Weekend Gamer - What are You Playing? [Archive]

Jetherik

07-02-2005, 06:30 AM

The start of a glorius three day weekend here in the states. Besides housework and work work, I am looking forward to some CoH, WoW, and what other game that has an ancronym. What are you doing and playing this weekend?

civx

07-02-2005, 06:35 AM

Battlefield 2 and maybe even Summoner 2.

H.Bogard

07-02-2005, 06:40 AM

area 51 - pc
gta san andreas - pc
painkiller BOoH

EDIT : I JUST GOT BF2!!!!

sebastard

07-02-2005, 06:41 AM

I just picked it up, so BF2

Arphahat

07-02-2005, 06:49 AM

holysin

07-02-2005, 06:51 AM

Battlefield 2 and San Andreas on the PC
Formula One 2005 on the ps2

TrackZero

07-02-2005, 06:53 AM

I am playing a game from the long, long ago. I found a SNES emulator and the Final Fantasy III/VI rom and have been plodding through. I swear, this time I am really going to finish. Even though I still have the SNES and FF3 sitting in the basement, it is really nice to be able to save and load anywhere/any time, and the fast forward option helps skip through redundant animations. Probably be able to finish or at least get pretty close this weekend, as I am in the World of Ruin.

Yeah, I swore I'd finish it off myself back in January. It's a yearly tradition with me. Every year I make it farther (I start from scratch), but I've never actually beaten that damn game. It's just too long and I end up loosing interest.

Banacek

07-02-2005, 07:01 AM

I am playing a game from the long, long ago. I found a SNES emulator and the Final Fantasy III/VI rom and have been plodding through. I swear, this time I am really going to finish. Even though I still have the SNES and FF3 sitting in the basement, it is really nice to be able to save and load anywhere/any time, and the fast forward option helps skip through redundant animations. Probably be able to finish or at least get pretty close this weekend, as I am in the World of Ruin.

That's funny, I just recently did the same thing. Now I'm on Final Fantasy 7, working my way through the series.

XxSATANxX

07-02-2005, 07:06 AM

Falcon 4 Allied Force

My god game game out in 1998 and now its reissued and fixed!

Amazing sim!

screwtape

07-02-2005, 07:10 AM

Battlefield 2, and a couple of older Xbox games I picked up on the cheap - Sphinx & the Cursed Mummy and Psi-Ops. Great stuff.

AspectVoid

07-02-2005, 07:31 AM

I work Saturdays and Sundays (I get Tues and Wen off), so my weekend hasn't started yet. When it does, though, I'm going to be putting time into Baldur's Gate 2, as I work to beat it for the upteenth time (though with a new mod installed). I'm also hoping to get in time with Guildwars.

Redline

07-02-2005, 07:31 AM

Divine Divinity. I really like it so far. Good balance between simplicity and 'hardcore' RPG. Good for me because I'm not after anything too heavy at the moment.

AnthraxKitty

07-02-2005, 07:40 AM

I'm gonna play the "try to not get my hand drunkenly blown off with a firework" game tonight!

VoodooKarma

07-02-2005, 07:44 AM

Playing Riviera for the GBA. Pretty cool RPG; it's kind of a mix of a point and click adventure with a Japanese RPG with some QTE's thrown in. I wasn't sure if I would like it but I am hooked.

gesheed

07-02-2005, 07:49 AM

Am playing Conker live and reloaded!! funny game!! :D

Kyle Jones

07-02-2005, 07:52 AM

Started back up on the World of Warcraft again, so I'm sure that'll command some time from me this weekend. Perhaps I'll do some reading...

Thunderbrand

07-02-2005, 08:16 AM

Started playing Call of Duty for the PC again, so should probably finish it soon. And maybe, just maybe, get around to completing Brothers in Arms.

valveboy

07-02-2005, 08:19 AM

hey guys....been having a blast playing the bards tale for pc. very Monty Pythonish...game is funny as hell. Very well done...excellent character models and great storyline.

