Weekend Gamer - What are you playing?

[Jetherik]

The weekend is here - and finally, the last Saturday that I have to work on for two months! I am finally feeling better as well, where I will be trying to get a few computer games in. Some CoH, maybe some WoW (been a few months since I have played that), and the waiting game for Gothic 2 Gold to get delievered to my door. What will you be playing this weekend? With the holiday shopping season arriving, are the games you want going to be available? What games do you want? (Yes, BAPenguin, we know your Oblivion has been pushed back to what must seem an oblivion to you, but it is scheduled for next year).

[Kamalot]

Mario Kart


DUH!

[Heretic Machine]

Well, I will recieve neither my 360 nor Mario Kart until Monday... So I'm playing jack-shit -.-

[AspectVoid]

Dragon Quest 8 and Guitar Heroes for me. Good games, both of them. Much fun playing them both.

[Rakael]

SMT: Nocturne still. Will be picking up Dragon Quest 8 today for the wife and I (mostly the wife, I can feel her bogarting the game from the future, it is a great disturbance in the force) to play. Hopefully we will be getting the money together very soon to rebuild our computers and pick up CoV. I also want to pick up Battlefront 2 when I get my new rig built.

[fitbabits]

Far Cry Instincts, BiA-EiB, CoD - United Offensive.

[Zurik]

City of Villians, and Romancing Saga. Maybe some DoD Source.

[Bushido]

GuildWars and Ur-Quan Masters

[EternalGamer]

Guitar Hero. I just picked it up for my brother for Xmas (but of course I had to make sure everything works properly ;)). It makes me really reconsider whether or not I need a 360 now.

Dan

[Dabombpizza]

Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga has me hooked like a bass in a Mark Davis videogame.
Aside from that, FEAR, final battle in Advance Wars, and maybe I'll pick up Mariokart, but prbly not until next week.

[Odwalla]

I'm hoping to (finally) finish F.E.A.R, and slog my way through the rest of GUN. If anyone was thinking of getting GUN - DON'T GET THE PC VERSION. On my P4 3GHz with 1GB of RAM and a GeForce 6800Ultra card the game runs horribly. Frame rate hitches, LOD switching issues, the ground terrain disappearing, etc... I've heard the console versions perform much better.

Then, it's on to The Movies. I'm only up to the 1930s, but I'm really intriqued by the game.

[KidCactus]

I don't get to play anything that I WANT to play. Being European I'm sitting here at least a week longer waiting for Dragon Quest VIII and Legend of Heroes, on their way from Canada. Also waiting for Sly 3, that was ordered by my girlfriend for my birthday and scheduled for EU release weeks ago, but wasn't released until this week. And of course Play.com don't ship out in advance so I actually GET it the release date.

[farley2k]

All weekend will be dedicated to Dragon Quest VIII. It should be a good weekend.

[GreenNinja]

Yay for Thanksgiving break! Resident Evil 4 and Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance for Cube and maybe lanning some older rts games with my friends like Dawn of War or Warcraft 3. Who knows, but at least I'll have some relax time this week.

[CapnBob]

Mario Kart, Mario Kart, Mario Kart and also Mario Kart

[zipR]

Planescape:Torment, and I'm reworking my way through HL2 in widescreen -- pretty pretty!

[i aint yer pa]

What CapnBob said. Mario Kart DS. I'm also entertaining family, but we'll mostly be fighting over the DS to play Mario Kart.

Oh, and there's a little college football game this weekend. Maybe you've heard of it. It 's just the greatest rivalry in college football. OSU vs. Michigan.

Go Buckeyes!

[DeadPixel]

CoV and maybe some Silent Hunter III

I'm finally burnt out on Civ4, which all of a sudden opens up hours to other games.

[Monroeski]

Silent Hill 2, with Civilization IV to take up any gaming hours during the daytime.

[angelofrage]

World of Warcraft and Capcom Vs SNK 2. same as i played last weekend, the weekend before that and the weekend before that...

[Xaerin]

Just got through with Fable:TLC which, having never played the original, was a very worthwhile and entertaining experience.

So now it's back to Far Cry Instincts, Arx Fatalis and I just might start up Castlevania Curse of Darkness.

