Monday Blues - What did you Actually Play?

[menage]

Oh oh! Monday again. Busy at work so her\s a quick one? What did you guys actually play this weekend? MGS4. GTA4, or some other 4? Age of Conan? Pacman? Tell us all about it right here.

GTA4 (opened up island 3!), MGS4 (new run) and Puzzlequest (with the GF) for me.

[Mortis]

Battlefield: BC only as planned. Totally love the MP, it's the most fun I have had on Live in a long time.

[Sasori the Medic]

I also played Battlefield: BC, only just the singleplayer. I really like it. Some reviews stated the comedy doesn't mesh well with the intensity of the firefights, but I find it to be a good fit.

Also played Puzzle Quest. That game is just awesome. I don't know how many hours I've put into it but it's quite a lot.

[maverick106]

I fired up the ol laptop for some Diablo 2!! Exciting times, its so easy to get sucked back into that game again. Only problem is its gonna make me very impatient for Diablo 3.

[frederec]

A fair bit of FFTA2, a bit of Boom Blox, and a little bit of GTAIV. I'm having trouble getting into GTA, because the thing I'm accustomed to doing in GTA first to get to know the city, taxis, ambulances, and fire trucks aren't in this game. I've been assured that as you go on you don't miss their absence, but it's slowed me down at the beginning.

[menage]

Could someone edit the borked spelling in the first bit. Maybe a bit too fast:P

[civil_dead]

Finished GTA IV. I've been slowly eeking out gaming time during the day again.

Great game. This week I hope to start MGS 4.

[51|RandoM]

Played some TF2, that was about it. I need to let MGS4 fade from memory a bit before I play other games that will invariably pale in some meaningful way. Watched a few demos and I got hung up thinking, "wow, those character models suck compared to MGS4 character models."

[MelbaToast]

Played the first few levels of DMC4 and a couple of online games of Catan on the 360.

Most of my gaming time was spent on my PSP, playing tons of Warhammer 40k: Squad Command. What a great, great game, I wish I had picked this up sooner.

[grognard66]

Just dabbled in the following games:
Conan (PS3)
Hot Shots Golf (PS3)
Battlefield: Bad Company (360)
Halo 3 (360)
Quake 4 (PC)
Heroe's of Might and Magic V (PC)

[Greeble]

Some more MGS4 and Dota, also played Rock Band and Singstar with the wife. Doing Duets of Tennessee and Opposites Attract are hilarious.

[Grey]

I didn't play anything - I've been at the Fusion Festival since wendsday.

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[fitbabits]

Played, and finished, the single player of Bad Company. Fannied around with the multiplayer as well.

[TheKeck]

Call of Duty 4 online and a LOT of Mario Kart.

[Venkman]

Tried playing Metroid Prime 3 on a brand new Wii. Got disc read errors, then the system froze, then it stopped working.

Brand new everything. Now it doesn't work.

[Wilkz07]

Finished Bioshock (best game ever)
Bad Company online
Alone in the Dark
some Rockband.

[zorper]

I went back and finished Fallout 2. One of the best games ever. Call me sacrilegious, but I am ready to leave the isometric viewpoint and play this world in full Oblivion 3D.

[Zander]

FFTA2. Great game.

[EWolfmanD]

I played a little Uncharted but spent most of my time on Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee 2. That game is insanely addictive, and I haven't even unlocked half of the characters or items yet. Unfortunately FFTA2 didn't arrive in time to play for the weekend, but I'm hoping it'll show up today. Then I can play that until the DS runs out of power and then run the PSP out of power playing Hot Shots while the DS is recharging. Switch and repeat for gaming satisfaction. :)

[Heretic Machine]

Well, I started playing Diablo II on Friday, after the big D3 announcement. I just got to the second chapter a moment ago. On Saturday, I went with my GF to watch Wall-E, which was the best out of the four movies I've seen this Summer (Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, and Kung-Fu Panda being the other three).

