Weekend Gamer: What are you playing?

[Jetherik]

The weekend is upon us and the eternal question to be asked: What are you playing this weekend?

[Metal Jesus]

I'm digging through Civilization: Revolution (X360)...and I will probably pick up Final Fantasy IV on the DS as well... This will be my first DS purchase in over a year.

[Gorvi]

Moving. If I'm lucky I'll be able to sneak in something tonight (hopefully a little FFXI), but otherwise if I do get to anything it'll probably be Brave Story as it's the only portable game I have going right now.

[51|RandoM]

I'm playing upgrade the firmware on six Brocade 48000 switches running two fabrics connecting three sites.

[Itchyeyes]

My 360 is on the fritz (although it doesn't seem to be a red ring case) so I'll be mostly on the PC this weekend. I also got a new iPhone so I've been trying out as many free games as I can find.

[Nura]

might run out and grab Ninja gaiden 2 tomorrow, but other then that it's rockband and city of villains for me :)

[YoungAlCapone]

Final Fantasy IV, Titan Quest. That is all, as I have to spend most of this weekend studying for two trig tests I have next weekend.

[Returner]

Lineage II
Monster Hunter Freedom 2
Mass Effect

[UnderHero5]

Got Burnout Paradise in the mail from Gamefly, so... that.
Probably some more 1942.
I want to try getting back into Dead Riding as well.

Other than those, hopefully lots of board games!

[Smoof]

Well, my girlfriend is finally back from her trip so probably not much gaming this weekend for me. But, I've been playing KOTOR II and I'll no doubt put some time into it this afternoon and tomorrow and sunday a bit since she'll also be busy.

I'm 17.5 hours in now and just at 16 hours in I got my first lightsaber. I've been hunting for another so I can dual wield.

That's pretty much all I've been playing and probably will be playing.

[Wackman3000]

Heading out camping with about 30 other friends, so if I get any gaming in, it might be a quick round of tetris or dr mario on my GBA.

[TheKeck]

I'm sort of trying to get back into Bioshock again, playing through as the bad guy this time around. I'm sure some online Mario Kart will slip in as well.

Lastly S.T.A.L.A.L.A.K.E.R is in the mail, which I'm most excited about, but it's not scheduled to arrive until monday. :(

[gojira]

Luminous Arc on my DS Lite and more City of Heroes on the PC. I have Beyond Good and Evil via Steam on the PC too, I may try to finish that up.

[Disgustipated]

Ninja Gaiden II!!!

GOD DAMN THAT GAME IS AWESOME. Let it stand forever in the halls of gaming as one of the greatest hardcore action games.

[HarverdGrad]

I'm currently playing D&D Online (10 day free trial). It's fun enough.

I might try the demo of Civ. Revolution again, but it's just not grabbing me the way I thought it would.

[DarkDaY]

Gave all my D2 accounts away, xbox is out of commision.
So DESKTOP TOWER DEFENCE FOR ME!!! again.....
the 100s......almost created my own juggle, up to 94.

I hate this game.

[uncleslappy]

We have a big video game party tonight at my church, so lots of Rock Band, DDR, Mario Kart, SSBB, etc.

Gonna try to make some progress in Metroid Prime 3. I just beat the boss in Sky Town Elesia. How much longer do I have?

I also just got Ratchet and Clank 3: Double Entendre at a garage sale. Prob some of that.

Also, possibly some Hotel Dusk, Final Fantasy VII Crisis Core, Contra 4. etcetera.

[fitbabits]

I'll be adding at least another 24 hours to my already-impressive tally of 75 hours of work this week.

[Kweli]

Metal Gear Solid 4

[shunoshi]

WAAAAAAAGGGGHH! Da wimpy stunties be gettin' bashed!

Warhammer Online will be dominating my gaming for the weekend.

[f1sh3r]

I'll be adding at least another 24 hours to my already-impressive tally of 75 hours of work this week.

that game sucks.

gonna finish up lego star wars tcs this weekend, and maybe lost planet if i can get interested in it, which is really proving to be difficult.

edit: lost planet is the worst game i've played in quite awhile. i haven't flat out quit a game in a long time, but this one almost didn't make it out of my 360 alive.