[Nite_Moogle]

WoW, Evil Dead Regeneration, Civ4.

[Selar]

Beatmania IIDX - 10th Style until my fingers fall off.

[Spigot]

I envy everyone who gets to play Guitar Heroes. Alas, my wife has forbade me from dropping the necessary cash on it :P

Instead I'll be spending most of my gaming time playing:

The Movies, which is disturbingly addictive, even moreso than Civ 4. I even ran out and picked up the Premium pack after playing my friend's copy last weekend. Sigh.

Dragon Quest 8. I worked an overnight shift last night and that meant I had a good 5-6 hours of nothing to do except play DQ8. I love it, although it is rather punishing. Not SMT:Nocturne punishing, but still not the cakewalk most JRPG's have been of late.

I have to say that I enjoyed the FFXII demo. It really reminds me of Vagrant Story. Is the same director of VS doing FFXII? Regardless, I'm looking forward to FFXII when it comes out. Sure, it's different, but it's not THAT different... at least not in my opinion. And you know that if they'd stuck with the normal ATB system it would get slammed with staying too much like the other FF's, so bleh.

I'll also spend some time actually getting into A Feast For Crows, assuming I have any time left over after my gaming and work :P

[PIPBoy3000]

I just got Fable: TLC yesterday, though to be honest my son's the one who's been playing while I watch. So far, it looks fairly entertaining. I'm wavering on pulling the trigger on the latest GoGamer deal - Civ 4 for $36 is hard to pass by. I have too many games to play at the moment, but the problem is that there really isn't anything I'm really looking forward to until Oblivion comes out. And Neverwinter Nights 2, but that goes without saying.

[ezzkmo]

mario kart ds

[Felonous]

I'll be playing the "Clean and re-arrange room in preperation for the purchase of new 37" LCD HDTV and Xbox 360".

Also, I might try to find time for some Dungeons and Dragons Online.

[Dabombpizza]

The Movies, which is disturbingly addictive, even moreso than Civ 4. I even ran out and picked up the Premium pack after playing my friend's copy last weekend. Sigh.

What's extra in the premium? I saw the star creator but I thought that was avaliable for download online.

And has anyone played X3? Any opinions on it? I checked game rankings and the ranks for it are just so sporadic.

[agentgray]

Far Cry Instincts, BiA-EiB, CoD - United Offensive.
Far Cry...mmmm...yes...will be finishing that up so I can get the review written. Have you played any online or payed with the mapmaker?

[NeuroMan42]

The Movies, WOW, D&D Online Beta. That is pretty much it right now. I need to get my MAIN Actor in the Movies into Rehab again. :)

[askheaves]

Who has time for gaming? MC Chris tonight, Dave Chappelle Sunday! Work every minute in between.

Edit: Oh yeah, I forgot. Virtua Tennis: World Tour (PSP) while I'm on the can.

[Dabombpizza]

Who has time for gaming? MC Chris tonight, Dave Chappelle Sunday! Work every minute in between.

MC Chris?! Oh, you bastard.

[askheaves]

MC Chris?! Oh, you bastard.

Even better than that: it's 8 bucks and in a tiny room.

[Spigot]

What's extra in the premium? I saw the star creator but I thought that was avaliable for download online.

And has anyone played X3? Any opinions on it? I checked game rankings and the ranks for it are just so sporadic.

The Premium edition has 20 extra costumes that you unlock during the course of the game. It also has a whole CD worth of soundtrack music and some extra little things like a mini-hint book and such. The costumes were the main reason I got it.

Oh, and the fact that it's on DVD.

[Syl]

Mario Kart DS when it can pull me away from Civ IV.

I'll probably be doing both at the same time.

[JRR006]

Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes again, cringing at the strange changes. I have no problem with more elaborate body language, but all the Matrix-y motion effects, stuff like Snake jumping off a missile... and the Otacon ending is a mockery of what it was. Ahem.

Other than that, Shadow of the Colossus, still! My attention wandered when I got to the centipede-like one in the "pail deep in the forest" - about halfway through. That was a weekend or two ago and I haven't yet gotten back to it. So, I'll dish up some crushing defeat tonight or tomorrow, and hopefully have the game finished by Sunday.

