Weekend Gamer - What are you playing? [Archive]

Jetherik

08-11-2006, 10:06 AM

I love weeks that go by so fast, you blink and it is already the weekend. The only problem with these type of weeks is the work that I need to finish - so that will be my priority before I get to play anything on the computer. Also, we have a slew of football games coming up - it maybe preseason, but it is the only time my team is in first place. Once I get that done, I will get back to playing Divine Divinity (it is so nice being able to play it without all the bugs), a little CoH, and that is probably all I will have time for. What are you going to be doing and playing this weekend?

Phades

08-11-2006, 10:06 AM

Dead Rising pretty much all weekend. That and studying for my next Cisco exam...

Steve_Erhardt

08-11-2006, 10:07 AM

Dead Rising and Day of Defeat.

CrashCart

08-11-2006, 10:12 AM

I don't know how or why, but a few of my friends and I have picked up Diablo 2 again after leaving it behind for probably two or three years or so. The Battle.net servers aren't what they used to be, but the game is fun still.. Even though it looks horribly dated. Is there a high-res texture/model pack out there for this game? I've gotten over the old, grainy textures for the most part but I wouldn't complain about some upgraded graphics if they were available.

But anyway, we'll probably be powering our crew up, running MF runs, etc. this weekend. Should be a good time.

violentp

08-11-2006, 10:12 AM

Dead Rising, gonna try to finish Call of Duty 2 on Veteran, and gonna pick up Dead or Alive 2 this afternoon as I will finally be receiving my raise.

I also want to finally finish reading Thinner.

thecrazyd

08-11-2006, 10:12 AM

Well, I thought I was about to beat Advance Wars DS, but apparently I just beat part one. So I will probably lose a little more at that. Also, I have been trying to play Hitman 2 for the first time after enjoying Blood Money, but I can't seem to go back. I bought Beyond Good and Evil for the PC, but for some inexplicable reason, it does not have gamepad support and runs like shit. So, I dunno.

Montolio

08-11-2006, 10:13 AM

Jetherik,

While my 360 is in for repairs, I'm thinking about reconnecting my Xbox and getting some Halo 2 in for old times sake. I haven't played since the 360 launched and at level 25 or whatever I left off at, I can only imagine the rusty player / n00b treatment awaiting me. There is always my PC but I haven't bought a game for it since Quake 4.

I'm guessing most people will be cutting down on the zombie populations in Dead Rising.

mikeohara

08-11-2006, 10:14 AM

working on Call of Duty 2 for the PC (on the American campaigns now). Probably gonna install FEAR and Thief: Deadly Shadows later today :D

Rakael

08-11-2006, 10:14 AM

I'll be reading A Game of Thrones all weekend. Book has me sucked in, but I just don't have enough time to read it during the week.

Kelegacy

08-11-2006, 10:14 AM

Getting my ass beat in Table Tennis. I don't know what other games. I'm sorta bored right now and in between titles.

I might splurge and grab a laptop and play the writing game. I REALLY need some sort of motivation, and I think spending up to a grand on a computer would make me think twice about letting it sit and collect dust.

Kelegacy

08-11-2006, 10:15 AM

I'll be reading A Game of Thrones all weekend. Book has me sucked in, but I just don't have enough time to read it during the week.
You're just finally reading it?? Man, you are in for a monster treat! I envy you and your George R. R. Martin virginity.

I'm reading The Stand. I don't think I'm on page 200 yet. It's finally starting to get good. But the Uncut version is 1150 pages. That's INSANE.

captainstrombosis

08-11-2006, 10:15 AM

Playing Starwars Empire at war and some Battlefield 1942/DC mod for kicks.

violentp

08-11-2006, 10:17 AM

I'm reading The Stand. I don't think I'm on page 200 yet. It's finally starting to get good. But the Uncut version is 1150 pages. That's INSANE.

Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful book. Was my favorite book until I read IT. Now I just can't decide.

31 Flavas

08-11-2006, 10:18 AM

More magnetica, omg, still obsessed with that game. I picked up Space Invaders Revolution (for DS) and that's lots of fun too. I think i'm pretty close to completing the game in new age mode, so its a pretty short game, but still fun. Hanvn't finished of Lost Magic yet either, i'm right at the end too, I should do that this weekend since summer school is complete now.

SteveRage

08-11-2006, 10:19 AM

I think the gamer inside me is finally dead. nothing interests me anymore. sigh.

maybe I should start writing again.

Deadend

08-11-2006, 10:19 AM

Cibi Robo and wishing it was Dead Rising.

