Weekend Gamer: What are you playing? [Archive]

Gorvi

06-27-2008, 07:22 AM

I'll be playing "tear out carpet and paint walls" in the house we just closed on Wednesday. When I actually get a chance I'll be digging into some Disgaea 2 and hopefully I'll get back into Bioshock a bit. I'd absolutely love to get in some FFXI but I have a hard time seeing that happening this weekend.

joruussuun

06-27-2008, 07:23 AM

I've gone back to Titan Quest + Expansion. I'm in Greece on Epic adventure.

karak

06-27-2008, 07:25 AM

Airsoft
Then come home and get into Deadliest Catch...Yep I said it.

EWolfmanD

06-27-2008, 07:26 AM

Uncharted, Etrian Odyssey II, and hopefully FFTA2.

Morratut

06-27-2008, 07:28 AM

I'll be playing Ninja Gaiden 2, GRID. Slowly going through both games. Probably a bit of COD4.

Just bought C&C 3 Kanes Wrath today. I'll be playing that too.

Spigot

06-27-2008, 07:36 AM

I just finished TWEWY this morning, so I can finally pop that cart out of my DS for a bit (though I will come back to it for some of the awesome post-game stuff).

I've got about 4-5 weeks of downloadable Professor Layton puzzles to catch up on, so I'll give those a crack. I'm also snagging FFTA2 today and that should keep me busy.

In 'real console' news, I'm getting close to the end of Act 4 of MGS4, so I'm going to keep plugging away at that over the weekend and see if I can't wrap it up before the beginning of July. I really want to a) see the redacted entries in the MGS Database and b) play some of the other PS3 games I bought a few weeks ago when I grabbed the system.

I'm also going to see Wall-E at least once this weekend. I'm trying to coordinate a rendezvous with my wife on her way home from work so that the whole family can go see it this afternoon. If it's 8 kinds of awesome (which I hope it is), I might even sneak the boy out to see it a second time this weekend.

I might tinker away at some Space Invaders Extreme or MGS: Portable Ops or something this weekend too, but we'll see how things go. I have to work saturday and sunday, but that means I have Monday and Tuesday off. Woo!

Shadowstorm

06-27-2008, 07:39 AM

TF2, CoD4, Halo 3, SoaSE.

Heretic Machine

06-27-2008, 07:39 AM

Well, the GF should be coming up today, we're going to be watching the Evil Dead trilogy, and maybe some other stuff. Tomorrow we're going to go see Wall-E. Outside of that, I'll be playing City of Heroes, Space Invaders Extreme (way cooler than you'd think), and I might start up Xenogears.

menage

06-27-2008, 07:41 AM

Ehm, don't know really.

Finished MGS so I'll wait a little with that. Some GTA4. Maybe start up something else. Oblivion for the heck of it.

murpes

06-27-2008, 07:47 AM

I'm a late comer to Trackmania Nations United, and I'm enjoying the hell out of it. In between TM Nations time, I'll probably play some Red Orchestra.

It's also my wife's birthday this weekend, so I need to spend some time with her. In other words, I'll probably have to play some WoW :)

Itchyeyes

06-27-2008, 07:59 AM

The release of the new HD 4870's inspired me to go back an tweak the overclocks on my CPU and GPU (boosted my 3D Mark '06 score from 7200 to over 10K!). So I'll probably be revisiting some PC games to see how they're running on the system now, most likely starting with Company of Heroes. I've also got plans to play some NG2 which has been sitting unplayed in my 360 for far too long.

MelbaToast

06-27-2008, 08:00 AM

I think I'll finally play through Tomb Raider: Legend this weekend. I've had it on the shelf for a very long time and haven't gotten more than 30 minutes into it.

Last night after I finished playing through Conan (fuck the last boss), I found myself wanting to play a really slow paced game where I could just relax, plan what to do and take my time. I realized I don’t really have any games like that to play through. I mean I’ve got to finish GTA4, The Darkness, DMC4 and a bunch of others all along the same lines. I’m thinking I might try and get Civ Revolutions through my Goozex queue to try and fill that void, but I’m open to suggestions otherwise. I actually just ended up playing Catan over Live after I couldn’t find a game of Carcassonne.

Bad_Buddha

06-27-2008, 08:10 AM

Probably going to spend a fair amount of time clearing out the hose for a real estate agent to come in and look the place over. I'm not too excited about our chances in the market right now, but if we can move the place to a developer for the large property we have, that's an option.