After Wall-E, we stopped by Wal-mart to pick up some bodywash for her, and as we were leaving I stepped into the Gamestop next door, looking for a used copy of Steambot Chronicles. They didn't have it, unfortunately, but they did have other games I've been looking for. I ended up with Zone of the Enders ($5.00), Summon Night: Swordcraft Story 2 ($12.99), and Drill Dozer ($7.99). Not a bad haul at all, and they've all been quite fun so far.

Great weekend, besides some shitty allergy problems!

[Ten19]

- A big ol' heap of TF2
- A smattering of Diablo 2
- Finally finished Half-Life 2, as well as EP1 shortly thereafter.
- Picked up Painkiller Gold from Steam and am enjoying it immensely. Thanks Yahtzee ;)

[Digital Outlaw]

I played Turok last night (360) and so far so terrible.. Thank goodness I gameflied it.

[Gorvi]

I played a lot of "do shitloads of work on the new house". The work on the yard in the 95 degree 3800% humidity Florida heat level sucked ass.

As far as actual games, I got in a bit of FFXI, but not much. I got about 15k xp on Beastmaster in about 2 hours. But, today I get to find out if I won anything in the Mog Bonanza. Come on 100 million gil!

[frederec]

After Wall-E, we stopped by Wal-mart to pick up some bodywash for her, and as we were leaving I stepped into the Gamestop next door, looking for a used copy of Steambot Chronicles. They didn't have it, unfortunately, but they did have other games I've been looking for. I ended up with Zone of the Enders ($5.00), Summon Night: Swordcraft Story 2 ($12.99), and Drill Dozer ($7.99). Not a bad haul at all, and they've all been quite fun so far.

Great weekend, besides some shitty allergy problems!

Drill Dozer is an excellent platformer, it's definitely worth more than the eight dollars you paid. I'd also argue that Steambot Chronicles is worth tracking down, as long as you can handle it's glaring flaw: if you're in town on your bot, walking around town takes a long time, and is totally computer controlled. I got to the point where I would read a bit while my bot went from one place to another.

[Variable Gear]

Drill Dozer is one of the most underappreciated games to ever be released. It's all kinds of awesome. I think I'll go ahead and finish the game today. ;)

[Talanvor]

I've made about halfway through Uncharted. That is one seriously gorgeous game. More than a few times I've just stared at the scenery, engrossed by the detail and beauty.

[Heretic Machine]

Drill Dozer is an excellent platformer, it's definitely worth more than the eight dollars you paid. I'd also argue that Steambot Chronicles is worth tracking down, as long as you can handle it's glaring flaw: if you're in town on your bot, walking around town takes a long time, and is totally computer controlled. I got to the point where I would read a bit while my bot went from one place to another.

Drill Dozer is one of the most underappreciated games to ever be released. It's all kinds of awesome. I think I'll go ahead and finish the game today. ;)

Yeah, it's quite a bit of fun, as you'd expect from a Game Freak title. The store I was in had like five other copies too, so it's apparently easy to find.

[Entropy Effect]

I finished MGS4 and was pretty blown away. I definitely need to play through it again in a couple weeks and focus more on stealth. Also played some Shadow of the Colossus as I finally broke down and bought my first PS2 after deciding on a 40 GB PS3. Only 2 colossi down, but I am loving it so far.

[Vandenh]

Shitloads of Starcraft 2 and a bit of WotLK.

(yes at WWI)

[Dingobloo]

Bioshock. Twice. Much more fun on easy 2nd time through with all the flashing shit turned off.

[HunterX280]

Friday I saw Wall-E, which was amazing. After that I just sort of chilled. Then on Sat/Sun I played a ton of Brawl and Mario Kart Wii.

My buddy came over Saturday night and we played until it was time to go so Wanted (which was stupid awesome). Then we came back and played more of the same, slept, then some more Brawl and MKW. After he left around 6:30 on Sunday I got around to playing some more Lost Odyssey. I think I am almost done with disc 1, maybe 3-4 more hours.