Franjo

08-11-2006, 10:20 AM

once again...tempest 2000 on my atari jaguar mixed in with a bit of DoD and BF2

zipR

08-11-2006, 10:20 AM

I'm playing the exciting and exhausting game of "Moving to Baltimore" this weekend. It's an episodic game. This weekend: Her shit. Next weekend: My shit.

(At least the heat wave is over, right?)

joruussuun

08-11-2006, 10:21 AM

Just got a 360, so this is my first week with it! Started a GameFly queue and received Tomb Raider and Top Spin 2, so I will be playing those. Since I didn't have any games when I first got it (waiting on GameFly), a big feature I wanted to try was the Xbox Live Arcade. So I bought UNO and Geometry Wars. Both great. After trying a few trials, I'm also going to be adding AstroPop, Zuma, Mutant Storm Reloaded, Galaga, and Frogger to my arcade collection.
So I'll be playing all those this weekend also!

violentp

08-11-2006, 10:22 AM

once again...tempest 2000 on my atari jaguar mixed in with a bit of DoD and BF2

Only game I ever loved for the Jag.

Mysterio

08-11-2006, 10:23 AM

HoMM V (no, really--this is the weekend I play it :o), some CH, and Civ IV: Warlords LAN action with my gf's son (he's only 8!).

(Let's see...that will leave me with 694 unopened PC and 360 games. I'm making progress! :D)

Rakael

08-11-2006, 10:23 AM

Zacharai

08-11-2006, 10:24 AM

Zanzibar

08-11-2006, 10:26 AM

There are 54,000 people in Willamette, Colorado. Over 53,900 have apparently been turned into zombies. And I plan on slaughtering every last one of them.

Stevercakes

08-11-2006, 10:28 AM

I love weeks that go by so fast, you blink and it is already the weekend.

Who does not love those type of weeks... remove all clocks from sight and I find it goes by even faster not knowing.

Dead Rising at my friends place!! and some Lumines... and hopefully some paintball too

Zanzibar

08-11-2006, 10:30 AM

Going off to Philly to watch Cirque du Soleil. Otherwise, I'd be playing the hell out of Dead Rising. Getting my HDTV next week (so I can read the damn writing), thanks to Zanzibar if it looks good, as I'm taking his advice on the TXS3082 Slimfit.

I'm probably gonna finally pick it up next week as well LOL...if you can, be sure to have them plug it in at the store, before you take it home. The earlier models commonly had 'geometry issues', and while the 3082 apparently has a significantly less chance of them, it's still possible. Also, spend the 100 bucks and get a warranty.

Maybe it's not such the glowing endorsement you thought, eh? Well, I'm still gonna get it - its a perfect size and great price for what I need it for.

Montolio

08-11-2006, 10:31 AM

There are 54,000 people in Willamette, Colorado. Over 53,900 have apparently been turned into zombies. And I plan on slaughtering every last one of them.Classic :)

Xaerin

08-11-2006, 10:32 AM

Just beat The Godfather on xbox, I wasn't expecting much and it surprised me how much I enjoyed it I just had to keep playing till I beat it.
Might try out Urban Chaos or finally try and complete Second Sight, just stopped playing about 3/4 through it first time round. It's a bad habit.

Rirath

08-11-2006, 10:45 AM

Who does not love those type of weeks... remove all clocks from sight and I find it goes by even faster not knowing.

Not only would that make me late for absolutely everything, I feel naked without my watch on my wrist. Knowing the time is nearly an obsession. If I don't know what time it is, then it seems like it takes even longer.

Metal Jesus

08-11-2006, 10:46 AM

I picked up NFS: Most Wanted on the XBOX 360...and it looks GORGEOUS on my new HDTV. :P

I need to move up the Blacklist this weekend so I can challenge my housemate online.

Mysterio

08-11-2006, 10:52 AM

Not only would that make me late for absolutely everything, I feel naked without my watch on my wrist. Knowing the time is nearly an obsession. If I don't know what time it is, then it seems like it takes even longer.

Same here. I'm so anal! :(

vistigris

08-11-2006, 10:55 AM

I'll finally be heading back to my apartment this weekend to get ready for classes to start. I have the itch to play through Shadow of the Colossus again so that will probably be the only thing I play this weekend. Going to try to get Dead Rising from Gamefly so I can play it next week so I can get in on the zombie killing action.

ldi222

08-11-2006, 10:58 AM

Finally getting around to finishing the main storyline in Oblivion. Will also probably get a little Battle For Middle Earth II and some HALO.

EvilBob46

08-11-2006, 11:04 AM

Knights of the Old Republic 2: The Sith Lords

I've been critical of this game in the past, but after giving it another chance, it's a pretty good RPG. The story and character interaction are a lot deeper than I expected (I especially enjoyed Kreia making me second-guess myself and my choices) and there are some nice plot twists (with some wasted potential). I was expecting a sequel equally as polished and fresh as KOTOR the first time I played the Sith Lords, but adjusting my expecations (and knowing of its shortcomings beforehand) has helped me enjoyment of the game a lot.