Spending a lot of time killing demons and zombies in Hellgate: London. My son was messing around with it while I've been at work. He liked it so much that he went out and grabbed his own copy. I've been playing the SP side of it, but he suggested that we hit the MP servers and play co-op and see how that goes. Father/Son bonding FTW!

Might play around a bit with Darwinia. Played the demo back when it first showed up on Steam and I just picked up the retail box at half-Price Books for $5.

oldschooldimo

06-27-2008, 08:16 AM

i just picked up mass effect about two days ago damn that game is amazing.

Wilkz07

06-27-2008, 08:20 AM

Addicted to Bioshock right now so will be continuing with that.

Rockband on sat.

Hellgate London and Bad Company at some point.

vherub

06-27-2008, 08:26 AM

got to finish trauma center wii and snatcher, maybe super metroid

Lord_Don

06-27-2008, 08:32 AM

Lots and lots of WoW. Trying to get to 70 so I can participate in raids with my guildies.

Zander

06-27-2008, 08:37 AM

I beat the absolutely fantastic TWEWY last weekend.

This weekend, it's all FFTA2 time. 6 hours into the game, it's exactly what I was hoping it would be.

LordFu

06-27-2008, 08:51 AM

I'll be playing Space Rangers 2: Reboot, mostly.

Probably Advance Wars: DoR and Lego Indiana Jones DS, too.

zrikz

06-27-2008, 08:52 AM

I'll probably just be playing AoC and perhaps finally getting back to a little GTA IV

Flatpicker

06-27-2008, 08:56 AM

I have the week off next week.
MGS4, Mass Effect and closing on 4 multifamily buildings for me.

RestlessAvenger

06-27-2008, 08:59 AM

I'm going to spend the weekend playing with my new PS3. I've got MGS4 and Uncharted to start up and I have Ratchet and Resistance coming in from Gamefly.
I will probably just spend hours playing through Super Stardust HD instead.

Variable Gear

06-27-2008, 09:06 AM

It's all about the DS this weekend. I'll be definitely be playing Guitar Hero: On Tour (I'm on the last tier of songs on Medium), Professor Layton (I just started, and I'm loving this game), and Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword (haven't started yet, but I played the demo a few times). And, if all goes well, I'll add FFTA2: Grimoire of the Rift, Contra IV, and Etrian Odyssey II: Heroes of Lagaard to that list. Hopefully the other Toys"R"Us in town has a little bit more in stock in terms of DS games. ;)

*raoul

06-27-2008, 09:19 AM

Working my way slowly through the DS backlog. This weekend it's Sonic Rush, and it's great...a fast Sonic game without fishing minigames or any of that crap. I think I'm getting close to the final final boss, but I'm not sure. After that, maybe some Apollo Justice.

And I STILL need to start MGS4, but I've had a weird, irregular work schedule, and I just can't find the time. Some time next week I'm going to carve out a Metal Gear day.

Gott

06-27-2008, 09:29 AM

Hmm...Lost Oddessy halfway through game i think...i should have plenty of time to finsih that up since i am being laid off from my company because we were acquired by JP Morgan (the EA of the banking world).

How come i couldn't be laid off in Oct/Nov when all the nasty games are coming out...oh well it gives me more time to find work I guess.

Jart

06-27-2008, 09:30 AM

Quakelive!

Maskatron

06-27-2008, 09:32 AM

My new PC is up and running, so I'll be putting it through it's paces this weekend. I plan to try out UT3 and S.T.A.L.K.E.R., and get back into Company of Heroes.

WSwwan

06-27-2008, 09:33 AM

I've got some games on hold (Namely Alone In The Dark and Uncharted) for Final Fantasy Tactics A2. It's just too damned good!

Maskatron

06-27-2008, 09:48 AM

Quakelive!

How is it so far? I'm hoping to get in the beta.

DeadPixel

06-27-2008, 09:49 AM

Age of Conan, LEGO Indy with my gf and some Crysis

Kelegacy

06-27-2008, 09:56 AM

Just bought a PS3, so I'll be playing Motorstorm and hopefully another game I buy tonight (and some PSN titles perhaps). The rest of the titles that came with the system I bought are shit. Sleek system, I dig.

