Weekend Gamer - What are you playing? [Archive]

KamaItachi

11-04-2005, 06:48 PM

Getting through Gunstar Super Heroes. I haven't made up my mind whether it's a really good, or really bad thing that it's almost exactly the same game but wth a new weapons system and only one player.

Still, I'm not going to knock it too bad. It took them 10 years get around to make this damn game and I'm always thankful for some Treasure goodness.

Heretic Machine

11-04-2005, 06:51 PM

I'm actually in the middle of a P&P session right now... Getting mauled by a raging Wolverine. Fuck my dice rolls tonight <.<

This weekend I'll probably be playing some more Disgaea, and some MUCKs. Might mess around with Kingdom Hearts some more. As well, I'll be watching some episodes of Firefly, and Elfen Lied.

The Iron Weasel

11-04-2005, 06:52 PM

Tales Of Symphonia, Call Of Duty 2, Emperor: Battle For Dune, Otogi, Metroid Prime, Brothers In Arms: Earned In Blood.

Zurik

11-04-2005, 06:53 PM

City of Villians is looking good. I wasn't too fond of CoH, but this one has been eating up my time all week.

Major Scud

11-04-2005, 06:56 PM

Right now I'm finishing Dragon Warrior 7 in anticipation for 8. I"m also playing some multi-player Mario Kart Double Dash to get my skillz up for the 360 launch where me and my co-workers will all be playing Mario Kart DS while waiting for midnight.

bapenguin

11-04-2005, 07:05 PM

Finished FEAR, onto Quake 4. ALso practicing my Halo 2....gotta get ready for those PMS girls.

PIPBoy3000

11-04-2005, 07:06 PM

My son's playing Garry's Mod for HL2, which he loves. We've been playing Spell Force a bit. I'll probably do the usual NWN prototyping for my game (http://adamandjamie.com/da). I'm thinking it might be fun to pick up something new and interesting, though. Sadly there's no games that really excite me.

UnderHero5

11-04-2005, 07:09 PM

Guitar Hero!!

Maybe some Battlefield 2 at some point.

sicker

11-04-2005, 07:18 PM

I'm finishing my two year old save state for Never Winter Nights, maybe log in to hunt down bots on Lineage 2 for a spell, and maybe gets some vs. on Advance Wars DS tonight, if I can find my DS...

The Tenth Hokage

11-04-2005, 07:20 PM

Bushido

11-04-2005, 07:21 PM

Giiiild Wars

Kalash

11-04-2005, 07:27 PM

Just picked up Phantom Dust. I read a lot of good things about it, and normally I don't go for this type of thing, but I've found it oddly addicting, it's got that "Just one more mission before bed" quality I haven't experienced in a while.

Also, I will be playing shill for the evil empire tomorrow, when I start my part time, extra holiday cash job at *shudder* EB. I hope it doesn't suck as much as I've heard.

TalkingOctopus

11-04-2005, 07:28 PM

I'm playing through psychonauts. I really like it so far. My only gripe is there is too much junk to collect. I don't even know why I should care about collecting some of this stuff.

Danin

11-04-2005, 07:43 PM

Guitar Hero, Advance Wars DS, Shadow of the Colossus.

I already beat SotC but I play a couple time attack runs whenever the mood strikes me, I need to make a point of playing hard mode but we're in that season where it's hard to replay anything before the Next Big Thing comes out.

Guitar Hero is the shiznit, I'm almost done with Medium career mode but I can't wrap my fingers around No One Knows. I've caught myself rocking out with my fake guitar on more than one occasion.

Advance Wars DS is just the perfect distraction, and it has the tendency to keep on the crapper for longer than medical safe.

I've been thinking about getting back into WoW, I'm basically waiting to see what happens with my old guild's auxiliary raid group to see if I want to get back into the grind. Also (constantly) playing Magic the Gathering and VS, but I don't think those count on this site.

Danin

11-04-2005, 07:45 PM

Finished FEAR as well. Great game. I'm still deciding which MMORPG to get: WoW, FFXI, CoV, etc... Getting one of these games requires a lot of time which I lack at the moment. My gut says WoW, but most of my friends are playing FFXI. Decisions decisions.

Other than that in anticipation for Naruto 4 I'll be playing Naruto 3.

If you can get into your friends' guild, play FFXI. Playing an MMO with people you know makes the experience (especially early levels) soooo much more interesting. Also you get to kickstart into a (I'm assuming good) guild, which never hurts.

NELS

11-04-2005, 07:50 PM

Playing Suikoden 1, unfortunatly I beat Suikoden 2 first and they are basically the same game. I am also trying to finish up FEAR and Psychonauts. Also trying to squeeze in some Civ4 (World Editing is awesome in the game).

I'm playing through psychonauts. I really like it so far. My only gripe is there is too much junk to collect. I don't even know why I should care about collecting some of this stuff.

