it's just freebie consumables as far as I can tell. Maybe something unique, not sure, but I like when betas/demos offer a little reward for trying it out.
Agreed, it's a nice little incentive. Honestly, all demo/betas should offer something of the sort. Even if it's minimal, it's still something.
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Post by: desocietas on December 09, 2017, 10:52:29 pm
I played a few hours of multiplayer and have seen both folks new to the series and heavy veterans play the demo and am happy to see everyone pleased. The first question usually is "where is the enemy's health bar?" And it's always fun to say that you have to pay attention to the enemy to see how they're feeling. Love that limp and everything.
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Post by: kashell on December 10, 2017, 02:07:49 pm
It looks like I'm continuing with action games from Square. I started FFVII: Dirge of Cerberus for the PlayStation 2. It's a functional but mediocre third-person shooter at the moment. The sad thing is that I can see it being great if not for some issues that show up right at the start.
I'm glad that Vincent gets some time to shine.
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Post by: eyesoffiction on December 10, 2017, 02:37:57 pm
Beyonetta, after watching the game awards and seeing that we are getting the first two on Switch and a third game, I figured I'd go ahead and finally give the series a shot.
While I'm not blown away I think it's a pretty cool game.
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Post by: telly on December 10, 2017, 08:00:16 pm
Well, I've already decided to give up on trying to get that gold trophy in Ace Combat Infinity. Once I hit Lieutenant Colonel the experience needed to gain a level increases by about 4 times. I need to sortie 4-5 times for each level, so about 350 total. I only have about 74 fuel in reserve, so I'm just simply not going to have enough to grind the needed XP, unless they do a bonus or something. It's not worth the effort anyway.
Oh well :(
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Post by: ignition365 on December 11, 2017, 09:33:28 am
Years ago a co-worker had suggested one of the Sniper games to me and said that the other franchise was poopy... but I don't remember, so I started playing Sniper Elite V2 and Sniper Ghost Warrior this weekend. I'm fairly certain at this point which was which.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on December 12, 2017, 06:52:01 am
I'm shocked at how much time I'm investing into Xenoblade Chronicles 2 and enjoying the experience. I'm nearing 50 hours and I'm still a ways off from beating it as I've spent hours just doing sidequests, passively completely merc missions, farming salvage for cash, and trying my damnedest to get new unique Blades. The gachapon crystal system is annoying, the drop rates sucks, but Blades can be found in other places, through the story, at least one quest I've found, and one expensive one I bought for 500k in a store. Need more goofy or badass characters to interact with!
I say this not liking the last two games and thinking they had a number issues that kept them from being fun, particularly X which I last 30 hours in, but dropped after having enough of it. Everything is streamlined and way more engaging, but there's enough depth here if people just want to spend forever micro-managing Drivers and Blades, though you don't need to that generally. I usually get by just updating Chips when I get to new zones and updating my accessories every like 5 to 10 hours lol
Maybe someone else knows, but am I right in thinking it's better to just flick the analog stick after every attack, so you can attack way faster, building up your Driver Arts faster, and being able to get your Specials off quicker? I know there's the three hit rhythm which builds to a third hit that is stronger, but auto-attacks don't seem to be your main damage dealers, so it would make sense to want to build your meters faster. To me, it gets you involved in the combat more, while being able to get your more powerful strikes off faster.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on December 12, 2017, 06:59:18 pm
Last of the DLC is out for Resident Evil 7. I did Not a Hero and it wasn't too bad. Enough to tie up one loose end and is the only DLC they've done that I thought was enjoyable as Zoe's prequel bit was just too simple and short. It's nothing amazing, essentially more of what we got in the latter end of the game, but not bad for roughly an hour and a half experience. I'll most likely play it on the Professional difficulty on a second run, that unlocks once you beat normal, as I beat the game before on Madhouse and this will be a much shorter experience to get through. This was definitely a pretty good game.
Only one more bit of DLC left that will properly tie up the last loose end of the game and I'll see about getting to that later tonight.
*EDIT* The last DLC is also reasonably short, hour and a half or so, but it's a tight experience and feels different enough from Not a Hero. It's kinda more of a stripped down take on the main game, not much in the way of weaponry. Ending was a tad abrupt, but overall this is a great game and it ended well enough. Still surprised how well Resident Evil turned itself around.
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Post by: doafan on December 20, 2017, 01:35:28 pm
Since I purchased Animal Crossing New Leaf I have been playing this title every single day, spent Thank's Giving trying to get all the ingredients for the meal, was kinda upset that we didn't ate that delicious Turkey, right now am trying to get all the presents for my neighbors, already have Santa's costume ready just to give Renato a hand with the delivery of all the presents ;D
(https://imgur.com/poRiecO.jpg)
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Post by: burningdoom on December 20, 2017, 02:52:42 pm
Finished the DLC 2 for Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild...meh.
It was a neat little addition. But it felt a little underwhelming. Completed it all in just a couple days.
And the motorcycle is cool and all, but what's the point if this is the final part of the game? You don't get it until the end of the DLC.
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Post by: desocietas on December 20, 2017, 03:29:52 pm
Since I purchased Animal Crossing New Leaf I have been playing this title every single day, spent Thank's Giving trying to get all the ingredients for the meal, was kinda upset that we didn't ate that delicious Turkey, right now am trying to get all the presents for my neighbors, already have Santa's costume ready just to give Renato a hand with the delivery of all the presents ;D
(https://imgur.com/poRiecO.jpg)
lol doafan
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Post by: telly on December 22, 2017, 07:58:34 am
Started playing some Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter last night. it's definitely an interesting game. I like the gameplay; it's actually fairly difficult, but you learn as you play. I just don't like some of the choices they made like making saves limited, etc.
Arkham Origins is not done but it will probably have to wait until I get back from break.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on December 28, 2017, 02:13:26 am
Started to play Yakuza Kiwami as I was able to pick it up real cheap at Best Buy last week. Less than 15 bucks. I didn't exactly love Yakuza 0, it's generally a good game, though I feel the story drags and the side missions can get tedious. Weird playing this after that, as you can tell there's a major production difference, which makes sense. That was a new game and this is just a rebuild of the first game to refresh the series for people. It funnily makes this feel like an expansion pack or DLC, even if Yakuza 0 is built upon the ideas of the original games.
At first I thought something was wrong with the combat, particularly against the first Boss fight, but I'm thinking now that the fight at the funeral is possibly just a really badly designed boss fight (Or I was woefully missing something in the combat), because I didn't remember having the same troubles in Yakuza 0. Also had issues getting Climax Heat Mode to work, as I had the red bar and the right matching style, but the Kiwami wouldn't show up for me to activate. Made that fight a god damn nightmare and it's just the first boss. He can't be stunned, I can't grab him most of the time, he's constantly grabbing me, and dodging/blocking is limited, so it's hard to deflect any attacks.
Thankfully though, this game looks to be half as long as Yakuza 0. I might be able to enjoy the game more because of that.
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Post by: ignition365 on December 28, 2017, 08:22:49 am
Started to play Yakuza Kiwami as I was able to pick it up real cheap at Best Buy last week. Less than 15 bucks. I didn't exactly love Yakuza 0, it's generally a good game, though I feel the story drags and the side missions can get tedious. Weird playing this after that, as you can tell there's a major production difference, which makes sense. That was a new game and this is just a rebuild of the first game to refresh the series for people. It funnily makes this feel like an expansion pack or DLC, even if Yakuza 0 is built upon the ideas of the original games.
At first I thought something was wrong with the combat, particularly against the first Boss fight, but I'm thinking now that the fight at the funeral is possibly just a really badly designed boss fight (Or I was woefully missing something in the combat), because I didn't remember having the same troubles in Yakuza 0. Also had issues getting Climax Heat Mode to work, as I had the red bar and the right matching style, but the Kiwami wouldn't show up for me to activate. Made that fight a god damn nightmare and it's just the first boss. He can't be stunned, I can't grab him most of the time, he's constantly grabbing me, and dodging/blocking is limited, so it's hard to deflect any attacks.
Thankfully though, this game looks to be half as long as Yakuza 0. I might be able to enjoy the game more because of that.
That first boss fight was one of my only complaints about that game.
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Post by: Warmsignal on December 28, 2017, 12:24:21 pm
I just wanna say. Sega Rally Championship is the shortest game ever. I can't even believe it, it's about 10 minutes long. The driving and the graphics are pretty amazing for it's time, but 3 races and the game is over? It's set up so that you start the first race in 20th place, there's only one lap, and you gradually catch up to first place by the end of the third race. If you win, you unlock a fourth track. That's it. That's the entire game.
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Post by: burningdoom on December 28, 2017, 12:46:13 pm
I just wanna say. Sega Rally Championship is the shortest game ever. I can't even believe it, it's about 10 minutes long. The driving and the graphics are pretty amazing for it's time, but 3 races and the game is over? It's set up so that you start the first race in 20th place, there's only one lap, and you gradually catch up to first place by the end of the third race. If you win, you unlock a fourth track. That's it. That's the entire game.
That's more than Ridge Racer, a PS1 launch title, had. All it does is add a few turns to the track, make you go backwards on it, or change it to night to change things up. But it's still fun as hell.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on December 28, 2017, 04:20:05 pm
I just wanna say. Sega Rally Championship is the shortest game ever. I can't even believe it, it's about 10 minutes long. The driving and the graphics are pretty amazing for it's time, but 3 races and the game is over? It's set up so that you start the first race in 20th place, there's only one lap, and you gradually catch up to first place by the end of the third race. If you win, you unlock a fourth track. That's it. That's the entire game.
That's more than Ridge Racer, a PS1 launch title, had. All it does is add a few turns to the track, make you go backwards on it, or change it to night to change things up. But it's still fun as hell.
I just can't see people paying like $60 for the same deal they had in the arcades at the time for maybe 75 cents a go. They could have mirrored the tracks, added difficulties, added multiple lap races. There's so much they could have done to increase replayability for a home console port.
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Post by: maximo310 on December 29, 2017, 01:55:33 pm
I just wanna say. Sega Rally Championship is the shortest game ever. I can't even believe it, it's about 10 minutes long. The driving and the graphics are pretty amazing for it's time, but 3 races and the game is over? It's set up so that you start the first race in 20th place, there's only one lap, and you gradually catch up to first place by the end of the third race. If you win, you unlock a fourth track. That's it. That's the entire game.
That's more than Ridge Racer, a PS1 launch title, had. All it does is add a few turns to the track, make you go backwards on it, or change it to night to change things up. But it's still fun as hell.
I just can't see people paying like $60 for the same deal they had in the arcades at the time for maybe 75 cents a go. They could have mirrored the tracks, added difficulties, added multiple lap races. There's so much they could have done to increase replayability for a home console port.
You have to keep in mind that this is 1995. Most people bought these ports just to be to experience a half decent conversion, and since these were straight arcade ports most companies focused on just porting arcade content, which would reduce dev time. Its not until a few years later where you start to see arcade ports with added content ( mostly in ps1 fighters like jojo bizzare adventure/ street fighter alpha 3 or daytona usa cce).
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Post by: burningdoom on December 29, 2017, 02:34:48 pm
Great shoot-em up that has the added feature of spending earned points to upgrade your plane, which makes it that much more addicting.
And it's much longer and bigger than the original Sky Force game!
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Post by: Warmsignal on December 29, 2017, 03:26:49 pm
Speaking of addictive shoot-em-ups. I've been playing Solar Eclipse for the Saturn. That game is a hidden gem and no one ever mentions it. It's sort of a Star Fox deal, but predates Star Fox 64. Voice acting is a lot better, graphics are good, controls are tight, good music. I've played through it almost twice, because my battery was dead in the Saturn. Can't beat the last level, it's freaking insane. But, really fun.
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Post by: ignition365 on December 29, 2017, 03:46:32 pm
Speaking of addictive shooter-em-ups. I've been playing Solar Eclipse for the Saturn. That game is a hidden gem and no one ever mentions it. It's sort of a Star Fox deal, but predates Star Fox 64. Voice acting is a lot better, graphics are good, controls are tight, good music. I've played through it almost twice, because my battery was dead in the Saturn. Can't beat the last level, it's freaking insane. But, really fun.
Battery fix is cheap and easy fix. Literally buy a watch battery, pop open the back panel (no screws or anything, because there is the little easy access hatch) and replace the battery.
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Post by: burningdoom on December 29, 2017, 03:49:43 pm
If you can afford it, it's totally worth getting a back-up cart for the Saturn. Those batteries have a finite lifetime and once they die, there goes all your saves with it. And they hold so freaking little to begin with, anyways.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on December 29, 2017, 09:39:18 pm
Finally picked up Evil Within 2 on PC. Had wanted to get it when it came out, but October was a busy month, so this fell by the wayside. I had heard good things and a couple hours in, I'm liking it. Big change from the first game that I played early this year. That game was a rough time, full of bad ideas, and a confusing bad story, with a bad lead, and uninteresting characters, but already things are better with Sebastian being an actual character. All the gameplay seems smoothed out, everything is way snappier, and there's a bit of an open world you get to explore which I love. Hopefully the game pans out as I'd like to say it was a nice year for survival horror alongside Resident Evil 7.
*EDIT* I retract a smidge bit of praise, as they still have enemies with insta-kills. No opportunity for counter, not even a boss/mini-boss, it's literally the second enemy type you fight in the game. Thankfully the games checkpoints and ability to save is lenient, but I just find stuff like that obnoxious. It was obnoxious in the first game and I had hoped they wouldn't be included or at least fixed.
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Post by: wvdoom on December 30, 2017, 01:37:23 am
Currently playing Xenoblade Chronicles 2, about halfway thru Ch 3 also working my way through South Park: The Fractured But Whole (ps4) trying to persevere thru one of the last bosses on mastermind difficulty
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Post by: triggerhappymonk on January 04, 2018, 12:41:08 am
Currently Playing Forza 6/Pokemon GO when I'm not doing a let's play for NHL Hitz 2003 or Pokemon Emerald
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Post by: undertakerprime on January 05, 2018, 11:30:15 am
My journey with the first Final Fantasy game has been a perilous one... My experience with the original NES game was not good. Even though I came to love the RPG genre and have completed many of them, I was somehow never able to get anywhere in the first game. All of my memories involve spending HOURS walking around Elfheim trying to level up enough to get through the Earth Cave. I didn’t find it fun, it was frustrating and tedious.
Years later, I bought FF I+II Dawn of Souls for GBA, but I gave up on that too.
But a couple weeks ago, on a whim I threw Dawn of Souls into my DS...and within a few days I easily got farther than I ever had before. I’m currently in the Castle of Ordeals to get the Rat’s Tail and receive my class upgrade, which I am very excited about because I never accomplished it in the original :D Yeah, I know it’s a little easier and more forgiving than the original, but it’s just so much more tolerable. Those f***ing “ineffective” hits can bite me.
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Post by: soera on January 05, 2018, 12:33:57 pm
I remember the NES version of FF. It was indeed very frustrating. Magic points instead of a mana pool, the not switching targets automatically when something dies, etc. Its almost unplayable now once you've played a real version of the game.
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Post by: undertakerprime on January 05, 2018, 01:30:13 pm
I remember the NES version of FF. It was indeed very frustrating. Magic points instead of a mana pool, the not switching targets automatically when something dies, etc. Its almost unplayable now once you've played a real version of the game.
Exactly. In addition to ineffective hits, the magic system is something I found very hard to deal with. And of course, back then no one knew about the bugs: some spells don’t work, weapon effects don’t work, the Thief’s speed never increases... This GBA remake is just way more fun. Hey look, the Temper spell actually works!
Even from the beginning, though, I’ve never been a big fan of the Thief or Black Belt classes. I know FF experts say the Thief can become a Ninja, or the BB can become an offensive powerhouse, but they just don’t fit my play style. My current party consists of 2 Fighters, a White Mage and a Black Mage, and they’ve worked out fine so far.
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Post by: wvdoom on January 09, 2018, 04:30:16 am
Currently playing Mass Effect: Andromeda
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Post by: shfan on January 09, 2018, 02:10:38 pm
I've been playing Ys 8: Lacrimosa of Dana on the PS4 for a few days, it really grabbed my attention.
It's quite old-skool for a fully-3D game but with modern standard graphics - it's a proper action RPG O-M-G! It's all there - NPCs and dialogue, exploration, a big ol' world to run around in, hidden goodies, several (mostly shallow, but still there) sub-systems (giving certain characters one each of a certain type of item for rewards), different environments, loads of bosses, loads of enemy types, overpowered enemies (and even bosses) wandering around certain parts of the world in case you want to have a go.
It's like playing something from the PS1 era but on a modern machine, the closest I've got to this recently is with the Souls series, but with them exploration is tempered by the possibility of an unseen enemy ripping one's head off and shoving it up one's bum, so it's difficult to drink in the scenery.
It's been a heartwarming experience, yet another reason the PS4 is a wonder-machine for me.
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Post by: kevininja on January 09, 2018, 02:25:32 pm
The original Borderlands.
Started it two days ago and I've been hooked since, really damn fun game!
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Post by: soera on January 09, 2018, 02:51:21 pm
I've been playing Ys 8: Lacrimosa of Dana on the PS4 for a few days, it really grabbed my attention.
It's quite old-skool for a fully-3D game but with modern standard graphics - it's a proper action RPG O-M-G! It's all there - NPCs and dialogue, exploration, a big ol' world to run around in, hidden goodies, several (mostly shallow, but still there) sub-systems (giving certain characters one each of a certain type of item for rewards), different environments, loads of bosses, loads of enemy types, overpowered enemies (and even bosses) wandering around certain parts of the world in case you want to have a go.
It's like playing something from the PS1 era but on a modern machine, the closest I've got to this recently is with the Souls series, but with them exploration is tempered by the possibility of an unseen enemy ripping one's head off and shoving it up one's bum, so it's difficult to drink in the scenery.
It's been a heartwarming experience, yet another reason the PS4 is a wonder-machine for me.
Its absolutely the best game Ive ever experienced. I adored every moment of the game!
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Post by: turf on January 09, 2018, 02:54:25 pm
Its absolutely the best game Ive ever experienced. I adored every moment of the game!
I've been waiting for that moment when certain games suddenly go downhill - they drag on too much, end too quickly, new ideas stop being implemented, the meta-content dries up before the main campaign is close to being done etc. Not reached it yet, 20+ hours in, it just keeps on going and keeps on delighting. I was excited for the remake of Secret of Mana before, but playing this makes me pray for a remake of Secret of Evermore and others in addition to a renewed interest in Japanese ARPGs.
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Post by: telly on January 15, 2018, 10:28:53 am
I'm about 36 hours in Xenoblade Chronicles X. Just started chapter 9, need to grind some more and get Skells for my party members. Also have been exploring the new continent. It's been fun so far, enjoying it a lot!
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kamikazekeeg on January 18, 2018, 08:55:54 pm
It's all about them betas right now.
Dragon Ball FighterZ is an incredible game, though I seriously need a proper practice mode to figure out how everything works, because the tutorial is not enough and learning on the fly is incredibly tough. This behaves far more differently than any other fighting game I've played, as only in recent years I've played Street Fighter 5 and Injustice 2 and this is a whole new beast for me. Tag mechanics in particular are hard for me to remember to combo in. This is really shaping up to be one of the best Dragon Ball games made though. Seemingly original story, visuals are perfectly representing the anime/manga, great music, and exciting gameplay. Multiplayer aside as I try to learn the game, I'm excited for the singleplayer.
Also I played a bit of Metal Gear Survive beta. Konami/Kojima related things put to the side, the game isn't bad. It's still of course good gameplay, that was expected, the multiplayer though isn't amazing, but that's just because I'm not someone who loves being rushed along. I only got one match with a squad of 3, couldn't get a fourth, and it's essentially a tower defense game mode, with you scavenging for crafting material and doing side missions between the waves that hit every few minutes. I like the idea of building up a base and trying to fight off the zombie horde, but I might be more interested in the singleplayer mode than the multiplayer so I can explore and build more on my own time. Much more of a wait and see, especially knowing it'll likely have lots of micro-transactions and it'll depend on how those are implemented.
And for more Beta action, I tried for over 2 hours to beat the Nergigante in Monster Hunter World lol It's so hard. So hard. I've only managed to weaken him with the bowgun, but I can't finish him off. If I had 5 more minutes, I could maybe do it, but it's rough. He has almost no downtime, which made attacking him with anything else damn near impossible for me. I did alright with the Glaive for abit, because I was able to get on his back a few times, but never seemed to do enough damage. Also tried to get into a multiplayer match for it, but I was getting an error along with a full party message, so wasn't sure if something wasn't working or if there were just no available parties. Gonna hopefully try to beat him before the beta is over. I want me sweet reward in the main game!
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: arkaneer on January 19, 2018, 05:46:07 am
Didn't know there was a reward for playing the beta?
Going to try and play it this weekend...my first try at a Monster Hunter game so I am quite excited. Think it's going to be a steeeeeep learning curve :)
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kamikazekeeg on January 19, 2018, 06:01:50 am
Didn't know there was a reward for playing the beta?
Going to try and play it this weekend...my first try at a Monster Hunter game so I am quite excited. Think it's going to be a steeeeeep learning curve :)
Yeah I believe you get a reward of some sort for every mission beat. A quick read says you get some face paint for beating any one of them, and you get some consumable packs for beating each mission. This was before they added Nergigante into the second run of the beta, who is hard as hell. Hoping that beating him gets me something neat as I want something to show my dedication to beating this big dragon jerk lol
I'm also a scrub at the game, this being my first real one investing any time into it, so it's been quite the learning experience.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: arkaneer on January 19, 2018, 08:03:54 am
Didn't know there was a reward for playing the beta?
Going to try and play it this weekend...my first try at a Monster Hunter game so I am quite excited. Think it's going to be a steeeeeep learning curve :)
Yeah I believe you get a reward of some sort for every mission beat. A quick read says you get some face paint for beating any one of them, and you get some consumable packs for beating each mission. This was before they added Nergigante into the second run of the beta, who is hard as hell. Hoping that beating him gets me something neat as I want something to show my dedication to beating this big dragon jerk lol
I'm also a scrub at the game, this being my first real one investing any time into it, so it's been quite the learning experience.
Cool...I'll give it a go later fully expecting to have my arse handed back to me :)
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: desocietas on January 19, 2018, 11:33:40 am
I tried for a few hours with friends against Nergigante, and no luck for me :(. The other quests can be done pretty easily but this one hits so hard, lol. Anyway, we've had a lot of friends try this MH as their first MH (hard to convince people to try the series when they don't own 3DSes) and they've been pretty happy. This one has some really nice improvements over the older games and is gorgeous to boot. It's a free beta and multiplayer doesn't require PS+ right now! Make use of that training mode! There are so many weapons and they don't even fully explain how deep the weapon strats go, but it totally is fine for newbies.
I haven't had any issues connecting but I connect with friends through room codes. Haven't done hunts with randoms in this game yet.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: arkaneer on January 19, 2018, 11:57:38 am
Good advice!! I just beat the beginner monster without using the training area but I had no idea what I was doing!! I then tried the training area and tried a few weapons and it started making sense...I really like the longsword and it seems beginner friendly.
Do I need to master more than one weapon? In Soulsborne games I like to find one weapon I like and then stick with it , but I don't want to gimp my progress.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kamikazekeeg on January 19, 2018, 04:47:29 pm
Good advice!! I just beat the beginner monster without using the training area but I had no idea what I was doing!! I then tried the training area and tried a few weapons and it started making sense...I really like the longsword and it seems beginner friendly.
Do I need to master more than one weapon? In Soulsborne games I like to find one weapon I like and then stick with it , but I don't want to gimp my progress.
I found that in the Soulsborne games I still had to have at least one side weapon weapon ready due to changing enemy types. I usually play abit tanky, either shield/sword or big hefty blade, but there was always that one boss or enemy type that required me to switch to a quicker blade or allow for abit more mobility. I'm not some hardcore player, but I sorta see that as happening here. I think I'm gonna do something like the Sword Axe or Wyvern Blade, and then have my backup as the Fiery Blast Blowgun thing for when I need to attack air targets or keep distance. Mostly because it's crazy to fight Nergigante up close.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: PastyBoii on January 19, 2018, 07:49:49 pm
I've been jumping around from Darksiders Warmastered Edition on the ps4, to Burnout 3 Takedown on the ps2
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: arkaneer on January 20, 2018, 04:06:38 am
Didn't know there was a reward for playing the beta?
Going to try and play it this weekend...my first try at a Monster Hunter game so I am quite excited. Think it's going to be a steeeeeep learning curve :)
Yeah I believe you get a reward of some sort for every mission beat. A quick read says you get some face paint for beating any one of them, and you get some consumable packs for beating each mission. This was before they added Nergigante into the second run of the beta, who is hard as hell. Hoping that beating him gets me something neat as I want something to show my dedication to beating this big dragon jerk lol
I'm also a scrub at the game, this being my first real one investing any time into it, so it's been quite the learning experience.
I am not sure you get anything special for beating Nerg, just another bunch of consumables. I tried and can't imagine getting close to beating him yet, especially with the timer.
I have the face paint, so I think I may spend some time with the other weapons and then leave it until full release. Apparently there is a lot more tutorial elements explaining how it all works, so that's good.
Back to FFXIV for the rest of the week.
By the way...does anyone have any experience of how good Game (UK) are at getting new games delivered on day one of release? I have a lot of credit with them I need to use up, so was thinking of ordering MHW online.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kamikazekeeg on January 20, 2018, 04:16:11 am
Didn't know there was a reward for playing the beta?
Going to try and play it this weekend...my first try at a Monster Hunter game so I am quite excited. Think it's going to be a steeeeeep learning curve :)
Yeah I believe you get a reward of some sort for every mission beat. A quick read says you get some face paint for beating any one of them, and you get some consumable packs for beating each mission. This was before they added Nergigante into the second run of the beta, who is hard as hell. Hoping that beating him gets me something neat as I want something to show my dedication to beating this big dragon jerk lol
I'm also a scrub at the game, this being my first real one investing any time into it, so it's been quite the learning experience.
I am not sure you get anything special for beating Nerg, just another bunch of consumables. I tried and can't imagine getting close to beating him yet, especially with the timer.
I have the face paint, so I think I may spend some time with the other weapons and then leave it until full release. Apparently there is a lot more tutorial elements explaining how it all works, so that's good.
Back to FFXIV for the rest of the week.
By the way...does anyone have any experience of how good Game (UK) are at getting new games delivered on day one of release? I have a lot of credit with them I need to use up, so was thinking of ordering MHW online.
Right now it's just an interesting challenge, so I'm gonna keep trying this weekend as it's good practice for MHW to get use to the weapons lol With range weapons, I have to get use to not reloading all the time, or else I'm gonna get caught up in attacks too often, being that it slows you down.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kamikazekeeg on January 20, 2018, 07:34:50 pm
And wow, I thought Nergigante would be more manageable in a team, but the difficulty is ramped so high, out of like 4 to 6 runs with two different teams, I think we only weakened him once lol Crazy difficulty boost, even with having three other team members. Really don't think I'm gonna get to beat him this weekend. Was gonna try one more time with the glaive, but I'll do that later or tomorrow.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: desocietas on January 21, 2018, 10:56:39 pm
And wow, I thought Nergigante would be more manageable in a team, but the difficulty is ramped so high, out of like 4 to 6 runs with two different teams, I think we only weakened him once lol Crazy difficulty boost, even with having three other team members. Really don't think I'm gonna get to beat him this weekend. Was gonna try one more time with the glaive, but I'll do that later or tomorrow.
Nergigante is no joke. Definitely a challenge for solo/team, but not undoable. After trying for a few hours, one of my groups was able to take him down, getting a clear for two of us. That was really nice. We only had like less than a minute left D: The bf was able to solo him earlier today with a gunlance at about 12 min. Just sucks that the time is so short and he hits sooo hard.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: desocietas on January 22, 2018, 12:20:57 pm
Gamefly-ed Phantasy Star Zero for the DS but while I wait for my bf to feel like playing it, I got the urge to pull out the Phantasy Star Collection on my GBA. I remember by being shocked that the original games weren't anything like the PSO games, lol. Anyway, it's hitting the spot of old school RPGs where you have no idea where to go and just have to risk going out into the wild, hope you run into a weak monster, run away from strong monsters, and run back to town to heal. Repeat 50 more times until you can buy better gear. Good stuff!
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: soera on January 22, 2018, 04:31:24 pm
Trying to find time to keep playing 4 goddesses online. Hoping I can finish it just in time for Monster hunter to arrive. Still high on my list is Summon night 6, Blue reflection, Shadow complex ... but all bets are off March 23. Ni no kuni 2 will trump everything. Im hoping that in all that time, we get 1) more DQ XI info so I know when to plan another vacation and 2) a more definitive release date for Darksiders 3. Then God of War at the end of June
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kamikazekeeg on January 26, 2018, 09:46:55 pm
Planned to spend most of today playing Dragon Ball FighterZ to get through the story mode, but I took a break after like a half hour to poke around Monster Hunter World, making the character and doing some tutorial stuff, just to check itout, and then basically spent the rest of the afternoon and into the evening going at it lol Really glad there is a free roam mode, I wasn't sure if it was gonna have that or just be mostly timed missions (All of which are very generous at 50 minutes long so far), but I like roaming around, seeing what monster I come across, gathering supplies. I'm into the second area abit, just came across Diablo, which I backed down hard from, because I'm positive I need at least a tier 3 to go after him with the trouble I'm still having with Rathian.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: DreamsDied13101 on January 27, 2018, 12:03:25 am
Gamefly-ed Phantasy Star Zero for the DS but while I wait for my bf to feel like playing it, I got the urge to pull out the Phantasy Star Collection on my GBA. I remember by being shocked that the original games weren't anything like the PSO games, lol. Anyway, it's hitting the spot of old school RPGs where you have no idea where to go and just have to risk going out into the wild, hope you run into a weak monster, run away from strong monsters, and run back to town to heal. Repeat 50 more times until you can buy better gear. Good stuff!
LOL. I was always curious if this is how everyone played these games. I try to stay away from guides and videos so games aren't spoiled. I will say the first part of Phantasy Star I had to use a guide because i never figured out on my own how to get the road pass when I was a kid. I still remember pulling out paper and pen to map the dungeons.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kamikazekeeg on January 27, 2018, 03:40:44 am
Actually did put time into Dragon Ball FighterZ, beating one of the story arcs they have. Sadly it's pretty boring so far. The entire first arc, all like 2 to 3 hours of it (I left the game running abit, so can't tell for sure), and its almost entirely a tutorial. You do get fights without battle tutorials, but they are almost all braindead AI. See an enemy twice your level? Don't worry, you probably won't die. They hit harder, but the AI is nothing here. I really don't understand what they were thinking as they have a proper tutorial mode people can go play. I don't need to be two hours into the games plot and still have to practice how to backdash. The design of the singleplayer is boring too, and kinda lazy, when I think one of the Budokai games already did the multi-path board game aesthetic, but I think they did it better or at least had more to do.
What saves it as a Dragon Ball fan, is all the interactions between characters, saying stuff that made me laugh or chuckle, and that it is an original story. So far, it doesn't seem like a particularly good original story, but when nearly every Dragon Ball games rehashes the same god damn story from the Saiyan Saga to the Buu Saga in practically every game, getting anything that feels new is a godsend. Being a fan is what makes it watchable, but if someone doesn't care about the story or characters, people are just gonna be bored.
I mean everything else about the game is fantastic. Best playing and the best looking DB game ever. Top notch music, gameplay, lots of good stuff here outside of the story mode. Just don't expect much out of the story mode unless hearing Goku and Gohan talk about fusing sounds funny and entertaining lol
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: arkaneer on January 27, 2018, 03:40:03 pm
Playing Monster Hunter World.
I’ve never played one of these games, and I’m absolutely hooked! The gameplay loop is very addictive and I’m doing better than I thought.
Maining a Hammer which means I’m right in the face of the monsters... it’s quite the buzz when you get one down.
Haven’t tried multiplayer yet.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: desocietas on January 27, 2018, 10:40:51 pm
I’ve never played one of these games, and I’m absolutely hooked! The gameplay loop is very addictive and I’m doing better than I thought.
Maining a Hammer which means I’m right in the face of the monsters... it’s quite the buzz when you get one down.
Haven’t tried multiplayer yet.
Multiplayer is pretty fun! Solo is fun when I'm in the mood to gather, etc., but it's nice having friends to help take down a big monster.
I’m definitely going to need some help at some point! Think I’m about to hit my first difficulty spike against the t-Rex looking thing (Ajanath?) in the Ancient Forest.
I’ve got an Armor set with skills I like and levelled it up a bit, so bring it on!
That’s after I’ve taken my daughter out on her new scooter first :)
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kamikazekeeg on January 28, 2018, 05:15:33 am
Anjanath is a rough fight, even still for me, and I'm progressed into the third area. He's not dragon hard, due to their mobility, but if you slip up against his fire blast, it'll likely insta-kill you, and his knocked down chomp is annoying. I've actually rarely fought him, maybe twice, because he's an ordeal.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: arkaneer on January 28, 2018, 03:56:42 pm
Anjanath is a rough fight, even still for me, and I'm progressed into the third area. He's not dragon hard, due to their mobility, but if you slip up against his fire blast, it'll likely insta-kill you, and his knocked down chomp is annoying. I've actually rarely fought him, maybe twice, because he's an ordeal.
I got him down! Fainted once....first time I've been carted, and the animation made me laugh quite hard.
Not sure if it's scripted, but I spent quite a lot of the fight between him and an irritated Rathalos. There was a lot of fire!
I got caught in his fire blast once and it hurt!
Great game...I'm so glad I picked it up :)
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: ignition365 on January 29, 2018, 08:25:42 am
With the Assassin's Festival leaving soon, I've decided to buy and jump into FFXV... and I'm really digging it.
I'm at Chapter 5 right now, probably close to Chapter 6. The game suggests waiting until Chapter 7 to do the festival as it takes place during that chapter. Might just spoil things so I can play it before it disappears Wednesday.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: undertakerprime on January 29, 2018, 09:57:58 am
I’m playing through Bioshock Infinite... again. God, I love this game. What’s really standing out to me this time is the amazing shifts in tone during each section of the game, and how each makes you feel something different.
*SPOILER ALERT*
At first there’s amazement at the floating city and the seemingly idyllic lifestyle, and everything is calm... Then you discover what’s hidden beneath the exterior and are made to feel the downtrodden minorities are justified in rebelling... Until things go too far, all hell breaks loose, and innocent people on both sides end up murdered for no reason. Citizens evacuate among the gunfire and lightning in the sky, and you (along with Booker and Elizabeth) realize that no one can really “win” in this situation... Then things REALLY get deep, and you end up the creepy asylum/brainwashing facility known as Comstock House...
The Finkton level can, IMO, be a little boring, but most everything after that is just amazing and I really have to force myself to stop playing.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kamikazekeeg on January 31, 2018, 06:47:38 am
I've put in an absolute ton of hours into Monster Hunter World, to the point that I still haven't played Dragon Ball FighterZ for more than a few hours lol It's grindy, but in a rewarding way, because rather than worrying about levels and grinding out tedious amounts of enemies in other RPG's, I am mostly doing missions that lead to me getting sick new armor and weapons and I can tackle them with different weapons if I want which really changes things up. I just hit Hunter Rank 11, unlocking all the High Rank stuff. I'm not too happy with "Congrats! All your gear is now butt! Kill all those enemies you killed before, to get the good versions!", but having two variations of the armor is pretty sweet.
I think games like this and even Xenoblade Chronicles 2 are gonna ruin other RPG's for me like Tales of Berseria I still have lying around with how basic it feels lol
The only things that are a negative on the game to me is that the story and characters aren't good. I guess the story is on par with past games from what I've heard, and it's not bad, it's just generic, when I feel like the setting is pretty ripe for something more interesting. Also the co-op seems kinda convoluted at times. Not that I've done multiplayer yet, don't got a proper crew to play with, but from what I've seen from people streaming is that it gets abit clunky if you just simply want to do missions together at times, particularly story ones, but that's a minor thing at best.
This game is already shaping up to be top GOTY territory for me. There isn't a lot more that is coming up that I feel like I'd be as hooked too. Gonna take something pretty ridiculous to top it, though one or two specific games if handled really well could give it a run for its money, such as Metro: Exodus.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: arkaneer on January 31, 2018, 11:31:41 am
I've put in an absolute ton of hours into Monster Hunter World, to the point that I still haven't played Dragon Ball FighterZ for more than a few hours lol It's grindy, but in a rewarding way, because rather than worrying about levels and grinding out tedious amounts of enemies in other RPG's, I am mostly doing missions that lead to me getting sick new armor and weapons and I can tackle them with different weapons if I want which really changes things up. I just hit Hunter Rank 11, unlocking all the High Rank stuff. I'm not too happy with "Congrats! All your gear is now butt! Kill all those enemies you killed before, to get the good versions!", but having two variations of the armor is pretty sweet.
I think games like this and even Xenoblade Chronicles 2 are gonna ruin other RPG's for me like Tales of Berseria I still have lying around with how basic it feels lol
The only things that are a negative on the game to me is that the story and characters aren't good. I guess the story is on par with past games from what I've heard, and it's not bad, it's just generic, when I feel like the setting is pretty ripe for something more interesting. Also the co-op seems kinda convoluted at times. Not that I've done multiplayer yet, don't got a proper crew to play with, but from what I've seen from people streaming is that it gets abit clunky if you just simply want to do missions together at times, particularly story ones, but that's a minor thing at best.
This game is already shaping up to be top GOTY territory for me. There isn't a lot more that is coming up that I feel like I'd be as hooked too. Gonna take something pretty ridiculous to top it, though one or two specific games if handled really well could give it a run for its money, such as Metro: Exodus.
I'm at Hunter Rank 8 and still loving the game as well. Like you I think it will be hard to top for GOTY...but I live in hope :)
I like the grind to upgrade my gear and the feeling that you mastered a monster that was hard before. I literally haven't tried any other weapon than the Hammer and I am guessing that may gimp me with future fights. I'll stick with the Hammer until I hit a brick wall, but I may have to look at trying to find a range weapon I like eventually.
I think my favourite thing has been learning the various systems going on in the game. It's overwhelming to start with, but it's great when you have it all arranged in your head and understand the core gameplay loop.
Are you near the end of the story at Hunter Rank 11? I feel like I am about half way through.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kamikazekeeg on January 31, 2018, 02:05:46 pm
I'm at Hunter Rank 8 and still loving the game as well. Like you I think it will be hard to top for GOTY...but I live in hope :)
I like the grind to upgrade my gear and the feeling that you mastered a monster that was hard before. I literally haven't tried any other weapon than the Hammer and I am guessing that may gimp me with future fights. I'll stick with the Hammer until I hit a brick wall, but I may have to look at trying to find a range weapon I like eventually.
I think my favourite thing has been learning the various systems going on in the game. It's overwhelming to start with, but it's great when you have it all arranged in your head and understand the core gameplay loop.
Are you near the end of the story at Hunter Rank 11? I feel like I am about half way through.
I don't know exactly how long the story is, but I just finished the Zorah Magdoros part, which isn't the end of the story, and doing that unlocks all the High Rank stuff, making me feel like perhaps it's only the halfway mark of the story or at least 2/3rds.
I'd also recommend you start playing with other weapons too, find a few you like as some enemies could make the hammer seem tough due to their mobility. Like I've found the regular bow, especially if you can get the Dragonbone one, will just ruin Rathian and Rathalos day due to the raining spike balls move. Dual blades are amazing against faster enemies types like the Tobi or Odogaran, who by the way, has so far some of the sickest looking armor in the game at the moment, for females at least.
(https://i.imgur.com/B7yJVEr.jpg)
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: arkaneer on January 31, 2018, 04:26:52 pm
I don't know exactly how long the story is, but I just finished the Zorah Magdoros part, which isn't the end of the story, and doing that unlocks all the High Rank stuff, making me feel like perhaps it's only the halfway mark of the story or at least 2/3rds.
I'd also recommend you start playing with other weapons too, find a few you like as some enemies could make the hammer seem tough due to their mobility. Like I've found the regular bow, especially if you can get the Dragonbone one, will just ruin Rathian and Rathalos day due to the raining spike balls move. Dual blades are amazing against faster enemies types like the Tobi or Odogaran, who by the way, has so far some of the sickest looking armor in the game at the moment, for females at least.
(https://i.imgur.com/B7yJVEr.jpg)
I just tried the bow & the light bowgun in the training area. Both seemed quite simple to pick up, so I'll try one when I start struggling.
If I'm feeling brave, I might venture into multiplayer tomorrow!
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kamikazekeeg on January 31, 2018, 04:47:04 pm
The bowguns feel more like something better utilized in a multiplayer setting to me personally as a backup weapon. Like I did take out monsters with the light bowgun and tried the heavy bowgun just abit, but their mobility and slower kill time make the experience abit rough solo. Takes forever to kill things. Bow is better at keeping the pressure up, while still having good mobility, which is why I like it. Keep those spike balls raining!
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: soera on February 01, 2018, 02:06:53 am
Its been over 2 years since the last time ... but I platinum'ed another game. 4 Goddesses online. I adored the hell out of this game. The characters are so amusing and the game play literally made me feel like I was on Everquest all over again. <3
Its time for 1) Monster hunter world or 2) Summon night 6.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: arkaneer on February 05, 2018, 10:11:07 am
I'm 45 hours into Monster Hunter World and starting to feel like I want the main story to finish. The game has a big difficulty spike once you get into High Rank and I am struggling with my hammer build.
I can't get my current monster down and I think I'll have to rely on being carried in multiplayer. The multiplayer is actually a lot of fun so that's not too bad.
I have read that I have another 20-30 hours to go, so I may have to take a break and come back to it.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: undertakerprime on February 05, 2018, 03:18:53 pm
I used a PSN gift card I got for Xmas to buy NBA Jam On Fire Edition and I’ve been playing it a lot. It really is a nostalgic experience, with the original announcer, legendary players, and even similar unlockable players like politicians and the Beastie Boys :D
Interestingly, movement is still just as fast but somehow more deliberate, making moves like pump fakes, elbowing, and stealing actually useful (all I ever used in the original was blocking and shoving). I’m having to slightly relearn how to play, because shoving isn’t quite as useful as it used to be.
Of course, the AI rubber banding is still intact, but that’s to be expected. Only problem I’m having is, somehow being “on fire” seems to REDUCE my shooting percentage. In the old games, being on fire meant making almost every shot, but in this one, I’ve tried throwing up on-fire 3-pointers and I MISS almost every shot, even when I’m trailing or my player’s 3-PT rating is high. It’s really weird.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: azure on February 05, 2018, 05:45:27 pm
MHW taking over my free time, per usual when a new MH releases for me. :P
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: wvdoom on February 06, 2018, 09:51:52 pm
Currently working on Megaman 8 (PS1) and Diablo 3 (PS4)
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: turf on February 07, 2018, 12:45:59 pm
Currently working on Megaman 8 (PS1) and Diablo 3 (PS4)
I have to make a Diablo III comment. I always do. It’s one of my favorite games I’ve played on the PS4. Such a good game!
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: ignition365 on February 12, 2018, 10:20:30 am
Hopped back into Yakuza 0 a few days ago. Spent all weekend playing it. Sitting at around 80 hours of gameplay. I'm really enjoying it now that I've got through most of the tutorial stuff. I'm actually enjoying the side content more than the story. It's been quite a while since I played Kiwami, so there are a lot of nods to the rest of the franchise that I'm missing. Planning on jumping into 2 after I finish 0. Hopefully I can be bothered to play through Kiwami 2 when it comes out.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: arkaneer on February 12, 2018, 12:07:48 pm
Playing Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition on the PS4 as I picked it up new for £5.
I've never played this game and the remaster looks great. I'd class it as enjoyable, over the top nonsense. Think I'm about half way through.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: telly on February 12, 2018, 02:14:57 pm
I'm at the final boss in Castlevania Dracula X, haven't been able to beat it yet. I've gotten close a couple times through so hopefully I can close in on my first game beat of the year. I also just got the 8th badge in Pokemon Crystal. I'll admit I haven't played Xenoblade X in a few weeks, I'd like to get back into it soon. These last few bosses have been really tough so it's been more of a grind lately.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: telly on February 16, 2018, 12:18:50 am
So I'm about 50 hours in Xenoblade Chronicles X, and I've really been slowing down with the game, after really enjoying it. Chapter 9 and 10 have spiked the difficulty through the ceiling, and it's been really hard to continue. I've spent no joke 6 hours trying to beat the chapter 10 boss, and all the flaws of the game are starting to become apparent.
I really want to beat it, but I have so many other games that I want to play that maybe I'll have to give it a break. Maybe I'll start another RPG like Super Mario RPG or something.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kamikazekeeg on February 17, 2018, 12:15:44 am
Put some time into the Sea of Thieves beta and I didn't realize it was almost specifically a multiplayer game. I mostly knew that getting it, but I also like to have some solo fun time, but solo in this is hard mode. If you get caught off guard by a galleon, you are probably screwed. Reading up on it and unless you are basically a master at the game or at a far enough distance away, you are probably screwed. That's kinda lame. There's also no safe zones, so even if you make it back to the outpost, you can still be attacked. There's thankfully no punishment to losing your ship, but its just kinda obnoxious.
Probably just gonna cancel my pre-order and wait to see more on the game. It's nice, but I think I need to see more of the full game and what it'll offer before I settle in.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: arkaneer on February 17, 2018, 06:45:42 am
Put some time into the Sea of Thieves beta and I didn't realize it was almost specifically a multiplayer game. I mostly knew that getting it, but I also like to have some solo fun time, but solo in this is hard mode. If you get caught off guard by a galleon, you are probably screwed. Reading up on it and unless you are basically a master at the game or at a far enough distance away, you are probably screwed. That's kinda lame. There's also no safe zones, so even if you make it back to the outpost, you can still be attacked. There's thankfully no punishment to losing your ship, but its just kinda obnoxious.
Probably just gonna cancel my pre-order and wait to see more on the game. It's nice, but I think I need to see more of the full game and what it'll offer before I settle in.
Yep I tried the last beta and it is very much a multiplayer focused game. I hope that as the game develops during its lifetime, they might add a better single player experience in.
I absolutely love the art style...I found myself staring at the sea in wonder!
Apparently, some tech company came up with the sea physics demo first and Microsoft thought 'what game can we base around that? who can we give it to develop a game around?'. I think that's pretty cool tbh :)
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on February 17, 2018, 07:13:30 am
Yep I tried the last beta and it is very much a multiplayer focused game. I hope that as the game develops during its lifetime, they might add a better single player experience in.
I absolutely love the art style...I found myself staring at the sea in wonder!
Apparently, some tech company came up with the sea physics demo first and Microsoft thought 'what game can we base around that? who can we give it to develop a game around?'. I think that's pretty cool tbh :)
I liked the visuals for sure. They are simple, but when I wasn't having to worry about getting attacked by a galleon, it was very calming and enjoyable to get around with and looked pretty nice. Like it looks really good for a game that isn't taxing at all system wise. I kinda hate how empty the waters are though, I guess sharks are the only things around and they kinda just appear around battles and when ships sink. Of course I can't say for sure what it has, just a beta, which hopefully explains the awful text buttons and size, feel like I'm playing Dead Rising on Xbox 360 on a standard def tv again lol
I'm not against it being multiplayer focused either, but if they are gonna allow singleplayer play, I am kinda hoping they offer a singleplayer way to play, even if its just free roam, or an optional game mode that lets people play with only 1 to 2 players per crew. If this game doesn't pan out as I like, maybe that other pirate game that got showed off at E3...I think last year, could be good. It basically seemed like a competitive multiplayer version of AC: Black Flag (It is by Ubisoft). It's more action focused than Sea of Thieves, but it has a singleplayer component to it, which interests me greatly. It's called Skull & Bones.
Hopefully we get something on that at E3 this year as it is supposed to be coming out this year, but we've seen nothing since. Likely will slip into 2019.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: arkaneer on February 17, 2018, 12:05:09 pm
I'm playing the Shadow of the Colossus remake.
I never played the original, so difficult for me to compare to. It's a beautiful game for sure.
Really only started enjoying it once I had got a handle on the controls...5 Colossi down so far.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: shepard11 on February 22, 2018, 03:23:02 pm
I'm still playing Destiny 2 but I've got myself down to only once or twice a week. To fill that time where I'm not playing Destiny, you can usually see me playing Rocket League, Forza Horizon 3 and Monster Hunter World.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: arkaneer on February 23, 2018, 11:09:33 am
I'm a few hours into Dragons Dogma: Dark Arisen on the PS4.
Really loving it so far although I fear I might have to reroll to get the vocation I want...I always do this in rpgs!
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: telly on February 26, 2018, 12:09:56 am
Started up Shantae and the Pirates Curse. I like it! It's got some improved and not as good things when compared to Half-Genie Hero, though I think Half-Genie hero is better, at least for now. I'm about 2 hours in.
Also grinding for that final boss in Xenoblade Chronicles X (at least I think it's the final boss). I'm looking forward to being able to beat this game soon, I'm ready for it to be done :)
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: shfan on February 26, 2018, 06:58:33 am
Just started School Girl/Zombie Hunter, which is educational software. It's a spin-off from the Oneechanbara series, with a focus on gunplay rather than swordplay, low budget, lots of typical manga-style high school chit chat. It's fine by me.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: ignition365 on February 26, 2018, 08:21:56 am
Just started School Girl/Zombie Hunter, which is educational software. It's a spin-off from the Oneechanbara series, with a focus on gunplay rather than swordplay, low budget, lots of typical manga-style high school chit chat. It's fine by me.
Educational you say?
I just started Yakuza 2 last night.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: hawk767 on February 26, 2018, 02:39:51 pm
Few games ongoing currently. Just bought the new 2DS XL to replace my older 3DS XL so have been playing games on that again. Making my way through Super Mario World, playing Pokemon X, and restarted Monster Hunter 4U a bit. On ps4 I am working my way through Monster Hunter World still, finished Inside recently, and that's about it. Nothing ongoing on pc besides playing Mudrunner Spintires off and on as a good relaxation game. Interested in starting Final Fantasy IX on pc soon but going to wait as I also have Pokemon HeartGold coming soon so want to wait and finish some smaller stuff before I dive into another big game.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: desocietas on February 26, 2018, 04:11:27 pm
Got the credits for Monster Hunter World, so I guess that's done, and installed both The Sims: Medieval and Sims 2 Ultimate Edition to mess around with. Got the urge to play some Yakuza 0, so I fired that up yesterday, too. Too many games to play :(
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: shfan on February 27, 2018, 09:25:53 am
Heh, that should be 'educational', it's my go-to euphemism for anything for violence or kink, I'm also playing Splatterhouse on the 360 - extremely 'educational' ;)
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Post by: megasilverx1 on March 01, 2018, 04:07:23 am
Currently playing the SNES version of Dragon Quest VI. It's just as blah/forgettable as the DS remake to me. Makes me want to go back and play basically any other Dragon Quest game...except for maybe II and IX.
Also playing Advance Wars: Duel Strike. May not be very good at strategy games, but the Advance Wars games are pretty fun.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: arkaneer on March 01, 2018, 06:41:37 am
I gave up for now on Dragon's Dogma...despite enjoying the combat initially, the further I got into the game I realised the story is boring and the world is lifeless. There are also some strange design decisions in the game...typical Capcom.
I picked up Dragon Quest Builders and put in a few hours. It's good fun so far :)
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kamikazekeeg on March 01, 2018, 11:41:45 pm
I figured with Metro Exodus coming out this year that it was time for another playthrough of Metro 2033 and Metro Last Light. I absolutely love these games. I've beaten Metro 2033 at least 3 or 4 times, and I think I've only done Last Light twice over the years. I usually check them out every year or so. You can't find any other games that do this type of shooter with as much attention to atmosphere and tension. They are basically the realization of what STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl wanted to be, just with smaller, linear, locales, and a way better engine. I was kinda hoping we'd see Metro Exodus go full open world, but I'm more than happy with a linear story and just larger areas to explore before moving on.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kamikazekeeg on March 07, 2018, 09:16:16 pm
Started into Metal Gear Survive after renting it and so far it isn't too bad. I know a few people that gave the game serious flack, not unfairly so due to Konami, their history, and some issues the game has, but I went in expecting worse, which happened because the beta for co-op was not a good introduction to the game. It's not just poking zombies through fences, you get a machete after the spear, you get a pistol after that, and then you get a bow after that, which is what I'm up to currently. Gameplay does feel a little limited, because you can get swamped by zombies and stuff like the spear have a very slow animation to it, and I don't really see the point of CQC, because you never want to get that close to zombies. Their attacks do major damage.
I thought I was gonna be more annoyed with the UI, mostly by what I saw in the beta again, but it's not as obnoxious here. One noticeable negative is definitely the hunger/thirst rate. It's fast. I don't hate it, but it feels like it could be slower. It's that kind of thing like in Breath of the Wild where you may be fine with the weapon breaking, or really hate it.
So far, I don't hate my time. It's appealing to my enjoyment of survival and exploration, so we'll see how long things last. Slightly worried about the game once it gets to the point that the microtransactions get involved.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: justin8301 on March 07, 2018, 11:14:13 pm
I've been playing Final Fantasy X HD remaster, working on the celestial weapons, I had everything except Tidus's cause of the damn chocobo race! shit is that hard. I had tried for several hours over the course of a week and this morning after about 40 minutes of trying I told myself I was going to try for like 10 more minutes and then just give up and beat the game. Right after that I got it. Almost threw the vita across the room in sheer excitement. so happy to be done with that point... but after doing that... I kinda almost want to go for Platinum on it.... am I crazy?
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: hawk767 on March 08, 2018, 07:07:41 pm
I've been playing Final Fantasy X HD remaster, working on the celestial weapons, I had everything except Tidus's cause of the damn chocobo race! shit is that hard. I had tried for several hours over the course of a week and this morning after about 40 minutes of trying I told myself I was going to try for like 10 more minutes and then just give up and beat the game. Right after that I got it. Almost threw the vita across the room in sheer excitement. so happy to be done with that point... but after doing that... I kinda almost want to go for Platinum on it.... am I crazy?
I did the same thing back in I think 2016 when I finally played through this, got the hardest celestial weapons to get, shitty race and lightning dodging included, but when faced with the idea of still having to play for 10s of hours, I just couldn't get myself to set into that end game grind. I just went in and finished it and rolled through the final boss so easily thanks to being well over-leveled lol.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: justin8301 on March 08, 2018, 08:48:31 pm
I did the same thing back in I think 2016 when I finally played through this, got the hardest celestial weapons to get, shitty race and lightning dodging included, but when faced with the idea of still having to play for 10s of hours, I just couldn't get myself to set into that end game grind. I just went in and finished it and rolled through the final boss so easily thanks to being well over-leveled lol.
I just found out about the easy as crap AP thing from the Monster Arena.... so i've been a little inspired. I think I might actually give it a go. never got a platinum before so this was be awesome for a first one.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on March 09, 2018, 07:26:16 am
Ah, and there are the microtransactions in Metal Gear Survive...Want to send out more scouting parties for the rather pitiful amount of supplies they can earn? 1000 Konami Bucks for each new team! It doesn't matter a ton at the point of the game I'm in right now, but it is lame seeing these F2P mechanics in a full game. This seems like the only use of the coin currency you can buy to me. Kinda surprised there's no DLC. On the edge of buying the game though. Spent my 2 days playing it with the rental and think it's reasonably solid and want to see where it goes. Got some gift card cash from some game trades at Best Buy that I might use for it.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: undertakerprime on March 09, 2018, 10:13:08 am
Just started playing Panzer Dragoon Orta....AGAIN. I don’t know what it is about this game, I just get more engrossed in it than most games. The art, the music, the fleshed-out world, the exciting gameplay...and it’s just frickin’ FUN. Finished level 3 last night (I love that boss). On to the Imperial armada...
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: burningdoom on March 09, 2018, 10:34:54 am
Just started playing Panzer Dragoon Orta....AGAIN. I don’t know what it is about this game, I just get more engrossed in it than most games. The art, the music, the fleshed-out world, the exciting gameplay...and it’s just frickin’ FUN. Finished level 3 last night (I love that boss). On to the Imperial armada...
It really is a masterpiece.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: hawk767 on March 09, 2018, 10:13:12 pm
I did the same thing back in I think 2016 when I finally played through this, got the hardest celestial weapons to get, shitty race and lightning dodging included, but when faced with the idea of still having to play for 10s of hours, I just couldn't get myself to set into that end game grind. I just went in and finished it and rolled through the final boss so easily thanks to being well over-leveled lol.
I just found out about the easy as crap AP thing from the Monster Arena.... so i've been a little inspired. I think I might actually give it a go. never got a platinum before so this was be awesome for a first one.
I definitely considered it looking at that but it still looked like a bit more of a grind than I was into, go for it though it would definitely be a solid first platinum.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: arkaneer on March 12, 2018, 10:58:38 am
Started playing DiRT 4.
I'm a sucker for a good rally game but DiRT Rally was just too damn hard to enjoy. So far DiRT 4 seems a lot more forgiving.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: telly on March 12, 2018, 02:24:50 pm
Beat Xenoblade Chronicles X and and Shantae on 3DS! Now Playing Super Mario RPG
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: azure on March 12, 2018, 09:25:34 pm
Beat Xenoblade Chronicles X and and Shantae on 3DS! Now Playing Super Mario RPG
That's a slew of great games right there!
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kamikazekeeg on March 13, 2018, 02:39:25 am
Playing a Ratchet and Clank game for the first time ever. Back in that PS2 era when all these games started coming out, I was kinda bummed when we began moving away from the platformers of the previous gen and sorta lost interest in the genre. Jak & Daxter was kinda the last one before that series changed also, so I never played any Jak game passed the first one (might've played a little bit of 2), any Ratchet and Clank, no Sly Cooper, nada. Figured now is as good of a time as any with the 2016 remake up on PS+ for free. Off to a good start. Visually pretty fantastic, gameplay is fine, though this camera feels stiff and slow for some reason. About my only complaint.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: telly on March 13, 2018, 08:46:22 am
Beat Xenoblade Chronicles X and and Shantae on 3DS! Now Playing Super Mario RPG
That's a slew of great games right there!
Yeah! I have a lot of good stuff to play right now :)
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: skirvin on March 13, 2018, 03:01:57 pm
Im trying to get into Demon's Souls.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: telly on March 13, 2018, 06:44:15 pm
I just beat Demon's Souls last summer! Great game.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: undertakerprime on March 16, 2018, 12:04:43 pm
Geez... Finally completed stage 4 of Panzer Dragoon Orta. I got stuck at the exact same point last time I played through it. I can get through the “Gigantic Fleet” and that statue boss just fine, but immediately afterwards you have to fight off a squadron of dragonmares. I always get to them with maybe a third of my full energy and then get creamed. Continuing from the boss battle doesn’t help because I still start with low energy.
When you save and quit the game starts you at the very beginning of the level, so when I got back to it last night I was able to play through the whole level with a significant amount of energy left. THEN I was able to beat them. On to Eternal Glacies...
On a side note, man that Glide Wing form can be useful in certain situations. I have a tendency to ignore it, but it was a huge help in that level.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: deftommo on March 19, 2018, 10:23:23 am
I'm on to-
Final Fantasy XII: Zodiac Age (slowly working through it) Nier Automata (on second playthrough) Metal Gear Survive Shadow of the Colossus (for the 20th time, not on PS4) Ratchet and Clank (thanks PS+)
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kamikazekeeg on March 19, 2018, 10:29:36 pm
Tried playing the Tales from Candlekeep: Tomb of Annihilation game that I got free on Twitch and right off the bat didn't like it. I've been kinda looking for D&D and related stuff, which there isn't much of outside of the tabletop game, so was kinda interested in checking out what seems like a more pure setup of a D&D game, but nothing feels right. Not that I'm a hardcore D&D player, I've only played in a game for abit and watched a lot of streams, but I got the basics down enough to know.
There's no character customization in any way, that's a big factor in D&D. There's a lot of just outright randomness to it with these clunky puzzle board pieces which I assume are meant to be kind of a rogue-like type of deal, but in just the little time I played, I was getting hit by so many random things, I didn't know what was going on. Like why did I get disadvantaged randomly or why was I stunned, it was never very obvious. They introduce some weird adrenaline mechanic to avoid some of the randomness, but this isn't a D&D mechanic. Also I didn't understand the attack rolls, because I very clearly rolled low in fight or two, but still killed the skeleton. I barely lasted like 10 minutes past the tutorial because none of it feels right. It's also weirdly quiet with no narration or voices for characters and kinda just a quiet background track.
If they were trying to emulate D&D, I don't feel like they did it, as the whole things seems real budget, which is why its probably this way.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kevininja on March 20, 2018, 09:31:38 am
Finished the first episode of The Wolf Among Us and I really liked it! Can't wait to tackle the rest of the episodes this week.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kamikazekeeg on March 20, 2018, 09:36:59 pm
Did anyone pick up Attack on Titan 2? I feel like the Titans are kinda buggy when you get their legs off and they sorta freak out. I don't remember this from the first game at all, like they are animating weirdly so it makes them extra jittery and hard to attack.
*EDIT*
I know Koei Tecmo basically has all these musou-styled games being pumped out on a conveyor belt, and asset re-use is what they do, but did they really need to copy over the first games maps and story entirely here? Been playing for like 5 hours and I'm still not into the Season 2 content. I am liking the game, even with the weird animation nonsense, but the first AoT game already exists, it didn't need to be essentially "remastered". Going through it all with slight tweaks because I have a custom character doesn't really refresh things. I guess for new players this is good, but how many people will just buy this one, without going "Oh, I better play the first game first, and then this?"
Well heads up, if you wanted to play Attack on Titan, just play Attack on Titan 2. It's just the first game with more features and eventually more content lol
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: telly on March 22, 2018, 10:47:19 pm
I've been playing Super Mario RPG and enjoying it! Up to 3 Stars now.
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Post by: arkaneer on March 23, 2018, 11:40:54 am
Now playing Ni No Kuni 2....it's amazing ;D
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: ignition365 on March 26, 2018, 11:55:56 am
Still playing Yakuza 4, pretty close to being done with Saejima's story, which puts me around halfway through the game... but Far Cry 5 comes out tomorrow, so that'll probably be my stopping point until I'm done with Far Cry 5.
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Post by: samchew on March 26, 2018, 05:52:39 pm
Getting a friend into the Yakuza series so we're tag-teaming Yakuza Kiwami. Finished TMNT II (NES) while testing a CRT TV and also played Virtual On 2: Oratorio Tangram for the first time :)
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Post by: arkaneer on April 01, 2018, 04:38:54 pm
I’ve moved on to Far Cry 5... I like where the story is going but it’s very buggy.
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Post by: roomofdoom on April 02, 2018, 05:14:50 am
Wow Pendragon order for the Xbox original really cool did you know you can unlock the original Sega Saturn Panzer Dragon game youTube will walk you through it
Super looking forward to God of War 4 and I pre-ordered it and Bomberman r for the Xbox One cuz I just love Bomberman and this is the most oh my God so many months I'm going to spend on it state of Decay 2 online for players or three players I can't remember but I'm still jazzed about it and you guys only playing every day and I'm going to hope you guys come in and pop in so my gamertag is frothiestDonald I hope you had my Xbox One
Right now I've been playing a lot of pubg that's player unknown battleground it's weird how everyone calls pubg because Battleground is one word so it should just be Pub can any of you tell me why they call it pubg
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Post by: ignition365 on April 02, 2018, 08:30:47 am
Got an Xbox One X and have been playing Far Cry 5. Looks good, but the map has some weird refresh issues.
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Post by: arkaneer on April 02, 2018, 10:22:30 am
Got an Xbox One X and have been playing Far Cry 5. Looks good, but the map has some weird refresh issues.
Do you mean how enemies spawn continually? It's driving me around the bend, I can't get anything done on the map...It's way too chaotic!
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Post by: undertakerprime on April 02, 2018, 02:54:32 pm
After watching a bunch of videos on Gauntlet Dark Legacy, I went to grab my PS2 copy off the shelf, but found out I apparently didn’t own it. It was like an itch you can’t scratch, I NEEDED to play this game, and I was 100% certain I owned it.
So I checked the local game stores, only to be told they rarely see one. So I ordered one and it came Friday. Aaaahhhhhh...I finally scratched that itch. Sumner’s voice just gives me this amazing nostalgic feeling. “Congratulations! You now have enough crystals to enter the Forsaken Province!” *goosebumps*
I still have my old save on a memory card (which I think is the reason I thought I owned it, but apparently is from when I rented it instead), but I decided to start a new game from scratch. Couldn’t decide which character to be, so I picked the dwarf. I played through a couple levels, then tried the sorceress. Her animations are hilariously over-the-top sexy, but she was actually kinda boring to use, so I tried the archer last night. Now this is a fun character. I love how fast she can shoot arrows. I’ll just need to raise her defense and strength...
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: ignition365 on April 02, 2018, 03:32:52 pm
Got an Xbox One X and have been playing Far Cry 5. Looks good, but the map has some weird refresh issues.
Do you mean how enemies spawn continually? It's driving me around the bend, I can't get anything done on the map...It's way too chaotic!
No, there is a bug on the X1X version on the map screen where you can see the screen refreshing. Like watching a video recording of a CRT tv.
But yes, the enemies spawning continuously is the bane of my existence. It's like... okay there are 8 destroyed vehicles and tons of dead bodies... please stop spawning enemies, I just want to walk down this hill.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: arkaneer on April 02, 2018, 06:30:41 pm
Got an Xbox One X and have been playing Far Cry 5. Looks good, but the map has some weird refresh issues.
Do you mean how enemies spawn continually? It's driving me around the bend, I can't get anything done on the map...It's way too chaotic!
No, there is a bug on the X1X version on the map screen where you can see the screen refreshing. Like watching a video recording of a CRT tv.
But yes, the enemies spawning continuously is the bane of my existence. It's like... okay there are 8 destroyed vehicles and tons of dead bodies... please stop spawning enemies, I just want to walk down this hill.
Not just me then :)
It’s actually making me think about waiting to see if they patch the enemy spawning.
