Weekend Gamer: What are you playing?

[Jetherik]

Christmas Weekend! For some lucky people, they will have the week off between Christmas and New Years. Lots of games to be played! Hopefully, new ones as well. This weekend is shot on game playing since there is many things to do with my family over the next four days. Which means - very little game playing. What games will you try to squeeze in between all the get togethers, or are you lucky that you have time to play?

[TheFlyingOrc]

Wii internet!

And other Wii games.

[rein]

Resistance online for now and Motorstorm if my copy ever gets here. I knew I should have paid extra for shipping. On the 360 I will probably crack open Viva Pinata and the PSP will get a little loving with Killzone

[Wadmaasi]

I'm playing, "Wait for FF3, FFXII, ST: Legacy, and anything else that may be coming my way this weekend."

[Rafer]

FFXII. Closing in on 70 hours, doing hunts now.

[nnanji]

I'm gonna play some more Burning Crusade beta before they make me start paying for it :)

Also gonna download the Razor and play some Oblivion again. Oh, and Metalslug on the Wii, if I can get Gunnymo to come over for some hot, two-way Wii action!

[Returner]

Star Trek Legacy
CoD3
Rainbow Six Vegas
Final Fantasy III
Castlevania Ruins
Sneak King
Full Auto 2
Lineage II
Zelda
Gothic III

[jamaicanrage]

Trying to get back into FIFA '07. So good when you're winning, various expletives when you're losing.

[tombofsoldier]

A 360 for me finally! All I've got right now is Dead Rising, but that combined with checking out the new X-Box Live stuff should be plenty. Good timing too since I'm at the last boss with Neverwinter 2.

[Heretic Machine]

Well, after Sunday I'll probably be playing GoW, R6: Vegas, Rayman Raving Rabbids, Metal Slug Anthology, and DBZ (whatever the hell the Wii game is called). Until then... I'll be doing nothing, just like this whole week. I might pick up Summon Night: Swordcraft Story at Gamestop if I go by there for Christmas shopping, don't know if I will though. If not, I'll go get it and it's sequel sometime after Christmas.

I've been working on a blog with a friend, the link is in my sig: www.geekshideout.com Check it out sometime, see if you like it... we're making plans to attempt getting some exclusive content, but that will be later on.

[Diseasedyak]

Mainly FFXII, 30 hours in, but when my wife's watching tv I'll be playing FFVa and every once in a while I'll probably fire up The Godfather on the 360. Good game, horrid graphics.

[Dread7x]

I want to beat Zelda:Tp this weekeend. But with the Opera I think it won't happen.

[Kamalot]

Zelda Twilight Princess (Wii)
Final Fantasy III (DS)
Viva Pinata (360)
Red Steel (Wii)

[blightbeam]

Well, my home computer hasn't been operational for a few weeks so I've dusted off my Xbox. I think I'll play KOTOR.

[Kamalot]

DBZ (whatever the hell the Wii game is called). Until then... I'll be doing nothing, just like this whole week. I might pick up Summon Night: Swordcraft Story at Gamestop if I go by there for Christmas shopping, don't know if I will though. If not, I'll go get it and it's sequel sometime after Christmas.
Hey!

What do you think of Dragon Ball Z for Wii? I love playing it with friends, but didn't care for the single-player story mode. I downloaded a save file with all the characters unlocked from WiiSaves.com.

I loved the first Summon Night on the GBA. Is the sequel any good?

BTW: The Wii menu for Dragonball Z is hysterical.

Dragonball Z Boo-duh-kai! Ten-kai-eee-chee-tooo!!!

[TheSolidHair]

Resistance, Twilight Princess, Wii Sports, Fight Night. It'll be a good weekend.

[VTMarik]

Hopefully, I'll have some spare time to crack into my SNES collection and retrofy myself a 1990s X-Mas.

[Heretic Machine]

Hey!

What do you think of Dragon Ball Z for Wii?

I'll tell you sometime after Sunday, when I receive it :p

I loved the first Summon Night on the GBA. Is the sequel any good?

Dunno, gonna try to buy the first one today or tomorrow, and failing that I'll buy both sometime next week. Assuming the single copy they have of the first one is still at Gamestop, with my luck someone probably came by and bought it.

[Bad_Buddha]

I'll be playing NWN2 and Dark Messiah of M&M.