[vherub]

finished snatcher even back then the cutscenes are too long, but overall a good ride
put about 7 hours into baroque, and then decided to play odin sphere instead
also read physics of the impossible

[Asbestos]

Beat the main story portion of GTAIV Saturday morning after being woken by my phone buzzing as text messages telling me that Diablo III was officially announced poured in. :D
Then I proceeded to re-install, and then play Diablo II again for a few hours.
I love the fact that blizzard is moving away from the need to have the game discs in the drive after their new patches. :)

[TrackZero]

Sat and Sun combined I played 24 hours of World of Warcraft.

Help me.

[Bad_Buddha]

Watched Vantage Point on Friday night. Liked it, but there were just too many flaws to overlook.

Spent the whole weekend working my ass off around the house and yard. We finally get some hot weather in the NW!

Put some time into Hellgate: London - Hated the little overhead strategy game at The Wall. Other than that, I'm really enjoying this game!

Went to see Wall-E with my wife last night. Great film! Like the robots only parts best.

Also had a lot of fun with Allergies: The Snot Spewing Expansion. :p

[Booda]

Played some AoC Sunday evening and that was pretty much it.

[Commissar Rob]

Got through Act 3 of MGS4, reinstalled Diablo 2 and spent some time hacking and slashing, and called it a weekend.

[Itchyeyes]

I seem to be hitting roadblocks in all my games. I took about 5 shots at beating the back to back bosses in NG 2 to no success. I'm also stuck on the 4th mission in Company of Heroes single player.

[Steve_Erhardt]

Nothing but CoD4 for me, this weekend past. A little multi, mostly single. I've completed all but like 2 or 3 of the challenges, got all my gold weapons, etc etc, but I did absolutely shitty on getting all the intelligence in the single player, so I was on a crusade this weekend.

Somehow, I'm still short by 2. I scoured every map and really ramped up my number, but by Sunday evening I was still missing 4. I broke down and googled where there were all at and started going through systematically and got 2 more. But somehow I'm still missing 2 and I can't, for the life of me, figure out which ones. I started over from the beginning and was checking them off of that list I googled as I went through, but apparently there are two in there I thought I had but don't and didn't really go to the right place to get 'em. *sigh* Still, lots of fun trying, but at this point, I'd really like to finish that off.

Multiplayer wise, a so-so weekend, nothing spectacular, though I did play the Killhouse map for the first time with just me and my kid, and I finally, FINALLY! managed to hand him his ass for a change (usually he freaking clobbers me). That was a good thing, heh heh.

[Steve_Erhardt]

Shitloads of Starcraft 2...
Huh-whaaaa? Starcraft 2?

[Soap]

I couldn't find my Diablo 2 CD, so I decided to buy Titan's Quest off of steam. Nice little D2 clone and I can play in 1680x1050 widescreen.

[Intruder]

Titan's Quest here too, great game.

Got a PSP the other day so been playing,
Jeanne D'Arc
Socom: Tactical Strike
Patapon
God of War
Siphon Filter:Dark Mirror
Echochrome

[biosc1]

As Bad_Buddha mentioned, lots of hot sun this past weekend. Took last Friday off in lieu of a holiday up here tomorrow (Canada Day)...

Ended up biking and then spending time playing GRAW 2(360) on Friday night :)

Saturday...ended up pulling out Guitar Hero 3(360)...finally decided to tackle medium difficulty. I've learned I'm a little more coordinated than I thought...my poor pinky finger :(

Sunday, I watched my German team lose, while downloading mods for STALKER...then I fired up STALKER and finally invested some time into it...3 hours just zipped by! What a very fun game...I can't believe I've let it sit there for months and never played it.

Then, I went back to Guitar Hero 3(360)...and finished the night with some Switchball (360)

[51|RandoM]

Sunday, I watched my German team lose, while downloading mods for STALKER...then I fired up STALKER and finally invested some time into it...3 hours just zipped by! What a very fun game...I can't believe I've let it sit there for months and never played it.

You mean S.T.A.L.A.K.E.R., right? :D

[wahjindo]

I played my 360 died again! Then I played some MGS4 on my second playthrough, some WoW and I solved Yakuza.

