Weekend Gamer: What are you playing?

[Jetherik]

Another weekend! That is always cause for rejoicing. And for my rejoicing I will be playing Command and Conquer 3, Wii Sports and Zelda, and maybe some CoH.
What will you be doing and playing this weekend?

[King Drewsky]

My 360 is broke so I will be playing some Disgaea 2 and NFL Head Coach (yeah, I know, but I picked it up for dirt cheap and it's kind of like a football RPG).

[Gorvi]

Probably a good deal of Final Fantasy XI. An old friend started up again, so I'll be giving him a hand getting back into things and doing more bst. Hopefully I can hit 53, but that's probably a pipe dream. Other than that, I'm finally really getting into Valkyrie Profile : Lenneth, so definately more of that. And damn, I really need to get back onto the Warhawk beta.

[violentp]

If I can find someone who want to play some 2142, I'm down for that. Otherwise some Fallout, Crush and WoW.

[kimosabe71]

I think I'm going to pick up EVE Online again, hit the DS and play some WoW.

[Pigeon]

Pokemon and Puzzle Quest

[Kweli]

I want to be playing Forza 2.. but looks like ill be playin with my girlfriend all week...

She better make it worth-while

[menage]

My 360 is broke so I will be playing some Disgaea 2

My 360s still alive, but I'm still playing Disgaea 2 this weekend as well. Just picked it up last week and I'm hooked (again).

Probably be playing the Overlord Demo, Shadowrun demo.

[Rook34]

Odin Sphere and one last hurrah with H3.

[Bydo_Empire]

Pac Man Championship Edition. Might spend some more quality time with Gears, too. Perhaps the Shadowrun demo.

[Franjo]

Forza 2 and COH skirmishes

[Bad_Buddha]

Getting kind of frustrated with Oblivion. The combat controls are so wonky that I can't seem to kill any of the quest targets. I've been cleaning up on rats, imps and the occasional wolf; but anything resembling a biped with a weapon is beyond me. Might start a new game with no gameplay mods.

Just might futz around and play at a bunch of my backlog and see if anything grabs me by the collar and say "PLAY ME!"

[Mista Mafiosi]

I have to finish up God of War II and Okami for my trusty ps2.. and shadowrun :)

[Cavalier]

Forza 2 (finally), plus still plugging through Rogue Galaxy (chapter 11)

[Kamalot]

Twilight Princess
I managed to hit a rare-game-stopping bug that has kept me from playing Twilight Princess for months. Nintendo sent me a bug-free Zelda disc, so I'll be picking it back up.

Pokemon Diamond / Pearl
Yeah, leveling up for another toona-mint. I never win these things, but I like playing.

Prince of Persia: Rival Swords
I really didn't like it at first, but with the re-introduction of Fara, the Prince is starting to have feelings towards her, which compels me to keep playing. I'm now liking it a LOT, but not nearly as much as Sands of Time.

I want to get Forza and Shadowrun, but I've got too many games on my plate already. I'm taking a break this summer to clear some stuff off my plate before Metroid, Mass Effect, Bioshock and others get here to suck the life out of my life.

[Vyzov]

Prince of Persia: Two Thrones
At least, I THINK that's the name of the Wii version. I really didn't like it at first, but with the re-introduction of Fara, the Prince is starting to have feelings towards her, which compels me to keep playing. I'm now liking it a LOT, but not nearly as much as Sands of Time.


Wii version is called Rival Swords

Some friends and I are having an LAN this weekend so the following games are probably going to be played.

C&C 3
BF2
BF2142
Swat 4
Starcraft
CoH
DoW

Other stuff is also a possibility.

[Wolvie]

Well, I will play the Halo 3 beta till they shut it down. *sob* Then I'll probably get back to GH2 FM2 and maybe play through my recently acquired copy of Indigo Prophecy.

[InfiniteAmmo]

Since I haven't bought any new games recently, I'll be finishing some old ones up.

Directly on my plate is God of War--I got to the last boss last night and stopped, so it should be easy to finish.

I'd like to finish FFX (again, at the last boss), and get further into FFXII.

Mostly PS2 games, actually...I'm too poor to be a current-gen gamer! :D

[violentp]

Wii version is called Rival Swords

Some friends and I are having an LAN this weekend so the following games are probably going to be played.