Probably mess around with Fate, too. Cute little dungeon romp that's surprisingly fun.

I'll be grilling an 8 lb prime rib on Monday for the family. :p

[Kamalot]

I'll probably spend a LOT of time playing my favorite game, Evil Avatar.

I hear Evil Avatar has been ported to Wii!

[MJBuddy]

Psychonauts(Backwards compatibility yay...though there's a variety of graphical errors still...)
And a bit of Guild Wars. May try to finish up GoW on insane while I'm at it.

[Evil Avnovice]

-Finished replaying Super Metroid (SNES)
-Finished replaying Metroid Fusion (GBA)
-Currently playing Final Fantasy V (GBA)
-Am thinking about diving into Terranigma (SNES) and Beyond Oasis (Genesis)

[H1PO]

finishing zelda, any new games i get for x-mas

i type this from wii internet....wiinternet!

[theevilnarwhale]

Alot more ranked COD3 now that it doesnt take 20 minutes to find a game. And rainbow 6 vegas when I get to unwrap it.

[TheFlyingOrc]

I'll probably spend a LOT of time playing my favorite game, Evil Avatar.

I hear Evil Avatar has been ported to Wii!

you're losing. :-p

[Crittias]

Jade Empire (yay, backwards compatibility!). It was cool to see a CTS cartoon over at Penny Arcade while I'm deep into my quasi-Asian adventure.

[Kamalot]

you're losing. :-p
I can never seem to win that damn weather game on Wii (http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2006/12/20)either.

:(

[shunoshi]

I'll be dinking around with my Wii intarweb and doing some drunken multiplayer Wii Sports with the guys.

Other than that, trying to finish up Dawn of Sorrow so I can start Portrait of Ruin. Also I should be getting in Phoenix Wright tonight from Gamefly...so I'm gonna give that a run too.

[Spigot]

I have to work Christmas and Boxing Day (boo) but I'm going to be getting in a lot of DS love this weekend while at the in-laws.

Very deep into FFV Advance, almost to the exclusion of everything else.

When I can tear myself away from FFV:A, I will be working on Phoenix Wright 2, Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin and maybe some Metroid Pinball.

When I'm back home (all alone :( ) for work, I'm likely going to be playing some Company of Heroes, WoW or Oblivion on the PC and either Splinter Cell: Double Agent or FFXII on the consoles.

And amongst all of this, I'll be fondling the Wiimote I picked up this week and dreaming of actually using it on a Wii. I figured I'd make sure I have a second Wiimote when I eventually get a Wii.

I'm tempted to take the Wiimote into the local EB and just play their demo unit with my own Wiimote, but I'm afraid they'll think I'm stealing the thing!

[Bad_Buddha]

Next weekend I can fire up the new expansion pack for Turbo Tax!

I've never been able to win that game!

[Xaerin]

PC: NeverWinter Nights
PSP: Exit
Xbox: Marvel Ultimate Alliance
360: After sunday GoW!

[HALO 32]

we will see, i might be playing Rainbow Six Vegas, Call of Duty 3 (all 360)

perhaps a Wii game...not sure yet

Resistance: Fall of Man, my first PS3 game...i would hope

but then if i get my internet to work again with my Wii i will try to download the browser and if not ill go back to Gears of War and play some more Twilight Princess

[mikeohara]

I'm gonna try to finish up Gears of War, Rainbow Six Vegas and Call of Duty 3 ... then maybe crack open Pocketbike Racer.

[Metal Jesus]

I'm desperately trying to finish the last two missions in SOCOM: Fireteam Bravo 2 (PSP), but godammn they are PAINFUL! There is this boss bitch that will ...not ...freakin ...die.
I'm trying to finish SOCOM so I can start playing Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops, which has almost the opposite controls... so playing both games at the same time is out of the question!

[Franjo]

Rainbox Six Vegas, PGR3 ( i want to get all platinum medals), a bit of Day of Defeat mixed in with some rounds of BF2.

[Telefrog]

On Xmas day I'll finally get to play Gears of War, Tony Hawk Project 8, and Viva Pinata. I've been dying because my wife told me that's what I've gotten, but I haven't been able to open the present!

Oh, I'll probably be playing the Wii a bit, too.

[Returner]

I can never seem to win that damn weather game on Wii (http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2006/12/20)either.

:(

It’s all in the wrist.