[muddi900]

Just finished MGS4. Gonna start REmake and Sam & Max:S1. Also Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge.

[CoachCrazyMcScot]

Bourne Conspiracy
some GoW online since there is a contest going on
Madden

[Kelegacy]

PS3 weekend:

Motorstorm (did I mention I love it?)
MGS4
PixelJunk Monsters (I'm buying it tonight on PSN for $5!!)
Uncharted or Bad Company (whichever package arrived today--probably Uncharted)

I think that's about it.

[Ten19]

I still need to finish TWEWY (on the last battle, I think), so I might do that and dust off EO II afterwards. Probably play some Dawn of War (going through all the single player campaigns + those in the expansions) and the inevitable TF2 matches that seem to pop up over the weekend. Will also try to put more time into the Warhammer Online Beta and Lich King betas.

[HunterX280]

My best man is driving me and the rest of my groomsmen up to Vancouver B.C. this weekend for some bachelor party debauchery so I am not sure if I will get any gaming done. I am considering bringing the DS for the car ride up and back as I have been trying to finish up Final Fantasy IV GBA for the last 3 years or so and I am almost done. That's about the only thing preventing me from buying the DS version right now. I think I might take another GBA game just in case I finish up FFIV GBA.

Of course, when I get bored of that, I will play a lot of Tetris DS. That is such a great game and it pretty much LIVES in my DS.

[Goonch]

Sunday we are leaving for another short family vacation to Lancaster County, PA.

I'm sure that my kids will have their DS's with them :D. I'm debating about taking my laptop which has Fallout & Diablo 2 installed on it.

Before we leave on Sunday, I will probably put in some time with Rome Total War...I just started a new campaign last night.

[Kweli]

Before we leave on Sunday, I will probably put in some time with Rome Total War...I just started a new campaign last night.

Rome and Medieval are the two games that i can spend a WHOLE night on, and not even realize its time for sleep
Love them

[YoungAlCapone]

Of course, when I get bored of that, I will play a lot of Tetris DS. That is such a great game and it pretty much LIVES in my DS.

Tetris DS is one of those games that I can throw in at anytime and have a great time. I love classic mode with the updated rules; having the option to hold a tetrimino and use it later as a replacement for another and the infinite spin. Plus push mode is awesome and the AI can actually be challenging in the higher difficulties.

Multiplayer is a blast with that game as well, push for two players or classic with power-ups for more.

What is your classic mode highscore? I have something like 260,000, it was freaking crazy at that point.

[Spigot]

I'm hoping to finish off FFT:WoL at some point this weekend. I'm in the Necrohol of Mullonde... am I close to the end? Please tell me I am.

Otherwise, I'll probably sink a bunch more time into Folklore and maybe Dead Rising, though I'm trying not to spend too much time on Dead Rising right now. I just needed to kill some zombies.

Oh, I also have Siren: Blood Curse (the whole shebang) which took all night and this morning to download and install from the PSN, so I'll take that for a whirl.

If I can polish off FFT sooner than later, I'll likely fire up one of my other PSP games... either Ratchet & Clank or maybe even Jeanne D'Arc, though I might need a bit of a break from SRPG's for a bit.

[Spigot]

Oh, I might fire up some Uncharted tonight but only because I'm going to be watching Fool's Gold with my wife and that has got me thinking that I'll need to play some Uncharted to wash out the stink.

[Loki_09]

Just got to 100% completion on GTA the other night, so I'm done with that game for a long time. I dont know what I'm going to play now, kind of at a loss. Thinking about picking up either Ninja Gaiden II, Lost Odyssey, or Penny Arcade Ep 1. If none of the above, I'll probably allow myself to be sucked back into CoD4...

[carnage11]

Finishing GTA4 for sure this time. I'm 95% done got all the pigeons finished and all the stunt jumps. Just need to finish up the last 5 or 6 missions. Then I'll have 100% woot!


Also, of course Rock Band, damn Tell Me Baby is pretty tough on expert drums.:p

Once I get GTA4 out of the way I dunno, probably keep trucking through Fallout and Call of Cthulhu.

[Earth Djinn]

Some Rock Band and SSBB, as always.