[Hyperglide]

I just finally finished Lost Odyssey and hear so much hype about the ending, I was left a little dissapointed. It really was all about the dreams sup-plot and not about the story as the main plot line left me desiring more.

With that said it's still an awesome game. I will try to unlock the rest of the achievements. I'm only missing one bloody Seed which is preventing a LOT of achievements. Then i'll have to finish off the backyard arena. Then I don't know what i'll be playing after that.

[Evil Avnovice]

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

[51|RandoM]

-Etrian Odyssey II (PS3)



DS emulation under linux?

[Evil Avnovice]

DS emulation under linux?

Just a small joke. I've been hooked something fierce on the game since I bought it. :)

[HALO 32]

While I played Bad Company but I didn't finsih it. I also got a chance to play some Guitar Hero: On Tour.

[joruussuun]

Diablo!
short

[Agnostic]

Worms (XBLA)

I actually went outside this weekend and didn't combust from the sun.

[Goonch]

I continued on with Metal Gear Solid (1) on my PS1/LCD unit. I just made it out of the Tank Hangar. I believe that I will be encountering my 2nd boss battle very soon.

I finished up Splinter Cell DA on the 360. Overall it was a very good experience. I would rate is a B.

[Talanvor]

Oh yeah, and I helped a friend move.

If you have a friend that's moving, and they have a washer and dryer, make sure the sonofabitch actually disconnects them and drains the water out of the washer.

It sucks having to CARRY a washer with water in it, down three flights of stairs, with no dolly.

Jackass.

[RestlessAvenger]

I spent the weekend basically falling in love with my new PS3. Between Ratchet, MGS4, and Uncharted I am exceptionally happy with my purchase, and almost regret waiting so long. In between those I also played lots and lots of Super Stardust HD.

[Itchyeyes]

Sunday, I watched my German team lose, while downloading mods for STALKER...then I fired up STALKER and finally invested some time into it...3 hours just zipped by! What a very fun game...I can't believe I've let it sit there for months and never played it.
Out of curiosity, which mods?

[biosc1]

Out of curiosity, which mods?

H.Bogard posted some in a thread and I just downloaded them...

Comment #12 (http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/showthread.php?t=46114&highlight=stalker+mods)

I also downloaded a 16:10 scope mod from this site (http://stalker.filefront.com/).

I would play for a bit...add some mods and play some more...have yet to add any "sky" mods yet...but so far so good.

[Rarely Operable Brain]

Age of Conan, Age of Conan, followed by some Age of Conan.

Yep, that's about it.

[Rommel]

WoW - Flew around Outland and Azeroth grabbing blossoms, regained some honor spent on Tuesday, made about 800g towards my epic mount fund.

D&D 4E - Found a new group here in Minnesota. Really nice guys (And gal) playing in the Forgotten Realms. Played a Tiefling Warlock and had a ball.

[Darcydian]

Picked up Hellgate London for 20 bucks. Really good investment, considering even subscribing for the expanded content.

Also play a crapload of TF2

[Count Elmdor]

I recently picked up a copy of Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsitence, and I spent a couple hours this weekend with the MSX original Metal Gear.

Elsewhere, I took down numbers 8-11 in Shadow of the Colossus. No idea why I waited until now to play this epic. Oh wait, it's because I was stuck way the hell up FFXI's ass for almost three years. ;)

[Crashproof]

Some TF2, but a lot more Titan Quest (thanks to the Diablo III announcement). It's a quite decent game and Steam's selling the "gold" edition for $20.

[Rafterman]

I got into Burnout Paradise and just kept playing it. Most fun I have had in a Burnout game yet. Never did play anything else.

[MrE]

Some AoC and I picked up Dungeon Runners this weekend. Got my kids addicted to it so much that when I left for work this morning, they both got up and started playing with new characters. :) Fun game.