And also... MC Chris! Lucky bastard.

[kurr]

Got Alterac Valley on saturday, guild vs. guild thing. Hopefully we can get it working. Other than that, I might try CoD 2.

[Serapth]

Playing Civ4, but im at the end of a huge game world sized game and sometimes it can take a good 5 minutes for turns to end. When the pauses in play like that come up, i flip over to Forza on the Xbox. Come tuesday, PGR3 and nothing but PGR3.

[Kelegacy]

SMT: Nocturne still. Will be picking up Dragon Quest 8 today

Same here. I tried out the first 5 minutes of DQ 8 last night, and felt guilty for leaving Nocturne. So I'll be playing the hell out of it this weekend, hoping to get to DQ8 sometime in the future. I can't jump into DQ8 and leave other RPGs sitting there mid-game; Dragon Quest is 100 hours long...I'd never return if I abandoned other RPGs now.

[Spigot]

Playing Civ4, but im at the end of a huge game world sized game and sometimes it can take a good 5 minutes for turns to end. When the pauses in play like that come up, i flip over to Forza on the Xbox. Come tuesday, PGR3 and nothing but PGR3.

Ah, good. It wasn't just my computer that had trouble with the endgame of Civ 4. I thought the gerbil that powers my graphics card had a heart attack.

[netcraazzy]

Going to be drooling over my shiny new PD0 disc wishing I had a 360 to put it in, that and probably playing The Movies and WoW.

[Serapth]

Ah, good. It wasn't just my computer that had trouble with the endgame of Civ 4. I thought the gerbil that powers my graphics card had a heart attack.

No, its pretty harsh, and im not on a complete POS machine. MY GPU sucks pretty harsh, but my main cpu is an Athlon64 and I have a gig of DDR ram. Its even worse after loading a saved game. Hoping theres a patch soon.

Btw... is it really worth the drive to Acton?

[Spigot]

No, its pretty harsh, and im not on a complete POS machine. MY GPU sucks pretty harsh, but my main cpu is an Athlon64 and I have a gig of DDR ram. Its even worse after loading a saved game. Hoping theres a patch soon.

Btw... is it really worth the drive to Acton?

Yeah, I've got a gig and a half of ram and it still chugs badly.

It is always worth the drive to Acton. Moreso since I moved here.

[Dabombpizza]

Even better than that: it's 8 bucks and in a tiny room.
Arrgh!! The pain! The envy!

On topic of the movies, are there soundtracks on the regular version?

[yellowoystercult]

Mario Kart DS mostly. I love the wi-fi, but I wish my dorm had a better wireless connection. Time to get the dongle.

Aside from that, I'm praying that I can get more Xenosaga Episode I in. The game hasn't gripped me yet, but I'm holding on. Or maybe I'll start Silent Hill 2. Or Ico.

I'm picking up a lot of older games that I missed 'cause I was a late PS2 adopter, and nothing terribly exciting is coming out until Twilight Princess. It's nice to play catch up.

[Serapth]

Yeah, im still sitting on my copy of Xenosaga I too. I picked it up because it was supposed to be such a kickass RPG, but I played about 4 hours, mostly a tutorial type level, and just never got sucked in. Been meaning to revisit it to see if it lives up to the hype or not, but just have had the time or draw to do so. Bright side is, I only pay 29.99 CDN for it, so even if I dont play it, it can join other games ( like Kings Field ) I bought cheap but never actually played.

[Hewie]

My weekend will consist of...

Call of Duty 2
Sam & Max... again.

[yellowoystercult]

Bright side is, I only pay 29.99 CDN for it, so even if I dont play it, it can join other games ( like Kings Field ) I bought cheap but never actually played.

Heh. Funny you should mention that. My list as it stands: Max Payne, Star Ocean: Till the End of Time, Silent Hill 4, P.N. 03, and Chrono Cross (five bucks new at Blockbuster - I was proud). Of course I had to buy Killer 7 when it first came out... Had I waited a couple weeks, I could have saved $20. Oh well.

I still need to beat Metroid Prime 2: Echoes, Kingdom Hearts (probably never going to happen), Beyond Good & Evil, Ratchet and Clank, Chrono Trigger, Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes, Resident Evil 4, and Final Fantasy VI, which I've been playing on and off for ten years.