C&C 3
BF2
BF2142
Swat 4
Starcraft
CoH
DoW

Other stuff is also a possibility.

You gonna be online? Those all sound tempting.

[Kamalot]

Wii version is called Rival Swords
Thanks. Updated.

The voices in Sands of Time were PERFECT! The voice of the prince and Fara convey real emotion. Whoever did the casting for the inner dark prince in Rival Swords should be dragged out in the street and flailed with controller cords. That voice is awful!

Also the woman who starts blathering every time you want to save has GOT to GO! She is flat and lifeless. I'd rather have no voice than crap like that.

[SPBTooL]

Forza 2 and the Overlord demo. I think I will also fit some Diablo II in there if the family gives me enough time.

[Acidpoptart]

Playing "Study for finals and resist the call of games."
I suck at that game, so I will likely spend the weekend playing LotRO.

[Tentaro]

Finished God of War the other day, so it's FFXII(Finally starting it), Ouendan 2, and LOTRO for me. Also, I get to play attempt to return a shitty HDTV antenna to Best Buy, and see Pretty Girls Make Graves final show!

[normyk]

When I'm not playing Odin Sphere I'll be playing FFXII.

[Loki_09]

Also playing with my girlfriend, and some sporatic C&C3 - 360 and Twilight Princess when shes roofied doing something else.

[Mista Mafiosi]

I wish my girlfriend played RTS games. Bleh.

[Shodan2020]

Animal Crossing, Forza 2, Quake 4, RoboBlitz, whatever anyone else on Live wants to play (except Gears or Shadowrun). Maybe some Trauma Center: Second Opinion...

[ilian]

Shadowrun......................
Catan....
and
Baldur's Gate

[Adam Blue]

C&C3, CoH, Shadow of the Colossus.

[DylonCorp]

Still have two more shows this weekend, but when I get a chance: Twilight Princess and Donkey Kong (not country, I'm talking 8 bit pleasures), with some Alpha Centauri when the girl wants the wii.

Let the puns commence.

[violentp]

Still have two more shows this weekend, but when I get a chance: Twilight Princess and Donkey Kong (not country, I'm talking 8 bit pleasures), with some Alpha Centauri when the girl wants the wii.

Let the puns commence.

I got one.

I caught Alpha Centauri once from a girl that was on my Wii, it's not something you want.

[mos]

Finally. I'm unpacked in the new home, and I've gotten permission from the woman to play video games all weekend, as long as the lawn is mowed. Oblivion, here I come!

Oh, and I'm going to BBQ at least twice.

[Citizen Philip]

I'm playing meet the efficient for the wedding, and going to department store at 10am in the bloody morning to update a wedding registry on Saturday.

/sigh

[KJAX]

Probably a good deal of Final Fantasy XI. An old friend started up again, so I'll be giving him a hand getting back into things and doing more bst. Hopefully I can hit 53, but that's probably a pipe dream. Other than that, I'm finally really getting into Valkyrie Profile : Lenneth, so definately more of that. And damn, I really need to get back onto the Warhawk beta.

I'll be playing some Final Fantasy XI as well. My BST just hit 41 so I'm having a good time with it. I also need to do some Besieged to snag some IS points. I might also get in some time with Dragon Quest 8 and Final Fantasy 12.

[Vyzov]

You gonna be online? Those all sound tempting.

For the Battlefield ones, yes. As for the rest, probably not.

[Serapth]

Pretty occupied this weekend with pre-wedding stuff plus getting my car serviced. If I get some game time, it will definatly be forza. And maybe some Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War

[Spigot]

Shadowrun, Boom Boom Rocket, Pac Man CE...

And I'm trying to beat Crackdown. Just have Wang to take down now.

Probably will get a bit of Enchanted Arms played.

And Odin Sphere will likely be played... and maybe some Titan Quest.

And Ouendan 2... gotta beat Medium difficulty.

And Etrian Odyssey. I have been too busy over the last few days to really play it. Man, I love that game.

I guess I'll look after my kids and keep them entertained at some point over the next two days too. Sigh.

[Dirty Harry]

Right now im playing through vietcong, its this mission that has me stuck where i have to cross swampland and eventually hit up a NVA camp were the POW is being held. Im playing it on vietnam dificulty and the saves are very limited in the game.