Blue

07-02-2005, 08:30 AM

Justin_McElroy

07-02-2005, 08:34 AM

I'm going to keep pummelling Destroy All Humans in the hopes that I can squeeze the precious fun out of it.

Monroeski

07-02-2005, 08:48 AM

Ico when I'm at home, and getting gold crowns for everyone on Warioware: Touched while I'm at work. If my internet connection comes back up, I'll probably get in some UT2k4.

StoneGut

07-02-2005, 08:50 AM

Heddin home for the Canada Day long weekend! I'll be packing my GBA SP with Mario and Luigi loaded up... man this is a fun game!

Syl

07-02-2005, 08:50 AM

Yeah, older PS2 games for me. Ico, Gradius V, FFX,

...and Battlefield 2, probably some Guild Wars - We have tomb of the Primeval King runs on saturday night, can't miss that.

Commissar Rob

07-02-2005, 09:28 AM

I finally finished RE4 last night, and have moved on to a little Heroes of Might and Magic III...maybe some more Destroy all Humans. :D

TacRod

07-02-2005, 09:38 AM

NWN coop, OFP with the CSLA 2.1 mod and the zoo.

eeje13

07-02-2005, 09:38 AM

Meteos is way addicting, even more so than Lumines is, so I'll be playing some of that.

Perhaps work on WarioWare: Twisted! some.

Contemplating picking up Splinter Cell DS despite some of the reviews.

Nesta

07-02-2005, 09:55 AM

Shelving BF2 until they patch that bitch next week. Will get a nice long session of Guild Wars in tonight.

EternalGamer

07-02-2005, 10:00 AM

Odd World: Stranger's Wraith is great and it gets even better the further you play. The end has battle sequences that rival anything in Halo in terms of intensity and epic-ness. But the storyline and the political thematics that underlie it are the real stars. I will really miss not having Oddworld Inhabitants in game form anymore.

Dan

bapenguin

07-02-2005, 10:30 AM

I'm playing the marriage game, 2 hours and counting till the ceremony...time to get ready.

fushi

07-02-2005, 10:31 AM

Edit: Congratulations to the poster before me!

Final Fantasy X :(

Pretty close to finishing it.

Kelegacy

07-02-2005, 10:40 AM

Divine Divinity. I really like it so far. Good balance between simplicity and 'hardcore' RPG. Good for me because I'm not after anything too heavy at the moment.

Awesome game. It's comparisons to Diablo are unwarranted, apart from the 1st dungeon. After that it's more like Ultima. I loved it, though Beyond Divinity wasnt as good. Decent and entertaining, but a seemingly larger focus on fighting.

I'm going to be playing more MVP 2005, GTA: SA for PC and maybe trying out Phantom Dust and Atelier Iris. Atelier Iris seems like a very decent RPG...hell, i love my PS2. Its really the only console still spitting out RPG games each month. The other 2 are seriously RPG-retarded.

KarmaGhost

07-02-2005, 10:48 AM

Guild Wars and GTA: San Andreas

Kagger

07-02-2005, 11:01 AM

Metroid Fusion

Jedi Academy (with my clan:))

possibly FF9 if I decide to pick it up again...I will eventually.

and some Star Wars Pen and Paper with my buddies

jacob.armitage

07-02-2005, 11:13 AM

Playing some Halo 2 over live with some of the lads, and currently enjoying some Rayman2 on the dreamcast and Heroes of might & magic 3 on the Pc.

retsudo

07-02-2005, 11:41 AM

GTA: SA PC, OFP :WGL Zeus multiplayer, OFP: Finmod multiplayer, OFP : Invasion 41-45 singleplayer and maybe some coop Soldiers: Heroes of WWII.

riposte101

07-02-2005, 12:21 PM

Surprisingly I busted out my final fantasy tactics advanced for the GBA. I haven't touched it in ages. Damn it's fun.

Everlost_MI

07-02-2005, 12:39 PM

Since I am stuck at work on and off this weekend I am playing catch up on movies while my family is away enjoying the holiday. Already caught Land of the Dead, Mr. & Mrs. Smith at the theater and moving on to Saw with Cursed and Season 1 of the David Chapelle Show in the que. If I get through all of that GTA:SA and BF2 await me.