[TheWookieeHasNoPants]

GoW, getting last few costumes on Marvel UA, then traveling home for Xmas. no gaming then :(

[lewsid]

Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops, EVE...collecting skulls for the skull-throne.

[GrinR]

Wookie - get a DS, man! TONS of games on there! Also, good luck on getting all those costumes, you get a real sense of satisfaction having all characters and all costumes.

Try not to cry when you realize there's nothing left...

[Stryfe01]

I'll be laying gear of war (co-op anyone ?) FFXII, and i think my gf bought me oblivion or dead rising today. She'll be playing gears of war and viva pinata...then on christmas day she'll be playing her new ds and brain train.

[Spigot]

Mwahaha. I just spent the last few hours convincing my brother (via MSN) to trade his PSP in and get a DS and a bunch of games. I think he might actually do it.

Welcome to the Lite side of the Force :)

If he gets one, I'll school him at Tetris and some other WiFi game.

[Skytram]

Twighlight Princess (Wii), Toejam and Earl (Wii VC), FFXII, and, of course, WoW.

[WhiteCrow]

Right now I'm playing the "Meet the deadlines for the gaming convention your running in February" game, but during breaks, it's all Gears of War.

[Headcase]

Zelda TP Wii, Kirby Canvas Curse, and maybe some Elite Beat.

And lots of Wii web browsing, if I can get it to download.

[KamaItachi]

Blue Dragon and Viva Piñata on the 360.
Pokemon on the DS.

Waiting for Gears of War on Monday.

[cp#]

Wii
Sports
Zelda

[Kelegacy]

Going home for the holiday, not gaming at all. I might bring a book, but I doubt it. If I have to read or game when visiting my family, why even show up? I think that's pretty shallow of a son to plug himself into a different world when spending time with the family.

Anyway, probably no games this weekend. I don't have next week off, either. I also didn't ask for games for Xmas...it's hard to ask for things (i.e. waiting until Xmas to open them) when you're an adult and have a job and can buy them here and now.

Still, happy holidays everyone!

[Doctor Worm]

It's been a while but I thought I'd post on this wonderful site. Now I may have a few bottles of red wine in me but I have to say this: The Nintendo Wii is just right, I mean, it's just great for drink-fuddled moments like this.
Fancy a game of something?
Sure, why not a bit of bowling.

Awesome.

Just awesome.

[Loganrapp]

Wii Weather.

[EL CABONG]

Robo blitz

[Disgustipated]

Rainbow Six Vegas PC, Phoenix Wright, Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin, Meteos, X3: Reunion... ahh, good stuff.

[JRR006]

A whole month stretches before me! Twilight Princess, Okami, Bully, I have an urge to play Guild Wars ... I don't know where to start.
Oh, and my sister and I bought Sonic The Hedgehog in the Wii store last night. We can still fly through the levels missing nary a beat, even though it's been probably six or seven years since we last played. Good times.

[Kamalot]

I think that's pretty shallow of a son to plug himself into a different world when spending time with the family.
My family likes playing Wii Sports. Instead of using games to escape, you could try using gaming to bring people together.

Friends and family have been gaming together since before recorded history. Even today, people go bowling together, play poker, dominoes, Monopoly, etc.

Only recently has gaming turned into a solitary event.

[ezzkmo]

Probably not much game playing. Mostly celebrating Christmas, and reading some.

[Kelegacy]

Probably not much game playing. Mostly celebrating Christmas, and reading some.
I just finished I Am Legend tonight, I'm very happy I finally read it. Great story.

I also finished writing a short story this week, not very Xmas-y, but I sent it out to all of my coworkers as a present. I try to do something like that every year.

[i aint yer pa]

My brand new, 50" Samsung DLP HDTV showed up right as the family was getting ready to head out of town for the holidays. I was told it was going to take 2-6 weeks to be delivered and in arrived 8 days after I ordered it! Arrgh!

So now I'm stuck with a whole week of the Gamecube on a 27", 20 year old Magnavox. Can't wait!

I brought the DS, though, so I'll be jamming with some DS and GBA games. Ouendan, Contact, Animal Crossing, and Final Fantasy I&II.

[KIllrazor]

Viva Piñata! I never thought about checking this game out, but my wife saw some ad on some website about it and then I told her Best Buy was selling it for $30 and she was really interested.