Here is how it goes out in the game,

ive ran behind this shack facing a river and on the other side a camp fire with 3 NVA talking with them each taking turns to walk around the camp. Then we have three other NVA that patrol the area constantly, armed with AKs and PSHs. So back to where i am with my silenced mk23, i run up behind patrol guy one who is cornering the building that leads to the POW and i pop em in the head twice for a quick kill. I think lean around the building and do the same for the 2nd patrol guard.

I then turn around and go to this hut with a guy sleeping, cap him in the head one and procede back to the cabin located by the water and the fire. I cap the guy in the head who is sleeping there, reload and bolt out the other side of the cabin after a guy leaving the fireside to take a piss. I run up to a tree get into crouching position and lean with my mk23 and pop the guy in the face. I then run back to the house and fire and sit at the door way for the other exit. Then another NVA comes around the side from the fire and takes a stretch, i procede to pop this one in the chest three times. i then swing around and head out the other exit run past the houses where the First NVA was taking a piss and run to the village entrance, only to lay down by some brush waiting for my next prey.


The third guy patroling walks up to the entrance of the village and its fairly hard to define him in the darkness, its just something you need to look for. Being that im in prone i cant fire the gun freehand so i have to iron sight the pistol and swing it up towards the gooks face, hearing the satisfying air sucking sound of the NVA gasping for breath as he bleeds out like a stuck pig. I run back to the house with the fire in the first place, Now a lone NVA sits by the fire, he notices me and tries to shout but i cap him six times, hitting him twice in the left leg, once in the right arm, once in the chest and twice in the skull. Reloading my pistol i chamber the extra round to have an eight stack. Now that i have eliminated the NVA who were awake i return to my Mission of rescueing the POW. I walk back to the hut where i iced the first two nva and signal on my Enginer bronson whose sitting outside the camp ready to lay suppress fire with the rest of my squad.

Bronson hits the flickswitch and the hut we first planted with explosives when we first entered the camp went off, alerting all the remaining VC in the area. They start to pour out of the huts and rush towards the entrance, getting mowed down by my machine gunner hornsters return fire. i run up towards the wooden cage, bust open the door and tell my man to move his ass. We run like fiends, dodging and ducking past the remaining gooks as they try and aim their fire towards us fast enough.

We eventually break past the entrance and get entrenched back into the surrounding woods of the village. I contact HQ updating them of my success of the POW, HQ responds to head towards LZ and evac asap, i rogerwilco hq and pull out my map and compass. I study the map for a mere few seconds, select the appropiate area and have my radio man call in an air strike. 10 seconds later a squadron of planes flys over head dropping numerous bombs over the village lighting everything up in fire.


Now with some basic formating.

[Serapth]

... someone forgot what the ENTER key does.

[Spigot]

Wow. That's one massive block of text you just popped out there. Our baby wasn't that large...

[Citizen Philip]

Pretty occupied this weekend with pre-wedding stuff plus getting my car serviced. If I get some game time, it will definatly be forza. And maybe some Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War

You aren't at the Old Mill are you?

[InfiniteAmmo]

tl;dr ? lol. That's what we call a text box.

[Codicier]

Thinking of picking up either Enchanted Arms for the 360 and/or Two Thrones for the original Xbox (I missed that one). Play those, maybe some Shadowrun Demo (I suck horribly).

And.... some Tenchu Z demo. Yeah I said it. I love that demo, so what? Wanna fight about it?!

EDIT: Oh, and the Halo 3 beta while I can.

[Dirty Harry]

Thinking of picking up either Enchanted Arms for the 360 and/or Two Thrones for the original Xbox (I missed that one). Play those, maybe some Shadowrun Demo (I suck horribly).

And.... some Tenchu Z demo. Yeah I said it. I love that demo, so what? Wanna fight about it?!
Have you played the first tenchu? ive had the chance to play the ps1 games but not the ps2 game. If the game plays on the same level of tenchu 1 i dont see the game being that bad. I dunno i enjoy bad games, i love the thing for pc man, hella spooky at times.

[Rogue_hunter]

If I can find someone who want to play some 2142, I'm down for that. Otherwise some Fallout, Crush and WoW.
gimmie a day/time, and i'm down

console-wise, finishing off Lego Star Wars 2 (gotta get 100%) and continuing the Warhawk beta

Saturday should be Warhawk day

[Rafterman]

It is my birthday weekend, so I am hoping to get in a bunch of gaming this weekend.