Probably tons of GTA4 (getting to the end I think!! and I love it), Mass Effect which I've just barely started (tried to make a custom character that resembled me, but it kept coming out looking Asian), and DMC4. Mass Effect and DMC4 I just received on Monday and haven't had a chance to play.

Looks to be a good weekend!

SkylarScaling

06-27-2008, 10:03 AM

I'm going to play some more EndWar beta matches (aweseome, BTW) and get further into MGS4.

I might also dip into some more Boom Blox if I get a chance.

Gorvi

06-27-2008, 10:26 AM

Earth Djinn

06-27-2008, 10:31 AM

Ive picked up Rock Band and SSBB in the last three days, so Ill let you guess at what Ill be doing all weekend.

Kelegacy

06-27-2008, 10:37 AM

MGS4!Do it!

I've bought so many games lately, a $60 purchase would make my girlfriend kill me in my sleep. Something out for a while, cheap, would be much better. Going to Target tonight to check out clearance. Will pick up Lair for $15 if it's still there, maybe some other titles if I am lucky enough to score some cheap ones.

Thing is, I bought a ton of Folklores back in April and traded them away for 360 titles. I wish I had kept a copy for myself. :( Also, I saw a bunch of PS3 Logitech wireless keyboards clearanced for dirt cheap. Yeah, again, had I known I would own a PS3 a few months later, I would have snatched up one of those too.

Grrr.

DraggnKnucks

06-27-2008, 10:38 AM

Ive picked up Rock Band and SSBB in the last three days, so Ill let you guess at what Ill be doing all weekend.

Yard work?

Cavalier

06-27-2008, 10:40 AM

More Crisis Core although I hate the one hit killer chocobos.
More GTAIV with the phone on sleeper mode, it's just like real life with people constantly bugging you.

Gorvi

06-27-2008, 10:51 AM

Will pick up Lair for $15 if it's still there, maybe some other titles if I am lucky enough to score some cheap ones.
No no no no no and a thousand times no! If you're really curious about Lair, make a PSN account for Hong Kong or Japan (nice to have anyway) and download the demo. It's an awful awful game that nobody should have to pay for.

If you want something good and PS3 specific go for Uncharted, Ratchet, or Resistance, but not Lair. Not if you like good games, anyway.

score

06-27-2008, 10:54 AM

Just starting Act 5 of MGS4. Can it top the awesomeness of Act 4 though?
I hope so.

RestlessAvenger

06-27-2008, 10:58 AM

If you want something good and PS3 specific go for Uncharted, Ratchet, or Resistance, but not Lair. Not if you like good games, anyway.

Thats the full list of the games I have to play for my first weekend with my PS3.
I feel much more confident about how awesome my weekend will be.

Commissar Rob

06-27-2008, 11:17 AM

I'd like to spend some quality time with MGS4 (just started Act 3). Other than that, maybe a little Enemy Territory or GTAIV. Possibly some Warcraft 3. More than likely some lawn-mowing.

Rafer

06-27-2008, 11:47 AM

Pesona 3, 99 hours in...

HALO 32

06-27-2008, 11:47 AM

Finished MGS4

So this weekend I will be most likely working, finishing Battlefield: Bad Company, perhaps finally go back to Mass Effect or GTA IV.

Booda

06-27-2008, 01:17 PM

I saw that the price of The Witcher dropped down to $40 so I picked it up to check out over the weekend. Other than that I plan on playing some BF BC on 360 and of course more AoC.

HunterX280

06-27-2008, 01:36 PM

I managed a free copy of Lost Odyssey recently (no, it wasn't a five finger discount) so that will probably get a bit of play time this weekend. It's hard to find that kind of time for a game any more. If I can't get the TV free I will probably load something from the backlog on my PC. I am thinking Neverwinter Nights because of the recent Penny Arcade DnD podcasts (http://www.wizards.com/dnd/rsspodcast.xml), but doing two fairly long RPGs simultaneously seems like a really bad idea.

On a side note I am reading Neal Stephenson's Cryptonomicon (http://www.amazon.com/Cryptonomicon-Neal-Stephenson/dp/0060512806/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1214598961&sr=8-1). This book is massive and I am really enjoying it. I like to torture myself with starting things that take forever to finish.