I bought it couple days ago and she can't put it away! Well, actually I'm sitting right next to her all the time and I got a garden started as well. Addicting little game! :P

[EternalGamer]

Going home for the holiday, not gaming at all. I might bring a book, but I doubt it. If I have to read or game when visiting my family, why even show up? I think that's pretty shallow of a son to plug himself into a different world when spending time with the family.


Still, happy holidays everyone!

Well, I bring a pile of stuff with me when I go home to visit my folks. I guess if you are only going to be visiting for a night it is one thing, but my parents live over 600 miles away, so I tend to visit for around 5-6 days and they always have other things to do.

Plus, admittedly, my parents aren't exactly expert conversationalists. I'm lucky to get 5 minutes of discussion out of any topic with my father and if it isn't family gossip, my mom really isn't engaged by it. Also I need to cart around all my electronic toys to friends houses. Hell, I even borrow my brothers' DS systems when I go out bar hopping with my friends. That might sound pretty geeky, but I only get to see them a few times a year and it's the only time I really get any gaming with friends in.

[Camel]

I think I'll play a little Diablo 2 and maybe some Viva.

I definitely bring books and games home with me...I stay up much later than the rest of my family so it gives me something to do at night. Plus, my dad watches a lot of TV later in the day (and I watch basically no TV), so I'll just sit in the living room with him and play some computer games or surf EvAv on the laptop while bullshitting with him.

[hund_]

going old skool ;)
kingpin life of crime coop.

[Kelegacy]

Well, I bring a pile of stuff with me when I go home to visit my folks. I guess if you are only going to be visiting for a night it is one thing, but my parents live over 600 miles away, so I tend to visit for around 5-6 days and they always have other things to do.

Plus, admittedly, my parents aren't exactly expert conversationalists. I'm lucky to get 5 minutes of discussion out of any topic with my father and if it isn't family gossip, my mom really isn't engaged by it. Also I need to cart around all my electronic toys to friends houses. Hell, I even borrow my brothers' DS systems when I go out bar hopping with my friends. That might sound pretty geeky, but I only get to see them a few times a year and it's the only time I really get any gaming with friends in.
I understand. I live perhaps a half hour away from my parents, so I'm lucky. They still inhabit the town where I grew up, and it's pretty much the boonies. It's not like there's a lot of catching up to do with my folks, and there's certainly little to do in the area, but I find gaming to be the least of my thoughts while visiting them (unless I receive a system or a game for Xmas and want to rush back to my place to pop it in). And, I'm only there for a day or two.

Plus, I game too much in my own home...any outside gaming feels like overkill, like I'm a smoker that can't go a few hours without a cigarette. And, as if it's any surprise, I'm the entertainment when I go back to the boonies, so I have to keep the jokes, innuendo, and antics going strong or else people get bored. That's hard work!

Wait, you take your DS when you go bar-hopping!? Good God, if you ever tried to initiate a game of Children of Mana while we were slamming some Guinness back, I'd tell you to get your own ride home. :cool:

[EternalGamer]

Well, in my defense, it is generally for after the bars when we land at someone's house/apartment. But there have been a few times when we were out at local bars on slow nights where we kicked back with some drunken Tetris competitions. One of the Irish pubs we go to frequently even has a Wifi connection to play online.

Also you'd be surprised how many girls come up and ask you what you are doing when you are playing Tetris DS at a bar. I cruely sometimes think it is because they know you aren't paying attention to them. I have even had a few ask me if they could play when they find out I have Tetris. If you dont' look or talk like a complete tool, you can get away with gaming in public and not look like a social reject. This isn't the 1980's anymore, man.

[Spigot]

I always stay at the in-laws when I'm 'home' for Christmas/Thanksgiving/whatever random holiday I'm not at my own home for.

I bring my DS (or PS2 or whatever) to help kill the crushing boredom. I tend to hang out with my buddy the first night I'm home but afterwards I tend to have nothing to do except hang around the in-laws while my wife visits with her family. YAWN. I might swing over to my parents place for a bit during my stay, but for the most part it's just me, trapped at the in-laws. Now, my kid keeps me busy but whenever he's sleeping or out with mom, I need something to keep me awake.

Now, to help break me out of the selfish loner videogame funk I'm in right now, I'm going to go help my parents hand out Christmas hampers at the church tomorrow. That'll be different!

[Schnoogs]

This weekend I might dust off a bunch of PC games to test out my new display.