Gears of War on Insane (Online Coop of course)
Tomb Raider Anniversary
Condemned - Criminal Origins

All of that is contingent on my wife keeping my 8 month old son away from the Xbox 360 off button, which he finds irresistible.

[Metal Jesus]

Tomb Raider: Anniversary (PS2) for me. Great game!

[shunoshi]

While my 360 takes a red light break I'll be playing some board and card games. Poker tonight, some Catan, dominoes, and Munchkin tomorrow. Probably some Go on Sunday.

[Codicier]

Have you played the first tenchu? ive had the chance to play the ps1 games but not the ps2 game. If the game plays on the same level of tenchu 1 i dont see the game being that bad. I dunno i enjoy bad games, i love the thing for pc man, hella spooky at times.

I think I once briefly touched a Tenchu game at a friend's house. Other than that I've not played any game in the series before. The demo was rough around the edges, sure. But I don't care, I loved messing about as a ninja. I downloaded the Shadowrun demo, Tenchu demo and Vampire Rain demo from XBL last night. The one I played the longest was Tenchu.

P.S. Vampire Rain sucks ass. The textures are fairly good, the lighting (indoors at least) is terrible and the gameplay is idiotic, especially the controls. He moves like Sam Fisher but rather than emulate Splinter Cell's controls, they decide to go with some bastardized control scheme. Fuck that. (Don't get me started on the enemies either..ugh...)

[UWCrash]

Finally beating GRAW2 for 360. Going through on Elevated Risk because frankly, it's not that hard.

Otherwise Halo 3 while it's available, Shadowrun if my copy arrives today or tomorrow, or maybe Diablo 2 for the hell of it.

[flinxz]

I am going MMO free this weekend.
Tomb Raider
Red Orchestra

[Psykoboy2]

Double XP weekend in COH/COV

[Dirty Harry]

Double XP weekend in COH/COV
I dunno i would love to play coh/cov, infact peri gave me a trial and i gave it a whirl but at times i found coh be to be very repetative. Maybe i just had a bad character and should of thought it out more. Anywho is Cov any better or interactive or entertaining? or is this just because i was the under 20 level in the game?>

[bapenguin]

Forza 2. Pac-Man CE. Shadowrun. Golf.

[Furtive]

I can't believe after 3 pages of posts I haven't seen anyone mention Planet Puzzle League! Am I the only one who picked it up this week? So far it's been terrific fun and stylus finally lets me play that game at the same speed my brain works. If anyone did pick it up drop me a PM so we can swap friend codes.

[BrainDrain]

Forzzzzzzzza2!

[Serapth]

You aren't at the Old Mill are you?


Nope... why?

[Arphahat]

Mostly DS stuff this weekend for me. Likely Etrian Odyssey and Elite Beat Agents (Divas) with the possibility of some Pokemon.

If I do get to the computer, it will be Dungeon Keeper 2, which I always meant to play and just finally got around to.

[Heretic Machine]

Dead Rising most likely. I'm near the end of a Punisher run, and then I need to do Overtime to re-unlock the Mega Man boots. Other than that, I don't really know.

[Serapth]

Thinking of picking up either Enchanted Arms for the 360 and/or Two Thrones for the original Xbox (I missed that one). Play those, maybe some Shadowrun Demo (I suck horribly).

And.... some Tenchu Z demo. Yeah I said it. I love that demo, so what? Wanna fight about it?!

EDIT: Oh, and the Halo 3 beta while I can.


Go to Real Canadian Superstore if you are getting Enchant Arms. I picked it up there for 20$.

Ironically havent played it yet. Fliped open the instruction book and read the character descriptions... one of them was like:

Yoshi - Yoshi is a transvetite. He likes to dress in womens clothing.

Um... yea, I remember now why jRPGs suck.

[Loki_09]

Go to Real Canadian Superstore if you are getting Enchant Arms. I picked it up there for 20$.

Ironically havent played it yet. Fliped open the instruction book and read the character descriptions... one of them was like:

Yoshi - Yoshi is a transvetite. He likes to dress in womens clothing.

Um... yea, I remember now why jRPGs suck.

So easy to bash the game because of Makoto (i.e. transvestite). Granted, its pretty ridiculous, but without giving away too many spoilers, you see him for maybe 1 hour out of the total game. Yeah, its not FF, but its a fairly decent RPG, and quite addictive if you get into it.