[Dabombpizza]

Yeah, im still sitting on my copy of Xenosaga I too. I picked it up because it was supposed to be such a kickass RPG, but I played about 4 hours, mostly a tutorial type level, and just never got sucked in.

Xenosaga breakdown:
Battlesystem and on the whole gameplay = Suck
Story = OMFG!

I suffered through the gameplay for the awesome story and cutscenes. I actually played it in my dorm room, and people who don't normally game would come in to say something, stop talking, and sit down to watch with me. Then demand I fill them in on the story later.

Fortunately I preordered Xenosaga II and got the bonus DVD that has all the cut scenes in I without the tedious dungeons inbetween.

[Serapth]

Xenosaga breakdown:
Battlesystem and on the whole gameplay = Suck
Story = OMFG!

I suffered through the gameplay for the awesome story and cutscenes. I actually played it in my dorm room, and people who don't normally game would come in to say something, stop talking, and sit down to watch with me. Then demand I fill them in on the story later.

Fortunately I preordered Xenosaga II and got the bonus DVD that has all the cut scenes in I without the tedious dungeons inbetween.

So, basically, I can expect more of the same for the rest of the game? Tedious gameplay but wicked cutscenes?

[Spigot]

I enjoyed Xenosaga 1. Xenosaga 2 is supposed to be better but I just haven't gotten into it. The story is still crazy but hasn't started to gel into any sense of coherency. The other problem is that it runs REALLY SLOW. Every battle I've done so far takes forever because you have to wait for each ally and enemy to 'spawn' on the battle screen individually and they don't do it very fast. Sigh.

I'll get back to it in the new year once I finish DQ8. DQ8 is the only RPG I'll be playing till I beat it.

[GrinR]

I'm in no-DSL hell. So, no internet. So, no WoW. So, No PC-gaming at all.

Good news? I have Shadow of the Colossus and it's A-MAZING. I'm wondering if it ever changes from the format of colossus after colossus...

[The Iron Weasel]

Dawn Of War: Winter Assault, maybe some of the gamecube/xbox games I picked up over the last little while.

Edit: Maybe some Q4 (I'm already replaying the game, just because it was crazy fun, and the multi can be fun for hour long play sessions)

[HALO 32]

admire Kameo and Perfect Dark Zero untill i get my 360, maby some Shadow of the Colossus, or ill go pick up mario kart

i had Dragon Quest VIII on reserve...but i decided to take that money to pay off my 360 instead

[court12b]

Guitar Hero- most fun ive had with a game in a long time. playlist is unbelievable. im getting my old guitar callouses back

[Everlost_MI]

I am finishing up Quake 4 and the Warriors.

[Dabombpizza]

So, basically, I can expect more of the same for the rest of the game? Tedious gameplay but wicked cutscenes?
Yes
I enjoyed Xenosaga 1. Xenosaga 2 is supposed to be better but I just haven't gotten into it. The story is still crazy but hasn't started to gel into any sense of coherency.
Everything I've read on Xenosaga 2 says the following
1. Battlesystem was supposed to be made more fun, but instead became much worse (which is why it's being replaced in the NDS version)
2. There is an attempt in the story to simplify it, which loses the giant scope of the original, which is what made the original so fun.

[Neverborne]

While I'm waiting for Nintendo's USB WiFi adapter to arrive, I've decided to play Tetris DX on my Gameboy Player using the Mario DDR dance mat. Just to be silly.

Also, plow through the rest of Castlevania: DoS, and the singleplayer Mario Kart DS.

[Deadend]

I'm doing the Mario Kart.

I will also be rocking out with Guitar Hero.

[Mason]

Yeah, Xenosaga really needs to rethink the battle system. It somehow combined "generic" and "confusing", which is kind of a trick. I enjoyed Ep1, but Ep2 didn't improve enough or pick up the story very well, so I lost interest.

[The Iron Weasel]

I'm doing the Mario Kart.

I will also be rocking out with Guitar Hero.

Does Guitar Hero have any heavy metal songs? If so, I'm totally buying that and a ps2 this comming paycheque.