On a funny note, I spent 10 minutes scoping out an auto garage only to step on a unseen wolverine which scared me shitless, and I set off every alarm in the place. It was annoying but funny as hell. ;D
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on April 02, 2018, 06:42:32 pm
On a funny note, I spent 10 minutes scoping out an auto garage only to step on a unseen wolverine which scared me shitless, and I set off every alarm in the place. It was annoying but funny as hell. ;D
It won't be the last time. Wolverines are sneaky little bastards and there's one spot I found where one is basically setup to scare the pants off ya lol
Since I beat the game, I've been dabbling in the map editor. It's really good, way more detailed than I expected, reminding me of mapping on Steam for Counter-Strike back in the day. Actually working on something I made for CS that I never really finished by remaking the Waterworld map from Resident Evil 4 Mercenaries in it. I've worked out the core design of it, just need to fit in all the details and figure out a few issues with how the ladders works in it.
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Post by: roomofdoom on April 02, 2018, 09:48:25 pm
After watching a bunch of videos on Gauntlet Dark Legacy, I went to grab my PS2 copy off the shelf, but found out I apparently didn’t own it. It was like an itch you can’t scratch, I NEEDED to play this game, and I was 100% certain I owned it.
So I checked the local game stores, only to be told they rarely see one. So I ordered one and it came Friday. Aaaahhhhhh...I finally scratched that itch. Sumner’s voice just gives me this amazing nostalgic feeling. “Congratulations! You now have enough crystals to enter the Forsaken Province!” *goosebumps*
I still have my old save on a memory card (which I think is the reason I thought I owned it, but apparently is from when I rented it instead), but I decided to start a new game from scratch. Couldn’t decide which character to be, so I picked the dwarf. I played through a couple levels, then tried the sorceress. Her animations are hilariously over-the-top sexy, but she was actually kinda boring to use, so I tried the archer last night. Now, this is a fun character. I love how fast she can shoot arrows. I’ll just need to raise her defense and strength...
No, buy the game cube version its the best. it has more weapons and close. I got my copy when I was 17 and held all three versions in my hand and the best was game cube
plus you can play it on the wii
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Post by: telly on April 02, 2018, 10:13:43 pm
Gauntlet Dark Legacy is fantastic. Definitely get some friends to play too. The quotes man... The quotes.
BLUE WIZARD... NEEDS FOOD BADLY
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: undertakerprime on April 03, 2018, 08:40:17 am
After watching a bunch of videos on Gauntlet Dark Legacy, I went to grab my PS2 copy off the shelf, but found out I apparently didn’t own it. It was like an itch you can’t scratch, I NEEDED to play this game, and I was 100% certain I owned it.
So I checked the local game stores, only to be told they rarely see one. So I ordered one and it came Friday. Aaaahhhhhh...I finally scratched that itch. Sumner’s voice just gives me this amazing nostalgic feeling. “Congratulations! You now have enough crystals to enter the Forsaken Province!” *goosebumps*
I still have my old save on a memory card (which I think is the reason I thought I owned it, but apparently is from when I rented it instead), but I decided to start a new game from scratch. Couldn’t decide which character to be, so I picked the dwarf. I played through a couple levels, then tried the sorceress. Her animations are hilariously over-the-top sexy, but she was actually kinda boring to use, so I tried the archer last night. Now, this is a fun character. I love how fast she can shoot arrows. I’ll just need to raise her defense and strength...
No, buy the game cube version its the best. it has more weapons and close. I got my copy when I was 17 and held all three versions in my hand and the best was game cube
plus you can play it on the wii
My research was all over the place about which version to get. One place said get the PS2 version because the XBOX and GC versions are ports of the PS2 one and tend to be more buggy. Another place said get the XBOX version. I just went for the PS2 because it’s the one I remember playing and it was the most likely to have the clearest picture with the cables I have.
Gauntlet Dark Legacy is fantastic. Definitely get some friends to play too. The quotes man... The quotes.
BLUE WIZARD... NEEDS FOOD BADLY
From what I’ve read, it’s a love-it-or-hate-it type game. The critics ripped it to shreds, but there’s many people who adore it. Me, I could play it for hours if I had the time. The funny thing is, I’m not really a fan of the franchise; the early arcade games did nothing for me and the NES game was just an exercise in frustration because there’s no point in playing unless you’ve found EVERY frickin’ hidden clue room to get the true end.
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Post by: ignition365 on April 03, 2018, 10:17:16 am
Just about finished with Dragon Quest VI... so now do I jump into Dragon Quest VII because it's next numerically, or do I jump into Dragon Quest IX because it released on NDS before VII released on the 3DS?
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Post by: desocietas on April 03, 2018, 11:07:53 am
Just about finished with Dragon Quest VI... so now do I jump into Dragon Quest VII because it's next numerically, or do I jump into Dragon Quest IX because it released on NDS before VII released on the 3DS?
I'd say all DQ-related questions can go directly to @soera ;)
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Post by: burningdoom on April 03, 2018, 11:15:49 am
Just about finished with Dragon Quest VI... so now do I jump into Dragon Quest VII because it's next numerically, or do I jump into Dragon Quest IX because it released on NDS before VII released on the 3DS?
Doesn't really matter. They're all standalone stories.
Dragon Quest VII tries to do some new things, while Dragon Quest IX is the tried and true DQ formula.
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Post by: ignition365 on April 03, 2018, 11:49:45 am
Just about finished with Dragon Quest VI... so now do I jump into Dragon Quest VII because it's next numerically, or do I jump into Dragon Quest IX because it released on NDS before VII released on the 3DS?
Doesn't really matter. They're all standalone stories.
Dragon Quest VII tries to do some new things, while Dragon Quest IX is the tried and true DQ formula.
The concern isn't story related. It's more to do with the changes as the series progresses. 7 originally came out before 9 obviously, but 7 for 3DS came out after 9. So in terms of following the progression of the gameplay mechanics and features, going from 7 to 9 or 9 to 7, will I be getting new features in one that won't be in the other because one is older than the other. I don't know if I'm wording that correctly.
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Post by: desocietas on April 03, 2018, 12:05:26 pm
Just about finished with Dragon Quest VI... so now do I jump into Dragon Quest VII because it's next numerically, or do I jump into Dragon Quest IX because it released on NDS before VII released on the 3DS?
Doesn't really matter. They're all standalone stories.
Dragon Quest VII tries to do some new things, while Dragon Quest IX is the tried and true DQ formula.
The concern isn't story related. It's more to do with the changes as the series progresses. 7 originally came out before 9 obviously, but 7 for 3DS came out after 9. So in terms of following the progression of the gameplay mechanics and features, going from 7 to 9 or 9 to 7, will I be getting new features in one that won't be in the other because one is older than the other. I don't know if I'm wording that correctly.
I see what you're trying to say. 9 is pretty straightforward in mechanics, and the biggest feature it had at the time was streetpass and being able to pick up things from other players, but you'll still be fine with it in offline mode. I haven't played the 3DS version of VII yet but it seems like they added some nice features to make things a little easier.
If I were you, I'd do 9 first, then 7.
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Post by: ignition365 on April 04, 2018, 10:10:11 am
Yeah the consensus I'm getting elsewhere is to play 9 and then 7 and 8 on 3DS.
Someone even suggested I should've played 9 before 6 since it did come out a year earlier. Oh well.
Gonna start that up tomorrow. Hopefully I can get through 7-9 before 11 comes out. Though I'm thinking I might wait on the Switch version for that mobile goodness.
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Post by: kashell on April 04, 2018, 12:38:45 pm
Two things I've been playing: The Alliance Alive and Atelier Lydie & Suelle.
The Alliance Alive might end up becoming my 2018 sleeper hit. It's really proving to be miles ahead of The Legend of Legacy. On the opposite end, Atelier Lydie and Suelle is starting to wear me out.
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Post by: desocietas on April 04, 2018, 02:13:33 pm
Two things I've been playing: The Alliance Alive and Atelier Lydie & Suelle.
The Alliance Alive might end up becoming my 2018 sleeper hit. It's really proving to be miles ahead of The Legend of Legacy. On the opposite end, Atelier Lydie and Suelle is starting to wear me out.
Good to hear about Alliance Alive! No one's talking about it, so I just assumed it bombed in secret. It's sitting in the box from Amazon under my desk, so I'll get to it... one day....
I picked up SMT: Strange Journey again and just hit the same spot that I rage quit from back when I tried to play it at launch. I think I just have to grind a bunch more before trying to take on this boss - he just wrecks me so fast.
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Post by: kashell on April 05, 2018, 08:40:38 am
I hope you enjoy it as much as I am. I played some more of it last night; it's really shaping up to be a fun, challenging title.
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Post by: desocietas on April 09, 2018, 01:29:29 pm
Was restless yesterday and decided to try out a few different games I'd yet to crack open.
Captain Toad's Treasure Tracker (Wii U): Cute, but the camera was a bit weird for me. I think the upcoming updated versions have better camera options...? Just played two levels but wasn't feeling it yesterday. Rhythm Heaven Fever (Wii): Felt pretty good on a big screen and with the wiimote. Had played the DS version, but being able to relax on the couch with this was pretty nice. Xenoblade Chronicles (Wii): Camera controls with wiimote & nunchuk are super weird for me. Only started walking around the first town, but I'm enjoying the NPC interactions so far. Not sure how I feel about the battle system just yet, but I still have a lot to learn, I'm sure. I'm curious how this N3DS version compares in regard to controls.
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Post by: burningdoom on April 09, 2018, 01:52:40 pm
Wrong thread, sorry.
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Post by: telly on April 09, 2018, 11:12:40 pm
Was restless yesterday and decided to try out a few different games I'd yet to crack open.
Captain Toad's Treasure Tracker (Wii U): Cute, but the camera was a bit weird for me. I think the upcoming updated versions have better camera options...? Just played two levels but wasn't feeling it yesterday. Rhythm Heaven Fever (Wii): Felt pretty good on a big screen and with the wiimote. Had played the DS version, but being able to relax on the couch with this was pretty nice. Xenoblade Chronicles (Wii): Camera controls with wiimote & nunchuk are super weird for me. Only started walking around the first town, but I'm enjoying the NPC interactions so far. Not sure how I feel about the battle system just yet, but I still have a lot to learn, I'm sure. I'm curious how this N3DS version compares in regard to controls.
I'm curious, how did you play Captain Toad? I played it completely off the TV and used the analog sticks for camera movement. It worked pretty well afaik.
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Post by: desocietas on April 10, 2018, 01:25:13 am
I'm curious, how did you play Captain Toad? I played it completely off the TV and used the analog sticks for camera movement. It worked pretty well afaik.
I played it off the TV and I think I used the analog sticks for the camera. Maybe it was because the levels are kinda small and compact but I found myself spinning the camera around a lot to get a good view at things, but it felt like I needed to move Toad and move the camera at the same time sometimes while things in the environment (like elevator sort of things) would need to be navigated.
I figure maybe I just wasn't in the mood for it, but I just wanted to zoom in more than I could...? I recall the trailer for the 3DS version made some comment about being able to zoom in more on levels or something. Just had weird camera feelings in general yesterday, I guess, haha.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on April 20, 2018, 06:32:03 am
Put a good chunk of time into the new God of War and it's very solid. Definitely enjoying myself. It's a big shift for the series, but most of what was there in the previous games, is essentially here still, just handled abit differently.
Unrelated to the game itself, I wonder if the writers have any sort of personal canon idea on how Norse mythology exists alongside Greek mythology lol They slightly talk about it seems like the different pantheons know of each other, so I wonder if all of the gods are just celestial beings that have created their own dominion over areas of the world, expanded it from there into their own dimensions and such. Something like that gives this series endless potential.
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Post by: burningdoom on April 20, 2018, 12:45:46 pm
Put a good chunk of time into the new God of War and it's very solid. Definitely enjoying myself. It's a big shift for the series, but most of what was there in the previous games, is essentially here still, just handled abit differently.
Unrelated to the game itself, I wonder if the writers have any sort of personal canon idea on how Norse mythology exists alongside Greek mythology lol They slightly talk about it seems like the different pantheons know of each other, so I wonder if all of the gods are just celestial beings that have created their own dominion over areas of the world, expanded it from there into their own dimensions and such. Something like that gives this series endless potential.
Is this the same Kratos from the Greek entries? Or is this a reimagining of the series?
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Post by: ignition365 on April 20, 2018, 12:55:58 pm
Put a good chunk of time into the new God of War and it's very solid. Definitely enjoying myself. It's a big shift for the series, but most of what was there in the previous games, is essentially here still, just handled abit differently.
Unrelated to the game itself, I wonder if the writers have any sort of personal canon idea on how Norse mythology exists alongside Greek mythology lol They slightly talk about it seems like the different pantheons know of each other, so I wonder if all of the gods are just celestial beings that have created their own dominion over areas of the world, expanded it from there into their own dimensions and such. Something like that gives this series endless potential.
Is this the same Kratos from the Greek entries? Or is this a reimagining of the series?
One and the same. Takes place after GoW3 I think.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on April 20, 2018, 04:43:25 pm
Yeah the same Kratos, set however long after GOW3, with him heading to this northern land. I don't know exactly why, they haven't explained any of the backstory yet and will probably get drip fed it.
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Post by: burningdoom on April 20, 2018, 04:57:12 pm
Ok, just curious. Thanks.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on April 21, 2018, 06:40:05 am
As deep into God of War 2018 I am right now, I could actually see people not liking this game a ton, based on what they are wanting from it. Despite the massive success it is, this game is not what the old God of War was. It has essentially every core aspect for the most part (Except for different weapons), but it's no longer a big, bombastic, action fest. It's slow paced, there's a greater focus on world building and story, the exploration can have you spending hours just doing everything but the main progression. I've only fought one giant creature in the 6 to 10+ hours I've played. In the previous God of War games, I probably would've killed a Hydra, a Titan, and 2 gods by now. It's got more in common with the new Tomb Raider series than God of War.
Not that this makes it bad, it's a really good game no matter what, but of people I've seen that go "God of War? Nah...", I can see why.
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Post by: telly on April 21, 2018, 05:49:57 pm
Moving on to the next game on the SNES Classic: Super Metroid!
I can see why this game is so popular, it's really good. Enjoying my experience so far.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on April 26, 2018, 12:45:35 am
Tried playing Trackmania Turbo, it was free with PS+, and being that I'm in the mood for arcadey racers after seeing Onrush footage, I was disappointed by this. It's just kind of average racing on kinda improbable tracks. No real flash or gimmick. Played through the first 10 tracks, most just short get to the end ones, but very quickly. Sorta feels like Trials in that regard, but that is way more fun with a legitimate challenge and hook to it. Not sure if the game gets any better, but with a fairly stiff presentation to it, I can't see continuing on. Thank goodness for PS+ that I didn't pay like 30 bucks for this lol
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Post by: kashell on April 26, 2018, 08:05:23 am
I went back to Ys VIII. I finished the first file a few days ago and now I'm going through it again on nightmare.
It's still my least favorite Ys, but I'm willing to go through it to get my final trophy.
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Post by: soera on April 26, 2018, 11:51:41 am
I went back to Ys VIII. I finished the first file a few days ago and now I'm going through it again on nightmare.
It's still my least favorite Ys, but I'm willing to go through it to get my final trophy.
I still cant see how you dont like it. :(
And for the few posts above, I finished God of War last night. Game is almost flawless (Kratos does have a tendency to die a bit more in this game than the others). Story is amazing.
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Post by: telly on April 28, 2018, 12:00:33 am
I've been playing some Yu-Gi-Oh! Ultimate Masters: World Championship Tournament 2006 on the GBA. I must say, this game is even more fun than the previous game I've played. Tons of great cards, and you get to jump right in and battle some rather good but fair decks. Everything is cleaner and more enjoyable too. I'm enjoying myself so far.
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Post by: kashell on May 06, 2018, 03:51:36 pm
I'm about four hours into Front Mission 3. I like it so far.
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Post by: burningdoom on May 06, 2018, 04:08:47 pm
Been playing the hell out of Skyrim again after getting the Xbox One remastered edition (with mods).
I completed all the main-story, guild, civil war, and expansion storylines. Took a while. Now I'm going and just doing random goals here or there.
I hate the world I created, though. Originally when I had it on 360, I chose the Imperial side of the civil war, and liked the outcome. This time I played the rebellion Skyrim side just for a bit of a different experience. But now the world is ruled by a bunch of racists. They don't like anyone that not Nord, and I feel kind of dirty for doing it.
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Post by: ignition365 on May 07, 2018, 03:52:43 pm
No clue what to play now. I was thinking about hopping back into Yakuza 4, but I did just get a PS4 Pro and X1X... maybe there is something worthwhile playing over there.
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Post by: muntyjack on May 09, 2018, 10:46:20 am
Currently I am playing Clash of Clans with a proxy (https://buy.fineproxy.org/eng/3000proxy.html). The server blocked my IP address so I gave it a try. I hope I will not be banned for it. I love online games, it's a good way to escape the reality.
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Post by: kypherion on May 22, 2018, 03:41:17 pm
Just started the Devil May Cry series. I'm so hooked, it's such a blast. Feels like a good 3d castlevania with guns.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on May 22, 2018, 03:51:54 pm
Playing State of Decay 2. It's a cleaned up version of the first game, but it doesn't really add a whole lot new to the game, which is disappointing. It's still a solid enough experience, but I feel like there are points where they could've streamlined things without taking away from the survival/sim aspect of the game. Just gets a tad tedious at times, but it is a challenging game for sure.
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Post by: telly on June 03, 2018, 07:12:11 pm
I'm about 70% done with Paper Mario: Color Splash. It's been a fun experience so far. Not perfect for sure, but still entertaining.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on June 03, 2018, 07:21:35 pm
Picked up Rising Storm 2: Vietnam a few days ago on a good sale. It's a little janky feeling at times, but it's a good shooter. It's fairly hardcore too, kind of like an inbetween experience, where it's not overly complicated and practically a sim game like the ARMA series, but it's got a good bit more depth to it than the average Battlefield experience. I do feel like it's lacking a little bit in some areas and it is still feels a little unfinished at times. Like right now, team swapping at the end of rounds just doesn't work, so there's no defense/offense switching, which makes maps feel twice as long.
One map is just outright badly designed, released in a beta form, where the attacking US army has to attack a beach with helicopters, but helicopters are not easy to fly in this and if the only pilots don't have them mastered, then it's basically just like 15 minutes of watching people hilariously crash. There's no patrol boats either and they are so far away, they can't swim, so the map just becomes a waste of time. So far, it's either a complete steamroll with expert pilots or the match is stopped entirely. I feel like I've rarely ever seen that first point ever have a genuinely good fight to it.
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Post by: kashell on June 05, 2018, 08:19:30 am
Finally, Radiant Historia Perfect Chronology has "clicked" for me. I played the original years ago and remember having the same struggle with its slow start. After a while, things fall into place nicely. The new content is quite fun, too.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on June 24, 2018, 04:58:00 am
Was gonna wait till July when they do the update for Middle-Earth: Shadow of War to pick it up, but the summer sale on Steam offered a big enough deal on the full package to get me in sooner. Been actually wanting to play it since last year, but much like Battlefront 2, they dove to deep into the micro-transaction well and nearly drowned. Clearly sales weren't what they wanted, so they've taken to cutting that stuff out and plan to do some work on "Shadow Wars", which I'm not up to in the game yet.
MT shenanigans aside, I do enjoy this game, much like the first, it just has a lot of character and fun gameplay to it. It's why I never care for the AC games as they just aren't nearly this interesting. Getting some silly conversation with an Orc captain, or utilizing the more weighty, and brutal, Batman-esque combat system, or just exploring lore of the world is a good time. I have heard the later end of the game gets a rough grind, but should still be fun till then.
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Post by: kevininja on June 25, 2018, 03:24:47 pm
Was gonna wait till July when they do the update for Middle-Earth: Shadow of War to pick it up, but the summer sale on Steam offered a big enough deal on the full package to get me in sooner. Been actually wanting to play it since last year, but much like Battlefront 2, they dove to deep into the micro-transaction well and nearly drowned. Clearly sales weren't what they wanted, so they've taken to cutting that stuff out and plan to do some work on "Shadow Wars", which I'm not up to in the game yet.
MT shenanigans aside, I do enjoy this game, much like the first, it just has a lot of character and fun gameplay to it. It's why I never care for the AC games as they just aren't nearly this interesting. Getting some silly conversation with an Orc captain, or utilizing the more weighty, and brutal, Batman-esque combat system, or just exploring lore of the world is a good time. I have heard the later end of the game gets a rough grind, but should still be fun till then.
I've beaten it last year and I had a blast playing it! The last chapter is a slog to go through, but I heard the upcoming patch fixes that as you mentioned.
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Post by: telly on July 01, 2018, 05:07:46 pm
I've been playing Rogue Galaxy lately. It's a lot of fun, reminds me of Dragon Quest VIII a lot. Only about 3 hours in at this point. Also still grinding for cards in Yu-Gi-Oh to finalize my deck (I'm making a fun lock deck with A Legendary Ocean, Gravity Bind and Level Limit)
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Post by: emporerdragon on July 01, 2018, 05:17:24 pm
Just finished up getting the platinum for Ni No Kuni II. Now I'm trying to decide between starting the new Harvest Moon game or A Hat In Time next.
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Post by: droaa on July 01, 2018, 05:18:01 pm
I decided to go back to Middle-Earth: Shadow Of Mordor after starting it earlier in the year. Needless to say, I was more hooked now then I was then and made significant progress in the last couple of days. Should have it done by this week if all goes well.
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Post by: Cartagia on July 04, 2018, 08:57:35 pm
I picked up Hollow Knight for the first time yesterday. This game is phenomenal. I’m having to force myself to put it down in order to talk with the gf and her family while we are up in the mountains.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on July 05, 2018, 12:50:23 am
Twitch Prime is just throwing games at people this month, new stuff every day. Some of the ones that interested me, I already have, such as Brutal Legend and Metal Slug 3, but one that I have been actually wanting to pick up is Battle Chef Brigade. I'm not like huge into Match 3 games, but the whole art style, combined with this very goofy anime-esque setting, and that it's also an action game when gathering ingredients, leads to a pretty fun setup.
Only complaint is that I'm noticing some stuttering at times, which is kinda obnoxious and that the gameplay can feel a tad loose, but otherwise I love a lot of the character designs and it has some nice voice acting.
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Post by: kypherion on July 05, 2018, 01:49:11 am
Practicing Mortal Kombat X, but going to start playing Halo: Custom Edition.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on July 05, 2018, 11:21:40 pm
With all the Resident Evil 2 Remake hype right now, something I'm very excited for, I thought I'd go back to give the first game another shot with the Resident Evil HD Remaster after dropping it on my first short go and previous tries in the past. I mean I got it on Steam at some point for probably free or practically nothing, might as well.
I have gotten a good bit farther on this go and while the alternative controls help, these are still not very good controls. I know purists love the fixed camera setup, I will never see it as more than a limitation of the time that should've been abandoned the moment they weren't needed. I am thankfully getting into the game more, so I can sorta overlook the controls, but it's still a very present thing that drives me nuts more often than I would like.
Makes me wish they'd just remake all the classic games in the new RE2 Remake style lol Asking a bit too much there, but the general game ideas are still interesting, even if the limited inventory is already obnoxious. Keys shouldn't take up inventory slots! They are keys! They are tiny! lol
*EDIT* After putting a number of hours into this, I highly recommend using the door skip mod on PC. Takes what is normally at least 5 seconds to open each door, and brings it down to a half second at best. When you are having to run back and forth through the mansion, that stuff adds up. It could easily add up to an hour of just door opening realistically if I didn't have the door skip. I actually tried to play this on PS4 at one point, and glad I dropped that. PC is the best option with this mod.
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Post by: kevininja on July 07, 2018, 04:16:19 pm
Fired up Half-Life again after beating Prototype yesterday, currently on the 7th chapter.
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Post by: matimo on July 07, 2018, 09:10:56 pm
Persona 5
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Post by: droaa on July 07, 2018, 10:04:27 pm
Ace Attorney 5. Im what I believe is the last chapter.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on July 07, 2018, 10:35:58 pm
I managed to beat RE1 HD Remaster yesterday despite my issues with the controls, so with a full head of steam, I decided to jump into RE0 HD Remaster today, but I'm really not liking it as much. I do like that I can just drop items, but removing the item box makes things abit obnoxious now that I'm leaving stuff everywhere on the floor, mostly in a central room. It's like one really big unorganized box.
The co-op stuff is not very good either. I had forgotten they had done co-op before RE5, but where it mostly worked there, for what it was, here it just feels clunky. Thought I'd like it more as I could just sorta use the partner as a pack mule, but feels like I'm not gaining as much as I thought, especially when big weapons take up two slots and both characters have them. Balancing their weapon use and idle/attack stances gets obnoxious. Also a lot of the areas where zombies show up are very narrow, so you practically have to fight everything, making ammo very scarce and enemies like the ooze people take so much ammo. No defensive weapons this time either.
I actually got into RE1 more than I expected, the change to co-op is not great and it feels like they could've done more to advance the series at the time. After playing both of these and realizing that they released in the same year, on the same system, it's kinda no wonder that Capcom decided to make such a big shift with RE4.
Might be the end of my old school runs through Resident Evil other than playing RE4 again. There's a big high quality texture mod being released soon that I want to check out when its done.
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Post by: burningdoom on July 08, 2018, 12:26:48 am
I managed to beat RE1 HD Remaster yesterday despite my issues with the controls, so with a full head of steam, I decided to jump into RE0 HD Remaster today, but I'm really not liking it as much. I do like that I can just drop items, but removing the item box makes things abit obnoxious now that I'm leaving stuff everywhere on the floor, mostly in a central room. It's like one really big unorganized box.
The co-op stuff is not very good either. I had forgotten they had done co-op before RE5, but where it mostly worked there, for what it was, here it just feels clunky. Thought I'd like it more as I could just sorta use the partner as a pack mule, but feels like I'm not gaining as much as I thought, especially when big weapons take up two slots and both characters have them. Balancing their weapon use and idle/attack stances gets obnoxious. Also a lot of the areas where zombies show up are very narrow, so you practically have to fight everything, making ammo very scarce and enemies like the ooze people take so much ammo. No defensive weapons this time either.
I actually got into RE1 more than I expected, the change to co-op is not great and it feels like they could've done more to advance the series at the time. After playing both of these and realizing that they released in the same year, on the same system, it's kinda no wonder that Capcom decided to make such a big shift with RE4.
Might be the end of my old school runs through Resident Evil other than playing RE4 again. There's a big high quality texture mod being released soon that I want to check out when its done.
I actually beat it today, as well (on Xbox One). I had already beaten it on the original GameCube release, and the original a couple of times before that on PS1. I just love the old-school RE games.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on July 08, 2018, 04:19:21 am
I actually beat it today, as well (on Xbox One). I had already beaten it on the original GameCube release, and the original a couple of times before that on PS1. I just love the old-school RE games.
There are parts I like about old RE. The idea that the locations are essentially giant puzzle boxes, as ridiculous as they are from a world perspective (No one would ever be able to live in most of these places realistically with how convoluted they are lol), are a fun idea, even if they can get tedious at times. I ended up liking the exploration in RE1 as they remind me abit of Myst when I use to play it as a kid, just with the action I crave. The controls are awful (even in the modern style) and I will never see them as anything more than a limitation of the time, but at least with RE1, I see more of what people liked and found some enjoyment myself.
As excited as I am for RE2 Remake to be a proper third person shooter with a more serious horror setting, there is a part of me now that would've liked to have seen RE2 and RE3 get the old school Remake treatment. I'd still have my annoyances with them, and they wouldn't be the games I REALLY want, but at least I'd enjoy them more than I think I'm going to enjoy RE0. Unfortunately, Capcom's bad business decisions stopped that from ever happening.
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Post by: kashell on July 08, 2018, 10:18:17 am
Riviera: The Promised Land - GBA version.
I finished the PSP version years ago, so this is a nice trip down memory lane.
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Post by: turf on July 09, 2018, 10:42:41 pm
I’m playing Borderlands 2 again. Holy Shit! This is one of the best games ever. I’m all sucked in again.
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Post by: ignition365 on July 11, 2018, 09:04:43 am
Gonna start up Yakuza: Dead Souls tonight.
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Post by: PaleManInBlack on July 11, 2018, 09:43:55 pm
Started another playthrough of The Witcher 3 but this time on the PC after picking it up during the Steam sale. Playing it in 60fps is glorious.
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Post by: kashell on July 12, 2018, 08:53:34 am
I'm playing Muv Luv on the Vita. It's, dare I say, "luvley" so far.
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Post by: sergreyjoy on July 12, 2018, 09:21:51 am
Running through my first playthrough of Skyrim (*GASP*) on Xbox360. Playing a mace & magic wielding Khajiit. Currently studying at Hogwarts...errrr...Winterhold's College!
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Post by: telly on July 12, 2018, 09:33:59 am
I've been playing some Mega Man X and also decided to play through Earthbound again. I'm already to Threed :o Time flies when playing that game haha
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Post by: desocietas on July 12, 2018, 03:34:04 pm
I finished the PSP version years ago, so this is a nice trip down memory lane.
Let me know what you think between the two versions!
I may put the game on hold for a bit because of Muv-Luv, but I'll let you know what I think. I'm going to go ahead and recommend the PSP version because it has more voice acting, a better display, dual language, more CGs, etc. Otherwise, both games are same.
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Post by: desocietas on July 12, 2018, 04:08:22 pm
I finished the PSP version years ago, so this is a nice trip down memory lane.
Let me know what you think between the two versions!
I may put the game on hold for a bit because of Muv-Luv, but I'll let you know what I think. I'm going to go ahead and recommend the PSP version because it has more voice acting, a better display, dual language, more CGs, etc. Otherwise, both games are same.
Good to know! I have the PSP version but heavily considered the GBA version 'cause I love GBA boxes.
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Post by: undertakerprime on July 13, 2018, 08:34:11 am
Running through my first playthrough of Skyrim (*GASP*) on Xbox360. Playing a mace & magic wielding Khajiit. Currently studying at Hogwarts...errrr...Winterhold's College!
*GASP* :D I actually started my second playthrough a few weeks ago, also on X360 (my copy is the Greatest Hits release, which I had assumed would have some bugfixes already included, but apparently not). Haven’t played Skyrim since the first time I finished it maybe 5-6 years ago.
Previous playthrough was as a Nord one-handed/shield specialist with expertise in archery, enchanting, heavy armor, smithing, and sneaking, and not much magic at all. Wanted to change things up a little so this time I’m a high elf specializing in conjuration, alteration, light armor, enchanting, archery, and sneaking (things like archery and sneaking are just so ingrained in my playstyle it’s hard to change them). I’m only about a third of the way through the main questline but I’ve already done a few things I never experienced before, like join the Dark Brotherhood and discover the atronach forge under the College of Winterhold.
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Post by: shfan on July 13, 2018, 08:54:04 am
Aegis of Earth: Protonovus Assault (PS4) is taking my time at the minute, it's basically a tower defence game, but instead of enemies coming along a track, you have control of a round city comprised of 4 rings, you can rotate the rings in order to have your weapons aim at monsters attacking from different directions. It's pretty basic, but it's nicely presented and I'm enjoying it. After that I really want to lay the smackdown on Mario & Luigi Dream Team Bros. (3DS), as I've been parked at the final boss of that for months (and months) and want to finish it to start playing the new version of Superstar Saga.
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Post by: sergreyjoy on July 13, 2018, 09:21:24 am
Running through my first playthrough of Skyrim (*GASP*) on Xbox360. Playing a mace & magic wielding Khajiit. Currently studying at Hogwarts...errrr...Winterhold's College!
*GASP* :D I actually started my second playthrough a few weeks ago, also on X360 (my copy is the Greatest Hits release, which I had assumed would have some bugfixes already included, but apparently not). Haven’t played Skyrim since the first time I finished it maybe 5-6 years ago.
Previous playthrough was as a Nord one-handed/shield specialist with expertise in archery, enchanting, heavy armor, smithing, and sneaking, and not much magic at all. Wanted to change things up a little so this time I’m a high elf specializing in conjuration, alteration, light armor, enchanting, archery, and sneaking (things like archery and sneaking are just so ingrained in my playstyle it’s hard to change them). I’m only about a third of the way through the main questline but I’ve already done a few things I never experienced before, like join the Dark Brotherhood and discover the atronach forge under the College of Winterhold.
Atronach Forge? Now THAT peaks my curiosity! So many things to do, so little time :'( Skyrim is slowly stabbing my backlog of games in the back.
And yea, bows ftw.
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Post by: undertakerprime on July 13, 2018, 11:43:13 am
Running through my first playthrough of Skyrim (*GASP*) on Xbox360. Playing a mace & magic wielding Khajiit. Currently studying at Hogwarts...errrr...Winterhold's College!
*GASP* :D I actually started my second playthrough a few weeks ago, also on X360 (my copy is the Greatest Hits release, which I had assumed would have some bugfixes already included, but apparently not). Haven’t played Skyrim since the first time I finished it maybe 5-6 years ago.
Previous playthrough was as a Nord one-handed/shield specialist with expertise in archery, enchanting, heavy armor, smithing, and sneaking, and not much magic at all. Wanted to change things up a little so this time I’m a high elf specializing in conjuration, alteration, light armor, enchanting, archery, and sneaking (things like archery and sneaking are just so ingrained in my playstyle it’s hard to change them). I’m only about a third of the way through the main questline but I’ve already done a few things I never experienced before, like join the Dark Brotherhood and discover the atronach forge under the College of Winterhold.
Atronach Forge? Now THAT peaks my curiosity! So many things to do, so little time :'( Skyrim is slowly stabbing my backlog of games in the back.
And yea, bows ftw.
I realized that may have been a spoiler, so sorry for that. I just discovered it last night and being a conjuration character the idea of creating stronger atronachs is appealing. I may have found it during my first playthrough but quickly ignored/forgot it because conjuration was probably my least-used skill with that character. Let’s just say the College holds much more interest for my current mage/ranger build :)
Yes, Skyrim is very good at sucking your time away. I’ve been going to bed far too late the last few nights because of this damn game.
And, sneaky bow sniping + 3x damage perk = win.
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Post by: kashell on July 13, 2018, 03:52:11 pm
One route in Muv Luv Extra is finished. Now it's time for Unlimited.
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Post by: wvdoom on July 14, 2018, 12:32:15 am
Currently trying to finish up Ys VIII before starting Octopath Traveler, but i think i'm only like halfway thru
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Post by: muntyjack on July 15, 2018, 04:55:38 am
Now I concentrate on Pokemon quest game. I've been playing 20-30 min everyday. As it's free you can perfectly play without spending money. I also use PokemonQuestGame portal here (http://pokemonquestgame.com/blog/tips) as it's a great guide. It explains how to start the game in the most effective ways and quickly proceed in it through levels.
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Post by: kashell on July 15, 2018, 04:07:04 pm
I'm going through Shining Resonance Refrain on Refrain Mode.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on July 16, 2018, 05:47:45 am
Was thinking of playing Resident Evil Code Veronica X on PS4, since I ended up bailing on Resident Evil Zero, but I think it's just the PS2 version and not the PS3 HD version, which makes no sense, and I realized I don't want to play the game without the door skip feature on PC. That really helped deal with the tedium the doors bring, but unfortunately it's not available on PC.
So I'm mostly just back to Monster Hunter World. Haven't played in a bit and it's the summer festival, so I'm catching up on a few things I missed or didn't finish and getting back into the swing of things when the Final Fantasy XIV crossover happens with the Behemoth next month.
*EDIT* Random thought, but I just realized how bad Capcom got with the Resident Evil series in terms of adding partner characters/co-op. Zero, RE5, RE6, Revelations, and Revelations 2. Then you add the two light gun games, and Operation Raccoon City, which makes at least 8 RE games and that isn't counting the three purely online multiplayer games. And maybe Dead Aim, but I don't remember if that female character is a partner character or not. Not counting Resident Evil 4, from REZero on, that's 15 years to get back on track for the series with Resident Evil 7 as a more pure, solo, survival horror, experience. Crazy.
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Post by: sergreyjoy on July 16, 2018, 08:25:08 am
Running through my first playthrough of Skyrim (*GASP*) on Xbox360. Playing a mace & magic wielding Khajiit. Currently studying at Hogwarts...errrr...Winterhold's College!
*GASP* :D I actually started my second playthrough a few weeks ago, also on X360 (my copy is the Greatest Hits release, which I had assumed would have some bugfixes already included, but apparently not). Haven’t played Skyrim since the first time I finished it maybe 5-6 years ago.
Previous playthrough was as a Nord one-handed/shield specialist with expertise in archery, enchanting, heavy armor, smithing, and sneaking, and not much magic at all. Wanted to change things up a little so this time I’m a high elf specializing in conjuration, alteration, light armor, enchanting, archery, and sneaking (things like archery and sneaking are just so ingrained in my playstyle it’s hard to change them). I’m only about a third of the way through the main questline but I’ve already done a few things I never experienced before, like join the Dark Brotherhood and discover the atronach forge under the College of Winterhold.
Atronach Forge? Now THAT peaks my curiosity! So many things to do, so little time :'( Skyrim is slowly stabbing my backlog of games in the back.
And yea, bows ftw.
I realized that may have been a spoiler, so sorry for that. I just discovered it last night and being a conjuration character the idea of creating stronger atronachs is appealing. I may have found it during my first playthrough but quickly ignored/forgot it because conjuration was probably my least-used skill with that character. Let’s just say the College holds much more interest for my current mage/ranger build :)
Yes, Skyrim is very good at sucking your time away. I’ve been going to bed far too late the last few nights because of this damn game.
And, sneaky bow sniping + 3x damage perk = win.
Wow, I never thought of the sneaky bow tactic....ever since you mentionned that, I've destroyed the game so hard xD
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Post by: Cartagia on July 16, 2018, 09:37:48 am
Wow, I never thought of the sneaky bow tactic....ever since you mentionned that, I've destroyed the game so hard xD
Yeah, archery sneak is as close to an "easy-mode" as you can get in Skyrim.
I started South Park: The Fractured but Whole yesterday. It's really good, but I feel like after already having the novelty wear off a bit in The Stick of Truth, this one isn't going to be quite as enjoyable.
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Post by: burningdoom on July 16, 2018, 12:42:53 pm
Yeah, archery sneak is as close to an "easy-mode" as you can get in Skyrim.
...it has a difficulty slider. You can literally put it on easy.
And then the archery sneak makes it like sleepwalking through a pillow fort! :D
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Post by: mastodon on July 16, 2018, 02:00:31 pm
Ive been playing SWGEmu lately. So much fun.
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Post by: ignition365 on July 17, 2018, 10:12:09 am
I love the Yakuza games, but I can tell I'm getting burned out, I may take a break from Dead Souls and play a bunch of different games to kind of cleanse my palette before jumping back in.
Also, seems like I'm getting towards the end of Dragon Quest IX. I'm beefing up my equipment through alchemy... hopefully that's enough to get me the rest of the way through the story without having to heavily grind. Sounds like other people were having trouble where I am at, at a few levels higher than I currently am... so may be time to start grinding... gotta go find some metal slimes.
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Post by: greenman on July 17, 2018, 10:24:07 pm
Exiled Kingdoms. New RPG with old school graphics. One of best RPG's I played.
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Post by: kevininja on July 18, 2018, 02:32:55 pm
Currently playing Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions, Torchlight II and Diablo III: Reapers of Souls (PS4).
Just finished Act II in Diablo and I'm still really enjoying it! It plays really well on console, might pick up Victor Vran after beating this as I'm really into ARPGs now.
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Post by: kashell on July 19, 2018, 10:48:16 am
Yeah. I'm done with Shining Resonance Refrain. I made it to chapter 5 and that's enough. It's not a good game.
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Post by: desocietas on July 20, 2018, 01:31:17 pm
Yeah. I'm done with Shining Resonance Refrain. I made it to chapter 5 and that's enough. It's not a good game.
Ah, I was wondering but decided not to bite on this one and instead pre-ordered Labyrinth of Refrain: Coven of Dusk. The visuals looked pretty good, but what about it made you stop?
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Post by: kashell on July 20, 2018, 04:17:16 pm
Yeah. I'm done with Shining Resonance Refrain. I made it to chapter 5 and that's enough. It's not a good game.
Ah, I was wondering but decided not to bite on this one and instead pre-ordered Labyrinth of Refrain: Coven of Dusk. The visuals looked pretty good, but what about it made you stop?
Other than the nice look and the pretty soundtrack, nothing about the game pulled me in. It's really disjointed; none of its parts flow well together. It's clear that this is one of those budget titles.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on July 21, 2018, 12:22:49 am
Picked up Enter the Gungeon because it had such a good sale. I'm not super huge into these roguelite games, like I stopped trying to get through Binding of Isaac because its stupid hard, but this is a lot more fun with the better movement and mechanics personally. Only made it to the third chamber so far, but it's been fun. Legit thinking of doing perler bead art of some of the characters lol
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Post by: kashell on July 21, 2018, 06:41:58 pm
I am loving Octopath Traveler.
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Post by: telly on July 21, 2018, 07:21:44 pm
You'll have to tell me your final thoughts! It looks amazing just from the art style alone. Reminds me a lot of Suikoden.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on July 21, 2018, 08:38:09 pm
Been a long time since I played Resident Evil 4, not having spent real time in it since the PS2 days. Playing it right now with the PC version and a true HD texture pack also. It's a pretty sweet deal, even if it's not 100% finished. Controls took some getting use to as they haven't aged the best, and I forgot how close the camera is to Leon, but once you get the hang of it, it's not bad. Makes me wish it had full movement though, but a monumental step up from REmake for sure, in every way. The story and dialogue is still just the absolute worst, but in that dumb b-movie sort of way. Would've been interesting had this been the game they went with a first person view, as I honestly think it's better built for it than the third person view.
After beating REmake and watching some stuff on RE2 and RE3 recently, I do have a better understanding of peoples issues with this one compared to the old games. I think this game was necessary after how poor Resident Evil Zero seemed to be, but the design of the old games having what is essentially the level design of a puzzle box, all interconnected as you open things up is cool. The actual puzzles are mixed bag of kinda cool and awful, but it was a style for sure.
It's why I'm so excited for RE2 Remake. If it is amazing graphics and top quality gameplay, crossed with the more survival style, exploration, and puzzle solving of the old RE style, I think that is the greatest outcome for the series. After this, I'm thinking of other RE games leading up to Re 2 Make I haven't played recently or beaten, so likely Resident Evil 5, debating Resident Evil 6 as I've never beaten all campaigns, and maybe Operation Raccoon City for the heck of it. The last two aren't good, but that's all that is left that is easily playable for me. Technically there's Code Veronica X on PS4, but I don't know if I can put up with it without the door skip mod.
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Post by: soera on July 23, 2018, 10:45:02 am
Currently playing Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions, Torchlight II and Diablo III: Reapers of Souls (PS4).
Just finished Act II in Diablo and I'm still really enjoying it! It plays really well on console, might pick up Victor Vran after beating this as I'm really into ARPGs now.
Victor Vran is quite good.
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Post by: burningdoom on July 23, 2018, 12:56:18 pm
I'm playing Resident Evil 0 HD on my XBox One.
I already played it years ago when it came out on GameCube. But I don't remember it being this long. I kept thinking, "I've got to be close to the end, only one more door to unlock left." or "I just fought this huge boss, and they're talking about self-destruct, I have to be close now."
But no, it just opens up to entirely new complex or something. I thought I'd be playing for a couple hours yesterday, then ended up wasting most of the day because I thought I was close, lol.
Now I'm expecting it, and the game will end in like 20 minutes tonight, watch.
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Post by: telly on July 23, 2018, 02:08:54 pm
I decided to play Metroid: Samus Returns. It's really fun so far, I'm enjoying it. :)
I also just got through Moonside in Earthbound, and I'm up to about 62/80% on the challenges needed to finish up Yu-Gi-Oh!
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Post by: soera on July 23, 2018, 03:16:30 pm
I had been playing Diablo III Eternal collection. Well, Kashell and I were talking about what I should play next. I had decided between 2 titles when my doorbell rang. Was the mailman with a package from Play Asia. Rainbow moon and Rainbow skies LEs. Figured it was fate calling. I dont regret my decision. Rainbow moon is delightful. Im not normally into tactical RPGs but this game makes it not as tedious. Im close to 60 hours in and probably nearing the end but not sure. Great game and Im assuming that Skies will be as good (playing it when Moon is over).
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Post by: ignition365 on July 23, 2018, 03:35:22 pm
Really enjoyed Hellblade... gonna try and finish up the platinum trophy tonight and then maybe jump into Among the Sleep or Little Nightmares.
Been kinda hankering to play MGSV
Might start up Dragon Quest VII tomorrow as well.
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Post by: shfan on July 23, 2018, 05:03:41 pm
I'm playing This War of Mine: The Little Ones on the PS4 (third playthrough this year, had no idea this game would wind up in my top 10 of all time). I'm also playing AeReA for the PS4, it's pretty low-rent and geared for multiplayer, but it's pretty enjoyable once you get into the actual game.
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Post by: soera on July 23, 2018, 06:59:44 pm
AereA was definitely a nifty little playthrough. I enjoyed it although a lot of it felt repetitive after a while. I stuck with Jacques the whole time and he ends up pretty invincible. :)
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Post by: emporerdragon on July 23, 2018, 11:42:55 pm
Decided to pop in Lego The Incredibles, and my word, this is a tiny Lego game in comparison to the rest. An afternoon of playing it and I'm already at 85% complete and on the last few bits of cleanup. I think the only main Lego game shorter than it was the very first Lego Star Wars. The game play is also much simpler in comparison to other Lego titles, as there are very few puzzles in the main game or in the hub world (and those that are in the hub world can just be bypassed completely by switching to a character that can fly). Though I can see this game making for a great entry game for a younger kid, especially if they like The Incredibles.
In any case, I'll still finish it up to get completion #108 on my profile, but I will recommend to anyone else to avoid this title until it reaches budget bin status, as there's just so little content compared to the other games in the series. If you want to get a kid into gaming (or just try a Lego game yourself), Batman 1, Star Wars: The Complete Saga, and Lord of the Rings make much better starting points into the franchise,
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Post by: stealthrush on July 24, 2018, 04:25:45 am
This is a awesome gateway into bullet-hell genre. So far completed the game several times on arcade settings and unlocked new pilots each time. Don't let the normal settings fool you, Expert mode is where bullet apocalypse is at!
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Post by: kashell on July 24, 2018, 08:29:56 am
So, alongside Octopath Traveler, I've been playing the very first Phantasy Star courtesy of the Phantasy Star Collection on the Game Boy Advance.
This game is old.
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Post by: Cartagia on July 24, 2018, 09:45:05 am
Continuing my play through of the mainline Mega Man series with #6. Prior to this run I had only played 1 and 2. I surprised at the consistent quality as well as the slight changes that come with each game. I’d put this one closer to the bottom so far, but I am enjoying it still.
Rankings so far: 2 4 3 5 6 1
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Post by: shfan on July 24, 2018, 11:19:13 am
Decided to pop in Lego The Incredibles, and my word, this is a tiny Lego game in comparison to the rest... ...but I will recommend to anyone else to avoid this title until it reaches budget bin status, as there's just so little content compared to the other games in the series.
Thanks for the heads-up, I was hanging my nose over that one and wondering if I could trade for it, definitely not if there's little to it.
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Post by: ignition365 on July 31, 2018, 08:39:51 am
Jumped into Horizon: Zero Dawn to do the Frozen Wilds DLC. Took a bit to get back into the controls and the hang of it, but I'm back to really enjoying this game.
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Post by: Cartagia on July 31, 2018, 08:52:33 am
Xbox Games Pass is having a 3 months for $10 deal (I think today may be the last day), so I signed up so I could knock out as many games as I can in that 3 months.
I started Rise of the Tom Raider a couple of days ago. I'm not super far into it yet, but its already a super gorgeous game. The controls feel a little slippery, but I haven't gone in and tried adjust anything yet, though.
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Post by: shfan on July 31, 2018, 11:41:04 am
I've just started Raw Danger (Disaster Report 2) for the PS2, it's odd, but I'm liking it. My character just passed out from having worn wet clothes for a couple of minutes, yet is more than capable of hanging off ledges and dragging himself up by his fingertips.
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Post by: kypherion on July 31, 2018, 05:45:25 pm
Replaying Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Yeah I used the luck mode cheat, but I've done it legit before.
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Post by: NickAwesome on August 01, 2018, 02:18:04 am
Almost done with Hollow Knight, want to finish it so I can start Chasm! Been following this game for years, glad it finally came out!
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Post by: telly on August 01, 2018, 04:10:06 pm
I think I'm going to play Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze on the Wii U next.
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Post by: megasilverx1 on August 01, 2018, 10:18:27 pm
Got a new New Nintendo 2DSXL a week ago since my New 3DSXL was unfortunately having button problems and with that I got back to playing A Link Between Worlds. Enjoying the game so far although I like A Link to the Past more. Other than that, I've been playing the Rockman X Legacy Collections on Switch using a PS2 controller thanks to a PS2 to GCN controller adapter thing I found at a thrift store.
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Post by: mizzach86 on August 01, 2018, 11:12:59 pm
Been playing God of War 2018 on the PS4. After that I'm looking at playing through Horizon: Zero Dawn. I'm putting my PS4 Pro to work :P
I'm also playing the newest Killer Instinct; just got the Definitive Edition.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on August 04, 2018, 04:04:36 am
Decided I am going to play Resident Evil 6 after my time playing RE1 Remake and RE4. I've played the game off and on, both on PC and console, though I don't think I beat every campaign, so I'll see how far I can get until I likely lose interest.
I am glad the gun gameplay is better here compared to RE4 and RE5 at least. It's not perfect, I feel like there's some odd momentum to the movement and the camera still feels too zoomed in. Combine that with items feeling a little harder to see now, even with a saturation mod I added to cut down on the de-saturated feel it has, it makes searching for items a little awkward. Still a step up from RE4 though and I like that you can bring back the laser sight targeting.
Was quickly reminded at the start of Leon's campaign of the ridiculous reoccurring gag, that's what it is, where Leon and Helen go through increasingly worse crashes and somehow survive. A police car they roll, I think coming up is a bus going off a cliff, there's then a commercial airline crash that just happens to crash right where they needed to go, and then a helicopter crash. It's supposed to be these badass moments, but it's more Michael Bay than anything and is so dumb. I can set my disbelief aside for zombies and mutant monsters, but that kind of stuff when done wrong gets real stupid, because it's less "Oh, that was super cool!" to becoming "Oh, the game/movie is telling me that is cool, rather than actually being such."
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Post by: bikingjahuty on August 04, 2018, 12:24:52 pm
While I technically beat it, I've been playing through Goldeneye 007 and unlocking all the cheats on each stage. I've never been able to unlock all the stages and in fact I've never been able to unlock the Egyptian Temple stage either. I had a friend back in the late 90s who was like two cheat unlocks away from 100% the game, but he gave up in frustration after trying for months. The game can get pretty challenging on the higher difficulties and the cheat requirements can be brutal on some stages. Still, I'd like to try.
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Post by: wolfen on August 04, 2018, 06:07:02 pm
I started getting back into Skyrim again the last couple of weeks after not playing for a few months. I always forget how beautiful this game is.
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Post by: ignition365 on August 06, 2018, 08:23:46 am
Started up Mega Man X Legacy Collection. Already beat Mega Man X and halfway through X2 right now.
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Post by: kashell on August 06, 2018, 08:57:31 am
With Octopath Traveler finished, I decided to start my replay of Trinity Universe so I can get the missing trophies. So far, so good. I forgot how much stuff there was in this game.
I'm also going through the Mega Man X Legacy Collection. I finished X3 twice because it's my favorite of the three on the SNES. I finished the first one because it's like a Chanel suit: it'll never go out of style. I doubt I'll touch X2 because it's X2. I'm saving X4 (the best/my favorite) for last.
Finally, I'm speed reading through Muv Luv.
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Post by: ignition365 on August 06, 2018, 11:19:44 am
With Octopath Traveler finished, I decided to start my replay of Trinity Universe so I can get the missing trophies. So far, so good. I forgot how much stuff there was in this game.
I'm also going through the Mega Man X Legacy Collection. I finished X3 twice because it's my favorite of the three on the SNES. I finished the first one because it's like a Chanel suit: it'll never go out of style. I doubt I'll touch X2 because it's X2. I'm saving X4 (the best/my favorite) for last.
Finally, I'm speed reading through Muv Luv.
How is Muv Luv, I've been thinking about getting it since it's PSTV compatible... I think.
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Post by: undertakerprime on August 06, 2018, 11:33:36 am
Continuing my play through of the mainline Mega Man series with #6. Prior to this run I had only played 1 and 2. I surprised at the consistent quality as well as the slight changes that come with each game. I’d put this one closer to the bottom so far, but I am enjoying it still.
Rankings so far: 2 4 3 5 6 1
My personal rankings are almost the same... 2 5 3 6 4 1
I just really like MM5. Seems to be against general consensus, but I like it better than 4 or 6.
I started getting back into Skyrim again the last couple of weeks after not playing for a few months. I always forget how beautiful this game is.
Welcome to the club. I started my second Skyrim playthrough a few weeks ago, after a few years off. Now my current character is at level 39 and I’ve been playing for about 70 hours. Not even a third of the way through the main quest either, since I’ve been sidetracked by the million other things to do.
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Post by: burningdoom on August 06, 2018, 03:50:15 pm
Been playing though Crash Bandicoot: N-Sane Trilogy on Xbox One.
Very fun, so far. But also not much of an upgrade. Obviously the graphics looks better. But I figured with a complete overhaul like this (rather than just a new coat of HD paint) they'd change things up a bit more; like they did with Resident Evil and Metroid when they were remade. That said, it's still a fun game. And challenging as all hell in the later levels.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on August 07, 2018, 12:10:25 am
Really not liking how Mega Man X2 seems like it revolves so much around Sub Tank spam. In MMX1, you'd at least get the chest armor and you'd take a lot less damage, but the three big villains you fight do so much damage in all their fights and if you don't have the Tanks to spam your health, it feels like some of the worst fights ever. Some of the other bosses felt sorta like that too and it's really obnoxious because it feels way less like I'm having a well designed fight and it's instead just guzzling health juice in the hope that that I kill them first, before they kill me and that I'm going to have to go out of my way to get the rest of the tanks and hearts just to beat the game. The final boss of MMX1 had that same feeling too.
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Post by: ignition365 on August 07, 2018, 08:35:32 am
Really not liking how Mega Man X2 seems like it revolves so much around Sub Tank spam. In MMX1, you'd at least get the chest armor and you'd take a lot less damage, but the three big villains you fight do so much damage in all their fights and if you don't have the Tanks to spam your health, it feels like some of the worst fights ever. Some of the other bosses felt sorta like that too and it's really obnoxious because it feels way less like I'm having a well designed fight and it's instead just guzzling health juice in the hope that that I kill them first, before they kill me and that I'm going to have to go out of my way to get the rest of the tanks and hearts just to beat the game. The final boss of MMX1 had that same feeling too.
Yeah... I'm noticing that as well. I'm on the 4th stage of the X-hunters base, so I'm getting ready to go through the 8 maverick bosses again.
As for MMX1, The fight with the dog definitely felt like just take damage until you kill it, first stage of Sigma was super easy, and then the second stage of Sigma was just try your best, but those claws are gonna eventually both move towards you and you will take damage.
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Post by: telly on August 07, 2018, 11:43:53 am
I just beat Mega Man X1 recently and I could usually beat the dog and first stage of Sigma with maybe 1 or two hits at best. For the second sigma stage I stayed in the middle so I could react to the flames and electric balls and tried to anticipate when the claws would come down.
Still think I needed to use at least 2 subtanks for just that part though.
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Post by: soera on August 07, 2018, 04:53:10 pm
Started Detroit last night. Its an interesting play style (although the touch pad isnt as sensitive as I would have liked). I think I may have ruined one of the character's lives, lol.
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Post by: Cartagia on August 08, 2018, 12:02:30 am
I started Mega Man 7 as part of my Mega-Series playthrough. It is... not great. It’s really lacking any sense of weight or momentum. Tough to believe it actually came out after X. Music is still killer though.
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Post by: kevininja on August 08, 2018, 11:43:11 am
I've been playing Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut a bunch the last couple of days.
I couldn't get into it back when I played it on PS3, but I recently picked up the original Deus Ex, Human Revolution and Mankind Divided since they were on sale on Steam and decided to give the game a second chance and it totally clicked!
I'm currently on the Side Quest "Rotten Business" in Hengsha.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on August 11, 2018, 12:36:50 am
Nearly done with Mega Man X3 right now and I'm realizing how much these ending levels suck. In both this, X2, and part of X1. Tedious is the best way I can describe them. The Vile fight is fine and so is the Doppler fight, I'm good with them, but the level designs just have some obnoxious enemies and some cheap deaths. Then having to to grind at points to fill subtanks kills momentum, but you need them to get through the bosses. Also am I alone in hating the expanded charge buster in X2 and X3? I feel like I play the game better before I get the gun upgrade due to the delay the attack has once you charge up. It's a responsiveness thing that I don't think works.
Also if you save and quit the game, your progress in the final levels doesn't save and you have to start over from the first stage. Not fun.
I'm like THIS close to dropping MMX3 and continuing on to the rest of the games, but I don't want to leave this gap in the series.
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Post by: kashell on August 11, 2018, 10:54:09 am
You're not alone with the X3-buster complaints. It's not responsive and makes X feel more sluggish.
Nearly done with Mega Man X3 right now and I'm realizing how much these ending levels suck. In both this, X2, and part of X1. Tedious is the best way I can describe them. The Vile fight is fine and so is the Doppler fight, I'm good with them, but the level designs just have some obnoxious enemies and some cheap deaths. Then having to to grind at points to fill subtanks kills momentum, but you need them to get through the bosses. Also am I alone in hating the expanded charge buster in X2 and X3? I feel like I play the game better before I get the gun upgrade due to the delay the attack has once you charge up. It's a responsiveness thing that I don't think works.
Also if you save and quit the game, your progress in the final levels doesn't save and you have to start over from the first stage. Not fun.
I'm like THIS close to dropping MMX3 and continuing on to the rest of the games, but I don't want to leave this gap in the series.
Oh, that might be the difference, I don't save and quit. X4's upgraded gun at least the plasma shot, is fantastic, no delay or anything and it's pretty powerful, you'll enjoy it. I don't know if it's one of those save data transfer things, but you can also use the Fourth Armor in X5, which is super helpful.
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Post by: kashell on August 13, 2018, 09:41:11 am
X's Fourth Armor is available in Mega Man X5 if you start the game with X.
If you start with Zero, Zero will get the ability to fire an additional bullet.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on August 13, 2018, 06:01:01 pm
X's Fourth Armor is available in Mega Man X5 if you start the game with X.
If you start with Zero, Zero will get the ability to fire an additional bullet.
That's cool. Always seemed weird that despite these games being proper sequels, Mega Man always started off without his armor and that there's just always these secret Dr Light capsules around just ready to give X new armor. I know it's purely for game reasons, but I would've liked a story justification "Oh no, the reploids blew up my house where I keep my armor!" lol
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Post by: kashell on August 15, 2018, 09:37:21 am
I've been playing the Valkyria Chronicles 4 demo. It convinced me to make it a day one purchase. I'm excited, especially after playing Valkyria Revolution.
I've been mainly focusing on getting the remaining trophies in Trinity Universe. It's going pretty well. It's just a bit of a grind since dungeons appear at random.
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Post by: desocietas on August 15, 2018, 03:01:11 pm
I've been playing the Valkyria Chronicles 4 demo. It convinced me to make it a day one purchase. I'm excited, especially after playing Valkyria Revolution.
Oh that's good to hear. I got Revolution, assuming it'd be as good as the others, but saw how it flopped. Glad to know 4 is on route to being as good as the other numbered games.
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Post by: Cartagia on August 15, 2018, 06:17:49 pm
I recently started Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse. Charming AF. A bit too easy so far, though.
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Post by: badmrfrostii on August 15, 2018, 07:10:02 pm
Mostly just Blazblue x Tag Battle lately. I'm really wanting to get back to Octopath Traveler, but I've kinda lost my drive despite thinking it's a wonderful game. Mostly killing time while waiting for Shenmue I & II rereleases next week!
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on August 16, 2018, 02:22:21 am
Of all the things to bring back from the old Mega Man games in Mega Man X5, we bring back the annoying, insta-kill, wall lasers? I'm sure every Mega Man fan was just dying to have those return lol Starting into the final level now and the game is kind of a mixed bag, but still a positive experience over X2 and X3. I like the parts for added abilities, the boss fights have pretty good patterns and don't require the weakness weapon that I've seen if you can deal with their attacks, multiple armor sets...The only downsides have been that the whole story and dialogue is clunky. It doesn't have a bad dub this time and the dialogue is mildly better, but I hate that one Alia or whatever her name is constantly chiming in. It's some really weird hand holding in a game that doesn't need it as X4 and X5 are way easier than most other Mega Man games.
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Post by: kashell on August 16, 2018, 07:43:24 am
Mega Man X5 is my least favorite of the X games, even more than X7. Other than the graphics and music, I can't stand a damn thing about it.
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Post by: ignition365 on August 16, 2018, 09:45:36 am
Mega Man X5 is my least favorite of the X games, even more than X7. Other than the graphics and music, I can't stand a damn thing about it.
I haven't played X6-8, but I find it hard to imagine anything being worse than X5... totally in agreement.
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Post by: undertakerprime on August 16, 2018, 01:40:44 pm
I have no recollection of my impressions of MMX5; all I remember is that I bought it, I played it for a very small amount of time, and I don’t own any MMX games after it. I guess I can infer what I thought of it :D
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on August 16, 2018, 04:54:46 pm
Mega Man X5 is my least favorite of the X games, even more than X7. Other than the graphics and music, I can't stand a damn thing about it.
Kinda surprised. I think it's pretty on par with X4 so far, which is my second favorite. I think it's presentation in general is rather clunky with all the end mission dialogue and mid-mission hand holding, but I'd take this any day over X2 and X3 at the moment.
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Post by: kashell on August 16, 2018, 09:20:44 pm
Different strokes.
If there were a choice between never playing a Mega Man X title again or playing only Mega Man X5, I'd never play an X title again.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on August 16, 2018, 09:27:00 pm
If there were a choice between never playing a Mega Man X title again or playing only Mega Man X5, I'd never play an X title again.
Oh sure, totally fine if you hate it, I'm just surprised to see such harsh feelings over a game that is abit clunky, but still a good platformer. Even things that I thought I'd hate like the timer aren't too big of a deal that I can tell.
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Post by: kashell on August 16, 2018, 09:53:13 pm
If there were a choice between never playing a Mega Man X title again or playing only Mega Man X5, I'd never play an X title again.
Oh sure, totally fine if you hate it, I'm just surprised to see such harsh feelings over a game that is abit clunky, but still a good platformer. Even things that I thought I'd hate like the timer aren't too big of a deal that I can tell.
The timer is just there for dramatic effect. You can let it run out.
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Post by: ignition365 on August 17, 2018, 11:52:41 am
If there were a choice between never playing a Mega Man X title again or playing only Mega Man X5, I'd never play an X title again.
Gonna agree with this statement. I abandoned the X collection because I just really don't want to play through X5. I'll do it at some point, but I'm not looking forward to it.
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Post by: kashell on August 17, 2018, 01:08:14 pm
If there were a choice between never playing a Mega Man X title again or playing only Mega Man X5, I'd never play an X title again.
Gonna agree with this statement. I abandoned the X collection because I just really don't want to play through X5. I'll do it at some point, but I'm not looking forward to it.
You're not missing much unless you want to get the remaining trophies/achievements, which are expectedly just as obnoxious.
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Post by: ignition365 on August 17, 2018, 01:10:28 pm
If there were a choice between never playing a Mega Man X title again or playing only Mega Man X5, I'd never play an X title again.
Gonna agree with this statement. I abandoned the X collection because I just really don't want to play through X5. I'll do it at some point, but I'm not looking forward to it.
You're not missing much unless you want to get the remaining trophies/achievements, which are expectedly just as obnoxious.
Sadly... I do, I want that platinum.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on August 17, 2018, 10:54:58 pm
While I was in a good place with Mega Man X5 for the most part, the level design in X6 is awful. So far I've come across 3 terrible levels that just throw all this crap at you and they aren't even slightly fun. I haven't figured out if I just need a certain weapon that negates a lot of the the stuff getting thrown at me, but it's crazy how bad these levels feel. Which is a shame as there are some nice improvements over X5. Less hand holding as they made the communications robot an optional button press if you want to listen to her and they removed the parts from being a boss weapon choice and connected it with the robots you rescue, making them a collectible essentially and I like that.
Also one area had a checkpoint on it in a secret area and if you don't have a means to double dash or fly, you are literally stuck there and forced to game over to leave, negating all the work I put in to get where I was in the level.
*EDIT* Yeah I've finally hit the game in this series where I'm going "This is bullshit". X6 is a mess in terms of level and boss design. It was like someone at Capcom saw X4 and X5 and went "People were enjoying themselves too much, lets change that". And this isn't even like the X1 to X3 level of challenge, it's just frustrating, not fun, design. Remember in X1, where some levels would, when beaten, affect others? They seemingly do that now too, but instead of maybe altering the level for new routes or a cool change, they just add difficulty to the level. Not sure if it's every one, but I went back to the jungle level, and now underground my vision is obscured, or if I go to the recycling level, random boxes are put in my way that mildly slow me down if I don't destroy them with the rock smash thing.
I might actually have to take a break from the series. I was doing good, not getting fatigued as things picked up after X3, but I'm back to being annoyed and those Rayman games I've been meaning to play are looking mighty enjoyable right about now.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on August 19, 2018, 11:37:06 pm
MMX7 seems like it'll be abit of a thing, so I managed to buy Metal Gear Survive for 10 bucks, a price I think is totally fine for the game, so I can try to beat it. I didn't hate my rental time with it and I'm curious what it'll be like as I progress, because there's some elements I do like. Of course, the big issues are the rate at which food, thirst, and oxygen, deplete, along with the time spent in the dust storm. You spend a lot of time in a place you can't see very well in and that is annoying. Keeping up your stats isn't the greatest kind of fun, and unfortunately Konami is wanting to nudge you in the direction of micro-transactions to make things easier, but it's still a playable experience. Not something I'd recommend, but I'm alright with it at the moment.