I know what you mean... too bad I am extremely anal in videogames and have to get EVERYTHING! It has almost made the game unenjoyable, but the levels are so well made.

Also anyone know where I can get a decent price on Dragon Quest 7, I wasn't even aware it came out here, and now want to play before Dragon Quest 8.

mr. murphy

11-04-2005, 07:53 PM

Soul Calibur III, just got home with it and beat it a few times, I like all the new RPG-like elements.

Kelegacy

11-04-2005, 07:54 PM

Ah, my favorite recurring thread. Weird how I look forward to Jetherik's weekly post so I can see what everyone is playing.

Me, I'll be chipping away at some more Resident Evil 4 after officially throwing my hands up in frustration at Call of Cthulhu. Great game hurt by too many unavoidable deaths. I don't like repeating long sequences because of lack of save points. When will all games let you save on-the-fly?

Also contemplating some more SMT: Nocturne, though I doubt I'll have time. And oddly, since Perigon said it, I might also be watching Elfen Lied and other Anime shows; I have overlooked many series and I think it's time to maybe check some out--then again, I have season 5 of The Sopranos to watch, too. Oh, and I might try to tackle some GRRM ASoIaF audio books because I just can't pull myself to speed read them before book 4 comes out next week...and on my birthday to boot. And I should write some more...should being the key word here.

I bet I won't do half of this stuff, but it's nice to have goals, no matter how wispy they are.

Kelegacy

11-04-2005, 07:58 PM

Playing Suikoden 1, unfortunatly I beat Suikoden 2 first and they are basically the same game. I am also trying to finish up FEAR and Psychonauts. Also trying to squeeze in some Civ4 (World Editing is awesome in the game).

I know what you mean... too bad I am extremely anal in videogames and have to get EVERYTHING! It has almost made the game unenjoyable, but the levels are so well made.

Also anyone know where I can get a decent price on Dragon Quest 7, I wasn't even aware it came out here, and now want to play before Dragon Quest 8.

Same here, I tried to collect everything. Finally, towards the end, I got fed up and willed myself to stop. Most anal decisions I make in videogames are worthless, anyway. I don't know why I care about what rank I get in RE or how many hours it takes me to beat so-and-so game. I'm an idiot.

KamaItachi

11-04-2005, 08:00 PM

officially throwing my hands up in frustration at Call of Cthulhu. Great game hurt by too many unavoidable deaths. I don't like repeating long sequences because of lack of save points. When will all games let you save on-the-fly?

Because saving the game on the fly ruins it for everyone, don't you know? When such a function is included, we're legally obliged to use it, therefore ruining any challenge that playing the same sequence over and over again might have.

Still on CoC, this trial and error death/progress criticism seems to be the biggest so far. Is it as bad as many suggest? Give-upingly bad?

NELS

11-04-2005, 08:02 PM

Same here, I tried to collect everything. Finally, towards the end, I got fed up and willed myself to stop. Most anal decisions I make in videogames are worthless, anyway. I don't know why I care about what rank I get in RE or how many hours it takes me to beat so-and-so game. I'm an idiot.

Ha! Nothing angers me more than see that I am missing 2 fucking figaments, I know in my head this only amounts to a tenth of a level but still...

I think my tradition of "getting fucking everything" started with Zelda... you?

mr. murphy

11-04-2005, 08:02 PM

on my birthday to boot.

Happy Birthday. Let me know if you're going to be in Portland, we'll party like it's 1989. You know, with the N.E.S.

Kelegacy

11-04-2005, 08:08 PM

Because saving the game on the fly ruins it for everyone, don't you know? When such a function is included, we're legally obliged to use it, therefore ruining any challenge that playing the same sequence over and over again might have.

Still on CoC, this trial and error death/progress criticism seems to be the biggest so far. Is it as bad as many suggest? Give-upingly bad?

Well, to answer your question, I gave up. Pure and simple. I do want to go back, but once I get past the part I am frustrated with, I know that another situation will arise, with no save-state in sight. When I see one of those save paintings, I weep with relief. But when you really need them, there are none around.

The game is great...and extremely scary, but I just don't have the time to keep reloading and trying again, and again....and again. I can beat another game in the meantime. IGN estimated that the game lasts about 20 hours, but a good portion of that time is spent reloading. You WILL die, and many times. You can't avoid it, which takes a lot of the thrill out of the frightening scenes...after the tenth time attempting them. Now I don't get scared...I get annoyed. I call it a very bad design decision, immersion halting to the nth degree, but the rest of the game is superb and is worth checking out if you like survival horror...and stealth games....

Nesta

11-04-2005, 08:09 PM

Playing a certain unnamed MMO beta a lot. Between that, Civ 4 and more Morrowind.