Nonetheless, the fact that this game was rushed out of the door for Christmas shows. I especially hated the uninspired level design. How many bland grey hallways can you stuff into a single game?

By the way, the deep character interaction in the game reminded me a lot of some CRPGs of the past. And lo and behold, the Lead Designer of KOTOR2 is Chris Avellone, who also lead Planescape: Torment's design team. So, obviously, the guy knows his shit. If only they would've given Obsidian more time with KOTOR2.

screwtape

08-11-2006, 11:11 AM

I might splurge and grab a laptop and play the writing game. I REALLY need some sort of motivation, and I think spending up to a grand on a computer would make me think twice about letting it sit and collect dust.
I've had the same notion for a while now. I'm worried that getting a laptop still won't motivate me to write. I have plenty of free time, my own apartment with little or no outside distractions and I still haven't written much. I hope it's a worthwhile purchase if you get one.

On the gaming front, I'll be killing zombies and saving people in Dead Rising. I'm finally getting some good weapons. The katana and .50 cal gun are my favorites thus far.

I'm going to try to beat a few more expert songs on Guitar Hero. I didn't bother learning hammer-downs and pull-offs until I was on the sixth level on expert, and now it's biting me in the ass.

Spigot

08-11-2006, 11:11 AM

Cibi Robo and wishing it was Dead Rising.
Hey, be nice. Chibi Robo was one of my favourite games so far this year... though I could definately see where one could thirst for violent zombie mayhem over house cleaning robots.

1.I also want to finally finish reading Thinner. 2.I might splurge and grab a laptop and play the writing game. I REALLY need some sort of motivation, and I think spending up to a grand on a computer would make me think twice about letting it sit and collect dust. 3.I'll be reading A Game of Thrones all weekend.
Ah, the weekly book thread... WAIT A MINUTE, this is about games!

I just read Thinner a month or so ago. I'd read about half of it when I was a teenager but never did finish it... Very interesting book, though not King's best.

Game of Thrones is fantastic. I just lent my loaner copy to my friend so that she can become addicted to Martin's prose like most of my other friends. I still haven't gotten around to reading the latest book, despite having it the day it hit stores. I need to read a summary about what has gone on so far so that I can hit the ground running with book 4 instead of rereading the first 3 books :P

Good call on getting a laptop Kel. I really would love to have one. I could get much more done if I kept it game-free and just wrote on it. Toybane would flourish, I could get around to writing some stories distraction-free and chicks would dig it. Sigh. If only I had money left to spend on something like that.

With regard to books, I'm reading Illium by Dan Simmons. Very interesting thus far, but it's a lot meatier than the last few books I've read. I'm trying to resist the urge to put it down to read one of the Brian Keene horror novels I picked up this week for some lighter fare and so far I'm succeeding. Have you read Illium or Olympos, Kel? They are to the Illiad as Hyperion/Endymion are to Canterbury Tales. Very neat sci-fi/literary criticism in one tidy package.

Oh, as for the games I'm playing, I just finished FEAR and am currently plugging away at Dawn of War. I'm on mission 9 or 10, so hopefully I'll be done the game soon and can move on to the expansion. Other than that, just the usual DS stuff, maybe some Chrono Trigger on the SNES and possibly some Uplink or Farcry on the PC if I finish or get tired of Dawn of War.

I'm going to have to get back to playing Oblivion soon. For a game I upgraded my computer to play, I haven't put nearly as much time into it as I'd like. At least I'm working a lot of day shifts over the next few which means my gaming time in the evening is greater than usual. Huzzah!

Khash

08-11-2006, 11:14 AM

SourceForts mod for HL2 and Tekken: DR

HALO 32

08-11-2006, 11:21 AM

big supprise! im spending quality time with...Dead Rising!!

Citizen Philip

08-11-2006, 11:22 AM

By the way, the deep character interaction in the game reminded me a lot of some CRPGs of the past. And lo and behold, the Lead Designer of KOTOR2 is Chris Avellone, who also lead Planescape: Torment's design team. So, obviously, the guy knows his shit. If only they would've given Obsidian more time with KOTOR2.

All hail the Avellone! And.. all the other people who he works with that never get the credit for either.

Chris A is also working on Neverwinter Nights 2. Wink wink, nudge nudge.

This weekend I continue the onging saga of looking for wedding halls. My weekend pulled away and I may continue to read Desolation Island, the 5th book of 20 book series about Captain jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin: see also Master & Commander: Farside of the World (books 1 & 10).

askheaves

08-11-2006, 11:25 AM

I'm going to hem and haw all weekend about whether I should move to greater Seattle or not. Never been there, but it sounds loverly.