[Phanto]

Well.. i will be playing F.E.A.R until i finish that pretty cool game and freaky too :)
With Lorena my 1 week old computer!!!

[Hugenex]

Dragon quest 8! It reminds me of the "Story of Thor" for Sega Genesis those were good times...

[The Iron Weasel]

I haven't named my computer yet. I'm trying to think of something.

[askheaves]

For anybody still checking this thread, I went to the MC Chris concert, and he was an ass. Don't buy his CDs, don't go to his concerts. Me and my girlfriend approached him before the concert just wanting to meet him and buy some of his stuff, and he didn't have the time for us. His opener (SNM NM NM) was incredibly hospitable, but Chris was an ass. We left during his first song.

Don't bother. He's the biggest fake of all. Pathetic. He's too good for us. Spread the word.

[KarmaGhost]

I'm trying "The Path of Neo" for the PC...

...I don't get it. Why does this game suck so bad?

[TRiLoGY]

CoD2 Multiplayer..
CIV 4..
Pro Evolution Soccer 5...

[31 Flavas]

Dig Dug Digging Strike for DS. rock it. Oh and yea, Mario Kart.

[Carnisaur]

Dragon Quest VII, and Mario Kart when i'm on the pot, which is bound to happen at some point I hope.

[Bumbuliuz]

Playing a bit of Ssx-On Tour, Cod2, Quake4, Civ4, The Movies. I also picked up one of the last games for my soon to be old Xbox. Call of Chutulu - Dark Corners of the Earth. Intresting game and well worth the money so far. A bit freaky at parts for me ;)

[mister_slim]

Mario Kart, Sands of Time (again and again), Phoenix Wright, Outrun 2, Genji, et cetera.

[Kelegacy]

Mario Kart, Sands of Time (again and again), Phoenix Wright, Outrun 2, Genji, et cetera.
Is there a way to stop the Sands of Time so I can catch up on about 100 games?

Now that Dragon Quest 8 is here, I can't even look at SMT: Nocturne without thinking about its antithesis...DQ8 has vibrant colors, very japanese artwork and characters; Nocturne is drab, depressing, demonic. That's part of the game's charm, but the game's difficulty has pissed me off to no end, and I'm one of those guys that forgets to save his game every so often.

I think I might postpone Nocturne and jump into Dragon Quest 8 tonight. A 100 hour RPG...if I could cut out work, sleep, and eating, I think I could handle being a gamer much better. Maybe I should just hang up the controller.

[Spigot]

I think that you should take a DQ8 break. It is fantastic. I'm also interested to see what you have to say about the FFXII demo...

[Kelegacy]

I think that you should take a DQ8 break. It is fantastic. I'm also interested to see what you have to say about the FFXII demo...
You cocksucker. You are like an open bar at an AA meeting.

[Nessus]

Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes again, cringing at the strange changes. I have no problem with more elaborate body language, but all the Matrix-y motion effects, stuff like Snake jumping off a missile... and the Otacon ending is a mockery of what it was. Ahem.

The Ninja scenes alone make the game worth it. So. Fucking. Cool. I really wish they'd make a spinoff action game based on the Ninja. Like Devil May Cry gameplay.

I got Mario Kart DS yesterday. Been playing that. I hate anyone who says the game is too easy cause I can't even beat Flower Cup on 100cc (yet, I'll get it eventually).

[Spigot]

You cocksucker. You are like an open bar at an AA meeting.
Did I mention that you can get a controller shaped like a blue slime?

http://www.ebgames.com/ebx_assets/product_images/257521.jpg (http://www.ebgames.com/ebx/product/257521.asp)

It's worth it for that alone. Granted, it doesn't come with the game, but more's the pity.

Oh, and on the stats screen you'll be chastised by the King if you fall asleep and don't do anything for a while. He was complaining the other night when I slept for 5 hours on the couch because at the rate I was playing he'd never be changed back to normal...

[Kelegacy]

Did I mention that you can get a controller shaped like a blue slime?

http://www.ebgames.com/ebx_assets/product_images/257521.jpg (http://www.ebgames.com/ebx/product/257521.asp)

It's worth it for that alone. Granted, it doesn't come with the game, but more's the pity.