Ill also do some work on the Hulk for 360 and might even try to finish F.E.A.R, something Ive been meaning to do for a few weeks now.

[DarkDaY]

Oh, I might fire up some Uncharted tonight but only because I'm going to be watching Fool's Gold with my wife and that has got me thinking that I'll need to play some Uncharted to wash out the stink.


ha, youll need a touch more than that Uncharted for that stink.
GL, 2 hours of love......But ive seen worse.

[protocol_image]

Gears of War - online co-op, 2nd time for me, 1st for my friend..........damn, is co-op fun or what?

[Metal Khaos]

Who knows. Some more Devil May Cry 4 and maybe Assassins Creed if it comes in from gamefly tomorrow.

[vanlandw]

Recently finished 'The Darkness'. Mostly waiting for Bionic Commando: Rearmed on the 31's.

My GF is painting a new place and moving so my gaming this weekend will be next to none. My name game will prob be either Resistance or Heavenly Sword.

[Cyndair]

I'll be playing my first game of 4th Edition D&D with some friends tonight!!

As for the rest of the weekend, I'll probably spend it on Age of Conan and Final Fantasy IV DS.

[brokenFUN]

Quake Area. Who else is in?

[Heretic Machine]

Likely lots of City of Heroes, which I'm back into. Maybe, just maybe, I'll finally be able to go see The Dark Knight tomorrow; plans seem to constantly fall through. I've also been piddling about with Mario Galaxy again; really love that game, I seem to play it at least once a week. Considering picking up FFIV (DS).

I just finished reading Battle Angel Alita (GUNNM in Japan), and I'm considering moving on to it's sequel. The ending was fairly unsatisfying when I read it, and looking at the Wiki entry, the author claims to have been sick towards the end and had to cut things short in a very big way. The sequel ignores the second half of the last volume, and continues from there. Apparently it is on-going, with twelve volumes in Japanese and ten in English. I may seek out other cyberpunk manga instead/as-well.

[HunterX280]

What is your classic mode highscore? I have something like 260,000, it was freaking crazy at that point.

My classic mode high score isn't as good as yours, it's only 197786 or something like that. I tend to play push mode a lot. I can usually stomp the computer on level 4 but as soon as I get to level 5 I have troubles keeping up, it goes so fast. I play push mode just about every day over the last couple weeks and I am getting better so hopefully I will beat the computer on level 5 soon.

[Variable Gear]

I'll be focusing on Super Mario Galaxy, Mysterious Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer, and Super Dodgeball Brawlers. Thanks for getting me playing Galaxy again, Heretic Machine. I can't believe I only have 88 stars. And I still can't believe how amazing the level design is in that game. It's unbelieveable. :)
Secret Question: Is the Luigi mode that much different?
Also, thanks to Food Nipple for offering to rescue me in Shiren. I'll PM you my FC when I get home.

[Karamazov]

Deus Ex, just got to the catacombs in Paris.

[bapenguin]

Civilization Revolution. Think I might go rent Guitar Hero Aerosmith.

That's about it. I have Rambo and Cloverfield to watch.

[rein]

Civilization: Revolution on the 360 and a little bit of World of Warcraft.

[JRR006]

Guild Wars if my newly-wisdom-toothless friend is up for it. I just bought Stalker: Shadow of Chernobyl on Steam, so I'll be delving into that if she's not. I have to buy PixelJunk Monsters, and I might go pick up The Orange Box and see if I get terribly motion sick from HL2. It's been ten years since Half-Life nearly made me be sick and pass out. Time to tempt fate again!

[Rafterman]

I am at a loss for this weekend. I am thinking about either renting something relatively short, finally starting up Assassin's Creed which I got cheap from Gamefly, or just running around Burnout Paradise looking for Billboards.

[Spigot]

That's about it. I have Rambo and Cloverfield to watch.That's a fun-filled afternoon!

[Booda]

Ninja Gaiden II and some AoC.


I have Rambo and Cloverfield to watch.

I have both of those on Blu-ray and love em'.

[Juiced]

Gave all my D2 accounts away, xbox is out of commision.
So DESKTOP TOWER DEFENCE FOR ME!!! again.....
the 100s......almost created my own juggle, up to 94.

I hate this game.