I'm going to try Blockbuster again and see if they have Dead Rising yet. Other than that, build computer, fix roof, yard work, EA radio, drink, grocery shop, research apartments, bag up yard waste, install slop sink, cry, clean house, pack...

Or I could buy a bottle of whiskey and an eight-ball and go on a 48-hour Dance Dance Revolution marathon.

Com_Gaunt

08-11-2006, 11:25 AM

Gothic 2: Night of the Raven - finished the addon world and will be killing large masses of orcs :) also my weekly 3 hours of Command and Conquer Generals with my brother back home

Kamalot

08-11-2006, 11:29 AM

Summon Night: Swordcraft Story for GBA
Pokemon Emerald
Dreamfall: Longest Journey
Dead Or Alive

I've also been invited to a local Quake II LAN party that I'm thinking of attending. Gonna have to crunish the kiddies.

Felonous

08-11-2006, 11:37 AM

I picked up a copy of Dead Rising, so that will be taking up some of the game time. Also, I have a copy of season 1-3 of HBO's The Wire, and I'm going to plow my way through that over the next couple weeks. From what I have watched so far, it is some of the best cop drama I have ever watched (I'm a big fan of shows like Law & Order, Homicide, etc).

mos

08-11-2006, 11:41 AM

I think the gamer inside me is finally dead. nothing interests me anymore. sigh.

maybe I should start writing again.
Eh, it's the summer drought. Wait for a month or so, there are some good (http://www.totalwar.com/) things (http://www.supremecommander.com) coming our way [edit: I'm at work, or I'd link more].

As for me, I'm going to restart Oblivion. My first character is stupidly powerful, to the point where I can just walk into any Oblivion Gate and ignore the enemies inside as I stroll up to the top of the tower. I am not compelled to play him anymore, sadly. :(

I'm going to install a lot of the mods from this list here (http://www.elderscrolls.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=515789) and try to bring the magic back. :)

Borys

08-11-2006, 11:41 AM

FFX - things to-do:

a) find the invisible "something" buried in Calm Lands. Luckily I got a "No Encounters" weapon for Tidus which I got in Baaj Ruins.

b) clear Omega Ruins. I made all the way to Omega's Chamber ("No Encounters" doesn't work there !!!) and did he ever beat the crap out of me. I think I totalled around 300K damafe to him before his third Nova attack obliterated my already Auto-Lifed party.

c) Dark Aeons. How the fuck do I beat them, anyone? Even Dark Valefor rolls over my mega buffed up party with his Energy Blast overdrive (50K damage to each character!) Did I mentioned how Dark Shiva kicks my ass with 99 999 damage physical hits? Or how Dark Magus Sisters *TOTALLY* wreak havoc on my party with multiple 99 999 attacks on WHOLE PARTY? Dark Anima? God help me...

d) Arena. SEE ABOVE. Every "special" or "original" monster kills me in 3 turns dealing a whopping 30K damage or killing me instantly with insta-death attacks.

e) find the last Al Bhed Primer, #26! So far I found 25 of them of course playing WITHOUT ANY FAQ (same goes for Crests (all 7) and Sigils (3 right now!) and Dark Aeons (all)) !

BTW I loooooooooooooved the Cactuar hunting on Sanubia Desert!

Anachronox - still the scientists planet, duh. FFX is where my playtime is right now!

GrinR

08-11-2006, 11:42 AM

Dead Rising... DUH.

xoanon

08-11-2006, 11:45 AM

Yeah, I have had it for a long while now, but for some reason never actually picked it up.

Try to take your time with the series, dude. You don't want to hit the end of the current book too long before the next one comes out... ;)

Pinku!

08-11-2006, 11:46 AM

Going through Summon Knight and trying my damndest NOT to pick up Super Robot Wars while I work my GS shift tonight. I'm SOOO broke and I need to NOT buy any more games for like a month or two and just play the ones I have. My wallet will love me for that.

Hmm...speaking of books, maybe I can curb my gaming spending by reading again. My friend's copy of Kushiel's Avatar has been sitting unread in my bag forever, and the last book of the Obsidian Trilogy just came out so...

But I read so fast it kinda doesn't work. I can plow through a 500 page book in about 2 days. :(

torrefaction

08-11-2006, 11:51 AM

You're just finally reading it?? Man, you are in for a monster treat! I envy you and your George R. R. Martin virginity.

I'm reading The Stand. I don't think I'm on page 200 yet. It's finally starting to get good. But the Uncut version is 1150 pages. That's INSANE.