[Serapth]

So easy to bash the game because of Makoto (i.e. transvestite). Granted, its pretty ridiculous, but without giving away too many spoilers, you see him for maybe 1 hour out of the total game. Yeah, its not FF, but its a fairly decent RPG, and quite addictive if you get into it.


Its all I have to go from. When reading character Bios and thats one, you dont hold out high hopes for the quality of writing in the game....

Ill get around to playing it one of these days, but I lost alot of interest at that point.

[dbh1973]

I will be playing my new Arasai (evil Fae) toon in EQ2 and rocking out with GH 2. And playing a lil Texas Hold 'Em in the real world.

[uncleslappy]

I have family parties all weekend. But hopefully I can jam out some DS at some point, and FFXII - does anyone else think that game is harder than it should be? I'm at the point where I'm going through all those metal structures in the Sandsea and trying to get Ashe to the Tomb of the King or whatever. Also, I am having a hell of a time trying to figure out the story. All this political stuff mixed with the Olde English and $50 dollar words in every line - all I know is that Vaan is by far the lamest main character of a FF game ever...on par with Raiden from MGS2 - SHUT! UP!

[dotbomb]

Forza 2 and then some more Forza 2. Probably a little bit of Forza 2 thrown in for good measure here and there as well.

[Gorvi]

I have family parties all weekend. But hopefully I can jam out some DS at some point, and FFXII - does anyone else think that game is harder than it should be? I'm at the point where I'm going through all those metal structures in the Sandsea and trying to get Ashe to the Tomb of the King or whatever. Also, I am having a hell of a time trying to figure out the story. All this political stuff mixed with the Olde English and $50 dollar words in every line - all I know is that Vaan is by far the lamest main character of a FF game ever...on par with Raiden from MGS2 - SHUT! UP!
Kill everything so that you level a bit. Set up (and learn skills with) your party so that you have a tank, a healer/ranged attacker/black mage, and a straight DD. That will help a lot.

[Evil Avnovice]

-Super Star Soldier (Virtual Console)
-Soldier Blade (Virtual Console)

Freaking addictive games, they are. :D

Also picked up Planet Puzzle League.

[violentp]

gimmie a day/time, and i'm down

console-wise, finishing off Lego Star Wars 2 (gotta get 100%) and continuing the Warhawk beta

Saturday should be Warhawk day

Will do. We're supposed to get a Warhawk patch this evening to help with the freeze issues.

[beefyjr]

I'll be playing my DS, which hasn't seen much use in months. Picked up Pokemon last week and Puzzle League (which gives me a serious fucking hand cramp) today, so I'll be playing both of those, along with FFXII on the PS2 and C&C3 and Pacman CE on the 360.

[Scaryfaced]

Trying to finish Theif: Deadly Shadows and probably play a little Gun. Then, who knows?

[Steele Johnson]

Planetside and the Overlord demo.

[Brady]

With summer beginning a few weeks ago I was so excited to get some big time gaming in. I was determined to finally get a lvl 70 in warcraft, get Forza 2, and really dig into my stack of unplayed 360 and DS games.

Now my summer has taken a major turn and I couldn't care any less about any of these games. I'll be spending a lot of time with a certain awesome girl this weekend.

[MrE]

Lord of the Rings Online. Damn digital crack. Cant. Stop. Playing...

[ezzkmo]

WoW, if anything...

[twophayse]

I'm on the last stage of GOW2 and SRT:OG2, so I plan on finishing those this weekend. If I have time, I plan on going thru the pile of PS2 and GBA games I got on the cheap and playing a few minutes of each to see what grabs me. On the list are:

Ace Combat 6
Test Drive Unlimited
VP2
FFXII
FFIV Advance
Gun
Spy Hunter 3
Steambot Chronicles
Fullmetal Alchemist 2
Ghost Rider
Getting Up
Area 51
Timesplitters 3
Toca 3
Devil Summoner
Disgaea 2
Tales of the Abyss
SOTC
Yakuza
Ar Tonelico
Rogue Galaxy
Wild Arms 4
Xenosaga 3
Okami

At this rate, I plan on being busy until the PS3 drops to $199. Not to mention making a killing on eBay.

[gojira]

DS Lite: Final Fantasy III and V, Animal Crossing.

PC: City of Heroes

[Shadowstorm]

Halo PC, hah.