I'm really jonesing for some PnP D&D but I'm moving to New York in 4 months and I don't want to get too attached to a gaming group and then get up and leave 'em. Anyone have any luck with online PnP games through sites like OpenRPG or such?

Kelegacy

11-04-2005, 08:14 PM

Happy Birthday. Let me know if you're going to be in Portland, we'll party like it's 1989. You know, with the N.E.S.

Mainers represent! There is a handful of us here, which is amazing. I rarely ever see other Mainers on sites like this, but here we have a dedicated group. 'Tis nice.* Maybe we can meet up at Platinum Plus and have a few beers and racks of silicone.

*(Except that expatriate mister_slim, rotting out in bizarro Maine--er, Oregon. We are better off without him sullying New England.)

KamaItachi

11-04-2005, 08:18 PM

You WILL die, and many times. You can't avoid it, which takes a lot of the thrill out of the frightening scenes...after the tenth time attempting them. Now I don't get scared...I get annoyed. I call it a very bad design decision, immersion halting to the nth degree, but the rest of the game is superb and is worth checking out if you like survival horror...and stealth games....

Yeah, see that's what spoils it for me. As much as I like re-visiting games I've beaten and playing them again, I hate having to replay sections over and over again because of bad design like that. It's caused me to broom more than a few games in the past, even ones I was initially very enthusiastic about.

Meh, maybe I'll give this one a miss and just stick to the P&P game instead. At least I can wear a monocle in that.

Kelegacy

11-04-2005, 08:24 PM

Yeah, see that's what spoils it for me. As much as I like re-visiting games I've beaten and playing them again, I hate having to replay sections over and over again because of bad design like that. It's caused me to broom more than a few games in the past, even ones I was initially very enthusiastic about.

Meh, maybe I'll give this one a miss and just stick to the P&P game instead. At least I can wear a monocle in that.

Do yourself a favor and rent it, at the very least. The sense of horror and tension in the game is wonderful. Really, the trial and error gameplay of certain scenes is the only thing that bothered me about CoC. Everything else gels pretty well.

HALO 32

11-04-2005, 08:34 PM

maby a little Resident Evil 4 (PS2), with a dash of Indigo Prophecy, and to top it off with Shadow of the Colossus

Kefkataran

11-04-2005, 08:35 PM

I'll be playing some Diablo 2 and WoW. Also, hopefully F.E.A.R. will show up on my doorstep tomorrow, and I can spend most of the day blasting through it.

Beyond gaming: Aristotle, Starman, and Fantastic Four.

i aint yer pa

11-04-2005, 08:35 PM

I think I'll be devoting most of my time this weekend playing the Home Improvement game. That concrete pad isn't going to pour itself.

When I get some free time I'll be playing some Guild Wars (where I finally ascended) and some Advanced Wars DS.

KamaItachi

11-04-2005, 08:36 PM

Do yourself a favor and rent it, at the very least. The sense of horror and tension in the game is wonderful. Really, the trial and error gameplay of certain scenes is the only thing that bothered me about CoC. Everything else gels pretty well.

Unfortunately (and according to urban legend) thanks to Nintendo, game rentals just aren't done over here, so my choice is either buy it, or not.

From what you say, it doesn't sound like I'd thank myself for paying full price. I was intending to get my current box chipped when the 360 comes out, so maybe I'll look for a cheap import further down the line. Maybe I could learn to love it.

Chimpbot

11-04-2005, 08:38 PM

Mainers represent! There is a handful of us here, which is amazing. I rarely ever see other Mainers on sites like this, but here we have a dedicated group. 'Tis nice.* Maybe we can meet up at Platinum Plus and have a few beers and racks of silicone.

*(Except that expatriate mister_slim, rotting out in bizarro Maine--er, Oregon. We are better off without him sullying New England.)

I'd say I'd join in...but getting to Portland from the County is a rather long trip.

Me, I'm going to be playing Fable...again. It's the Lost Chapters this time around, though.
I don't know why, but I just love Fable to death. It's just...fun. To me, anyway. I suppose it helped that I didn't follow any of the hype and whatnot. Not until the last month or so before the game launched. Since I avoided the whole "being jaded" thing, I thought it was a blast.
So..yeah.

TheKeck

11-04-2005, 08:56 PM

Finally got the FEAR. Plus I can always fall back on BF2.

Draft

11-04-2005, 09:18 PM

Finishing crappy Call of Cthulhu, and hopefully finally making some progress into Blackwing Lair.

So I'm near the end of Call of Cthulhu, and swear to God, I just got a laser gun. A fucking laser gun. Jesus Christ.

miah

11-04-2005, 09:19 PM

I got a rebate in the mail yesterday from Cingular.. I had been 'not buying' games because of my 360 preorder.. but with the rebate I picked up DOA Ultimate collectors edition, and Ninja Gaiden Black. I had played NInja Gaiden a bit but wow this game just makes you want to cry.. DOA is great, I have allways liked fighting games, never been "great" with them, but haven't owned many either (apart from several KOF's on my NeoGeo CD). If anybody wants to school me in the DOA just send me a note on XBL (mrmiah).