So come to Calgary and play on my 360! or Wii

[Variable Gear]

What is your classic mode highscore? I have something like 260,000, it was freaking crazy at that point.
Mine is 730,841. I did a triple-take when I saw the number. I don't think I'll have the patience to beat it. :p

[bean19]

Probably some City of Villains and Warriors Orochi. I have a level 48 villain that I've grinded forever to get access to the epic villain ATs and only two levels away. I try to get a "mini-ding" each time I play, but it is just an awful grind. Even over the double xp weekend, the grind was atrocious. . . I'll be back to just playing from level 1-30 after this (they aren't a criminal grind), but you have to have one level 50 to get the epic ATs open.

Warriors Orochi is just good mindless fun. . . well, somewhat. Rather than playing through the scenarios to see them, I'm playing each of the characters to unlock their global abilities. You see on each map there are certain criteria for each officer that you must meet and then you unlock their ability. This might be Potence which buffs attack power or Cavalier which buffs horse attack power or Acclaim which raises Xp. You get about 10 skill slots in which to equip these and each officer has about 4 to unlock. There are literally about 100 officers in the game, so the way this works is that the abilities are cumulative. . . Unlock potence with 4 different officers and you get Potence 4. I have some skills all the way up to 11 now. It's a pretty neat little metagame they put in because it gets you to play all of the officers instead of just the ones you think are cool (only a handful in previous games. . . I like the ninjas, magicians, and two-handed fighters like Lu Xun as well as handful of others that have cool animations. . . Ling Tong is a particularly ferocious addition with his crazy nunchuks).

I'm thinking about reinstalling Neverwinter Nights 2. Looked for the discs a little bit earlier on today and couldn't find them. I want to play it again, but not enough to buy it again, so I'll be playing this too. . . if I can find the damn discs.

[EL CABONG]

Civ Rev and Unreal 3

[DarkDaY]

So come to Calgary and play on my 360! or Wii

I just left Calgary, have a shop in The deer so fly in and out of cowtown.
Thanks for the offer, desktop tower defence is sucking me back in.....hates it.

[DarkDaY]

So come to Calgary and play on my 360! or Wii

lol, I just realized who this is, hey man, how do.
Just got back into van and unpacking and about to start up again here.
Coming back into calgary and red deer the first week of sept for some more work.

nice 2nd post.. man, how long you been lurking here for, must be years now as your the one who showed me this site so long ago.

[Spigot]

Jeez guys. Get a private chatroom.

[MelbaToast]

Planning on some 1942: Joint Strike co-op action, hopefully a bunch of Diablo II and maybe a bit of Crackdown if I can find time.

[Juiced]

lol, I just realized who this is, hey man, how do.
Just got back into van and unpacking and about to start up again here.
Coming back into calgary and red deer the first week of sept for some more work.

nice 2nd post.. man, how long you been lurking here for, must be years now as your the one who showed me this site so long ago.

Yeah, I have been lurking for several years! Let me know when you get here and I will come out and visit you or you can stop in and see the kids!

[cepwin]

I'd like to finally finish Rainbow Six LV 2 on the 360 after I broke though a tough (for me anyway) tough checkpoint on Monday. I might also play some Civ.
On the PS3 it will probably be more Resistance and perhaps some Hot Shot Golf and pixel junk monsters (I bought it on the sale and it's fun.)
Sunday night probably back to GoW on the PSP.

[ezzkmo]

Ummm....Halo 3 maybe? I should play some Civ4 before I get rid of my laptop too.

[Lekon]

Soulcalibur 4. Yoda, Apprentice, and some custom characters against the Tower of Souls.

And some of those levels are *@#*(! cheap.

[Emabulator]

I've been playing BioShock, it's the weekend deal on Steam this week for $15. I've also been playing Fallout on GameTap.

[Spigot]

Oh man. If you like horror games and have a PS3, get your butt over to the PSN and get Siren: Blood Curse. They've fixed almost all of the issues I had with the original version of the game and the episodic nature actually works very well with the game as it keeps the game moving a little better than the crazy story structure of the original.

Plus it looks just gorgeous and is probably the first game I've played this year to genuinely creep me out.