I love the Stand. I've read the uncut version more times than I care to admit. I don't want to seem like even more of a loser than just indicating I've gone through it more than once.

As far as gaming...The zombies must die. Dead Rising owns my soul. If I feel like a change of pace, maybe some Chrome Hounds...although I can't find english squads for whatever reason, so I've kind of fell off after quitting EA 2 to try to join EA 1.

bapenguin

08-11-2006, 11:51 AM

Dead Rising and NCAA. Also taking my wife golfing for the first time.

torrefaction

08-11-2006, 11:52 AM

I think the gamer inside me is finally dead. nothing interests me anymore. sigh.

maybe I should start writing again.

Play Dead Rising. Now.

Sl1pstream

08-11-2006, 11:53 AM

i aint yer pa

08-11-2006, 12:06 PM

This is another DS weekend - Trauma Center, Meteos, NSMB, maybe some Age of Empires. I might be upgrade the PC as well, which is always fun.

Of course, there's always the yard work game. I need to level up my tree trimming skills.

Busted_Astromech

08-11-2006, 12:09 PM

DEAD RISING, baby!

Oh and I'll have to get back to working with the Threevil Avatar crew in Chromehounds. Still, the cry for brains is so seductive....

Zanzibar

08-11-2006, 12:09 PM

I'm going to hem and haw all weekend about whether I should move to greater Seattle or not. Never been there, but it sounds loverly.It's incredibly beautiful...during the summer. But you better like the rain, because nothing can prepare you for month after month of sunless or near-sunless skies.

I moved up there from the SF Bay Area several years ago; August, I think it was. And it was spectacular. Then, sometime late September, the clouds rolled in. And didn't leave for NINE FREAKIN' MONTHS. Around April I couldn't take it any more and applied for graduate schools back here in the lovely Bay Area. Right around the time we left, in early June, it started to get beautiful again.

Odyzen

08-11-2006, 12:14 PM

Since I don't have Dead Rising, I gotta play Zombies Ate My Neighbours.

AversionFX

08-11-2006, 12:21 PM

Gonna play some WoW, some CSS, maybe some GRAW (PC). I wanna set up a Fileplanet account so I can get into the BF2142 beta. The screens, trailers, and feature listing (the veteran program especially) have got me really interested.

It's incredibly beautiful...during the summer. But you better like the rain, because nothing can prepare you for month after month of sunless or near-sunless skies.

Holy shit, I might move out of San Diego after all. No sun + rain? Count me the fuck in.

Kamalot

08-11-2006, 12:24 PM

Going through Summon Knight...
What do you think of Summon Night: Swordcraft Story?

Zane

08-11-2006, 12:27 PM

Chromehounds and due to a lack of Dead Rising I'll be revisiting Donkey Konga. Also picked up the first season of Deadwood last week and it seems like a decent show so I'll be watching the second disc and maybe the rest too.

Just don't watch too many episodes all at once or you'll end up swearing like a sailor. I don't believe I've ever heard such a high concentration of the f-bomb in any show or movie I've ever watched. It's a great series but sheesh.

Priest: Good f-ing morning my f-ing child, how the f are you today?
Six month old child, whiskey in one hand: How the f-ing f should I f-ing know you f-ing bastard? F-ing get me some more f-ing juice you f!

Seriously. When I first got into it I watched around 8-10 episodes in the first week and started to notice that affect on my speech, so I cut back. :)

askheaves

08-11-2006, 12:39 PM

It's incredibly beautiful...during the summer. But you better like the rain, because nothing can prepare you for month after month of sunless or near-sunless skies.
...
Right around the time we left, in early June, it started to get beautiful again.

I've been living in Tucson for 6 years. I think I can handle getting out of the sun for a while. Oddly, though, this year (the year I buy a house with a leaky roof) has seen more sub-100 days covered in rain since I got here.

And I did the same thing as you. I moved to Tucson in a June, and I'm contemplating moving to Seattle in a September. Not so bright.

On the HBO DVD front, I'm about 5 seasons behind in the Sopranos, so I should burn through Season 2 this weekend for good measure. Also, I have the Age Of Empires: DS which is kicking my ass all over the place.

miah

08-11-2006, 01:13 PM

Gonna get online tonight for some chromhounds.. been really busy with work/family and havent been online for a bit. i'm sure people are wondering where i went =)

probably play some shadowhearts this weekend as well, and i'm planning on re-installing my windows workstation, so that should be fun.

Heretic Machine

08-11-2006, 01:16 PM

Started Dead Rising a few hours ago, and I expect I'll be playing that most of the weekend. I hit lvl 50 today on my druid in World of Warcraft, but I haven't made much progress beyond that. Really wanting to hit 60 so I can start really working on my enchanting, make a ton of cash, and then start twinking out a new character.