-miah

ziola

11-04-2005, 09:22 PM

still working on F.E.A.R, with CoD2 and quake4 in queue. just started playing call of cluthla on xbox as well.

ezzkmo

11-04-2005, 09:32 PM

i'm playing work. all damn weekend.
maybe some civ4 if i have time.

The Iron Weasel

11-04-2005, 09:39 PM

i'm playing work. all damn weekend.
maybe some civ4 if i have time.

I'm playing work on saturday from 3:30 pm till 10:30 pm, but luckily for me Nova Scotia has a "no sunday shopping" thing, so no one plays work on sunday....well at least if you work in retail.

Edit: I have a compelling urge to play Chaos Theory.....I must indulge!

Phades

11-04-2005, 10:01 PM

I'll be spending my gaming time this weekend in City of Villains and Fire Emblem on the cube. Unfortunately, I doubt that "gaming time" will be very substantial..... the trials of having a wife and child. ;)

The Iron Weasel

11-04-2005, 10:03 PM

Pumped'Up

11-04-2005, 10:05 PM

RE4 on PS2
Xmen Legends 2 on PSP

Montgomery_Python

11-04-2005, 10:11 PM

I'm playing fag tag with my phone company after I found out they ripped me off $80.

TrackZero

11-04-2005, 10:18 PM

Trying to finish off Castlevania DS (but not really having the time for it), a little Metroid Pinball (great game). Once I finally free up some time later this month, I've got a stack of games I just picked up for dirt-cheap I've got to play through:

Breakdown ($10)
Planescape: Torment ($10)
Icewind Dale 2 ($10)
Deus Ex 2 (PC) ($10)
Descent: Freespace + Expansion (Actually already owned these, got them in better packaging through for a whole $3.)
Giants (Finally got to pay for this game, for a whole $1.50.)
Evolva (Always meant to play the full game, loved the demo when it was released, got it for $1.50)
Diablo (Lost my old copy, got this one for $2.)
Descent 3 + Merc Expansion (Again, better casing, for $3.)

Grand total, $51 + 15% tax = $58.65 Canadian

Now that's some good gaming, and all for under the price of one regular brand-new game. Guess Interplay is blowing out all their old stock (I found these all at a surplus store, couldn't believe my luck).

The Iron Weasel

11-04-2005, 10:18 PM

I'm playing fag tag with my phone company after I found out they ripped me off $80.

Storm down there, and start a crusade against them! God people don't have enough Crusades anymore....its appalling.

The Iron Weasel

11-04-2005, 10:20 PM

BalekFekete

11-04-2005, 10:32 PM

CoV, CoV, and a little CoV. :)

Soon to hit 18 for Focus...and REALLY start messin' up the heroes in Bloody Bay.

Kefkataran

11-04-2005, 10:36 PM

Deus Ex 2 (PC) ($10)

You can get Deus Ex 2 for $10 now? Hell. I should pick it up some time.

Nice deals you got there!

F3nyx

11-04-2005, 10:38 PM

Just finished F.E.A.R., and... wow. I did get a little tired of the super-clean, cubicle-infested Armacham offices, but... holy damn... the ending!

Jukey

11-04-2005, 10:40 PM

Finally picked up Guild Wars.

The Iron Weasel

11-04-2005, 10:42 PM

Finally picked up Guild Wars.

I thought I was going to play that game like I played Diablo II, unfortunatly I only got about 2 weeks out of it, as opposed to like 8 months.

Worldcrafter

11-04-2005, 10:42 PM

Just finished F.E.A.R., and... wow. I did get a little tired of the super-clean, cubicle-infested Armacham offices, but... holy damn... the ending!

Yeah, after the credits, I played that ending again.

I started up another round of FEAR on a harder difficulty, but I'm probably going to be spending most of my time working on Shadow of the Colossus and Sly Cooper2/3.

The Iron Weasel

11-04-2005, 10:46 PM

Yeah, that was a good ending.

Klade

11-04-2005, 11:06 PM

World of Warcraft - I left this game in early spring and am just now returning. A lot has happened since then and I'm liking what I see.

Scull

11-04-2005, 11:08 PM

DDO: Stormreach Beta!

Kefkataran

11-04-2005, 11:24 PM

World of Warcraft - I left this game in early spring and am just now returning. A lot has happened since then and I'm liking what I see.

I did the same! Left in spring/summer and just returned recently.

ezzkmo

11-04-2005, 11:47 PM

I'm playing work on saturday from 3:30 pm till 10:30 pm, but luckily for me Nova Scotia has a "no sunday shopping" thing, so no one plays work on sunday....well at least if you work in retail.