[Zecon]

Probably Too human demo a few more times (can't stop playing the damned thing, btw Commando class is fun), just got to disk 3 on Lost Odyssey. Maybe some Wii with my wife if theres time.

[Talon-]

Oh man. If you like horror games and have a PS3, get your butt over to the PSN and get Siren: Blood Curse. They've fixed almost all of the issues I had with the original version of the game and the episodic nature actually works very well with the game as it keeps the game moving a little better than the crazy story structure of the original.

Plus it looks just gorgeous and is probably the first game I've played this year to genuinely creep me out.

How is the episodic format supposed to work out for Siren?

It seems like the horror gaming genre is just asking for an episodic series with completely independent settings and storylines. Someone should take what Alone in the Dark did much further (next Eternal Darkness?) by having a series of, say, 6 DLC packs taking place in the same universe.

[Variable Gear]

Someone should take what Alone in the Dark did much further (next Eternal Darkness?) by having a series of, say, 6 DLC packs taking place in the same universe.
Did you listen to the post-E3 1UP Yours show (http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3?http://download.gamevideos.com/Podcasts/071708.mp3)? Garnet suggested something eerily similar about what could be done in the current environment with an episodic Eternal Darkness sequel. The first pack would give you the hub world and the first few pages of the book, giving the player access to a few characters, and subsequent packs could expand on that experience by offering additional pages. In my opinion, that would be the optimal episodic survival-horror concept. Silicon Knights just needs to drop Too Human and get to work on it. ;) Perhaps they already are...

[Spigot]

How is the episodic format supposed to work out for Siren?In this case, they've basically broken down the entire game into 12 chunks and sold it in 4-episode bundles. I like it though as the hook of the story is that an American TV crew is investigating this village and at the end of every episode they have a little, "In the next episode of Siren: Blood Curse" teaser.

The fact that the story is a little more linear this time instead of being the insanity that was the first game's story is nice and the episodic nature helps in this regard.

If nothing else, I'm just happy that I've essentially gotten an full PS3 game for $39 instead of the usual $59. There's even an online manual. I'm just not being stuck paying for the retail mark-up and the physical media/instructions.

[Evil Avnovice]

-Blast Works (Wii)
-Order Up! (Wii)
-My new 42" Vizio LCD (http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?Prodid=11294024&whse=BC&topnav=&browse=&lang=en-US) set. It was delivered this Thursday, and I've already swapped out for composite cables for all my current systems. :D

Edit: Toki Tori looks gorgeous in Widescreen. http://www.mazeguy.net/happy/cloud9.gif

[Purple Santa]

Demos: Too Human and Siren:Blood curse

Games: Etrian Odyssey, GH II and GH Aerosmith

[Phanto]

Fucking long weekend again..

I'll be playing:

GH3
Quake Wars: PC
I might fire up STALKER
Neverwinter Nights 1

Sadly I finished Mass Effect for PC last weekend so I'll feel like I don't have any more interesting game to play, thats why I'm trying some new and old ones..

[KamaItachi]

Look at me! I'm Lekon! I have Soul calibur 4!

Look, now I'm Yoda!

Now I'm the apprentice!

Now I'm some crazy made up guy created in the awesome custom thingy

/jealous :(

[RestlessAvenger]

I'm gonna play the hanging out with the girlfriend game saturday evening and some of Sunday. Otherwise I plan on squeezing in the following
Motorstorm
Hot Shots Golf
Resistance
Folklore (sorry Spig)
Lots of the PixelJunk Eden demo
If I have time on Saturday night once it gets dark I will try to get some more Siren played. I just finished up the first Episode and I am really impressed so far. The game is pretty creepy thus far.

[Spigot]

RestlessAvenger, I don't see Folklore on your list. Tsk tsk tsk!

[murpes]

Not a damn thing. I'm helping a friend move and then I have family coming in for my parent's 40th anniversary.

Maybe, once Sunday evening rolls around, I'll play some WoW or Combat Arms, depending on my mood. I also want to take a good look at UFO Invasion - I downloaded this and it looks fun. http://ufoai.sourceforge.net

[Commissar Rob]

Still working my way through the original God of War...which has been one of the best difficulty levels I can remember. Hard enough that you're constantly on your toes, but never so hard as to feel absolutely impossible or break-a-controller frustrating. Also may play a little Dawn of War and a bit of Pain.