Arphahat

08-11-2006, 01:45 PM

Hitman: Blood Money on the XBox.

Also, I am going to try and get out to take a picture for a Geo-Story event I plan on posting in the Writer's Guild (http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=11) section of the forums.

Zurik

08-11-2006, 02:11 PM

Here's hoping my machine works well enough to play Dead Rising all weekend. Otherwise, City of Villians for me.

Arphahat

08-11-2006, 02:14 PM

Here's hoping my machine works well enough to play Dead Rising all weekend. Otherwise, City of Villians for me.

I thought Dead Rising was only available on the XBox 360. Can you get it on PC, too?

Mysterio

08-11-2006, 02:19 PM

Also picked up the first season of Deadwood last week and it seems like a decent show so I'll be watching the second disc and maybe the rest too.

I'm also watching the first season on DVD and enjoying it a lot. I'm up to the 7th or 8th episode.

Spigot

08-11-2006, 02:22 PM

Deadwood was a lot of fun. I'm with you on the cursing element though. It works for the show but be careful about watching it before work. You'll swear more than a drunken sailor with Tourette's.

I need to get my hands on Season 2. Shame that it's done after Season 3 though... Sigh.

Mysterio

08-11-2006, 02:24 PM

I'm going to hem and haw all weekend about whether I should move to greater Seattle or not. Never been there, but it sounds loverly.

You might as well move to Seattle, since anywhere's an upgrade compared to Tucson. :p

Mysterio

08-11-2006, 02:31 PM

Shame that it's done after Season 3 though... Sigh.

What!? Season 3 is its last season? Nooooooooooooooo!

Is this confirmed? If so, why is this season its last?

askheaves

08-11-2006, 02:46 PM

You might as well move to Seattle, since anywhere's an upgrade compared to Tucson. :p

It's between Seattle, Chicago and Phoenix. Obviously, if even Phoenix is on the list, I must agree with you about Tucson.

Animated X

08-11-2006, 03:04 PM

Saturday classes at school, and Moving on sunday....but as for the games:

Dead rising (I finally snagged the last copy of th2 2nd shipment at my local EB)
Tekken Psp
Valkyrie Profile Psp
Painkiller for Xbox

and maybe try to finish up some 360 games (Oblivion, Call of Duty 2).

Lekon

08-11-2006, 03:32 PM

Dead Rising. Unlike you WoW geeks, I'm a level 50 reporter now! Woohoo! :p

GOing to first unlock Infinity mode, because damnit, I want Infinity mode already, then, I'm going to get a jeep, a full tank of gas, and run over zombies until I am a genocider.

All in all, a full weekened, with a nice paycheck as summer session is over. Woo!

Sl1pstream

08-11-2006, 03:39 PM

I need to get my hands on Season 2. Shame that it's done after Season 3 though... Sigh.

I guess I'm lucky if HBO even decides to bring S2 to Europe. Seriously, the first season of Rome got its DVD release only recently.

edit: Never mind, it's up on amazon.co.uk. I'll probably order it next month.

Adam Blue

08-11-2006, 04:01 PM

Just Dead Rising. I love it.

Phades

08-11-2006, 04:48 PM

I've been living in Tucson for 6 years. I think I can handle getting out of the sun for a while. Oddly, though, this year (the year I buy a house with a leaky roof) has seen more sub-100 days covered in rain since I got here.

And I did the same thing as you. I moved to Tucson in a June, and I'm contemplating moving to Seattle in a September. Not so bright.

On the HBO DVD front, I'm about 5 seasons behind in the Sopranos, so I should burn through Season 2 this weekend for good measure. Also, I have the Age Of Empires: DS which is kicking my ass all over the place.

I've lived a number of places and in my mind nothing compares to Seattle. Been here for over 10 years now. Sure, we get a decent amount of rain (nowhere NEAR what our reputation says though. Nine months out of the year? Um, no.), but nothing compares to the summers here. The best way to sumarize Seattle weather is "mild." Rarely too hot, rarely too cold. Plus there's a LOT to do here, especially if you're into the outdoors.

SexualChoc

08-11-2006, 04:54 PM

Phoenix Wright hopefully. And Trauma Center. May even give Counter Strike a spin.

torrefaction

08-11-2006, 05:11 PM

laggerific

08-11-2006, 05:11 PM

thecrazyd

08-11-2006, 05:16 PM

Does it use Starforce, or was BGE released before that craze?
I am pretty sure it doesn't. I didn't see any mention of it in the EULA, but then again, I don't really care too much either way.

askheaves

08-11-2006, 05:24 PM

I've lived a number of places and in my mind nothing compares to Seattle. Been here for over 10 years now. Sure, we get a decent amount of rain (nowhere NEAR what our reputation says though. Nine months out of the year? Um, no.), but nothing compares to the summers here. The best way to sumarize Seattle weather is "mild." Rarely too hot, rarely too cold. Plus there's a LOT to do here, especially if you're into the outdoors.