Edit: I have a compelling urge to play Chaos Theory.....I must indulge!

unfortunately, retailers are open on sunday here. and more unfortunately, i still work in retail right now. so i cannot play 6 games plus chaos theory like you nova scotians. :(

but i do wanna dive into my first real game of civ4 (just finished the tutorial) and get into that. also got some random console games going like far cry instincts and call of cthulktujogooo. and mario power tennis for quick fixes.

Metal Jesus

11-04-2005, 11:51 PM

GTA: Liberty Cities (PSP)
The Hustle (PSP)
Shadow of the Collosus (PS2)
Resident Evil 4 (PS2)
Tony Hawk: American Wasteland (XBOX)

kizke

11-05-2005, 01:19 AM

Guitar Hero!!

Maybe some Battlefield 2 at some point.

If Gamestop didn't suck a fat one, I'd be playing it right now. There are seven Best Buys in my state, and the only one within an hour drive (I don't even have a car mind you) was the only store not to ever get any copies. So now I have a month-old preorder at Gamestop and I'm ever so frustrated at the idiocy of this game's distribution.

So...I have to wait for Tuesday.

You better enjoy it twice as much for the both of us. :'(

Oddmaker

11-05-2005, 02:16 AM

Call of Duty 2 and maybe some f.e.a.r

nesmercal

11-05-2005, 02:21 AM

I have started playing Beyond Good and Evil and continue to play Fable: The Lost Chapters both being on XBox. I've been meaning to play BG&E for some time now...what a wonderful game.

On the PC, I continue to play Civ4.

I continue to patiently wait to get my hands on a DS...holding out for the Mario Kart bundle.

Nesmercal

TRiLoGY

11-05-2005, 02:29 AM

Grand Theft Auto : Liberty City Stories
Civ 4
Star Wars BattleFront II

:)

(EDIT: Oh, and I'm about to go and Pick up CoD2 :) )

Vandenh

11-05-2005, 02:37 AM

Might start CoV but currently CoC: Dark Corners of the Earth (GOTY for me.. but I am a Lovecraft fan), finishing FarCry Instincts and some Winter Assault. And a raid with the guild to Zul Gurub in WoW.

Tentaro

11-05-2005, 02:55 AM

WoW and Civ4, MAYBE some F.E.A.R, plus I have compiler group meetings this weekend, and Cryptography due wednesday. Grades or games? lol, decisions decisions!

sonysyndicate

11-05-2005, 04:07 AM

Me, I'll be chipping away at some more Resident Evil 4 after officially throwing my hands up in frustration at Call of Cthulhu. Great game hurt by too many unavoidable deaths. I don't like repeating long sequences because of lack of save points. When will all games let you save on-the-fly?

Call of Cthulhu...I feel your pain. Lets just say it is now going up on eBay.

TacRod

11-05-2005, 04:42 AM

I've just started playing Natural Selection again after taking 6 months or so off. It's still the best FPS ever, and I still totally suck at it.

I'll probably finish up FEAR at some point. I swore to myself that I would not buy UFO: Aftershock, but I'm really tempted... is anyone playing it?

urban zombie

11-05-2005, 05:54 AM

Cleaning my room and playing some WOW.

I just hit level 40, and after 10 levels of grinding to get my mount, I've lost a sense of purpose in the game. Anyone know what I should do now?

AspectVoid

11-05-2005, 06:51 AM

I'll be playing a mix of Soul Calibur 3 and Shining Force NEO. I rented both of them, and they've both proven to be pretty solid rentals for me.

bean19

11-05-2005, 07:27 AM

Lots of stuff to play, but I find myself wanting to go out and buy Star Wars: Battlefront II or to *gasp* even purchase SWG: The Total Experience. I'm a huge Star Wars fan. . . well, not really, not in comparison to real Star Wars fans, but I do like games that are about the universe.

Anyway, staving off these cravings by playing the solid bit of titles I already have here at the house (not costing me extra). Civ 4, Shadow of the Colossus, Resident Evil 4, Soul Calibur 3 (not really a fan of this as a sequel - don't like the game modes due to load times, but the core game is, as always, solid), and I may reinstall the ORIGINAL Star Wars: Battlefront if I start thinking too crazy about it's sequel.

bean19

11-05-2005, 07:32 AM

I'll be playing a mix of Soul Calibur 3 and Shining Force NEO. I rented both of them, and they've both proven to be pretty solid rentals for me.

Shining Force Neo was a huge disappointment to me. The voice-acting just made me crazy. . . especially the main character's grandmother and father. The main character and Meryl are okay voice actors, but they could have used better direction. The grandmother and father sound like people using fake voices and the grandmother in particular uses inappropriate emotions in scenes. I'd give examples, but they'd be spoilers and it's still too new.