Oh and I need a beer! :)

Kagger

07-02-2005, 12:41 PM

congrats Bapenguin

Liquidize105

07-02-2005, 12:41 PM

Fourth of July is almost here!

Nothing much really, a few games of Natural Selection. I have a lot of stuff piled up though, stuff I got from trading other EA posters.

Everlost_MI

07-02-2005, 12:43 PM

I'm playing the marriage game, 2 hours and counting till the ceremony...time to get ready.

Alllright! Congrats and best of luck to you both!

Bushido

07-02-2005, 02:36 PM

eve online and guildwars

jacob.armitage

07-02-2005, 02:47 PM

congrats and good luck Bapenguin.

Spartan

07-02-2005, 02:48 PM

I'am stayin true and playin Halo with my friends im gonna throw a L.A.N party on sunday. I am the best.IF anyone can beat this:i beat 6 of my friends on king of the hill 6 on 1 and i won 5mins to 2mins.

SBKidJamX

07-02-2005, 03:16 PM

Conker and working on my warlock in WoW.

mister_slim

07-02-2005, 03:29 PM

Congrats to bap!

Poor sucker.

Anyway, not playing anything new this week, but trying to finish some writing.

Squigly

07-02-2005, 03:57 PM

Black & White, i felt like picking it up from my shelf, and installed it, and now I can't shut it down. Must....Play....Black & White....

score

07-02-2005, 04:19 PM

Some more Guild Wars for me. And congrats Bap!

bobbler

07-02-2005, 04:58 PM

I'm playing the marriage game, 2 hours and counting till the ceremony...time to get ready.

Two hours before the wedding and hes still posting on a board...

Congrats Bap ;)

On another note: I'm playing ICO this weekend. Pick it up if you haven't! Well worth the $20.

Blue

07-02-2005, 06:21 PM

Well, as I had to work it's a little late and the event itself has already happened, but congrats just the same Bap! Best of luck to you and your wife.

KamaItachi

07-02-2005, 06:41 PM

Hey congratulations Bap. I'll be picking that game up in a month myself.
No spoilers, only hints please.

At the moment I'm going through Advance Wars DS, it seems to be a very different beast to the GBA titles and takes a bit to get used to juggling two COs effectively but so far it's a pretty damn fine game.

Liquidize105

07-02-2005, 06:56 PM

The next time we hear from bap he will be basking in the sunshine of the Caribbeans.

Have a drink of wine for me :D

KamaItachi

07-02-2005, 07:50 PM

Honeymoon Gamer: What are you playing?

RandomViolence

07-02-2005, 07:58 PM

Grats and all the best, bap. Enjoy the slave life ;)

i aint yer pa

07-02-2005, 08:27 PM

Playing Guild Wars and Shot-Online (http://www.shot-online.com), the Korean Golf MMORPG. It's not bad, I can't get enough of it!

And I add my congratulations to bap!

GrinR

07-02-2005, 09:10 PM

Having been banned (temp) from WoW for poor sportsmanship, I've tried out Guild Wars and Battlefield 2.

Guild Wars still strikes me as a poor man's WoW. Battlefield 2 is a great looking and largely great playing game that has the absolute worst UI programming of all time. Oh and the manual is sheer uselessness. Interestingly enough, the BF2 DVD box is HUGE and could easily hold a nice manual - oh well, at least they passed the savings on to me, since it was $49.95 at EBX.

MajSheppard

07-03-2005, 01:06 AM

metros, just metros.

TrackZero

07-03-2005, 01:21 AM

I'm playing the marriage game, 2 hours and counting till the ceremony...time to get ready.

Awesome to hear bap! Congratulations!

DeadPixel

07-03-2005, 02:04 AM

NWN coop, OFP with the CSLA 2.1 mod and the zoo.
I'm going to try the CSLA 2.1 mod. I've been having a blast with FinMod for OFP. Just picked up on the game again a couple of months ago and had a blast in coop.

thatlukeguy

07-03-2005, 10:49 AM

Believe it or not, the post about it being patched (a little while back) got me to fire up an oldie but a goodie on the LAN and I've been playing with my sister all the time...