LionEyez

06-27-2008, 02:31 PM

Hopefully more Civ: Rev, some achievement ''hunting'' in R6:V2, GTA IV and some Orange Box thrown in. Summer holidays. Awesome.

cepwin

06-27-2008, 02:43 PM

PS3:
More MGS4: - I'm slowly (very slowly) working my way though ch 3.
Depending on my mood and time I might also:
Continue on GTA4 (360) and R6LV-2 (maybe someday I'll complete the lone wolf mission....it's a killer.)
If I get PSP time:
GoW

I also just picked up MGS Essentials and I'd like to check them out as well as my first blu-ray...the 5 disc Blade Runner collection (for less than $20)

cepwin

06-27-2008, 02:44 PM

I played the demo...great!!! I have it on pre-order.

Hopefully more Civ: Rev,

Sl1pstream

06-27-2008, 02:47 PM

Some Rock Band.

Not much, I've got to work the entire weekend.

MrE

06-27-2008, 03:20 PM

Working on Age of Conan, Condemned 2: Bloodshot, and maybe I'll finish Dark Sector. I might have to pick up the $20 Dungeon Runner pack that released Thursday that gives you 6 months of premium content. Could be good.

Spigot

06-27-2008, 03:22 PM

Kel, don't waste your money on Lair. Put that $15 towards MGS4 or something good. Unless you're a HUGE fan of the Rogue Squadron style of game (it really feels like you're playing Rogue Squadron with dragons instead of X-Wings... and not in a good way), stay far, far away. At least they added controls that humans might actually want to use instead of Sixaxis.

I saw Wall-E this afternoon. I liked it but I think I was spoiled by Ratatouille. When Wall-E is good, it's VERY VERY good. Unfortunately, there were a few too many slow bits and the story wasn't developed nearly as well as even Cars, let alone Ratatouille.

But it was still a good movie and the little Presto short that was before it was awesome.

Steele Johnson

06-27-2008, 04:09 PM

i just picked up mass effect about two days ago damn that game is amazing.

I agree. I haven't been a big fan of Bioware games in the past, but this one really surprised me. What a great game!

Purple Santa

06-27-2008, 05:50 PM

More MGS4, especially now since it's starting to get interesting. Might try WALL-E on PS3...depends how involved I get with MGS4. If really involved i'll be to lazy to switch discs...

@Spigot: Congrats on finishing TWEWY. I hope the ending was as good as I was claiming it to be...but the whole storyline really is complete when you do the files...which means more playing after the actual storyline is done...

Spigot

06-27-2008, 05:53 PM

@Spigot: Congrats on finishing TWEWY. I hope the ending was as good as I was claiming it to be...but the whole storyline really is complete when you do the files...which means more playing after the actual storyline is done...Tell me about it. I wish there was a 'text skip' button somewhere around here...

Rakael

06-27-2008, 06:36 PM

Maybe a bit of Lost Odyssey and CoD4. Mainly I will be getting some things done around the house and foaming at the mouth in anticipation of my new laptop arriving. God I hope that thing can run Age of Conan.

Evil Avnovice

06-27-2008, 06:53 PM

-Etrian Odyssey II (Xbox 360)
-Wii Fit (PS3)

Variable Gear

06-27-2008, 06:58 PM

-Duke Nukem Forever (PC)

wahjindo

06-27-2008, 10:46 PM

My a-hole 360 is goofing off and locking up constantly, so Microsoft is sending me a box. Regardless, I'll be playing Battlefield: Bad Company and Alone in the Dark on that jimjam. I'm also rolling through Yakuza as my pile of shame game of the week. MGS4 still has me hooked too. I'd say I'll probably end up solving that 5 times or so before I'm able to take a legit break from it.

Evil Avnovice

06-28-2008, 03:22 AM

Am now sitting down with Heavenly Guardian (Wii) and The Monkey King (Wii).

Kelegacy

06-28-2008, 04:40 AM

Tried the Uncharted demo last night and I have to say, this game is a must-have for me.

Also managed to get into Mass Effect last night. Just on the first mission but so far I'm really surprised I'm really digging it.

Commissar Rob

06-28-2008, 09:17 AM

Thanks to current events and announcement, I dusted off my Diablo 2 discs and reinstalled them. The "no-cd" patch is a nice touch.

Rafterman

06-28-2008, 09:32 AM

Picked up Burnout Paradise cheap, so will likely play that as well as hopefully finishing up condemned 2. Just finished rewatching Indiana Jones 1-3, so perhaps playing a little Lego Indy would be a good addition to that list.