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Post by: ignition365 on August 20, 2018, 09:07:15 am
I got discouraged when I realized how far I was from the platinum in MGSV... so I hopped back onto Mega Man X5.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on August 21, 2018, 03:18:04 am
Two levels into Mega Man X7 and it's almost impressive how bad this game is. This game exists after something like 14 main series games had come out before, and nothing about that long history is seen here. I also thought this was like a late gen PS1 game that was cleaned up a little, but nope, this somehow a PS2 game. It's gameplay is clunky, it doesn't really look good, it's slow, and I'm not even playing as X right now, I'm playing as Axel, who is awful, and Zero sucks to play as.
I don't even know if I'll beat this one...Frustration in previous games is one thing, but at their core, there's always at least a good game. This does not have that.
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Post by: kashell on August 21, 2018, 08:06:55 am
I have a little over a month before the release of Valkyria Chronicles 4, so I'm trying to figure out what to play in the meantime. I'm thinking it's finally time I give Final Fantasy X a chance. I first played years ago, but didn't get very far.
Let's see if I can actually finish it this time.
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Post by: Cartagia on August 21, 2018, 08:52:55 am
I just started Mega Man 8. It is really a shame that the controls are so stiff and sluggish, because I adore the art style here. The OVA may have terrible voice acting, but it kind of adds to the charm. Without finishing it, it probably belongs at the bottom of the list of the classic games. Just need to get through this so I can try out 9 and 10.
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Post by: emporerdragon on August 21, 2018, 07:10:34 pm
I found myself drawn back to Dynasty Warriors 9, despite it being a low point in the series. I Think I never really felt that I had completed it, despite getting all the achievements, as getting all the achievements for 9 only needs around 10% completion compared to the 100% needed for every other Warriors game. So, getting it cheap for the PS4 allowed me to go back for the multi-platform stack.
So far, I've finished the stories for Liu Bei, Pang De, Fa Zheng, Diaochan, Xu Shu, Zhang Chunhua and Sun Jian, and am just about done with Cao Cao's. Next will probably be Zhong Hui or Yuan Shao.
In any case, I still would not recommend this game as someone's first foray into the Warriors games. Dynasty Warriors 8 and Dynasty Warriors Gundam 3 would be my suggested entry points.
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Post by: topspot123 on August 21, 2018, 10:52:14 pm
I'm being forced to play 'Adulthood' non stop lately. It really sucks and I'm not good at it. Maybe soon I can trade it in for something better, like Sonic '06.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on August 22, 2018, 04:13:12 am
Mega Man X8 is surprisingly hard. Not like MMX6 hard, but the levels are all pretty long, way longer than they ever were before, and with limited lives, it can feel abit of a grind at a times and a couple levels aren't very fun. They worked the upgrade system into this, so even if you don't beat a level, you get material for upgrading X, Zero, and Axel, so it doesn't feel like a wasted experience. Even with some issues with the levels, it's a breath of fresh air after X7.
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Post by: telly on August 24, 2018, 11:02:43 am
So I was playing Earthbound Beginings but I hit this massive wall of difficulty right at Mt. Itoi, and I'm not too keen about slogging through it at this point. I decided to start a playthrough of Pokemon Omega Ruby to take a break from it.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on August 26, 2018, 12:42:46 am
Finally getting around to Hollow Knight. Got such a good sale on it that I figured I'd just hop in now. I know Dead Cells is kinda the hot thing right now, but I much prefer fully designed games, I never seem to beat the rogue-like stuff (Rogue Legacy, Binding of Isaac, and more recently Enter the Gungeon), so I passed on that for now. So far I've done two areas and it's solid. I probably like Ori and the Blind Forest more in terms of a comparable game, just because that game was so dang stylish and a visual treat, but this games nice. Was worried when the sorta "Dark Souls Death" mechanic was brought in that this game was gonna be hard, but it's a very comfortable challenge so far.
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Post by: burningdoom on August 26, 2018, 12:59:15 am
Playing through Brutal Legend again. Love that game so much! Top 10 for me.
Ah yeah, top 10 game for me too! Absolute favorite of mine. I don't know if there's ever been a game that's been more specifically targeted at me. I'm still holding out hope for some sort of sequel someday.
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Post by: kashell on August 26, 2018, 11:58:26 am
I'm finally giving Final Fantasy X a fair shot. I just made it to the Thunder Plains.
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Post by: telly on August 26, 2018, 12:12:55 pm
I'm finally giving Final Fantasy X a fair shot. I just made it to the Thunder Plains.
Watch out for the lightning! ;) I'm curious to see what you think of it if you end up beating it. I'm super excited to give it a replay even though I've already beaten it twice.
I was playing Earthbound Beginnings but I hit this huge wall of difficulty at Mt. Itoi and got really discouraged from playing it anymore so I've been giving it a break. I started up Omega Ruby and have been playing a bit of Turok 2: Seeds of Evil on my Game Boy Player
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Post by: emporerdragon on August 26, 2018, 10:27:29 pm
Still plugging away at Dynasty Warriors 9. I've now added the campaigns of Zhong Hui, Sima Zhao, Meng Huo, Dong Zhuo, and Pang Tong to the completed list.
I really just need to do Lu Xun, Yuan Shao, and a late Shu character to get the completion at this point, but that still leaves most of the cast of 90 untouched.
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Post by: kashell on August 27, 2018, 09:05:09 am
I'm finally giving Final Fantasy X a fair shot. I just made it to the Thunder Plains.
Watch out for the lightning! ;) I'm curious to see what you think of it if you end up beating it. I'm super excited to give it a replay even though I've already beaten it twice.
Thanks! I made it through that and finished the boss fight with the Wendigo. I'm making pretty good progress.
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Post by: mizzach86 on August 27, 2018, 12:33:12 pm
I'm still hack and slashing my way through God of War on PS4. I wish I had more time to play it though...
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Post by: burningdoom on August 27, 2018, 01:44:27 pm
Ah yeah, top 10 game for me too! Absolute favorite of mine. I don't know if there's ever been a game that's been more specifically targeted at me. I'm still holding out hope for some sort of sequel someday.
Me too. I've even sent emails to both EA and Double-Fine asking for a sequel.
EA wrote me back (Double-Fine didn't). They're reply wasn't very hopeful, though. Something long the lines of, "Aye, Brutal Legend is great. But the general public is no longer interested in action games such as this. You never know, though, Eddie Riggs may rise again someday."
:'(
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on August 28, 2018, 03:59:43 am
Feeling a tad underwhelmed by Hollow Knight at the moment. It's fine, but I don't know, it feels kinda basic in its execution. Maybe I was just spoiled by how good Ori and the Blind Forest was and since this is doing the same exact thing, it isn't holding up nearly as well. Doesn't help that the art style isn't doing much for me. It works for what its meant to be, but feels like I'm back in Metal Gear Survive just staring at all these washed out greys and whites with minimal color strewn around. The challenge is good and it's a well designed game, but I hate the charms thing, since having to choose between what are tool charms and what are gameplay related charms that you can only change at the rest benches. It just feels tedious to me doing it that way.
I'll still keep casually playing, but my interest has waned the more I played.
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Post by: shfan on August 28, 2018, 11:12:35 am
I've been a bit all over the place, something of a gaming drought, then started playing several things at once. Now I'm playing:
Lost in Blue 3 (DS) - it's not exactly 'fun', but I'm looking forward to exploring the tropical island and seeing what stuff I can make for the survivors.
Shantae and the Pirate's Curse (PS4) - Wonderboyesque heaven, absolutely brilliant stuff.
Stoneloops! of Jurassica (PC) - this one's a marble-popper, with a little paddle at the bottom of the screen, so it plays like a combination of Arkanoid and Zuma, it's got lovely presentation and sound FX. Didn't know of its existence till I found a copy in the charity shop. I love casual games from the 2000s (this one is 2009), such an interesting range of topics, genres and graphics.
Vampire Hunter D (PS1) - this could almost be Resident Evil, if you ignore the player character, it even has tank controls (which makes combat a pig!), it's interesting though, a new action adventure game set in a castle to explore! I played this yeeeeeeeeeeeeeears ago when I was a kid, but couldn't get far and could only remember that there were some femme fatale type enemies (turns out they're dangerous swordswomen with elasticated claw-hands wearing flowing dresses, so didn't remember wrongly). It's tough and I stupidly used all my health restoratives at the beginning of the game ('using' items from the inventory screen hot-buttons them to the square button as well, so when trying to use D's hand I was using a health potion instead), but it's certainly an interesting adventure. Hope I don't get squashed by a boss.
Hybrid (PS1) - budget FPS, turns out pretty playable actually! The character artwork has a very amateur manga-fan look to it, which reminds me of manga fanzines etc. from my youth, certainly want to play through it. The PS1 was a system I used a lot, but there's squillions of games I never played, it's fun trying new ones out.
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Post by: ignition365 on August 28, 2018, 01:37:24 pm
At the end of Mega Man X6, and I gotta say this game was mostly not terrible... until the final levels. Everything is instant death spikes and annoying totem tower laser shooting assholes.
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Post by: Cartagia on August 28, 2018, 02:32:51 pm
Feeling a tad underwhelmed by Hollow Knight at the moment. It's fine, but I don't know, it feels kinda basic in its execution. Maybe I was just spoiled by how good Ori and the Blind Forest was and since this is doing the same exact thing, it isn't holding up nearly as well.
Interesting. I think Hollow Knight may have supplanted Zelda as my personal GotY for 2017. How far you into it? I found that it didn’t really start to click until after the fight with Hornet and when you get your first movement aid.
But I also loved the art style, so it may just be a different strokes for different folks situation.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on August 28, 2018, 04:31:49 pm
Feeling a tad underwhelmed by Hollow Knight at the moment. It's fine, but I don't know, it feels kinda basic in its execution. Maybe I was just spoiled by how good Ori and the Blind Forest was and since this is doing the same exact thing, it isn't holding up nearly as well.
Interesting. I think Hollow Knight may have supplanted Zelda as my personal GotY for 2017. How far you into it? I found that it didn’t really start to click until after the fight with Hornet and when you get your first movement aid.
But I also loved the art style, so it may just be a different strokes for different folks situation.
I've recently just picked up the Mantis Claw, and trying to figure out where to exactly go next. Got kinda screwed over in the Hollow Cliffs. The better mobility helps for sure, but I don't know, it's not really drawing me in like I had hoped.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on August 29, 2018, 04:58:48 am
Boy, Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate is definitely a 3DS game lol I'm only starting out in the game, but its really made me appreciate just how good World is. Like I know World is missing some stuff like G Rank, Transmog, Prowlers, essentially lacking a lot of the content, but so much else is way better. The areas, the UI, the menu's, just about anything that isn't the games content, is much better in World that I've seen.
Luckily the combat is still pretty much on point, though a tad stiffer. Think I'm past the tutorial stuff possibly, so I'll be getting more into the actual monster hunting.
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Post by: kashell on August 29, 2018, 08:06:03 am
Still trucking in Final Fantasy X. I just finished the Bevelle Cloister of Trials. That puzzle was annoying.
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Post by: ignition365 on August 29, 2018, 08:31:31 am
Finally finished Mega Man X6, the game is pretty good minus the Sigma/Gate stages. Better than 5 worse than 4.
Gonna take a break before jumping into 7. Gonna play Donut County and maybe Loot Rascals.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on August 30, 2018, 07:14:33 pm
The Messenger is pretty quality so far and I'm not even at the meat of it when its supposed to really take off. If you had any love for Shovel Knight, this is doing a lot of what that did with good art, music, and gameplay.
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Post by: kevininja on August 31, 2018, 02:12:43 pm
Currently playing through Warhammer 40k: Space Marine, thanks to the Humble promotion.
It's pretty darn good, I'm currently on the 16th Chapter.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on September 08, 2018, 03:12:36 am
So far, Spider-Man PS4 is pretty dang good. I've spent quite a few hours doing as much side content as I can because it usually helps unlock costumes, which there are a lot. I think there's at least 20, and it's just awesome that almost none of it is DLC and I don't even know if the one pre-order costume could be earned or not with gameplay. There's new costumes apparently in the expansion pass, which I don't know if you wait for the DLC to release before getting them, but they give so many ingame, that I don't mind that. Honestly, if they just started adding in all sorts of suits, I'd probably start buying them. Like give me all those non Spider-Man "Identiy Crisis" outfits lile Ricochet, Hornet, Prodigy, and Dusk in like a 4 pack. Or somehow make Gwen Stacy Spider-Woman playable. That would be just awesome.
Everything about the game is just so polished and smooth. I'm reminded of God of War, on PS4, also came out this year, where what is here, isn't exactly new, there's been a bunch of Spider-Man games like this, but none this high quality. Been such a fun time and I'm not even super deep into the story.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on September 17, 2018, 05:33:54 am
Haven't played a straight up sidescrolling brawler in a good long while, but I finally got around to picking up Fight'N Rage on PC with a real good sale. This game is a pretty solid time and it's basically made by one dude which is impressive. Nice sprite animations, variety to the levels, there's some alternate paths to take. About the only complaints I have is the some enemies are super cheap. Like I know it's trying to emulate that Arcade feel and developers made frustrating enemies to steal quarters, but I always hate that kind of thing. It's never fun. And the games last boss has an attack that can basically nearly one shot you and it seems impossible to dodge. Haven't beaten him yet, but I'll keep trying. I just have to get lucky to not get hit by his bullshit attacks.
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Post by: burningdoom on September 25, 2018, 01:00:05 pm
So many side-quests/collectibles, though. Those are starting to feel like a chore.
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Post by: kashell on September 27, 2018, 08:10:36 am
It feels damn good to play a Valkyria game again. VC4 is shaping up to be awesome. I'm in the fourth chapter and really like all I've played so far.
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Post by: telly on September 27, 2018, 03:48:20 pm
I've been playing Yoshi's Island. Holy shit is this game awesome
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Post by: shfan on September 28, 2018, 12:13:53 pm
Mount & Blade: Warband on the PS4, like This War of Mine, it's turned into a surprise hit for me on the PS4 - something I keep coming back to and thoroughly enjoying. It's great to be able to enjoy these different games - my core 'likes' are metroidvanias, Wonderboy games, beat 'em ups (Streets of Rage, not Street Fighter) and action games with RPG mechanics, so these are a departure.
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Post by: ignition365 on September 28, 2018, 02:14:57 pm
I've been playing Dragon Quest VII, I've been enjoying these games, but this is the first one since IV that's got me playing my 3DS at home instead of consoles. That's gotta be a good sign I guess. Almost done with it.
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Post by: kypherion on September 28, 2018, 11:54:37 pm
Just got a Nintendo Switch and am enjoying Breath of the Wild!
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Post by: burningdoom on September 29, 2018, 09:57:27 am
Just got a Nintendo Switch and am enjoying Breath of the Wild!
Best game of the year, last year. Maybe of the decade (though, it's not over, yet). I got my copy on Wii U, though. Loved it.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on September 29, 2018, 04:58:59 pm
Slowly working my way through Devil May Cry 4, the only one of the main series I've played so far and seemed like the right one to go with due to Devil May Cry 5 releasing next year. Only played the reboot before this which I thought was alright. Feel kinda like the two Bayonetta games (Never beat 1, only 2) spoiled me for this series. Nero feels much stiffer in comparison to Bayo with his move set and making some moves require holding RB is real annoying. I feel like I can't reliably get things like my launcher or dodge off. It's not a bad game, the style and action is cool, I'm just not super in love with the gameplay and I hope they overhauled it for the new game. If not, then hopefully Bayonetta 3 is out next year.
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Post by: oldgamerz on September 29, 2018, 06:32:30 pm
I can't stop playing the Atari Anthology for PlayStation 2 as well as Activision Anthology. (https://vgcollect.com/images/front-box-art/1803.jpg)
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Post by: PaleManInBlack on September 30, 2018, 09:01:37 am
Breath of the Wild! My first Zelda game. That must sound ridiculous to some people :D So far I'm enjoying it. The game is just gorgeous. I will say however that the weapon degradation might get annoying, though I guess it's good you can pick up so many weapons.
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Post by: kashell on September 30, 2018, 07:30:38 pm
Chocobo Tales for the DS is so damn cute. I am loving it.
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Post by: droaa on September 30, 2018, 08:54:56 pm
I've playing Megaman X Legacy on the Switch for the past month or so to the point that it seems like I have finished an X game per week for as I said the past month. Yesterday I finished Megaman X5 with both Zero and X. I started X6 after I finished X5 and to say this game can eat dicks is an understatement despite this being my second go at it since the X Collection on the PS2. Nevertheless, I did manage to get to Gate's Laboratory since yesterday and even though I made there pretty quick with the power up, this game is not fun.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on September 30, 2018, 09:01:58 pm
I've playing Megaman X Legacy on the Switch for the past month or so to the point that it seems like I have finished an X game per week for as I said the past month. Yesterday I finished Megaman X5 with both Zero and X. I started X6 after I finished X5 and to say this game can eat dicks is an understatement despite this being my second go at it since the X Collection on the PS2. Nevertheless, I did manage to get to Gate's Laboratory since yesterday and even though I made there pretty quick with the power up, this game is not fun.
Yeah of the 2D Mega Man X games, it's easily the worst one. It would be the worst MMX game to me if it wasn't for how much of an outright disaster MMX7 was.
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Post by: droaa on September 30, 2018, 09:10:04 pm
I've playing Megaman X Legacy on the Switch for the past month or so to the point that it seems like I have finished an X game per week for as I said the past month. Yesterday I finished Megaman X5 with both Zero and X. I started X6 after I finished X5 and to say this game can eat dicks is an understatement despite this being my second go at it since the X Collection on the PS2. Nevertheless, I did manage to get to Gate's Laboratory since yesterday and even though I made there pretty quick with the power up, this game is not fun.
Yeah of the 2D Mega Man X games, it's easily the worst one. It would be the worst MMX game to me if it wasn't for how much of an outright disaster MMX7 was.
Its my second go at X6 and lord have mercy, the level design is outright trash, lazy and unforgiving at times. I have played X7 more times than I should but whether or not I would consider it worst than X6 will depend on how I feel once I get to it again because X6 does have good in it like the soundtrack and it plays like its suppose to on a fundamental aspect but man, what were they smoking when they designed some of these levels. A good example is how in Gate's Laboratory stage 1, its impossible to get past a point with unarmored X because of spikes. I even tried with Blade armor but you need a part to boost your jumping so the only way is either Shadow armor or Zero and even with Zero, the boss is just down right stupid so I stuck with Shadow armor. I still have a ways to go.
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Post by: ignition365 on October 01, 2018, 09:30:49 am
I abandoned the X collection when I got to X7.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on October 02, 2018, 05:06:23 am
Back to playing Mordor: Shadow of War so that I can get this finished before Red Dead Redemption 2 later this month and buying my new PC soon. Took a big break awhile back, and since then they did the big overhaul update that removes the marketplace and supposedly deals with late game grinding, which I'm not sure how close to that I am. Don't particularly notice any differences, but I don't think most folks will that haven't beaten the game yet. The normal grind does get abit repetitive at times, as there is only so many ways to progress, but the side content I don't feel is overly exciting, especially side quests.
I feel like what keeps me going is the chance to get an interesting new captain to fight or get ambushed by someone at inopportune times, because damn the Nemesis system is impressive. While you start to see some slight overlap in visual design and voice actors after awhile, there's only so many ways you can make these Orc's look different, I don't think there's ever been a point where a Captain shows up and the dialogue he is giving is familiar to me. That's impressive 30 hours in. This continues to be the highlight of this series.
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Post by: droaa on October 02, 2018, 01:04:02 pm
Chocobo Tales for the DS is so damn cute. I am loving it.
I love that game so much. It deserves a replay soon :)
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Post by: turf on October 03, 2018, 09:03:24 am
I’m still playing Spider-Man. Holy shit! What a game! I suck at the combat, but swinging around the city is a blast. I’m a backpack collecting son of a gun!
I also got Megaman 11 in yesterday. I’ve played 2 stages. So far, this game is stupid hard; but I’m having a good time.
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Post by: burningdoom on October 03, 2018, 12:42:15 pm
I’m still playing Spider-Man. Holy shit! What a game! I suck at the combat, but swinging around the city is a blast. I’m a backpack collecting son of a gun!
Great game, just finished it the other day. The reason I bought my PS4.
No Goblins or Symbiotes, though. Odd for a Spider-Man game.
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Post by: shfan on October 07, 2018, 11:12:31 am
Still playing Mount & Blade: Warband on the PS4, mostly conquered the island of Caladria, eliminated 3 out of 5 rival factions, only the Nords and Swadians left, the Swadians took a beating but have rallied, so need to keep an eye on them. The Nords are on the backfoot, I'm taking castles off them wholesale, took a town off them where their king and about 10 Jarls were licking their wounds after my army won through with a fifth of their troop strength. They're in trouble, in short 8)
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Post by: wartoy on October 07, 2018, 09:31:51 pm
been playing Disgaea 1 complete on switch it's amazing.
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Post by: kevininja on October 08, 2018, 03:48:32 pm
Currently on Mission 6 in Return to Castle Wolfenstein. The Super Soldier kicked my ass back in Mission 5 but I eventually killed him.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on October 08, 2018, 08:20:16 pm
Finally picked up Escape from Tarkov. I had mostly cut back on buying much that is Early Access, it's such a toss up if the thing comes out right, but I had been watching a lot of it on Twitch and with my new PC, felt like it was in a reasonable enough place. It's definitely a ridiculously intense game due to being able to lose all your gear and I definitely died more than I escaped. Very hardcore shooter, but I'm liking it.
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Post by: burningdoom on October 08, 2018, 08:51:45 pm
Playing through Batman: Arkham Asylum, again.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on October 10, 2018, 09:49:49 pm
Couldn't really figure out what I wanted to do for more Resident Evil, building up to Resident Evil 2 Remake next year, but with a new PC right now, I figured why not jump into Resident Evil 7 and just max out all those settings? I ran it at like medium'ish settings before and it looked alright enough, still a good looking game, but now it's maxed and running butter smooth with only the most minor of hiccups. This is a pretty quick run through the game, I mean I've beaten it like...3 times now since last year. Normal, Madhouse Difficulty, and the under 4 hours run. This time I'm using infinite ammo and basically just gonna hurry my way through using all the powerful guns with little restraint for the fun of it. Absolutely love this game.
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Post by: telly on October 10, 2018, 09:58:25 pm
Beat Yoshi's Island, going to try for 100% until I get bored. I plan on starting Wind Waker when I'm done!
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Post by: Cartagia on October 11, 2018, 12:02:59 am
I started the DLC for Horizon: Zero Dawn. I forgot just how great this game looks and feels.
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Post by: PaleManInBlack on October 12, 2018, 04:37:09 pm
I'm still playing Breath of the Wild after starting it two weeks ago.
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Post by: desocietas on October 12, 2018, 05:22:26 pm
I'm still playing Breath of the Wild after starting it two weeks ago.
Your avatar makes it look like it's going a little tough for you in BotW, lol. How're you liking it?
Aside from the weapon degradation and how tedious it can be traversing the map at times, I'm enjoying it. I'm still in awe at the size of the map. It really does feel huge as opposed to some open world maps, if that makes sense.
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Post by: tripredacus on October 15, 2018, 09:50:20 am
Black Ops 4. There is a lot of things to do in that game, I haven't even played any of the multiplayer yet.
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Post by: Cartagia on October 16, 2018, 07:26:52 am
I've been streaming Star Trek: Starfleet Academy on PC for the past two weeks or so.
The FMV stuff is cheesy but fun. The graphics have aged... OK I guess? You can tell what everything is, and some things are way more detailed than others.
The biggest problem I am having is that I am playing with the keyboard vs. a joystick. The learning curve there was pretty steep, and on missions where you have to do manual targeting it is a headache. Overall, though, I'm having fun with it.
Otherwise I'm just waiting on Dark Souls: Remastered on Switch to release this Friday - and that is just to tide me over until RDR2.
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Post by: kashell on October 16, 2018, 08:04:35 am
For some reason, I'm playing (and not hating) Beyond the Beyond on the PlayStation.
This has been a year of Camelot RPGs and visual novels.
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Post by: vivigamer on October 18, 2018, 11:43:37 am
I'm currently playing Kingdom Hearts: Final Mix on the PS4.
As far as Remasters go, the Kingdom Hearts series are some of the best I've ever experienced! They look stunning on PS3 & PS4 and finally make the series accessible again! - From having the series diverge into portable consoles, plaing Birth By Sleep on PS4 is a wonderful thing!
I just beat Atlantica, which I really enjoyed despite the underwate criticism. It was fulfilling to beat Ursula as I struggled at first, noted she was spamming Thunder magic, so I changed all my accessories to reduce Thunder damage and demolished her! It's so satifsying to see the effects of the right set up work in an Action based JRPG like this.
I'm plowing through the series with Chain of Memories, II: Final Mix & Dream Drop Distance to play - DDD Which I have never before, so excited by that! Of course leading up to Kingdom Hearts III Early 2019. Just having so much fund re-playing them, I did all the extras in BBS (Well on Aqua's campaign) & fully intend to do the extras on the other games too - I've never playedt he Final Mix content on Kingdom Hearts II before so excited for that too!
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Post by: mark1982 on October 18, 2018, 11:58:51 am
Currently playing OwlBoy on the Switch, started off a bit slow but I'm really getting into it now. Lovely pixel art game with a nice soundtrack so far.
Interesting quirky characters with nice design choices too.
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Post by: Cartagia on October 21, 2018, 08:44:13 am
Dark Souls: Remastered is finally out on Switch. I know the game a bit (A LOT) better than I did during my very first play-through almost 3 years ago. I managed to one shot the Bell Gargoyles, but the Capra Demon still bum rushed the hell out of me, but got him down on try #3.
I look forward to having my ass handed to me by the Artorias of the Abyss DLC, but at least I know what weapon scaling is now.
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Post by: shfan on October 21, 2018, 09:24:18 am
On the PC I'm playing Stoneloop of Jurassica, which is a 'marble popper' (Zuma clone), in this one your 'cannon' doesn't rotate to follow the mouse, instead it's at the bottom of the screen like you're playing a brick-buster game, also you don't get supplied with marbles to fire, your cannon actually sucks up a marble from the playing field to fire back somewhere else. It's good clean fun.
I'm also going to start 2Dark and/or Anima on the PS4 soon, as I just beat the last PS4 game I was playing (Rabi Ribi, which is great).
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Post by: kevininja on October 21, 2018, 09:31:42 am
I'm playing Rune Classic, currently working my way through the Dwarf Fortress.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on October 22, 2018, 12:48:10 am
I've had two of the Banner Saga games sitting around in the Twitch app for awhile and figured I'd give it a look. Not sure I'm in love with the gameplay, but I really like the art and setting. Tactical RPG's aren't my usual games, but I might try and stick around with it as I'm mostly just trying to pass the time till Red Dead 2 later this week. The game doesn't feel particularly designed well around PC, some of its elements feel very mobile game in design, but it's not unplayable at all.
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Post by: shfan on October 22, 2018, 06:19:32 am
Correction, I'm not playing Anima, it's a steaming pile, enjoying 2Dark (nasty as it is) despite it being slightly broken.
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Post by: kashell on October 22, 2018, 11:57:11 am
Dark Souls: Remastered is finally out on Switch. I know the game a bit (A LOT) better than I did during my very first play-through almost 3 years ago. I managed to one shot the Bell Gargoyles, but the Capra Demon still bum rushed the hell out of me, but got him down on try #3.
I look forward to having my ass handed to me by the Artorias of the Abyss DLC, but at least I know what weapon scaling is now.
Do you recommend it so far? I've gone through the game three and half (it's a trophy thing) times. Loved the game during each time.
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Post by: Cartagia on October 22, 2018, 04:06:49 pm
Dark Souls: Remastered is finally out on Switch. I know the game a bit (A LOT) better than I did during my very first play-through almost 3 years ago. I managed to one shot the Bell Gargoyles, but the Capra Demon still bum rushed the hell out of me, but got him down on try #3.
I look forward to having my ass handed to me by the Artorias of the Abyss DLC, but at least I know what weapon scaling is now.
Do you recommend it so far? I've gone through the game three and half (it's a trophy thing) times. Loved the game during each time.
It's myfirst time playing the Remastered version, and it's made certain aspects so much better. One of the main reasons I did a one shot on the Bell Gargoyles was because i could actually move. However, the handheld mode isn't as nice as I thought it'd be. My hands have gotten a little cramped using the JoyCons.
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Post by: burningdoom on October 25, 2018, 12:49:38 pm
Playing through the Black Cat DLC for Spider-Man PS4. Very fun, like the rest of the game, so far.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on October 25, 2018, 03:02:00 pm
Though I won't finish it again, went back to play A Hat in Time since Steam didn't seem to keep my save now that I'm on a new PC, mostly wanting to play through the new DLC, but going back through the game just reminds me about what a joyous and charming game this is all over again. I really do like it and the music is just top notch.
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Post by: shfan on October 25, 2018, 06:14:01 pm
Up to a few minutes ago I was playing Lumo, but in the latter half of the game one of it's own unwritten rules got broken and it was a dealbreaker. That's the third previously unplayed PS4 game in a row I've consigned to the trade-in pile. It's been great stripping the crud from my collection and then going through new games which have languished unplayed so long, but when I'm tired it all feels more like bloody work. The PS4 games I have yet to play are tending towards Double-A, indie/pixel or 'quirky' games, which are all fine and good, but I could do with switching systems and playing something a bit more predictable like a shmup, platformer or FPS so I can just get on with it and hopefully enjoy the experience without any awkward mechanics or massive upticks in difficulty. Just don't have the time and energy for all these new gaming experiences ATM.
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Post by: azure on October 25, 2018, 06:45:26 pm
Been replaying Deadly Premonition for the season. Still love this game to death. Playing the PS3 version this time around, which means once I finish it I will have completed every port of the game.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on October 26, 2018, 06:40:54 am
Taking that deep dive into Red Dead Redemption 2. Pretty solid so far, taking what RDR did the first go around and just plopping on some more general depth to everything, along with bringing over the improvements from GTAV. I like that some missions seem to offer choices on how you want to handle things which is cool, though not sure how much it really varies the missions up. This is gonna be one hell of a time sink that's for sure.
*EDIT* Still going at RDR2, hitting that point in an open world game where you start to really figure out what you do and don't like. It's a very well rounded, well designed, game, and there hasn't be much of that feeling of "Oh, I've done or seen this before". Some general criminal acts don't seem to change, but a lot of the random happenings keep varied. There was a KKK gag that happened twice and it gave me a good laugh.
The amount of horseback riding is starting to hit that point of "Boy, I wish I could fast travel". This could start to push me to just ignore side activities more and try to focus on just the story stuff to get through to the end, because when you want to go somewhere specific and you know it'll take you 5 to 10 minutes of riding, if not more, it can really put a damper on your energy for wanting to do it. There are wagons between the towns, but its still a matter of convenience. I can put up with some tediousness, but when you are spending hours on horseback, the beautiful scenery and pitstops for helping or killing someone only do so much to keep you entertained after awhile.
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Post by: burningdoom on October 29, 2018, 01:02:15 pm
Taking that deep dive into Red Dead Redemption 2. Pretty solid so far, taking what RDR did the first go around and just plopping on some more general depth to everything, along with bringing over the improvements from GTAV. I like that some missions seem to offer choices on how you want to handle things which is cool, though not sure how much it really varies the missions up. This is gonna be one hell of a time sink that's for sure.
*EDIT* Still going at RDR2, hitting that point in an open world game where you start to really figure out what you do and don't like. It's a very well rounded, well designed, game, and there hasn't be much of that feeling of "Oh, I've done or seen this before". Some general criminal acts don't seem to change, but a lot of the random happenings keep varied. There was a KKK gag that happened twice and it gave me a good laugh.
The amount of horseback riding is starting to hit that point of "Boy, I wish I could fast travel". This could start to push me to just ignore side activities more and try to focus on just the story stuff to get through to the end, because when you want to go somewhere specific and you know it'll take you 5 to 10 minutes of riding, if not more, it can really put a damper on your energy for wanting to do it. There are wagons between the towns, but its still a matter of convenience. I can put up with some tediousness, but when you are spending hours on horseback, the beautiful scenery and pitstops for helping or killing someone only do so much to keep you entertained after awhile.
That's not the only tedious part, either. Having to keep up on stuff like eating, sleeping, shaving, donating to the camp and doing camp chores is tedious, too. I know it's some big technical achievement to be so realistic, but dang, I've got enough responsibilities in real life.
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Post by: wartoy on October 29, 2018, 08:48:22 pm
Been 3 weeks since I got Disgaea 1 Complete already have over 70hrs into it. My girlfriend is not happy about it.
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Post by: kashell on October 30, 2018, 08:21:09 am
I'm replaying Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter. It's great having a 1/256 D-Ratio.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on November 01, 2018, 07:11:51 am
There's something from Toby Fox out now that Undertale fans might find interesting and ended up being a pretty fun surprise coming out of nowhere. Check out the Undertale twitter for more.
*EDIT*
Put a couple hours into the Fallout 76 Beta and as everyone would expect, it's a mixed bag. Honestly, there are things I like. The camp setup is cool, being able to carry around a mini base with you that you can set up in the wild. The survival elements such as actually needing food and water, makes that important compared to being unimportant in the regular Fallout experience. And they made general improvements to the menu's for building and the workbenches.
The downside is that the game has no NPC's outside of a couple robots and one traveling Super Mutant vendor. They fill this gap with survivor stories and other holotapes strewn around. They even seem to justify why there are no NPC's around with in game reasoning, something I didn't expect.
It's basically the same experience as Fallout 4, but you'll run across actual players. Once you get outside the early area of the game, it all feels slightly more like a regular MMO, than the experience you'd think, such as DayZ or Rust. It's not kill on sight because it's all more casual than those games with permadeath, so it feels more like Warcraft in that way. You also don't PVP till Level 5. Having it be an online game though, it throws in some extra slop onto the usual Bethesda experience. Also there's a bug/issue that if your framerate goes nuts in some places, physics are tied to it and you go super fast. I never came across that and it may be fixed, but it looked pretty funny.
As much of a Fallout fan I am, I'll probably pass on it for awhile. If they release a singleplayer version or the option to go offline, I might think otherwise, but with other games coming out around then, and no mod support available right away, I'm not super hyped to play the game since I don't have a group of close friends willing to play this. It's not a bad game at all, but I don't think a lot of Fallout fans are wanting specifically this type of spinoff game.
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Post by: Cartagia on November 02, 2018, 09:18:57 am
The amount of horseback riding is starting to hit that point of "Boy, I wish I could fast travel". This could start to push me to just ignore side activities more and try to focus on just the story stuff to get through to the end, because when you want to go somewhere specific and you know it'll take you 5 to 10 minutes of riding, if not more, it can really put a damper on your energy for wanting to do it. There are wagons between the towns, but its still a matter of convenience. I can put up with some tediousness, but when you are spending hours on horseback, the beautiful scenery and pitstops for helping or killing someone only do so much to keep you entertained after awhile.
Game mechanic I found out about yesterday morning that has really helped me out:
Set a waypoint, get your horse to cantor, and then activate cinematic view. The horse will follow the waypoint to the end. It's not a perfect solution, as you can get ambushed, and the horse may (rarely so far) lose the path - and you still actually have to wait, but you don't have to manually steer. I've been using it as my snack and bathroom break time.
Tiny spoilers: You can unlock fast travel at your camp. But, it is only from your camp.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kamikazekeeg on November 02, 2018, 05:42:06 pm
The amount of horseback riding is starting to hit that point of "Boy, I wish I could fast travel". This could start to push me to just ignore side activities more and try to focus on just the story stuff to get through to the end, because when you want to go somewhere specific and you know it'll take you 5 to 10 minutes of riding, if not more, it can really put a damper on your energy for wanting to do it. There are wagons between the towns, but its still a matter of convenience. I can put up with some tediousness, but when you are spending hours on horseback, the beautiful scenery and pitstops for helping or killing someone only do so much to keep you entertained after awhile.
Game mechanic I found out about yesterday morning that has really helped me out:
Set a waypoint, get your horse to cantor, and then activate cinematic view. The horse will follow the waypoint to the end. It's not a perfect solution, as you can get ambushed, and the horse may (rarely so far) lose the path - and you still actually have to wait, but you don't have to manually steer. I've been using it as my snack and bathroom break time.
Tiny spoilers: You can unlock fast travel at your camp. But, it is only from your camp.
Yeah I figured out the fast travel thing well after I got to Lemoyne. It does help when I need to head back North for sure and after another camp move, will help back down to the South. I tried that cinematic view thing after it showed up at a point, but the horse didn't really want to follow like I thought after that, so maybe I just did it wrong and I'll have to try again. I'm at Chapter 6 at this point and really feeling the grind of it all, so anything that helps alleviate the tedium is a big help. I'm just starting to skip side stuff and pushing to get through the story now.
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Post by: kashell on November 05, 2018, 08:19:53 am
Cosmic Star Heroine is pretty great so far. I think the character art is ugly, but other than that I'm having a great time.
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Post by: telly on November 05, 2018, 08:24:16 am
I've been playing Secret of Mana. It's been pretty good, I'm not super crazy into it but it is fun. Just got to the upper lands and got the third mana seed.
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Post by: burningdoom on November 05, 2018, 12:56:19 pm
A whole lot of God of War (PS4).
WAAAYYYY more fun than Red Dead Redemption 2. RDR2 was putting me to sleep. God of War has me glued to my T.V. screen for hours on end.
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Post by: shatterstar69 on November 06, 2018, 05:14:08 am
I like to have a game on each system I own that I try to finish. Here they are: Ps4 - Spider-Man Ps3 - Dead Space 3 Ps2 - Star Ocean: Till the End of Time Xbox 360 - Rage Xbox One - Fallout 76 (of course, just beta right now) Wii - Punch-Out!! GBA - Final Fantasy II - Dawn of Souls PSP - Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth
I just finished Last of Us Remastered and it was excellent. Not sure why I waited this long to play it but my backlog of games is enormous :lol:
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Post by: shfan on November 06, 2018, 07:58:43 am
Playing Dead Island on the 360, need to find a PS4 or PS2 game to play as well, Dead Island gets dull after an hour or two, it's like a lot of open world games - big location, sod all to do in it.
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Post by: mark1982 on November 06, 2018, 08:06:51 am
Playing Ni No Kuni II on the PS4 - I really like the game even though critics were saying it was a bit boring. I had to up the difficulty though because normal was just way too easy, basically press one button for every fight. At least now with the difficulty patch I have to utilize the dodge / block mechanics and activate special abilities and use health buffs. A lot better than the default settings, heard the difficulty patch was added later too - Probably one of the reasons why I don't play games on launch, wait a few months for them to fix the game with a patch for more options and a better experience.
Then I'm playing Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King on the Switch. Really good top down Zelda clone tbh. Having a lot of fun with this game on the go. Mechanics are pretty much like a Zelda game except item consumption is from a MP. Nice retro fix on the Switch if you ask me.
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Post by: DreamsDied13101 on November 06, 2018, 09:21:34 am
I just started BoxBoy! on my 3ds. I haven't played any of this series in the past and I am surprised at how fun and addictive the gameplay is.
It has been a quick play through so far, but I still have a few more worlds to tackle.
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Post by: seether on November 06, 2018, 12:16:23 pm
Red Dead Redemption 2 with Pokemon Let’s Go! Eevee on preorder for next Friday
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: desocietas on November 07, 2018, 01:40:24 pm
Been playing a lot of Yakuza 0 lately... but still kinda craving some sort of handheld RPG but also want to go back to Xenoblade Chronicles 1 (but don't want to subject myself to the N3DS version).
Hm, but then again, looking at the reviews for the portable version, maybe it's not as bad as I'd heard.
Anyone play both versions and have any thoughts?
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kamikazekeeg on November 07, 2018, 05:12:48 pm
Been playing a lot of Yakuza 0 lately... but still kinda craving some sort of handheld RPG but also want to go back to Xenoblade Chronicles 1 (but don't want to subject myself to the N3DS version).
Hm, but then again, looking at the reviews for the portable version, maybe it's not as bad as I'd heard.
Anyone play both versions and have any thoughts?
Just going off the N3DS version, I thought it was awful. Poor performance, extra ugly visuals, and they didn't alter anything to take advantage of the N3DS features such as touch controls for menus. It's not unplayable, but I was really wondering why they thought a port of this was a good idea at the time.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: desocietas on November 07, 2018, 06:50:52 pm
Just going off the N3DS version, I thought it was awful. Poor performance, extra ugly visuals, and they didn't alter anything to take advantage of the N3DS features such as touch controls for menus. It's not unplayable, but I was really wondering why they thought a port of this was a good idea at the time.
Good to know! Some folks didn't like the visuals in the Wii version either, ha, so I wonder how bad the N3DS one is. I might just GameFly it to see for myself. I don't mind the Wii visuals - I feel like they looked slightly better through the Wii U, and having a larger screen to play the game made it feel pretty immersive.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on November 08, 2018, 12:27:49 am
With Darksiders 3 coming out soon, and after kind of an intense open world experience with Red Dead Redemption 2, I decide that I wanted an open world experience with abit less...scope to it, abit more direction and fun action, so decided I'm gonna hop back into Darksiders 2. I loved the first game at the time, mixing God of War and Zelda, and back when D2 released, I generally liked it, but I think I sorta lost interest half-way through, maybe abit further. It's been forever since this then, so don't remember exactly, though I know the loot system wasn't a super great addition. Still love the aesthetics and setup and while I'm not picking up Darksiders 3 right away, probably down the road (It's just out in too busy of a season), this will be a good refresher for everything.
Gonna move to PS4 tomorrow though once I re-up my Playstation Plus sub, because the PC version of the "Deathinitive Edition" is kinda buggy and sloppy feeling for what was a remastered version of the original game.
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Post by: kashell on November 08, 2018, 01:10:00 pm
So, Death Mark does not waste any time in letting you know that it deserved the M rating. Within the first minute, there's a detailed depiction of a severed arm.
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Post by: telly on November 08, 2018, 01:43:05 pm
I've been playing some more YGO World Championship 2006 on the GBA. I really like this game, I've probably put about 60 hours into it. I'm building a new deck for the survival mode based on locking, burn damage and healing. Going to try and use Solar Flare Dragon and plenty of battle traps. Just need one more card before I can start testing it.
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Post by: desocietas on November 08, 2018, 02:26:36 pm
So, Death Mark does not waste any time in letting you know that it deserved the M rating. Within the first minute, there's a detailed depiction of a severed arm.
Oo, sounds good! I'm not a horror person, but I'm fine with dark themes in visual novel sort of games like 999. Is the gameplay more like 999 or Danganronpa or is there more action to it?
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Post by: kashell on November 08, 2018, 02:57:13 pm
So, Death Mark does not waste any time in letting you know that it deserved the M rating. Within the first minute, there's a detailed depiction of a severed arm.
Oo, sounds good! I'm not a horror person, but I'm fine with dark themes in visual novel sort of games like 999. Is the gameplay more like 999 or Danganronpa or is there more action to it?
It's more like Dangan Ronpa. You get to move around and investigate various haunts, inspect the areas for clues, and gain info on how to protect yourself when it comes time to "battle" enemies. It's a really unique combination.
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Post by: desocietas on November 08, 2018, 03:09:33 pm
So, Death Mark does not waste any time in letting you know that it deserved the M rating. Within the first minute, there's a detailed depiction of a severed arm.
Oo, sounds good! I'm not a horror person, but I'm fine with dark themes in visual novel sort of games like 999. Is the gameplay more like 999 or Danganronpa or is there more action to it?
It's more like Dangan Ronpa. You get to move around and investigate various haunts, inspect the areas for clues, and gain info on how to protect yourself when it comes time to "battle" enemies. It's a really unique combination.
Nice! I'll have to add it to my wishlist :)
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Post by: kashell on November 08, 2018, 09:00:52 pm
Definitely! It was another impulse buy that turned out to be a good one.
The guy at the register said it was the only copy in the area, so I guess it didn't generate much buzz.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on November 12, 2018, 02:51:48 am
Initially was just gonna play Darksiders 2 as I never beat it back when it released, but that game clearly had some development issues and even the "Deathinitive Edition" was rushed out and had no work to improve it's performance. It runs not great on both PC and PS4. Even the original version of the game isn't super hot. Rather than be annoyed at that right now, decided to hop back into the first Darksiders. I tried to play it last year, didn't get too far in for whatever reason and decided against playing further, but I'm all in now and enjoying myself. It's got a little jank here and there, some sections really start to drag, but overall still a pretty solid game.
Once I beat this, I might try Darksiders 2 again, not sure, I really want to beat it before I pick up Darksiders 3, which I might do next month, but that game has problems.
*EDIT* Cheating abit with my Darksiders 2 playthrough by starting up my old save I had that was like over halfway complete with the game, mostly because I didn't want to spend a bunch of hours dealing with the games bugginess and I am mostly just playing for the story to have fresh for Darksiders 3. Weird jumping into the middle of a game I haven't played in like 5 to 6 years, but luckily a lot of the core aspects of the game are still similar to Darksiders 1 that I just beat, so it's not too hard to figure things out.
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Post by: kashell on November 16, 2018, 08:18:06 am
Cosmic Star Heroine update:
You know what's fun? Fighting the same boss three times because the trophy won't pop the first time. You know what's even more fun? Having do to it again for another boss! At this point, I'm ready for the game to be over. I only have two trophies left before the platinum. I'm hoping I can get them both (on the first try) tonight.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on November 17, 2018, 02:19:44 am
Microsoft finally let Sunset Overdrive come to PC, one of only like two games I wanted on the Xbox One and it's a blast. To me, it's kind of a little bit of everything from open world action games at the time. Bit of Saints Row here, bit of Dead Rising there, bit of Infamous over there, and then bathe it in color, 4th wall breaking humor, and some punk attitude, and you got a good time. It's crazy to see that they went from this goofball game to something as big as Spider-Man in only a couple years.
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Post by: kashell on November 17, 2018, 11:23:23 pm
I'm going through Valkyrie Profile (PlayStation version) for the nth time. I adore this game.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on November 19, 2018, 04:55:11 am
Yeah, Sunset Overdrive is up there as one of the most fun open world games I've played in a long while, and this includes Breath of the Wild and Spider-Man. Not that Sunset Overdrive is a better game at all, but the freedom, the humor, just the crazy chaos makes for a great time. I'm kinda glad that I'm playing this right now compared to 4 years ago when it first released, because these specific type of games are less common now. I'm so glad I have this to play after feeling drained and burnt out by Red Dead Redemption 2's experience. Sunset Overdrive is like the antithesis of RDR2.
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Post by: kevininja on November 22, 2018, 04:45:25 pm
Yeah, Sunset Overdrive is up there as one of the most fun open world games I've played in a long while, and this includes Breath of the Wild and Spider-Man. Not that Sunset Overdrive is a better game at all, but the freedom, the humor, just the crazy chaos makes for a great time. I'm kinda glad that I'm playing this right now compared to 4 years ago when it first released, because these specific type of games are less common now. I'm so glad I have this to play after feeling drained and burnt out by Red Dead Redemption 2's experience. Sunset Overdrive is like the antithesis of RDR2.
Definitely agree with that, I picked it up this week and I'm having a blast. The game is just ridiculously fun to play and it doesn't take itself too seriously.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on November 22, 2018, 07:16:43 pm
Yeah, Sunset Overdrive is up there as one of the most fun open world games I've played in a long while, and this includes Breath of the Wild and Spider-Man. Not that Sunset Overdrive is a better game at all, but the freedom, the humor, just the crazy chaos makes for a great time. I'm kinda glad that I'm playing this right now compared to 4 years ago when it first released, because these specific type of games are less common now. I'm so glad I have this to play after feeling drained and burnt out by Red Dead Redemption 2's experience. Sunset Overdrive is like the antithesis of RDR2.
Definitely agree with that, I picked it up this week and I'm having a blast. The game is just ridiculously fun to play and it doesn't take itself too seriously.
I just finished one of the DLC missions, which adds a whole new section and got one more DLC to do. Continues to be fun and then I'll probably dabble with some of the challenge missions as I did NONE of them while playing as I'm not usually one for doing many of these. It's always so silly and over-the-top and that brings me joy.
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Post by: shfan on November 24, 2018, 01:52:31 pm
I'm playing Venetica on the 360, it's extremely meat and potatoes double-A, but I'm really enjoying it! The only issue is bugs, the first boss just won't be beaten..
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Post by: PaleManInBlack on November 25, 2018, 01:02:04 am
Started playing Jade Empire on the Xbox. Has an interesting setting being set in ancient China, is about martial arts and includes Chinese mythology. Combat is a bit... eh, alright, but that is to be expected of a Bioware game. The voice acting so far has been rather bad and sounds like some of the voice actors couldn't be bothered recording.
I've Also been playing Rainbow Six: Siege. I bought it after last weeks free weekend. At times it takes a while to find a game which can be annoying but what makes it even worse is when I get into a game that's already in progress.
I've also decided to jump back into Warframe after not playing it for like two years. I saw they've updated it quite a bit since then and now a have a free roaming area. I just hope I don't become addicted to it... again.
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Post by: Cartagia on November 25, 2018, 04:15:55 pm
On Twitch I finished Starfleet Academy for PC and have moved on to Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Crossroads of Time. I beat the first couple of stages in short order, but I gotta say this game has aged pretty well, considering the SNES TNG game is hot garbage.
The soundtrack is actually pretty killer, too.
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Post by: kashell on November 26, 2018, 08:10:47 am
While I wait for both Smash and Senua, I decided to start another replay. This time, I'm going through Grandia II on the Dreamcast. It's about as fun as I remember it from all those years ago. The first time I played it, I was on the PlayStation 2. This version is much smoother.
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Post by: wartoy on November 26, 2018, 06:00:09 pm
While I wait for both Smash and Senua, I decided to start another replay. This time, I'm going through Grandia II on the Dreamcast. It's about as fun as I remember it from all those years ago. The first time I played it, I was on the PlayStation 2. This version is much smoother.
I agree the dreamcast version is superior to the ps2 but either way it's a great game.
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Post by: dashv on November 26, 2018, 09:56:55 pm
Picked up, played, and completed Oxenfree on my Switch this Thanksgiving weekend.
It’s less a game and more a choose your own adventure type deal.
Imagine tell tale type game with less puzzle elements and more just walking around and choosing dialog.
But the dialog choices and order in which you explore areas has dramatic impact on where the story goes, like Detroit Become Human.
I enjoyed it for what it was. The story was intriguing and the voice acting/script was entertaining.
It has some time travel elements to it and I’m a sucker for time travel fiction.
The game has several potential endings.
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Post by: telly on December 02, 2018, 09:45:10 pm
So I finally started a game on my PS4, and went with Final Fantasy X just to play something I'm familiar with while I finish off Secret of Mana.
Oh man, do I love this game so much. Just finished Besaid island and I'm loving it. Can't wait to play through this game again for the third time xD
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Post by: jeffmandm on December 03, 2018, 09:15:43 am
I'm currently playing through the Mega Man X series (well, more specifically Rockman X (ロックマンX) as I'm playing the Japanese versions, save for X3). I've already completed Rockman X and Rockman X2, and working on Mega Man X3 (I prefer the 32-bit versions so I'm playing the version included in the original X Collection for GameCube and PS2) right now. After Rockman X4, I'm gonna be taking a break to prepare for X6 (I'm considering skipping X5 because I actually... don't like X5. Short version is: ending should not be decided by a dice roll.) and X7.
Yesterday (as of this post) in X3 I went back to stages and got all the items/armor parts I missed minus the chips as I'm going for the one in Doppler 1 to get the Hyper Chip/Gold Armor. I also played a little bit of Senran Kagura Peach Beach Splash as I'm trying to complete the V-Road Challenge, but I'm having problems with the Queen Cup, it keeps kicking my butt come the second level. I've heard a strategy is to grind earlier cups for cards to upgrade characters and weapons to max in order to deal the damage.
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Post by: vivigamer on December 03, 2018, 01:01:44 pm
Yakuza: Dead Souls No way near as bad as people make out, I will say it is a game to where I have to sink into it pace - There are a lot of loading screens that take a hefty time. But once I got used to the games aiming having use the left analogue stick to navigate, I was fine! I actually really like the presentation of the city under quarantine and the story is very engaging and compelling despite not being canon to the series and a fun off shoot - This is a great example of what a spin-off title should offer.
I had to stop playing it for a while because I hadn't played Yakuza 2 and in this game you can play as the main antagonist, but now I have beat Kiwami 2 I've fit snuggly back into this game :)
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Post by: burningdoom on December 03, 2018, 01:04:59 pm
Not sure whether to jump into God of War III Remastered or Until Dawn next on my PS4...
Also been playing through levels of Spyro: Reignited Trilogy here and there. It's really the same exact games, just better graphics. They didn't change anything else.
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Post by: kypherion on December 03, 2018, 01:18:32 pm
.Hack//INFECTION, I finally snagged a copy at PRGE 2018. I previously emulated it and enjoyed it so I bought it. Pretty solid.
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Post by: dan4797 on December 03, 2018, 05:13:28 pm
Just beat all 3 gen 1 pokemon games back to back to back on the 3ds virtual console 123.5 hours total
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Post by: PaleManInBlack on December 06, 2018, 02:17:03 pm
Playing through the first and second Darksiders in preparation for the third.
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Post by: telly on December 06, 2018, 02:59:54 pm
Finished Secret of Mana and am now playing Far Cry 4 for a total 180 in gameplay style :D
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Post by: azure on December 06, 2018, 07:36:27 pm
Getting close to beating Let's GO Pikachu and completing the Pokedex.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on December 07, 2018, 03:41:02 am
Gonna be playing through Smash Bros this weekend, but I really hate most of the characters being unlocks. I can't seem to reliably get "New Challengers" to show up and then use the cheat to reset the game and then the unlock timer. It's annoying.
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Post by: kashell on December 07, 2018, 10:40:39 am
I'm still going to focus on Grandia II, but I want to get to a good stopping point so I can start Hellblade. I heard it's short, so that will be a nice break from Grandia II.
Smash will be played in bits and pieces. It's pretty fun, but that was expected.
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Post by: kypherion on December 10, 2018, 11:50:19 am
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate! I've already got 34 hours as of this post and am going to continue to play.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on December 13, 2018, 01:22:06 am
Been working through World of Light in Smash, and while it's not very great, and feels way too long, parts of it have been entertaining. In the last area though, so can probably get it finished soon.
Also just started Kingdom Hearts Final Mix on PS4. Picked up the set to try and get through at least the two main KH games this month so that I can have enough time between them and KH3 that I'll play in February. Not a bad start to it, I haven't touched this game since it first released, so been abit nostalgic to go back to and this remaster is pretty snazzy looking, but oh boy this combat is not that good lol Stiff and imprecise is how I'd describe it. Hoping it improves abit at least enough that I can get through the game. Maybe KH2 has better combat, I really don't remember.
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Post by: vivigamer on December 13, 2018, 04:23:12 am
I'm playing through the Kingdom Hearts series too. I'm now up to Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix and loving it! I can say that they really upped their game on the presentation of the Disney worlds in this title and the animations during the in-game cutscenes are some of the finest to this day - Me & my friend keep sending one another screenshots as they're really that good! I'm hoping to beat this & Dream Drop Distance (Which I have never played before) so I am up to date on the story, but I really want to dive deep into KH2's extras as I have never really done them before.
I don't see what was stiff about the combat in KH1, if anything they improved it by mapping the camera control scheme to the right analogue stick. I honestly think these games have the best set of controls for an Action Rpg, very fast, responsive and hella-fun! I personally liked Birth by Sleeps control scheme more where you cycled your attacks via the shoulder buttons, it feel so smooth and was just ace seeing how well it flowed. When you look at Final Fantasy XV's passive hold to win battle system this is far more engaging and I have high hopes for Kingdom Hearts III.
I did get HellBlade recently, which I am going to try squeeze in between, maybe this Sunday when my friend comes around.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on December 13, 2018, 04:38:44 am
I'm playing through the Kingdom Hearts series too. I'm now up to Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix and loving it! I can say that they really upped their game on the presentation of the Disney worlds in this title and the animations during the in-game cutscenes are some of the finest to this day - Me & my friend keep sending one another screenshots as they're really that good! I'm hoping to beat this & Dream Drop Distance (Which I have never played before) so I am up to date on the story, but I really want to dive deep into KH2's extras as I have never really done them before.
I don't see what was stiff about the combat in KH1, if anything they improved it by mapping the camera control scheme to the right analogue stick. I honestly think these games have the best set of controls for an Action Rpg, very fast, responsive and hella-fun! I personally liked Birth by Sleeps control scheme more where you cycled your attacks via the shoulder buttons, it feel so smooth and was just ace seeing how well it flowed. When you look at Final Fantasy XV's passive hold to win battle system this is far more engaging and I have high hopes for Kingdom Hearts III.
I'd praise the camera controls more if I was able to increase the rotation speed, it's so slow, but its at least better than the auto-camera. I definitely don't get "fast and responsive" for KH1 right now, but I've looked at the controls online and seems like I'll get guard and counters later at some point. Not having that from the start feels like a pretty bad idea as it really gimps the combat and makes it not fun right now. Doesn't help that the dodge has a delay to it after an attack. Not asking for Dark Souls here, but this game is definitely a product of the time lol I've heard the combat overall is better in KH2, so I'll deal with it till then.
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Post by: vivigamer on December 13, 2018, 08:15:11 am
I think we I prefer it to something like Dark Souls (Beyond that games sales pitch on difficulty...) is that Sora moves much fast as the game accommodates for Platforming - if anything though I'd say this is where the controls do get stiff as the slow fall in the jumping animation is really tricky for precise movement - Deep Jungles Vines area would be a casing point! But for combat I simply never found an issue with it, so I'm just sort of surprised. If anything, I remember when Kingdom Hearts II was first released it got a lot of flak for Sora having overwhelming offense and the game being press X to win. Playing now on Critical Mode I beg to differ though :P There were times when an enemy would use a homing attack which would take 1/2 my health off upon contact.
One thing I did really appreciate when playing through Kingdom Hearts 1 again was how the RPG factors really do alter the action combat. I was stuck on a boss which used Lightning attacks and as soon a I changed my accessories to nulify the damage I beat them 1st time. I think a lot of Action 'RPGs' don't really mesh the set up and the combat well, so it was such a nice surprised to see how strategic thinking came in to play.
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Post by: bunnybear on December 15, 2018, 05:54:53 pm
Enter The Gungeon has its claws in me. I stink at it but cannot get enough. So happy it got a physical release.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on December 15, 2018, 05:56:53 pm
I'm playing Monkey Magic on the PlayStation. Surprisingly, it's pretty good.
I love when you pick up a 1UP in that game and it goes MONKAYYYYY
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Post by: kashell on December 16, 2018, 06:04:29 pm
Yeah, that's pretty damn delightful.
Later in the game, there are different renditions of that.
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Post by: telly on December 17, 2018, 01:13:12 pm
In addition to Far Cry 4 I also started my third playthrough of Final Fantasy X. I love this game so much <3. Just finished operation Mi'ihen
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Post by: telly on January 17, 2019, 01:23:46 pm
I've almost got the platinum in FFX. Just need to get Lulu's damn ultimate weapon then grind out sphere levels and spheres to complete the sphere grid for every character!
I'm about 78 hours now.
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Post by: rodnick on January 17, 2019, 10:10:12 pm
Cod WWII
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Post by: bunnybear on January 18, 2019, 01:14:11 am
Bunny Must Die! Chelsea and the 7 Devils, on Vita. I love this game and its brilliant level design, but I hate the sluggish controls and how my thumbs hurt after a play session. The dev was definitely a sadist.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on January 25, 2019, 07:00:31 am
Finally get to play Resident Evil 2 Remake and it's just a fantastic game. Put nearly a half dozen hours into Leon's story, most of the way through it, and already can't wait to do Claire's stuff and the other bonus stuff. They did such a great job with the game and it's great that I can finally play this game and actually enjoy the experience.
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Post by: pzeke on January 25, 2019, 07:25:23 am
Apparently they're prepping up to work on the Resident Evil 3 remake.
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Post by: wartoy on January 25, 2019, 08:28:59 am
Been playing Ace Combat 7 Xbox one and Super Metroid snes
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Post by: shfan on January 25, 2019, 09:50:40 am
RE2 Remake, is very good :)
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Post by: telly on January 25, 2019, 12:11:25 pm
Ace Combat 7! Up to mission 13
And I'm about 20 hours into Stardew Valley and loving it so far
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on January 25, 2019, 05:29:31 pm
Apparently they're prepping up to work on the Resident Evil 3 remake.
Yeah that's what I've been hearing, which is great, because I'll take any of the games RE4 and earlier getting remade with high end graphics and proper control scheme.
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Post by: pzeke on January 25, 2019, 05:33:35 pm
While I haven't finished the game, I did like RE3, and a remake would certainly be welcomed. Here's hoping that they give Dino Crisis a shot in a near future...
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Post by: gf78 on January 25, 2019, 09:21:37 pm
Currently finishing up Lorule Castle in Link Between Worlds. Just unlocked the big door!
Also playing through all the cups in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.
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Post by: gf78 on January 25, 2019, 09:23:48 pm
While I haven't finished the game, I did I like RE3, and a remake would certainly be welcomed. Here's hoping that they give Dino Crisis a shot in a near future...
I bought RE3 Nemesis on release day long, long ago. That f'ker kept me on the edge of my seat the whole game. Bastard just kept popping up groaning "STARRRRRS!" :o
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Post by: pzeke on January 25, 2019, 09:39:37 pm
I bought RE3 Nemesis on release day long, long ago. That f'ker kept me on the edge of my seat the whole game. Bastard just kept popping up groaning "STARRRRRS!" :o
Now imagine that in a modern setting. Hands down a better scare than what RE7 offered.
Talking about RE7, it would be neat if Capcom ended up re-releasing the game in a third-person perspective. Granted, the odds of that happening I think are rather slim, but who knows. Just spitballing.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on January 25, 2019, 09:52:27 pm
I bought RE3 Nemesis on release day long, long ago. That f'ker kept me on the edge of my seat the whole game. Bastard just kept popping up groaning "STARRRRRS!" :o
Now imagine that in a modern setting. Hands down a better scare than what RE7 offered.
Talking about RE7, it would be neat if Capcom ended up re-releasing the game in a third-person perspective. Granted, the odds of that happening I think are rather slim, but who knows. Just spitballing.
That game could only really work as an FPS. It's a much more scaled down experience compared to other RE games, so you really need to be in that view as you explore these more narrow and smaller areas. I noticed that while playing the RE2 Remake, that the tension isn't nearly as high, because there's just so much to explore and area to move around in. The tension ramps up once Mr. X shows up, but RE7 had me on edge through most of the first half of the game.
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Post by: pzeke on January 25, 2019, 11:18:47 pm
I liked the approach of RE7, just didn't feel the horror. And I know that's a very "popular thing to say" when it comes to this game, but I'm being honest. I did like Jack Baker's character, though - he was probably the best part of the game for me.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on January 26, 2019, 06:42:26 am
Claire's campaign in RE2R right now and didn't realize it was an alternate version of Leon's story. Thought she would be off doing her own thing elsewhere, but eventually I did hit the point where the story is splitting and doing more of its own thing. Really enjoying my time and the grenade launcher is awesome. Feels so much more reliable than the shotgun, especially against Lickers and it should be very helpful with some of the later creatures. That might be the only nitpick I have is that the enemies are abit bullet spongy. It doesn't bother me like it does for other people, but it could use an adjustment. At least when playing with Leon, it always felt like enemies took one or two more shots than they really should.
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Post by: shatterstar69 on January 26, 2019, 09:04:20 am
I have never beaten an Assassin's Creed game before so I decided to tackle the series with the 52 game challenge this year. So far I have finished 1 and 2 and currently playing Brotherhood. I have to admit the series is quite good, don't know why I took this long to play them seriously.
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Post by: vivigamer on January 26, 2019, 06:57:45 pm
Playing RESIDENT EVIL 2R - loving it! It's taken the 3rd person action mechanics but gelled it with the horror an suspense of the originals... It really is the perfect blend. I also love the new adaptation of Leon, the performance was stellar and I like him much more as a character.
If I were to nit pick there is something strange with the light shading, light reflecting off the environment can be very trippy with patches of colour - I'm on PS4 pro so I don't think it's the limitations of my hardware.
But really happy with the release and intend to play as Claire tomorrow! I barely scrapped by Leon's story with the last few encounters, took many retires as I had next to nothing, to use! But I managed it!
Another gaming triumph today was beating the Data battles on Kingdom Hearts 2.5 Final Mix - something ive always wanted to do but not dared. Xaldin gave me the most trouble but when I was able to use the jump command at the later phase patterns of the fight I eventually beat him - all on critical mode
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on January 26, 2019, 09:27:21 pm
With both Scenario A's done for Clair and Leon, jumping into Claire's Scenario B now. Will be nice to have things different for my third run of the game. Also using the classic costumes and classic music. It doesn't have the same nostalgia for me, being that I was never an RE2 fan, but it shakes up things by having more regular music, as the Remake is abit minimal on that in general, and some of the classic sound effects that I recognize from other people playing the game.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on January 31, 2019, 06:22:58 am
Got around to finishing Claire's Scenario B and the true ending and I feel like the second scenario being barely different from the first scenario is kind of a downer note for the game. I still love it, but this keeps it like a 9/10 rather than top tier, because the differences really only exist partially in the beginning and partially at the end. I was expecting stuff to be much more varied and mixed up, new areas even, but you just mostly do the same stuff as Leon and it creates a real...narrative dissonance I think is what you would call it, where realistically, Claire would've been off doing her own thing elsewhere in the city, or criss-crossing with Leon more, but you don't. I'm guessing this is what the original game was like, but I think they could've done more to make it better. This and RE7 are still my favorites, I just really wanted that extra step to really push this game to the tippy top.
Still got the extra modes to do and maybe try a Leon A speedrun for the reward. S+ runs sound ridiculous and I may get around to a hardcore run eventually.