Along with C&C:TS, Homeworld, and Starcraft.

[Spigot]

Trying to finish Theif: Deadly Shadows and probably play a little Gun. Then, who knows?Have you done Shalebridge Cradle yet? Man, that level is one of my favourites of all levels, ever, in any game.

Serapth: If Makato (the gay party member) irks you, he's barely in the game... at least, of the 10 hours or so that I've played, he was only in the first hour or hour and a half. If you turn on the Japanese language track (a must) he is actually a pretty cool character and not the mincing pansy that the english voice over makes him out to be.

It's not a perfect JRPG by any stretch but it's definately decent and has some neat plot twists and such. I wouldn't enjoy it nearly as much if I hadn't paid bottom dollar for it. Getting it for $20 makes up for some of the mediocrity and generic stuff and lets the neat and unexpected twists shine all the more :)

[techromage]

Just when I start getting bored of the Halo 3 beta (and not just because I suckat it), they release the Shadowrun demo. It's a shame it's only 1 map in multiplayer but it's oodles of fun so I'll be doing that this weekend. My roomate will be rocking out to GHII. Gosh darned it if the new Pacman Champion Edition isn't fun. Throw some Forza 2 on the bar-b and I'll have a full plate of games to please my ever finicky palette.

[techromage]

Oh. right. The Overlord demo. Add that to the list. I also have the Tenchu Z demo but that feels way too much like the other 27 Tenchus since the first so I'll probably play that through once then delete it.

[Scaryfaced]

Have you done Shalebridge Cradle yet? Man, that level is one of my favourites of all levels, ever, in any game

Nope, not quite there yet. At least i dont think I am. I just started the Hammerite Clocktower mission and I'm having a blast. In general the game feels like a primative Spliter Cell, but I'm really enjoying my time so far. The levels are interesting, the sound effects are relatively creepy and the graphics even hold up decently. That damn Abysmal Gale mission even freaked me out once or twice. I've already blown hours upon hours into this thing, not a bad pick up for 20 bucks.

[Rogue_hunter]

Will do. We're supposed to get a Warhawk patch this evening to help with the freeze issues.

change in plans for me, Warhawk is gonna be Sunday. i figured out the major problem and will PM you (scary NDA, don't know what can/can't be said in a forum)

[Spigot]

Nope, not quite there yet. At least i dont think I am. I just started the Hammerite Clocktower mission and I'm having a blast. In general the game feels like a primative Spliter Cell, but I'm really enjoying my time so far. The levels are interesting, the sound effects are relatively creepy and the graphics even hold up decently. That damn Abysmal Gale mission even freaked me out once or twice. I've already blown hours upon hours into this thing, not a bad pick up for 20 bucks.Have you played the previous Thief games or is this your first foray into the series? And are you playing Xbox or PC version?

Trust me... you'll know when you've done Shalebridge Cradle. If you're creeped out already, Shalebridge will have you cowering under your bed whimpering for your mommy.

[JRR006]

I managed to lose my copy of Puzzle Quest, so I guess that's off the menu. It looks like Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow and I might poke around some more in Hotel Dusk, though I'm stuck and frustrated, which always happens when I play adventure games.

[Phanto]

Playing some BF2 and Warcraft III TFT online, and most likely cleaning some parts of my house.

[EL CABONG]

NCAA 07. Overlord and Tenchu demo's are both fun

[Disgustipated]

Going to try the Overlord and Tenchu demos, play Halo 3 until the last day of the beta, then resume my Rainbow Six Vegas love. Oh, and some FEAR Multiplayer on PC.

[absolut taco]

Forza 2. Looks like I won't get anything useful done this weekend. Damn game!

[Scaryfaced]

Have you played the previous Thief games or is this your first foray into the series? And are you playing Xbox or PC version?

Trust me... you'll know when you've done Shalebridge Cradle. If you're creeped out already, Shalebridge will have you cowering under your bed whimpering for your mommy.

I remember playing through Theif 1, but never bothered getting 2. Now I'm thinking of trying both of em again. Loved the first, but basically forgot about it over the last few years. Not feeling like supporting my local Gamestop, I surfed the Steam line up and figured the latest Theif was worth the cash. For 20 bucks, its been more then worth it.