I traded in an Apple 23" LCD for the Dell 30". So far this thing is nothing short of orgasmic. HL2, Far Cry, Doom 3 you name it all playing as smooth as butter at 2560x1600. My Radeon X1900XT is working overtime.

Once I'm done overdosing on my new Dell toy I'll be fire up Splinter Cell for the 360.

[Disgustipated]

This weekend I might dust off a bunch of PC games to test out my new display.

I traded in an Apple 23" LCD for the Dell 30". So far this thing is nothing short of orgasmic. HL2, Far Cry, Doom 3 you name it all playing as smooth as butter at 2560x1600. My Radeon X1900XT is working overtime.

Once I'm done overdosing on my new Dell toy I'll be fire up Splinter Cell for the 360.

Where's the Apple 23" LCD? That's a sweet LCD. Give it to me. Or I will infertilize you.

[resikel]

I just bought Viva Pinata at BestBuy for $30 bucks but I don't have a XBOX360. So I'll probably gonna lend it to my brother-in-law for now.

[Schnoogs]

Where's the Apple 23" LCD? That's a sweet LCD. Give it to me. Or I will infertilize you.

I sold it to a friend who has a Mac. It was definitly a nice display but was NOT 100% compatible with PCs. Certain motherboards would not work with it during boot up and it did not scale resolutions that weren't native which was always problematic.

I don't miss it...this Dell 30" is FREAKEN HUGE and it looks AMAZING.

[KamaItachi]

Well, in my defense, it is generally for after the bars when we land at someone's house/apartment. But there have been a few times when we were out at local bars on slow nights where we kicked back with some drunken Tetris competitions. One of the Irish pubs we go to frequently even has a Wifi connection to play online.

Also you'd be surprised how many girls come up and ask you what you are doing when you are playing Tetris DS at a bar. I cruely sometimes think it is because they know you aren't paying attention to them. I have even had a few ask me if they could play when they find out I have Tetris. If you dont' look or talk like a complete tool, you can get away with gaming in public and not look like a social reject. This isn't the 1980's anymore, man.

I went bar hopping with a few folks a while ago and we brought out Big Brain Academy. It was pretty funny late in the night as everyone's reaction speeds and thinking abilities got worse and worse.

Shit, it's not like I was out looking to score, so coming off like a geek with a bunch of guys and girls in the corner is no skin off my nose.

[laggerific]

Phantasy Star II...I still haven't beat this game, but I'm feeling like this might be the time. I'll be splitting that between Zelda, Castlevania:PoR (this game is tight); SotN, perhaps start into some Final Fantasy XII...maybe some guitar heroes II, if only to listen to some Freezepop.

[laggerific]

This weekend I might dust off a bunch of PC games to test out my new display.

I traded in an Apple 23" LCD for the Dell 30". So far this thing is nothing short of orgasmic. HL2, Far Cry, Doom 3 you name it all playing as smooth as butter at 2560x1600. My Radeon X1900XT is working overtime.

Once I'm done overdosing on my new Dell toy I'll be fire up Splinter Cell for the 360.

Is that the native res? yikes...my x1900xtx works overtime at 1920x1200. Then again I haven't made it to core2 duo yet, which would prolly make your res mighty fluid.

[Disgustipated]

I sold it to a friend who has a Mac. It was definitly a nice display but was NOT 100% compatible with PCs. Certain motherboards would not work with it during boot up and it did not scale resolutions that weren't native which was always problematic.

I don't miss it...this Dell 30" is FREAKEN HUGE and it looks AMAZING.

:( Damn. Yeah, those Dell LCD's are fucking amazing, especially the one you've got. How did you afford such a monster? You should pair it with an 8800 GTX so you can put on 8x AA without any hitches.

[Wolvie]

Star Trek Legacy.

Gears of War.

CoD3.

Rainbow Six Vegas.

Not in any particular order. :D

[Everlost_MI]

Now that school is done and my little guy has left to go to his mother's for Xmas the gaming flood gates have opened! I am playing Gothic 3, Rainbow Six Vegas, Call of Duty 3 and Marvel Alliance (the last three on my 360) while I hunt for a Wii. Which is odd because I can't go a store locally and not trip over a PS3. Oh well.

Oh! I am going to catch The Good Shepherd and Rocky as well.

Happy Holidays to everyone!