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Post by: shfan on January 31, 2019, 06:46:23 am
Working my way through the 'Capcom Belt Action Collection' (the beat em up collection, Japanese physical but in English!), on Knights of the Round now, then have the 2 newer and more obscure games left to play on it. After that I hope to start Earth Defence Force 5, looking forward to it :D
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Post by: Cartagia on January 31, 2019, 08:34:02 am
Got around to finishing Claire's Scenario B and the true ending and I feel like the second scenario being barely different from the first scenario is kind of a downer note for the game. I still love it, but this keeps it like a 9/10 rather than top tier, because the differences really only exist partially in the beginning and partially at the end. I was expecting stuff to be much more varied and mixed up, new areas even, but you just mostly do the same stuff as Leon and it creates a real...narrative dissonance I think is what you would call it, where realistically, Claire would've been off doing her own thing elsewhere in the city, or criss-crossing with Leon more, but you don't.
I mean, there are areas that you get in Claire B that you don’t get in Leon A - Chief Irons office, the Orphange, and there are some big-ish changes (the main hall isn’t a save area) but yeah some of the puzzles could have been a little more varied.
I think the scenario B was always meant to be a little “speedrun” style bonus. Like, let’s see how much you remember and can plow through, but we did mix some stuff up!
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on January 31, 2019, 04:44:29 pm
I mean, there are areas that you get in Claire B that you don’t get in Leon A - Chief Irons office, the Orphange, and there are some big-ish changes (the main hall isn’t a save area) but yeah some of the puzzles could have been a little more varied.
I think the scenario B was always meant to be a little “speedrun” style bonus. Like, let’s see how much you remember and can plow through, but we did mix some stuff up!
Claire's Campaign does have original stuff as you brought up, but the rest of the game is 85% what you do exactly as Leon and Scenario B in general is still 95% of what you do in Scenario A. The puzzle changes are very minor too. The Sewer section is almost entirely the exact same thing with no changes that I noticed. In the end, even with Claire's differences, it's really just playing the same singular campaign 4 times with a few variations.
I don't hate it for sure, I'd actually would like a Scenario C that is just an overhaul of everything and make it drastically different with items and enemies to the point it almost feels like a new setting despite the same exact surroundings. I also just would've liked to see them do more to make Claire and Leon narratives make sense by having Claire do much of her own thing and only intertwining her into certain sections and that it was more clear that maybe Claire was following in his steps at times and not doing stuff in a parallel world lol
But I can't harp on it too much really, it's a remake of what they generally did on PS1, so they could only change so much.
*EDIT* Oh boy that 4th Survivor mode is rough lol Rough in that it's hard as you play Hunk escaping from the sewers and needing to get to the police station, running as fast as you can to escape while trying to not get stopped for too long, dodging every creature in the game. Big focus on managing your inventory you start with and making it last. I got most of the way through it on my 4th try, but got killed due to misjudging the downtime a shotgun attack does to the plant creatures. Not normally into challenge modes, but I think I can manage this with a few more tries and some luck.
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Post by: mark1982 on February 01, 2019, 10:10:36 am
Battle Princess Madelyn on the Switch - Fun 2D side scroller with similarities to Ghouls n Ghosts. Having a blast so far. The UI is a bit different on the Switch though.
Battle Princess Madelyn on the Switch - Fun 2D side scroller with similarities to Ghouls n Ghosts. Having a blast so far. The UI is a bit different on the Switch though.
Yep, got an Asia version, has full English support.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on February 01, 2019, 04:36:13 pm
Geez, that looks really good. I have so many of these retro throwback games I've been bookmarking to pick up eventually, because they all look great lol
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Post by: bunnybear on February 03, 2019, 01:45:59 am
Gone back to an old save file for Persona on PSP.
Now I remember why I put it down for a full year.
Although it does a lot of things well and in novel ways (in regards to its original 1996 release), it has too little narrative and too much dungeon slogging and random battles. This is tiresome.
I’ve also been playing Leap of Fate on PS4. This is a really fun twin-stick rogue-lite. Fast paced but also the sort of game you can pick up, play for 60 min, put down, and feel like it was gaming time well spent.
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Post by: telly on February 27, 2019, 10:39:23 am
Finished Undertale last week. Starting up Shantae Risky's Revenge next. I'm also in fall year 2 on Stardew Valley and am very close to getting that Platinum trophy for FFX
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on February 27, 2019, 11:04:25 pm
Picked up Mass Effect: Andromeda on a real deep sale, figured I could maybe get something out of the game for 12 bucks and so far it's alright. Once you get past the fact that everyone is an emotionless puppet, the game is a competent third person shooter. Just got through the first planet after the tutorial section and might casually keep on with it. It's not drawing me enough for long sessions, but I think popping into a planet here and there might do me alright.
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Post by: PaleManInBlack on March 01, 2019, 09:55:00 pm
I decided to do a Resident Evil marathon in no particular order. I started with the RE2 Remake, then moved onto Revelations 1 and 2, before going through 5 in co-op and I'm currently playing through the original remake on Steam. I think the RE2 Remake gave me a mighty hankering for Resident Evil.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on March 01, 2019, 10:30:07 pm
Going through the Division 2 Open Beta and it's alright. I think the gameplay is and general feel of the game is good, but what would probably keep me from playing the game beyond just it's story stuff is that the kinda the whole setting is kinda bland. Enemies are just generic dudes, weapons are all just normal weapons, the setting is just a basic virus setting. Like I know people are tired of zombies or mutants, but I feel like if the setting had other enemy types to mix things up, it would make the game more varied and interesting. I'll at least play out the few days of the Beta.
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Post by: telly on March 02, 2019, 11:57:41 pm
Just got the platinum on FFX! After about 88 hours :)
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Post by: mark1982 on March 03, 2019, 09:38:35 am
Currently enjoying Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom on the Switch. Really loving this game, a great throwback to the classic.
Just got the platinum on FFX! After about 88 hours :)
Congratulations on the platinum!
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on March 04, 2019, 04:15:28 pm
Got a few levels deep into Mega Man 11 and I'm just not really enjoying myself. The whole time I mostly just wish I was playing something Mega Man X related and I'm not super keen on some of the level design. Not too mention some of the checkpoints are kinda annoyingly placed, so you feel like you've made it pretty far, just to make a slip up and you are back at the beginning. It's not a bad game at all, I beat a few levels, but just sorta feels like I'm not having as much fun as I should.
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Post by: shfan on March 05, 2019, 09:21:45 am
Restarted Bloodborne, which is rather stupid since I don't have masses of time and want to have a chance at beating the 52 game challenge this year (and was ahead of the game). Sod it. Been daydreaming about Yharnam for months.
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Post by: xeshadowfax on March 05, 2019, 05:11:50 pm
I am currently playing through the remastered Uncharted: Nathan Drake Collection on Crushing difficulty 8)
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Post by: kashell on March 11, 2019, 08:02:54 am
Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn is extra cute and fluffy.
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Post by: soera on March 11, 2019, 08:50:12 am
Recenly beat Fox N Forests and started Sundered. Its a really unique Metroid style of game. Im enjoying it a lot.
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Post by: telly on March 11, 2019, 10:23:58 am
I booted up Cosmic Star Heroine but decided to wait until I can devote my full attention to it. So I'm just playing Risky's Revenge right now
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on March 12, 2019, 04:23:19 am
Finally got some time in Devil May Cry V and it's pretty fun. Can't say I'm good with the combo's at all, but the devil breakers are neat things. Don't particularly like playing as V though. He's not bad, but because you aren't attacking as him, I just feel disconnected from the combat and it's mostly just me spamming Triangle and Square to make the pets go wild and then bring Nightmare in when there's a lot or something tough. Luckily it looks like there are points where I can choose to be Nero or V and I like being able to go with Nero. Hopefully I don't have to play too much more as V as he's just not super fun. Love this games style though, it's so ridiculous and an absolute blast.
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Post by: telly on March 13, 2019, 12:30:37 pm
Having a blast replaying Ace Combat 5, looks really good on the PS4
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Post by: megasilverx1 on March 16, 2019, 12:19:02 am
Rikki & Vikki for the Atari 7800 just came in the mail and I'm looking forward to playing it when I get the time. The game looked fun and the music sounded amazing and it's nice to have another game to play on the system besides the awesome port of Centipede. I'm not however looking forward to using the 7800's dreadful controller and unfortunately it sounds like a Genesis controller won't work either due to how things are wired up inside the system. Maybe I'll look into getting a European/Australian 7800 controller since they look way more comfortable to use.
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Post by: doafan on March 16, 2019, 12:48:47 pm
Have been playing like crazy every single day at any chance where I have some free time Animal Crossing New Leaf, have been obsessed with Phineas and his damn badges, just need one more to have all of them, I don't have all of them upgraded to gold, just a few ones but the main idea is to finally get all of them and then start to take all of them to the limit also have been digging all nights at SteamWorld Dig: A Fistful of Dirt which is kinda an addictive game, between these two titles I don't want to play anything else, at least for a good while ;D
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on March 18, 2019, 09:32:38 pm
Got into the action game mood with Devil May Cry V, so I saw that Bayonetta was 5 bucks on PC and since I never actually beat the original game, figured it was a good time for it. I love Bayonetta 2, I prefer this series to DMC, so it'll be fun going back to it as I just love how crazy and goofy it is. PC version runs a tad wonky here and there, but hopefully it won't hurt the game too much.
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Post by: kashell on March 19, 2019, 08:43:14 am
I'm playing Valkyria Chronicles Remastered. It feels great to be back in Gallia without Claude or Avan anywhere nearby.
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Post by: telly on March 19, 2019, 08:52:10 am
Finished Ace Combat 5 so starting up Cosmic Star Herione for real now! Will be going for the platinum on AC5 as I play other things
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on March 21, 2019, 11:44:33 pm
Picked up Crypt of the Necrodancer due to wanting to see what Cadence of Hyrule will feel like and I'm enjoying the game. Basically like a less hectic Enter the Gungeon. The rhythm stuff takes a little getting use to and I had to completely change the controls (Found it much better to put directions/attack on D-Pad and then "combos" onto the other buttons, as combos suck to me. I'm at Zone 4, the seemingly last zone and I think Cadence of Hyrule will be a fun time. This one is a good pick up too if you can get it cheap. Normally I don't like rogue-like stuff, I never beat any of them due to their difficulty (Rogue Legacy, Binding of Isaac, Enter the Gungeon), but this one is a lot more straightforward and simple I feel.
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Post by: ignition365 on March 25, 2019, 08:39:26 am
SEKIRO!!!! I'm so enamored with this game. I wish I could sit around and play it all day... but life and such.
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Post by: mark1982 on March 26, 2019, 01:42:13 am
Currently I'm playing Nier Automata, I went in completely blind didn't watch any previews or videos and in the beginning it was a bit of a head scratcher...
But the more I played the more the game started to click with me, the story and game mechanics open up and the mysteries unfolded... In the beginning I thought the game was rather short, but something seemed off, so after the end credits I kept playing and the game kept giving, and giving, and giving, heh. ;)
Brilliant game with so many things to discover. I'm finishing my 2nd playthrough and I feel like I'm still missing a decent chunk of the game. I will just keep playing to see what else there is to discover.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on March 26, 2019, 03:28:55 am
SEKIRO!!!! I'm so enamored with this game. I wish I could sit around and play it all day... but life and such.
It's kicking my butt pretty good right now. Most of the way through the temple right now for a general idea of placement and while I think there are a few...poor elements to some of the bosses, it's overall a good time. It's a fun way to tackle the normal Soulsborne formula.
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Post by: ignition365 on March 26, 2019, 08:50:53 am
SEKIRO!!!! I'm so enamored with this game. I wish I could sit around and play it all day... but life and such.
It's kicking my butt pretty good right now. Most of the way through the temple right now for a general idea of placement and while I think there are a few...poor elements to some of the bosses, it's overall a good time. It's a fun way to tackle the normal Soulsborne formula.
I wound up skipping a lot of content... not on purpose. I got a few areas past the temple I think and then I was reading up and realized I missed like 3 areas entirely. So I back tracked and completed areas I missed and now I'm also at the temple. I got most of the way done with the Valley area before I realized.
The game does really well to just let you do things in just about whatever order you want.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on March 26, 2019, 03:29:16 pm
While I explore as much as possible, I find myself regularly missing the little spots I'm supposed to go, like that valley section after the Ashina Outskirts, I didn't see it till I looked up where I was supposed to go next and felt real dumb for not looking over that cliff edge next to the idol, or that I feel like I'm currently missing something in Senpou Temple. I found the Demon Bell spot, that place to the Headless, and I made it up to the Main Hall and got the letter from the priest, but I don't see a boss to fight or another direction to go as the one tunnel path just goes to a new fighting style. Still gotta beat Lady Butterfly, need to beat that asshole gun guy at the Sunken Valley, and there's at least 2 Headless I need to try and take out eventually.
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Post by: ignition365 on March 26, 2019, 04:18:56 pm
While I explore as much as possible, I find myself regularly missing the little spots I'm supposed to go, like that valley section after the Ashina Outskirts, I didn't see it till I looked up where I was supposed to go next and felt real dumb for not looking over that cliff edge next to the idol, or that I feel like I'm currently missing something in Senpou Temple. I found the Demon Bell spot, that place to the Headless, and I made it up to the Main Hall and got the letter from the priest, but I don't see a boss to fight or another direction to go as the one tunnel path just goes to a new fighting style. Still gotta beat Lady Butterfly, need to beat that asshole gun guy at the Sunken Valley, and there's at least 2 Headless I need to try and take out eventually.
Lady Butterfly was super easy once I figured out her stuff. I still need to beat Genichiro and I skipped that asshole gun guy because he'd constantly 1 hit kill me.
I sure as fuck absolutely did not ring that evil bell though. The game is tough enough.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on March 26, 2019, 05:01:30 pm
While I explore as much as possible, I find myself regularly missing the little spots I'm supposed to go, like that valley section after the Ashina Outskirts, I didn't see it till I looked up where I was supposed to go next and felt real dumb for not looking over that cliff edge next to the idol, or that I feel like I'm currently missing something in Senpou Temple. I found the Demon Bell spot, that place to the Headless, and I made it up to the Main Hall and got the letter from the priest, but I don't see a boss to fight or another direction to go as the one tunnel path just goes to a new fighting style. Still gotta beat Lady Butterfly, need to beat that asshole gun guy at the Sunken Valley, and there's at least 2 Headless I need to try and take out eventually.
Lady Butterfly was super easy once I figured out her stuff. I still need to beat Genichiro and I skipped that asshole gun guy because he'd constantly 1 hit kill me.
I sure as fuck absolutely did not ring that evil bell though. The game is tough enough.
Yeah I'm glad I didn't, because I read up on it afterwards and if I couldn't turn that off, I would've quit the game lol
I can probably do Lady Butterfly now, I just haven't gone back since I wasted the one snap seed they give and just never returned, but I've basically doubled my health, improved my attack, and like trippled my gourd since then, so I should be good.
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Post by: Cartagia on March 29, 2019, 07:49:42 am
Finally fired up Into the Breach. What a terrific game. It’s hard as hell, but it’s addictive and fun. It’s probably a little bit easier (and a lot more intuitive) than FTL. I finished a single campaign playthrough, but it’s the kind of game that’s designed to be played over and over. I might give it another spin with a different crew and see how that goes.
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Post by: telly on March 29, 2019, 08:55:46 am
Finished the prison break sequence in Cosmic Star Heroine. About 7 hours in currently. I'm really digging this game, a lot more than I thought I would!
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Post by: ignition365 on March 29, 2019, 10:52:34 am
While I explore as much as possible, I find myself regularly missing the little spots I'm supposed to go, like that valley section after the Ashina Outskirts, I didn't see it till I looked up where I was supposed to go next and felt real dumb for not looking over that cliff edge next to the idol, or that I feel like I'm currently missing something in Senpou Temple. I found the Demon Bell spot, that place to the Headless, and I made it up to the Main Hall and got the letter from the priest, but I don't see a boss to fight or another direction to go as the one tunnel path just goes to a new fighting style. Still gotta beat Lady Butterfly, need to beat that asshole gun guy at the Sunken Valley, and there's at least 2 Headless I need to try and take out eventually.
Lady Butterfly was super easy once I figured out her stuff. I still need to beat Genichiro and I skipped that asshole gun guy because he'd constantly 1 hit kill me.
I sure as fuck absolutely did not ring that evil bell though. The game is tough enough.
Yeah I'm glad I didn't, because I read up on it afterwards and if I couldn't turn that off, I would've quit the game lol
I can probably do Lady Butterfly now, I just haven't gone back since I wasted the one snap seed they give and just never returned, but I've basically doubled my health, improved my attack, and like trippled my gourd since then, so I should be good.
There's a way to turn it off, but why bother ya know?
I beat a bunch more bosses, the cheap gun guy I had to sorta cheese and he still almost killed me.
I was really proud of myself that I killed the giraffe guy in like 30 seconds when it dawned on me how to beat him after having him demolish me time and time again. I pretty much can't proceed anywhere anymore until I go fight Genichiro.
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Post by: kashell on April 05, 2019, 03:22:43 pm
I'm playing Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna the Golden Country. It is everything that the base game should have been. There is plenty to do, but it's manageable. It doesn't feel like you're being swarmed by features. Having only two Titans to traverse and only three teams makes the journey still feel epic, but on a more manageable (there's that word again!) scale.
I'm glad I decided to impulse buy this. I'm having a really great time with it.
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Post by: telly on April 05, 2019, 04:26:22 pm
Finished Cosmic Star Heroine. Really enjoyed it though it isn't perfect.
Next up, Shenmue!!
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on April 05, 2019, 05:36:35 pm
While I explore as much as possible, I find myself regularly missing the little spots I'm supposed to go, like that valley section after the Ashina Outskirts, I didn't see it till I looked up where I was supposed to go next and felt real dumb for not looking over that cliff edge next to the idol, or that I feel like I'm currently missing something in Senpou Temple. I found the Demon Bell spot, that place to the Headless, and I made it up to the Main Hall and got the letter from the priest, but I don't see a boss to fight or another direction to go as the one tunnel path just goes to a new fighting style. Still gotta beat Lady Butterfly, need to beat that asshole gun guy at the Sunken Valley, and there's at least 2 Headless I need to try and take out eventually.
Lady Butterfly was super easy once I figured out her stuff. I still need to beat Genichiro and I skipped that asshole gun guy because he'd constantly 1 hit kill me.
I sure as fuck absolutely did not ring that evil bell though. The game is tough enough.
Yeah I'm glad I didn't, because I read up on it afterwards and if I couldn't turn that off, I would've quit the game lol
I can probably do Lady Butterfly now, I just haven't gone back since I wasted the one snap seed they give and just never returned, but I've basically doubled my health, improved my attack, and like trippled my gourd since then, so I should be good.
There's a way to turn it off, but why bother ya know?
I beat a bunch more bosses, the cheap gun guy I had to sorta cheese and he still almost killed me.
I was really proud of myself that I killed the giraffe guy in like 30 seconds when it dawned on me how to beat him after having him demolish me time and time again. I pretty much can't proceed anywhere anymore until I go fight Genichiro.
I'm stuck at the last boss right now. He's pretty ridiculous. His final health bar is where I'm getting screwed over and it's hard to counter the one big move he does I find. Tempted to grind a little more to get more skill points to up my attack power through the mask, but that's so boring lol Might just put up with it for another point or two in attack to help smooth things out. I do have one other boss left, the final optional one (Keeping this spoiler free, but if you are at the end game, then you know), but I kinda gave up on him and just gonna look at beating the game to finally finish it and move on.
*EDIT* Figured out the trick for Demon, making the fight not quite so overwhelming feeling, and beat the final boss due to pushing up my attack power with that last fight and really putting on the pressure for that posture building.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: ignition365 on April 08, 2019, 09:39:42 am
I'm stuck at the last boss right now. He's pretty ridiculous. His final health bar is where I'm getting screwed over and it's hard to counter the one big move he does I find. Tempted to grind a little more to get more skill points to up my attack power through the mask, but that's so boring lol Might just put up with it for another point or two in attack to help smooth things out. I do have one other boss left, the final optional one (Keeping this spoiler free, but if you are at the end game, then you know), but I kinda gave up on him and just gonna look at beating the game to finally finish it and move on.
*EDIT* Figured out the trick for Demon, making the fight not quite so overwhelming feeling, and beat the final boss due to pushing up my attack power with that last fight and really putting on the pressure for that posture building.
Yeah, I went and beat all of the bosses and then beat the final boss. Final boss was definitely the hardest boss in the game, took me at least 2 hours of trying to beat him.
Now I'm on NG+ and I just beat Genichiro. Matter of fact, I beat Genichiro at the beginning of the game too, in that fight that I expect that the game expects you to lose at. I got all the way to Lady butterfly without needing to use a resurrection, so in the middle of the lady butterfly fight I had that little sorta cutscene thing introducing resurrection. First death was right before Genichiro. I don't know if NG+ is just easier because of how high my attack power is, having all prosthetics, and maxed out vitality/posture and gourds... or if it's just because I know all of the little things about the game at this point. I'm going for the platinum for this game because I'm enjoying it so much.
There's only 2, maybe 3, things that will prevent me from getting the platinum. 1 Fulminated Mercury, I need a shit ton of this and it doesn't seem that there is any easy way to farm it. 2 Skill points, I need about 50 skill points to unlock all skills and I'm already at the point that I need like 20,000 XP to level up... and I haven't used the mask once. 3 Lapis Lazuli, need 10 of these to upgrade all prosthetics, only 6 available per playthrough, I acquired all 6 in my first playthrough, so I need 4 more, pretty easy to get 4 I believe once you get towards endgame. Maybe 4 because there are probably other upgrade materials that I need that I don't have.
I'm having trouble deciding if I like this game more than Spider-man for my list for the year. I definitely thought this would be lower than West of Loathing, but I'm just enjoying this game too damned much, even in NG+... and I rarely if ever playthrough a game a second time. Spider-man I didn't play again, but I did put in the effort to get the platinum.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kamikazekeeg on April 08, 2019, 04:00:41 pm
I'm stuck at the last boss right now. He's pretty ridiculous. His final health bar is where I'm getting screwed over and it's hard to counter the one big move he does I find. Tempted to grind a little more to get more skill points to up my attack power through the mask, but that's so boring lol Might just put up with it for another point or two in attack to help smooth things out. I do have one other boss left, the final optional one (Keeping this spoiler free, but if you are at the end game, then you know), but I kinda gave up on him and just gonna look at beating the game to finally finish it and move on.
*EDIT* Figured out the trick for Demon, making the fight not quite so overwhelming feeling, and beat the final boss due to pushing up my attack power with that last fight and really putting on the pressure for that posture building.
Yeah, I went and beat all of the bosses and then beat the final boss. Final boss was definitely the hardest boss in the game, took me at least 2 hours of trying to beat him.
Now I'm on NG+ and I just beat Genichiro. Matter of fact, I beat Genichiro at the beginning of the game too, in that fight that I expect that the game expects you to lose at. I got all the way to Lady butterfly without needing to use a resurrection, so in the middle of the lady butterfly fight I had that little sorta cutscene thing introducing resurrection. First death was right before Genichiro. I don't know if NG+ is just easier because of how high my attack power is, having all prosthetics, and maxed out vitality/posture and gourds... or if it's just because I know all of the little things about the game at this point. I'm going for the platinum for this game because I'm enjoying it so much.
There's only 2, maybe 3, things that will prevent me from getting the platinum. 1 Fulminated Mercury, I need a shit ton of this and it doesn't seem that there is any easy way to farm it. 2 Skill points, I need about 50 skill points to unlock all skills and I'm already at the point that I need like 20,000 XP to level up... and I haven't used the mask once. 3 Lapis Lazuli, need 10 of these to upgrade all prosthetics, only 6 available per playthrough, I acquired all 6 in my first playthrough, so I need 4 more, pretty easy to get 4 I believe once you get towards endgame. Maybe 4 because there are probably other upgrade materials that I need that I don't have.
I'm having trouble deciding if I like this game more than Spider-man for my list for the year. I definitely thought this would be lower than West of Loathing, but I'm just enjoying this game too damned much, even in NG+... and I rarely if ever playthrough a game a second time. Spider-man I didn't play again, but I did put in the effort to get the platinum.
Fulminated Mercury drops regularly off the red armor canon enemies that take over at the end of the game if I'm remembering right. The best farming spot in the game is at the Outskirts stairway, kill the guy in the tower, drop down below the tower to kill the guy, kill the guard outside of the gate, kill the two patrolling ones and then quickly run back to the idol. You'll get tons of money, XP, and you'll get mercury, possibly boostable with the demon bell and the item boost.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: ignition365 on April 08, 2019, 04:31:58 pm
I'm stuck at the last boss right now. He's pretty ridiculous. His final health bar is where I'm getting screwed over and it's hard to counter the one big move he does I find. Tempted to grind a little more to get more skill points to up my attack power through the mask, but that's so boring lol Might just put up with it for another point or two in attack to help smooth things out. I do have one other boss left, the final optional one (Keeping this spoiler free, but if you are at the end game, then you know), but I kinda gave up on him and just gonna look at beating the game to finally finish it and move on.
*EDIT* Figured out the trick for Demon, making the fight not quite so overwhelming feeling, and beat the final boss due to pushing up my attack power with that last fight and really putting on the pressure for that posture building.
Yeah, I went and beat all of the bosses and then beat the final boss. Final boss was definitely the hardest boss in the game, took me at least 2 hours of trying to beat him.
Now I'm on NG+ and I just beat Genichiro. Matter of fact, I beat Genichiro at the beginning of the game too, in that fight that I expect that the game expects you to lose at. I got all the way to Lady butterfly without needing to use a resurrection, so in the middle of the lady butterfly fight I had that little sorta cutscene thing introducing resurrection. First death was right before Genichiro. I don't know if NG+ is just easier because of how high my attack power is, having all prosthetics, and maxed out vitality/posture and gourds... or if it's just because I know all of the little things about the game at this point. I'm going for the platinum for this game because I'm enjoying it so much.
There's only 2, maybe 3, things that will prevent me from getting the platinum. 1 Fulminated Mercury, I need a shit ton of this and it doesn't seem that there is any easy way to farm it. 2 Skill points, I need about 50 skill points to unlock all skills and I'm already at the point that I need like 20,000 XP to level up... and I haven't used the mask once. 3 Lapis Lazuli, need 10 of these to upgrade all prosthetics, only 6 available per playthrough, I acquired all 6 in my first playthrough, so I need 4 more, pretty easy to get 4 I believe once you get towards endgame. Maybe 4 because there are probably other upgrade materials that I need that I don't have.
I'm having trouble deciding if I like this game more than Spider-man for my list for the year. I definitely thought this would be lower than West of Loathing, but I'm just enjoying this game too damned much, even in NG+... and I rarely if ever playthrough a game a second time. Spider-man I didn't play again, but I did put in the effort to get the platinum.
Fulminated Mercury drops regularly off the red armor canon enemies that take over at the end of the game if I'm remembering right. The best farming spot in the game is at the Outskirts stairway, kill the guy in the tower, drop down below the tower to kill the guy, kill the guard outside of the gate, kill the two patrolling ones and then quickly run back to the idol. You'll get tons of money, XP, and you'll get mercury, possibly boostable with the demon bell and the item boost.
Yeah, it seems like it's the XP that's gonna kill my run though. If my math isn't wrong, I still need around 2 million XP to get all skills.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kamikazekeeg on April 08, 2019, 04:41:02 pm
Yeah, it seems like it's the XP that's gonna kill my run though. If my math isn't wrong, I still need around 2 million XP to get all skills.
That kind of stuff is why I never go for Platinum's lol
Sounds like at the end of NG+ I can earn about 600,000 XP / hour at the area you described. That's just like 3 hours of nonstop doing that... I'm sure that won't make me want to kill myself.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kamikazekeeg on April 10, 2019, 06:44:37 pm
Decided to give Morrowind a shot, so I'm going through normal process for a Bethesda game and downloading all of the mods I can lol Not something I want the vanilla experience before, so grabbing a nicer body mod so that the characters don't look like polygonal monsters, a sound/visual overhaul, and probably a couple others to really make the experience feel more modern. Not sure if I'll stick with it or not, but I'll give it a few hours at least since I got some downtime on new games till the end of the month.
*EDIT* Oof, maybe not. The mods help clean up stuff, but that gameplay is pretty bad lol Might just do another Skyrim run instead.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: ignition365 on April 11, 2019, 08:41:56 am
Yeah, it seems like it's the XP that's gonna kill my run though. If my math isn't wrong, I still need around 2 million XP to get all skills.
That kind of stuff is why I never go for Platinum's lol
Sounds like at the end of NG+ I can earn about 600,000 XP / hour at the area you described. That's just like 3 hours of nonstop doing that... I'm sure that won't make me want to kill myself.
I did some runs in the area specified. My initial runs earned me about 6,000XP/45 seconds. My later runs I extended to killing further and more enemies got me about 12,000XP/1.5 minutes. Decided that that wasn't efficient enough, so I scouted some other areas in the game, earning some XP just by going around. Went to an area filled with dogs in fountainhead palace which would net me about 7,000XP/minute. And then I finally just decided to go spawn at the Ashina Castle Antechamber idol and there is a single enemy there that you can consistently stealth kill for about 2,000 XP really close to the idol. I can kill him about 5 times a minute. So this nets me 10,000XP/minute.
I have 32 skill points earned right now and I need 55 total. Current skill point costs 50,000XP. Final skill point will cost roughly 82,000XP. At an average of about 65,000XP per level, with 23 levels left and earning about 600,000XP/hour... I have to make that run flawlessly, consistently, and efficiently for 2.5 hours. I consider going and doing NG++ where I'll earn more XP naturally, but I wouldn't earn 1.5 million XP points by the end of NG++ and I'd maybe get 15-20,000 XP/minute by putting in an additional 5-10 hours of game play... plus I'd have to go through the final boss fight... and I don't know if I'm ready for that again.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kamikazekeeg on April 13, 2019, 11:18:33 pm
Decided to start a fresh Bloodborne run, been a few years since I played it, wanting to experience it with Sekiro in mind and man I got bad lol Sekiro feels way easier in comparison when you can't rely on blocks and deflecting. Not sure if I'll do a full run, but after getting back into this, there's a big part of me that wants Bloodborne 2 (Or another version of Soulsborne), but with generally the movement and feel of Sekiro. Don't need full stealth, grapple hook, and the ninjitsu stuff, but general stealth for backstabs, ease of movement, and normal parry's would be so awesome...Wonder if I should jump into Dark Souls 3 instead.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: justin8301 on April 14, 2019, 12:19:06 am
Been playing through Super Meat Boy on the switch, I played through the game years ago and didnt really remember much so i figured it would be time for another go around. One of the things that really surprised me is not the number of times i'm dying, but rather, how i dont get mad or frustrated when I do die. Nothing is cheap, everything is laid out in front of you. You know exactly what you need to do, if you die, its totally your fault and nothing else.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: mike24rules on April 14, 2019, 04:30:45 am
Batman Arkham city Armored edition and mlb 19
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: ignition365 on April 15, 2019, 08:36:10 am
Took a while but I finally got the platinum on Sekiro. That last trophy was a slog. Had trouble deciding what to start up next.
I popped Far Cry New Dawn in my X1 and Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise in my PS4 thinking whichever was ready first I'd just play, but my X1 complained about hdd space, so I went and uninstalled a bunch of games so it would install, noticed that both games were still pretty far off from being done. Decided to look through what X1 games I had installed since I was in there anyway. I had just watched a couple of WWF/E PPVs the other day because I was bored and decided I'd play WWE 2k16 since it was free with gold at some point. So that's what I'm playing now.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kashell on April 15, 2019, 09:39:55 am
I decided to try Nostalgia for the Nintendo DS. It's very basic, but there is a lot of charm. I feel like I would appreciate it more if I haven't played so many other RPGs like it.
Still, I'm excited to continue. I like that it takes place in a semi-steampunk version of our world. More importantly, I like that the characters within it are so endearing.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: telly on April 15, 2019, 09:41:35 am
I decided to shelve Shenmue as I was really excited to play Spelunky. It's one of my favorite games and while I suck at it, I can tell I'm already getting better :)
Definitely some bullshit already though. I had two instances last night out of 18 runs where the shopkeepers got mad at me while I was doing absolutely nothing.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: Cartagia on April 15, 2019, 10:42:48 am
I started The Evil Within. More gruesome than actually scary... like the Saw of video games. I’d be morgiving if the controls were a bit tighter.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kamikazekeeg on April 16, 2019, 05:44:16 am
Decided to give State of Decay 2 on PC another shot. It was such a disappointment last year, even with how low my expectations were, but after a year of updating and patching, they at least took the game from being on the verge of unplayable, to being an alright game, that really only cements it as a very underwhelming sequel.
I did put a good few hours into my new game run tonight, because it's the type of game you can put a stream or podcast on with, and get a better experience that way. It's mostly just a resource management game, so no real need to focus on it too hard and I think that's how I'll get through this game as otherwise it's such a weak survival game. Maybe State of Decay 3 will be the ACTUAL sequel, with needed features like instant follower switching, more interesting survival elements, and far better building/community features, but otherwise I'd recommend against getting the game unless it's dumb cheap or you just want like a totally average zombie game to pass the time with.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: ferraroso on April 16, 2019, 10:31:10 am
Just started playing Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom and man... how beautiful is that game! I simply love Wonder Boy since the time I didn't even know it was called Wonder Boy as I was a huge fan of Turma da Mônica series of video games on the Master System and the Mega Drive (which actually were nothing more than a room hacks published officially by Tectoy). The remake/HD remaster of Dragon's Trap was already wonderful and this new game is an amazing homage/retake on the whole series. Everybody should give it a try!
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Post by: shfan on April 16, 2019, 10:59:43 am
Just started a fresh playthrough of Resident Evil Revelations 2, on the difficulty level after normal, surprised since it's not been too challenging at all - perhaps I'm jumping the gun, or maybe playing Bloodborne and Dark Souls so much has toughened my resolve some.
The more I play RE 4+ the more appreciation I have for them, they're not survival horror games (RE2 remake and RE7 aside), but they're bloody well engineered games with a good sense of progression and exploration and they effortlessly just get on with things where so many action adventure/third-person shooters get boring at some point.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kashell on April 16, 2019, 03:45:40 pm
I started a file in Shining Force Neo. The voice acting is terrible, but other than that I'm having a pretty good time. I'm not sure if I'll complete it yet since there are some other things I want to start. But, for now it's providing me with a good time. Fans of Diablo will enjoy it.
I still think I prefer EXA. That game I played for hours on end.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: Cartagia on April 23, 2019, 04:17:10 pm
I started Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition this weekend. I forgot just how much I love these old isometric RPGs. It took about an hour to really get into it, but once I was there? Hooboy!
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: ignition365 on April 23, 2019, 04:25:05 pm
Juggling Flinthook, Mages of Mystralia, and Far Cry: New Dawn. Will probably abandon Flinthook as it's just too rogue for me. Thinking about Mortal Kombat XL after Far Cry to brush up on the story before I go rent MK11.
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Post by: mark1982 on April 24, 2019, 03:27:26 am
I have relatives staying at my place so I don't have any time during the day to play anything. But in the evenings before I sleep I get a few hours in on my Handhelds and decided to play Chrono Cross on my VITA. I just love the intro music, so many feels. ;D
And of course the best character :P
(https://i.imgur.com/dtN1asD.png)
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: mark1982 on April 24, 2019, 03:34:06 am
Just started playing Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom and man... how beautiful is that game! I simply love Wonder Boy since the time I didn't even know it was called Wonder Boy as I was a huge fan of Turma da Mônica series of video games on the Master System and the Mega Drive (which actually were nothing more than a room hacks published officially by Tectoy). The remake/HD remaster of Dragon's Trap was already wonderful and this new game is an amazing homage/retake on the whole series. Everybody should give it a try!
Definitely agree, the new Monster / Wonder Boy games are brilliant. Some of the puzzles in the Cursed Kingdom were done really well. Fantastic games, and agreed again, everyone should try it. ;D
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kashell on April 24, 2019, 07:59:10 am
Chrono Cross is quite lovely. I went through it again last month.
Sadly, I forgot that Level 3 Techs don't carry over. That means all that work I did for Razzly's last skill was nothing.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: mizzach86 on April 24, 2019, 10:47:25 pm
Downloaded Mortal Kombat 11 on PS4 yesterday. I haven't had a lot of time to play it, but I'm really enjoying it even with the little time I've spent so far.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on April 24, 2019, 10:54:22 pm
Also going through MK11. Mostly just done tutorials and the Krypt with some casual time towers. The system in place for currency and resources is pretty disheartening, even with them adjusting and soon patching things. It's just a very mobile-like setup and makes for a grind that can feel rough rather than rewarding at times. That aside, it's a pretty cool game. Visually damn impressive, very cinematic, gameplay is cool even if I'm a big noob (GET IT) at the game. More use to Street Fighter type gameplay.
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Post by: PaleManInBlack on April 27, 2019, 03:51:34 pm
Been playing a lot of State of Decay 2 with friends.
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Post by: telly on April 27, 2019, 06:23:00 pm
I fixed my broken PS3 so I'll probably try out Disgaea 4 or dive into Tales of Xillia!
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Post by: ignition365 on April 29, 2019, 08:33:56 am
I fixed my broken PS3 so I'll probably try out Disgaea 4 or dive into Tales of Xillia!
I need to fix my PS3 just to get my save data for Tales of Graces f off of it.
I played Mages of Mystralia and Ori and the Blind Forest and wound up abandoning both games. Boring and just plain terrible respectively. Now I'm playing Injustice and when I finish that I'll probably play Injustice 2.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: telly on April 29, 2019, 09:32:46 am
I just finished a Hell run in Spelunky, making it the rarest trophy in my collection now. I'll be putting that game aside and fully diving into The Last of Us (about a couple hours in right now).
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Post by: pitomba on April 29, 2019, 04:41:08 pm
After 5 and 1/2 months (155 hours), i finally finished Zelda Breath of The Wild with 100% on Switch.
Now it is time to play Red Dead Redemption II on Xbox One X.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kamikazekeeg on April 29, 2019, 04:44:47 pm
Still going through Mortal Kombat 11, casually playing, letting the AI do most of the hard work of going through the annoying towers so I can get more gear and grind out the stuff I need for The Krypt. I can do other stuff while doing this, so it's not a huge issue, but it does suck what they did with the game.
Also picked up Days Gone for a game I'll actually sit down with and play seriously, so we'll see how that goes.
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Post by: shfan on May 05, 2019, 07:52:19 pm
Playing Warcraft III: Frozen Throne on PC, been god knows how many years since I played it last, not sure if I ever beat it either, so it's marked as unbeaten in my Backloggery, hoping to change that.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on May 05, 2019, 09:57:03 pm
Picked up Mordhau on PC to play for an hour and overall it's just okay. I thought from stuff I was watching that it had more going on with it, I saw building mechanics and some other things like a BR mode, but honestly it just feels like an updated version of Chivalry. That's not a bad thing at all and the game plays very well (I heard they had some server issues at launch, but I had no problem getting into servers with the browser since they patched it). Felt like refunding as I just don't think I'll really stick with it because it just didn't hit me as doing anything new or interesting to stand out from what I did with Chivalry like...6 years ago.
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Post by: telly on May 05, 2019, 09:57:50 pm
Started up Tales of Xillia!
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Post by: kashell on May 06, 2019, 08:14:34 am
I started Forever Kingdom on the PlayStation 2. This game is weird. Still, it's just charming enough for me to want to continue.
I picked Milla! She seemed more interesting than Jude. Does the game's story differ based on who you pick?
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Post by: ignition365 on May 06, 2019, 09:43:59 am
I've picked up and abandoned so many games in the past week.
I think at this point I'm playing Cosmic Star Heroine on Switch as my on the go game and I'm enjoying it. Final Fantasy IX while my wife is watching me play (Every so often we wind up co-playing a game like this). And I'm playing Burnout Paradise when I'm not playing these other games.
I want to play MK11, but I'm waiting for a preowned copy to show up locally.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kashell on May 06, 2019, 10:19:48 am
I started Forever Kingdom on the PlayStation 2. This game is weird. Still, it's just charming enough for me to want to continue.
Evergrace and Forever Kingdom/Evergrace 2 are definitely weird games. Even with all their flaws I can't help but love both the games, the world has a weird aura to it. Anyhow, if you do a review or anything lemme know.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kashell on May 07, 2019, 08:05:11 am
I started Forever Kingdom on the PlayStation 2. This game is weird. Still, it's just charming enough for me to want to continue.
Evergrace and Forever Kingdom/Evergrace 2 are definitely weird games. Even with all their flaws I can't help but love both the games, the world has a weird aura to it. Anyhow, if you do a review or anything lemme know.
I sure will! I finished Evergrace a couple of years ago, and I think I'm nearing the end of Forever Kingdom. I made some good progress last night.
These boss battles are brutal.
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Post by: PaleManInBlack on May 07, 2019, 08:19:27 pm
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus, because it was added to Xbox Game Pass and I managed to get three months for £1. I can't say I would buy it unless it was cheaper than £10 though. The game is definitely a looker, especially in 4K.
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Post by: mark1982 on May 21, 2019, 06:41:19 am
Just started Chasm last night on the Nintendo Switch. Didn't know much about it going in but I'm having a lot of fun with this Metroidvania title.
The animations are great and I'm really liking how they followed the SOTN style items and weapons including rare drops from enemies. Great game for anyone into retro styled games.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on May 21, 2019, 11:43:06 am
Going through the Castlevania Collection on Switch right now. Beat the first game and while I'm not huge on the movement, I generally enjoyed the game. Castlevania 2 on the other hand is showing itself to be very tedious. I beat the mansion and I'm trying to figure out what exactly I need to do. Trying not to use a guide, but I'll probably use one just to push through this game to progress through the rest of them.
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Post by: kashell on May 21, 2019, 11:53:25 am
Doing a replay of SaGa Frontier - my favorite game of all time. I'm going through Blue's quest. I haven't played as him in over a decade.
Naturally, I'm having a blast.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on May 22, 2019, 03:45:35 am
Ended up putting time into Sonic All Stars Racing Transformed and remembering how great of a game it is. I still think, in general, that this is game is better than Mario Kart. Nintendo makes very high quality stuff and knows how to make a solid kart racer, but Transformed offers some real fun stuff that you just don't see in Mario Kart.
I mostly wanted to play this, because the Team Sonic Racing game looks awful in comparison. Pretty sad that Sega made that instead of a new All Stars Racing with more characters from other game franchises they have. Bring Virtua Fighter back, Yakuza, Vectorman, Streets of Rage, Valkyria Chronicles (They'd be driving a tank!), and I'm sure they could do a bunch of new great bonus characters.
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Post by: telly on May 22, 2019, 10:01:56 am
I'm in Sharliton now in Tales of Xillia. Been enjoying my time so far, although I find Elize and Teepo extremely annoying. Feels like a copy-paste of Anise from tales of the Abyss
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Post by: courtlyhades296 on May 22, 2019, 11:28:58 am
Just got access to the Luveno spaceship in the Wii VC version of Phantasy Star.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on June 01, 2019, 03:54:07 am
Got to try out some stuff, so I played through the Code Vein demo/network test and while it has pretty good customization, it's essentially a Soulsborne game, just not nearly as good. Gameplay really didn't sell me on the game as the weight of the hits and such just feels real lacking. Like it's a budget version of Bloodborne, but all the characters are hilariously super anime. Some people might like it, but it didn't do a lot for me personally, though I would love for them to release the character customization mode as a separate thing lol
Before that, I tried playing Dauntless, another game that is basically a lesser version of a better series, that being Monster Hunter. Much in the same as Code Vein, it's just not as good as what it's trying to emulate. That said, it's clearly meant to be a simpler, F2P, game, and for that, I can't knock it too much, but I just found it boring. The style isn't anything great, and fighting monsters didn't come closes to the same level as Monster Hunter World did for me. It also ran pretty poorly in the hub and at times during combat. Some people will like this, but I wouldn't recommend it.
Also been playing the Godzilla Defense Force mobile game...Though I really should put "playing" and "game" in quotations, because it's neither of these. I only keep up with it cause you can collect Godzilla related cards, as otherwise it's a terrible game that you don't actually have to play or put any sort of thought or effort into lol
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Post by: azure on June 01, 2019, 12:51:54 pm
Running through the Castlevania Collection on Switch. Almost done of Simon's Quest currently, liking this one a lot more than I expected.
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Post by: kashell on June 01, 2019, 07:37:22 pm
Playing through enhanced ports of both Odin Sphere and Final Fantasy XII.
The QoL features in both games are amazing; I'm having ten times more fun than I did when I played the original versions.
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Post by: telly on June 02, 2019, 08:44:38 am
QoL?
I see that and I think Quality of Life ;D
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Post by: kashell on June 02, 2019, 05:16:32 pm
You would be correct!
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Post by: Warmsignal on June 17, 2019, 06:31:12 pm
I've been playing a lot of Planet Coaster lately. It's my new favorite game currently, haven't had this much fun since the RCT days. Since I am a fan of amusement parks, I just love spending hours building and detailing every little piece of my own amusement park. So far I have just one roller-coaster in my park, and I've spend about 5 or 6 hours just adding details and scenery to it. I could do this kind of stuff all day.
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Post by: telly on June 17, 2019, 10:58:56 pm
Started playing Four Swords Adventures with a friend of mine, hoping to add another friend in soon. :D It's very fun! Just the controls get a little getting used to since there really aren't enough buttons on the GBA
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Post by: kashell on June 18, 2019, 08:16:33 am
Dragon Star Varnir. I'm in Chapter 5. It's pretty intense, but I like it.
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Post by: turf on June 18, 2019, 01:21:50 pm
I started playing Cuphead again since it’s on the switch. Great Lord Above! This is a fantastic game
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Post by: arcticmediagaming on June 19, 2019, 03:38:26 pm
I am currently playing Silent Hill on psx ! Gotta love going back to my teens !
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on June 19, 2019, 08:51:31 pm
I ended up grabbing Fallout 76 for practically nothing after playing it on the trial week to see if it was any better. It is better than when it first launched, it's mostly about the performance level of what Fallout 4 was, just with some added online jank. Overall, it's alright. I'm treating it more purely as just another singleplayer Fallout game as I needed something I could play that didn't require me to focus on it too much so I could listen to podcasts and nothing else was hitting me. Getting lost in the exploration gives me that regular Fallout feel when the server doesn't disconnect.
Not that I'd recommend it, like I'd have trouble recommending the Fallout games normally to people unless I know they are into this type of stuff due to their normal jank, it's still a 6/10 game at best, but come the fall and they add in more regular NPC's, it'll be ALMOST like a usual Fallout game.
One thing I do like more in this game compared to Fallout 4, is the games take on actual survival. Before, there wasn't even really a needed to have food and water or harvest certain things or do much with crafting in general, but now that you need food and water, and that they give some vary helpful benefits, and you can't easily pick up all the best gear right away, and money is much more limited, it just feels like a better game for it. It's something that needs to be in the next main Fallout game for sure.
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Post by: jared on June 20, 2019, 03:32:50 am
I'm playing Dishonored: Death of the Outsider.
I loved the first two games and this is more of the same with one major difference. Your void power (mana) basically replenishes automatically rather than constantly being on the look out for elixirs.
This actually give you freedom to spam powers, meaning you can get creative with testing out different executions or stealth tactics. It's quite liberating.
I think I read this game is supposed to bring the Kaldwin story arc to an end, but I really hope they make more games in this universe.
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Post by: Cartagia on June 20, 2019, 12:33:04 pm
I started playing Stardew Valley on Switch this week, so if I never see any of you again, it’s been a good ride.
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Post by: telly on June 20, 2019, 01:56:52 pm
I started playing Stardew Valley on Switch this week, so if I never see any of you again, it’s been a good ride.
Sunk 60 hours into that game very quickly. It's a total blast
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Post by: shfan on June 20, 2019, 03:55:02 pm
Drakengard (PS2), Bloodstained (PS4) and RuneScape.
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Post by: telly on June 24, 2019, 11:56:17 am
Just finished chapter 2 in Tales of Xillia last night, about 22ish hours in. Really enjoying this game a lot. Easily my favorite Tales game now
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Post by: hunter on June 24, 2019, 08:54:24 pm
was playing the shadow of the tomb raider, until my mobo decided to die on me lol! Anyways just ordered a new one from this round up https://appuals.com/best-motherboards-for-intel-core-i7-7700k-z270/ Finger crossed!
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Post by: mark1982 on August 08, 2019, 03:06:03 pm
(https://i.imgur.com/rI405EZ.png)
Currently playing Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight on the Switch. Lovely metroidvania game with great animations.
The beginning portion was challenging but once you get the power ups and life increases the game changes pace with plenty of move sets.
The soundtrack fits the game nicely as well, very ambient and soothing. Some Gifs below ;D
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Post by: kashell on August 09, 2019, 07:59:32 am
I'm finishing up some side-quests in a replay of Shadow Hearts: Covenant.
Also, I'm about finishing up another run in Trials of Mana with Duran (D/L), Angela (D/L) and Charlotte (D/L).
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Post by: ignition365 on August 09, 2019, 08:58:43 am
Octopath traveler. It took me some time to really get into it, might be because I was playing Witcher 3 and that game is pretty great. But once I finished Witcher 3 I got really into Octopath. I do occasionally find myself not wanting to play for some reason or another, but I'm enjoying the game.
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Post by: telly on August 09, 2019, 02:38:13 pm
Finished Titanfall 2 so it's time to dive into FFX-2 :o
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Post by: azure on August 09, 2019, 06:59:36 pm
Finished Metal Wolf Chaos XD and still currently running through the Blue Lions path on Fire Emblem: Three Houses.
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Post by: Cartagia on August 10, 2019, 08:25:01 am
Finished Metal Wolf Chaos XD and still currently running through the Blue Lions path on Fire Emblem: Three Houses.
Golden Deer 4 Lyfe
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Post by: blurks on August 11, 2019, 08:06:24 pm
I just finished playing Steamworld Dig 2 on the Switch. It took me 11:16:16 and 22 deaths.
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Post by: shfan on August 12, 2019, 12:05:47 pm
Dragon Quest Builders 2, probably going to be my game of the year, love it. Hard to believe it's by the team behind Dynasty Warriors, but it might explain why Dynasty Warriors 9 was an open-world mess.
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Post by: Cartagia on August 12, 2019, 02:41:41 pm
I’m really digging the new Fire Emblem so far, but it is feeling a bit too easy. My Avatar is pretty much unstoppable and two students are crazy beast mode.
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Post by: kashell on August 13, 2019, 04:37:16 pm
While I wait for Crystar, I decided to star a new file in Lunar 2: Eternal Blue Complete. It's been years upon years since I played it last.
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Post by: PaleManInBlack on August 15, 2019, 10:15:10 pm
Finished Onimusha: Warlords for the first time and have moved on to the second. Thought Warlords was an overall enjoyable game with only a few issues.
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Post by: kashell on August 16, 2019, 08:03:25 am
I took a small break from Lunar 2 to do a quick run of Super Mario World. That game will always be wonderful.
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Post by: turf on August 16, 2019, 10:47:01 am
I took a small break from Lunar 2 to do a quick run of Super Mario World. That game will always be wonderful.
I dont think there is another game with as much lasting and universal appeal. Everyone likes that game. It doesn’t matter if you’re 8 or 108, SMW is a good time.
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Post by: telly on August 16, 2019, 02:49:40 pm
I took a small break from Lunar 2 to do a quick run of Super Mario World. That game will always be wonderful.
I dont think there is another game with as much lasting and universal appeal. Everyone likes that game. It doesn’t matter if you’re 8 or 108, SMW is a good time.
Amen to that! ;D
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Post by: kashell on August 16, 2019, 09:07:16 pm
I took a small break from Lunar 2 to do a quick run of Super Mario World. That game will always be wonderful.
I dont think there is another game with as much lasting and universal appeal. Everyone likes that game. It doesn’t matter if you’re 8 or 108, SMW is a good time.
Amen to that! ;D
Preach, my brothers!
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on August 20, 2019, 03:27:33 am
Playing through Metro Exodus again as I figured they've updated the game a good bit since launch, clean up a few of the performance issues it had, and turns out that yesterday they surprise released the first of two story DLC's. So after a run through the singleplayer again, trying to hit on all the unlockables on a tougher difficulty as I can find in each area, I'll be playing through the first DLC. It's uncommon for me to regularly replay stuff so soon, but I just love the Metro games. They have such fantastic atmosphere and while I felt there were a few issues with Metro Exodus, I overall still really like it. The semi open world also offers up some nice replay value as there's likely some nook or cranny I overlooked in my first run through.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on September 04, 2019, 03:17:34 am
Astral Chain is a pretty great time, I'm digging it more than I did Devil May Cry 5. Like DMC5 has the characters and crazy attitude, but I've never been huge into its gameplay and it's honestly abit of a boring game between the cutscenes and bosses. Astral Chain fills that gaps by having semi-open stages that let you wander around, finding secrets, side objectives, stuff like that, with just more for you to do in general. The gameplay is really great too. Bringing up DMC5 again, I was worried that it might turn out like V's gameplay, which is awful, feeling like you had no real control over your partner, but the combat feels very natural as a lot of it is automated and using your Legion is more about timing and positioning. Not everything is perfect though as certain abilities like the Slash attack, which is reminiscent of Metal Gear Rising's slashing, is hard to do properly while in combat and it doesn't help that the gyro scope for it sucks. There is a slow down option, but even then, I don't find it quite as intuitive as Rising's use of it.
Good game though, I've been really needing a solid game like this on the Switch as the system has just been a wasteland for me in terms of must have games this year.
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Post by: Cartagia on September 04, 2019, 06:48:04 am
With the release of the latest major patch I finally picked up No Man's Sky. I played it in VR for about 45 minutes, which, while cool, was not the ideal way to introduce myself to the gameplay loop. I've put in a couple of hours in normal mode to let myself learn the gameplay and concepts, and just generally get started. I'm definitely having fun, but I have no idea what my end state will be yet.
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Post by: ignition365 on September 04, 2019, 09:39:02 am
Finally decided to start playing through the God of War games. Finished God of War 1 and 2 over the big ole weekend.
Started up Chains of Olympus last night. Will probably beat it in a day or so. I think I'm gonna wipe out the prequel games before jumping into God of War 3. Sounds like the prequel games only require that you've played God of War 1, so I should be safe.
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Post by: telly on September 04, 2019, 09:47:18 am
I started up Shenmue II a few days ago but only played about 10 mins. I don't think I'll have enough time in the coming months to game a whole lot, so I think I'm going to put it aside for now.
Ended up ordering a copy of Pokemon Y. Should be an easy relaxing game but still something that is entertaining and will keep me occupied for a while. That's the kind of game I need right now; I didn't have anything else like that in my collection.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on September 05, 2019, 05:41:03 am
Trying to do some last minute regular Monster Hunter World stuff as I realized I still had some things left to do before Iceborne, like I never got the Rocksteady Mantle and I still have the Behemoth to fight. Tried to do it solo, but yeah I can't...Don't play multiplayer enough, so I'm gonna have to in the hope that I can get lucky with some randoms today.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on September 06, 2019, 06:49:13 am
So yeah I'm just gonna be playing Monster Hunter World for like the next week straight due to Iceborne. Having all these quests to do again and new armor to find and brand new events, it's what I want more out of the game than endlessly grinding against the same monsters or harder versions of the same monsters that I'm unlikely to actually beat with my current skill level lol Game is definitely a quality expansion, though I really need to get a Master Rank weapon. I'm breaking parts on some of these early game monsters after awhile, but boy am I not getting the damage in that I use to and definitely no tail cutting yet. Need some serious damage upgrades.
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Post by: jsoup on September 12, 2019, 04:27:06 am
In an attempt to actually use my Vita, I've been fiddling with games on it before bed. So I'm clearing out my stock of LEGO Vita games now.
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Post by: buffelvis on September 12, 2019, 07:55:42 pm
Lord of the Rings the 3rd Age on original Xbox. Always wanted to play it and now I finally managed to pick up a copy.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on September 13, 2019, 08:03:44 am
Man, I almost first time killed all three of the final story monsters for Monster Hunter World: Iceborne last night lol I won't spoil them at all, but one of them I beat with literally a minute or two left, I then decided to just see what was coming up and before I knew it, I beat the next one. And then the final boss comes up and I got them probably to the final stage, but I just didn't have the time and I ended up dying as I was honestly pretty worn out after three tough fights in a row. Got so close, but I think I got abit lucky as I need to maximize my gear more. I'll maybe have the final boss done by the end of the weekend with some optional quest grinding to get myself some high defense gear.
And that's just to finish the games story as there's still a bunch of content left in the endgame. Such a meaty game.
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Post by: Cartagia on September 13, 2019, 09:09:47 am
I got No Man’s Sky a couple of weeks ago so I could play the new Beyond update. It’s fun, and addictive, but there a few annoying this with the hud and AI. Even played in VR some and that was fun, but I hate the movement. I need to figure out what my stopping point will be so I can safely move on to my next game.
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Post by: tripredacus on September 13, 2019, 12:04:44 pm
I need to figure out what my stopping point will be so I can safely move on to my next game.
Perhaps it can be like me. Got destroyed by space pirates, stuck on the space station with no money. Although, I haven't played that since before the Beyond update. Maybe there is a way to get back to my base? I'm pretty sure they haven't added any space taxis yet.
I will be playing Borderlands 3 starting today on PC.
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Post by: Cartagia on September 13, 2019, 01:17:18 pm
I need to figure out what my stopping point will be so I can safely move on to my next game.
Perhaps it can be like me. Got destroyed by space pirates, stuck on the space station with no money. Although, I haven't played that since before the Beyond update. Maybe there is a way to get back to my base? I'm pretty sure they haven't added any space taxis yet.
I will be playing Borderlands 3 starting today on PC.
I believe that you just just be able to teleport back for free now.
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Post by: shfan on September 13, 2019, 03:26:43 pm
The PS3 Katamari game (Katamari Forever?), had to return to something light and familiar after trying so many new-to-me games and having to stop and get rid of them because I don't like them. Coupled with that, I'm currently midway through what I'm calling my 'final kill list' - using Youtube to look at gameplay footage of (most) of the games in my collection which are untried. There's so many duds, games in genres I used to like but no longer do or ones which I have something similar but better. It'll be good to get this process finished at last, focus will then be on actually enjoying the collection and slowly picking up games which more resemble my playing preferences.
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Post by: Cartagia on September 15, 2019, 06:39:28 pm
I need to figure out what my stopping point will be so I can safely move on to my next game.
Perhaps it can be like me. Got destroyed by space pirates, stuck on the space station with no money. Although, I haven't played that since before the Beyond update. Maybe there is a way to get back to my base? I'm pretty sure they haven't added any space taxis yet.
I will be playing Borderlands 3 starting today on PC.
I believe that you just just be able to teleport back for free now.
I got a glitch that clipped a nearby building into my base and made everything inside unusable. A restart fixed it, but it was so irritating that think I will finally call it good for now. Put in about 40 hours in 2 weeks.
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Post by: telly on September 15, 2019, 09:45:34 pm
I've been replaying A Link to the Past lately. Such a classic!
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Post by: kashell on September 16, 2019, 09:11:48 am
I've been playing Crystar. It's one of those games you play for the story.
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Post by: Cartagia on September 16, 2019, 09:45:37 am
Me playing Wolfenstein: The New Order
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on September 18, 2019, 06:02:25 am
Break time from Monster Hunter World for right now. Put a crap ton of hours into it, beat the story, started up the endgame and mostly got to a point I think where it's mostly just about pure grinding, which I'll do casually get to as this point in the game is where things start to drag for me, just like in the base game, and there's even more grinding to do now. Wonderful game though, love it.
Probably gonna go back to Astral Chain now. I think I was only half way through the game, so I'll be back to that, maybe see about beating that this week.
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Post by: ignition365 on September 19, 2019, 08:20:10 am
Burned through the majority of the God of War franchise, only have GoW3 and GoW2018 left. Played Gears 5 as a little break from the God of War monotony. Decided to play Control after Gears 5. This game is pretty freaking great. It can get very frustrating at parts because the loading screens feel like forever and the game's framerate drops to like 3 when you unpause or load. Dying throws you back to the last "save point" but with any progress already made, so you don't have to redo things, you just have to make your way back to where you died which a lot of times is quite a distance.
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Post by: dashv on September 21, 2019, 02:25:59 am
Munsters Pinball and APB the arcade game.
I have twin APB cabs in my garage right now.
One is completely trashed but miraculously plays great.
The other is in much better shape but the monitor has really bad burn in and the electronics are fried.
Working on getting one cab in good enough over all shape to actually bring into the house.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on September 21, 2019, 04:09:23 pm
Played some of the Modern Warfare Ground War beta on PC...Not too good lol Probably will pass on the game.
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Post by: kashell on September 23, 2019, 08:04:57 am
It's not quite October yet, but I decided to start playing some scary stuff. Up first is Kuon. It's not disappointing.
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Post by: lordsofskulls on September 23, 2019, 04:15:25 pm
weirdly enough i been playing Rust alot lately, had it forever in steam, but for some reason just got around to it now.
Also beaten thru most of Dragon Quest Builder 2 on the Switch, i think i am in finale parts of the game.
Thinking of playing either Code Vein, Surge 2 or GreedFall next, but havent deiced yet what to do.
EDIT: (Would play Borderlands 3, but honestly waiting game of the year edition to come out, tired of buying same games 2-3 times over)
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Post by: ignition365 on September 24, 2019, 08:41:30 am
Started up God of War III Remastered last night, getting real close to getting through the whole franchise. Kept falling asleep while playing at like 7-8pm. Dunno if the game was just that disinteresting to me or if my allergies are acting up so bad that I'm just that damned tired.
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Post by: Cartagia on September 24, 2019, 12:55:08 pm
I’ve moved on to Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus. Killin Nazis is as fun as before.
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Post by: PaleManInBlack on September 24, 2019, 01:09:11 pm
First time playing Link's Awakening. Never got the chance to play the GB version. So far I'm liking it, despite the fps issues and blur at the top and bottom of the screen.
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Post by: PaleManInBlack on September 24, 2019, 01:09:52 pm
Played some of the Modern Warfare Ground War beta on PC...Not too good lol Probably will pass on the game.
The vehicles handled like ass.
I never used the ATV, but that APC sucked for sure. I found it weirdly hard to aim with it at times, like despite where I was aiming, shots felt either too low or too high. They are also overpowered and also weak as hell at the same time. They just aren't that fun to use. Also having Killstreaks or at least not like doubling the kill count on everything made that mode a huge mess. Adding to that, the spawn system is god awful and the map itself wasn't designed very well with 64 players in mind. I had moments where I was enjoying myself, but unless they drastically overhaul the game mode (Lighting needs reworked too as some areas are just pitch black for no reason which lets people hide in those shadows), there's nothing for me there.
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Post by: shfan on September 27, 2019, 07:09:12 pm
Currently seem to be close to the endgame on Luigi's Mansion 2 (3DS), getting a good way through Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters on the PS2 and I've finally kind-of figured out how to play Ace of Seafood on the PS4, currently upgrading my lionfish posse into a group of puffer fish and looking to upgrade a leopard seal as the big-hitter.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on September 28, 2019, 03:12:59 am
Starting to catch up a little bit here on games, let myself get a tad swamped with new stuff over the past month, but Astral Chain is done, Iceborne is done other than casual play from here on out (I'm not someone that could dump 1000 hours into a game usually), and I'm part way through Borderlands 3. October is luckily quite light for me that I can tell. There's mostly just The Outer Worlds, of which I'm waiting to hear if that is good. Might grab River City Girls because it looks like a great time and it was something I missed when it launched.
Not sure if I'm gonna get back to Mutant: Year Zero as I kinda hit a point where the RNG was really screwing me up and the fights were getting more obnoxious than fun. I'm not generally a big fan of tactical strategy games, I get in the mood for them at times, but its hard to keep me hooked on them. Was the same for Wasteland 2.
November is a big month I think with Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, Death Stranding, Doom Eternal, and Pokemon Sword.
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Post by: kashell on September 29, 2019, 10:30:19 am
I blazed through What Remains of Edith Finch.
It was...meh. I feel like it's one of those "good movies trapped in a blah game" type of deals.
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Post by: Cartagia on September 29, 2019, 11:08:12 am
It was...meh. I feel like it's one of those "good movies trapped in a blah game" type of deals.
I played Finch and Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture back to back last month, and did think that Finch was way better. I also just beat The Unfinished Swan, which is from the same studio as Finch, and they did up their game between the two.
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Post by: ignition365 on September 30, 2019, 08:34:50 am
Finished God of War 3 and Untitled Goose Game. Enjoying God of War 2018 right now.
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Post by: kashell on October 01, 2019, 08:03:34 am
Wellp, so much for finishing Trauma Center: Under the Knife 2. I have to blow into the microphone to proceed during an operation. Unfortunately, my 3DS doesn't have a microphone.
Shame. I was liking it so much more than the first one.
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Post by: ignition365 on October 01, 2019, 08:09:46 am
Wellp, so much for finishing Trauma Center: Second Opinion. I have to blow into the microphone to proceed during an operation. Unfortunately, my 3DS doesn't have a microphone.
Shame. I was liking it so much more than the first one.
What? Did they remove the mic from later 3DS systems or is your mic broken?
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Post by: kashell on October 01, 2019, 08:21:36 am
Either they removed it or its camouflaged. I couldn't find it anywhere. I'm using the 3DS XL model.
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Post by: Cartagia on October 01, 2019, 08:31:33 am
There’s a “Mic Test” in system settings that may be of help - assuming it has a mic.
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Post by: ignition365 on October 01, 2019, 08:42:48 am
I was able to finish Trauma Center 2! That mic was so cleverly hidden.
Glad you were able to finish.