[Purple Santa]

If I have time on Saturday night once it gets dark I will try to get some more Siren played. I just finished up the first Episode and I am really impressed so far. The game is pretty creepy thus far.

I played the demo early this a.m. and yet it is damn creepy...convinced me to purchase the game...but it's more than just the creepiness...easy fluid control...characters actually don't walk/run as if they have irons around their legs...and the combat seems fine...I'm not sure this game got the internet ink it needed to be noticed...the demo should be necessity for any survival horror fan...

Thanks again to Spigot to once again for pointing a worthy game...

[Blue]

Work and a good deal more work. When/If I get some time away from the job, I may put some time into FF IV and Ratchet and Clank (PS3) and, hopefully, wrap up my screenplay before I get anal and start tweaking it.

[Spigot]

I played the demo early this a.m. and yet it is damn creepy...convinced me to purchase the game...but it's more than just the creepiness...easy fluid control...characters actually don't walk/run as if they have irons around their legs...and the combat seems fine...I'm not sure this game got the internet ink it needed to be noticed...the demo should be necessity for any survival horror fan...

Thanks again to Spigot to once again for pointing a worthy game...I live to serve humans to my undead masters

[Metal Khaos]

Probably more Devil May 4. And not sure what else. Maybe some more CoD4 if I have time or if I get my copy from gamefly today or not in the mail. Friend just got a 360 so lending him copy I own for the meantime. Or Assassin's Creed if that comes in as well.

[Wilkz07]

Mostly Condemned Criminal Origins on 360. Only missed one Bird pick up so far. On the Highschool level now. so good this game.

Army of Two and Dark Sector briefly. Probably some Rockband tomorrow

[JockoIsWacko]

Going back to playing a little known game called Halo 3. :rolleyes:

[saulob]

Er... old games, right now playing the first FEAR (tried when was released, scared the hell out of me) and Spider-man 3 (finishing the game, last missions).

All PC games ;)

[saulob]

oh, and Guild Wars :D

[RestlessAvenger]

RestlessAvenger, I don't see Folklore on your list. Tsk tsk tsk!

Actually as I went to bed after posting I realized that I had neglected to add it. I've fixed that.

[Spigot]

Actually as I went to bed after posting I realized that I had neglected to add it. I've fixed that.That's more like it.

[f1sh3r]

so i decided i would finally get around to playing hl2 episode 2, and instead of buying the orange box i went old school and dug my gaming pc out of mothballs. after getting it all set up, my five year old made an observation some of you will love.

"daddy, that looks just like your xbox computer, only BETTER!"

so yeah, that's what i've decided to do this weekend. lost planet left a bad taste in my mouth, and i need a change for a bit.

[Shodan2020]

Fatal Frame 2: Director's Cut

[Spigot]

Mmm... Fatal Frame 2...

Sounds like this is a horror weekend around here.

[TheRoadHead]

Well seeing i've been having issues with my wireless network for the last 4 days I won't be doing much multi player

This morning I got the last 10 points in Assult Heros that i've been missing for months. Besides that i've been working on the old backlog today which included Prey single player that i'll finish up tommorrow. If my wireless starts working i'll play some Prey multi, if not i'll start Quake 2 on 360 for some pointless 0 point achievements hopefully I can get thru a good amount of that.

[XxSATANxX]

Since 2003 I've been trying to finish Homeworld 2. Finished this weekend. It was the only game I owned that I had not finished. I know a bunch of you play Sins and it's good - ish.

But in Homeworld 2 you are in command.

Uberjumper: Any word on the BSG / Homeworld3 deal? I hear it's close?

[Steele Johnson]

I loved the Darkness. It's probably one of the most under-appreciated games out there. Even with its flaws, it was still a lot of fun.

[YoungAlCapone]

Mine is 730,841. I did a triple-take when I saw the number. I don't think I'll have the patience to beat it. :p

That is freaking crazy, I cannot even imagine what playing at that level would be like. It has to top out somewhere right?

I will begin playing obsessively again soon and try to break 1,000,000.

[MrE]

Nada. Was up in Yosemite National Park for the past week. What did I miss? ;)