I also just found the map to Shalebridge, you've built up the suspense enough to make me look forward to trying it. With all the graphics on max, the dynamic lighting really makes the game decently exciting. I just wish there was an easier way to deal with the undead. I guess they dont run on the zombie rule system of dying after a shot to the head and damned if holy water aint scarce.

[Wolvie]

Well, I gotta add Tomb raider: anniversary to my list. Found the PC version today, and after a few hours of headache inducing trial and error, I finally got the damn thing installed!
The game flat out rocks. If ya liked the first game(I loved it) You'll dig this. It blends TR:L with the old school PS1 TR and comes out feeling smooth, nostalgic, and yet has enough new content to merit checking it out. I know what game is gonna keep me up late after the Halo 3 beta is over with... and oddly it's a PC game. Who would have guessed? :D

[Spigot]

I remember playing through Theif 1, but never bothered getting 2. Now I'm thinking of trying both of em again. Loved the first, but basically forgot about it over the last few years. Not feeling like supporting my local Gamestop, I surfed the Steam line up and figured the latest Theif was worth the cash. For 20 bucks, its been more then worth it.

I also just found the map to Shalebridge, you've built up the suspense enough to make me look forward to trying it. With all the graphics on max, the dynamic lighting really makes the game decently exciting. I just wish there was an easier way to deal with the undead. I guess they dont run on the zombie rule system of dying after a shot to the head and damned if holy water aint scarce.Ah, you're in for a treat my friend. Of course, this is coming from someone who loves the Thief games so much that he named his firstborn after Garrett the thief.

Have you installed the high-res texture pack (http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/thief3/download_6118004.html)? It basically ups the graphical quality of a lot of the characters and environments and gets rid of the shine and glint of the treasure and doors.

(John P's page seems to be down now, but you can get it at Gamespot).

[Spigot]

Woo! Beat Crackdown last night. Now to start the real game: agility orb hunting!

[Spigot]

I managed to lose my copy of Puzzle Quest, so I guess that's off the menu. It looks like Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow and I might poke around some more in Hotel Dusk, though I'm stuck and frustrated, which always happens when I play adventure games.That sucks!

I found that I got stuck in Hotel Dusk a lot near the beginning. Once I started to get further in the story and knew more of the characters and what was going on, the puzzles became less esoteric and made more sense.

And then there was that whole puzzle/sequence near the end where you basically had to stand in one particular spot. If you didn't happen to step in the one spot to trigger the event, nothing would happen. Sigh.

[Scaryfaced]

Ah, you're in for a treat my friend. Of course, this is coming from someone who loves the Thief games so much that he named his firstborn after Garrett the thief.

Have you installed the high-res texture pack (http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/thief3/download_6118004.html)? It basically ups the graphical quality of a lot of the characters and environments and gets rid of the shine and glint of the treasure and doors.

(John P's page seems to be down now, but you can get it at Gamespot).

I didn't even know there was a texture pack, thanks a ton man. That stupid shine was gettin on my nerves, especially since I play mainly in 3rd person and Garrett always looks like hes glowing like Jesus. I'll have to install it tonight and see how it looks.

Wouldnt happen to know where I could find a copy of the first two Thief games, would you? I think I'll be catching up on the classics this next week.

[Spigot]

Hmm... I know they've put them out in those cheapy packs where you get 2 games for $10...

I've seen them at EB either used or new. It shouldn't be too hard to find them if you look around in the used PC section.

[Variable Gear]

Killer 7
I just picked up a "new" GC copy of Killer7 for $10 at GameStop. It is really one of those love it or hate it experiences, just like I assumed after seeing the fluctuating review scores. You better make sure you can get past the unconventional way that you move on a 2D line through a 3D space and have an appetite for overtly weird/confusing stories. Another design defect is that the puzzles also have the same level of bullshit as a Resident Evil game, and then the multiple personalities further complicate things. If you can deal with some arguably major design defects, I would recommend Killer 7 to you.

I hear that the PS2 port of the game is worse that the GC version.

...In the name of Harman

Planet Puzzle League which leads to Meteos
Not much to say here...because the game is freaking awesome...except that I really want to get on the WFC. I love how PPL made me remember how much Meteos rocked - although you can easily notice the "influence" Panel de Pon / Puzzle League had on Q Entertainment's game. I went back and played some rounds of Meteos just because of PPL. I still yearn for a true sequel to Meteos - and not some Disney-branded crap...

I really need to get the USB Wi-Fi Adapter...