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Post by: dharmajones93 on October 02, 2019, 04:25:34 pm
Just wrapping up my September games: -Astral Chain -Daemon X Machina -Golden Sun
Moving on to October "Spooky Games" -Luigi's Mansion (GameCube copy coming on Friday!) -Resident Evil 4 (Wii edition) -Dead Space (BC on XBoneX)
If I get through those I might grab the Amnesia Collection on Switch.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on October 03, 2019, 02:16:20 pm
Picked up River City Girls on Switch for something to play on the go and while I love everything about the game, I think the combat is abit stiff. I know it's based off the River City Ransom series, but I guess more recently I played Fight'N'Rage, which is an awesome beat'em'up game, which has very free flowing movement that feels so good. Guess that kinda spoiled me on what these kinds of games can do now, but it's not a bad game at all, I'll just need to get use to the combat as I do love everything else with the music, art, and humor.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kashell on October 04, 2019, 08:15:46 am
This is the first time going through The Legend of Oasis, but it's giving a sense of nostalgia. It's hard to explain. Like, every time I start it up, I'm immediately transported back to a time when the 5th generation of consoles was new. When it's time to call it quits for the night and I turn the Saturn off, it's back to reality.
I'm really digging this title.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kamikazekeeg on October 26, 2019, 11:09:14 pm
Went to a friends place and got to play Beat Saber finally and I loved it. While it's core and style is absolutely different from Guitar Hero, it always seemed like a similar game that I would like. Actually fairly good at it after only a few tries, getting up to Hard. Tried Expert, but it got crazy, but I feel like a week or two on Hard and I could maybe work my way up. My only negative for the game is that it seems like its has a low selection of songs. I think it's maybe like 20 to 30 songs free and then two band packs from bands I don't really like. The only real downside of the PS4 version is that it doesn't do custom music which is a bummer.
I've said if there was anything to push me to VR, it would be this and it did. I really can't justify grabbing it though, it's still 350 bucks for a bundle, so I don't know when I'll get it, but I want to some day. I need to find like a crazy deal for 100 bucks lol
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kashell on October 27, 2019, 12:58:18 pm
I'm playing Phantasy Star IV.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: Cartagia on October 27, 2019, 01:11:34 pm
Went to a friends place and got to play Beat Saber finally and I loved it. While it's core and style is absolutely different from Guitar Hero, it always seemed like a similar game that I would like. Actually fairly good at it after only a few tries, getting up to Hard. Tried Expert, but it got crazy, but I feel like a week or two on Hard and I could maybe work my way up. My only negative for the game is that it seems like its has a low selection of songs. I think it's maybe like 20 to 30 songs free and then two band packs from bands I don't really like. The only real downside of the PS4 version is that it doesn't do custom music which is a bummer.
I've said if there was anything to push me to VR, it would be this and it did. I really can't justify grabbing it though, it's still 350 bucks for a bundle, so I don't know when I'll get it, but I want to some day. I need to find like a crazy deal for 100 bucks lol
I've got a PSVR and I really want this game, but it never goes on sale. Like, they just did a sale just for PSVR titles and they didn't discount it. It's infuriating.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kamikazekeeg on October 27, 2019, 04:03:20 pm
I've got a PSVR and I really want this game, but it never goes on sale. Like, they just did a sale just for PSVR titles and they didn't discount it. It's infuriating.
30 bucks isn't a bad price for it, but I could see wanting a discount because you are gonna have to pay 30 bucks just to get more songs than what are in the game for free. Kinda unfortunate since there aren't a ton of songs in the game.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: koemo1 on October 27, 2019, 06:57:34 pm
Tryed to play Robotech Invasion on the Xbox, but after finishing the first half I realised it is way too dark to play :p Moved to SSX on the playstation 2
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: ignition365 on October 28, 2019, 09:58:40 am
Started up Outer Worlds last week. Thanks Xbox Game Pass!
Great Fallout New Vegas X Firefly/Serenity type game. Has a lot of Bioshock/Mass Effect qualities too. Overall a great game, I have many complaints that might keep it off the top of my list, but it's a great game and I want to play more. Might even play it twice.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kamikazekeeg on October 28, 2019, 03:56:30 pm
Started up Outer Worlds last week. Thanks Xbox Game Pass!
Great Fallout New Vegas X Firefly/Serenity type game. Has a lot of Bioshock/Mass Effect qualities too. Overall a great game, I have many complaints that might keep it off the top of my list, but it's a great game and I want to play more. Might even play it twice.
Yeah alot about the game works well, though as I'm nearing the end of the game, the lack of variety with the gear/weapons and the kinda bland exploration ends up keeping me from loving it. The dialogue and interactions though are so great and are definitely the highlights.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: dashv on October 29, 2019, 03:25:01 am
Currently playing the hell out of the Munsters Premium pinball table from Stern.
Took me a couple weeks to sort out some bugs and get the hardware dialed in.
But now that the tweaking is out of the way it’s a pretty smooth ride.
I haven’t really had the time to play games with long stories. Shame, because I love a good story.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: vivigamer on October 29, 2019, 05:11:23 am
I'm playing through Shenmue II in Prep for Shenmue III in just 3 weeks time! I'm also Streaming it on various evenings on my channel: https://youtu.be/AUSTkBab1nE?t=213
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: ignition365 on October 29, 2019, 09:00:36 am
Started up Outer Worlds last week. Thanks Xbox Game Pass!
Great Fallout New Vegas X Firefly/Serenity type game. Has a lot of Bioshock/Mass Effect qualities too. Overall a great game, I have many complaints that might keep it off the top of my list, but it's a great game and I want to play more. Might even play it twice.
Yeah alot about the game works well, though as I'm nearing the end of the game, the lack of variety with the gear/weapons and the kinda bland exploration ends up keeping me from loving it. The dialogue and interactions though are so great and are definitely the highlights.
Yeah, the inventory system is sort of garbage, all items that you pick up are sort of needless. I'm reaching the point where I don't even want to look in containers or loot corpses because I don't need anything and everything is sort of useless.
The weapon customization is pretty weak too, only a handful of weapons can have a silencer, none of the assault/sniper rifles can have silencers, only shotguns and machine guns can have silencers, like wtf.
I also noticed with the dialogue, you'll reach a dialogue tree or something where you have 4 possible answers, none sound like they'd be definitive and end the conversation, but they all do, so you only get to ask 1 question out of 4 when you want to know the answer to all 4 questions.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kamikazekeeg on October 29, 2019, 03:13:32 pm
Started up Outer Worlds last week. Thanks Xbox Game Pass!
Great Fallout New Vegas X Firefly/Serenity type game. Has a lot of Bioshock/Mass Effect qualities too. Overall a great game, I have many complaints that might keep it off the top of my list, but it's a great game and I want to play more. Might even play it twice.
Yeah alot about the game works well, though as I'm nearing the end of the game, the lack of variety with the gear/weapons and the kinda bland exploration ends up keeping me from loving it. The dialogue and interactions though are so great and are definitely the highlights.
Yeah, the inventory system is sort of garbage, all items that you pick up are sort of needless. I'm reaching the point where I don't even want to look in containers or loot corpses because I don't need anything and everything is sort of useless.
The weapon customization is pretty weak too, only a handful of weapons can have a silencer, none of the assault/sniper rifles can have silencers, only shotguns and machine guns can have silencers, like wtf.
I also noticed with the dialogue, you'll reach a dialogue tree or something where you have 4 possible answers, none sound like they'd be definitive and end the conversation, but they all do, so you only get to ask 1 question out of 4 when you want to know the answer to all 4 questions.
I just beat it after setting aside the rest of the side missions after about halfway through the game just to beat the story because exploration was getting boring because there's not a lot of interesting variety.
Also the Hunting Rifle can get a silencer. That ended up being a life saver in the final level because I was able to only pull a couple tough soldiers at a time, rather than the entire room where I would be swiftly killed lol
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: ignition365 on October 29, 2019, 03:14:52 pm
Started up Outer Worlds last week. Thanks Xbox Game Pass!
Great Fallout New Vegas X Firefly/Serenity type game. Has a lot of Bioshock/Mass Effect qualities too. Overall a great game, I have many complaints that might keep it off the top of my list, but it's a great game and I want to play more. Might even play it twice.
Yeah alot about the game works well, though as I'm nearing the end of the game, the lack of variety with the gear/weapons and the kinda bland exploration ends up keeping me from loving it. The dialogue and interactions though are so great and are definitely the highlights.
Yeah, the inventory system is sort of garbage, all items that you pick up are sort of needless. I'm reaching the point where I don't even want to look in containers or loot corpses because I don't need anything and everything is sort of useless.
The weapon customization is pretty weak too, only a handful of weapons can have a silencer, none of the assault/sniper rifles can have silencers, only shotguns and machine guns can have silencers, like wtf.
I also noticed with the dialogue, you'll reach a dialogue tree or something where you have 4 possible answers, none sound like they'd be definitive and end the conversation, but they all do, so you only get to ask 1 question out of 4 when you want to know the answer to all 4 questions.
I just beat it after setting aside the rest of the side missions after about halfway through the game just to beat the story because exploration was getting boring because there's not a lot of interesting variety.
Also the Hunting Rifle can get a silencer. That ended up being a life saver in the final level because I was able to only pull a couple tough soldiers at a time, rather than the entire room where I would be swiftly killed lol
Do you get different possible upgrades as you move to MK2 and Ultra? Base only had magazine and scope mods. I haven't looked at the MK2 hunting rifle yet and I think I have one ultra weapon so far.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kamikazekeeg on October 29, 2019, 03:29:26 pm
Maybe it was MK2/Ultra versions get more slots. I don't remember at the moment, but it was the higher level weapon for sure and I did spec it to have a silencer, so you might want to find one to buy. Could probably grab one at Byzantium if you made it there.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: ignition365 on October 29, 2019, 03:35:27 pm
Maybe it was MK2/Ultra versions get more slots. I don't remember at the moment, but it was the higher level weapon for sure and I did spec it to have a silencer, so you might want to find one to buy. Could probably grab one at Byzantium if you made it there.
Nah, I'm only on Monarch so far.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: sakurajima1981 on October 29, 2019, 03:50:15 pm
Hitman 1
I'm in the school trying to find all peepholes.
I'm struggling.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: mark1982 on October 30, 2019, 07:32:09 am
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Blasphemous
The levels of cryptic lore is on par with Dark Souls. Symphony of the Night meets Dark Souls and Loving every minute of it...
And some of those character and NPC designs... Stunning yet terrifying at the same time. Altasgracias, I wasn’t prepared for that... it blew me away... :-X
I’m just waiting for a physical edition. If it does happen, the Collectors Edition will be mine ;D
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kashell on October 30, 2019, 08:29:01 am
Blasphemous looks dope, but I heard it doesn't play well. How are the controls?
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: mark1982 on October 30, 2019, 10:00:53 am
Blasphemous looks dope, but I heard it doesn't play well. How are the controls?
I'm playing on the Switch, there was an update recently on the 18th which fixed a bunch of issues including several control mechanics.
Patch notes here - http://bit.ly/BlasSwitchUpdate (http://bit.ly/BlasSwitchUpdate)
Like any game there are several learning mechanics, but overall I found it very responsive with chaining attacks and using special abilities. The game is punishing, similar to Dark Souls with Prayer Alters (Bonfires) and Tears of Atonement (Souls Currency) used for upgrades and purchases. If you die it punishes you even further by reducing your Fevour (Magic Meter) and currency gain until you retrieve your Guilt (Soul) from last died location. All this sounds familiar, heh. ;)
Same as Souls, the more you die the more punishing it gets. May be a turn off to some, but overall I think it plays great. As mentioned earlier, controls takes a little learning but overall it plays fine. ;D
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kashell on October 30, 2019, 10:14:56 am
Blasphemous looks dope, but I heard it doesn't play well. How are the controls?
I'm playing on the Switch, there was an update recently on the 18th which fixed a bunch of issues including several control mechanics.
Patch notes here - http://bit.ly/BlasSwitchUpdate (http://bit.ly/BlasSwitchUpdate)
Like any game there are several learning mechanics, but overall I found it very responsive with chaining attacks and using special abilities. The game is punishing, similar to Dark Souls with Prayer Alters (Bonfires) and Tears of Atonement (Souls Currency) used for upgrades and purchases. If you die it punishes you even further by reducing your Fevour (Magic Meter) and currency gain until you retrieve your Guilt (Soul) from last died location. All this sounds familiar, heh. ;)
Same as Souls, the more you die the more punishing it gets. May be a turn off to some, but overall I think it plays great. As mentioned earlier, controls takes a little learning but overall it plays fine. ;D
Right on! I've platinum'd Demon's, Dark, and Bloodborne so I'm cool with a challenge. The controls just need to be responsive, haha.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: turf on October 30, 2019, 05:36:43 pm
Another Borderlands came out. I’m playing another Borderlands
If you like Borderlands, you’ll like Borderlands 3. It’s more Borderlands. It’s a blast. I’m into it. I’m playing as the Beastmaster. I can dig a game where I get a dog (skag) to kill folks for me.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kamikazekeeg on October 30, 2019, 06:09:02 pm
Another Borderlands came out. I’m playing another Borderlands
If you like Borderlands, you’ll like Borderlands 3. It’s more Borderlands. It’s a blast. I’m into it. I’m playing as the Beastmaster. I can dig a game where I get a dog (skag) to kill folks for me.
I felt like the game was a little TOO Borderlands, especially with it being 7 years since the last main release, but I had some fun with it.
Battlefield V is getting its Pacific expansion tomorrow, so I'll be playing a lot of that and I got back into playing Escape from Tarkov again after not playing for awhile. It's such an unforgiving shooter , but the new update has me wanting to play more with the addition of the hideout to work towards, which gives me a reason to gather more than just weapons. That said, dying and losing all your gear multiple times in a row is the ultimate pride destroyer and I don't generally play the game for too long, because my soul can't take it lol
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: pzeke on November 01, 2019, 01:55:52 pm
I've been playing ASH: Archaic Sealed Heat for the NDS on and off for the past three years. I'm well aware that's too long a time for such a relatively short game, but the darn thing is a chore if I'm being honest. The game is a tactical, turn-based RPG divided in chapters, and while some go by fast, the rest tend to protract, sometimes for nearly or about an hour. And this is coming from someone who's basically overpowered by now. I somewhat like the game, but my soul weeps whenever I sit down and play. I’m nearing the end of the game, though; 7 chapters left to go, if I’m not mistaken.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kashell on November 01, 2019, 03:06:23 pm
With Phantasy Star IV finished, I'm in the mood for a more lengthy RPG. Some friends on another forum have been raving about Trails of Cold Steel III, so I decided to finally give the series a chance. I started Trails of Cold Steel on the Vita.
We'll see how this goes.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: shfan on November 01, 2019, 07:30:26 pm
Super Mario Sticker Star on the 3DS. I love the cut-back story, small cast and the neat little touches throughout, but the whole sticker schtick is a mess. No end of times I've had to consult a FAQ because it's clear as mud which sticker you need to progress, or whether a sticker is needed at all, or if an invisible block needs to be found to form a bridge, then if you use the wrong sticker it's gone and wasted and you have to go back and find or purchase another or try the next one. Far too much trial and error, probably had more problems progressing with this than with Demon's Souls, which is now beaten while I rattle on with Sticker Star.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kamikazekeeg on November 05, 2019, 06:25:08 am
Wasn't sure if I was gonna play Gears 5 so soon after Gears 4, thought they would be too samey and they sorta are, but Gears 5 actually has noticeably improved itself from Gears 4. Movement feels better, smoother, less like trying to maneuver a tank around like the past Gears games were. The Jack bot you get is a handy tool and there looks to be a small semi open world section to run around in which is kinda nice in a series that's primarily been very linear in the past. Definitely a step up for the series.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kamikazekeeg on November 22, 2019, 04:01:38 am
Playing through the new Star Wars game and while overall it's very nice, it's good having a legit Star Wars game again with no shenanigans going on, I feel like I'm still kinda not clicking with the combat. I understand it mechanically no problem, it's basically just a simpler Souls-style gameplay, keeping track of stamina, don't spam attacks, use your force abilities and try to open up creatures and people, but it comes across both stiff and loose at times, so I end up having some sloppy fights. Not even playing on the harder difficulty, I think I'm on the 2 or 3rd hardest because I know the game will be too easy otherwise, but I don't know...It doesn't help that the AI is a tad rough, but think I'm kinda just waiting for a new force mechanic to help improve my experience like Force Push, which I don't have yet. Just need something that gives me some range attacks. What I wouldn't give for a quick use blaster lol
Other than not being in love with the gameplay right now, the game is solid. Just need to see if I can cleanup the framerate on PC. It drops when rotating the camera, but not enough to be a problem, it's just noticeable when the game is otherwise so smooth.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: ignition365 on November 22, 2019, 09:16:55 am
Finished MGS4 last night. Gonna start up Peace Walker tonight.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kashell on November 22, 2019, 10:02:51 am
Romancing SaGa 3 on the Switch. It's great having an official version of it in English.
Perfect world idea: Square releases a physical copy of it bundled with Romancing SaGa 2.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: telly on November 23, 2019, 01:03:30 pm
I'm about 13 hours into Hollow Knight. Really digging the game at this point. Beautiful and fun to play, how can you go wrong lol
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: Cartagia on November 23, 2019, 04:50:34 pm
I'm about 13 hours into Hollow Knight. Really digging the game at this point. Beautiful and fun to play, how can you go wrong lol
It’s really incredible and is some of the best value per dollar that you can get out of any game, period. I’d say it is my 2017 GotY - even over Breath of the Wild
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: hoshichiri on November 25, 2019, 11:27:18 am
I WAS playing Drakengard 3. I was ENJOYING Drakengard 3. Then I got to the Branch D unlock, and learned of the 'requirement' (if you've played it, you know what I mean.)
I don't want to play anymore. :(
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kashell on November 25, 2019, 12:46:02 pm
I WAS playing Drakengard 3. I was ENJOYING Drakengard 3. Then I got to the Branch D unlock, and learned of the 'requirement' (if you've played it, you know what I mean.)
I don't want to play anymore. :(
Yeah...I've never hated and loved a song so much at the same time until Branch D.
FWIW, there are some videos out there you can use to make it easier. You basically set the video up alongside your television and press the button prompts on the video.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: hoshichiri on November 25, 2019, 08:44:28 pm
I WAS playing Drakengard 3. I was ENJOYING Drakengard 3. Then I got to the Branch D unlock, and learned of the 'requirement' (if you've played it, you know what I mean.)
I don't want to play anymore. :(
Yeah...I've never hated and loved a song so much at the same time until Branch D.
FWIW, there are some videos out there you can use to make it easier. You basically set the video up alongside your television and press the button prompts on the video.
Oh, I haven't even made it into Branch D yet... I still need to grind for gold to finish the collection!
I've read of the song & I'm not super worried about it- I love rythmn games, I'm hoping the skills will transfer.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: shfan on November 26, 2019, 04:23:23 am
Sounds ominous :S Drakengard 3 is one I want to start playing at some point, have to try Drakengard 2 first. Abandoned the first one (again) earlier in the year and marked it as 'null' on Backloggery, it's unplayable, but I love the concept.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kashell on November 26, 2019, 09:10:53 am
You're honestly not missing much by skipping Drakengard 2 since Yoko Taro is nowhere to be found. The game isn't nearly as bizarre as the first, either.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: hoshichiri on November 26, 2019, 12:04:25 pm
Sounds ominous :S Drakengard 3 is one I want to start playing at some point, have to try Drakengard 2 first. Abandoned the first one (again) earlier in the year and marked it as 'null' on Backloggery, it's unplayable, but I love the concept.
I can't speak for what's in Branch D yet, but the rest isn't quite so bad as it sounds, just annoying.
Basically, the game moves at a good solid pace right up until the last area, when you go face-first into an incredible grind wall. None of it's hard, per se, but it's so obviously a thing added to force you to play a few hours longer it's off-putting.
Play it anyway- it's extremely enjoyable up until that point, and if you decide against the grind there's always YouTube.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kamikazekeeg on November 27, 2019, 01:53:00 am
And I just lost the 5+ hours I put into Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order because I reinstalled windows and Origin doesn't autosave stuff to their cloud unless you specifically make sure that you make it so that game saves beforehand. Uggh...Nothing kills a game more for me than losing a save. Not sure if I'll get around to beating Fallen Order this year or not...
Oh well, I'll take this time to instead get Rage 2 going. Game Pass coming through with something to play that I wanted to check out. So far it's alright. Your stand open world setting, but I'm alright with that. Gunplay seems solid enough at least and I get new abilities pretty regularly since I can just go go get them if I want to with them on the map.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kashell on November 27, 2019, 08:42:20 am
Vandal Hearts II.
It's been interesting so far. The Final Fantasy Tactics parallels with the story are strong. But, the dual term system is making battles less of an ordeal. I can see it being pretty easy to abuse later in the game.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: shfan on November 29, 2019, 04:27:19 am
You're honestly not missing much by skipping Drakengard 2 since Yoko Taro is nowhere to be found. The game isn't nearly as bizarre as the first, either.
Fair enough, I've marked it as 'null' on the Backloggery, one less to think about. :D Won't get rid of Drakengard because of the Nier connection, but after about 5 attempts to extract some kind of entertainment from it I'm calling it quits.
Play it anyway- it's extremely enjoyable up until that point, and if you decide against the grind there's always YouTube.
I'll give it a go soon :D I'm past the point of cruelling myself just to see an ending, so that's a great idea!
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kamikazekeeg on November 29, 2019, 04:45:12 am
Put a good bit of time into Rage 2 as my fallback game after losing my save in Star Wars and I'm enjoying it enough. It's basically what I heard, that's it's fine, but doesn't do anything particularly new or unique. Like Mad Max, or the recent Far Cry games, they aren't bad games at all, they just don't a lot to stand out. I also thought it was gonna be more...wacky? I don't know, I felt like they've portrayed the game as being on the level of like Bulletstorm mixed with Borderlands, but while I'm not deep into the story and characters, it doesn't come across that way in the game in general as I explore and hit up locations. If you've played an open world shooter in the past 5+ years, you've played this game lol
It's all very functional, which can be enough, but I think I'm only going to keep playing it as I am, because it's basically free on Game Pass and I could likely drop it for Halo: Reach when that releases next week on PC lol My hype for being able to play Halo on PC for the first time in over 15 years has been increasingly building for awhile now.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: telly on December 10, 2019, 10:26:29 am
I played about an hour of Shenmue III but I'm just not feeling ready to jump in yet, not sure if I want to switch to a different game instead.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: shfan on December 13, 2019, 02:38:32 am
Stuck into Secret of Mana on the Switch (Mana Collection), going back to it now it's amazing just how short the game is. Don't get me wrong, it's still taking hours to plow through, and I'm being aided by the quick-save function to save constant re-starts, but it's getting increasingly easy to get through dungeons as I'm going on. Still enjoying it a lot and looking forward to playing Trials of Mana.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: telly on December 13, 2019, 09:30:51 am
I ended up putting down Shenmue III and am playing Infamous Second Son right now. I like it so far :)
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: doafan on December 14, 2019, 12:28:25 pm
All of those who know me already know that I have been playing Animal Crossing New Leaf were after almost three years I finally was able to register another user that is not from my famiily at my 3DS, so this week have visited my new friend town at least three times I can't describe how awesome it is to play with another person, to exchange items, to show him my town and to chat a lot, dunno understand at this point why people don't like to share friends codes anymore, maybe I started to play with this console to late but it still and it will remain alive until we decide it, anyway I visited JVGS dream town, have been following this guy channel for a couple of weeks, dont know how he manage to have some much free time to play almost all the games from this franchise every damn week, purchaded one millions bells of turnips cause am aiming for another badge, snow has finally arrived and can't be any more happier, my villagers started to give me tips for those gifts that they want, Shep asked for some food and Merengue asked for a carpet, have created a couple of weeks ago the public project Campsite and finally got my first visitor, am talking about Kevin but honestly I don't like him so didn't tried to invite it into my town, Ken visited my town as well and after beating him in a Rock, Paper, Scissors he is part now of my town and he also decided to place his home at the side of another, this is the third time that this happen.
Have been playing Pocket Camp as well were am now Level 104 and at design i reached Expert Range 8.
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Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: ignition365 on December 16, 2019, 08:37:00 am
A person on discord gave me a code for Code Vein on X1 and I've been enjoying the fuck out of this game. I think even if I don't finish it, it's my 3rd in line for GOTY for this year.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: godzilla on December 19, 2019, 01:37:29 pm
Having just beat Witcher 3 (at the third time of asking!) I am jumping straight into the first expansion, Hearts of Stone.
Hopefully, I can get it finished before the New Year and start the decade fresh ;D
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: blurks on December 19, 2019, 05:26:38 pm
Just finished playing Axiom Verge on the Switch in a world record time of 14:16 hours.
Initially I was a little skeptic as the 8bit graphics and the reduced color palette reminded me more of the NES generation titles which I can't stand but the game has a proper soul and lots and lots of backtracking, demanding enemies and a very rewarding upgrade and weapon system. The story is utter bullshit though. Towards the end I skipped all the story nonsense. I'm looking forward for the sequel though which is due in 2020.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: mark1982 on December 20, 2019, 12:17:41 am
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Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kashell on December 20, 2019, 08:21:30 am
This is like my fifth attempt at starting (and hopefully finishing) Salt & Sanctuary. Unfortunately, something about this game still feels off.
Maybe it's the fact that I'm not used to my 2D action games having a stamina meter. I knew well before going in that this was 2D Dark Souls through and through. But, I wasn't expecting the stamina meter to be so inhibiting. Or, maybe it's all of this stuff about Creeds not being fully clear. Or, maybe it's that I chose the wrong starting class (mage).
I'll try a bit more over the weekend. I made it to the Castle of Storms, so I'm much further than I ever got. That's something.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on December 21, 2019, 03:05:14 am
Playing a good bit of Battlefront 2, it's amazing the turn around this game has had and there's new content out for it right now, I'm trying to get through Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, but it's still kinda rough gameplay wise, and I beat the last Shovel Knight DLC. Also casually playing Modern Warfare, mostly because Battlefield 5 went and did some dumb changes, and I just can't be bothered with it right now.
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Post by: kashell on February 04, 2020, 08:26:07 am
I'm replaying Breath of Fire III (PSP). How I adore this game so.
We just got to Rhapala, which means it's time to train Beyd.
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Post by: telly on February 04, 2020, 10:08:01 am
I'm about 50 hours into Tales of Berseria, can feel the end getting close!
Not sure what I'll play after it.
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Post by: kashell on February 04, 2020, 10:25:14 am
I'm about 50 hours into Tales of Berseria, can feel the end getting close!
Not sure what I'll play after it.
O.o
o.O
You're playing my favorite game of the last decade and haven't been keeping me updated every five minutes?!
Jokes aside, hope you're having fun. It's a heavy game (content and story) but it's such a blast.
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Post by: Cartagia on February 05, 2020, 10:08:58 am
My Xbox Game Pass expires next week, so the gf and I have been powering through the Gears games as fast as we can. We played 2 a couple of years ago, so we have hit up 1, 3, and are about 1/3 of the way through 4. They’re big dumb testosterone fests, but they are fun to play.
There’s a bit of a turn for the serious in 4, but it’s not so drastic as God of War was with its reboot. It is the first time I’ve given a semblance of a crap about the plot though.
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Post by: kashell on February 06, 2020, 08:09:22 am
Finally getting around to The Evil Within 2. I'm still in chapter 3. Cool game, but I'm starting to worry that it's going for an open world concept. Hopefully the later chapters are more condensed.
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Post by: shfan on February 06, 2020, 02:18:02 pm
Evil Within 2 does sort of expand and contract Kashell, but there's set pieces which resemble the original more to help keep it more cohesive, it's a great game IMHO.
At the minute I'm playing Mount & Blade: Warband on the PS4, again, this one's a surprise go-to game for this console generation, almost replayed it as much as BioShock 1/2. Also playing through Chaos Break on the PS1, which is a condensed RE clone which seems OK but tough, Eve of Extinction on PS2, which seems far too simplistic and is likely to be a trade-in, as well as Warriors Orochi 4 on Switch, which is dandy.
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Post by: kashell on February 06, 2020, 02:59:55 pm
Good to know! I like how Sebastian has more to say this time than last time.
Whenever I see a game featuring an "open world" it's an automatic no-buy.
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Post by: Cartagia on February 06, 2020, 03:01:17 pm
Sebastian was ANSON MOUNT in the first game which blew my mind.
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Post by: kashell on February 06, 2020, 03:44:30 pm
He was!
For some, he's known for his work in Hell On Wheels. But for me, he'll always be Britney's love interest in the award-winning movie, Crossroads.
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Post by: koemo1 on May 20, 2020, 06:10:50 pm
Currently playing Assassin's Creed: Origins! Hopefully can gain a shiny platinum trophy. So far, really liking what I'm playing here.
My only gripe so far is the hair of the NPC's during the in-game cutscenes. It looks horrible :P
Will keep you all updated!
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on May 20, 2020, 07:34:51 pm
Dabbling with some DayZ, I got back into watching folks play it and it sorta got me wanting to pop back in. Decided to warm back up to the gameplay by playing on a Deathmatch server and it's pretty fun and a good way to learn the gunplay, something you don't really get to do a lot of in normal DayZ usually with how much time is spenting surviving and traveling.
I was playing Assassin's Creed: Odyssey, but I struggled to maintain interest. I got past the first Spartan area you get to, meeting with the Spartan General, but I just didn't get hooked, not sure what it is as I'm usually all about open world games, but AC games have never usually hit the right spot for me. Vahalla could be a more cool setting for me, but not sure on that.
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Post by: dakooldood on May 20, 2020, 09:23:26 pm
I can't remember if I've already made a post here about this but I couldn't find it. I'm going back and playing all Assassin's Creed games that I haven't already beaten before Valhalla comes out. I started with Origins because I had already started it before I made the decision to play all of them, and I really loved it. I'm planning on going back and 100%ing it. Then I went back and started from the beginning. I enjoyed the first AC but the controls were definitely clunky and it was really short. AC2 improved on everything that I didn't like about AC1, plus Ezio is better than Altair. I've played the first part of Brotherhood but I wanted to take a little break to play other games. People on here recommended Sleeping Dogs on the True Crime thread that I made, so I bought it and loved every second of it. Finished it in 2 days. I'm a sucker for crime games, I guess. Now I've restarted Tomb Raider 2012 on PC because it was on sale and I never finished it when I first bought it on Xbox. I'm enjoying it, the story gets a bit repetitive in places but holy cow is it beautiful. I'm 50% through the game and my Steam account is showing 70 screenshots.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on May 22, 2020, 11:34:07 pm
Picked up Maneater, the eat 'em up shark game and I'm having fun with it. Simple gameplay loop, pretty casual, but it's all just enough to be enjoyable with the reality tv hook to it, like you are watching a show on Discovery with Chris Parnell (SNL, Archer) narrating stuff you do and as host of the show. This game knows what it is, it has all the nods to all the shark tropes, there's tons of goofy easter eggs (some of which I want to be teases for future content lol), and it's fun being this weird mutating shark.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: Cartagia on May 22, 2020, 11:48:39 pm
Me: I don't want to start anything new that I'm going to sink a lot of time into.
Also me: Guess I'll put 5 hours into Cities: Skylines today.
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Post by: mark1982 on May 23, 2020, 11:58:34 am
A Hat in Time on the Switch, hit about the 50% mark last night. Fun Collectathon game, reminds me of the N64 era similar to Banjo or Mario 64.
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Post by: kashell on May 24, 2020, 09:36:46 am
I'm going through Sword of Mana on the GBA SP. This is my second time through, but the first time was back when it was released in 03-04. I'm really liking it. It reminds me so much of the original Trials of Mana.
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Post by: Cartagia on May 24, 2020, 12:06:16 pm
I've started playing Sniper Elite 4 when I've been able to get the PS4 away from the GF. It's relatively easy, but I'm having a lot of fun shooting Nazis right in their dumb faces.
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Post by: telekill on May 25, 2020, 01:50:30 pm
I'm currently in the middle of Final Fantasy 7 still. I'm in chapter 10.
I also play a slew of co-op based games with friends ranging from Overcooked to For Honor.
I'm still waiting on my LRG copy of Streets of Rage 4 .They warned me it could take a couple months to get my copy so I'm looking at probably July. It's probably the only time I'll buy from them as it's now been confirmed there will be mainstream physical releases of the game released in stores.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on May 25, 2020, 11:51:06 pm
Been playing a lot of Terraria. They did a big final update, though I'm playing through the regular mode, which had me playing on normal till I beat a boss, which then makes the world "hardmode" and it's absolutely ridiculous. I'm trying to get the gear I need just to survive as everything kills me so quick. It's not super fun at this point because hardmode is annoying hard, but I need to just collect a few more things that'll hopefully let me survive some fights and hopefully help me deal with everything.
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Post by: ignition365 on May 26, 2020, 09:44:18 am
Been playing the crap out of my Turbo mini since it arrived. Beat Ys Book I & II and Neutopia already. Started up Neutopia II last night.
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Post by: andyz on June 02, 2020, 05:02:37 am
I started playing FF too and Clash of Clans, both awesome
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Post by: kashell on June 02, 2020, 08:00:54 am
Final Fantasy VIII Remastered is pretty great. The triple speed option makes navigating places so much more tolerable. It also helps with drawing magic and some of the longer summons.
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Post by: koemo1 on June 02, 2020, 03:37:24 pm
After playing Dex, République, Assassin's Creed: Origins, Raiden V, Battle Garega v.2016, and Yakuza Kiwami I'm now playing the single-player portion of Battlefield 1! After that, I'm going through the single-player of Call of Duty: World War II. I have been on a game finishing kick! This might be the first year where I'm going to be able to finish the 52 games challenge!
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Post by: pzeke on June 07, 2020, 12:41:58 pm
At the moment, just Final Fantasy VII Remake; I'm shooting for the platinum.
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Post by: ignition365 on June 08, 2020, 08:42:47 am
My wife insisted that I try to get our son to play some simple NES games... he really wasn't that interested, or at least for not very long. Played through Fisher Price: Perfect Fit and Super Mario Bros.
Finished up what I wanted to accomplish in Animal Crossing (K.K. Slider concert/Credits) and tried to decide what to play.
I've picked back up Dragon Quest VIII (3DS), which I abandoned roughly 3 years ago, and found some metal slimes and grinded from level 18 to level 36. Also decided to finally start up Luigi's Mansion 3. It works out pretty well, because I think I have no interest in playing Luigi's Mansion 3 in handheld mode, so it works as a great console game to supplement DQ8 as my handheld game.
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Post by: kashell on June 08, 2020, 04:07:47 pm
I'm trying thew New Sakura Wars on the PlayStation 4. I didn't care for So Long, My Love but this one supposedly revamped the combat, which was my biggest issue with it.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on June 08, 2020, 08:00:06 pm
Playing through Command & Conquer: Remastered right now and boy has this aged both okay and not well lol In general it's a nice update of the old game, the new visuals are good, the remastered music is great, and the gameplay is mostly fine. The problem is that the game has some jank in it that makes some of the missions really hard even on a normal difficulty, like to the point that it feels like some missions are leaps harder than the previous one. While I'm sure most of it comes from the original game, I think there are things that could use being cleaned up to genuinely fix what are outright problems with the original release.
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Post by: wartoy on June 09, 2020, 07:59:20 pm
I just started Resident Evil Revelations on Xbox One not the best game in the series but it's not bad either definitely worth a play through.
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Post by: droaa on June 09, 2020, 09:44:16 pm
Been playing Dark Souls Remastered or more like a replay since I played through it years ago on the PS3. This time I'm abusing a glitch to get a crapton of souls to level up.
That and I started Mafia II on the PC.
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Post by: Cartagia on June 13, 2020, 03:33:44 pm
So I pulled out and dusted off the old Virtual Boy, thinking I was going to finally be able to play Wario Land. And it was pretty fun. I played for about 30 minutes, no headaches in site, but then when I rebooted, ready to play a little bit more my save file was gone. Looks like the save battery is dead. Fortunately the game is only about 2.5-3 hours, so I'm going to set aside a block of time, plug that bad boy into the wall, rather than use batteries, and have a red tinted marathon session.
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Post by: turf on June 13, 2020, 07:55:21 pm
I haven’t had much time to play anything lately, but there’s one I’m loving.
Castlevania: Rondo of Blood is an amazing game. Totally worth the price tag.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on June 17, 2020, 04:26:25 am
Put an hour or two into No Man's Sky since it's on Xbox Game Pass for PC, but I don't think I'll keep on with it. I can see the improvements already from what I remember of the original game when it first launched, which was a disaster, but performance really isn't very good for me. Even bumping it to lower settings, it just feels kinda janky and jittery, movement and interactions don't feel nice to me. Probably just gonna drop it which is a shame as I willing to give it a second chance, see the new content, some of it sounding cool, but it's just not sitting right with me.
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Post by: droaa on June 18, 2020, 12:11:58 am
Continuing my playthrough of Mafia II. Some really good stuff in terms of plot. Im liking it.
Started up Bloodborne and I have been getting destroyed. What I know from Dark Souls is there but for the most part this is different and I have to adapt.
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Post by: kevininja on June 18, 2020, 01:58:27 pm
Picked The Last of Us Remastered back up again, hopefully I'll get through it and Left Behind before I pick the game up on Saturday. :D
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Post by: kashell on June 18, 2020, 05:04:37 pm
Replaying Chrono Trigger for the nth time. I forgot how short the game is. I just finished getting the Epoch up and flying. It always feel good to smack around Dalton.
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Post by: telly on June 18, 2020, 09:51:42 pm
Replaying Chrono Trigger for the nth time. I forgot how short the game is. I just finished getting the Epoch up and flying. It always feel good to smack around Dalton.
I should give it a replay one of these days. It's been almost 10 years now since I beat it.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on June 19, 2020, 04:10:20 am
Since No Man's Sky didn't go anywhere for me, and there's a Steam sale going on, I picked up Green Hell for a more pure survival setting and so far I'm liking it. It's kinda hard figuring out what you can make since a lot of things don't have recipes and you are literally just slapping things together and eating stuff and hoping it works outs lol Also getting hurt is kinda rough as it's hard to find the things you need to deal with that, it's definitely a challenge.
It's very similar to The Forest, where there's a big story and established setting, but you get a lot of freedom to how you tackle everything. If you liked that, you'll like this one.
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Post by: turf on June 19, 2020, 08:27:51 am
I started playing KOTOR again. I didn’t know it was released on iPhone. It’s still damn good. One of my favorite games ever.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on June 20, 2020, 02:47:27 am
Not gonna count this for my games challenge completion, mostly because it's so short, around 2 hours, but since I ordered The Last of Us 2 and will be playing that next week, I thought I'd at least finish the Left Behind DLC for the first game, which bridges the small time gap later in the game and giving some more background to Ellie before she joined Joel. Overall it's a nice bit of story, nothing amazing, cool to see Ellie get some fun time especially from what I'm hearing how dark the sequel is.
An aside to this, the game seems to have a crazy amount of DLC for the multiplayer. Like the Remaster should've been the complete edition of the game, and while it comes with the multiplayer maps, it apparently doesn't come with anything else? That's really weird. Not that I was ever interested in the MP, I don't like the games combat enough to care about that, but I just found it odd when I saw that it had so much multiplayer DLC.
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Post by: kashell on June 20, 2020, 12:46:15 pm
Replaying Chrono Trigger for the nth time. I forgot how short the game is. I just finished getting the Epoch up and flying. It always feel good to smack around Dalton.
I should give it a replay one of these days. It's been almost 10 years now since I beat it.
Just finished it this morning! Still an amazing game.
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Post by: telly on June 22, 2020, 09:55:24 am
I've been playing 2064: Read Only Memories. It's a really cool game. Very stylish and slick with great music and visuals. I'm enjoying it so far.
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Post by: telekill on June 22, 2020, 05:53:21 pm
I am still attempting to finish Final Fantasy 7 Remake. My goal is to attempt to beat it before Ghost of Tsushima releases.
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Post by: Cartagia on June 22, 2020, 11:13:59 pm
Divinity: Original Sin. I love a good ole dungeon-crawly RPG, and this definitely scratches that itch. It's very deep and obtuse - I really enjoy experimenting to find recipes and making random potions. It's a little wonky in places, but I've heard that a lot of that is ironed out in the sequel, which I can't way to play.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on June 23, 2020, 12:07:18 am
About 5 to 6 hours into The Last of Us 2 and so far it's pretty good. Visually it's great of course and the gameplay improvements over the first game really do a lot for me. Some stuff is less obnoxious and easier to do, there are much more open sections to explore at your leisure (Small sandboxes that you let you hit up different spots for extra items, sometimes new weapons or skill manuals, but are totally optional), and the story is good. I can see where the story is likely to go and turn things into the misery march I've heard about, but so far it's no worse than something you'd get out of Walking Dead.
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Post by: tripredacus on June 23, 2020, 09:55:29 am
Finished filling out my backlog queue, which is just a list of the Steam games and some others I own put into a text file. Because I love systematic sorting of things, I do move entries up and down for various reasons I won't list out. I haven't put it here, but I think it was posted into the backlog thread, but I have a different game assigned per day of the week that I will play. I have these games in the Currently Playing section of my collection.
Monday update
- Couldn't find lobbies in Black Ops 4 for Merc DM or Nuketown. Eventually got one on TDM. My contracts were for 1 shot 1 kill, and primary 3 attachments. So I had the Koshka / Secret Santa class. Joined early game in-progress, already there was a problem. The wall texture was missing at the spawn point, and it wouldn't let me select Recon specialist despite it not being unavailable. I picked Torque instead. On the enemy team was Cubas, a player I hadn't seen in a game since last year. I had last chatted with him in Sirian's twitch stream back when Sirian was still playing BO4 MP, and after I had played against him and xcal. Joining into a stacked lobby right away with the Koshka didn't do me any favors because I always have to warm up to that gun. By the end, I wasn't the worst in the match. 0 kills with Koshka, 3 with Secret Santa and a couple with some ground guns. At the AAR, the game crashed. :(
- Played some Zaccaria Pinball instead, got 39 achievements in about an hour and a half. Always a great time. Still so many tables that I do not own yet and new ones are added all the time. At least you can play tables you don't own, they have a score limit... AND you can get achievements on them as well. Played randoms for a bit, Story Mode but didn't beat my record and tried some tournament.
- Put No Man's Sky back on the Monday slot.
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Post by: jipsy on June 27, 2020, 05:55:42 am
I just started playing Rising Storm 2: Vietnam and I am about to play through the first few Halo games again, I just bought a few new games on Steam for the sale and that is what I'm most excited about.
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Post by: shfan on June 27, 2020, 08:44:27 am
I've been playing Rune Factory Oceans on the PS3 for about a week, it's crap at explaining what's necessary to progress sometimes and I hate the MMORPG style grinding necessary to get skills up, but I'm really enjoying it overall, been a very long time since i played a Harvest Moon game (discounting Stardew Valley a few years back).
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Post by: kashell on June 29, 2020, 11:06:47 am
I've been playing Code Vein. It is, indeed, anime Dark Souls. Which, is mighty fine by me. I'm digging all of the options, the difficulty, and the setting.
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Post by: ignition365 on June 29, 2020, 11:13:18 am
I've been playing Code Vein. It is, indeed, anime Dark Souls. Which, is mighty fine by me. I'm digging all of the options, the difficulty, and the setting.
I really enjoyed my time with that game.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on July 11, 2020, 03:21:32 am
Really pushing to try and beat Nioh 2 this weekend if possible, I kinda want some down time between it and when I pick up Ghost of Tsushima next week since they have similar tones to them. I am enjoying the game, though what FromSoftware does is still the best to me. The thing Nioh 2 does do great though is customization in all areas. You get so many choices for everything, you can bounce around stances, or just stick to the one you like, you can customize your character and gear at any point to look however you like, you can earn new moves and use whichever one you want. It's a lot of freedom that's pretty cool.
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Post by: kashell on July 11, 2020, 02:54:06 pm
I've been playing Code Vein. It is, indeed, anime Dark Souls. Which, is mighty fine by me. I'm digging all of the options, the difficulty, and the setting.
I really enjoyed my time with that game.
I finished it earlier this week. It was pretty cool. I doubt I'll replay it because I was ready for it to be over by the time I got the last area. Still, glad I gave it a try.
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Post by: telekill on July 11, 2020, 03:30:06 pm
I finally... FINALLY beat Final Fantasy 7 Remake last night. While I'm looking forward to the eventual sequel, I'm very happy to move on to my Limited Run Games copy of Streets of Rage 4 and then Ghost of Tsushima next week.
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Post by: ignition365 on July 13, 2020, 08:46:09 am
I have, for some reason, decided one of my franchise runs this year would be the battlefield series so I'm playing through those games. Already done with Battlefield 2:MC, both Bad Companies, and Battlefield 3. Halfway through 4. Bought V on Amazon because it was only $10.
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Post by: telly on July 13, 2020, 08:48:38 am
I'm playing Pikmin 2 right now. Not sure what I'll play afterwards, thinking an open world game. Might finally give Marvel's Spider-Man a go.
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Post by: mark1982 on July 14, 2020, 03:32:22 am
Playing Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night. Almost 100% the map and getting those rare drops to craft end game items. I feel overpowered at the moment but I'm not complaining since it came gradually and some portions were challenging earlier on.
Great game for those that enjoy the Castlevania series ;D
I really, really want to like this. I love Metroid, so much. Super Metroid and the GBA titles are in my top 10 of all time list. But that damn melee counter just ruins the game for me. I wouldn't mind it so much if it was just sometimes you used it, but the game really pushes the move by having like every single enemy rush you. I'm still trying to get over it and get used to it. We'll see what happens.
Side note: The thumbstick on my 3DS XL broke off. I'm now playing my 3DS XL with a repaired thumbstick. All I used is Gorilla Glue. That stuff is amazing. It works perfectly.
Just finished Resident Evil 5 last night. First playthrough of it. I tried it when it was new and hated the AI partner, and wasn't fond of the more action approach, not to mention the loss of zombies and Umbrella monsters soured me a bit (big old-school RE fan). Glad I gave it another shot. Not that it changed by view of the gameplay too much, but it was nice closing to the Umbrella chapters of the RE saga. Felt like the ending to the story that RE4 should have been.
Played through this again to prepare me for my playthrough of RE5. Been so long I needed a refresher (or so I thought). Turns out that other than the Las Plagas being used, there really is no connection between the two games, oh well.
What inspired me to give RE5 another shot. Loved this (and the RE2 remake) so much that I decided to revisit the series. I heard a lot people giving this one crap in comparison to the RE2 remake. Can't say I have the same complaints. Yeah, it's short, but then so was the original RE3. Yeah, the Nemesis attacks you mostly in pre-scripted events; that's also how the original was. Amazing graphics, great gameplay, intense moments, cool monsters and zombies; what's not to like here for a RE fan?
Amazing Metroidvania game with a stunning art style to it. Emotional story set in a foreboding and creepy forest. It's hard to convey how good this game is without playing it yourself. But if you're a Metroidvania fan, this is a MUST PLAY!
The sequel to Ori and the Blind Forest, and somehow is just as good. A bit more difficult, but not barringly difficult. The platforming in this one just seemed a bit more demanding. Still a fantastic experience, emotional, and atmospheric as the first one. And that great Metroidvania gameplay to boot.
Another classic I go back to again and again. Love it.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on July 17, 2020, 02:41:39 am
Mostly just been dabbling in a few things recently as I'm kinda in "Oh god, new game coming, I need it" mode with Ghost of Tsushima out today, but I gave Astroneer a shot, it's basically the indie version of No Man's Sky, but it's kinda alright, mostly just played it because it's free on the Xbox Game Pass for PC. The only thing I didn't like was that there wasn't much of a threat. There doesn't seem to be any alien creatures, so the only real worry is not having air, which isn't a problem once you start collecting a few things and can regularly get the material you need for oxygen tethers. Nothing bad, but there wasn't a lot driving me forward other than some alien structures to interact with that I never got to since it just feels like you are collecting material to get more material and that comes across a little boring.
Also with the space theme, I got Lifeless Planet on Epic for free at some point and figured I'd try it out. I didn't really like it, only played a short bit of it as it's indie walking sim/slight platformer, but it's all very low budget and kinda the half-assed reveal of the mystery seems kinda "meh". The low budget feel is kinda very obvious in the movement, sounds, dialogue, like it's not unplayable or anything, but I just can't see myself playing it for the 5 hours they wanted me to.
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Post by: ignition365 on July 17, 2020, 09:35:55 am
Finished Battlefield 4 and 1. The story for 1 was really good. The war stories play out like a mini-movie... takes about the length of a movie to finish too. Honestly I hope they do more of that. Playing through Battlefield V's War Stories right now.
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Post by: telekill on July 17, 2020, 10:18:39 am
Picking up my copy of Ghost on the way home from work tonight but I won't be able to start playing it until Monday. :'(
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Post by: ignition365 on July 17, 2020, 12:26:22 pm
My copy still hasn't shipped yet. Amazon says next Tuesday :'(
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Post by: burningdoom on August 03, 2020, 01:27:37 pm
It's a Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance rip-off, except this is set in the ancient Viking days rather than medieval times. But I don't say that like that's a bad thing, I LOVE these type of games.
Even though I am enjoying myself, I can see that it's a bit lazy. The first thing that jumps out is that the graphics don't really look improved from the Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance days. And the sound effects are about the same.
But the BIGGEST annoyance is the difficulty. I started on Normal. Got through the prelude, and the first area. However when I got to the first boss, it was freaking impossible. I must have tried 10 times over. So then I drop the difficulty down to Easy. And now the game is a complete cakewalk with no challenge in the slightest. So annoying. But the bash and loot nature of the game still has me exploring it anyways, at least until Destroy All Humans! shows up in the mail.
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Post by: telly on August 03, 2020, 02:35:22 pm
I started up Milkmaid of the Milky Way last night. It's okay. I really can't stand the writing with everything having to rhyme. It sounds forced and awkward and really kills immersion.
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Post by: astralsoul on August 03, 2020, 02:49:23 pm
Just finished up Paper Mario Origami King and thought it was really good. I'm probably going to continue playing Dragon Quest XI S and Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition.
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Post by: mark1982 on August 04, 2020, 01:02:33 am
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on August 06, 2020, 12:23:58 am
Been playing a good bit of DayZ lately. I tend to play it in bursts, usually an hour or two and then maybe not play it for a week or two, but the past week I've wanted to get into it. My main character that I've had forever I've been trying to throw into fights, see if I can't get him killed, but he's survived a couple fights so far. He's lasted so long because I haven't played the game a whole lot till recently. Also had a small goal of trying to raid a base now that I can use explosives, so I've tried a few times to get into one base, but I only usually have enough for one wall and can't get through the other because grenades can be generally hard to find lol
Had a goofy experience today where on a different server I met a guy, didn't seem to "speak english" (according to him though I feel like he could say more than he let on), so I passed him, he comes by me asking for help from zombies a minute or two later, so i try to help, but I accidentally clipped him with my axe, killing him, though I tried to revive him, but he must've been badly wounded. I grabbed some of his gear, because I wasn't going to let it go to waste, when I was then maybe attacked by his friend or a random, so I had to take him out too with only a half dozen rounds to a pretty weak gun, and I really only survived due to my bulletproof vest holding out longenough, making it out alive with blinking red health blood, and red health. Luckily I had a blood bag, morphine, and saline to pull me from the bottom. This game can be the most tense thing ever lol
Also the most terrifying, back on my main character earlier this week, I heard wolves, only had one show up, so I killed it, hung around for another 10 to 15 minutes to see if more would show up, and then left. Like a couple miles away, 10 to 20 minutes later, out of nowhere, no sound, a wolf attacks me, must've been leftover from the pack, and scared the ever loving crap out of me more than anything else has in the game. I've never seen something like that where a wolf would chase me that far with no noise lol
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Post by: kashell on August 08, 2020, 05:10:12 pm
You can't skip cut scenes in Ghosts of Tsushima.
You can't. Skip. Cut scenes.
...
WTF. It's 2020.
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Post by: Cartagia on August 08, 2020, 05:46:06 pm
Co-op Borderlands 3 with the GF. Holy crap is the text tiny for split screen couch co-op. "We almost stopped playing" levels of small.
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Post by: telekill on August 08, 2020, 06:49:17 pm
Why would you want too? It's a great story so far. Hoping to see a New Game + mode so I can lay waste to the Mongols at full power from the start.
Some of them aren't interesting. I'd rather get them over with and take the reward.
It's a "feature" that should be included in modern games; especially ones like this. I can't even advance text.
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Post by: shfan on August 09, 2020, 04:51:07 pm
Paper Mario: Origami King for the Switch (love it), also playing Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams for the PS2, I've had a few goes at it in the distant past and never seem to get anywhere with it; now I know why. Having to distribute upgrades between 5 characters is irritating as sin, especially as the game decides when you can use a partner and at times even demands you use a character you don't like and haven't upgraded. Currently stuck on a tough boss fight using a character I haven't upgraded or used at all - fun, not.
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Post by: Cartagia on August 16, 2020, 07:02:24 pm
Fall Guys is a damned delight. Frustrating as hell, and they still haven't quite gotten the server stability issues completely resolved, but I haven't had a play session yet that wasn't a total blast - when I could get in.
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Post by: mark1982 on August 19, 2020, 11:10:33 pm
Star Ocean: First Departure R again on the Switch, some classic JPRG goodness ;D Played it on the PSP years back.
I like how they re-illustrated the characters for the dialogue sequences then give you the option to change it up anytime during the game for this re-release.
(https://i.imgur.com/fyJ4Cs0.png)
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Post by: spyrofanx on August 20, 2020, 12:49:19 am
287. A game I'm playing RN is a fan translation of Tales of Phantasia (PS1). It's the Absolute Zero translation if you're wondering. (https://www.romhacking.net/newsimages/newsimage599a.png) (https://www.romhacking.net/newsimages/newsimage543a.png) (https://www.romhacking.net/newsimages/newsimage1333a.png) (https://cdromance.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/tales-of-phantasia-enlish-patched-coverart.jpg)
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Post by: Cartagia on September 08, 2020, 10:06:21 am
Help. I can't stop playing PC Building Simulator. It's so simple, but the game play loop is so satisfying.
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Post by: kashell on September 09, 2020, 08:22:41 am
I've been playing Moon on the Switch. I'm still in disbelief that this was ported, but here we are!
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Post by: ignition365 on September 09, 2020, 03:59:44 pm
All of the Sonic games... :'(
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Post by: telly on September 09, 2020, 09:51:34 pm
Started up Tales of Vesperia. It feels weird going backwards in the series like this, but I'm enjoying it so far.
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Post by: redblaze57 on September 09, 2020, 10:31:53 pm
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2 Remastered. You have no idea how happy I am that the Tony Hawk games are back and good again. Kind of want DLC featuring Pro Skater 3 levels and soundtrack.
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Post by: burningdoom on September 10, 2020, 02:18:33 pm
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2 Remastered. You have no idea how happy I am that the Tony Hawk games are back and good again. Kind of want DLC featuring Pro Skater 3 levels and soundtrack.
Same.
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Post by: kashell on September 10, 2020, 03:31:53 pm
I started Mega Man Legends 2! I like it so far; already showing more polish than the first MML.
I liked it. It's longer and a bigger world. But I still preferred the charm of the original.
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Post by: burningdoom on September 11, 2020, 04:01:23 pm
Tony Hawk. Only Tony Hawk.
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Post by: tripredacus on September 16, 2020, 10:43:12 am
I am running through things that I can play in Zdoom. I've already played Doom, Doom II, all the maps in D!Zone 150, then tried out Russian Overkill. I am now going through the Heretic/Hexen games and I actually only have Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders. But on that disc there is a folder with the other shareware games, including Heretic (among others like Doom, Doom II, Hexen, etc) and the .WAD for Heretic actually contains the full game. There must have been something in the actual Heretic shareware that prevented playing the additional episodes that is not used at all by Zdoom.
EDIT: also for some reason Heretic was not in the DB under PC [NA] o_O
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Post by: kashell on September 16, 2020, 01:54:10 pm
As I get geared up for October/Halloween, I'm playing Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner 2: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. King Abaddon, which is one of the longest game titles ever.
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Post by: telly on September 16, 2020, 01:59:24 pm
I'm probably going to give Super Ghouls and Ghosts another go this October
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Post by: mark1982 on September 17, 2020, 02:48:45 am
Finally got back to and finished Medievil Remastered - Started a year ago, figured I get back to and complete it since I don't necessarily like to leave games unfinished.
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Post by: Cartagia on September 20, 2020, 08:28:41 am
I put in my copy of Super Mario 3D All Stars so that I could claim my rewards points (and get that sweet sweet Mario pin set), and I had to boot up at least one of the titles. Having been in kind of blah mood the last couple of days it had to be something that felt like a warm blanket. I don't actually have a great amount of nostalgia for Super Mario 64 and I've never played Super Mario Sunshine, so Super Mario Galaxy it was!
They may not have remastered the whole game, but they definitely redid all of the dialogue boxes. Those things are super crisp. Spin is now mapped to face button, and using the Pro Controller to point at the screen becomes second nature pretty quick. What a freaking masterpiece this game is.
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Post by: oldgamerz on September 20, 2020, 10:48:56 am
I am running through things that I can play in Zdoom. I've already played Doom, Doom II, all the maps in D!Zone 150, then tried out Russian Overkill. I am now going through the Heretic/Hexen games and I actually only have Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders. But on that disc there is a folder with the other shareware games, including Heretic (among others like Doom, Doom II, Hexen, etc) and the .WAD for Heretic actually contains the full game. There must have been something in the actual Heretic shareware that prevented playing the additional episodes that is not used at all by Zdoom.
EDIT: also for some reason Heretic was not in the DB under PC [NA] o_O
Since you like to Play the original Doom and Doom II using Zdoom I need to ask if you ever played the 2 "Final Doom" IWAD, files?
"The Plutonia Experiment and TNT. I highly recommend playing both of them since they were fan made sequels to DOOM II Hell On Earth, The Plutonia Experiment is the aftermath of what happen in DOOM II,
and TNT is made to be played after The Plutonia Experiment 64 new levels to master but it was a commercial release meaning you would need to either buy Finial Doom off Steam or use the WAD files from the DOOM collecters edition.
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Post by: turf on September 22, 2020, 12:22:48 pm
I started playing Def Jam:Fight for New York on the Game Cube. Holy Aged Rappers! This game is awesome. I love all the AKI fighting/wrestling games. Those are fantastic. This one moves more away from wrestling and towards MMA/Street Fighting. It’s got cool over-the-too moves and a deep system. It’s pricey, and I can’t sat I’d go spend $100+ on it; but if you have it, dig it out and play it.
How hard is it to emulate PS2 games?
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Post by: tripredacus on September 23, 2020, 09:57:51 am
Apparently, while you can start the Heretic shareware in Zdoom and play on through past the first episode and create a save file, you cannot launch the savefile with the shareware loaded. Zdoom specifically won't allow it. Fortunately, I was able to continue on my save by having it load the Shadow of Serpent Riders wad instead. A little more Heretic to go, I think just 3 episodes. And really, the game is quite boring.
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Post by: mark1982 on September 24, 2020, 02:18:21 am
Nioh 2 - Yep, getting my ass handed to me... Soo good though, feel alive playing games like this.
I need to play that, how is it? Is it similar enough to Sekiro for instance, that if I loved Sekiro I might enjoy this game?
Combat wise yes, I would say Nioh is similar to Sekiro as the game heavily relies on offense, parrying and counters. And also similar to any Souls game or Sekiro your combat is affected by your stamina for attacking, blocking and evading.
It even shares the same concept as Shrines or Bonfires for resting, leveling up and resetting all the enemies, so definitely influenced by the souls series.
The only major difference with Nioh is the equipment, it's more of a Diablo style for rare drops and items with different rarities.
I would say if you enjoyed Sekiro or the Souls games definitely check out Nioh, the combat is intense, lots of different play styles and the boss fights are up there when challenge is concerned.
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Post by: ignition365 on September 24, 2020, 12:12:34 pm
Nioh 2 - Yep, getting my ass handed to me... Soo good though, feel alive playing games like this.
I need to play that, how is it? Is it similar enough to Sekiro for instance, that if I loved Sekiro I might enjoy this game?
Combat wise yes, I would say Nioh is similar to Sekiro as the game heavily relies on offense, parrying and counters. And also similar to any Souls game or Sekiro your combat is affected by your stamina for attacking, blocking and evading.
It even shares the same concept as Shrines or Bonfires for resting, leveling up and resetting all the enemies, so definitely influenced by the souls series.
The only major difference with Nioh is the equipment, it's more of a Diablo style for rare drops and items with different rarities.
I would say if you enjoyed Sekiro or the Souls games definitely check out Nioh, the combat is intense, lots of different play styles and the boss fights are up there when challenge is concerned.
I think I have both, just haven't played them yet. Maybe I'll give it a go soon.
Does the game pause? I know Souls games don't pause and that was a huge issue for me.
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Post by: mark1982 on September 24, 2020, 12:28:52 pm
Does the game pause? I know Souls games don't pause and that was a huge issue for me.
I remember they patched it in later, so yes I do believe you can pause the game, but not on multiplayer or summons
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Post by: burningdoom on September 24, 2020, 01:03:49 pm
Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning.
Its really disappointing, as far as remakes go. Literally nothing has changed. And if there is a graphical upgrade, I sure as hell can't tell. In fact, it looks worse. You can see this weird mesh texture on character's faces (like an old Saturn game trying to do smoke).
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Post by: Cartagia on September 24, 2020, 01:43:20 pm
Nioh 2 - Yep, getting my ass handed to me... Soo good though, feel alive playing games like this.
I need to play that, how is it? Is it similar enough to Sekiro for instance, that if I loved Sekiro I might enjoy this game?
I really need to play both of these. I've got them both on the self, but haven't felt like playing something too difficult for a hot minute. The first Nioh gave me a lot of trouble for the first third or so of the game, but once I got the hang of it I had a lot of fun cruising through the back half.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on September 25, 2020, 05:43:36 am
Most of this week was playing Watch Dogs 2, I figured since I basically got it free twice with Uplay and then Epic, that I might as well finally play it lol It's actually been awhile since I've played a proper, pure GTA-styled, game like this (Probably the last time was GTA V when it released on PC) and I'm digging it. The first Watch Dogs kinda sucked, I just remember it being boring and lifeless, but Watch Dogs 2 has a lot of style to it actually feeling like it has something going on. The hacking gimmick is fun, the online features are neat, and overall I'm liking it. Story could feel a tad better, doesn't feel like there's much weight to it, even when its supposed to, but it's not the most important part of the game for me.
I also picked up Hades since it got an official 1.0 release recently and I could get it for 10 bucks on the Epic store with a coupon. This is an isometric, hack-n-slash, rogue-lite, which is normally something I'm kinda against these days, I find these types of games like Binding of Isaac, Enter the Gungeon, Rogue Legacy, and others tend to be more frustrating than fun and with not a lot of progression inbetween deaths, it gets very repetitive. This game gives a lot to do between deaths, upgrading Zagreus, talking with the great Underworld characters, all with some very solid character art and a nice looking world. It almost never feels repetitive and there's almost always new dialogue or small things that vary up your runs, it's honestly kind of impressive how good it is at that. I think I might've got to the end area once, but died at the boss, but I'm liking it way more than I was expecting it to and do recommend it if anything about the games looks appealing.
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Post by: Cartagia on September 25, 2020, 07:35:57 pm
Started Donkey Kong Country 2 about a day ago. This game so much better than DKC1 it is insane. More fluid, better level design, better enemy variety, better bosses. We're talking all Top 5 platformers all time good.
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Post by: seether on September 26, 2020, 08:31:17 am
I’m playing Mario 3D collection, I’ve got all the stars in Mario 64 on courses 1 through 8 so far and plan to get all 120 stars in the game. Making pretty rapid progress even only playing after work, a lot of the stars take 2 to 5 minutes (literally) to get.
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Post by: kashell on September 27, 2020, 05:24:55 pm
October is upon us! Time to get into some survival-horror games. I'm juggling Deadly Premonition Origins and Bendy and the Ink Machine.
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Post by: megasilverx1 on October 04, 2020, 10:35:17 pm
Been replaying all the Classic series games I own in order of release lately. Just finished Mega Man 5 and moving on to Mega Man III. Also been playing Crash 4 and Mario's Super Picross.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on October 04, 2020, 11:53:35 pm
Been putting time into Genshin Impact, it's a F2P action rpg that's like if you mixed Breath of the Wild with an anime JRPG and gacha characters...or like BOTW crossed with a more casual form of Xenoblade Chronicles 2. Usually when you think of F2P games these days, it's like BR games, or lame mobile experiences, which this game does have a mobile version, but it's surprisingly good for what it is. Like if this didn't have gacha characters, it could easily be just your standard, though not particularly original, anime JRPG with almost no changes that's sold at a full price. The monetization element of the game really doesn't affect much of the actual game as I've dumped hours into the game just exploring and questing. You get a good amount of free items early on for characters and weapons in the gacha system, so I have like around 10 characters in total now. It never feels like I'm hitting points in the game that stall out because I'm not dumping money into the game or mindless grinding stuff, or waiting on countless timers that give me necessary things. Combat is pretty basic, but the elemental mixing offers up interesting enough gameplay mechanics.
Basically if you are generally into anime JRPG's, you might like this, even as just something casual to run around in as it is free.
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Post by: shfan on October 10, 2020, 08:02:51 pm
Yet another replay of Mount & Blade: Warband on the PS4, easily on of my favourite games ever, its combination of action, light strategy and medieval combat is an absolute joy. I've currently beaten 2 of the 6 rulers of the game and have 2 more almost finished off, hoping to make an alliance with one of the remainders and see if the other one attacks or makes friends, then live happily ever after.
I've been thoroughly enjoying Vaporum on the Switch, it's an old skool Eye of the Beholder type game, grid-based dungeons with action turn-based combat (almost fluid but not quite as you change squares and turn etc.) The obvious BioShock influence on the themes and setting is a big plus, the enemies are varied enough and the loot overfloweth, genius on a handheld.
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Post by: turf on October 12, 2020, 09:53:22 am
I started Diablo 3 again. Damn this is a fun game! My Necromancer, Bone Jovi, is bringing the pain already.