Oh, and on the stats screen you'll be chastised by the King if you fall asleep and don't do anything for a while. He was complaining the other night when I slept for 5 hours on the couch because at the rate I was playing he'd never be changed back to normal...

I've got 2-3 hours under my belt with Dragon Warrior. I couldn't resist. And I'm loving it. Encounters are pretty high, but I don't mind right now. But we'll see about that during hour 75.

Love the vibrant colors, beautiful characters and world, and interesting enemies. People might rip on Akira for his Dragon Ball Z stuff, but this game is artistically fabulous.

EDIT: Oh, and I love that controller!

[Pantsmonkey]

Mario Kart DS.

Note to Nintendo: Let people have there USB Dongle shipped to them before the game hits the street.

Note to My Neighbour: Thanks for not incripting your wifi =)

[51|RandoM]

Trying to finish up a stack of PC games I'm half into, so I can switch over to console during the week.

finished dragonshard
finished republic commando
finished quake4
spent lots of time in a mmorpg stress test

working on single player campaign of battlefront II. It is HARD, lol. The game cheats so awful bad. Anybody on the enemy team can capture a point or blow up a target, yet on my team I'm the only one who can do any of it.

painkeep + expansion
DoW + expansion
X3

Finish that stuff off (except x3, can probably play that forever) and then I can switch to the pile of console and DS stuff I have laying there.

[Pantsmonkey]

Re Mario Kart DS

Does anyone else get a very distinct Stunt Race FX (the bike) / Gizmo Duck feel from mario kart DS.

How much would Stunt Race FX DS rule over wifi? The game was made for touch screen! and a better friends and matching system...

http://www.mobygames.com/game/snes/stunt-race-fx/screenshots (Here be the pictures of Stunt Race FX SNES)

[mister_slim]

Did I mention that you can get a controller shaped like a blue slime?

http://www.ebgames.com/ebx_assets/product_images/257521.jpg (http://www.ebgames.com/ebx/product/257521.asp)

Fuck the game, I want the controller. That would be perfect if I got killed by a slime and threw the controller.

[Kelegacy]

Fuck the game, I want the controller. That would be perfect if I got killed by a slime and threw the controller.
Where can you get those? Strangely enough, I don't indulge in gamer swag but this is one time I might think about splurging. I own nothing in my gaming collection besides games and consoles. No figurines, cutouts, posters, tins, anything. But again, this looks sweet and I might track one down. I'd use it for other games, too, if it was comfortable enough.

Some people on another board were talking about their Slime Controllers. I haven't seem them around.

But yeah, if you toss one of those around, you're liable to impale someone.

[Spigot]

Click on the picture and it'll take you to the EBGames site. I'm not sure if there are other places online selling them, but that's where I found it.

I'd get it in a heartbeat but it's conspicuous enough that my wife would kill me. She's already ticked at me for getting DQ8 and she doesn't know about The Movies yet :)

[Kelegacy]

Click on the picture and it'll take you to the EBGames site. I'm not sure if there are other places online selling them, but that's where I found it.

I'd get it in a heartbeat but it's conspicuous enough that my wife would kill me. She's already ticked at me for getting DQ8 and she doesn't know about The Movies yet :)

What are her interests? Does she spend copious amounts of cash on things she likes? You're a big gamer with great tastes in games...she cant fault you for your habit. Of course, with a habit comes mucho money spending, so therein lies the rub. But you could always tell her that she should be thankful that your habit is videogames, not drugs. Or maybe not...because sometimes the two are so similar, it's scary.

[Spigot]

Oh, I've already run through all the excuses. Usually I'd be able to get away with this with a wink and a smile, but what with my having to take out a loan to cover the credit card bills for all my game buying over the past year, well, suffice it to say that future game purchases are banned. I can sneak in a couple games here and there, but I'm not tempting fate with a giant blue controller that smiles back at us.

Why can't new games cost $20? If you could be guaranteed to find a game, like, oh, Rez or Ico a couple years down the road like you can with DVD's and such, it would be one thing. When they ship 8 to the local store, well, for someone like me I can't help but run out and buy it new... I'm still ticked that Guitar Heroes is rather pricey up here. I'm sure that I'll be out of luck finding one in a few months when my game buying moratorium is lifted :P

And sadly, no, she doesn't have any extravagant habits like my gaming. I can't really call her to the carpet for spending money on daycare or food for the house... sigh...