On the Back Burner
- Guitar Hero II (PS2)
- Viewtiful Joe (GC)
- Tales of the Abyss (PS2)
- Eternal Darkness

[Spigot]

Ah, Eternal Drakness. I loved that game :)

As for Killer7, I never cared that I was stuck on basically a straight-line through the whole game. It just meant that there wasn't any pointless wandering to pad the playtime. In many games, this would be a problem but I think you have to come at Killer7 from a totally different angle in order to appreciate it. Same with the multiple personalities.

Granted, I've since read the 20 page plot FAQ over on Gamefaqs that explains a lot of the japanese symbolism and history that is incorporated into the game, so my appreciation of how dense the plot is.

And you're right. I actually bought that Disney Meteos and played all of an evening-worth of games and then ended up trading it in a few weeks later when I got my 360 :) Not a bad trade.

[Variable Gear]

Ah, Eternal Drakness. I loved that game :)

As for Killer7, I never cared that I was stuck on basically a straight-line through the whole game. It just meant that there wasn't any pointless wandering to pad the playtime. In many games, this would be a problem but I think you have to come at Killer7 from a totally different angle in order to appreciate it. Same with the multiple personalities.

Yeah, forget about Eternal Darkness, because the Drakness is so much better!

Good point about the decrease in wandering around, Spigot. Although there is some confusion about what path you should take in the game, the limited movement allows you to see what is of importance immediately and interact with it. At first you can't stand the two-dimensional movement, but it really grows on you.

It's only a mask...

[Xaerin]

Enchanted Arms, Oblivion and I'll be reinstalling Vampire: Bloodlines. Im thinking Malkavian or Tremere this time round.

[51|RandoM]

Forza 2. Looks like I won't get anything useful done this weekend. Damn game!

Forza 2 can suck you in pretty bad. I found myself hiring an AI player to drive one of my cars in an endurance race last night, before finally going to bed, just so I could advance in the game even while sleeping.

Woke up this morning with a new gold and a new car, hehehe.

[Spigot]

I had a horrible dream last night that I'd left my DS outside and it rained and when I tried playing Etrian Odyssey, I couldn't read any of the text.

Thankfully it was only a dream.

I hopped on Shadowrun last night expecting a pile of people to be playing.

But NOOOO... The one evening this week where I really wanted to play Shadowrun and everyone else is playing the Halo 3 Beta or Forza 2. For shame.

[Schnoogs]

studying for finals

[Kamalot]

I ended up playing the Shadowrun demo last night and enjoyed it very much, a lot more than I thought I would. I'll probably pick it up when it reaches $20, since I can tell I won't really play it hardcore. It was a fun distraction with friends though. We kept taking turns.

[Gorvi]

For once, I actually played what I intended to this weekend. Played a good deal of FFXI and made it to 53 with Beastmaster (Sea Serpent Grotto actually being good for leveling is so strange). I played some of the Warhawk beta too and actually got used to the Warhawk controls, damn that's fun. I didn't get to VP Lenneth at all, though.

[Pigeon]

I did too, I finally have a Tyranitar! Soo much grinding though. ugh.

[Kamalot]

I did too, I finally have a Tyranitar! Soo much grinding though. ugh.
Congrats on the Tyranitar! Mine's named Gimunga

[Pigeon]

Mine's named Caretaker
My current hunting/grinding team:
Mr. Pinch - l57 Kingler
Voltaic - l72 Luxray
Zero - l45 Crobat (Still trying to snag a Mesprit by using Mean look)
Deathknell - l63 Chimecho
MURDERFACE - l65 Machamp
currently leveling Lileep to Cradilly
Pokedex: Seen 278, obtained 192

[Serapth]

Mine's named Caretaker
My current hunting/grinding team:
Mr. Pinch - l57 Kingler
Voltaic - l72 Luxray
Zero - l45 Crobat (Still trying to snag a Mesprit by using Mean look)
Deathknell - l63 Chimecho
MURDERFACE - l65 Machamp
currently leveling Lileep to Cradilly
Pokedex: Seen 278, obtained 192



... what language was that?

[Gorvi]

... what language was that?
I think those were pogs......

[Serapth]

LOL! Pogs. Pogs are great:

http://static.flickr.com/96/234712304_3f3add46de.jpg

That is, great for the son of a bitch that invented them.