...*Starcraft* :)

Then I squeeze in some GuildWars and BF2(demo) in.

Rakael

07-03-2005, 11:09 AM

A late congrats to you bap! Marriage is probably the best game I have ever played: emotion, drama, entertainment, and most importantly, sex! Well, at least at first. ;)

I'll be zoned into Tales of Symphonia between all the events I am being forced to attend this weekend. Maybe a tad bit of Destroy All Humans if I get burned on ToS, but I highly doubt that.

Heretic Machine

07-03-2005, 12:22 PM

I bought a new Guinea Pig, so I've been messing with him for most of the weekend. I may play some NWN later, I installed and patched it on friday, and started replaying Hordes of the Underdark... stopped playing when it crashed and irritated me :p

Spigot

07-03-2005, 07:02 PM

I was away most of the weekend, visiting family, but I was able to spend some time on some awesome games.

Fire Emblem for the GBA. Awesome turn-based strategy. I finally found a copy this week and started playing on Friday. Heck, I liked it so much I ran out and bought FE: The Sacred Stones so I can play more FE once I finish this one.

Destroy All Humans (Xbox): Fun game so far. It was odd when I went to buy it though. Every game store employee I asked about it said the same thing. "It's a great game but..." with the "but..." being that it got a little repetitive or episodic. I'm loving it though. Episodic games are fine by me!

Atelier Iris: Eternal Mana (PS2): Holy crap, this is an awesome RPG. Granted, I love 2D graphics, especially when they've been tweaked to take advantage of what the current hardware can do, effect-wise. I've put about 4-5 hours into this so far and am loving it. It's like playing a normal RPG version of the various Nippon Ichi strategy games. Lots of humour, fun combat and a deep item creation system. If you like old school RPG's or liked the Disgaea/La Pucelle/Phantom Brave games, you'll love this one.

Spigot

07-03-2005, 07:06 PM

Working my way through Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath. Huge fan of this game (just picked it up a few days ago) and can't wait to have some more time with it. When I'm not bagging bounties, I'll probably end up spending some time with WoW.

I just started playing Stranger's Wrath a week or so (well, playing it in earnest). It's great. I just haven't played it in a week.

51|RandoM

07-03-2005, 07:49 PM

fe:sacred stones is kind of a let down compared to fire emblem, it is just tooo easy.

Kelegacy

07-04-2005, 05:38 AM

Atelier Iris: Eternal Mana (PS2): Holy crap, this is an awesome RPG. Granted, I love 2D graphics, especially when they've been tweaked to take advantage of what the current hardware can do, effect-wise. I've put about 4-5 hours into this so far and am loving it. It's like playing a normal RPG version of the various Nippon Ichi strategy games. Lots of humour, fun combat and a deep item creation system. If you like old school RPG's or liked the Disgaea/La Pucelle/Phantom Brave games, you'll love this one.

*Goes to take the shrinkwrap off his Atelier Iris game.

I've only mostly good things about the game. I havent tried it out yet, but it's already looking to be the best PS2 RPG released this year...thus far, anyway. XenoSaga 2, Suikoden 4, Arc the Lad: EoD....those games are all big sequels that just dont fulfill the way they were supposed to. I've been looking for a game to jump into, and though I have already started Phantom Dust, i might set it aside to jump directly into Atelier.

Spigot

07-04-2005, 01:14 PM

I agree with Kelegacy. I have been rather underwhelmed with most of the big RPG sequels that I've picked up this year. Xenosaga 2 is probably the most disappointing and that's not even coming at it from a convoluted storyline angle. I just find it running incredibly slow on my PS2. The battles take forever to load up and are nowhere near as fun as the original Xenosaga battles.

That's probably why I've been going through my back catalogue of Nippon Ichi TBRPG games and even busting out the ol' Chrono Trigger for the PS1. I wish they'd do a port of CT for the GBA. I don't need Secret of Mana. I need a portable Chrono Trigger!