That's very reassuring. I've got a bunch of leads in the area, some with Microsoft, some with others. I'm just really getting into the idea. I'll hate to miss the Tucson winters (9 months of mild), but weather isn't the only problem. Boring ass town.

Spigot

08-11-2006, 06:51 PM

What!? Season 3 is its last season? Nooooooooooooooo!

Is this confirmed? If so, why is this season its last?
HBO decided to cancel a few shows this year, Carnivale and Deadwood being two of the more beloved.

Here's a link to the Save Deadwood page. (http://www.savedeadwood.net/) They are planning on having a couple two hour 'movies' to finish up the Deadwood story, but Season 3 is essentially the last true season of the show.

There's a pretty good little write up here (http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2006/06/is_it_hbo_or_ju.html) about HBO and why it doesn't make sense for them to cancel Deadwood given that there's not really anything to transition from the final season of Sopranos to whatever comes next. Ah well.

bgivnin

08-11-2006, 07:43 PM

How are the winters? Snow/Cold?

Barely any snow. Maybe 2~3 days out of the year and maybe one of those days will see a few inches of snow, but nothing major.

Cold, yeah, but not too bad. Nothing below 30 in the dead of winter.

I've lived in the Greater Seattle area for about 22 years now and I wouldn't change it for the world.

TheHulk

08-11-2006, 08:20 PM

Just started a new job so I'm probably going to reward myself tomorrow and pick up a 360... finally. Sold my Xbox so I'm ready to move up.

Jetherik

08-11-2006, 08:34 PM

f1sh3r

08-11-2006, 09:58 PM

go dirty birds! on the gaming front, dead rising, prey, ncaa 07, bf2:mc. maybe some oblivion.

Phanto

08-11-2006, 10:25 PM

Well today Sarturday early in the morning I going to do some heavy backyard work in the house of the parents of my older brother best friend (did I said that correct?!? :D ) After I finish there probably at 5:00pm I will head home after I refresh up a bit I will paly some Baldurs Gate 2, and maybe some CoD2 online with some of my older brother friends.

The Iron Weasel

08-11-2006, 10:53 PM

Dead Rising.

bean19

08-12-2006, 12:45 AM

1. Dead Rising
2. Crappy beta under NDA.
3. Punisher (PS2) - Really fun rental if you want an incredibly violent beat'em up/shoot'em up. Getting into melee range allows you to perform quick kills which are highly stylistic comic book type kills (think Tenchu stealth kills but you don't need stealth and you are the Punisher instead of a ninja). There is an incredible number of these animations available as they are different depending on what weapon you carry. Also, you charge up a Rage mode that makes the screen go blurry and gives you access to even more kills - Oh, and your health goes up while you are laying down the hurt. Plus, there are sometimes special kills or special interrogation areas where you can use the environment to do even more violent kills or interrogations. . . I like to fail at the interrogations and kill my subjects because the animations are so cool - but I lose points for it. Anyway, if you haven't played The Punisher and you find comic violence amusing, then you should rent it, or even buy it if you can get it on the cheap. :)

flinxz

08-12-2006, 01:28 AM

Dawn of Sorrow
Day of Defeat

Spigot

08-12-2006, 07:25 AM

1. Dead Rising
2. Crappy beta under NDA.
3. Punisher (PS2) - Really fun rental if you want an incredibly violent beat'em up/shoot'em up.

Punisher is a lot of fun. I rented it and had a blast doing all of those nasty interrogations and such. I seem to recall feeding someone's head into a band saw at one point. Yet I don't hear the chattering masses complaining about violence with this gem.

I'm going to have to rent that game again.

Kelegacy

08-12-2006, 08:26 AM

Arphahat

08-12-2006, 10:51 AM

I got so insanely drunk last night, and my eyes are buttoned up as a result, I don't think I'll be playing much today. I really don't remember much of what went on after my nth beer, but as always I'm sure there is some apologizing to be made. I already received one call this morning but didn't answer it. :(

Heh... I never understood the "so drunk I cannot remember" attitude. Drinking is fine, but why not stop at a point before you are completely shit-faced? I did some pretty serious drinking last night, too, but I remember the whole evening and stopped early enough to be sober to drive home.