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Post by: telekill on October 12, 2020, 10:15:41 am
I'm currently playing Vampyr that was handed out as part of PS Plus. It's a bit rough around some of the edges but not a bad game. Fun to play during the Halloween season. I'm also on and off playing Luigi's Mansion 3 with the kids. They're enjoying it for the most part. They're younger so they need help with some boss battles. As of Friday, I'm going to try out the new co-op mode for Ghost of Tsushima. Really looking forward too it.
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Post by: kashell on October 14, 2020, 06:16:00 pm
Many years later, I finally started Ys Origin. I'm going through my first file (on Normal difficulty) with Hugo. He's been great so far. He has a one-liner for everything.
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Post by: wartoy on October 14, 2020, 07:06:43 pm
Just finished the evil within 2 i was pleasantly surprised cause i hated the first game but enjoyed this one. now im going to go back and try to finish metro exodus next
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Post by: vivigamer on October 15, 2020, 04:44:24 am
Just finished the evil within 2 i was pleasantly surprised cause i hated the first game but enjoyed this one. now im going to go back and try to finish metro exodus next
That's interesting you say that as i really couldn't get into the 1st game at all - I beat it but it was a struggle! So I've not even opened the 2nd one yet. Glad to hear it is better.
I've been playing the Abe's Odyssey Remaster New N' tasty - Really enjoying it but I feel like such a plank as I didn't realise you could jump into portals for extra areas - So went I passed the 1st location 49 perished ... whoops!
Great game though, when I finish this I may play the other remasters on PS3 - Odd we never got a PS4 version of Munch & Stranger, especially when there are recent Switch versions.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on October 15, 2020, 06:19:00 am
Ended up popping back into Smite, I haven't played it in forever, it was the only MOBA I ever kinda liked because it wasn't a point and click sort of thing with the third person view. So many more gods now, and I need to figure out which ones I like, though Cthulu is a newer one I'm digging. He's gigantic, interesting moves, and not too hard to use, so when he moves out of rotation, I might buy him.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on October 18, 2020, 11:46:20 pm
Enjoying The Surge 2 right now. The first game was pretty sloppy, it just didn't feel right to play and it was pretty boring in just the first hour or two I played of the game, but the sequel is a lot more fun. Gameplay definitely feels improved, though it's still not on the level of the Soulsborne games. Figuring out the parrying times is probably the hardest part about the game, because it's not just about a single button press, you have to be primed for a block and then press the right analog in the direction. With the wind up time some enemies have, I miss the parry so often. I really like the gear system, as you have to get it by hacking off limbs, which gives a blueprint, then you build it, and to upgrade, you need to hack off more limbs for the parts. It's a little more interesting than just finding loot in chests. Very solid game though, definitely was worth checking it out on Game Pass.
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Post by: kashell on October 19, 2020, 07:48:26 am
I started the new Legends campaign in Ghost of Tsushima (Ronin class) yesterday. I'm really torn on this.
More Ghosts is cool. The stories I've played so far are well written. The atmosphere is much more grim than the main game.
But, to get the most of out and to get the trophies more efficiently, it's clear I'll have to play online - something I don't want to pay for.
I may have to just settle on not having 100% trophy completion for this even though I already acquired the platinum.
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Post by: turf on October 21, 2020, 06:51:01 pm
I really think that Diablo III is becoming a Top 10 All Time Favorite for me. I can’t tell you another modern game that I’ve played through more than once. This game does an amazing job of making you feel like a real Billy Badass. I can’t get enough!
Plus, I’m really proud of my character name: Bone Jovi
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Post by: Cartagia on October 22, 2020, 11:53:58 am
I was looking for something light to play and remembered that my XB1 came with Forza Horizon 3 and the Hot Wheels DLC. I have been having a nice chill time with. Big change of pace from what I normally play, but gorgeous and fun.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on October 22, 2020, 03:20:04 pm
Started into Darksiders Genesis. It's weird playing the series like this as it does just feel like a Darksiders game from a top down view, but I'm still slightly bummed that Strife's game wasn't a third person action adventure like the rest. I still think it'll be a good game and I dig Strife's personality. He's definitely more jokey than the rest of the Horsemen, but not in any cartoonish way like Deadpool would, though I sorta get that vibe off him a little.
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Post by: megasilverx1 on October 26, 2020, 11:25:19 pm
Playing Mighty No. 9. Found it during some black friday sale at work a few years ago and haven't really touched it since then. It's pretty bad; like boring bad, not ha ha this game is funny bad. I'll be replaying Mega Man 11 after I finish this game.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on October 29, 2020, 02:21:00 am
Giving Alien: Isolation another try. Originally wrote down that I was just gonna see if I could get past the part I stalled on before in this game, I only played a few hours initially before dropping it a few years back, getting kinda fed up with some of the annoyances dealing with the androids and xenomorph, but I'm well past that part now. I don't know if I had the difficulty up to high the first time, just playing on medium now, and there's still stuff that annoys me, but I'm progressing. I still hate the one hit kills with the xeno and that minimal combat (I prefer my survival horror to be abit more Resident Evil or Evil Within 2), but I think I might be able to get through the game to experience the story.
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Post by: tripredacus on October 29, 2020, 10:04:59 am
I have gotten what I figured would have been the two hardest achievements in X-Morph Defense. That being the Gold medal and wave 15 achievements. Fortunately, the Wave 15 says "survive wave 15" but it gives you the achievement when the wave starts. So really it is survive Wave 14.
I'm only playing through the survival missions now and just to a win. Not going to go all "Angry Birds" and try to get gold medal for everything. Now I think that the only achievements I won't be able to get are the Co-op Campaign ones.
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Post by: kashell on October 30, 2020, 07:53:26 am
Nearly a year after receiving it as a gift, I'm playing Soul Nomad and the World Eaters on the PlayStation 2. I'm about 10 hours in and it still hasn't pulled the usual N1-isms I normally can't stand. Even the story and characters have more depth to them than their usual stuff.
I'm quite pleased.
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Post by: telly on October 30, 2020, 08:20:11 am
Nearly a year after receiving it as a gift, I'm playing Soul Nomad and the World Eaters on the PlayStation 2. I'm about 10 hours in and it still hasn't pulled the usual N1-isms I normally can't stand. Even the story and characters have more depth to them than their usual stuff.
I'm quite pleased.
I'm glad you like it :) I'll be waiting to read your review!
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Post by: dakooldood on October 31, 2020, 10:46:56 am
Enjoying Watch Dogs Legion, but I love all of the other Watch Dogs games. About as buggy as you should expect from a Ubisoft title near launch. Also finally sat down and beat Super Castlevania IV, my favorite SNES game from when I was young.
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Post by: telekill on October 31, 2020, 11:06:27 am
I'm currently taking a break from gaming. The calm before the storm of next gen.
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Post by: wartoy on November 03, 2020, 08:59:47 pm
Im just fooling around with world of warships on xbox and Brigadine on switch.
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Post by: tripredacus on November 04, 2020, 09:14:07 am
Heretic episode 5 can get rekt. I now know why people complain that the game is a switch hunt, it is exactly what it is. That being said, the levels are amazingly constructed, especially for the Doom engine. I don't think I will go back to it, I think I'm done with Heretic. Onto Hexen.
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Post by: Warmsignal on November 05, 2020, 11:34:14 am
Excalibur 2555 (PS1). Early polygon adventure, tank controls, straight forward dungeon crawling meets Tomb Raider. I love this kinda stuff. Combat is satisfying, music is fantastic. This game is super obscure too, don't think I've ever heard anyone mention it before.
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Post by: tripredacus on November 05, 2020, 12:05:03 pm
I have finished all of the Survival missions in the base game for X-Morph Defense. Not going to achievement chase on it. I will set it aside for now until I get the DLC. The Wednesday game slot has been replaced with Skyrim.
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Post by: wartoy on November 07, 2020, 11:22:20 pm
Just started Into The Dead 2 on switch im really liking this game.
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Post by: oldgamerz on November 08, 2020, 01:11:56 am
Heretic episode 5 can get rekt. I now know why people complain that the game is a switch hunt, it is exactly what it is. That being said, the levels are amazingly constructed, especially for the Doom engine. I don't think I will go back to it, I think I'm done with Heretic. Onto Hexen.
Hexen is also a switch hunt it's probably more of a switch hunt then Heretic if you don't like Heretic I don't think you will like playing Hexen, but again I only played the Nintendo 64 version of Hexen though
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Post by: vivigamer on November 08, 2020, 06:21:12 am
As I am waiting for my PS5 I thought I's play a classic JRPG - I've never played The Legend of Dragoon on PS1 so began it the other night. Seems decent but the translation is very iffy.... https://twitter.com/The_Vivi_Gamer/status/1325397370020958208?s=20
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Post by: ignition365 on November 09, 2020, 08:11:21 am
Haven't really been feeling playing games, but I did manage to start playing Fallout New Vegas again, I'm surprisingly enjoying playing it again. I normally get bored after an hour or so, especially when I remember that it's perk every other level, I never liked that.
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Post by: tripredacus on November 09, 2020, 11:09:19 am
Heretic episode 5 can get rekt. I now know why people complain that the game is a switch hunt, it is exactly what it is. That being said, the levels are amazingly constructed, especially for the Doom engine. I don't think I will go back to it, I think I'm done with Heretic. Onto Hexen.
Hexen is also a switch hunt it's probably more of a switch hunt then Heretic if you don't like Heretic I don't think you will like playing Hexen, but again I only played the Nintendo 64 version of Hexen though
I do not mind the switch hunt aspect. What really led me to quit on Heretic is because I ran into a map where something didn't work. It is possible because I am using zdoom and can jump and crouch that I did something out of order and softlocked the level. Without the ability to advance, I just did nextmap... and apparently when you do this, your inventory resets. Getting through the next map wasn't super difficult (I was playing on the easy mode) but ammo levels were very low and I lost all those book powerups. It was ok until I ran into a minotaur that cornered me in a secret area. I died and on respawn there was basically no ammo left to get meaning it would be impossible to get past the minotaur to finish the level. I could have used the god mode, but I just wanted a change of pace.
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Post by: Cartagia on November 09, 2020, 11:53:14 am
I started Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor, which is fun, but a bit janky in a couple of spots - probably due to the age, as most similar games I've played that are more recent are more smooth. The color palette is a bit drab, and it's starting to get a little repetitive, but Ratbag is a hilarious character.
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Post by: shfan on November 09, 2020, 12:47:43 pm
Playing through Shantae and the 7 Sirens, it's excellent :)
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Post by: kashell on November 11, 2020, 01:06:09 pm
Nearly a year after receiving it as a gift, I'm playing Soul Nomad and the World Eaters on the PlayStation 2. I'm about 10 hours in and it still hasn't pulled the usual N1-isms I normally can't stand. Even the story and characters have more depth to them than their usual stuff.
I'm quite pleased.
I'm glad you like it :) I'll be waiting to read your review!
Nearly a year after receiving it as a gift, I'm playing Soul Nomad and the World Eaters on the PlayStation 2. I'm about 10 hours in and it still hasn't pulled the usual N1-isms I normally can't stand. Even the story and characters have more depth to them than their usual stuff.
I'm quite pleased.
I'm glad you like it :) I'll be waiting to read your review!
I just finished reading it. Glad to hear it was so enjoyable! When I was testing it I really loved the sprite art as well. It's incredibly well-done.
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Post by: tripredacus on November 12, 2020, 09:56:59 am
Hexen is the most annoying game I've played in a while. It is worse than Heretic. I went like an hour before even getting a weapon. The switch hunting is still no big deal... but on whatever level I am on, you have to get a key. And it seems impossible to get the key. I didn't feel like noclipping to get it, so that goes back into the queue for now. On to running through The Ultimate Doom using Brutal Doom mod.
In Skyrim, I finally did all those thieve's guild quests to get that achievement. Some achievements appear broken on this playthrough, such as "Oblivion Walker" since it requires you to talk to some people who are not essential. In the early years of this playthrough, these people might have died during the vampire or dragon attacks that happen when certain quests are active. Another consideration for broken quests can also be that in the past 3 or so years, I've been using a mod that disables Essential tags on NPCs (except followers). Some of the quests in Dawnguard never got the achievements and I think it was because I had used cheats at some point, which disables them. For example the Soul Tear or Auriel's Bow, Dragonrider are left. I have the shout to summon that dragon but he doesn't show up. "Master Architect" does not work either since I built the 3 houses with the 3 wings.
All that seems left on this playthrough would be Thief (pick 50 pockets), Master Criminal (1k bounty in all holds), Werewolf Mastered (should get me that bounty. My achievements are here: https://steamcommunity.com/id/tripredacus/stats/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim
I also did look and it seems that Skyrim Special Edition does not share achievements with the original release, which is kinda dumb since it is the same game. So I will have to do another playthrough of regular edition with another character to do the remaining ones, and when that is done, then I will be able to put on the Special Edition install and be able to use the mods specifically designed for the 64-bit version.
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Post by: stealthrush on November 13, 2020, 04:53:28 pm
Just completed Super Robot Taisen OG Saga: Endless Frontier on Nintendo DS in 31hrs my party was around level 52 lowest 49. on to Super Robot Taisen OG Saga: Endless Frontier Exceed!
I've also been playing Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R on Steam participating in the improved Network [GGPO "Rollback"] beta that lasts 2-weeks.
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Post by: raelynn97 on November 16, 2020, 02:11:05 am
I have been recently playing this Archwar game. This is quite an interesting game.
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Post by: weirdfeline on November 16, 2020, 05:10:46 am
Knack II. I enjoyed the first game and this one seems more streamlined.
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Post by: telekill on November 16, 2020, 09:10:15 am
Currently playing on PS5 is AC Valhalla, Destiny Beyond Light and Astro's Playroom.
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Post by: Cartagia on November 16, 2020, 09:20:59 am
I started Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor, which is fun, but a bit janky in a couple of spots - probably due to the age, as most similar games I've played that are more recent are more smooth. The color palette is a bit drab, and it's starting to get a little repetitive, but Ratbag is a hilarious character.
Shadow of War is not nearly as good. For starters they flipped some button commands for stuff, which is irritating. Shelob is a sexy lady for some reason. The power scaling abilities aren't as interesting. I'm still having fun playing and traversal is more smooth, but its just not as good as the previous game.
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Post by: kashell on November 16, 2020, 04:54:04 pm
I started Front Mission on the DS. I'm curious about how it'll compare to Front Missions 3 and 4 since I really enjoyed both of those.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on November 17, 2020, 03:18:30 pm
Alongside plans to dabble in Monster Hunter World and Avengers, which are both running awesome on the PS5, I made my first proper PS5 game (Other than Astro's Playroom) Demon's Souls. It looks and plays incredible, just absolutely smooth, no issues so far. I'm two bosses down and really liking it, with all the usual frustrations that come with a tough as heck Souls experience lol I personally would've like them to have added some of the improvements they brought in with Dark Souls 3, like the game is still using "Hold O" to run, which a tap is your roll, and that was always an awkward thing for the series all the way up till they put it on the left analog click in Dark Souls 3. At least there doesn't seem jumping in this game that I noticed, so it's not like I'm having to do that awful Souls-style platforming here lol
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Post by: telly on November 17, 2020, 09:43:43 pm
I'm excited to replay Demon's Souls on the PS5 one day because my playthrough ran like hot garbage on the PS3 when I beat it a few years ago.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on November 18, 2020, 03:20:52 am
I'm excited to replay Demon's Souls on the PS5 one day because my playthrough ran like hot garbage on the PS3 when I beat it a few years ago.
I never got that far into the original game because of how poorly it ran and how janky it was to play. I know there are people that like it more than Dark Souls, but the games afterward really improved things for me. Could definitely use some extra Archstones like in the other games with one of the areas I'm getting annoyed with, The Ritual Path. The area is the kind of design I hate in Soulborne games, where there's a lot of narrow areas to fall off and have no maneuverability, there are enemies with unblockable, high damage, attacks, and there regular random aerial attacks from enemies that I can't take out. It just turns into tedium, though I'm impressed that I've gone this long after like...6 bosses and just now hitting one of these zones. Not that I haven't died a bunch in other areas, this one in particular just isn't even slightly fun to me and I've must've died over a dozen times so far. Though I don't believe I've hit the worst of it as I think I've heard Valley of Defilement is not a fun time. Sorta sounds like this games Blight Town.
I am enjoying myself though despite hitting some frustrating points. After Demon's Souls, I'm definitely replaying Dark Souls 3. It gets 60fps on PS5 and I'm curious to see how it plays compared to Demon's as it has been a little while since I play DS3.
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Post by: koemo1 on November 18, 2020, 07:28:20 am
On my own, I'm playing Red Dead Redemption 2 for the PS4 and Smuggler's Run for the GameCube. Meanwhile, I'm playing Tomb Raider for the PS1 with a friend in the weekends. With another friend, we are going through Donkey Kong Country on the SNES mini.
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Post by: pzeke on November 18, 2020, 09:55:16 am
[...] Shelob is a sexy lady for some reason. [...]
Well, to be fair, it's all in the name.
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Post by: tripredacus on November 19, 2020, 12:10:17 pm
In Skyrim I did finally get the three remaining achievements that I believe to be possible at this point, but unfortunately it is going to look like this playthrough is coming to an end. The reason for this is simple, to level up the werewolf skills, you need to kill and eat humans, at least at the start.
The first thing I did was get married, which was super easy. Then the next was how to handle this werewolf business. I decided to do the pickpocketing since I still needed to do that, and figured I would pickpocket until caught, then turn into a werewolf. Now there are a couple of towns that have no population left. Sorry game. I did manage to finish up the werewolf skills before I got 1000 bounty in every hold. Then I switched to just killing guards, and the hard part was getting arrested after getting that achievement since guards will be on kill on site mode. I did eventually find someone who tried to arrest me, rather it turned out I found a Thieve's Guild person who I bribed to remove the fines. Now I'm not sure if it was just the fines in that one hold or not.
The only feasible thing left to get is the pickpockets. And then I think I'm just going to add mods until the world breaks. Then I will redo the mods I have installed and start a new game where I choose the side of the Imperials, and try to get the remaining achievements.
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Post by: shfan on November 20, 2020, 12:54:22 pm
Put Rune Factory 4 Special down temporarily after beating the base game, picked up Yoshi's Crafted World (Switch), what a gorgeous game! Looks amazing and plays sweet as anything, Nintendo really do have platformers nailed. Next after that is Pikmin 3 Deluxe. I'm just playing the basic playthrough of everything I've got for the Switch as I'm getting it, I'll return to them later to fully explore the gameworlds, at some point I am going to run out of games to try (and I'm not complaining about that, it'll be a relief) 0.0
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Post by: burningdoom on November 20, 2020, 05:29:31 pm
Miles Morales: Spider-Man PS4 version.
I'm loving it, so far. The electric powers definetly add to the combat in a satisfying way. And it feels like an extension to the already superb Spider-Man game.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on November 20, 2020, 05:53:39 pm
Nearly done with Demon's Souls, overall I liked the game, up to the final boss, who has the wonderful ability to instantly kill you and straight up de-level your character if you get caught. This might be the most cruel and evil ability I've ever seen in a video game lol
I'm grinding out a few new endgame weapons to see if they service me better in the final fight and to grind out a number of levels so that losing a few won't hurt me and will get me a bit stronger, because damn, this is a real fight, more so than most of the bosses I've fought in the game. Honestly, this game doesn't really have particularly great boss fights, at least in comparison to what the series will become, but most of them are still pretty visually striking and you feel like a badass fighting them.
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Post by: turf on November 20, 2020, 09:36:38 pm
I'm loving it, so far. The electric powers definetly add to the combat in a satisfying way. And it feels like an extension to the already superb Spider-Man game.
Im really glad to hear this. After the lack of excitement everyone had for The Avengers, I was nervous. I really want to try this one
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Post by: pzeke on November 21, 2020, 06:52:52 am
I'm loving it, so far. The electric powers definetly add to the combat in a satisfying way. And it feels like an extension to the already superb Spider-Man game.
Im really glad to hear this. After the lack of excitement everyone had for The Avengers, I was nervous. I really want to try this one
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on November 28, 2020, 06:37:28 am
After playing the remake of Demon's Souls, I got in a big mood to play the rest of the games (Skipping Bloodborne till they put out a PS5 update), so I picked up all three of them, particularly the remaster for Dark Souls and Scholar of the First Sin for Dark Souls 2 for those performance improvements, and I'm into Dark Souls: Remastered right now, which I never beat originally. Just got through Blighttown which is so nice compared to what it use to be, trudging through it's darkness and murky framerate. This area was such a test on peoples patience back in the day, but it's not so bad anymore. Think I have a side area or two I can check out at the moment before Sen's Fortress (I've only beat Undead Parish, The Depths, and Blighttown), but trucking through this. Hoping to beat it before Cyberpunk comes out in a little over a week.
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Post by: burningdoom on December 11, 2020, 01:34:41 pm
This game is fun as hell if you're an old-school NES gamer. Fun action-platformer, great controls, great chip-tune music, and an upgrade shop that keeps you striving.
Though that final boss, damn, can't do it. Too hard.
It's on Xbox Game Pass. Released for other systems, too. Check it out.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on December 13, 2020, 01:38:11 am
Putting a pause on Cyberpunk 2077, I do like the game, but it doesn't run the best and has some annoyances, and hearing that even people with high end systems are struggling to hit a regular 60fps at times, means my lower end system isn't going to fare better, so I think I'll wait a little bit, see if they can't get a big update out this next week to clean up some things.
In the meantime, back to Dark Souls 2 which I started as I waited for Cyberpunk to come out. I hate that they changed either the movement or camera from DS1. I heard it's so that PVP would be improved, but it just makes the game feel off. Still playable, but after going from Demon's Souls Remake, to Dark Souls 1: Remastered, it's almost like I'm playing a different game.
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Post by: Cartagia on December 13, 2020, 01:01:51 pm
This game is fun as hell if you're an old-school NES gamer. Fun action-platformer, great controls, great chip-tune music, and an upgrade shop that keeps you striving.
Though that final boss, damn, can't do it. Too hard.
It's on Xbox Game Pass. Released for other systems, too. Check it out.
This is a super fun game. I thought it got a hair too repetitive in the back half, but the style, soundtrack, and humor are so good I didn't mind.
In the meantime, back to Dark Souls 2 which I started as I waited for Cyberpunk to come out. I hate that they changed either the movement or camera from DS1. I heard it's so that PVP would be improved, but it just makes the game feel off. Still playable, but after going from Demon's Souls Remake, to Dark Souls 1: Remastered, it's almost like I'm playing a different game.
Yeah, DS2 is the game in the series that gave me the most trouble, mostly because it plays just differently enough from the others that it can cause some real pain in certain areas. I do think it's an undersung, sequel though, where the biggest issue is that it just isn't parts 1 or 3.
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Post by: shawndude82 on December 13, 2020, 01:55:54 pm
Just started Demons Souls (the original on PS3) Finished Boletarian Palace, just grinding for souls to make myself a badass.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on December 13, 2020, 03:39:16 pm
Yeah, DS2 is the game in the series that gave me the most trouble, mostly because it plays just differently enough from the others that it can cause some real pain in certain areas. I do think it's an undersung, sequel though, where the biggest issue is that it just isn't parts 1 or 3.
Definitely very conflicting feelings with it right now with two bosses down. Compared to DS1 Remastered, the movement isn't right, but I can hurry up and down ladders. The nearly non-existent drop distance you are allowed is stupid, but the item box is improved. There are some slight gameplay stuff that bug me so far, but there's a full bonfire warp system. It definitely feels like that middle game, where they were trying to improve and add to the series, though it didn't exactly work out like they hoped, but after Bloodborne, they were able to tweak the series and gives us Dark Souls 3, which is is easily going to be my favorite Dark Souls game. I currently don't know if I would pick Bloodborne or Dark Souls 3 as my overall favorite as I'm going to wait on replaying Bloodborne until they either update it to 60fps or do a remaster, which is what I'm more leaning towards them doing myself.
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Post by: lex2000 on December 16, 2020, 12:03:15 pm
At the moment I've been sinking most of my time into The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (the Switch remake) and Paper Mario: The Origami King. That is, until Yakuza Kiwami comes in the mail, then undoubtedly all of my time will be put into that instead. Oh yeah, I've also been playing a bit of Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Final Fantasy II (the PSP remake) on the side.
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Post by: kashell on December 16, 2020, 02:10:18 pm
I was going through some memory cards and saw I had an unfinished file of Tactics Ogre on the PlayStation. I decided to get back into that. I just made it to chapter 3 - things are going as well as expected with this version. It's crazy how one level difference can make or break a battle.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on December 16, 2020, 02:19:02 pm
Took a break from Cyberpunk to let it get a few patches in on PC, so back to Dark Souls 2. I just realized another change to the game, in that you can only take out enemies a little more than a dozen times before they stop respawning. I actually thought my game was bugged or something when enemies stopped respawning in a few spots lol It's a weird thing that I can't say if its good or bad as it can be useful when you do a run so many times that eventually the run gets easier because of this, but also it means you can't farm enemies as much if needing to grind out souls or maybe wanting to grind for certain gear drops. This game is just so off compared to DS1, I swear there's an extra stun state when getting hit now that's annoying, but I'm still progressing and beating bosses, so I'll get through this.
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Post by: ignition365 on December 23, 2020, 04:05:38 pm
Been playing Dark Souls 3. Abandoned it years ago due to a douche back extended relative who put me in a bad situation early on. I'd say it wasn't anything horrible, but by doing what he had me do, I lose out on two potential companions.
Anyway, now I'm level 58 and a good distance into the game, and now I'm streaming the gameplay to twitch when I can.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on December 23, 2020, 04:13:55 pm
Also started abit into Dark Souls 3 and it feels so good to play after playing Dark Souls 2 lol So smooth, great visuals, I know it's only 4 years old, and I don't know if anything is running better due to my PS5, but it feels just great. I've already beaten this one before, but I haven't played it since 2016, so it'll be fun to dive back into, see what I remember.
And I got Override 2 in the mail, it's an arena mech brawler, and it's alright so far. It's a budget title, and it kinda feels like it, it also needs some patching as it its having some frame rate issues and I had a weird crash, that wasn't a crash, so hopefully that's fixed soon. Having Ultraman in this is neat too. I'm playing as Metageckon mostly right now because he's the most Godzilla-like robot lol
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Post by: Cartagia on January 12, 2021, 09:25:59 am
I'm actually alternating between two titles right now, which isn't something I normally do.
Assassin's Creed: Odyssey. It's big, gorgeous, and fun to play. However, it's probably a bit too big? That might just be me speaking as someone who plays a couple of dozens of games in a year and does not want to spend months playing the same title. The dynamic difficulty at least keeps me from accidentally overleveling and trivializing the whole game. I'm gonna finish out the story, but this is something I wouldn't even consider trying to Plat.
And when I'm not playing AC, it's because the GF is using the PS4 to play Horizon: Zero Dawn, so I have started the OG Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light on my Switch. I'm really surprised at how much I'm enjoying it. All the building blocks of the current games are here. I am using a walkthrough to help with recruitment, as there isn't a lot of guidance in that area. If you like the new games, but never got a chance to try this one out I recommend it.
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Post by: tripredacus on January 12, 2021, 12:19:55 pm
Started Alien: Isolation. For whatever reason, I figured there would be more freedom involved in it than there actually is. It looks nice, but it is not so much a game but more like an interactive movie. Everything in the game is based on cutscene and event triggers. And again, it is the type of game where you have to play it the way the developers intend, and there is little wiggle room for being creative.
There is one section where you have to deal with 4 humans that have guns, while you have no guns. What you are supposed to do is use the air system/fog to hide you while you sneak around them. You can tell that you are NOT supposed to attempt to take them on yourself, because the gun damage is so high. This isn't the first time you are shot at, earlier in the game you have to turn off a generator and those humans have guns too, but the damage they do is very low in comparison. Well I took these guys on the only way I know. Kiting them into a killbox and waiting next to doors for them to walk through.
I guess I'm not getting that achievement for not killing any humans.
This interaction exemplifies the issue with it being an interactive movie, where most actions in the game are actually cinematics or mini-cutscenes. The same situation I has in Metro 2033 Redux is here, but worse do to the UI and controls. Choosing to heal plays a cutscene. It cannot be interrupted. You cannot quickly switch between items and weapons (if you even have one) because of the radial UI, length of animation time and the delay periods after the animations are played for actions. Any time you use melee, you unequip the inventory item you are holding.
Also, you can't jump and there are invisible walls everywhere.
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Post by: burningdoom on January 12, 2021, 12:34:54 pm
Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening on Switch. Pretty much the exact same game, but with updated graphics and new a style to the music (but still the same tunes). That's not to say it's a bad game, still a great Zelda entry. Just was expecting a little more added to it.
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Post by: ignition365 on January 12, 2021, 12:46:26 pm
Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening on Switch. Pretty much the exact same game, but with updated graphics and new a style to the music (but still the same tunes). That's not to say it's a bad game, still a great Zelda entry. Just was expecting a little more added to it.
IIRC it added a dungeon builder, that's about it.
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Post by: koemo1 on January 12, 2021, 05:00:06 pm
Just finished Devil's Third on the WiiU :)
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on January 15, 2021, 01:37:20 am
I've become pretty obsessed with Rust for the past week or two now. I found a PVE/No Raid server, that lets me do all the building and exploring I want without worry about dying from people ganking me, and I have spent so many hours gathering supplies, building cool looking bases, figuring out the electrical system mechanics, I just started into figuring out the plumbing and farming mechanics. I highly recommend this for people starting out, as it lets you learn the ropes of everything as the game is pretty unforgiving otherwise. With my farm setup and needing material to start it, I plan to focus on getting the minicopter next and hope I don't kill myself instantly while trying to learn how to fly it lol
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Post by: Cartagia on January 19, 2021, 10:32:12 am
Assassin's Creed: Odyssey. It's big, gorgeous, and fun to play. However, it's probably a bit too big? That might just be me speaking as someone who plays a couple of dozens of games in a year and does not want to spend months playing the same title. The dynamic difficulty at least keeps me from accidentally overleveling and trivializing the whole game. I'm gonna finish out the story, but this is something I wouldn't even consider trying to Plat.
Still playing it. Have no idea how much progress I've actually made. I think I'm getting near the end? There's definitely too much game here. None of it is bad, but it's not outstanding enough to warrant the playtime.
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Post by: tripredacus on January 26, 2021, 12:01:53 pm
Started playing Borderlands The Pre-Sequel for the 52 games challenge.
I died like 20 times trying to jump that gap to Concordia. :-\
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Post by: Cartagia on January 26, 2021, 12:06:43 pm
Started playing Cyber Shadow from Yacht Games last night. (Same developer that made the amazing Shovel Knight.)
Holy crap is this hard!
Yacht Club is actually just the publisher. It was developed by Mechanical Head Studios.
Ok
I only mention it because my excitement level actually dropped a bit when I realized Yacht Club wasn't making it themselves (I cannot wait for whatever their follow up to Shovel Knight eventually is), but it still looks super cool.
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Post by: burningdoom on January 26, 2021, 01:55:39 pm
Started playing Cyber Shadow from Yacht Games last night. (Same developer that made the amazing Shovel Knight.)
Holy crap is this hard!
Yacht Club is actually just the publisher. It was developed by Mechanical Head Studios.
Ok
I only mention it because my excitement level actually dropped a bit when I realized Yacht Club wasn't making it themselves (I cannot wait for whatever their follow up to Shovel Knight eventually is), but it still looks super cool.
I was excited for same reason. But I'm only on the 3rd level and it's kicking my ass. And the 2nd took some tries to get through.
I'm glad it's on Game Pass to try out, don't think I'll be paying full price for such frustration.
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Post by: tripredacus on January 27, 2021, 12:45:15 pm
Started playing Borderlands The Pre-Sequel for the 52 games challenge.
I died like 20 times trying to jump that gap to Concordia. :-\
Pre-Sequel felt very off to me. Controls, difficulty, all of it. The story and characters were great, but I definitely had several sections like that.
Yes the vehicle controls have some problems. On the regular vehicle, the boost does not work like it did in BL2. On the hover vehicle, the game does not make any sort of mention that the boost is replaced by a jumpjet type mechanic. Also, both of these vehicles operate using helicopter physics instead of airplane physics. And then, after you get each vehicle, there is a part of the game where you have to do a jump using said vehicle to advance. And these are to areas for the main story, so if you can't figure it out then you can't play the game. I bet these mechanics has a lot to do with the severe drop off in global achievement stats for character level and story progress.
The combat itself is not too strange to me, but it may be because I've played BL3 before this. So the low gravity and shooting thing is not foreign to me. Neither is the shooting from the air, since BL3 has many weapon bonuses for airborn kills/crits. And so far, unlike BL3, the go-to for me seems to be the same as in BL2, which is to use high accuracy snipers nearly 100% of the time.
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Post by: borgsimulation on January 29, 2021, 07:04:51 pm
I’m on Horizon 4 every time there’s a new season. Playing Mary Skelter on the Vita currently
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Post by: Cartagia on February 10, 2021, 02:28:47 pm
I've started playing and streaming Minecraft. I have no idea what I'm doing. I love it.
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Post by: burningdoom on February 10, 2021, 04:21:01 pm
Finished King's Field II (U.S.) again. Absolutely love this series and this was the best entry, as far as I'm concerned. Went back to KF I (U.S.). It's a bit harder.
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Post by: PaleManInBlack on February 11, 2021, 06:59:08 am
Started playing through Resident Evil HD as the start of a marathon before 8 is released.
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Post by: kashell on February 11, 2021, 07:25:42 am
I'm finally getting around to The Banner Saga. It's pretty terrible. It's like I'm playing The Oregon Trail (a game I never cared for in the first place) except with a Viking era setting and no dysentery. Other than the story, I can't find anything redeeming about it. I won't replay it to see other choices, and I sure as Hell won't be playing the second and third games if they're like this.
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Post by: Cartagia on February 11, 2021, 09:02:34 am
I'm finally getting around to The Banner Saga. It's pretty terrible. It's like I'm playing The Oregon Trail (a game I never cared for in the first place) except with a Viking era setting and no dysentery. Other than the story, I can't find anything redeeming about it. I won't replay it to see other choices, and I sure as Hell won't be playing the second and third games if they're like this.
I played the first game a couple of years ago and I was definitely disappointed. I thought it was shockingly easy. I didn't hate it but it was such a let down based on what I heard.
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Post by: tripredacus on February 11, 2021, 10:32:28 am
In Pool of Radiance, you can create a male or female character and freely mix the head and torsos. So if you want to make a male character and use the bearded head with the large chested female torso, you can. Or a character with the female head but the hairy chest male torso.
In Eye of the Beholder you only get to choose heads, but again you can use any head with any gender. So you can use the male head on the female character and vice versa.
In Eye of the Beholder II, it uses the same character creation process as the first game. They also flagged heads to gender so you see different head options if you choose male or female and cannot use (or even see) the opposite gender heads.
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Post by: kashell on February 11, 2021, 11:37:19 am
I'm finally getting around to The Banner Saga. It's pretty terrible. It's like I'm playing The Oregon Trail (a game I never cared for in the first place) except with a Viking era setting and no dysentery. Other than the story, I can't find anything redeeming about it. I won't replay it to see other choices, and I sure as Hell won't be playing the second and third games if they're like this.
I played the first game a couple of years ago and I was definitely disappointed. I thought it was shockingly easy. I didn't hate it but it was such a let down based on what I heard.
Balance was another issue. It was either stupid easy or ridiculously difficult.
I finished it after my last post. It's been a long time since I felt so happy to see video games credit roll.
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Post by: burningdoom on February 11, 2021, 12:06:00 pm
I'm finally getting around to The Banner Saga. It's pretty terrible. It's like I'm playing The Oregon Trail (a game I never cared for in the first place) except with a Viking era setting and no dysentery. Other than the story, I can't find anything redeeming about it. I won't replay it to see other choices, and I sure as Hell won't be playing the second and third games if they're like this.
Oregon Trail day was the best day in school! On the old Apple II. I beat it once without dysentery, got a fun little song for beating it.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on February 16, 2021, 07:02:46 am
I finally managed to drag myself away from Rust for abit, something I've been super addicted to for like 2 months and am actually playing other games!
First is I dabbled with some Crash Bandicoot 4, picked it up on a sale at the end of last year and it's nice so far. Very classic feeling, but with some new stuff to make it more interesting and can still be just as challenging as the original in regards to fully beating levels. Gonna play this one real casually, but it's good. It's a nice change of pace playing a Platformer.
And for something very different from Rust, the multiplayer online survival game...I'm playing Valheim, the singleplayer/co-op survival game lol It just recently came out in Early Access, but so far, this doesn't look like the usual EA slop, I had sorta stopped getting involved in those types of games at one point, but it was getting rave reviews and it might even have an ending at the moment. I might be wrong on that, I was trying to find out if this game had an "ending" and there is talk of a final boss, or maybe just the final boss currently, so I'm kinda wondering if they figured out the basic beats of the story, got that general content done, and the talk they have of adding new content like new biomes, enemies, and bosses, etc, is filling out the experience in the middle till they hit a released status, which would be an interesting way of handling this.
Visually it's a fun throwback to 90's 3D visuals, with polygonal characters and pixelated textures, but it works real well, it never feels cheap, the game actually can look really good at times, and it probably lets them keep the game playing incredibly smooth which is nice, though some stuff comes across very simple, like the combat. Building is pretty solid, it's just deep enough that people can build a variety of things within that general Viking design aesthetic, so I do look forward to unlocking stuff and seeing what I can add to my little encampment as I saw that you can build up to like stone castle stuff which will be cool when I get there as I'm pretty far off from that.
It seems slow and basic at first, but after a couple hours of sorta learning the basics, it starts to come together and you want to really start getting invested in the survival grind of farming items so you can do upgrades or hopefully unlock new items to craft or build, and then you are leveling up as you play, and you feel like you can take on some of the more intimidating enemies like the Troll, and that's just great when you finally take that down.
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Post by: burningdoom on February 16, 2021, 11:49:49 am
Beat the first King's Field (U.S.) for PS1 again. Definitely a bit rougher than the 2nd game. But just as fun and nostalgic for me.
Now onto King's Field: The Ancient City for PS2.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on February 28, 2021, 03:13:22 am
I'm so disappointed, I picked up that Capcom arcade compilation because I was like, "Yeah, I can't wait to play 1943, I loved that game back when it was in an arcade at Pizza Hut as a kid", but then I was going through the 194x games and realize, "Wait, these aren't the games I remember". Turns out I've remembered wrong for too long, and the game I was thinking of was Strikers 1945 lol Oh well, there's still stuff I'll play, but I was so disappointed to find this out lol
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Post by: burningdoom on February 28, 2021, 11:39:14 am
I'm so disappointed, I picked up that Capcom arcade compilation because I was like, "Yeah, I can't wait to play 1943, I loved that game back when it was in an arcade at Pizza Hut as a kid", but then I was going through the 194x games and realize, "Wait, these aren't the games I remember". Turns out I've remembered wrong for too long, and the game I was thinking of was Strikers 1945 lol Oh well, there's still stuff I'll play, but I was so disappointed to find this out lol
Good shoot-em up. It's on PS1, I own it. Not sure how well it compares to the arcade, but it is fun.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on March 06, 2021, 08:58:39 pm
Picked up what would be considered my first "serious" VR game, like I've had Beat Saber since getting my Quest 2, but getting a game with a story and trying to bring you into a world, I decided to grab Walking Dead: Saint and Sinners. Not super deep into it, my headset needed to charge up, so I mostly just got through the intro, but it's interesting. The movement is kinda cool, stabbing and shooting zombies, interacting with stuff, though I feel like the game has an issue with the sitting position, because grabbing at your hips for weapons is awkward, even on a big couch, and getting ammo is real goofy because you are supposed to reach for your waist up front, but it's basically grabbing at your crotch, and I find it really hard to reach there...which has nothing to do with being fat, it's just not positioned right lol I need to go check to see if there are HUD options to fix this as it would make for the full game to be kinda awkward.
This also does kinda emphasize the downside of the Quest 2, which is the resolution. The game isn't graphically impressive, even on higher end things, it's kinda cartoonish, more like the Telltale games than realistic, but the resolution of the Quest 2 makes it feel like it's in a stretched 720p or something. It runs smooth, but the quality isn't the best, but that is what I sacrifice I guess to have it be completely cordless and more affordable. It makes me want to try something high end like the Index or Vive to see what the higher end headsets are like.
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Post by: wartoy on March 07, 2021, 04:37:29 am
Rock Band 4 It's been a long time since I played a Rock Band game but it still alot of fun.
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Post by: koemo1 on March 07, 2021, 03:05:25 pm
Currently playing, Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes. I'm enjoying some Wii games these days and this game was a great suprise!
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Post by: kashell on March 08, 2021, 09:14:11 am
I've been playing the Samurai Shodown NeoGeo Collection on Switch. I have a soft spot for Samurai Shodown III, but Samurai Shodown V Special is probably the best of the bunch and the one I've been spending the most time with.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on March 09, 2021, 11:48:31 pm
Ended up catching a World of Warcraft stream the other day and it kinda tickled my interest in the game a tad, so sorta started running around in the early game you are allowed before doing a subscription. I'm an OG WoW play from back in the day, before any of the expansions came out, I still remember hitting Molten Core a whole bunch lol I played into Burning Crusade, but then sorta fell off of it. I kinda poked back in off and on after that for short bouts up till Pandaria, but that was about it. It's interesting to see the games visual overhaul for sure, and I'm just not sure if I'm ready to take a full dive back in. I picked a Goblin Warrior for the heck of it (Was an Undead Rogue back in the day, but I think they deleted that character or something, not sure what happened) and make stick with her for now as I kinda like the idea of a tiny tank. Don't know if I'll get a sub, I think I'm sorta just wanting a new timesink after I dumped so many hours into Rust and Valheim recently.
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Post by: kashell on March 15, 2021, 02:40:59 pm
I'm about 20 hours into Dragon Quest IV for the DS. Of the games I've played so far in the series, I think this one might be my favorite. It reminds me a lot of Wild Arms, so that's an added bonus.
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Post by: burningdoom on March 15, 2021, 03:25:40 pm
I'm about 20 hours into Dragon Quest IV for the DS. Of the games I've played so far in the series, I think this one might be my favorite. It reminds me a lot of Wild Arms, so that's an added bonus.
My favorite entry in the series. Love that each character got an opening chapter to introduce them.
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Post by: turf on March 15, 2021, 10:26:11 pm
I finally broke away from Diablo 3. I started and finished Shovel Knight again. This is a mutha truckin’ masterpiece!
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Post by: burningdoom on March 16, 2021, 11:35:20 am
I finally broke away from Diablo 3. I started and finished Shovel Knight again. This is a mutha truckin’ masterpiece!
Love that game so much. Easily a favorite of mine. The platforming and upgrade system is divine.
I really liked the expansion where the character played like Ninja Gaiden, too. But the rest of the expansions just didn't live up to the original Shovel Knight, IMO.
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Post by: telly on March 16, 2021, 12:22:52 pm
I finally broke away from Diablo 3. I started and finished Shovel Knight again. This is a mutha truckin’ masterpiece!
Love that game so much. Easily a favorite of mine. The platforming and upgrade system is divine.
I really liked the expansion where the character played like Ninja Gaiden, too. But the rest of the expansions just didn't live up to the original Shovel Knight, IMO.
Obviously the OG Shovel Knight campaign is fantastic. I enjoyed Plague of Shadows just as much as Shovel of Hope. I thought Specter of Torment was a step down from those two, with King of Cards being another step down from Specter of Torment. They're all great though.
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Post by: ignition365 on March 22, 2021, 08:33:36 am
I'm about 20 hours into Dragon Quest IV for the DS. Of the games I've played so far in the series, I think this one might be my favorite. It reminds me a lot of Wild Arms, so that's an added bonus.
My favorite entry in the series. Love that each character got an opening chapter to introduce them.
I've only played DQ for the first time in recent years and DQ4 is definitely my favorite entry as well. It was also my first entry. I have fond memories of all of the DQ games I've played, but I really enjoyed the structure of that game.
I really need to get to playing DQ 1-3.
Anyway, I'm playing Yakuza Like a Dragon and Persona 2: Innocent Sin.
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Post by: Cartagia on March 22, 2021, 09:07:39 am
I finally broke away from Diablo 3. I started and finished Shovel Knight again. This is a mutha truckin’ masterpiece!
Love that game so much. Easily a favorite of mine. The platforming and upgrade system is divine.
I really liked the expansion where the character played like Ninja Gaiden, too. But the rest of the expansions just didn't live up to the original Shovel Knight, IMO.
Obviously the OG Shovel Knight campaign is fantastic. I enjoyed Plague of Shadows just as much as Shovel of Hope. I thought Specter of Torment was a step down from those two, with King of Cards being another step down from Specter of Torment. They're all great though.
I'm a huge SK fan, too. None of the expansions touch the original campaign, but admire them for trying something different every time. I don't really like how Plague of Shadows plays, Specter of Torment is probably the best / most balanced of the three, and if Joustus were more fun to play King of Cards would be my favorite of the set - but it's no Gwent.
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Post by: bunnybear on April 28, 2021, 02:47:13 am
Is this also considered a review thread, or should that be separate? Cuz I like reviewing the games I play.... here’s my latest example.
I beat Mummy Demastered tonight.
It’s fitting I got the bad ending, and I can’t seem to figure out why. Without spoiling anything, I know what I have to do to get the good ending, but the game just kills my character while I am in midst of completing that task, and there’s no explanation for it.
I have a feeling the solution lies in exploring the last few % of the rooms, and uncovering the last special items. I might one day attempt this, but since the game itself offers no explanation, and hence no motivation to do it, why should I put forth the effort?
So, since Wayforward thought so little of the player as to allow in-game mechanics to go unexplained (and allow the player to accidentally thwart him or herself) for far too long, and to skimp on the budget for quality assurance, I too will shortchange them (ha! Joke’s on me, obviously) by not fleshing out this review, and simply put everything into very short sentences.
Uninspired storytelling. Mediocre pixel art. Good soundtrack but lacking depth. Lackluster map design. Entirely too predictable power ups. Fun weapons. Hidden walls with no rhyme or reason. Cheap attempts to add difficulty by using 8 bit style vertical platforming (not like Bunny Must Die, which was creative and fresh, and you wanted to do it).
This is a by-the-numbers metroidvania if there ever was one. It’s like they made it using a checklist of what a game in the genre should have, sans creativity. This game is sex.... while wearing a Kevlar condom: you’re going through the motions, but the feelings aren’t there.
2.5 stars if it were debugged and didn’t allow the player to screw up entirely without explanation. As is, 2 stars. Way backwards.
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Post by: kashell on May 02, 2021, 03:35:02 pm
I've been playing a lot of the new Samurai Shodown, experimenting with the Season 1 and Season 2 DLC characters. I think I've settled on Basara as a main and Sogetsu as a sub. That said, it's an all around excellent roster. I wish this series got more attention.
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Post by: dharmajones93 on May 10, 2021, 02:27:37 pm
I'm about 20 hours into Dragon Quest IV for the DS. Of the games I've played so far in the series, I think this one might be my favorite. It reminds me a lot of Wild Arms, so that's an added bonus.
It is definitely my favorite. So many folks say V is their favorite, but I'm always like, "did we play the same games?" IV is fantastic! The characters are so unique, and the combat in the DS version is superb and accessible, but still challenging based on the characters you choose.
I'm really into Cyber Punk themed games right now so I'm trying to play through the Deus Ex series. I have no prior experience with Deus Ex, so I'm starting with Human Revolution (WiiU version), then Mankind Divided (Xbox, excited as they just added this to the FPS boost list), then back to the original (I have the PS2 version; I've heard this is a surprisingly good port, even better in some ways than the original PC).
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on May 17, 2021, 07:12:43 am
Heard that Titanfall 2 had another big jump in attention recently, sporting a huge boost in players, which is just awesome. I kinda casually jump back in every time it perks back up, spend a little time in it and then head off, but I might stick around longer for this one as every time I jump back in, I remember how damn good this game is lol Like it sucks that Apex only wants to skirt the edge of its Titanfall world, though the new character sporting some features from I think the Northstar Titan is pretty dope, I'm just not into its team mechanics since I don't have any friends that play the game and with Titanfall 2, I can just jump in, kick some ass, and destroy stuff with my Titan without worrying about team dynamics too much. I think it's mostly just gonna be something that tides me over till Battlefield 6 comes out as I haven't been playing a lot of multiplayer games lately.
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Post by: turf on May 27, 2021, 04:16:11 pm
So I started playing Scott Pilgram vs The World. Folks act like this is the best beat ‘em up in history. It’s alright. Maybe I’m just not deep enough. So far Streets of Rage 4 knocks it’s socks off.
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Post by: telly on June 06, 2021, 09:30:32 am
I finished watching the cutscenes for RE:Coded yesterday. It just might be the worst "thing" that has ever been given the Kingdom Hearts branding. 3 hours worth of cutscenes telling this really uninteresting story that isn't important to the main plot at all, with some actually important stuff during the last 20 minutes. I'm glad I didn't bother buying the actual DS game.
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Post by: sworddude on June 06, 2021, 06:50:59 pm
I'm about 20 hours into Dragon Quest IV for the DS. Of the games I've played so far in the series, I think this one might be my favorite. It reminds me a lot of Wild Arms, so that's an added bonus.
It is definitely my favorite. So many folks say V is their favorite, but I'm always like, "did we play the same games?" IV is fantastic! The characters are so unique, and the combat in the DS version is superb and accessible, but still challenging based on the characters you choose.
I'm really into Cyber Punk themed games right now so I'm trying to play through the Deus Ex series. I have no prior experience with Deus Ex, so I'm starting with Human Revolution (WiiU version), then Mankind Divided (Xbox, excited as they just added this to the FPS boost list), then back to the original (I have the PS2 version; I've heard this is a surprisingly good port, even better in some ways than the original PC).
4 is definitely a top 5 entry in the series
Pales in comparison to 5 though wich has a way better story aside from everything else being amazing. IV ain't surpassing 8 and 11 either. Definitely the upper half of DQ games but it's far from the best.
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Post by: droaa on June 08, 2021, 04:08:40 pm
Castlevania Lords of Shadow: Mirrors of Fate HD on Steam. In an effort to clean up games that I started and dropped for a while, I decided to give some time into this since I started it back in January and have yet to finish because I wasnt really into it and also didnt help that other games got in the way. I decided to play for the first time in sometime yesterday hooking up my laptop to my TV with a Xbox Series X controller and needless to say I made a good amount of progress that if all goes well I should have finished by the end of the week.
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Post by: kashell on June 09, 2021, 07:20:52 am
I've been playing Final Fantasy VI via the FF Anthology.
Hiccups (and a few translation laughs) aside this is still RPG excellence.
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Post by: telekill on June 09, 2021, 11:26:57 am
I'm continuing to run through the first Mass Effect (PS4/5) and will move on to the next couple in time for my single player fun.
For multiplayer, I'll be jumping back into Dead by Daylight when the Resident Evil cross over comes this coming week. I have a couple buddies I play regularly with. Looking forward to being Jill and Nemesis.
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Post by: koemo1 on June 10, 2021, 04:40:40 am
Started God of War PS4
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Post by: burningdoom on June 10, 2021, 10:51:13 am
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Post by: kashell on June 13, 2021, 04:38:47 pm
The remaster of SaGa Frontier has arrived! I'll be playing that (started with Lute) for a while.
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Post by: tripredacus on June 14, 2021, 09:33:48 am
I think I've lost all patience at timed missions in games, especially ones that have very little wiggle room. So because of that, I quit on Anomaly Warzone Earth Mobile Campaign nearly at the end. Too bad, it was a neat game.
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Post by: shfan on June 15, 2021, 03:48:54 am
At the final area of Link's Awakening for the Switch, otherwise pretty quiet on the gaming front. Looking to start a new Switch game soon (or pick up Dark Souls Remastered again and take on Nito) and to find something new (and cheap) to play on Steam.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on June 17, 2021, 02:45:17 pm
With Metroid Dread coming out, a game I'm not excited for because I've never really played the series, I thought I'd see about going through the series. Not completely, I'm doing it by story order, so I'm doing Zero Mission, Samus Returns, Super Metroid, and then Fusion. I don't know if it's the ideal way to play it, especially going from a GBA game, to a 3DS game, to an SNES game, and then back to a GBA game lol Enjoying Zero Mission enough right now, though the game was stiffer than I was expecting even for a GBA game. Movement and combat don't feel the best because of it, but it's not bad.
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Post by: Cartagia on June 23, 2021, 04:48:46 pm
Dark Alliance is a buggy, clunky mess, unfortunately. I was fine with it just being an average brawler, but he combat is just non-responsive and the lock on is practically broken. First game I've abandoned in a couple of years.
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Post by: tripredacus on June 29, 2021, 11:55:00 am
What temperature does to you. Rather than using an actual Playstation or PS3 to play Castlevania SOTN, I opted to try to play it on the computer, which is where the big fan in my house points towards. But at least I am learning to use Retroarch. Opend the possibility for me to maybe play some of my Japanese games I dont have consoles for, or Xbox games where my consoles do not work.
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Post by: telekill on July 01, 2021, 07:53:37 am
Working on replaying at the moment.
I just beat the first Mass Effect and moved on to the 2nd.
I'm going to start playing my Game Gear a bit more now that I got my Everdrive. Looking forward to playing the following on it: - Micro Machines - Indiana Jones - Gunstar Heroes
Then I got a great HD adapter for my PS2 so that reopens my PS1 and PS2 games again. I started playing SSX 3 again and even the kids love it more than most modern games. Funny how that works.
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Post by: leynos on July 06, 2021, 01:59:15 am
Scarlet Nexus. On the second character playthrough. Might be my fave game so far this year.
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Post by: vivigamer on July 06, 2021, 04:34:46 am
My friend recommend The Persistence to me, I saw there was a deal for it where if I bought the original PS4 VR release it could act as a PS5 upgrade with the disc - For £5 I thought I'd give it a go. The game simply isn't for me, I don't generally like rogue-type games and I found the trial and error gameplay beyond tedious. One point I did an object bu twas them ambushed by two brute characters and died. I think I did the objective I needed too but wasn't sure, yet to even check I would have to navigate all the way back (through a randomly generated layout) to find out - I'm good.
I haven't played a Final Fantasy this year so I may go try one of the ones I have yet to beat - FF2 on PSP or the 3D Remake of FF3.
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Post by: kashell on July 07, 2021, 10:05:25 am
Ys IX has been a lot of fun so far. However, I said the same thing about Ys VIII when I first started it.
So, I'm still being cautiously optimistic.
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Post by: tripredacus on July 07, 2021, 10:47:24 am
Was going to try playing Neverwinter Nights but apparently my DVD drive is failing and I'll have to replace it.
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Post by: burningdoom on July 07, 2021, 11:19:24 am
Was going to try playing Neverwinter Nights but apparently my DVD drive is failing and I'll have to replace it.
The perfect Diablo-style RPG! Love that one!
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Post by: ignition365 on July 07, 2021, 04:22:43 pm
I started up Nioh a couple of days ago. I, probably like most folks, had it in my head that this was a Souls clone from the Ninja Gaiden folks... but it kind of isn't. I've never played a Ninja Gaiden game, so I really can't say if there are comparisons, but I'll definitely give NG a try sometime soon. I'll write more about it in my 52 games review of it, but this game gives me conflicting emotions.
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Post by: Cartagia on July 07, 2021, 05:45:15 pm
I'm on the last boss of Sekiro. The game as a whole has actually been easier that I was expecting, but this final boss is definitely more up to what my expectation was.
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Post by: kashell on July 08, 2021, 08:28:17 am
The final boss was fun yet frustrating. I think I died more times against those bizarre purple demons than the final boss, so there's that.
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Post by: Cartagia on July 08, 2021, 08:33:51 am
The final boss was fun yet frustrating. I think I died more times against those bizarre purple demons than the final boss, so there's that.
I didn't do any of the Headless or the "terror" warriors. That instakill debuff was kinda bullcrap so I only tried a couple of times. The last boss took about 10-15% of my total playtime to beat. I just really struggled with phase 2 for a while. I did generally find it fair, except for a few things here and there, but it was pretty fun.
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Post by: ignition365 on July 08, 2021, 09:28:00 am
The final boss was fun yet frustrating. I think I died more times against those bizarre purple demons than the final boss, so there's that.
I didn't do any of the Headless or the "terror" warriors. That instakill debuff was kinda bullcrap so I only tried a couple of times. The last boss took about 10-15% of my total playtime to beat. I just really struggled with phase 2 for a while. I did generally find it fair, except for a few things here and there, but it was pretty fun.
Oh man, I remember those guys, hated dealing with those dudes.
I remember the final boss being trying, but enjoyable to overcome. I think I recall one of the tower bosses being one of my most hated bosses though.
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Post by: Cartagia on July 08, 2021, 11:43:57 am
The final boss was fun yet frustrating. I think I died more times against those bizarre purple demons than the final boss, so there's that.
I didn't do any of the Headless or the "terror" warriors. That instakill debuff was kinda bullcrap so I only tried a couple of times. The last boss took about 10-15% of my total playtime to beat. I just really struggled with phase 2 for a while. I did generally find it fair, except for a few things here and there, but it was pretty fun.
Oh man, I remember those guys, hated dealing with those dudes.
I remember the final boss being trying, but enjoyable to overcome. I think I recall one of the tower bosses being one of my most hated bosses though.
Yeah, the second Asshina Master was probably my most hated mini-boss in the game.
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Post by: ignition365 on July 08, 2021, 12:23:58 pm
The final boss was fun yet frustrating. I think I died more times against those bizarre purple demons than the final boss, so there's that.
I didn't do any of the Headless or the "terror" warriors. That instakill debuff was kinda bullcrap so I only tried a couple of times. The last boss took about 10-15% of my total playtime to beat. I just really struggled with phase 2 for a while. I did generally find it fair, except for a few things here and there, but it was pretty fun.
Oh man, I remember those guys, hated dealing with those dudes.
I remember the final boss being trying, but enjoyable to overcome. I think I recall one of the tower bosses being one of my most hated bosses though.
Yeah, the second Asshina Master was probably my most hated mini-boss in the game.
Yeah, that was probably it.
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Post by: koemo1 on July 14, 2021, 04:44:12 pm
Currently playing Ace Combat 7: Unknown Skies
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Post by: kypherion on July 14, 2021, 11:27:04 pm
Shin Megami Tensei 3: Nocturne HD Remaster, just finished my first and second playthroughs acquiring powerful demons. Now I'm gonna shoot for obtaining/mastering them all on that save file and see the other endings.
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Post by: Cartagia on July 19, 2021, 09:59:18 am
Started Far Cry 2 (the only game in the series I had played previous was Blood Dragon), and it is really being held back by a few things - mostly the constantly respawning enemy encampments. They make it a chore to do any quest. I admire the general devotion to realism, but it is making it more tedious than fun. As far as I am aware, most of my issues are sorted in part 3, so I'll get there eventually.
I also dipped my toes back into PC Building Simulator which is a incredibly addictive and a fun time sink, but I'm already having to drag myself away from it because I'm getting too absorbed.
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Post by: wartoy on July 19, 2021, 09:21:43 pm
Im getting back to my retro roots i started playing shining force sword of hajya for game gear and im enjoying it alot.
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Post by: tripredacus on July 20, 2021, 09:43:57 am
I'm now trying Aliens vs Predator (2010) and it is just Ugggh :\
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Post by: telekill on July 20, 2021, 10:41:09 am
I'm going to be running through Shenmue 1 and 2 again to get an idea of what scene I want to have in my Shenmue shadowbox I'm going to make.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on July 21, 2021, 01:50:10 am
Decided I would give New World a shot with the closed beta happening. I haven't been able to get into MMO's in quite a long time, not since the early days of WoW, or Star Wars Galaxies, and some Final Fantasy XI, I think it's kinda just the structure, too much hot key RPG stuff which isn't as fun to me anymore. I had only been hearing little bits on the game for abit, but the idea of this fantasy 16th century, mixing that sorta setting with magic and such is a unique setup. The game also came across feeling a lot more like a survival game in kinda the way you gather and craft items you need, like none of this is new, it's still got a lot of the MMO structure, but how its packaged feels good.
I did buy it, so I will play through the closed beta and then launch, but it's also great that it's a one time buy game, like Guild Wars was, no subscription, so I don't feel like I HAVE to play, like with other subscription games. Maybe this one will hook me in long enough. I do sorta need to find myself a guild soon, which I also haven't been a part of one in many years, as that'll do a lot to keep me with the game.
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Post by: mrkonasoni on July 24, 2021, 09:39:00 pm
I am playing Star Wars The Force Unleashed 2 for Xbox 360, Starkiller is actually my favorite StarWars character.
Anyway game feels obvious inspired by hack n slash at the time but adding some personal stuff like the force, game is really good so far.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on August 02, 2021, 01:05:49 am
Ended up not sticking with New World, deciding against playing at launch, not because it's a bad game, but I think I'm realizing that what is keeping me from MMO's, more so than just kinda that tedious early level grind, is simply that I need a good group to play with or a community to get involved with. Like the reason I've played so much Rust in the past like 10 months, is because I found a fantastic PVE server with some fun people and good admin. I don't interact crazy amounts, but I generally do and it can be quite fun. New World is a good game I think gameplay wise, but I ended up not loving the world a ton, it's okay, but I wasn't seeing the wow factor quite early enough.
I do want to try and give Final Fantasy XIV another shot, but I'm gonna have to find a community to get involved with first before attempting it again, see if I can't get out of the early game this time.
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Post by: tripredacus on August 25, 2021, 09:47:49 am
I had taken a break somewhat of doing the 52 games challenge, as it happens you kind of get burned out on trying new things when you have multiple games in a row that you end up not liking... So I had spent the majority of this month trying to complete a particular achievement in Civ V. I'm not sure how long but it may have been over 30 hours worth.
This achievement is Barbary Pirate: "As Suleiman, accumulate a navy with 10 Barbarian naval units." When I play Civ V I tend to play with unoptimal settings and goals, because it is my belief that in a properly balanced game it should be possible to win using any strategy if you are able to get it right. Not using the term "balance" to say that there aren't exploits or OP things present, but that a game is open enough to allow any (or many) different ways to beat it.
Now the particular strategy was using Suleiman (obv) on King difficulty, with Eco priority, playing Wide on the add-on Asia map, with all victory conditions enabled except Time. The Asia map only provides start access to ocean tiles about 50% of the time. I had already run through full games on Standard speed and lost to Diplomatic, Cultural and then Science victories by CPU players. So then I decided to attempt a Dom only option. Now in my current game in which I have a decent chance at being able to complete, I am left wondering why my barb naval units aren't counting, why I am not getting the achievement. I have about 15 of those ships I captured but the nothing is happening.
Then I find out yesterday that it is impossible to get this achievement with the DLC enabled! :'(
So I can start again without the DLC (I'm not sure I've even played this without G&K) and hopefully it will be an easier time.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on September 24, 2021, 01:17:13 am
With the release of the Castlevania Advanced Collection, I thought that rather than go right into that, I'd check out Rondo and Symphony since I find it a little harder to go backwards in a series and I am sorta figuring on the GBA games to be based off like Symphony, so I should start with the original. Part of me hoped we'd see those put into one of the new collections, but I guess the only versions available are the PSP ones, so those are stuck on Playstation.
Picked it up and while Rondo seems nice, the lack of the directional attacks available in Super Castlevania IV sucks so bad, I don't get why they did this, because I think it's such a downgrade in the gameplay. Also one thing I definitely miss with this compared to the Anniversary Collection is save states. You only get 3 lives and then have to restart back at the beginning of the level. It's weird how little patience I have for this kind of stuff in old games, like I'll dump the time in a Souls game constantly running back to places after deaths, but you make me restart a level after getting close to the end and I'll just throw my hands up in frustration lol Gonna try and stick with it, though I poked my head into Symphony for a few minutes and while the lack of direction attacks are still here, the mobility is so nice.
*EDIT* I have managed to get through most of the game, last level I think, I will say, the general difficulty of the game is probably lighter than the previous Castlevania games I played overall, so I can't get too mad at restarting levels on game over, but I'd still love a save state. Really mostly just wanting to get Symphony of the Night as I've been wanting to play that one for a long time.
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Post by: burningdoom on September 24, 2021, 11:05:43 am
^ Symphony of the Night is a masterpiece of 2D gaming! I hope you enjoy it.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on September 24, 2021, 07:34:26 pm
^ Symphony of the Night is a masterpiece of 2D gaming! I hope you enjoy it.
I played just a short bit of it after getting annoyed in Rondo and I went for like 20 minutes and was like "I gotta stop now, or I won't ever get back to Rondo" lol
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Post by: Cartagia on September 24, 2021, 11:01:57 pm
I've been really digging into Darkest Dungeon, which is super, super fun. I kind of wish I had it on a tablet or something, though, because its a super easy pick up and play- which isn't something you can really do on PC. It's exactly the kind of turned based strategy game I really love, and the aesthetic is incredible. Unlike XCOM, though, a bad run won't ruin the entire playthrough. You can pretty easily build back up your strength. The downside is that in order to get to the end of the game it gets a little grindy around the middle bits as you have to level up your characters to do the harder dungeons.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on September 26, 2021, 03:58:24 am
Got the date wrong as I thought the Death Stranding: Director's Cut was supposed to release next week, but was actually last Friday, so I've begun my proper 2nd playthrough of the game. This was originally nearly my GOTY in 2019 and it would have been that, had Monster Hunter World: Iceborne and Resident Evil 2: Remake not released in the same year. I got super absorbed into this very strange, but unique game, putting in something like 90 hours into the game, completing most stuff in the game at the time. I did double dip when it came to PC, bought it on a sale, but I for whatever reason didn't dive into a proper 2nd run. But with all the new features and content and the upgrade cost only 10 bucks if you own the original game (Bought it used for like 10 bucks I think at Gamestop), it was worth diving back in and I'm already getting sucked back into this odd delivery game.
Gonna be abit till I get to the new story content because I'm doing a fresh start of the game, but it's been nice, especially once you get over kinda that early game hump as the game opens up a lot in the second area which is a few hours in. The first zone being kinda like a training zone essentially to get you use to all the mechanics before expanding outwards with features.