The fighting was all button-mashing and I never felt challenged (albeit in the first 5 hours of the game - before I returned it using Gamefly - I'm guessing it becomes more difficult later on).

Anyway, I don't see what you like in it, but have fun! :)

notcivx

11-05-2005, 07:32 AM

I might play Deathrow (XBOX) or Fear Effect 2 (PSX)

Kefkataran

11-05-2005, 08:02 AM

I just hit level 40, and after 10 levels of grinding to get my mount, I've lost a sense of purpose in the game. Anyone know what I should do now?

Quests and/or instances? Perhaps quests in instances if the fancy should so strike you.

Murmillo

11-05-2005, 10:47 AM

Back to Morrowind... anybody else feel no matter what they set up for thier class - your always wrong?

Bydo_Empire

11-05-2005, 11:24 AM

I finally got around to beating SC2 (xbox) with all the characters yesterday. I would feel guilty about getting SC3 without having at least used every character from 2. Even though I love the series, I'm trying to decide if SC3's new modes (which haven't been reviewed well) and a couple of characters are worth the $50. In the mean time, I'm playing 2. I'll probably also put some more time into FF7 (I just got to the 2nd disc). I've been doing lots of classic gaming the last couple of weeks, too, and Sub Terrania on the Genny will get some action from me this weekend, too. Cool game. I always wanted it, but never got around to actually buying it back in the day.

gojira

11-05-2005, 11:29 AM

I just bought Halo and Morrowind Platinum Hits for the XBox and I'm having fun.

Hieremias

11-05-2005, 11:55 AM

Can't talk. Playing Civ. Just one more turn.

JRR006

11-05-2005, 11:57 AM

Shadow of the Colossus, pretty much. Although I have been playing a bit more Metal Gear Ac!d... mostly the trailer for MGS4 makes me want to see Snake younger and vital. And Munch's Odyssey.

Also, I purchased FEAR, knowing full well I just barely met the minimum specifications with my years-old cobbled-together machine. I had hoped I could squeak by, but performance issues make it unplayable, so until I have sufficient Earth monies, I'll be concentrating on the stack of console games I've aquired and not yet finished.

F3nyx

11-05-2005, 12:33 PM

WoW and Civ4, MAYBE some F.E.A.R, plus I have compiler group meetings this weekend, and Cryptography due wednesday. Grades or games? lol, decisions decisions!I sympathize... I've got an insanely tough cryptography seminar (in my first semester of college) and I've nearly given up on it. Fortunately the professor never gives lower than a B for that class :D

Kefkataran

11-05-2005, 12:53 PM

Also, I purchased FEAR, knowing full well I just barely met the minimum specifications with my years-old cobbled-together machine. I had hoped I could squeak by, but performance issues make it unplayable, so until I have sufficient Earth monies, I'll be concentrating on the stack of console games I've aquired and not yet finished.

Oooh, I sense an upgrade coming your way. Fun.

Why hasn't my copy of <i>F.E.A.R.</i> showed up? :(

Commissar Rob

11-05-2005, 01:20 PM

Rediscovered my WoW addiction, thanks to a new PC. Also playing a bit of Quake, and a little Battlefront II.

PixelSamurai

11-05-2005, 01:34 PM

Like always, playing WoW. Although this weekend I'm putting in more time with The Warriors. I already beat it last week, but now I've got the chance to go through it again in co-op mode. Good times. Come out and plaaay!

MaiXu

11-05-2005, 01:45 PM

Beat Shadow of the Colossus, and Ico just came in the mail. So I should give that a spin. Also, Killer 7 for the GameCube.

With my Xbox broken, I gotta figure out what I'm gonna do. I really can't afford a 360, but almost $100 to fix it? A bunch of games out/coming out (Stubbs, Chthulu, Kong) that I wanna get on my Xbox, so what the hell am I to do?

Achilles

11-05-2005, 01:47 PM

Kingdom Under Fire: Heroes and Soul Calibur 3 this weekend.
3 more weeks, 3 more weeks…

MaiXu

11-05-2005, 01:51 PM

What stuff? I don't remember collecting much of anything. The stuff in the levels is all superfluous; it's not necessary to collect all of it. But it does unlock some really funny stuff dealing with the people whose heads you're in. Just collect enough arrowheads so that you can buy the cobweb duster, and you're set.

DigitalFirefly

11-05-2005, 03:03 PM

I finished Shadow of the Colossus this morning. So satisfying.

Jetherik

11-05-2005, 03:44 PM

I would love to find a good PnP group in Arizona. Funny, my wife and I were talking about that last night and a few posts talk about it. What is a good way to find groups? I have been out of the PnP loop for six years now, but it was PnP that got me started. I still have the original D&D set.

kizke

11-05-2005, 03:47 PM

Due to my inability to find Guitar Hero, I went back and completed FreQuency. Those last few Expert songs are a total bitch...but oh so fun. :D I'm gonna head out and pick up Amplitude at Fry's today.