[Stryfe01]

i finally finished Blue Dragon. though I will go back to get most of teh achievements late in the year. I might try the DLC as well. I also started playing Front Line Fuel of War. I like the game. The only complaint so far is that I don't get good direction on how to control the gadgets' weapons. ( why does my copter blow up when i go to shoot?)

[Earth Djinn]

Mainly Rock Band, having only picked it up 5 days ago. I managed to wrap up the expert guitar tour, which was nice. Got 5 stars for every song on the main setlist.

Also a few online games of Ticket to Ride for XBLA. I do really enjoy those board games they've put on Live arcade.

[MelbaToast]

Mainly Rock Band, having only picked it up 5 days ago. I managed to wrap up the expert guitar tour, which was nice. Got 5 stars for every song on the main setlist.

Also a few online games of Ticket to Ride for XBLA. I do really enjoy those board games they've put on Live arcade.

Nice work on the expert setlist, I've been stuck at GG&HT for what seems like forever now.

[JRR006]

Metal Gear Solid 4, in brief two-hour sessions. It is a flavor that must be savored. And some Innocent Life: Harvest Moon because I want the doors in the ruins to open.

[maniac_of_noise]

I mostly played GTA4, but also dabbled in MGS4 and Gyrostarr.

[Kelegacy]

Beat GTA IV last night, great game with a crazy last stage. The last two missions were fairly big and I was scared I'd die at any moment--I didn't want to have to start all over.

Today I played a bit of Devil May Cry 4 (the first level and boss) and then I spent the rest of the time listening to Mass Effect. Listening, because besides the first area Eden Prime, there hasn't been an awful lot of action. Lots of talking and traipsing back and forth doing mostly dialog missions, but that's it.

I think I'll get into it more later, since it's not bad, but right now it feels almost too much like KotOR. But then again, it's a console Bioware title, what did I expect? I wish those fuckers had never turned over the console leaf sometimes.

[dorkus_malorkus]

Bit of Halo 3. And by a bit I mean one firefight to the next checkpoint. A trip to the Man Mall and subsequent chores that ensued kept me busy.

[KamaItachi]

A bit of Ticket To Ride, a few missions in GTA4. On Sunday a few friends and I got together and traipsed over to Game On (http://www.acmi.net.au/game_on.aspx) at the ACMI in Melbourne Centre.

It was a fun little diversion, not a bad collection of retro gaming for 15 bucks. As an actual exhibition, though, it was severely lacking. It tired to do too much and just wasn't comprehensive enough on any particular subject. seeing an old arcade cabinet made by the communists was a laugh, though.

[Variable Gear]

I played:

Guitar Hero: On Tour- I got to the second to last tier on Expert.
Professor Layton and the Curious Village- I am one hour in, and I'm loving it.
Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword- Just started, stylus combat isn't quite as intuitive as I hoped it would be.

[Spigot]

Since July 1st is Canada Day and it's basically been a long weekend here, I'll still count today as being part of the weekend.

I'm on what I assume is the final fight in MGS4. I'd probably be able to just wrap up the game right now except that I'm tired and I have heard that the last cutscene barrage can last upwards of 40 minutes or so, so I'm going to save that till tomorrow evening.

I played a LOT of FFTA2 over the weekend, mostly while at work. Damn, that game is addictive. Hit the Ikea on Sunday and got a bunch of stuff, so I played the "Put The Poang Stool Together" game yesterday and even more this evening. The upside is that I snagged a $3 stool there to use while playing drums in Rock Band, which I did this morning!

I also played a few PSN titles and tried a few more of the weekly puzzles in Professor Layton. I swear, they alternate between being so simple my kid could solve them and being so difficult you need a Masters in Puzzology to even come close to solving them.

[Spigot]

Oh, and I've been fighting the urge to fire up Diablo 2 and start working through that again so I can play the expansion (which I've never done, sadly). Titan Quest is also calling to me, but I must resist until I've finished MGS4!

[Kagger]

Worked the whole dang weekend.

However, a friend is lending me his PS3 to play MGS4, so heck yeah. Got through Act 1, and into Act 2 today.