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Post by: kashell on September 26, 2021, 09:21:01 am
I've got at least 60 or so hours clocked into Tales of Arise. I'm in the final dungeon, but there is still a lot of bonus content to look forward to.
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Post by: alligo on September 26, 2021, 06:57:26 pm
I just finished Tales of Arise.
I alternate between Warioware and Hotshot Racing now.
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Post by: telly on September 27, 2021, 08:58:27 am
Right now I've been playing the Lat of Us Part II. About 10 hours in so far. Am also playing NES Remix Pack on the Wii U here and there since it's easy to pick up and play.
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Post by: alligo on September 27, 2021, 05:54:08 pm
I'm on ActRaiser Renaissance and it's a good discovery even if I don't think continue.
I thought it was only a platform game but it's mostly a management game and it's not really my genre. I will still continue and I will advise.
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Post by: mrkonasoni on October 04, 2021, 01:36:39 am
You know? taking some time for just read the most popular threads right now I have noticed how many reviews thread we have available, haha. I am not complaining, though, I love talk about videogames after all.
Anyway. Been playing Metroid Other M and Crash 4 alongside some Sonic 06 and Castlevania Advance Collection.
- Other M has terrible writting and story and the game itself has some broken/flawed mechanics but the core gameplay is still enjoyable and entertaining, the platforming is good and gameplay feels like a hack n slash but with a rewarding combat, not underrated but I like it enough for don't consider a waste of time.
- Crash 4 is mostly a good game, but it has a lot of weird design decisions that sincerely make the gameplay rather unlikeable at times.
- Sonic 06 is broken and clearly a bad game but the 360 version runs well, so I consider it entertaining and enjoyable enough for just for burn some time, I do not recommend buying it, though.
- Castlevania Advance Collection is 573/10.
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Post by: leynos on October 05, 2021, 03:10:37 am
Finished Lost Judgment.
Now just in the mood for assorted 90s arcade games.
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Post by: alligo on October 11, 2021, 11:02:55 am
Little Big Planet 3
What a terrible game.
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Post by: vivigamer on October 11, 2021, 12:03:46 pm
I've been playing Scott Pilgrim CE on PS4 Co-Op with a friend - It's really hard though! We're stuck on the last boss and just run out of lives before the end - it doesn't help that the start of the level puts you into an elevator with a time limit and we can never seem to beat that either which takes away health before the boss encounter. Want to beat it but it's just very frustrating.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on October 18, 2021, 04:30:31 am
Needed a game for the season, and while I am going to do another run of Resident Evil Village now that they've patched it up, I decided it was time to dive back into Dying Light before the sequel comes out next year. It's still wild how much support this game has had, both in free and paid content, while not being a live service game. They just did the final update for Hellraid, the bonus mode based on their on hold/canceled fantasy game they were doing, despite being just a few months from release with their full blown sequel. Game is still a great time for sure, like there's a little wonkiness here and there, but for being 6 years hold at this point, it holds up ridiculously well and shows just how good that parkour system was at the time and I'm not even to the point you get the grappling hook that adds a whole new level of movement to things. Still would definitely recommend this game.
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Post by: kashell on October 18, 2021, 11:06:02 am
I'm doing a replay of Breath of Fire IV. It's been a lot of fun!
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on October 22, 2021, 12:34:51 am
Tried to play Resident Evil 4 VR, but unfortunately it wasn't doing it for me. I think the VR aspect is pretty well done, it feels real nice to play, it's all quite intuitive, especially with the immersive inventory setup, but no matter what I tweaked, it just didn't feel good to play. I was getting a little motion sickness, which I don't normally get, and I sorta feel like maybe it's because of how fast Leon moves. I can tone down the turning speed while doing full movement, I hate the teleporting movement in these games, but his actual speed is really fast, so I think combined with that, it wasn't feeling comfortable.
Which is a shame, as it's kinda fun to play, it's kinda like the Wii version, but with way more gimmicks to justify the motion controls, and you can play without stopping to shoot! That's amazing I love it, but I guess if I'm ever going to get that in a non-vr/motion control situation, I'll just have to wait for the rumored RE4 Remake.
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Post by: alligo on October 22, 2021, 10:52:06 am
A little bit of Hotshot Racing and Ridge Racer 2
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Post by: kithkarnon on October 25, 2021, 01:55:33 pm
Jumping between the beta weekends for Icarus, Back4Blood, Farcry 6 and Fortnite with my kids. And don't ask what games I need to get back too........
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on October 25, 2021, 03:24:37 pm
Started to play a little Phasmophobia as I always had a soft spot for ghost hunting shows, not that I believe them, I just found some of the location stuff kinda interesting and the faux tension they create to be kinda fun, but this game is pretty entertaining with folks, especially when everyone is getting spooked. Not so much solo, like it's creepy, but not having that player interaction doesn't make it a fun creepy as I'm not really into games like these specifically for the spooks.
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Post by: telly on October 25, 2021, 08:18:48 pm
Almost done with Last of Us Part II and NES Remix. Will probably start Portal 2 co-op which I'm really looking forward too, as well as Persona 5! I also really need to finish Valkyria Chronicles...
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Post by: mrkonasoni on November 08, 2021, 09:09:53 pm
Super Mario 64 because I am always open to start that game but never beat it. The menu track theme make me feel happy and nostalgic, it kinda remember me when I used to love Nintendo in the 2000s.
I am finishing the Spirit Mode from Smash Ultimate, it's mostly boring and 60% is spent watching the game load the battles and results, I truly miss the sub-space emissary...
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on November 09, 2021, 02:58:19 am
Have Xbox Game Pass for PC for abit, so I thought I'd give Forza Horizon 5 a go. Normally I'm not into Forza, but Horizon being the more exciting offshoot, I dig it. The free roam is cool, the cars feel nice and it looks and plays real well. Like it's "realistic", but not sim like I think regular Forza is. That being said, it's also not arcadey enough I feel to keep me engaged the whole time. It's got arcadey elements that are entertaining, but it's still generally a fairly standard racing game with some slightly unrealistic parts to it. Cool game, if you are into racing games, it's certainly worth checking out.
Now if I could just get a revival of Split/Second, I'd be in racing heaven for sure lol
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Post by: tripredacus on November 12, 2021, 12:25:02 pm
Still trying to play Europa Universalis IV for the 52 games challenge. The launcher says I've got just over 24 hours playtime on it. It is not an easy game to figure out and I think I'm still way behind. After about a day worth I was starting to get things figured out to the point where I wasn't (always) doing things that would doom me or cause other countries to wipe me out. Playing as Oirat which is like my 7th attempt, I got going good to have a decent army (big enough for neighbors not to attack but still too small to attack neighbors), and great economy and good happiness. It would still be a struggle to complete the goals as many were locked behind attacking Ming which has the largest military in the game.
I had finally gotten to that sacred 4X moment when you lose track of time. 4X, especially those made by Paradox, can be a real frustrating experience because there are a million things to do and the games doesn't really tell you what you are supposed to do or how anything works. The tutorial is severely lacking as it really doesn't do much.
Then the worst thing happened yesterday. They released an update. And the game says my save is incompatible. All that progress down the drain but then I figure OK I did make some mistakes in that run despite how well it was going. Why not just start a new game as the same country at the same time, etc. Well... there seems to be some bugs in the game now, as it constantly spawns in rebels (separatists) with decent size armies. Their army size is not a big deal, I can deal with them early on but the amount of army management that is required really hampers the ability to do anything else. Spending all my ducats on building army and maintenance, doesn't leave time to do anything else. And the rebel complaint is that I am not in wars. Well getting attacked by rebels so often doesn't afford me the ability to build up a big enough army to attack anyone. I hope that it is a bug and it gets resolved in the hotfix.
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Post by: wartoy on November 15, 2021, 05:50:45 pm
Just finished Dead Space 2 So now I started Part 3 and also started Allen Wake Remastered.
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Post by: telly on November 15, 2021, 07:12:28 pm
I've been playing Snipperclips co-op. We still need to finish Super Mario 3D World and our playthrough of Owlboy! We'd also like to start playing Portal 2 soon. Too many games to play :'(
I've also been playing Persona 5 Royal. Enjoying it so far!
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Post by: megasilverx1 on November 20, 2021, 10:42:48 pm
I finally finished the Dragon Quest series marathon I started back on January 4 of this year. In 11 months I was able to beat all 11 10 mainline Dragon Quest games for the series 35th anniversary. I love this series of games, so at no point was I having to push myself to finish this (even though I don't like DQVI very much). I'm eagerly looking forward to the re-re-remake of Dragon Quest III, Dragon Quest XII, and if it ever gets localized, Dragon Quest X Offline in the future.
With this marathon out of the way, I'd like to start playing some other RPGs that are in my backlog. -Fuga: Melodies of Steel -Mega Man X: Command Mission -Yakuza: Like a Dragon -Persona 3 FES -Magic of Scheherazade -Magi Nation -Finishing the second expansion pass for Pokemon Shield
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Post by: telekill on November 25, 2021, 08:30:15 am
I recently beat Judgment (PS5) and started up Mass Effect 3 from the Legendary Edition. I'm also playing Hunt Showdown and First Class Trouble with friends.
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Post by: kashell on November 25, 2021, 12:09:05 pm
I'm playing Undernauts: Labyrinths of Yomi. It's been tons of fun so far - I was not expecting it to be this great.
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Post by: koemo1 on December 05, 2021, 05:13:10 pm
At the moment I'm playing Rogue Troopers on the xbox. I really enjoy this game
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Post by: alligo on December 06, 2021, 01:29:47 pm
Lmaoo I finally played Crazy Chicken Kart 2 (Moorhuhn Kart 2) on switch and it's really "low-cost". (I mean that the game is a "sub version") :o
Even the menus on PS1 are nicer. The remaster manages to be uglier than the game on PC. ;D here, there is no effort. The musics are cool, the physics of the game is funny, it's a bit of a mess.
It's a shame because there is no more power level like Mario Kart : 50cc, 150 and 200cc
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Post by: Cartagia on December 08, 2021, 11:47:06 am
I swear Far Cry 4 is actively trying to make me not enjoy it. The combat and actual gameplay is a as good as FC always is, but the number of unskippable cutscenes and levels that force stealth or other unfun gameplay options are totally unacceptable. I start having fun then BAM no items stealth through this area crap.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on December 08, 2021, 05:20:17 pm
Playing through the Halo Infinite campaign and I'm enjoying it. The open world still has that Halo feel to it and as far as open worlds go, it's just nicely done. It's not some Ubisoft nonsense that is too gigantic and filled with 9000 different things to collect and do, it's all very reasonable and everything seems to fit with what makes sense. Gonna be a nice time.
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Post by: vivigamer on December 09, 2021, 02:35:26 am
I've been trying the F.E.A.R. games on 360, about 3/4 through the 1st one - it's okay. The story is slow and the majority of it is jsut run and gun combat. The game has a slow mo' power you can use that recharges, so I tend to just use that for every encounter. The enemy AI is decent but the designs aren't varied I've only encountered 3-4 different enemies so far. It's okay, a bit dated in the games feel, I hope the sequels have more of a budget to them.
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Post by: droaa on December 10, 2021, 09:34:42 pm
Final Fantasy VII Remake: I've been at this since I started in July. Reason its been taking me this long is because there have been periods where I play for certain amount and then stop until I play it again usually weeks later or even a month while playing other games in between. As it stands it is the only game Im focusing on if I dont count Animal Crossing and I want to finish it before the end of the month. Also since I have been trying really hard to not start games in the middle of others, this is giving me good practice.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on December 31, 2021, 06:13:19 am
I think I found the new, or relatively new "Flappy Bird" or "Angry Bird" or "Cookie Clicker" nonsense and it's "Wormax.io". I think the more original version might've been a game called "Slither", but I played Wormax for far too long lol It's a browser and mobile game, you play as a worm who collects glowy things to grow bigger, going up against other people on a server that is always running, trying to stay on top of the leaderboard. You die if you bump into the side of anyone else, so it's a game of you trying to get others to hit your side or get surrounded so you can wipe them out. It's just one of those odd, minimal effort, time wasters, but I dig the casual multiplayer gameplay of this one. It can be incredibly addicting as once you get into the top 10 and you know you are huge and you are trying to manage your size to wrap up folks.
In a way, now that I think about it, it's almost like a free form Pac-Man, but instead of clearing rigidly designed levels, and fighting ghosts, you just grow into a bigger Pac-Man, eating mass amounts of pellets, fighting other growing Pac-Men lol
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Post by: telekill on December 31, 2021, 08:46:22 am
I'm still about half way into Mass Effect 3... trying to do all the missions. I never got the DLC on my PS3 copy so it's nice to have new content to play through.
I've also started up Guardians of the Galaxy (PS5). Guardians is actually turning out to be quite good. I honestly didn't think they could capture the banter between the team for an entire game length but so far (having reached chapter 4) they've done a good job of it. The gameplay (combat, traversing, etc.) is decent and the graphics are good.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on January 01, 2022, 06:00:53 pm
Since I beat Skyward Sword, I thought I'd start the year with Link's Awakening. I'd been holding off because I never really liked the art style, the depth of field stuff going to create it's visuals, and that I heard it had performance issues, though in just 5 minutes, kinda everything I was worried about, is still there for me. The art style is fine, it's not something I like, I think it was the complete wrong decision, though better handled than how Diamond/Pearl did their remake, but I hate the depth of field effect going on with the obscene blur on the edges. It makes the game look genuinely bad. No too mention some of the actual...tech behind the visuals, the best way I can put it, don't look very clean, it's a little jarring looking at some stuff in the main village as I feel like the game should be cleaner.
The worst thing is the performance. I heard it didn't run good, so I waited to see if it got some patches to clean it up, but nah, seemed like Nintendo didn't care about the game or couldn't do anything, because it has some real noticeable frame drops, where it goes from smooth, to almost chugging a little with probably a good 5 to 10 frame drop and it's not like once every so often, it's fairly frequent as you travel through places. It's not unplayable, but I expect performance to struggle a bit with like games that have some more serious power behind their visuals, not a cutesy game like this.
It's rare that a game bothers me this much within like the first 5 minutes, but I'm really not sure if I'm gonna continue on or not. It's frustrating to feel this way about a Zelda game.
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Post by: justin8301 on January 01, 2022, 10:11:46 pm
Started my first game of 2022, Control. really enjoying it so far.
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Post by: burningdoom on January 01, 2022, 11:17:55 pm
Was playing Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth. But then got to the boss rush towards the end of the game. No way I'm beating that. That's as far as I get.
I was really enjoying it up to that point. Very Symphony of the Night inspired with some great 2D visuals.
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Post by: lordsofskulls on January 01, 2022, 11:41:48 pm
Just beaten, Shin Megami Tensei V, on First playthrough, Hard, Beaten all bosses. As well DLC hardest boss. Gotten Secret True Ending. = Loved it. 125hours. ;)
Playing other games i gotten recently over holidays. Waiting for end of January for Pokémon Arceus at end of the month. Play it till Elden Ring comes out. Than their bunch of awesome games from Square Enix coming out in March including Triangle Strategy, i might finally get true Spiritual Sequel to original Final Fantasy Tactics game that i always wanted. (which is also my Favorite Final Fantasy Game.)
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Post by: alligo on January 02, 2022, 05:03:31 am
I just finished Kirby planet robobot which is excellent. Lot a fun, I'm glad I didn't miss this gem.
Good music, power and final. The other modes and mini-games are not bad
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on January 02, 2022, 07:15:13 pm
Well, my yearly attempt at Escape from Tarkov again, which is still a great and terrible game lol I adore how this game feels as a realistic shooter, the looting, there's a whole lot of detail and depth to the experience, I just wish it wasn't inside Tarkov. It's a game that hates people, especially newer players, because there's no way to really learn the feel of the game properly, without bringing in gear and guaranteeing to die probably a dozen times in a row, and then mostly just being left to hope you can get out with enough random crap as a scav to fund another run. I'm not against the idea of the game, something similar would be DayZ, but that's a game I could at least spend a few hours running around, surviving and looting the stuff I need before I suffer a swift and untimely death, but a lot of Tarkov, especially on maps like Factory or Customs, you'll be lucky to last 5 minutes unless your are really playing it incredibly safe and slow.
I just wish it had like a TDM mode or something that would let me more properly experience the games action without worry of losing my gear. Offline Raids exist and are nice for learning the map, but you only fight AI Scavs and they aren't fun to fight since they don't behave like players and are either super dumb, but great shots, or really smart, and great shots. Oh well, maybe one day I'll get more interested in the game, perhaps in 5 to 10 years when they get around to doing the whole open world stuff they once talked about doing, but will probably never do lol
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: ignition365 on January 04, 2022, 12:02:20 pm
Still playing Dark Souls 3 with my wife. I had some mild intent to go and get all of the achievements and then someone reminded me that the get all rings achievement requires minimally 3 playthroughs.
Started up and have been playing Demon's Souls. I beat it new year's morning, but now I'm in ng+ working on the platinum trophy. I need to beat astraea without killing vinland first, get pbct to do the mephistopheles quest, and then kill a few more bosses for the spells/miracles.
So my gameplan is beat leechmonger, beat 5-2, beat 5-3 without killing vinland, beat 4-2, beat 3-2, kill yurt, beat 3-3, beat 1-3, trade items for colorless demon souls, shenanigans to get all miracles, shenanigans to get all spells, then pbct mephistopheles quest.
I guess I'm not as close as I thought, but I'm at leechmonger, I have the sodden ring/thief ring for 5-2, 5-3 is straight forward, 4-2 will suck, 3-2 will likely suck, yurt fight will be a breath of fresh air probably, 3-3 will be tough for just the walk up the stairs to the fight and then the fight will be hit/miss, 1-3 will definitely suck, colorless demon souls should be simple, shenigans simple but tedious, and pbct will be interesting as well.
I'm hoping to make a big chunk of progress on this tonight.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kamikazekeeg on January 04, 2022, 09:21:28 pm
I am also doing my playthrough of Dark Souls 3 right now. I've put off playing it for a year now because I wanted to marathon the main series, and I played through Demons Souls, DS 1, and DS2, but we never got the Bloodborne 60fps update I wanted, and with Elden Ring out next month, I kinda need to get this done. DS3 and Bloodborne are my favorites, so it's been nice getting back into DS3 by being repeatedly kicked in the balls like usual lol
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: ignition365 on January 05, 2022, 08:19:54 am
Last night, sort of against my will, I played Demon's Souls and Dark Souls 3 at the same time. A guy I had been helping in Demon's Souls insisted that I help him, which I did, and in turn he shenaniganed to get me up to soul level like 300. ::) I actually kind of regret that because now I can't really do PvP/co-op because no one is my level. At the same time, my wife's cousin begged for assistance in DS3, then he bailed and I wound up helping another of my wife's cousins fight Midir. I was mainly playing Demon's Souls, but I kept getting summoned into the PvP boss fight, which I won 2/3 times, so I had to drop the controller for Demon's Souls and go play DS3 because they weren't summoning me fast enough.
Anyway, around midnight last night I earned the platinum trophy for Demon's Souls... so now I can finally move on to some other game. Maybe Deathloop.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: telly on January 06, 2022, 08:40:41 am
Just hit 50 hours in Persona 5. Really digging it so far, though there are some niggles that I have. Still plugging away!
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Post by: justin8301 on January 07, 2022, 07:55:49 pm
Sooo Ive never really been a fan of Smash Bros.. but last night i was invited to hang out with a few friends who rented a movie theater to play Smash, and i have to say... i havent had that much fun in ages... I think im about to go down a rabbit hole.
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Post by: mrkonasoni on January 09, 2022, 08:35:24 pm
Ended Conker Live and Reloaded. It was fine I guess, the truth is that playing it again made me realize I like the concept of the game more than the game itself.
I am also seriously considering if play Turok Reboot for PS3 or start with the original trilogy.
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Post by: erkpentsage on January 10, 2022, 06:37:45 pm
Been playing Tales of Arise lately, picked it up on release but was too busy to play. I think it's phenomenal so far. I'm in Elde Menancia in the quarry. Also just picked up Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask. It's my first one (I know, I know) and I can't believe I've missed out all these years lol
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Post by: bizzgeburt on January 11, 2022, 07:41:06 am
This year, I'm kind of switching between 4 games: mainly I'm hooked on RPG-Maker MV for PS4, creating a little game of mine. Besides that I work on finishing Dragon Warrior VIII for PS2 ... lost in grinding, so I also started playing Summoner and Lufia 2 for SNES ... I always switch a title as soon as I get bored from grinding and such ...
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: ignition365 on January 11, 2022, 08:23:02 am
Swapping between Deathloop, Blue Fire, and Lost Words.
Largely playing Deathloop when my kid is asleep or not around... but Blue Fire or Lost Words when he is. Lost Words I'm definitely playing for him, but Blue Fire I'm playing more for me but it seems like an okay game for him to see (unlike deathloop).
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kamikazekeeg on January 13, 2022, 12:39:56 am
I'm coming up towards the latter end of Dark Souls 3 I think (May or may not do the DLC yet, not 100% sure), and once I beat that, I'll be diving deeper into Monster Hunter Rise with the PC release. I stopped playing that on Switch sometime before the end of the story updates came out, because I kinda lost interest in it. The gameplay is pretty fun, but I thought compared to Monster Hunter World, it wasn't nearly as good in the general sense. Not bad, but I dumped 250 hours into MHW before Iceborne came out, but MHR, I only play 60 hours. I'm double dipping primarily for the PC performance as a smooth 60fps can do wonders for a game like this. It didn't run bad on Switch, but it just wasn't as good as World was to me, especially once that game got the PS5 boost. And now that the story is complete, I can actually beat the game and experience some of the new monsters I missed.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: burningdoom on January 13, 2022, 01:22:12 am
Another Metroid 2 Remake
Sooo much better than the official Metroid 2 Remake we got from Nintendo. They should have just paid these guys to do it like Sega did for Sonic Mania.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on January 14, 2022, 12:43:43 am
Picked up a HP Reverb G2 VR headset on a sale as I was trying to see if I could get an affordable headset with some better visuals to it, and while the G2 doesn't exactly improve them much, I do think the picture and performance is abit cleaner. I had an Oculus Quest 2 before, but I think what helps with the comfort, is that the G2 just fits better than the Quest 2. My glasses aren't so squished in, and taking it on and off is way easier due to the whole headband setup able to move upwards, so I can hold the headset flush with my face and just take it on and off. Makes it way easier to fit, combined with the side straps. Also the built in speakers are nicer, acting like headphones, sitting just off the ear compared to the Quest 2 that had them on the underside of the headset I believe.
I don't know if the price difference between them really justifies my "upgrade", it's 600 bucks (Though it had a 450 sale for me at the time and is 500 on sale right now) compared to the Quest 2 being a 300 price tag, the Quest 2 also being a standalone headset, but I found that "standalone" aspect can be a big negative. It ran Beat Saber totally fine, but Resident Evil 4 VR was horrible and I didn't really like the Walking Dead game, so it's standalone aspect is very limited if you are just gonna end up hooking it to a PC for better experiences anyways. The G2 does seem like an improvement performance wise being specifically made for PC play, at least compared to the standalone version of Beat Saber on the Quest 2.
I did consider holding out for the Playstation VR2, it seems like it'll have some real nice visuals with the improved resolution and it'll be around the same price as the Reverb G2, but the customization PC allows is more important to me, like being able to do custom songs in Beat Saber, or how there's a guy making VR work in all the new Resident Evil games right now. That stuff is a big plus for a PC headset I think.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: ferraroso on January 17, 2022, 03:27:43 am
Just finished playing Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth on the PS4.
I've always loved the lore of RoLW and playing a Metroidvania set in that universe was a pretty nice experience. The game's visuals, some of its animations and even enemies are nothing more than a blatant rip-off of Symphony of the Night, but the gameplay offers some Ikaruga-like features that, at least for me, kept it fresh from beggining to end.
A great bang for the buck!
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: burningdoom on January 17, 2022, 04:34:20 am
Just finished playing Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth on the PS4.
I've always loved the lore of RoLW and playing a Metroidvania set in that universe was a pretty nice experience. The game's visuals, some of its animations and even enemies are nothing more than a blatant rip-off of Symphony of the Night, but the gameplay offers some Ikaruga-like features that, at least for me, kept it fresh from beggining to end.
A great bang for the buck!
Spot-on review. I loved it as well and agree with everything you said. Except I didn't beat it. :( Made it to the final boss-rush but couldn't beat that.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: bizzgeburt on January 20, 2022, 04:12:14 am
Just finished playing Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth on the PS4.
I've always loved the lore of RoLW and playing a Metroidvania set in that universe was a pretty nice experience. The game's visuals, some of its animations and even enemies are nothing more than a blatant rip-off of Symphony of the Night, but the gameplay offers some Ikaruga-like features that, at least for me, kept it fresh from beggining to end.
A great bang for the buck!
It's awesome to know that there are still some people out there who value this great franchise! I once played an emulated version of an SNES Game about RoLW and really enjoyed it!
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: telekill on January 20, 2022, 09:30:03 am
I completed Mass Effect 3 a couple days ago and thus... completed the Legendary Edition. Fantastic trilogy. After replaying, the series is my second favorite sitting just behind Uncharted. Can't wait for the new one in the works. I'll even give Andromeda another go some time this year.
Currently playing Guardians of the Galaxy (PS5). I think this game is pretty good so far. Definitely didn't get the buzz it deserved.
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Post by: Cartagia on January 20, 2022, 10:42:03 am
I've been playing Alan Wake just to get more content in the universe of Control. It's an interesting story, and definitely helps build out that universe, but the gameplay is a tad wonky. I've gotten used to as the game has gone on, but there are definitely some parts where it has made it artificially difficult. Probably also super noticeable since I'm playing it after Control which plays soooo much better.
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Post by: telly on January 20, 2022, 11:20:42 am
I've been playing Kirby and the Rainbow Curse in between Persona 5. I actually really like the gameplay and level design, but I can only play it on the GamePad because of how accurate you have to be with touches and swipes, which is disappointing.
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Post by: bizzgeburt on January 24, 2022, 08:48:26 am
Just got me a cartridge of Donkey Kong Country 2 for SNES and started playing it up to 52% in first session :) Some things are just like riding a bike - U never forget how to do it, once you know how ... 8) Some of the best 16bit music ever created imo
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on January 24, 2022, 10:12:35 pm
The failure of Battlefield 2042 has pushed me into going back to play the previous games, remembering how solid they are, even if some of them I still have a few issues with.
Battlefield 3 seemed fairly empty, but Battlefield 4 still has a good enough crowd of folks and feels fun to play still. It's overwhelming with how many weapons it ended up with, but it's got some real good stuff going on still, it's only really missing some of the movement/animation improvements that came with Battlefield 1 and V. I had forgotten how good those games were for the series.
Battlefield 1 is really solid, super smooth to play and the action gets really intense with the kind of atmosphere it can have. The only problems I have with it is that I think it has too much automatic weapon fire for the period, I remember this being a thing when it came out, I think it has some weapons that were "technically" around, and I sorta feel like they didn't want to adhere to close to historical accuracy because the series has relied on a big mixture of different weapon types, which wasn't as common back then. Also the way they did "weapon customization" didn't make a lot of sense to me. Rather than picking one gun that you customized, you would pick weapon variants that had different features such as a scope or bipod or silencer and that sucks. It was clearly bad when they dropped it for Battlefield V, but it's fine, each class has a good number of weapons to fool around with. Not a huge crowd still playing it, but I think it's been bolstered lately.
Gonna end up replaying some Battlefield V too soon, I'm just so disappointed with Battlefield 2042 that I can't even push myself to play it because I know it's gonna be buggy and most of the bigger modes are gonna have bots running around, which are terrible. So many mistakes with this game, it needed at least another year or two of full development before releasing.
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Post by: tripredacus on January 25, 2022, 11:48:30 am
I've reached the 50% mark on Far Cry 4 so far. Really wish there was a power up or skill that makes some of the animals ignore you more often. Gets really annoying to be attacked by eagles or packs of dogs and wolves constantly. Also maybe it is my fault since I hate driving in these games, I get attacked by animals often since I'm using straight line travel over terrain.
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Post by: Cartagia on January 25, 2022, 01:20:55 pm
FC4 was the first time in the series where I just started fast traveling everywhere and only running between place when I had to. It definitely had too many animals and random world stuff going on.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: mastodon on January 26, 2022, 04:58:53 am
As far as FPS games I'm playing Escape from Tarkov. Its super intense. Other games would be Star Citizen. Its a very interesting space sim/mmo but its in its alpha phase. Also No Mercy.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kamikazekeeg on January 26, 2022, 05:20:45 am
As far as FPS games I'm playing Escape from Tarkov. Its super intense. Other games would be Star Citizen. Its a very interesting space sim/mmo but its in its alpha phase. Also No Mercy.
I pop into Escape from Tarkov every like year or so, see some of the new stuff, get killed mercilessly a couple times, and then lose interest, because it's way too hardcore lol It's maybe one of the best shooters in terms of like gun modification, gunplay, mechanics, the entire loot and survival system, it's genuinely brilliant, I just wish it was a different game. If this was a STALKER game in a singleplayer, open world, setting, it could potentially be a favorite game of mine, or at the very least had a normal PVP respawn mode that helped me learn actual combat better, I'd be more inclined to stick around. Most fights end so quick, there's very little to learn from it. I know of Offline Raids, which are for learning the map, sorta testing kits, fighting against the reasonable enough AI, but it's still not the same.
I feel like the one thing it needs to, is like a quality vaulting system, like what Battlefield 1 and Battlefield V have, it would do a lot for the games movement, which is pretty rough, I watch it on stream a lot and there's a lot of scenarios where it's just guys awkwardly jumping over stuff and that it would enhance the game if people could vault over cover while getting shot, or running away, or running toward, while still involving the momentum, stamina, and other elements players have to deal with.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: ignition365 on January 26, 2022, 08:35:19 am
Finished Far Cry 6 a few days ago and got my wife to continue her Dark Souls 3 playthrough, which is slow as ever as she'll only play for like 20 minutes a day or something, so nearly no progress was made yesterday. Last we played, all she had to do was fight 2 black knights and go in a building to pick up some items, but she couldn't beat the 2 black knights, she couldn't even kite and beat 1 black knight, so she quit for like a month. Played last night, died once to the first black knight, stated that she remembers why she stopped playing, so I went and beat the black knight to show her how you kite and back stab them, got double teamed and wound up killing both for her... and then there were no more black knights so I told her just go and pick up the items, it's an optional area anyway, I just wanted her to get this one item.
Anyway, I haven't really picked a new game to play yet. I played through the first 4 Crash games (1-3 and CTR) and started 4 (That is the recent 4, not Wrath of Cortex). So I've kinda started a franchise run of the Crash series, I don't own Crash Bash, so gotta figure that one out. But I play the Crash games when my kid is awake because that's friendly enough for him.
But I do need a night time game to play when my kid is asleep. I haven't yet picked something. I was thinking about Lost Judgment, Avengers, Spider-man (Remastered/Miles Morales), maybe Nioh. Basically something PS4/PS5 so I don't have to take Dark Souls 3 out of my Xbox and I don't have to take Crash out of my Switch.
In the meantime, I have been playing Timesplitters 2 and Future Perfect on Xbox since it's been added to BC and was on sale recently. I've beaten these games multiple times before, but I've never actually played the Xbox versions of these games, not that there is any difference. I'm hoping not to dump too much time into these games as it's not really working on my backlog playing a game I've played hundreds of times before.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kamikazekeeg on January 27, 2022, 09:14:05 pm
Dabbled in Chernobylite on PC, I've wanted to check it out for awhile, but never had the free time as it appeals to my love of games like STALKER and Metro and yeah it's definitely a lot of those two games in influence for sure, combined with kind of a cool hub base that you can build up and need to balance power, comfort, air quality, and a few other things, so kinda like the town building in Fallout 4, just on a smaller scale. You then go from there to do missions to get supplies and I think more guys that can help me accomplish the games main story, doing missions that are set in these set enclosed open area zones that you do the missions and then head back to base with your scavenged supplies. The scale of them is pretty good for what they are and I didn't hit every location on my first mission and I'm curious if the days progress or new missions in that area pop up, how much the area changes.
It seems very solid and looks really good for a budget game. I'd highly recommend it if you are into these kinda slower, abit more hardcore suvival/crafting singleplayer shooters, and it has a great demo that is just straight up the actual game. I got to do the entire intro and my first mission and build up my base abit, and I played for well over an hour and probably could've played more for all I know, it's absolutely worth checking out the demo, I just figured that was good enough for me and bought the game since it's on sale lol
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Post by: telekill on January 28, 2022, 08:17:08 am
I completed Guardians of the Galaxy (PS5) last night just in time to replay Uncharted 4 and Lost Legacy via their PS5 upgrades. I'm also planning on replaying Mass Effect Andromeda.
Fun fact: I reinstalled Mass Effect Andromeda the other night and loaded into one of my save files. The game now looks worse than the first three games after the Legendary Edition's release... not just in animations but overall graphics.
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Post by: koemo1 on January 28, 2022, 11:51:20 am
Got into fortnite again
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Post by: kashell on January 29, 2022, 06:59:06 pm
I've been playing Romancing SaGa 2 and hot damn, it feels great to play an older game in this series again. This one is not pulling any punches, either. It's like a Souls game with difficulty and the amount of options you have to overcome an objective.
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Post by: bizzgeburt on February 01, 2022, 04:00:59 am
currently re-re-re-re-re-playing Donkey Kong Country 2 for SNES. Simply one of the best plattformers ever made, and I enjoy every second of it.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on February 01, 2022, 09:09:05 pm
Due to Battlefield 2042 flopping, I've spent the past month dabbling in Battlefield history, playing most of the games all of the way back to Bad Company 2. BF3 didn't seem to have much of a playerbase, so I didn't really get to do much with that, and Bad Company 2 is also fairly dead, but I got a few rounds and it's fun! It's interesting to see how much the series has evolved since then, because the gameplay is so much better in later games. You can't even strafe while running in Bad Company 2, it's weird. I also found that one guy basically cleaned up all the visuals of the game with mods and it makes the game way nicer to look at and play, though without much of a playerbase, I can't really stick with it.
Battlefield 4 is content heavy as hell, I had forgotten how many guns and everything that game got. It went through hell for abit, but came out a pretty damn good game. Battlefield 1 is where the series really amped its visuals and gameplay, mobility in particular feels so damn good and while I hate the weapon variant system compared to just normal gun customization, it's the only thing I don't really like about it. Battlefield V is also good, less so than BF1, mostly because it had the worst development run up till 2042 came out, and they ended support before that game could really get the content it needed as it has nothing with Russia or the Eastern Front really, so it doesn't feel right as a WW2 game missing a lot of that stuff. Both BF1 and BFV got a pick up in players lately, so they along with BF4 are the games to check out.
Battlefield 2042 is going to get cleaned up, but it's gonna take a long while before it could ever be recommend as a game, a year minimum and even then, I have no idea if it's a game I'd ever recommend. This game was the very bottom for the series for sure...
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Post by: telly on February 02, 2022, 10:49:52 am
I'm about 80 hours into Person 5 :o These games always run a little too long for my liking. About 60 hours in I start getting quite fatigued.
Still! This is a great game and improves on so many things over Persona 4, particularly in the combat/social link mechanics and visual design.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: ignition365 on February 02, 2022, 01:53:55 pm
Played Avengers enough to get the credits to roll, but couldn't be bothered to put in more time.
Playing The Medium because it's leaving Game Pass on the 15th. I started streaming it last year and then abandoned the game for no good reason, thought I'd stream continuing, but I've just been hurting too much to bother. I really probably could've at least done a no commentary stream, but I couldn't even bother to do that unfortunately.
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Post by: stealthrush on February 15, 2022, 03:44:01 am
Just completed Bomberman 2 on Nintendo DS, collected nearly all the hidden armor pieces to be greeted with a completion rate of 68% going to truly complete it soon. Also playing through Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin on Nintendo DS for the first time- I'm at the final boss BUT before I defeat him I want to finish up a handful of remaining quests, defeat Belmont, AND defeat the boss rush in the underground area. Besdies those two I'm casually playing Endless Frontier EXCEED: Super Robot Wars OG Saga on Nintendo DS thanks to fan translation.
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Post by: brothertuc on February 15, 2022, 09:12:35 am
Just started Black on my PS2. It's so long since I've played it, and I remember it being a great game.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on February 19, 2022, 10:41:55 pm
Picked up Pogostuck and if folks know what that is, they are probably questioning my sanity lol Honestly, I've never been huge into the purposefully hard games, the games designed to be punishing, but there is something so oddly interesting to games like this.
I actually had picked up Jump King before this, because I liked the whole aesthetic of that more, but I really hated the lack of feedback that game has and how stiff the movement feels. I've heard it's way easier than Pogostuck, at least the base game is, but I wasn't enjoying myself, so I ended up refunding that game. Pogostuck is already hard as hell, I've only made it 20% through the map after an hour, but the feedback and movement feels so much better. So it's this weird trade off where I picked up a way harder game, but I enjoy the feel of it more, though I need to figure out the controls and what I like. Controller feels good in general, but I feel like I'm missing out on the fine tuning needed, because it's been really easy to turn to much, which will wreck you on the slopes.
I'll probably hate myself for playing the game, but who knows, maybe I'll actually make it through the first map.
*EDIT* Also this game is murder on the hands on controller. This is gonna be a game I only play an hour at a time lol
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Post by: Cartagia on February 21, 2022, 11:38:02 am
With Elden Ring coming out this weekend I went back to an old Cities: Skylines build. I've got pretty much all of the DLC so it was fun to do the micromanagement for the Industrial and Campus areas.
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Post by: ignition365 on February 23, 2022, 12:45:55 pm
My wife finally finished Dark Souls 3. Since we have some time, we started up Bloodborne. We definitely won't finish before Elden Ring, but I think GS does slow shipping so our second copy might not arrive in a timely fashion.
She's quite enjoying Bloodborne so far. Just did Cleric Beast and Father Gascoigne. About to start Cathedral Ward.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on February 28, 2022, 06:44:56 am
Gone hard into Elden Ring and it's pretty fantastic. All the general improvements and QoL stuff has really made the game super enjoyable to play and the open world is pretty well done. It's pretty different from the usual open world games these days in a good way as nothing feels too bloated or unnecessary, they didn't add in a bunch of side quests you pick up in a log that has you going out to kill 10 boars, it's all the same side quests that Souls has had before, where you stumble across an NPC, talk with them, they tell you about doing something and you'll maybe meet them again or not and maybe you'll screw up the questline and fail it until you do a new playthrough.
Not that I always mind open world games like that, I'm gonna be playing Horizon 2 eventually, but it's nice that they managed to build this open world version of their games, but still keep everything intact from the previous Souls games.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on March 02, 2022, 05:34:24 am
Elden Ring might be my favorite open world experience I've had since BOTW, for similar and very different reasons. BOTW was great for the freedom it had to it, letting me explore and tackle things how I wanted a lot of the time and that kind of stuff really absorbed me into it. Elden Ring does much the same, less in terms of pure freedom of movement such as scaling sheer rock walls or gliding long distances, but offering a ton of freedom in how you approach fights and rewarding you for exploring everything on the map.
I've put a ton of hours into the game and I am just getting to the 2nd main boss right now. I just want to keep finding caves, and castles, and creepy mage schools with the most terrifying enemy design I've ever seen, and haphazardly stumble across new characters and the "side quests" you might get. It also helps that most all of the gear you get is unique, it's not like a lot of these types of open world rpg's that involve being a loot goblin with different rarity weapons and stat boosters. Unless it's a type of game like Fallout where being a loot goblin is more advantageous to me for parts scavenging and its done in a more survival sense, I prefer Elden Ring's take where most gear and spells you get are unique and are a legit reward for completing a boss, cave, or just for thoroughly exploring.
It's all just very satisfying to me and why it's going to be hard to finish this game and go play something like Horizon: Forbidden West and I'll probably be annoyed by its weapon and stat booster setup like I was with it in the first game if they kept that. It's 2017 all over again, where I held off on Horizon to play another game I wanted to play more, and I loved it, and I'll get to Horizon soon and just think the game was fine because all I can think of is the other game I just got done playing lol
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Post by: burningdoom on March 02, 2022, 10:28:50 am
Elden Ring might be my favorite open world experience I've had since BOTW, for similar and very different reasons. BOTW was great for the freedom it had to it, letting me explore and tackle things how I wanted a lot of the time and that kind of stuff really absorbed me into it. Elden Ring does much the same, less in terms of pure freedom of movement such as scaling sheer rock walls or gliding long distances, but offering a ton of freedom in how you approach fights and rewarding you for exploring everything on the map.
I've put a ton of hours into the game and I am just getting to the 2nd main boss right now. I just want to keep finding caves, and castles, and creepy mage schools with the most terrifying enemy design I've ever seen, and haphazardly stumble across new characters and the "side quests" you might get. It also helps that most all of the gear you get is unique, it's not like a lot of these types of open world rpg's that involve being a loot goblin with different rarity weapons and stat boosters. Unless it's a type of game like Fallout where being a loot goblin is more advantageous to me for parts scavenging and its done in a more survival sense, I prefer Elden Ring's take where most gear and spells you get are unique and are a legit reward for completing a boss, cave, or just for thoroughly exploring.
It's all just very satisfying to me and why it's going to be hard to finish this game and go play something like Horizon: Forbidden West and I'll probably be annoyed by its weapon and stat booster setup like I was with it in the first game if they kept that. It's 2017 all over again, where I held off on Horizon to play another game I wanted to play more, and I loved it, and I'll get to Horizon soon and just think the game was fine because all I can think of is the other game I just got done playing lol
How is the difficulty compared to Dark Souls?
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Post by: Cartagia on March 02, 2022, 10:38:15 am
I started as the absolute base class (the Wretch) and I've found it to be more difficult than I expected, but I also started with no stats and no armor.
There are a couple of bosses that I got really stuck on, but that was probably more due to my stubbornness than anything else. Once I got geared though, I've found to to generally be on par with DS3.
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Post by: burningdoom on March 02, 2022, 12:58:36 pm
I started as the absolute base class (the Wretch) and I've found it to be more difficult than I expected, but I also started with no stats and no armor.
There are a couple of bosses that I got really stuck on, but that was probably more due to my stubbornness than anything else. Once I got geared though, I've found to to generally be on par with DS3.
Well dang. I tried to get into Dark Souls but the difficulty made that hard for me to do. Elden Ring looks cool, but I think I'll have to pass on it.
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Post by: Cartagia on March 02, 2022, 01:16:41 pm
I started as the absolute base class (the Wretch) and I've found it to be more difficult than I expected, but I also started with no stats and no armor.
There are a couple of bosses that I got really stuck on, but that was probably more due to my stubbornness than anything else. Once I got geared though, I've found to to generally be on par with DS3.
Well dang. I tried to get into Dark Souls but the difficulty made that hard for me to do. Elden Ring looks cool, but I think I'll have to pass on it.
I will add a clarification that I found DS3 to be far and away the easiest one in the series.
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Post by: burningdoom on March 02, 2022, 01:57:06 pm
I started as the absolute base class (the Wretch) and I've found it to be more difficult than I expected, but I also started with no stats and no armor.
There are a couple of bosses that I got really stuck on, but that was probably more due to my stubbornness than anything else. Once I got geared though, I've found to to generally be on par with DS3.
Well dang. I tried to get into Dark Souls but the difficulty made that hard for me to do. Elden Ring looks cool, but I think I'll have to pass on it.
I will add a clarification that I found DS3 to be far and away the easiest one in the series.
I will probably check it out on a price drop.
BTW, when I try to add an emoji from the board, my post disappears. Thought the admin might want to know.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on March 02, 2022, 04:11:17 pm
All of the games have a very similar amount of difficulty I think, though as Cartagia said, DS3 felt easier, but I think alot of that is because FromSoft at that point had done a lot to cut down on the games jank and just make a better, smoother, game, which in turns makes it abit easier. It's even more so with Elden Ring as you have very normal movement with a dedicated jump button and using the horse is very easy. You can do a lot of fights out in the world on horseback, which makes some fights that seemed super hard on foot, way easier to deal with on horseback using hit and run tactics, though it's not a guarantee always if you aren't careful. The games freedom also allows you to tackle fights as you want, so if you go to a castle, it's kicking your ass, just go elsewhere to do other fights, maybe you'll find better armor or a weapon you like more, or new spells/ashes of war (Weapon abilities you can change out), and you can get runes to level you up, that makes a fight easier. And not too mention at big fights, you can summon people to help you out if you are having a pretty tough time.
Elden Ring is still quite hard, but I feel like the options the game gives you is a quite bit freedom to tackle it how you want more than ever.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on March 19, 2022, 12:30:31 am
My post-Elden Ring time has been more about doing casual stuff, while including bits of leftovers I keep seeing that I missed in Elden Ring lol
I poked around the new Kirby game demo, which was charming, but this isn't a 60 dollar game to me, it feels like a budget title. Certainly nothing wrong with it, but it's not exactly Super Mario Odyssey.
With a return to some Switch gaming, I also played the new Mario Kart 8 DLC. The beginning of the influx of new maps is here and I feel like it started off a bit soft, like I am happy to see Choco Mountain, I love the N64 game, but the rest of the other maps other than the Ninja map don't have a whole lot going for them feature wise I felt. Nothing bad, and this is only 8 maps of 48 more, but could've maybe used one or two more maps with neat gimmicks.
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Post by: ignition365 on March 21, 2022, 09:00:52 am
My wife doesn't do tough games very well, and we got her to play the Dark Souls games, they were tough for her and required a lot of assistance from myself and other folks... Elden Ring, she's been playing on her own with minimal guidance... like she's level 115 and has put in over 120 hours into the game. Elden Ring is hands down the most accessible Souls game. I could talk about this game for hours, even from just a design perspective. It's a tough game for sure, but it does a lot more than any previous Souls game ever did to attempt to be fair and accessible to more casual players.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on March 22, 2022, 05:49:51 am
Got into a couple of those "rage" games lately, for no reason. I guess I saw some folks playing them and decided to give them a shot. I started with Jump King a few weeks back, but I wasn't liking how there wasn't visual feedback to the jumps, like you don't vibrate faster or anything, it's all just timing and feel to judge the jumps. I loved the pixel art, all that stuff was great, but I felt like I wouldn't progress with it, refunded it, and then went to Pogostuck. I like how that has way more control and I feel like I can better do the jumps, but that world is not great looking and it's not designed as well as Jump King, but I've put 6 hours into Pogostuck, just to get almost halfway through the first map, it's so hard lol It's good to play for like an hour and then just stop, come back fresh the next day and try to get past the point. It's just gonna be one of those games I'll probably never beat, but I'll keep randomly coming back to try and beat.
I hit a point in Pogostuck though that I can't seem to get by, so I decided to give Jump King another shot and I am liking it more. Once you get the feel of things, I can appreciate how it's designed compared to Pogostuck, because everything has a specific jump to it, you just need to figure it out, way less randomness due to all of your rotating movement. It's absolutely very hard, but I managed to get up to the town section reasonably quickly, like a good 40 minutes, which is some nice progress, like I think that's a quarter through the first map. Normally I'm not the biggest fan of the crazy hard stuff, but something works for them in a more casual sense for me than like watching streamers who will dedicate like 8 hours to trying to beat something lol
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Post by: kashell on March 27, 2022, 11:02:10 am
I've been playing the new Kirby since yesterday. I'm on the third world and all Waddle-Dees have been rescued so far. This game is a real treat.
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Post by: megasilverx1 on April 18, 2022, 12:48:19 am
Got the new Kirby game the other day and am up to the third world. Been enjoying the game so far and have been trying to get all the Waddle-Dees in the levels. Other than that, I'm bouncing between other games like Picross S4 and Snowboard Kids Plus.
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Post by: Cartagia on April 21, 2022, 12:03:17 pm
Lord help me, I re-upped my World of Warcraft subscription.
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Post by: justin8301 on April 21, 2022, 12:15:43 pm
Lord help me, I re-upped my World of Warcraft subscription.
I've been playing a bit too... just casually though.. i can keep it casual right??? RIGHT?
I've not played in like 7 years, so I've got a lot of content / lore to catch up on, so hopefully that'll keep me relatively casual along with achievement / mount hunting.
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Post by: justin8301 on April 21, 2022, 06:16:24 pm
Lord help me, I re-upped my World of Warcraft subscription.
I've been playing a bit too... just casually though.. i can keep it casual right??? RIGHT?
I've not played in like 7 years, so I've got a lot of content / lore to catch up on, so hopefully that'll keep me relatively casual along with achievement / mount hunting.
Its actually pretty easy to play casually right now. i've just been leveling alts and farming for mounts and transmog sets. Shoot me private message if you wanna add me on your battle.net account.
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Post by: burningdoom on May 23, 2022, 11:47:03 am
Tried to beat the original Ninja Turtles on NES again...got to the underground battle against the Technodrome.
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Post by: Cartagia on May 23, 2022, 12:15:42 pm
Tried to beat the original Ninja Turtles on NES again...got to the underground battle against the Technodrome.
Farther than I ever made it, which was Metalhead.
I've owned this game since I was 6 or 7, I'm 39 next month and I still can't beat it...I'm a terrible gamer.
Ehhh.... It's a ridiculously hard game (even though I think the difficulty of the Dam is overstated). I think you're fine.
Yes, people always bring up the dam level but once you get the hang of it, it’s not that hard. After that level, though, there’s a big difficulty spike. I did beat it once back in the day, using the “give each turtle a crapload of scrolls” trick, and it worked well. Had no motivation to play it very much after that.
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Post by: kashell on May 24, 2022, 09:31:11 am
I'm playing Chaos Chaos Chaos Chaos.
AKA Stranger in Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin.
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Post by: alligo on May 30, 2022, 04:31:24 am
I rediscover Sonic All Stars Racing and I finished Yoku's Island at 100%. 8)
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Post by: vivigamer on June 04, 2022, 03:44:36 pm
I'm playing SIFU... I'm not enjoying it! ::) The difficulty ruined the experience for me and I've set it to Easy mode but is managable but all motivation for the game has already been lost. I'm getting a bit fed up with more and more games taking Souls inspired difficulty - Crash 4 was just exhausting to play, hated it from start to finish and from then on I have decided I am not going to put up with game dsign on purposefully being difficult. I should say I am all for higher difficulty modes if people want to take on the challenge but Normal difficulty on this game just tales the ****
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Post by: burningdoom on June 04, 2022, 04:40:48 pm
Samurai Warriors 5 for Xbox One/S/X
It's a welcome return to the classic style of gameplay with a crap-ton of extra characters, unlockables, and modes.
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Post by: brothertuc on June 22, 2022, 05:48:13 am
Just started Bully (or Canis Canem Edit as it's called in PAL regions)... Had it forever in my collection, but never got around to playing it
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Post by: ignition365 on June 22, 2022, 01:52:30 pm
My wife went and bought both of us copies of Elden Ring for PC so I've been playing Elden Ring again on PC. I have 1 save file for playing with her with a straight STR/VIG/END build, 1 save file that was playing around with a new build style for me of pretty much straight DEX Bow/Arrow build, and then I have a build that is linked to a randomizer and I've fallen in love with the randomizer concept.
So I'm basically spending all of my gaming time playing Elden Ring with the randomizer. Bosses, enemies, drops, items, starting equipment, everything is randomized... it's fantastic.
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Post by: telly on June 22, 2022, 03:07:27 pm
Playing Tales of Xillia 2 right now. It's... alright? The first Tales of Xillia is probably my favorite in the series but the sequel's not really clicking just yet. Only about 5 hours in though.
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Post by: vivigamer on June 23, 2022, 09:05:40 am
Tinkering with the PS+ Premium selection: Had a blast playing Tekken 2, if this is how PS1 games wil lwork the more the merrier! It looks so crisp and plays great too! Hoping we can get the classic Final Fantasy PS1 games on there so I don't have to put up with the lousy PS4 ports.
PS2 & PS3 games seem the same as on PS Now, I was hoping the PS2 games would intergate the PS1 Emulator settings so I can stretch to widescreen but no such luck. They haven't released new PS2 games digitally for 5+ years, so curious to see if they now will continue this feature.
I was hoping to play the Spiderman game, while the PS4 version is there the PS5 Remaster locked behind THe Ultimate Edition of Miles Morales is inaccessible - Even when we have the PS5 version of MM. I'vbe heard god things about it so I will still try it out but this nonsense wouldn't have happened on Xbox.
A few good surprises, I have a years sub so i'll treat this as a trial run but realistically I only see myself having premium for 1 month every 6 months.
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Post by: ignition365 on September 07, 2022, 01:52:30 pm
My wife and I finally beat Elden Ring (vanilla) on PC and now it sounds like she wants to try her hands at Randomizer + Seamless co-op, so that's next on the plate I guess
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Post by: tripredacus on September 08, 2022, 09:32:44 am
Evoland II is fairly rigid until it introduces the card game minigame, now I just want to play the card game and don't care about the story anymore!
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Post by: telly on September 08, 2022, 09:59:07 am
Playing It Takes Two, which has been really fun. And the first Fire Emblem game on the Switch, about 20 hours in on that one. :)
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Post by: alligo on September 20, 2022, 06:32:42 am
I finished Tinykin, excellent little platform game. The music is great, but I especially loved the many references.
It's full of details, it's a very chill game but a bit too short for me.
A good surprise.
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Post by: telly on September 20, 2022, 08:00:30 am
I've started playing Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling. Will play that through October then I'll play a bunch of Castlevania games for Halloween, most of which I've never played before! Might also try Resident Evil 0
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Post by: kashell on September 20, 2022, 12:28:00 pm
I've been playing the OG Wild Arms on the PlayStation 5. It's still super fun and charming. Crazy how old the game is! Even crazier that I'd rather replay this instead of something more modern.
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Post by: turf on September 20, 2022, 09:50:38 pm
I've been playing the OG Wild Arms on the PlayStation 5. It's still super fun and charming. Crazy how old the game is! Even crazier that I'd rather replay this instead of something more modern.
The most exciting thing I have going these days is the TMNT Cowabunga Collection. I’m old. I’m just like my dad and the oldies radio station. I swore I’d stay current on everything. Then, I get super-excited about a bundle of old games. I should be ashamed, but I’m not.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on October 06, 2022, 04:38:03 pm
Struggling to find a decent newer rhythm game these days. I tried that Trombone Champ, but didn't really like the gameplay and the music is all bad being just public domain stuff. I then saw the Hatsune Miku game on PC for a good sale, and its overall a good game and has a grap ton of songs (Over 200), but I found it hard to keep up with the flying buttons all over the place, which made some stuff hard to play as it's not intuitive as like a Guitar Hero or more straight forward like a DDR. I did play Metal: Hellsinger, but that's not a "rhythm game", but a shooter that utilizes rhythm in it's gameplay. A great game, but not quite the same.
Think I'm gonna just end up bringing back out my Xbox 360 and hooking it up so I can just play Guitar Hero or Rock Band again. I usually get in the mood to do this every year because there's nothing that's been as good as that since then lol
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on October 14, 2022, 10:29:32 pm
Tried out Raft for abit, but wasn't feeling it. It's a decent crafting/survival game, I think my issue with it is that it very much feels like a co-op game more than a singleplayer game. Not that you can't play it solo, but just looking at everything, it would be way more enjoy with a friend. Like I'm also playing the Green Hell bonus content and that one feels like it makes sense as a singleplayer experience.
I played for nearly 3 hours in Raft, but then I got to an island and I just got completely screwed by big birds dropping rocks. They killed me, which made me lose most of my inventory, and then I respawned, just to get killed by the birds again and I had almost no supplies or tools after that because there wasn't cover for anything. It wasn't a full death loop situation like I was stuck 100%, but getting out of that situation was going to be annoying and it really killed my interest with just how much a lame experience it was. Losing that much inventory with no way to recover it is rough and not very fun since it seems to autosave upon death. Not a terrible game, like I think it's better than Stranded Deep and I was really interested to experience the story stuff and some locations I've seen in other peoples playthroughs, but I ended up just getting my money back on it.
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Post by: wolff242 on October 15, 2022, 11:05:37 am
Think I'm gonna just end up bringing back out my Xbox 360 and hooking it up so I can just play Guitar Hero or Rock Band again. I usually get in the mood to do this every year because there's nothing that's been as good as that since then lol
Doooooo it. Love these games.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on October 15, 2022, 03:47:36 pm
Think I'm gonna just end up bringing back out my Xbox 360 and hooking it up so I can just play Guitar Hero or Rock Band again. I usually get in the mood to do this every year because there's nothing that's been as good as that since then lol
Doooooo it. Love these games.
Yeah I went back and played Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock with all the DLC I got for it and it's still a great time. Still my favorite rhythm series. The only one comparable for me is Beat Saber, but that one is held back abit by me not wanting to do VR a lot and it officially doesn't have a lot of music I'm interested in. Custom songs definitely helped a lot.
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Post by: kashell on October 15, 2022, 05:40:04 pm
Guitar Hero/Rock Band is never a bad choice. Great for playing solo and great for parties.
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Post by: tripredacus on October 17, 2022, 10:41:40 am
I had put Diablo III into my daily/non-52 rotation but now I think I'm going to take a break from playing new games to play that some more. My old Witch Doctor is doing really well and I think I have gotten over some breakpoint in the game where I get more good loot. It might be some kind of glass cannon build but he can 3 hit kill any boss (and thus any creature) and often I see damage numbers like 10 billion or a crit like 27 billion. O_O
It is currently in Torment VI but I cleared GRift 38. None of my other characters are anywhere close to this. https://us.diablo3.blizzard.com/en-us/profile/Tripredacus-1592/hero/143229319
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Post by: telekill on October 17, 2022, 10:49:55 am
I actually opted to replay AC Unity (PS4) after I couldn't get into Valhalla for the life of me. I almost instantly got into Unity again.
After I beat it, I'm going to move on to A Plague Tale Requiem. I'm also playing my PS4 physical copy of TMNT Shredder's Revenge that I just got in the mail.
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Post by: Cartagia on October 17, 2022, 11:27:11 am
I started up BioShock 2 early last week and I was having a fun enough time, until I started the game up on Friday night and it had lost all of my progress over the previous 2 days. I just stared at the screen for like 10 minutes trying to decide what I wanted to do. I powered back through to where I was previously, but it has totally sapped my enthusiasm for playing it.
I actually opted to replay AC Unity (PS4) after I couldn't get into Valhalla for the life of me. I almost instantly got into Unity again.
I really found Valhalla to be a slog, which was a surprise because I really liked both Origins and Odyssey.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on October 18, 2022, 10:39:02 pm
Finally found a survival crafting game to settle into. I started out playing the Green Hell Amazonia DLC as I didn't realize the DLC was an update, not paid, but I got a good few hours into it and was just bored. Wasn't seeing a lot of progression that felt right compared to the main run of the game as you mostly have to help the village get people back, but that's hours of boring wandering and fighting. I do recommend the main game, but not so much the DLC.
I then picked up Raft on a sale, been meaning to play it for awhile and while I liked the concept, it felt more like a game that would be better with co-op, not so much solo. Got death looped on the first story island I think, lost too much stuff, didn't feel like restarting, so I refunded the game as I couldn't get into.
I remember that Grounded has been finished for abit, and so I grabbed it on PC Game Pass and been really liking it. Super awesome setting, the survival and crafting elements are very decent and also very convenient. Need to move some furniture or a storage full of items? No problem, you can move it anywhere easily. The tiny setting fighting bugs and stuff can be real creepy and a good challenge without being so frustrating it makes me want to quit and I really want to explore and get more of the story. I dumped a number of hours into the game like it was nothing. definitely the most absorbed I've been into one of these games in awhile.
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Post by: telekill on November 10, 2022, 08:11:22 am
I'm finally making some progress in A Plague Tale Requiem (PS5).
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on November 19, 2022, 04:06:02 am
Playing through the new Pokemon Violet (I didn't pay for it) and it's one of the most back and forth games in terms of opinion I've had of a game. I think in a lot of ways, it's doing stuff way better than Sword/Shield and Arceus. The general story/open world stuff feels better here and could be decent. It's not an amazing open world setup, but its fundamentally fine.
On the other hand it has way more consistently bad performance than either of them. This is embarrassing even for a series known for cutting corners. Visually it's a mess, filled with lots of pop in, or bad framerate, and things like NPC's getting choppy animation if they are more than 30 feet away from you which looks jarring in certain scenes that happen. They also cut character customization in half practically with less hair and makeup stuff and then outright removed jackets, shirts, and pants from the game, because you are forced to wear 1 of 4 school uniforms, all ugly. You can change socks, shoes, gloves, hats, etc, but it's all going to clash with the uniforms for the most part. So if you thought it would be similar to SW/SH, that's not happening unless they are planning to bring that back with DLC or the expansion, which is very likely. They did something like that for the Sword/Shield expansion if I remember right, adding some customization options to the game that should've been in the main release.
And from what I'm reading, they screwed up the "choose your own path" setup, where they wanted you to more generally explore things sorta how you want, it's a big open world setup handled in essentially a "donut" shaped map, and you are given a choice of direction from the start to handle it how you want. The problem is, if you take one path, focus on stuff for awhile, get really leveled and then go back to the other path you could've gone on, everything is still low leveled, even the gyms and other missions you are supposed to do, making the fights super easy, no scaling. So I think I'm going to forced to essentially go back and forth across the map to keep myself overleveling an area, which funny enough runs counter to the games entire main plotline.
It's all a problem of them cutting corners and rushing these games out. Both Arceus and SW/SH had their own issues that stemmed from this. This game needed at minimum another full year of development to properly flesh the game, get it running right, add more depth and options and to properly realize this game. I'm just glad I didn't pay for it as I'm borrowing it from a family member when they aren't playing, because I knew this would happen. I'd get a Pokemon game that I would be able to functionally enjoy as a Pokemon game, but get annoyed at everything that is either jank or missing.
So frustrating because I keep wanting to love Pokemon again, but Let's Go had the motion control and capture annoyances , Sword/Shield suffered from a lot of problems, Arceus was more fun for me, but had its own issues, and now all the issues with this one. It's super annoying for a series that could have all the budget and development time it wants, but will just never get that, so instead we get rushed developments and cut corners.
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Post by: burningdoom on November 29, 2022, 11:49:32 am
I'm started playing Chrono Trigger again. I can always make it to the final battle but can't beat Lavos' final form. This time I'm focusing on serious grinding on this playthrough to get the job done.
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Post by: telekill on November 30, 2022, 09:41:21 am
With A Plague Tale Requiem completed, I might return to Horizon FW while I wait for The Witcher 3's PS5 upgrade in a couple weeks.
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Post by: telly on December 05, 2022, 10:02:18 am
I started up a playthrough of the Last of Us again in preparation for the TV series coming out next year! Anybody else doing the same thing?
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Post by: conduit on December 05, 2022, 07:04:55 pm
Parasite Eve II and Metal Gear Solid 2. Haven't decided on a PC game to play but I'm leaning toward one of the hack and slash games I have installed. It's a toss up between Bayonetta, Bloodrayne Terminal Cut or Nier Automata.
Beat the first Parasite Eve a few weeks ago, got the non-canon ending. Eventually I'll sit back down and ascend the Chrysler Building. I enjoyed its unique battle system and similarities to Resident Evil. The second game is even more RE-like and I'm digging its manual targeting system.
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Post by: undertakerprime on December 05, 2022, 07:16:25 pm
Got Horizon Forbidden West for half price over Black Friday. I thought the first game was great and I really wanted to play the sequel.
It started off a little slow, not as strong as the prologue of Zero Dawn, but then again not many games can match ZD’s excellent prologue.
But I’m a few hours in now, and it’s REALLY getting good. Now that I’m actually in the Forbidden West, the varied gameplay has opened up. There’s puzzle missions, offensive missions, hunting missions, etc. The machine hunting continues to be a highlight, because it really takes some thought. Barreling into a group of machines is begging to get torn to pieces; it takes much more forethought and analysis…what’s the best way to approach this group, what weapons are they weak to, what outfit perks would give me the most benefit given the situation, etc. The Horizon series is also a great example of how to write a strong female character without making her a Mary Sue or tearing down the male characters. Aloy is great at what she does, but it took her years of training to get to that point, she’s not perfect, and she’s been through a lot of shit.
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Post by: koemo1 on December 06, 2022, 09:45:18 am
Still working on Day's Gone, the game is much better than people give it credit for! :)
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on December 06, 2022, 02:34:30 pm
Still working on Day's Gone, the game is much better than people give it credit for! :)
I think it's a genuinely good game. Sure, it's not God of War or Last of Us top tier levels as I think people were expecting for a first party release, but I enjoyed myself quite abit for it. I've been meaning to replay it on PS5 someday.
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Post by: Cartagia on December 06, 2022, 03:03:03 pm
I've been dabbling in the latest WoW expansion, and having a lot of fun, but other than that I am up to the last boss in Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow. Terrific game!
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on December 13, 2022, 05:13:18 pm
Picked up Sonic Frontiers since there was a real good sale on it as I didn't want to pay full price for a game I was mixed on. So far it's decent, plays well, though it never really gets over the fact that it looks like a Sonic model put into an Unreal tech demo and I hate all the random rails everywhere. I don't mind the gameplay aspect of it, it just looks really random. The worlds you enter for that normal Sonic experience do that job, but they really should've gone with a decent art style that works better with a cartoon character like Sonic. It's already trying to be Breath of the Wild real hard, it should've just taken its art style in the process also lol
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on December 21, 2022, 03:14:02 am
I picked up Powerwash Simulator because I wanted a chill, do nothing, sort of game to fool around in and I have like 10 hours in it already lol It's really funny how I can get into such...basic, grindy, sort of games, but if it's Sonic Frontiers, and I feel like it's getting grindy and kinda boring, I just tune out even if it has overall more exciting gameplay lol
I think it's more because I'm purposefully wanting a kinda mindless bit of nothing with Powerwash Simulator, playing it alongside a twitch stream going on, and with Sonic, I want more action and to have the story progress more quickly, but I'm held up with needing to collect more random items to actually progress and the overall package just isn't as fun as it could be.