I've been working on 100% completing Resident Evil 4, too. That game won't get dull for a very long time, I think.

With all the buzz about Shadow of the Colossus, I've played the demo through about twenty times. I think it's got the potential to be an experience unlike anything else; we'll see when I borrow my friend's copy this weekend. Personally, I found ICO to be a horribly overrated game - call me a philistine, call me heartless, tell me I wouldn't know art if it hit me in the face, I don't care. The gameplay is boring and although at times I felt some sort of empathy for Yorda, I mostly found myself just getting frustrated at how bleak the game is, and how loose the controls are. Shadow at least seems to have a far more interesting premise.

If I've got time, I'll be playing some more Fallout 2 also. I waited way too long to try this game - simply fantastic.

fushi

11-05-2005, 04:43 PM

I decided to check up on my small stack of unfinished games and decided to give some of them a spin.

First up was Time Splitters 2. I'm currently stuck at the 60s spy level where you have to defuse bombs in time. After once again playing though the whole level and dying a second away from the warp point which would have let me finish the level I gave up on the game once more. I utterly suck at console FPS's and that will not change until I get my hands on the Rev (and chances are it won't change even then :( ).

Next up, Tenchu: Wrath of Heaven. I love the way this game looks and feels. It's visuals have a rather high level of polish that few games can top and the game's atmosphere sets the perfect mood, plus some additional stylistic touches here and there to make it more alluring than a general ninja-type setting.

But the game plays like crap. Well ok, not complete crap, but it has so many mistakes gameplay-wise that it actually destroys the mood. I'll name a few:
- clunky camera. You have to fiddle around with the right analog just to see what your character is seeing at the moment. This creates a lot of stupid situations where your character is behind the corner being attacked and you're not even able to see it.
- unrefined swordplay. For some reason your enemies have 3 times better reflexes than you and can block instantly whilst you have to "pick up speed" for at least a second usually, thus making the block move virtually useless. It is very easy to get beaten up because your character is constantly regaining composure from a previous attack.
- black holes of death. They wouldn't be a problem if you didn't need the half-heartedly implemented ninja rope for it. Cue unexpected deaths and a lot of cursing because one has to restart the level after death. Not fun.

So I'll replay Gunstar Super Heroes. Whatever.

31 Flavas

11-05-2005, 04:45 PM

If you aren't busy with all the other great DS games, go pick up Metroid Prime Pinball. It's a total fucking blast to play. I just unlocked the Phazon Mines, Phendrana Drifts, and Artifact Temple tables. You get to battle Omega Pirate, Thardus, and Meta Ridley, respectively.

I also just finished Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, make sure to pick that one up too.

Crittias

11-05-2005, 04:55 PM

Participating in NaNoWriMo2005, so no gaming for me this month.
~14,000 words and counting!

The_Darr

11-05-2005, 06:43 PM

I might play Deathrow (XBOX)
the most underrated/played xbox game ever.

The Iron Weasel

11-05-2005, 07:55 PM

I've been wanting to try Deathrow but I'm having trouble finding it.

Achilles

11-05-2005, 07:58 PM

I've been wanting to try Deathrow but I'm having trouble finding it.Deathrow is badass, but they only made about 50k copies. They've got people selling them over on Ebay for between $10 and $3 a copy, which is just a tragedy, but good for you if you want one.

Stormeh

11-05-2005, 08:37 PM

Phades

11-06-2005, 12:22 AM

How is Fire Emblem on the GC?

If you liked it on the GBA, you'll love it. I think it's fantastic so far. I'm only about 2 hours in though so I'm sure it'll get even better :) I'm kinda a nut for turn based tactics games though. Probably my favorite genre.

Ravenlock

11-06-2005, 07:38 AM

Way too much! And it's not a weekend for me, so there's that much less time for it. :(

Civ IV (which needs a patch badly but is brilliant anyway), Guild Wars, just finished SC: Chaos Theory, Timesplitters: Future Perfect, Paper Mario 2, Ultimate Spider-Man (beat it, but still collecting stuff and winning races)... too many good games out right now.

Life is hard in America, when "too many good games out right now" is a problem. :rolleyes: :D

Ravenlock

11-06-2005, 07:41 AM

Civ IV baby! Besides a couple of crashes, I'm having a FANTASTIC time with this game. I love the animated combat, and the move to 3d has treated the game very well on the graphics side.

So far, I think it's the best Civ game yet.

Agreed without reservation. They did a really shoddy job getting it out the door (mislabeled discs, tech trees printed in the wrong language, boxes shipped without manuals... c'mon guys, it's Civ IV, you can do better than that! :confused: ) and it's crying for a patch.