[Phanto]

I came yesterday to my aunt's house here in Florida !!
Going to spend christmas in here up to January 5, so no games for me :( only workouts :)

[menage]

Viva Pinata (if I can get my girlfriend to stop) and Oblivion. Maybe some Gears but I haven't touched it for 2 weeks now.

[Spigot]

Phantasy Star II...I still haven't beat this game, but I'm feeling like this might be the time. I'll be splitting that between Zelda, Castlevania:PoR (this game is tight); SotN, perhaps start into some Final Fantasy XII...maybe some guitar heroes II, if only to listen to some Freezepop.
I hear ya on the Freezepop. I loved Less Talk More Rokk so much that I ordered the single from the band. It's got a funny little bonus track of the band playing Guitar Hero and trying to play their own song.

Freezepop FTW!

I was able to finish the "Buy all the Wii accessories" game last night. The EB near my in-laws' house had about 4-5 nunchucks and a classic controller, so now I'm all set for when I finally get my hands on a Wii. I almost picked up some of the component cables but I figured I'd wait. Should I wait for the official ones or are the cheapo MadCatz ones decent enough? I don't want to spend a zillion dollars on component cables if there's no reason to. I'm happy with the Madcatz ones I picked up for my PS2 and Xbox...

[Everlost_MI]

Viva Pinata (if I can get my girlfriend to stop).

How is that? I see Best Buy has it for $30 right now.

[Schnoogs]

:( Damn. Yeah, those Dell LCD's are fucking amazing, especially the one you've got. How did you afford such a monster? You should pair it with an 8800 GTX so you can put on 8x AA without any hitches.

Dell had two stackable coupons available so I was able to knock the price down $400. I'm a software developer by trade and I do a lot of work out of the house so this is a business expense for me.

A couple of 8800's would be insane...I'd have to wait a while but something like that would kick ass. Finally get smooth frame rates in 3D Mark 06.

[Gortok]

Buggy or not, I'll be playing Star Trek: Legacy. Yea, the bugs are really annoying, but I want to believe that the game has a chance.

I'll also be playing BF2142 -- I received a 'free trial' from EA that expires Christmas night -- but so far on the 4 servers I've played on (totaling 20 minutes of play time), I've had 3 CTDs, and a Master Server Disconnect (all titan mode servers).

[score]

Twilight Princess and some Wii Sports with the missus (She loves Wii Sports Tennis).

[Kelegacy]

I just picked up Enchanted Arms, so I'm going to see how much I suffer through it. Cheap used, and if I don't like it I'll just take it back and get a different game. Family owned game business, so purchasing mistakes are usually no biggie. Plus I've been in the mood for a JRPG lately. Blue Dragon being due in June is just too far away.

[KamaItachi]

Phantasy Star II...I still haven't beat this game, but I'm feeling like this might be the time. I'll be splitting that between Zelda, Castlevania:PoR (this game is tight); SotN, perhaps start into some Final Fantasy XII...maybe some guitar heroes II, if only to listen to some Freezepop.

Despite trying many times, I've never beaten PS2 either. I keep getting fed up of the maze dungeons and stupidly high random encounter rate Last time I sat down with walkthroughs up the wazoo, but still put it down because every other 3 seconds was a monster fight.

[Animated X]

Well, in my defense, it is generally for after the bars when we land at someone's house/apartment.

I have to back him up on this one. After many agrravating nights of standing in line to get into the bar/pub/club, for upwards of 3 hours, on occasion, I smartened up and bring my DS lite with me everywhere. I use it to quickly pass the time I would otherwise spend just waiting, (in line, waiting for dinner at a restaurant, in the car, etc). All my friends understand, especially becuase I have ADD, its tough for me to sit and do nothing.

Not to replace real human interaction, but to speed up waiting and downtime, portable gaming is a godsend.

[BlackPete]

Excite Truck for me. Been playing it all day and unlocking as much stuff as I can. Plus it's so addictive that I don't mind playing the same races over and over again :D

Aside from that... Wii Zelda, Enchanted Arms, Psychonauts (just to see what the fuss is about), Beyond Good & Evil (ditto), and Wii Trauma Center.

Lots of catching up to do :)

[EternalGamer]

I just picked up Enchanted Arms, so I'm going to see how much I suffer through it. Cheap used, and if I don't like it I'll just take it back and get a different game. Family owned game business, so purchasing mistakes are usually no biggie. Plus I've been in the mood for a JRPG lately. Blue Dragon being due in June is just too far away.