Normally I don't do the "sim" games, but I don't know, something about this works well enough for me, I think it's just sorta satisfying to watch grime get cleaned off in a very direct way, even though it's funny to see how bad some of the places are, like the building or vehicle went through a fire and its just coated in a layer of dense ash lol
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Post by: telekill on December 21, 2022, 08:48:11 am
Finally had the time to restart a playthrough of Witcher 3 for the PS5 upgrade. Glad I did some reading up as there was a silver sword I was able to easily obtain that's considered one of the best weapons in the game as it self levels and is able to be carried over in New Game+.
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Post by: burningdoom on December 21, 2022, 10:50:48 am
I picked up Powerwash Simulator because I wanted a chill, do nothing, sort of game to fool around in and I have like 10 hours in it already lol It's really funny how I can get into such...basic, grindy, sort of games, but if it's Sonic Frontiers, and I feel like it's getting grindy and kinda boring, I just tune out even if it has overall more exciting gameplay lol
I think it's more because I'm purposefully wanting a kinda mindless bit of nothing with Powerwash Simulator, playing it alongside a twitch stream going on, and with Sonic, I want more action and to have the story progress more quickly, but I'm held up with needing to collect more random items to actually progress and the overall package just isn't as fun as it could be.
Normally I don't do the "sim" games, but I don't know, something about this works well enough for me, I think it's just sorta satisfying to watch grime get cleaned off in a very direct way, even though it's funny to see how bad some of the places are, like the building or vehicle went through a fire and its just coated in a layer of dense ash lol
I got into that one when I got Game Pass on sale. It is oddly addicting...at least until I got to the subway station level, that's just too overwhelming of a job.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on December 21, 2022, 03:23:52 pm
I got into that one when I got Game Pass on sale. It is oddly addicting...at least until I got to the subway station level, that's just too overwhelming of a job.
It is nice that it saves progress, so you don't have to do everything all at once meaning you can do it in sections if something is abit too large as my hand starts to get sore after a big level lol
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on December 28, 2022, 10:45:24 pm
Was watching a streamer play Naraka: Bladepoint and end up giving it a go since it's on Game Pass. Overall it's both very exciting and very frustrating. I know it's just me not having a full grasp of the mechanics, but even when it feels like I got a good handle on things or even if I watch from the outside, it feels like things just gets so chaotic and it does feel kinda janky at times, where grapples don't seem to connect like they should or strikes missing or not doing what they should. Not sure if that's just me, but some fights I get very confused on what just happened lol
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Post by: kashell on December 28, 2022, 11:14:12 pm
Since the PS4/5 now has Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth, I've been playing that non-stop. As usual, I'm playing on Hard and en route towards the A Ending. Interestingly, there aren't any trophies available for getting that or any of the other endings. Either way, it's been a blast. I will never grow tired of this game. I've been using Grey, Jun, and Lyseria.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on December 28, 2022, 11:44:04 pm
Tried to get back into High On Life as I took a break to play God of War: Ragnarok, but I think I'm done with that game. Roiland's humor is mind numbing in a game setup. I never played that VR game his company did, but the constant, improvisational, never ending, talking that runs every possible joke into the ground just kills things. I'm fine with Rick & Morty and Solar Opposites, half hour episodes that have to keep a plot moving, there's not a lot of downtime, but here, there's a lot of downtime between things so it's just wears the player down. The humor reminds me a lot of like Borderlands, but it's all the worst aspects of Borderlands I feel, where yeah it gets cringy or a little too random, but there was still decent written humor throughout, or fun characters, or even good emotional beats, but none of that is here. I chuckled maybe a couple times, but that's not enough to deal with these freaking talking guns lol
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on January 22, 2023, 06:07:19 pm
Started back into Monster Hunter World after not playing it for like a year or two, because while there is stuff I like in Rise and the new monsters seem cool, I still feel like the overall experience of World is better to me. I will say, Rise ruined me abit, because I did an arena mission to get back into the swing of things, and I kept spamming the wirebug insta-getup move that doesn't exist in World lol Also I don't remember how to do all the mounting attacks lol That mobility stuff is probably the one thing I miss from Rise when going back to World.
Other than that, I still love this game. It's not perfect, like I think aspects of the Guiding Lands is really annoying (I have like 400 hours in this game and I still have a monster or two I haven't unlocked I believe), but this game is just never not enjoyable to me. And there's a lot of the game I haven't experienced. I haven't finished the last final fights they added (I think they last...2 or 3 crazy dragon fights?), I could spend time learning some of the other weapons as I only have experience with Hammers, Long Swords, and Great Swords, and there's still armor I haven't crafted.
I really can't wait for World 2, I think it easily has potential to surpass the first game very easily if they handle it right. Just using a new engine could do wonders for it.
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Post by: vivigamer on January 23, 2023, 11:50:37 am
Me and a friend tried to play PREY from bethesda...but we just couldn't get into it! I've tried it once before too already. It has a good set up and wondeful art direction but the lack of interesting scenario writing makes the gameplay feel bland.
I got Dante's Inferno & intend to play that with him from now on as there is more going on with the game - And works onf my Xbox One X backwards Compatibility!
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Post by: ignition365 on January 29, 2023, 11:28:42 pm
Just finished getting all 1000 achievement points for Goldeneye. I still love this game. It definitely loses its replay value when you don't have people to play deathmatch with, especially if you aren't creative enough to come up with your own constraints for beating levels... but that sure as heck could be fun.
Right as I was finishing up my run through, someone suggested I do Gold PP7, Enemy Rockets, at Silo on Agent difficulty. That was kinda tough, but it was fun.
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Post by: megasilverx1 on February 08, 2023, 11:44:22 pm
I've been giving the Mega Man Zero games (playing Zero 1) a try and I'm not sure if the reason people say these games are hard is because of the bosses/levels or because of screen crunch/leaps of faith and enemies shooting at you from off screen. It's reminding me of the GBA version of Mega Man & Bass with these annoyances. The boss fights so far have been fine as long as the boss has stayed on screen where I can see them. The levels in these missions have been disappointing ending so quickly and not being very interesting outside of the occasional enemy shooting at or dropping something on you from off screen.
I'm liking the story, setting, and character designs though. The fact that Zero gets multiple weapons that can be leveled up is pretty neat too.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on February 09, 2023, 04:12:47 am
Been taking my time with the new Dead Space and it's been real good, I know it's abit on the shorter side, like Resident Evil can be, so I didn't want to binge it like I usually do and I'm a little over half-way right now I think. I don't know how close the game is exactly to the original, it's been years since I played it, but I'm remembering a lot of areas as I go through, so I feel like they stuck pretty true to the games original setup and it's damn creepy. The atmosphere is so good and I appreciate that they go completely dark in some areas, it can be immediately disorienting in some spots to hear a necromorph bust out somewhere and you are trying to spin around and find it with just your flashlight on your weapon. I don't really have any complaints with it. I could nitpick it and say that the menu's for like workbench and map could be a tad better, but it's a minor, minor, thing.
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Post by: tripredacus on February 09, 2023, 09:21:18 am
My confession is that I've never actually completed a Minecraft pack before. Not usually due to my own error, but of the handful of pack I've played over the years, they usually end up in world corruption in one way or another. Of course I've beated Minecraft proper, but years ago. Now in PO3 Normal I think I'm over the hump as far as progression goes, having gotten the Transmutation Table, Draconic Armor set and Wand of Animation. I think there is still a ways to go yet but I've completed 3 of the quest trees now. I have to say I prefer jetpacks over creative flight, or wish that creative flight had a hover ability.
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Post by: burningdoom on February 09, 2023, 12:08:14 pm
I've been giving the Mega Man Zero games (playing Zero 1) a try and I'm not sure if the reason people say these games are hard is because of the bosses/levels or because of screen crunch/leaps of faith and enemies shooting at you from off screen. It's reminding me of the GBA version of Mega Man & Bass with these annoyances. The boss fights so far have been fine as long as the boss has stayed on screen where I can see them. The levels in these missions have been disappointing ending so quickly and not being very interesting outside of the occasional enemy shooting at or dropping something on you from off screen.
I'm liking the story, setting, and character designs though. The fact that Zero gets multiple weapons that can be leveled up is pretty neat too.
I really wanted to like the first game. But I got so far and got stuck.
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Post by: telly on February 09, 2023, 01:40:49 pm
I've been giving the Mega Man Zero games (playing Zero 1) a try and I'm not sure if the reason people say these games are hard is because of the bosses/levels or because of screen crunch/leaps of faith and enemies shooting at you from off screen. It's reminding me of the GBA version of Mega Man & Bass with these annoyances. The boss fights so far have been fine as long as the boss has stayed on screen where I can see them. The levels in these missions have been disappointing ending so quickly and not being very interesting outside of the occasional enemy shooting at or dropping something on you from off screen.
I'm liking the story, setting, and character designs though. The fact that Zero gets multiple weapons that can be leveled up is pretty neat too.
I played through all of them a few years ago. The first game was my least favorite by far. Had the least amount of content and was definitely the most frustrating. No option to continue and replenish lives was really unfortunate if you saved the game with 0 lives and a difficult stage ahead of you. I also had to change the default controls (I was playing on PS4 with the legacy collection, not sure what you were playing).
My ranking is 3 -> 2 -> 4 -> 1. I prefer the ZX games personally because I feel like they had more to offer.
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Post by: Cartagia on February 09, 2023, 05:50:56 pm
I've been giving the Mega Man Zero games (playing Zero 1) a try and I'm not sure if the reason people say these games are hard is because of the bosses/levels or because of screen crunch/leaps of faith and enemies shooting at you from off screen. It's reminding me of the GBA version of Mega Man & Bass with these annoyances. The boss fights so far have been fine as long as the boss has stayed on screen where I can see them. The levels in these missions have been disappointing ending so quickly and not being very interesting outside of the occasional enemy shooting at or dropping something on you from off screen.
I'm liking the story, setting, and character designs though. The fact that Zero gets multiple weapons that can be leveled up is pretty neat too.
I played through all of them a few years ago. The first game was my least favorite by far. Had the least amount of content and was definitely the most frustrating. No option to continue and replenish lives was really unfortunate if you saved the game with 0 lives and a difficult stage ahead of you. I also had to change the default controls (I was playing on PS4 with the legacy collection, not sure what you were playing).
My ranking is 3 -> 2 -> 4 -> 1. I prefer the ZX games personally because I feel like they had more to offer.
I'm actually really glad to hear that. I've only ever played the first game, which I thought was fine, but my general indifference towards it made me not that interested to play the others. I'll looking into checking them out now.
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Post by: megasilverx1 on February 10, 2023, 11:41:32 pm
I've been giving the Mega Man Zero games (playing Zero 1) a try and I'm not sure if the reason people say these games are hard is because of the bosses/levels or because of screen crunch/leaps of faith and enemies shooting at you from off screen. It's reminding me of the GBA version of Mega Man & Bass with these annoyances. The boss fights so far have been fine as long as the boss has stayed on screen where I can see them. The levels in these missions have been disappointing ending so quickly and not being very interesting outside of the occasional enemy shooting at or dropping something on you from off screen.
I'm liking the story, setting, and character designs though. The fact that Zero gets multiple weapons that can be leveled up is pretty neat too.
I played through all of them a few years ago. The first game was my least favorite by far. Had the least amount of content and was definitely the most frustrating. No option to continue and replenish lives was really unfortunate if you saved the game with 0 lives and a difficult stage ahead of you. I also had to change the default controls (I was playing on PS4 with the legacy collection, not sure what you were playing).
My ranking is 3 -> 2 -> 4 -> 1. I prefer the ZX games personally because I feel like they had more to offer.
I'm playing the Legacy Collection on PS4 and I immediately changed the controls to feel more like the Mega Man X games (X jump, Square weapon, Circle dash, L1 is sub-weapon). Good to know that the other games are better.
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Post by: burningdoom on February 11, 2023, 11:24:04 am
Metroid Prime Remastered
It really is more of a faithful remake than a remaster. They put way more into this than just an HD coat of paint. The modern control scheme alone gives it new life (which there was no excuse then why we didn't have it then, it wasn't the 90s). Well worth the $40.
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Post by: megasilverx1 on February 15, 2023, 11:26:22 pm
Finished Mega Man Zero the other day. Overall, while the screen visibility issues were very annoying, I enjoyed the game, especially the last stages. Before tackling Zero 2, I decided to give Hi-Fi Rush a go since that game looked really fun from the trailer and it reminded me of No Straight Roads which I really enjoyed. Finished the first stage and while it's really fun so far, I'm really not used to using an Xbox controller. Having grown up with Nintendo stuff, Microsoft's ABXY placement feel really off to me and takes a while to adjust to.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on February 17, 2023, 09:41:45 pm
Wasn't planning to pick up Wild Hearts, but I've had the urge for Monster Hunter lately and World is kinda aggressive to hop back into, I love it, but most of the stuff I have left are VERY hard fights and it can take awhile to warm back up. I didn't like Monster Hunter Rise a ton either, never got Sunbreak, so Wild Hearts seemed like a fresher take on the genre and so far it is. It's got most of what you'd expect with a Monster Hunter type experience, it's just skewed in different directions. You aren't using items, you are using Karakuri, which are big mechanical things that can give you a platform to jump off, a spring for a dodge or rush in, can build a wall to stop enemies from charging, it adds a whole new flavor to the experience.
Gameplay is pretty just Monster Hunter, easy to get into, I think overall may a smidge more casual than Monster Hunter World, but it's still a pretty hard game. The world itself is actually more of an open world setup, so you aren't just popping into a contained zone, you have this persistent world that you can build into, crafting fast travel gadgets and camps, I was sorta wondering the "Death Stranding" aspect I heard about in a review or two and I see it's due to the zipline thing, as you can craft ziplines to help you move around the area which is great for getting to the Kemono or catching up to them when they run away.
Game does need a patch or two on PS5, it can have some performance stutters here and there, but at least it doesn't sound as bad as it does for those on PC.
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Post by: telekill on February 18, 2023, 08:05:47 am
Still working my way through Novigrad in Witcher 3. Trying to get all the side missions done. I should be done some time in 2024. Just killed a cereal killer that was going around brutally massacring townsfolk.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on June 13, 2023, 03:11:30 am
Did the Final Fantasy XVI Demo/Prologue and it's great, real solid story stuff that actually got me more excited than I was expecting for the game. I haven't seen much on the game since like last year, because Square likes to show far too much of their games before release, especially Final Fantasy, which did a lot for me going into the game reasonably blind as I don't remember everything from what I saw before. Combat is abit basic currently, but it is just the start of the game, though I liked how it felt, so I'm curious to see where it goes.
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Post by: kashell on June 13, 2023, 08:34:02 am
Good to hear about the demo. I was curious about it. Does the data carry over to the main game?
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on June 13, 2023, 11:53:26 am
Good to hear about the demo. I was curious about it. Does the data carry over to the main game?
Yup, that was the reason I was into it as it's the opening prologue of the game and if you want, there's a bonus upon completing it, which is the main character further into the game with more abilities and such in a challenge run, but I didn't want to be spoiled on anything more to check that out.
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Post by: kashell on June 14, 2023, 08:28:57 am
Good to hear about the demo. I was curious about it. Does the data carry over to the main game?
Yup, that was the reason I was into it as it's the opening prologue of the game and if you want, there's a bonus upon completing it, which is the main character further into the game with more abilities and such in a challenge run, but I didn't want to be spoiled on anything more to check that out.
I'm going through it now. It's a pretty great demo. I'm so glad to see FF back in a medieval, fantasy setting again.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on June 14, 2023, 02:02:42 pm
Good to hear about the demo. I was curious about it. Does the data carry over to the main game?
Yup, that was the reason I was into it as it's the opening prologue of the game and if you want, there's a bonus upon completing it, which is the main character further into the game with more abilities and such in a challenge run, but I didn't want to be spoiled on anything more to check that out.
I'm going through it now. It's a pretty great demo. I'm so glad to see FF back in a medieval, fantasy setting again.
Yeah I'm glad for that too, like I primarily know Final Fantasy for its more non-medieval-esque fantasy setups, Final Fantasy 7, 8, 10, 15, I didn't play the games before 7, so it's refreshing to have this sorta Final Fantasy experience.
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Post by: alligo on June 14, 2023, 05:50:45 pm
I finished Katamari Royal Reverie+ and now, I play Boltgun (Warhammer). It's a good surprise.
Did the Final Fantasy XVI Demo/Prologue and it's great, real solid story stuff that actually got me more excited than I was expecting for the game. I haven't seen much on the game since like last year, because Square likes to show far too much of their games before release, especially Final Fantasy, which did a lot for me going into the game reasonably blind as I don't remember everything from what I saw before. Combat is abit basic currently, but it is just the start of the game, though I liked how it felt, so I'm curious to see where it goes.
Lucky ! Yeah, Square has a tendency to show too much, they do the same thing when it comes to Kingdom Hearts (I remember they had spoil some important details for KH3) or FF in general. They do way too much of this new FF, I don't know why they have this tendency to want to spoil everything.
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Post by: kashell on June 14, 2023, 08:16:57 pm
Good to hear about the demo. I was curious about it. Does the data carry over to the main game?
Yup, that was the reason I was into it as it's the opening prologue of the game and if you want, there's a bonus upon completing it, which is the main character further into the game with more abilities and such in a challenge run, but I didn't want to be spoiled on anything more to check that out.
I'm going through it now. It's a pretty great demo. I'm so glad to see FF back in a medieval, fantasy setting again.
Yeah I'm glad for that too, like I primarily know Final Fantasy for its more non-medieval-esque fantasy setups, Final Fantasy 7, 8, 10, 15, I didn't play the games before 7, so it's refreshing to have this sorta Final Fantasy experience.
Just finished, had a lot of fun. I already feel for the MC and his tribulations. That said, I'll probably wait a long time to get it since I'm sure there are going to be patches, upgrades, extra episodes, etc.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on June 14, 2023, 08:56:28 pm
Lucky ! Yeah, Square has a tendency to show too much, they do the same thing when it comes to Kingdom Hearts (I remember they had spoil some important details for KH3) or FF in general. They do way too much of this new FF, I don't know why they have this tendency to want to spoil everything.
The launch trailer for Final Fantasy 7 Remake just outright spoiled important story for the game from what I remember of it. I never saw it till after I beat the game, but I was hearing from people saying to avoid it. That game was when I started trying to avoid trailer beyond like the first one or two actual story/gameplay trailer because I realized they were showing something new at like every event and it was becoming way to ridiculous lol
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Post by: telekill on June 15, 2023, 10:18:54 am
Still working my way through Zelda TotK. I believe I'm at least half done.
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Post by: ignition365 on June 21, 2023, 08:54:08 am
Over a month later and I'm still playing TotK. I'm nearly 200 hours in and honestly I am at the point that I'm running out of things to do. I'm trying to find the last handful of shrines and collect all of the outfits, and possibly upgrade all of the outfits.
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Post by: bizzgeburt on June 22, 2023, 05:17:13 am
I finally (re-)started playing all of my Final Fantasy games in a row, starting with Final Fantasy Origins for PSX. This version of FF1 and FF2 enables you to play the game in 2 different difficulties. First playthrough will be easy-mode. After beating the game the first time, there's an option to load your completed savegame and restart in normal-mode. I still had a completed FF1 save in easy so I started normal mode. FF1 ist already beaten, now I am playing Final Fantasy II, which is one of my favourite titles of the franchise due to it's unique never repeated leveling system. I'm at about 40 hrs now with a lot of story still to play. I will only consider this FF Origins collection completed as soon as I beat FF2 in normal mode too, but replaying a game right after beating it the first time seems too repetetive to me. That's why I will play Final Fantasy Legend 1-3 for GB between the easy and normal playthrough of FF2. That's the plan so far ...
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Post by: kashell on June 22, 2023, 11:06:28 am
I finally (re-)started playing all of my Final Fantasy games in a row, starting with Final Fantasy Origins for PSX. This version of FF1 and FF2 enables you to play the game in 2 different difficulties. First playthrough will be easy-mode. After beating the game the first time, there's an option to load your completed savegame and restart in normal-mode. I still had a completed FF1 save in easy so I started normal mode. FF1 ist already beaten, now I am playing Final Fantasy II, which is one of my favourite titles of the franchise due to it's unique never repeated leveling system. I'm at about 40 hrs now with a lot of story still to play. I will only consider this FF Origins collection completed as soon as I beat FF2 in normal mode too, but replaying a game right after beating it the first time seems too repetetive to me. That's why I will play Final Fantasy Legend 1-3 for GB between the easy and normal playthrough of FF2. That's the plan so far ...
Those are short games, so they're great palette cleansers. Enjoy! Legend 2 is my favorite of those three.
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Post by: tripredacus on June 22, 2023, 11:59:00 am
E.Y.E Divine Cybermancy is a really interested game but the hacking mini-game can get bent.
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Post by: Cartagia on June 22, 2023, 05:08:30 pm
I started playing a Castlevania-like called Infernax yesterday, and it is great. Cool aesthetic, great music, smooth gameplay. Big recommend if you like those older style 2D action-platformers. This is the game Castlevania II tried to be.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on June 23, 2023, 03:20:01 am
A good handful of hours into Final Fantasy XVI now and I'm really digging it. It's kinda refreshing having a dark, violent, medieval setting for Final Fantasy, though it does have just enough of the FF flair with chocobo, moogles, magic, and the big Eikons. Those fights are so cool and exciting. Gameplay is solid, similar to Kingdom hearts, but way less floaty, but not fully on super combo crazy deep like a Devil May Cry. Does kinda of a nice inbetween. I feel like I'm almost slapping buttons on an arcade stick for a fighter or something with how I'm working out the combat rhythm at times and it's very satisfying getting multiple quality dodges in. Story is very solid as the settings and character lend themselves to a very grounded story (as much as one can with giant magic beasts in it), that I could see as like a live action story like Game of Thrones.
I will admit to missing some of that Final Fantasy goofyness, some of that out there style, so I feel like by the end of this, I'll want to see them kinda shift back in that direction abit more in the next main game, but would like to keep it more classic sword/magic fantasy like the series was before FF7, or like 9 and 12. Mix in abit of tech with the fantasy and have some more out there characters.
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Post by: bizzgeburt on June 23, 2023, 04:21:20 am
I finally (re-)started playing all of my Final Fantasy games in a row, starting with Final Fantasy Origins for PSX. This version of FF1 and FF2 enables you to play the game in 2 different difficulties. First playthrough will be easy-mode. After beating the game the first time, there's an option to load your completed savegame and restart in normal-mode. I still had a completed FF1 save in easy so I started normal mode. FF1 ist already beaten, now I am playing Final Fantasy II, which is one of my favourite titles of the franchise due to it's unique never repeated leveling system. I'm at about 40 hrs now with a lot of story still to play. I will only consider this FF Origins collection completed as soon as I beat FF2 in normal mode too, but replaying a game right after beating it the first time seems too repetetive to me. That's why I will play Final Fantasy Legend 1-3 for GB between the easy and normal playthrough of FF2. That's the plan so far ...
Those are short games, so they're great palette cleansers. Enjoy! Legend 2 is my favorite of those three.
Sadly, Legend II is the only one out of the three cartridges that isn't working reliably, though I paid a bunch of money for it :( but I guess I'll figure this out soon as I get to play it seriously.
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Post by: undertakerprime on June 23, 2023, 02:48:35 pm
Got back to my Genesis Mini 2 and after playing a few other games, started up Shining Force CD again and once again could not stop.
Seriously, I wish I had paid attention to the Shining Force games back during the 16-bit era (I remember seeing them on shelves but never gave them any thought). They’re super addicting and I think I like them better than the Fire Emblem series.
When I think about it, I think it’s because of the whole “permadeath” thing. Fire Emblem is fun, but gets especially stressful at the later levels when a single mistake can get a character killed forever. More than once I spent a long time on a level just to make one stupid move and lose an important team member…extremely frustrating. With Shining Force, I know all I have to do is get to the next opportunity to resurrect them. Takes out a lot of the frustration and stress, and makes it much more enjoyable.
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Post by: emporerdragon on June 23, 2023, 03:21:19 pm
Sadly, Legend II is the only one out of the three cartridges that isn't working reliably, though I paid a bunch of money for it :( but I guess I'll figure this out soon as I get to play it seriously.
While not on the original hardware, the games do have a compilation rerelease for both Switch and Steam. It's called Collection of SaGa: Final Fantasy Legend.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: telly on June 23, 2023, 03:50:38 pm
When I think about it, I think it’s because of the whole “permadeath” thing. Fire Emblem is fun, but gets especially stressful at the later levels when a single mistake can get a character killed forever. More than once I spent a long time on a level just to make one stupid move and lose an important team member…extremely frustrating. With Shining Force, I know all I have to do is get to the next opportunity to resurrect them. Takes out a lot of the frustration and stress, and makes it much more enjoyable.
That's why I don't like older Fire Emblem games either myself.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: Cartagia on June 23, 2023, 03:55:29 pm
When I think about it, I think it’s because of the whole “permadeath” thing. Fire Emblem is fun, but gets especially stressful at the later levels when a single mistake can get a character killed forever. More than once I spent a long time on a level just to make one stupid move and lose an important team member…extremely frustrating. With Shining Force, I know all I have to do is get to the next opportunity to resurrect them. Takes out a lot of the frustration and stress, and makes it much more enjoyable.
That's why I don't like older Fire Emblem games either myself.
It's what I like about them! ;D
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kashell on June 26, 2023, 08:50:51 am
A good handful of hours into Final Fantasy XVI now and I'm really digging it. It's kinda refreshing having a dark, violent, medieval setting for Final Fantasy, though it does have just enough of the FF flair with chocobo, moogles, magic, and the big Eikons. Those fights are so cool and exciting. Gameplay is solid, similar to Kingdom hearts, but way less floaty, but not fully on super combo crazy deep like a Devil May Cry. Does kinda of a nice inbetween. I feel like I'm almost slapping buttons on an arcade stick for a fighter or something with how I'm working out the combat rhythm at times and it's very satisfying getting multiple quality dodges in. Story is very solid as the settings and character lend themselves to a very grounded story (as much as one can with giant magic beasts in it), that I could see as like a live action story like Game of Thrones.
I will admit to missing some of that Final Fantasy goofyness, some of that out there style, so I feel like by the end of this, I'll want to see them kinda shift back in that direction abit more in the next main game, but would like to keep it more classic sword/magic fantasy like the series was before FF7, or like 9 and 12. Mix in abit of tech with the fantasy and have some more out there characters.
Agreed on all this. I'm having more fun than I thought I would. This is the first FF in a long time that I picked up on day one and immediately started.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kamikazekeeg on June 26, 2023, 04:13:05 pm
Agreed on all this. I'm having more fun than I thought I would. This is the first FF in a long time that I picked up on day one and immediately started.
It's nice just having a fairly straightforward story and smaller set of characters, especially coming off how sloppy Final Fantasy XV was (I say that as someone that likes the game, but it had problems for sure). I am a lot further along now and I'm still enjoying the game. The side quests are all pretty basic stuff, but there aren't tons, and I feel most are a just a nice way to work in a little more world building, as minor as it can be, with a lot of them dealing with either the state of the world (It's screwed), or dealing with the bearers (They are slaves and worse). Two sidequests I came across in one area were really dark which surprised me out of nowhere lol
Don't even have any serious negatives to the game other than performance could be better, as performance mode isn't consistent like it should be. I could also use abit more RPG stuff happening, as you get stuff for crafting and upgrading, but it rarely feels like you need to make new gear or keep up with it because you'll probably just get a new item to make a better weapon that you can't even upgrade in the next storyline quest. That being said, it's nice not having to constantly deal with menu's and inventory management, and all that. After playing TOTK, FFXVI feels so casual and relaxing in comparison lol That might be the biggest change with this game, in that you don't have like an inventory full of items. You won't have like 99 potions or a dozen elixirs, etc...You get 4 potions, 4 high potions, and a tonic that you pick, and that's all you get in a battle.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: alligo on July 01, 2023, 08:22:52 pm
I just finished Yakuza Ishin which I liked even if it shows its age. The structure and game design is a bit confusing (constant back and forth to launch a mission)
Good music, the bosses are cool and not too complicated (I was surprised by the end boss or Tokugawa who are not very difficult) ???
Substories always so funny, except the one that asks to bring back the same object 100 times (it's useless, seriously)
The management of the farm and the kitchen in another life are nice the minigames are always good except the last one with the courtesan
The game is very complete even if the farm is horrible for crafting and dungeons. Good game overall, I enjoyed following the story.
Edit : oh I forgot but the framerate is horrible on PS4, the game crashed once and there was a lot of lag during some cutscenes.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kamikazekeeg on July 02, 2023, 12:19:17 am
I've started to play Grounded again, despite being fairly into FF16 right now, but I saw someone playing it, I remember they put out a content update like two months ago, and the game has a nice sale on Steam (I was playing on Game Pass before), so I figured why not. This is such a fun survival crafting game, absolutely top 3 favorite for these types of games alongside Subnautica, and maybe Green Hell. Decided with this run I'll put my main base somewhere a little different, got it over by the big puddle by the hedge, which gives me a lot of clay to use. I really should finish FF16 before getting absorbed into a game I already beat last year, but couldn't help myself lol
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: telekill on July 05, 2023, 07:12:31 pm
Finished up Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom a couple days ago. I rank it as tied with Twilight Princess as my favorite in the series. Great game.
With the lack of anything new coming out that I really care to play, I find myself in replay mode once again. Currently working on the Game Gear titles in the Sonic Origins Plus release. I've also restarted playing Final Fantasy 7 Remake (PS5) in anticipation of continuing the story early next year.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: vivigamer on July 09, 2023, 03:32:55 am
I'm late to the Final Fantasy XVI conversation due to been super busy IRL but this week I have plunged 25+ hours into it.
Overall I am enjoying it, the story and characters have pulled me in and there have been plenty of exhilirating moments. However... I don't like the gameplay. The stucture of the games navigation is horrible. I can't stand having to use a Menu (World Map) to transition to locations. The problem with this is it diminishes the sense of adventure, you don't tend to travel as when you select the location on the map you're pretty much there. Later you can go about your own way and re-visit locations but there isn't much point.
The sidequests are generic as possible, I find myself skimming the dialogue as i am not interested half the time. With FF I look forward to sidequests/mini-games which differ from the main game - Chocobo Racing, Blitzball, Triple Triad! FF hasn't utilised this well for years, sure XV had fishing but that's almost an industry mini-game trope at this point.
Then there is the combat, I'm not a Turn-Based Purist! I do enjoy Action-RPG's but XVI's combat has little variation: Attack - Evade at right times - get Stagger Bar Half Empty - Use Tug Spell - Use Special Attack - Get Stagger Bar Fully Empty - Spam All the Specials - REPEAT. Every Encounter I have had has been like this. Because of the narrative way you obtain Elemental attack it is not utilised into the gameplay, so there aren't really any unique weaknesses for enemies. For normal enemies I find I use Lunge - Attack - Ground Grapple (Using the grapple to evade incoming damage) - REPEAT.
I just find the gameplay really uninspiring, even navigating the landscape areas, there are too many invisible walls where there is no need for them. There is little effort put into seeing the enemies interact with each other like I have seen in other RPG's, nor is there any way to get a pre-empt reward.
For me the real pull is the story, it is compelling and I really have enjoyed my time with the characters. But as a game, it just feels very basic. I'll see how I feel upon beating the game but I can't see my opinions changing too much.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: telly on July 18, 2023, 09:43:14 am
In the spirit before Pikmin 4 comes out I've been playing Subnautica and it's really fun! Definitely a unique feel particularly with exploring the open ocean. I'm trying to see how far I can go without consulting a guide (still can't figure out how to build basic rooms for my base yet) lol
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: madmax on July 18, 2023, 10:16:03 am
I'm making my way through Final Fantasy 7 Remake hard mode right now. Once done, I'll do the interlude. Then it's a debate between playing through Crisis Core or FF XVI. Crisis Core might have an edge because of price.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kamikazekeeg on August 31, 2023, 11:48:10 pm
Got PC Game Pass for abit with Starfield coming up, so decided I'll check out a few other games available that I haven't played yet till then, starting with Atomic Heart. It's alright so far, it's Bioshock by way of the USSR. The retro-future designs are kinda neat, gameplay seems alright, I kinda love the loot mechanic of being able to just vacuum through stuff. My biggest annoyance is the voice acting for the lead character and his dialogue, it's just awful. He's functional, but he's so flat, like he's just reading off a script (He is, but he's not supposed to sound like it lol) and it gets really rough combined with his weirdly abrasive dialogue. It honestly could become a problem with my enjoyment if it doesn't settle down soon, because he is just a super unlikable character.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kamikazekeeg on September 02, 2023, 09:21:44 pm
Tried to play Exoprimal again since I got Game Pass, but eh, even with the option to play PVE only, it seems like such a boring gameplay loop, just as it was in the playtest. Which is a shame as I think the game's Exosuits and gameplay is decent, but the start and stop, wave fighting, just isn't an interesting gameplay loop. They should've just made their own version of EDF, fighting crazy dinosaurs in huge amounts across big locations, amped up the movement and speed, more of a bigger singleplayer experience with optional co-op than an online only experience.
Also grabbed I'm On Observation Duty, seen it a few times being played and normally I'm not into "scary" games, I want more of an action bent to my creepy games (Resident Evil, etc...), but this one and it's following sequels are built around watching cameras, and spotting differences in the location. They can be obvious spooky things, or very obscure, very tiny things, like a cup moving or a chair disappearing. It is lightly unsettling, and there's a jumpscare or two, but it's almost more like one of those found object games or "Where's Waldo", where you have to try your best to memorize the location, and then spot the changes. Sometimes its easy, sometimes it's insanely hard and I've lost not knowing what was changed. The only thing I hate is that when you've found the anomaly, and then fix it, it flashes a bright yellow screen at you every time and it's murder on the eyes. I think they fixed this in the following sequels, but it's rough.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kamikazekeeg on September 06, 2023, 02:40:18 am
A half dozen hours into Starfield and it's okay. For a game that comes 8 years after Fallout 4, there's a lot of that same feel here, which isn't a positive. It's a very much cleaned up and smoother feel than Fallout 4, but for a brand new game, I think it needed a few more pass on everything from UI, to the menu's, to the combat. It's not bad and I can see elements hooking me in, but something I was worried about in the trailers for this, was that it seemed like a very straightforward scifi thing, doesn't have a lot of character to it compared to Fallout. Maybe that'll change as things go on, but we'll see I guess. I'm currently glad I'm only playing it with Game Pass lol
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kamikazekeeg on September 11, 2023, 02:42:58 am
Started into No Man's Sky after failing to be engaged by Starfield (Because I still have Game Pass due to Lies of P coming up) and because I've wanted to give it another try as I tried to play it a year or two ago and it didn't run great for me, but it seems to be doing okay now. Right off the bat, No Man's Sky does a much better job nailing the whole space experience. It actually did a good job of this initially all those years ago, kinda the one right thing it had, that experience of traveling off the planet, into space, jumping to another planet, is seamless. It's still great.
It's the complete opposite of Starfield, which is basically just a cluster of zones you warp to and never really feeling like you are traveling towards. I can also land anywhere on the planet, use my ship to get around and while planets can be barren, they feel more involved, better procedural generation for the terrain. On the other hand, I think Starfield being more of an RPG, it does make the questing and interactions abit more interesting, I'm not gonna say it's always great, but it generally does have stuff that feels more like actual locations, known cities, voice acted characters, that sort of thing, being able to scour an abandoned base for all sorts of resources, or weapons, and gear, the standard Bethesda experience, that aspect is kinda missing here from the few hours I've put in.
I don't know about everything they've added to the game over the years, I know it's become way more involved, lots of content of all sorts, and while it's not super catching me yet, it's much more chill and nicer to play, doing a much more fun and exciting space theme, so I'll try to play for awhile longer to see if I can find some of that new content to really hold me in.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: alligo on October 02, 2023, 04:46:54 pm
I just finished Dead Island 2.
I expected nothing and I'm still disappointed. :-\
Adavantage
Pretty graphics
dismemberment
good weapons, overall good gameplay
But everything else is bad.
The zombies respawn too many times and quickly, I don't even have time to breathe or explore because I'm always attacked. (that doesn't make me want to explore)
The side quests are not interesting and repetitive, like some objectives of the main quest which consist of beating waves of zombies in an arena or finding clues/maps in each location. "kill them all" ; "kill them all"
At the end, I just rushed the game because I wasn't interested in doing the same things over and over again.
The end boss is just a reskin of an already existing zombie, it's quite shameful. But the most shameful remains the "end" of the game which will probably be in DLC.
The story makes no sense, we are not explained what the numen consist of and how they are nor what the nucleus is used for in the sewers.
I think this game was botched and they released it just to say that the game finally had to be released.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kamikazekeeg on October 02, 2023, 10:06:09 pm
I had the opposite reaction with that game lol I went in expecting very little, like there was no way it was going to be even decent after all the years it struggled in whatever forms it took and then it turned out to be kind of a surprise hit for me. Story, character, gameplay, it was generally all a lot of fun. Sure, some of the side stuff got a little tedious, but it's very optional and it's like a 30 hours game to completion, so it's not a very dragged out experience at all. I can't see any reason to call the game "botched", it's a little outdated in the type of game it is, but it's like a legit 8/10 game lol
Definitely agree on that ending though, leaving the other half of the story as cliffhanger DLC bait was a real bummer. I'm fine with loose ends becoming DLC stuff, but this was a huge part of the story turning into likely DLC.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: curemarine on October 03, 2023, 06:20:21 am
I've had so much to play lately that it was getting a bit overwhelming so I've dialed it back a bit.Ended up playing through Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure last month and it really gave me the Nippon Ichi itch.. so I've gone back to Disgaea 5 to finally finish its postgame while I wait for 7 later this month. Also been working my way through The Last Story finally. Wasn't really feeling it at first but kept at it for a couple hours and it really started to gel with me.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kashell on October 05, 2023, 11:50:24 am
It's the spooooooky season, so I started Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse. I'm giving my favorite horror series some love by playing an entry I haven't touched yet!
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: tripredacus on October 06, 2023, 09:32:36 am
I haven't played Dr Mario since I was ten or something and remember that I didn't care for the game back then. I guess now I like puzzle games more than platformers, but when I was a kid that was reversed.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: ignition365 on October 11, 2023, 09:58:19 am
Been playing the fuck outta Lies of P. Game has been great, very good souls formula game, I'd say the best non-From Software Souls game I've played to date. Does things differently in areas, but it works well.
That all said, most bosses are easy to cheese almost like OG Demon's Souls... except the final final boss, that dude is tough as nails. Haven't beat him yet.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kashell on October 11, 2023, 11:42:26 am
That all said, most bosses are easy to cheese almost like OG Demon's Souls... except the final final boss, that dude is tough as nails. Haven't beat him yet.
Really? I heard you had to master a parrying mechanic to get through bosses.
Lies of P has been on my wish list since I first heard of it.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kamikazekeeg on October 11, 2023, 07:14:29 pm
Lies of P is definitely good. Absolutely agree on being the best Soulsborne-like I've seen and played. It doesn't nail everything as well as FromSoft does, but it's really good.
The very last boss was definitely tough, though funny enough, way easier than the two fights that preceded it lol My big issue with the final boss was the second phase, where the weapon is engulfed in flames/visual effects and it made it incredibly hard for me to figure out the perfect guard timing. If they toned back on that, I feel like I could've handled it abit better.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: ignition365 on October 12, 2023, 03:19:59 pm
Lies of P is definitely good. Absolutely agree on being the best Soulsborne-like I've seen and played. It doesn't nail everything as well as FromSoft does, but it's really good.
The very last boss was definitely tough, though funny enough, way easier than the two fights that preceded it lol My big issue with the final boss was the second phase, where the weapon is engulfed in flames/visual effects and it made it incredibly hard for me to figure out the perfect guard timing. If they toned back on that, I feel like I could've handled it abit better.
Phase 1 is pretty cake, Phase 2 is where I was struggling too. Aggressive, fast, infinite stamina, hard to judge if an attack is regular or fury, attacks in general are obscured making guarding/perfect guarding difficult.
That all said, most bosses are easy to cheese almost like OG Demon's Souls... except the final final boss, that dude is tough as nails. Haven't beat him yet.
Really? I heard you had to master a parrying mechanic to get through bosses.
Lies of P has been on my wish list since I first heard of it.
By design,yes, but in execution bosses are super weak to throwables.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: alligo on October 15, 2023, 05:12:30 pm
I finished Trepang2 today. The game is short (main story) but fun, nervous and OST is great, it's a good surprise.
I played Megaman Dive X Offline, it's nice but a little redundant. It seems to me that it was basically a "gacha" so there is a bit of farming even if the levels are generous for the rewards. I still spend more time having to upgrade than playing lol
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kashell on October 16, 2023, 09:26:54 am
Lies of P is definitely good. Absolutely agree on being the best Soulsborne-like I've seen and played. It doesn't nail everything as well as FromSoft does, but it's really good.
The very last boss was definitely tough, though funny enough, way easier than the two fights that preceded it lol My big issue with the final boss was the second phase, where the weapon is engulfed in flames/visual effects and it made it incredibly hard for me to figure out the perfect guard timing. If they toned back on that, I feel like I could've handled it abit better.
Phase 1 is pretty cake, Phase 2 is where I was struggling too. Aggressive, fast, infinite stamina, hard to judge if an attack is regular or fury, attacks in general are obscured making guarding/perfect guarding difficult.
That all said, most bosses are easy to cheese almost like OG Demon's Souls... except the final final boss, that dude is tough as nails. Haven't beat him yet.
Really? I heard you had to master a parrying mechanic to get through bosses.
Lies of P has been on my wish list since I first heard of it.
By design,yes, but in execution bosses are super weak to throwables.
So you can chuck projectiles at them? Are they easy to come by/inexpensive/etc.?
Just wondering what I'm in for because I want to play it soon.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: ignition365 on October 16, 2023, 10:17:31 am
Lies of P is definitely good. Absolutely agree on being the best Soulsborne-like I've seen and played. It doesn't nail everything as well as FromSoft does, but it's really good.
The very last boss was definitely tough, though funny enough, way easier than the two fights that preceded it lol My big issue with the final boss was the second phase, where the weapon is engulfed in flames/visual effects and it made it incredibly hard for me to figure out the perfect guard timing. If they toned back on that, I feel like I could've handled it abit better.
Phase 1 is pretty cake, Phase 2 is where I was struggling too. Aggressive, fast, infinite stamina, hard to judge if an attack is regular or fury, attacks in general are obscured making guarding/perfect guarding difficult.
That all said, most bosses are easy to cheese almost like OG Demon's Souls... except the final final boss, that dude is tough as nails. Haven't beat him yet.
Really? I heard you had to master a parrying mechanic to get through bosses.
Lies of P has been on my wish list since I first heard of it.
By design,yes, but in execution bosses are super weak to throwables.
So you can chuck projectiles at them? Are they easy to come by/inexpensive/etc.?
Just wondering what I'm in for because I want to play it soon.
Yes, there are 3 main elemental throwables: a firebomb, an electric bomb, and an acid bomb. All bosses take considerable damage from all three elements, some weaker to some than others, and they have their different effects. From my experience, you can take a bosses full health bar down to like 10% left with a full carry (5 each early game) of the throwables.
Early game, if you want them, you've got to grind fighting enemies that drop them, it's kinda painful. Mid-game (Chapter 5) there is a merchant who will sell you all 3 types of main throwable items in unlimited quantities. Cost is like 300-400 Ergo each, so you might have to grind for a few minutes to have enough Ergo to buy up what you can carry.
My experience personally was, I didn't need the throwables until Chapter 4 boss, after which you meet the merchant before the Chapter 5 boss.
Also the cost of leveling up in the game feels more linear than exponential like Souls games. I stopped playing last night (100% completion) and I was at level 170ish and it cost under 20,000 ergo to level up, I feel like Souls normally has a steeper curve to leveling up. I'd beat a boss and then level up like 5 times.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kamikazekeeg on October 20, 2023, 02:57:22 am
Been spending a bit of my free time waiting on Spider-Man 2, by playing Banjo-Kazooie on the Switch. I wasn't sure how much I'd enjoy going back to the original, as it doesn't have the improvements the HD remasters had, and having to use buttons for camera controls isn't great, but man I still love this game. Been taking it easy, only doing a level at a time so I don't burn through it, kinda savoring, and yeah the controls get a tad wonky at points, but it's not been too big of a deal. At least I'm not using an N64 controller lol Only a couple levels in, and it'll probably get put on the backburner with Spider-Man 2 now, but I'll get back to it soon.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: ferraroso on October 21, 2023, 10:29:01 pm
The first Insomniac Spider-Man was my favorite PS4 game. That said, am I the only one who isn’t enjoying Spider-Man 2?
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kamikazekeeg on October 22, 2023, 12:42:45 am
The first Insomniac Spider-Man was my favorite PS4 game. That said, am I the only one who isn’t enjoying Spider-Man 2?
Seems right on par with the previous ones so far with some fun new moves. I'm only a few hours in though, which is still in the early game, Kraven just made himself known in the city, haven't come across anything that seemed bad. I think there is potential for this game to not feel as fresh and exciting as the original, being that it's technically the third game, but I haven't come across anything bad or out of place yet.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: alligo on October 22, 2023, 02:53:12 pm
Mario Wonder finished. As expected, the game is simply excellent. My most satisfying purchase with Kirby this year.
The animations are incredible, the levels reinvent themselves each time, there are some new concepts. I love the delirium with the seed, what surrounds it and the flowers that speak. It's funny. The game is also prettyful, I liked the world of Desert, secrets are nice !
The levels of rythmes are awesome too. Pinraha plants on parade or the last level where the developers had a little fun by making a mix of everything. The staging is magnificent.
Usually I don't like collectibles but in Wonder, it's a pleasure to redo the levels to look for coins and seeds. Even if I don't think I will succeed in the special world, I will try the 100% (at least have all the seeds and coins)
It's been a long time since I last touched a Mario Bros and this one won me over, unlike the old ones which bored me. Shows that a little madness doesn't hurt. Thanks to Nintendo for raising the level.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: ferraroso on October 22, 2023, 10:56:36 pm
Seems right on par with the previous ones so far with some fun new moves. I'm only a few hours in though, which is still in the early game, Kraven just made himself known in the city, haven't come across anything that seemed bad. I think there is potential for this game to not feel as fresh and exciting as the original, being that it's technically the third game, but I haven't come across anything bad or out of place yet.
I don't know... I'm not enjoying the loooooong periods you spend just walking and listening to other characters talking to you (give me a cutscene instead!) and the bicycle riding gameplay (although sparse) is just broken. Besides, the amount of bugs and crashes in which the game needs to restart itself I've had so far is just too high for a AAA title in my opinion. I'm also having a lot of trouble to get the feel for the parry system and also miss the stealth gameplay options of the first game, but those two are on me. The game is far from bad, though! Maybe my expectations were way too high...
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: alligo on October 26, 2023, 05:28:14 pm
Bulletstorm, a good outlet.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: cambionn on December 25, 2023, 08:57:46 am
Kingdoms Of Amalur: Re-reconing. Somehow I skipped this one before and no clue why. It's quite fun. Changing between this and Hogwarts Legacy currently. Both on Switch, so I can continue on train.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: alligo on December 28, 2023, 04:09:36 pm
I discover Ghost Trick, it's excellent.
The inspector is really special and there is a woman who lights a candle with her butt ;D
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: kamikazekeeg on December 31, 2023, 10:04:32 pm
I started to play the newest (and last) Saints Row game, since it was given free, but I played for an hour or so and it just wasn't feeling great, I know it's been patched up after going through development hell, but it just sorta feels like an outdated, janky, game with a decent character creator.
That got me thinking about how something like Saints Row: The Third still plays, as I had that Remastered version from a few years back, and gotta say...It's not bad. It's a little old school feeling of course, it's bound to be, but it's not far off from the recent game. Honestly, Saints Row 2022 feels like it could have come out right around something like Saints Row IV, which was 10 years ago. A real shame as someone who use to really love the series, even when it got with Saints Row IV and Gat Out Of Hell. It even hit a point with Saints Row 2, where I personally thought it was better than GTA4, a game I think is genuinely not good.
I'll probably keep playing Saints Row: The Third at least for abit, since I haven't played one of these types of games in a long while.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: ignition365 on January 01, 2024, 08:46:15 am
I started to play the newest (and last) Saints Row game, since it was given free, but I played for an hour or so and it just wasn't feeling great, I know it's been patched up after going through development hell, but it just sorta feels like an outdated, janky, game with a decent character creator.
That got me thinking about how something like Saints Row: The Third still plays, as I had that Remastered version from a few years back, and gotta say...It's not bad. It's a little old school feeling of course, it's bound to be, but it's not far off from the recent game. Honestly, Saints Row 2022 feels like it could have come out right around something like Saints Row IV, which was 10 years ago. A real shame as someone who use to really love the series, even when it got with Saints Row IV and Gat Out Of Hell. It even hit a point with Saints Row 2, where I personally thought it was better than GTA4, a game I think is genuinely not good.
I'll probably keep playing Saints Row: The Third at least for abit, since I haven't played one of these types of games in a long while.
I played it recently and really enjoyed it. Felt like SR3 to me, which for sure is outdated, but fun.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on January 01, 2024, 02:33:15 pm
I played it recently and really enjoyed it. Felt like SR3 to me, which for sure is outdated, but fun.
I wasn't hating my time with it, but there's this overall lack of polish to everything that adds some extra jank to the whole experience, so it feels both outdated and unfinished, which is a rough combo. SR3 feels outdated even with the remaster, but it also feels better put together, especially the physics.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on January 04, 2024, 04:20:59 am
Ended up just grabbing Monster Hunter World on PC. I'm double dipping on this as I've already played it and Iceborne on PS4/5 and had a great time, put like 400 hours in, but I picked up Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak to maybe hold me over till Monster Hunter Wilds, but at some point they updated the game and added an absolutely gamebreaking bug to the PC release and haven't fixed it and I couldn't find a workaround. So I refunded that and I'm just gonna replay World, have fun with some mods and such to add some extra flavor. It'll probably be something I play over the entire year casually after I get through the story as I'm just dying for Wilds lol
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Post by: alligo on January 05, 2024, 02:04:24 pm
Judgment. It's supposed to be a spin off but it works like a classic Yakuza with a skin detective.
I like the characters, Kaito reminds me of Kiryu. The physics is pretty weird, there's always a huge ragdoll.
The side quests are always crazy and good. A bit of a shame there's no karaoke. Apart from Paradise VR there are not many new mini games.
EDIT : I finished the game a few days ago and I think the narration is excellent, see above some yakuza games. I was really captivated by the story, it was a real pleasure to follow it even if there were a few lengths.
The OST is very good. It's quite simplistic but I enjoyed looking for the clues (except the cat meowing in each scene) to carry out the investigations. Except for the shadowing, it was really boring and long because some NPCs went back or sometimes turned around. The track part too, it's pretty lame and it seems to me that it was already in Y4.
The staging is always at the top. I would have liked to have the skateboard for free mode lol There are the same ambient noises and music, posters or storefronts as in the old Yakuza. The same NPCs, animations and license plates.
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Post by: megasilverx1 on January 14, 2024, 11:41:53 pm
Started Yakuza 0 and Mega Man Star Force 3: Red Joker. Never played a game from either of these series and have been enjoying both so far (finished chapter 1 in Yakuza 0 and a little over an hour into Star Force 3). Inspired by Jeff Gerstmann ranking NES games, I've been replaying all the Classic series Mega Man games I own in order of release and ranking them afterwards. Twenty-one games in and I'm feeling a bit burnt out, so Yakuza and Star Force are working as my break games.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on February 05, 2024, 01:52:52 am
I remembered why I dumped 150 hours into Metal Gear Solid V back when it first came out, because it's just an addictive gameplay loop for me lol Figured with the recent talk of Kojima going back to the genre with an original game, and that I'm super in the mood for something Kojima related with Death Stranding 2 coming out next year, I thought I'd dive back into MGSV and I do just really like the game still. It's not perfect, I think some of the UI stuff is clunky for a mouse/keyboard, but I just love the whole experience and it'll be interesting replaying it having some knowledge of what is happening beforehand, though I'm super forgetting a lot of it, which is also good.
One thing I did notice here, that I'm not sure if I noticed from back then or not, but it was definitely not the best idea to get Keifer Sutherland for the role of Snake. Not that it was a bad idea, his voice is great for the character, but when you hire a big name celebrity, there's a much higher cost and a limited amount of time you can have him around compared to your standard voice actor, and what happens is that Snake doesn't talk a ton outside of the story. In past games, you'd get a lot of dialogue with Snake outside of the story, but here, it seems like if its not story, he's not talking or interacting as much. Makes him feel so passive in the story. It was sorta the same thing with Norman Reedus in Death Stranding, but him not being talkative actually works in favor with his character and some of the world aspects, so it's a little more forgivable. They supplement it with way more Miller and Ocelot dialogue, but more Snake would've been good.
Still looking forward to going through the game for a second time though. I should be playing some newer stuff I have in my backlog, but I think I'm just gonna play through this until Final Fantasy 7 later this month lol
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Post by: hellobion on February 05, 2024, 10:53:28 pm
Currently playing Halo 3 for the 21st time and trying to beat it on legendary alone!
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Post by: alligo on February 07, 2024, 12:01:32 pm
GB Relink, the chapters follow one another quite quickly. I really liked the passage with the attacks of the ships.
The bosses (and the final boss) of chapter 5 are very cool, especially the last one with the music that accompanies it.
I like the game for the moment.
Edit : I finished the game and had fun from start to finish. The staging, the OST and the bosses are exceptional. They really put all the resources into the visuals and the staging, it's a big hit.
The game and the bosses are really fun to play, I loved the final boss. This is for me the biggest surprise of the year, I haven't had this much fun in a few months ! :)
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on February 13, 2024, 04:30:46 pm
Tried to play Helldivers 2, but my PC was not liking it lol Got it to run okay, better than I was expecting, but kept getting crashes, which could've been a game thing or a PC thing, or both really, I know it has some issues, them having just fixed server problems, because their game was too successful, but oh well, refunded that. I am looking to get a new PC, hopefully next month, so I might attempt it again down the road as it's a very satisfying game to play in the two missions I got to play. Very chunky and bombastic action and all the Starship Troopers styled theming is pretty fun.
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Post by: alligo on February 20, 2024, 02:40:38 pm
I have just finished Metro 2033, the game has some scary passages.
Good concept compared to tunnels / metros, graphically is not bad for a old game. But there are quite a few flaws.
The AI is "cheat" because if we are seen, it can shoot us even through walls/boxes and see us from everywhere, so even behind a car. At one point I was hiding behind a car and I don't know how they could see me. They can even see me in the dark, but not me (with the lamp off, of course) monsters sometimes come out of nowhere (for some)
Some bug, the passage with the orbs (Giant Amoeba) was annoying because the NPC stopped for no reason. The player sometimes got stuck between stairs. During the passage with the crane, I died just after having finished lifting one of the batteries ???
7/10
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on February 22, 2024, 11:58:52 pm
I wasn't planning to play Sons of the Forest this week, but I saw it hit 1.0 out of the blue (to me at least), so figured I got nothing to play (if I ignore the backlog for the moment) till FF7 next week. I "beat" it once already back when it was super unfinished, a year ago, missing a ton of its content as I thought the game was supposed to be further along than it was, but it's so far been pretty good. I think my only real negative so far is that the games survival aspect is really light still, I don't need it to be Green Hell levels of survival, but it's pretty basic and because the games item respawn is very loose, I think on the ground items that aren't in boxes respawn upon game restart and possibly even sleeping, not 100% sure on that, but its really easy to get all the supplies you need pretty easily.
Oh well, will see how the story goes at least, that was almost non-existent back when I last played.
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Post by: telekill on February 23, 2024, 12:15:11 pm
Finally got a few rounds of Helldivers 2 (PS5) in. Took about 20 min to connect to their servers though. Kind of crazy. The game is pretty fun when you get used to it and only if you have buds to play with. This probably wouldn't be near as fun if played solo. Seems the dev is addressing connection issues so that should get better.
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Post by: alligo on February 24, 2024, 02:52:18 pm
Finished Metro Last Light and I find it a little superior to Metro 2033 for certain improvements, even if it's more or less similar to this one. (Level design or others) Still very beautiful graphically, the atmosphere, the immersion and the artistic direction are also incredible.
I loved the passage through the marsh before arriving at the church, the River of Fate and the red square. At least in LL, enemies don't spot us with the light off. The AI isn't great, but it does the job. They added some bosses.
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Post by: Cartagia on March 05, 2024, 02:13:34 pm
I finished Act 2 of Baldur's Gate 3 last night after about 85 hours. This game deserves all of the accolades that have been heaped on it. I'm aiming for a kind of Neutral Good / pragmatic scoundrel playthrough, and it's working out pretty well so far. I love it, but hate that it is eating up so much of my time. There's still so many other games I need to get to.
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on March 05, 2024, 02:30:18 pm
Finally was able to devote a bunch of time to FF7: Rebirth and I'm loving it, I'm enjoying the experience a lot more than I did FF16 last year, which is interesting to compare, as they have very similar aspects, FF7 was just the better realization of it in terms of what you do in the world, the general structure of things. It's so much more enjoyable compared to how boring it could be in FF16, which is a shame as I loved the story of that game. I'm going to spend so much time trying to do everything I can in every area before progressing lol
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Post by: dhaabi on March 06, 2024, 10:11:31 am
I finished Act 2 of Baldur's Gate 3 last night after about 85 hours. This game deserves all of the accolades that have been heaped on it. I'm aiming for a kind of Neutral Good / pragmatic scoundrel playthrough, and it's working out pretty well so far. I love it, but hate that it is eating up so much of my time. There's still so many other games I need to get to.
I've found myself caught in the middle of watching a let's play for Baldur's Gate 3 and am having a good time experiencing the game that way, although I've only gotten through Act 1. I don't game on PC and have been waiting for the console physical release, so I'm sure I'll play it myself one of these days, hopefully sooner than later. In late 2022, I started playing Dungeons and Dragons for the first time albeit without much regularity, so both games are helping me understand another.
Setting out to play these long games is something I've found myself mostly avoiding for the same reason you're saying, that it limits the amount of total games I'm able to play. I've sidelined many RPGs that are part of my collection because of it, unfortunately.
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Post by: Cartagia on March 06, 2024, 10:57:18 am
I finished Act 2 of Baldur's Gate 3 last night after about 85 hours. This game deserves all of the accolades that have been heaped on it. I'm aiming for a kind of Neutral Good / pragmatic scoundrel playthrough, and it's working out pretty well so far. I love it, but hate that it is eating up so much of my time. There's still so many other games I need to get to.
I've found myself caught in the middle of watching a let's play for Baldur's Gate 3 and am having a good time experiencing the game that way, although I've only gotten through Act 1. I don't game on PC and have been waiting for the console physical release, so I'm sure I'll play it myself one of these days, hopefully sooner than later. In late 2022, I started playing Dungeons and Dragons for the first time albeit without much regularity, so both games are helping me understand another.
Setting out to play these long games is something I've found myself mostly avoiding for the same reason you're saying, that it limits the amount of total games I'm able to play. I've sidelined many RPGs that are part of my collection because of it, unfortunately.
The one Let's Play I've been watching is actually taking more time to get through than I am, so I'm managing to stay ahead of them, so I get to see a few differing outcomes and my own choices. It's pretty nice. I used to play D&D with friends, but that group sort of fell apart, but I also played other similar CRPGs, as well as the old D&D Icewind Dale titles, so it's kinda feeling like coming home in some ways.
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Post by: dhaabi on March 06, 2024, 12:01:49 pm
I finished Act 2 of Baldur's Gate 3 last night after about 85 hours. This game deserves all of the accolades that have been heaped on it. I'm aiming for a kind of Neutral Good / pragmatic scoundrel playthrough, and it's working out pretty well so far. I love it, but hate that it is eating up so much of my time. There's still so many other games I need to get to.
I've found myself caught in the middle of watching a let's play for Baldur's Gate 3 and am having a good time experiencing the game that way, although I've only gotten through Act 1. I don't game on PC and have been waiting for the console physical release, so I'm sure I'll play it myself one of these days, hopefully sooner than later. In late 2022, I started playing Dungeons and Dragons for the first time albeit without much regularity, so both games are helping me understand another.
The one Let's Play I've been watching is actually taking more time to get through than I am, so I'm managing to stay ahead of them, so I get to see a few differing outcomes and my own choices. It's pretty nice. I used to play D&D with friends, but that group sort of fell apart, but I also played other similar CRPGs, as well as the old D&D Icewind Dale titles, so it's kinda feeling like coming home in some ways.
I wish that was the order I was experiencing Baldur's Gate 3 myself, but I think I'll still enjoy it quite a bit once I do have the opportunity to play. It helps a little that who I'm watching play isn't that experienced in the genre, so I feel that any playthrough of mine would be quite different with battle and exploration alone.
I've only just started experiencing western RPG video games in the last two years or so, and it's been enjoyable. To my understanding, though, they've not been as in-depth regarding player choice and outcome, so D&D has been a lot of fun in that regard. But, even from what I've read about D&D, it isn't as complex as other tabletop RPGs, so I suppose I've only scratched the surface for that style of games. I'd love to be able to play D&D more often, but it's the typical case of everyone having conflicting schedules. Fortunately, though, despite everyone living in different parts of the world (two in United States, two in Japan, and originally two in Australia which have left the group), geography isn't an issue.
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Post by: alligo on March 23, 2024, 09:19:03 am
Guardians of the Galaxy, another good surprise. The game respects the universe and the spirit of the guardians both in terms of humor and characters. There are a lot of details and a lot of dialogue not to be missed, the jokes between the group are funny. But it's a shame to be able to control only one person.
Towards the end of the chapters it drags a little but I liked the little surprise in the "credits". There is a system of choices which has an impact during the story (but if we fail, I don't know if it changes much) On the other hand, the response time is too short, I don't even have time to listen to the end of what the characters say.
Quite a few scripted scenes or QTE not necessary... The gameplay is quite repetitive and basic (nothing crazy) and can sometimes be messy but that's okay Some bosses can still be annoying because they are HP spongy even when using the right elemental and guardian techniques.
The AI is meh, sometimes it stays still and does nothing. There are also a lot of bugs and an audio problem, the dialogues sometimes cut out without me doing anything, it will cut out for another scripted dialogue or be super low.
I had bugs that had to make me reload my saves often : drax didn't want to move a rock, script that didn't work, and the ship that appeared in a cutscene during the flashback of a scene while he was is supposed to appear AFTER and not during the cutscene.
In short, the game may not revolutionize the genre but it's funny (it's been a long time since I laughed so hard at a game) and really respects its universe. Too bad it is marred by many bugs because they are quite annoying.
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Post by: alligo on March 30, 2024, 04:11:18 pm
I started Sonic Frontiers and I like it, I think it's a bit relaxing as a game. The gameplay expands gradually, I just unlocked the sonic boom and it's very nice !
On the other hand, you have to like collecting things, a lot of things lol. The world is nice to travel around but the gameplay is sometimes imprecise like the camera. The islands and level design are really poor, no mystery, only things to collect to advance in the story. The classic levels are nice but don't reinvent anything.
The bosses are fun to face the first time but after that it's just boring The bosses of history have really bad gimmicks and one of the bosses didn't even have a patch (bug with Knight during its second phase)
The beginning is good but in the end, we just collect things on each island for more than 25 hours... I have mixed feelings about this sonic. The "final" boss is a joke, we have to stop making final bosses in QTE.
Started on 27 march and finished the 5 april in 30 hours. If this is the renewal of the license, no thank you...
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Post by: castletonsnob on April 04, 2024, 08:14:07 pm
Started Pokemon Ruby and got the first 2 Badges. Here’s my team so far:
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Post by: undertakerprime on April 10, 2024, 12:24:11 pm
Well, it happened again. Once more I come back to a game I gave up on only to get into it. In the past it’s happened with Tekken, Soul Blade, Metal Gear Solid, Ico, Blasphemous, and many more.
Dragon Age Inquisition is one of the first games I bought for my PS4 (I very much enjoyed Dragon Age Origins, but only rented DAII and didn’t like it much). Anyway, I played through the first mission, left the first town, played a few minutes after that, and said “I’m done”. After maybe an hour I was so bored I didn’t touch the game for 4 years.
Finally started it up again a few days ago, not expecting much. After the first couple battles I’m like, hey, not bad. After a couple more I’m like, OK, I GET this now. It’s kinda like Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic, but with a bit more direct control. The interface actually reminds me of Dragon’s Dogma. I can use the tactical view to survey enemies or just pause and think when things get hairy. Already way past my previous quitting point, and I’m loving it. Using completion of side quests to build the Inquisition’s reputation is ingenious, because it makes the side quests feel important to the main quest, rather than random stuff you do out of kindness.
One major complaint: having to use an app and hand out your personal information just to import the data from the previous games is INCREDIBLY stupid. What happens in the future when the app doesn’t exist anymore? Too bad, you’re stuck with the default world state every time.
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Post by: alligo on April 11, 2024, 11:48:12 am
Alpha Protocol. So it's not bad in terms of dialogue choices but it's too quick to do one. The dialogues do not have time to end.
The gameplay is bad, not balanced and archaic. It's meant to be "infiltration" but it's not, because most of the phases are pushy or impossible to play infiltrate. The character's mobility is horrible
The AI sucks, one of the enemies didn't even manage to get me even though he was in front of me with a shotgun... The camera sucks, it is sometimes too advanced or buggy, the covers too, there is a problem with.
The aim is crap and as a result, the enemies sometimes find themselves being HP sponge Fortunately the precision can be increased but hey, it's still pretty bad... Hacking or disabling alarms becomes annoying over time. In short it's a shame, plus here I'm stuck during a mission where I have to protect someone except that I don't have time to kill all the enemies because he dies in 3 hits so I fail every time...
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Post by: alligo on April 15, 2024, 03:42:26 am
Finished Future Soldier (Ghost Recon), it was not bad for his era. Infiltration is good even if it's simple, the system of sync shot is nice. The warhound is quite cheat ;D
So I started DmC (reboot, 2013) and I really like it so far, it's visually stunning. The gameplay is good, I have a little trouble remembering all the combos.
The only criticism is the repetitiveness of the arenas, it's always the same pattern...