But it's a great, great, great game. The tweaks they made to the gameplay manage to take so much of the micromanagement out and focus right on the juicy, delicious strategy. Not to mention it's now freaking gorgeous.

Well worth the investment even if it needs another month of QA. Just buyer beware if you pick it up before the patch and have an ATI card or an older GeForce card like the MX400's.

The Iron Weasel

11-06-2005, 09:24 AM

If you liked it on the GBA, you'll love it. I think it's fantastic so far. I'm only about 2 hours in though so I'm sure it'll get even better :) I'm kinda a nut for turn based tactics games though. Probably my favorite genre.

Unfortunatly I've never played Fire Emblem on the GBA, why you ask...because I don't have one.

Spigot

11-06-2005, 01:38 PM

I'm playing the "Fight off the flu bug" game. Loads of fun. The upshot is that it got me out of a 12 hour shift at work today so I was able to play some WoW and finally hit level 50.

Aside from that, I'm just playing Civ IV (EVIL!) and Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction, which is a hoot to play (I'm glad I rented it though).

I'm going to go curl up in bed now and read my book. I might bust out the GBA and play some FF1: Dawn Of Souls while I'm there.

NeuroMan42

11-06-2005, 06:12 PM

I am currently playing DOOM3, WOW, DDO Beta, Ultimate Spiderman. I most recently finished FEAR, Vampire: Bloodlines, Psychonaughts.

I just want to say that I have Lurked on EA for a very long time, and I want to be a more vocal member. I hope to chat more with the Community in the Forums in the days ahead. I am a Co-Host for a popular Tech/Gaming Podcast called ELR.

ExtraLife
http://www.myextralife.com/

ELR Podcast:
http://www.myextralife.com/?page_id=7

Achilles

11-06-2005, 06:22 PM

Kefkataran

11-06-2005, 08:03 PM

I just want to say that I have Lurked on EA for a very long time, and I want to be a more vocal member. I hope to chat more with the Community in the Forums in the days ahead. I am a Co-Host for a popular Tech/Gaming Podcast called ELR.

Welcome! Hope to hear more from you in the future. I'll definitely check out your podcast. I usually throw on a gaming-related talk show when I go to sleep, so I'll make sure to make it that one tonight.

Spigot

11-06-2005, 10:57 PM

I hope that doesn't imply that you want his podcast to put you to sleep.

Kefkataran

11-06-2005, 11:35 PM

Nah, I usually listen to the podcasts all the way through or close to before I drift off.

Edit: Goddammit, how do you add a podcast to your subscribe list? I have a bunch, but normally I just add them by clicking the "ITunes" button on sites. This one doesn't have a button though, just the address for adding. SOMEONE HELP?!

Edit edit: Figured it out. WOOT.

TrackZero

11-07-2005, 04:11 AM

I am currently playing DOOM3, WOW, DDO Beta, Ultimate Spiderman. I most recently finished FEAR, Vampire: Bloodlines, Psychonaughts.

I just want to say that I have Lurked on EA for a very long time, and I want to be a more vocal member. I hope to chat more with the Community in the Forums in the days ahead. I am a Co-Host for a popular Tech/Gaming Podcast called ELR.

Hrm, I don't know. You didn't spell Psychonauts properly. That makes my alarm bells go off. ;)

I'll give the show a listen though, heh.

NeuroMan42

11-07-2005, 04:23 AM

Dammit... I have always spelled it wrong. I even spelling it wrong at one point in my Blog.

I liked the story/adventure elements in 'Nauts but the jumping/climbing/collecting Mario-esqe elements sucked. I personally think it ruined the game, at least for me.

Kefkataran

11-07-2005, 08:44 AM

Listened to ExtraLife last night. Interesting. The newest episode didn't feature lots of gametalk though, sadly. I'll keep listening though. Very professionally done.

Rakael

11-07-2005, 12:06 PM

I played one game this weekend, SMT: Nocturne. I logged eleven hours yesterday and fully intend to log at least six more tonight. I am well and truly hooked.

bean19

11-07-2005, 12:31 PM

I played one game this weekend, SMT: Nocturne. I logged eleven hours yesterday and fully intend to log at least six more tonight. I am well and truly hooked.

Rakael - Nocturne takes a huge swing up in difficulty not that far in. If you feel discouraged and quit, don't let that ruin Digital Devil Saga for you. They are much more beatable and deliver the same ultra-awesome art along with the strange and fun story-line.

Good luck. Also, you have probably already learned this, but it PAYS big to have demons that are adept at two fields of magic as knowing and taking advantage of your foe's weaknesses is the easiest way both to level up and to take on difficult opponents. If you don't have a skill in your lineup to exploit monster's weaknesses then you are going to have a very difficult time with the game.