You bastard. You were suppose to be farming fudgehogs by now. Let me know how Enchanted Arms is, though. I might have to toss it on my Gamefly queue. Aren't you still in the middle of Final Fantasy XII too? It sounds like you have a bad case of gamer ADD. :p

[Kelegacy]

You bastard. You were suppose to be farming fudgehogs by now. Let me know how Enchanted Arms is, though. I might have to toss it on my Gamefly queue. Aren't you still in the middle of Final Fantasy XII too? It sounds like you have a bad case of gamer ADD. :p
I want to make good use of my 360. I've been trying to grab games I've missed over the past year, and I'm finding many of them fun even if they aren't top tier. That's the thing the 360 is missing, more uber caliber games. You have a bunch of good ones, though.

Enchanted Arms is...well, once I beat it I'm taking it back down to the store and trading it towards something else. The battles haven't been very involving right now, as I just hit "Auto Battle" and the game plays for me unless it's a boss fight. It's pretty ridiculous actually. I seem to remember Gabe from Penny Arcade talking about how great Enchanted Arms was, but then they went ahead and made fun of Final Fantasy XII as being a game that you watch, not play. I find it somewhat ironic; FFXII is 10x more playable than EA is thus far.

But yeah, I have Okami and FFXII still going--I do get sidetracked a bunch these days. I started Bully, which I found to be a fine game, but a bug happened and erased hours of progress. So I never picked it back up...I will though. This upcoming drought will allow me to catch up on games. I just wish more 360 titles that are nearly a year old would get down to the 19.99 mark. Then I'd be more willing to buy them.

And the funny thing is, I think the achievements in 360 games make me keep playing them. They seem to be more worth my time. I beat FEAR last weekend and I even went out of my way for a few achievements. It's not to increase my gamerscore or whatever, but more for my own personal accomplishments. When I pick up a 360 game, I damn well know I'm going to get my mileage out of it because those achievements are like a carrot before my eyes. They're a set of goals that are just plain fun to achieve. Like collecting all the stars in Mario 64, or killing the Weapons walking around in Final Fantasy VII. I've warmed up to achievements, even though I still think people that play bad games just to get easy achievements are foolish as all shit.

[EL CABONG]

I have been giving Viva Pinata another chance. Dam time flys when plaing that game.
I sunk 8 hrs into it last night. I was only planning on playing a little bit.

I now see why so many people picked it as game of the year for the 360.
I think I would still pick ChromeHounds or Oblivion over it, but VP does kick a$$.

I don't care if it is a kids game I like it.
Their filled with fun Mother F...er!

[Rakael]

WoW again! Finally! Warcrack has my sooooul.

[Kefkataran]

Oh, man, so much good gaming going on over the holidays for everyone. :) Love to see that.

Me, I'll be hitting up a lot of Twilight Princess, some Bully, and hopefully some Final Fantasy XII also. I'll be purchasing Super Mario Bros when it's released on the VC tomorrow too.

In addition to the gaming, I'll be reading a ton of comics and Dave Eggers's new book, What is the What. What a great damned Christmas. Happy holidays, all!

[Spigot]

Bah. I'm stuck in Phoenix Wright 2. Two days of trying to figure out what piece of evidence to present to proceed in this trial is pissing me off. Castlevania, here I come.

[Stryfe01]

kelegacy, I agree with you. Normally I would not play a game again after I finished it. But achievements keep me playing. My gf and I just started up GOW again on hardcore today to get more achievements. She loves Viva Pinata also.

[dorkus_malorkus]

Excite Truck, Wii Sports with family, and Zelda TP. I also just got Elite Beat Agents for my birthday (today) and it rocks! May need to send my Santa Mii to a couple of people as well.

[Kamalot]

I've warmed up to achievements, even though I still think people that play bad games just to get easy achievements are foolish as all shit.Agree with you fully! I can understand fully why someone would buy the 360 version over the PS3 version of a cross-platform title; all things equal, get the version that raises your overall score. Whoever thought up achievements at Microsoft should be given a freaking medal. It is such a brilliant and simple idea.

[mikeohara]

I downloaded the demos of Rumble Roses XX and Test Drive: Unlimited off the Marketplace ... both are fun :D