Kelegacy

08-12-2006, 11:39 AM

Heh... I never understood the "so drunk I cannot remember" attitude. Drinking is fine, but why not stop at a point before you are completely shit-faced? I did some pretty serious drinking last night, too, but I remember the whole evening and stopped early enough to be sober to drive home.
What's the point of stopping? Drink until bedtime. And I had a DD, which is great.

My only problem is I was so drunk that I forgot to pound the H2O before bed. When I do that I have no hangover problems.

Zeal

08-12-2006, 11:54 AM

I was so drunk one night that I stuck popcorn in the fridge and a milk jug in the microwave.

askheaves

08-12-2006, 01:32 PM

What's the point of stopping? Drink until bedtime. And I had a DD, which is great.

My only problem is I was so drunk that I forgot to pound the H2O before bed. When I do that I have no hangover problems.

Well played, Kel... other than the water. Always hit the water.

I usually pass out or throw up before I'm too drunk to forget... far as I remember. Although, I've woken up in weird places before.

Kelegacy

08-12-2006, 02:20 PM

I thought I was going to throw up last night. I was drinking Magic Hat #9 like crazy (I was on a tight schedule; my DD had to work at 6 in the morning and we got to the party at nearly 9--and we live an hour away) and then I ran out completely. Someone handed me a Twisted Tea and sweet alcohol doesn't go good with me.

I also had some dreams or something...usually the morning after drinking I can't discern reality. Was it a dream or did it happen? So right now I'm very confused.

Anyway, I'm going to fire up Oblivion today, continue the main story. Haven't touched it since April. Also, I've been creating characters for Temple of Elemental Evil. I might jump in a little later.

Everlost_MI

08-12-2006, 02:48 PM

I was so drunk one night that I stuck popcorn in the fridge and a milk jug in the microwave.

Good God! How did that turn out and who cleaned up that mess??

MoJoBehaumat

08-12-2006, 03:18 PM

Damn, must of been the beer colord moon :p
Drank some liquor last night, one suggestion...never drink Crown on the rocks... :(

mmmmm....toqitos

nemyhlovecraft

08-12-2006, 04:51 PM

Going off to Philly to watch Cirque du Soleil. Otherwise, I'd be playing the hell out of Dead Rising. Getting my HDTV next week (so I can read the damn writing), thanks to Zanzibar if it looks good, as I'm taking his advice on the TXS3082 Slimfit.

Great TV! I picked it up like two weeks ago, and I'm loving it. Dead Rising rocks on it, as well. Man this game is insanely hard. I've been fighting like hell just to get to the end of the first day. Maybe I care too much, but I'm determined to save me some Japanese tourists. Anyhow, I'm also going borderline insane trying to finish Kingdom Hearts 2 and Grandia 3. Beyond that I'm also stuck in Oblivion (a DB quest). I'm like a ball of frustration at this point. Maybe I should go read...

51|RandoM

08-12-2006, 05:49 PM

Heh... I never understood the "so drunk I cannot remember" attitude. Drinking is fine, but why not stop at a point before you are completely shit-faced? I did some pretty serious drinking last night, too, but I remember the whole evening and stopped early enough to be sober to drive home.

I understand it too well. If I drink more than 2 or 3 drinks, I'm going to drink a lot more than 2 or 3 drinks.

Sorta like sleeping with ex-girlfriends. It isn't something you set out intending to do, it is something that just happens.

Kelegacy

08-12-2006, 06:01 PM

Sorta like sleeping with ex-girlfriends. It isn't something you set out intending to do, it is something that just happens.
God. Do I know that.

My cell and AIM are two little asshole demons everytime I drink. I wish I could password lock both so that my drunk half won't know the code, but when I sober up I'll have access again.

Steele Johnson

08-12-2006, 06:08 PM

Everquest 2 and a little GRAW

Schnoogs

08-12-2006, 06:32 PM

Dead Rising

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torrefaction

08-12-2006, 10:06 PM

Heh... I never understood the "so drunk I cannot remember" attitude. Drinking is fine, but why not stop at a point before you are completely shit-faced? I did some pretty serious drinking last night, too, but I remember the whole evening and stopped early enough to be sober to drive home.

If you stopped early enough to go home, it's very apparent you don't know what serious drinking is when you say that ;).

And why not stop? Because...the events your friends tell you did will be stories you can tell for the rest of your (possibly short) life.

Kelegacy

08-13-2006, 06:27 AM

If you stopped early enough to go home, it's very apparent you don't know what serious drinking is when you say that ;).

And why not stop? Because...the events your friends tell you did will be stories you can tell for the rest of your (possibly short) life.
True. If I drank enough to be drunk, I'd really have to wait in order to be capable of driving. That would mean HOURS. It takes an hour for each beer you drink to work its way out of your system completely. No way I could wait that long.