Thankfully I just game and that's about it, but it's not a cheap habit!

[Kelegacy]

http://www.hori.jp/us/products/dqsc/index.html

Check that link out for better pics, straight from the Hori website. The controller looks neat, but I wonder how it really feels.

[Spigot]

The only thing that would make it better would be if it were wireless...

All of my console controllers are now wireless (well, for the current gen) and I can't stand using corded ones now.

[Kelegacy]

Oh, I've already run through all the excuses. Usually I'd be able to get away with this with a wink and a smile, but what with my having to take out a loan to cover the credit card bills for all my game buying over the past year, well, suffice it to say that future game purchases are banned. I can sneak in a couple games here and there, but I'm not tempting fate with a giant blue controller that smiles back at us.

Why can't new games cost $20? If you could be guaranteed to find a game, like, oh, Rez or Ico a couple years down the road like you can with DVD's and such, it would be one thing. When they ship 8 to the local store, well, for someone like me I can't help but run out and buy it new... I'm still ticked that Guitar Heroes is rather pricey up here. I'm sure that I'll be out of luck finding one in a few months when my game buying moratorium is lifted :P

And sadly, no, she doesn't have any extravagant habits like my gaming. I can't really call her to the carpet for spending money on daycare or food for the house... sigh...

Thankfully I just game and that's about it, but it's not a cheap habit!

It's funny, the guys who CAN afford games pirate them, and the people who cannot, spend their hard earned cash on them. Or at least that's how it seems sometimes. I'm lucky because I have a friend who is a game store owner, so prices usually aren't bad for me. Especially used stuff.

I feel your pain, friend. But at least you dig RPGS, which last tons of hours. Those are the best way to get your money's worth. Especially Dragon Quest VIII, which is simply immense.

[Serapth]

And sadly, no, she doesn't have any extravagant habits like my gaming. I can't really call her to the carpet for spending money on daycare or food for the house... sigh...

Just start on a day to day basis of slipping a small amount of crack into her food. Before you know it, she will be an addict, and you can look down your nose at her! :D

All kidding aside, im in a pretty sweet relationship when it comes to gaming. She knows im a geek, and that ill buy any shit that comes out at launch, but for the most part, she is cool with it. The only bitchfest I get is when I buy something and dont really use it ( Like my PSP, fuck you sony! ). As it stands now, im using *our* money on tuesday to buy my 360, which is about as cool as it gets. That said, I just have to shut my fucking mouth when she spends money on wierd shit like candle parties and the like.

All told, fairly good trade in my opinion :)

[Spigot]

Thankfully my wife HAS been pretty cool, albeit grumpy about the gaming. She has more or less come to accept it and doesn't bug me about the gaming but she just doesn't like how much cash I spend on it.

Ah well. Now, if I could somehow parlay all of my gaming skillz into some kind of actual revenue stream, well, then we'd be set and she'd love games.

It does scare me when she starts joining in on conversations about Xbox 360 shortages and such. I know she doesn't care about these things but I guess my very presence causes her to learn obscure industry facts by osmosis.

The funny thing is that our good friends are almost the same but in reverse. In that relationship, SHE is the obsessive gamer and he's the one who has to make sure they don't blow the rent every month. He does actually play the games though, unlike my wife. Ah well.

At least I do like RPG's. Unfortunately I like about every single other genre (realistic sports aside) so that doesn't help... I need a 12 step program! My game rental thingy with Getgames is helping so that I don't blow even more obscene amounts of money on the games I just want to check out... I still refuse to rent RPG's though. Gotta buy them.

[KamaItachi]

All kidding aside, im in a pretty sweet relationship when it comes to gaming. She knows im a geek, and that ill buy any shit that comes out at launch, but for the most part, she is cool with it. The only bitchfest I get is when I buy something and dont really use it ( Like my PSP, fuck you sony! ). As it stands now, im using *our* money on tuesday to buy my 360, which is about as cool as it gets. That said, I just have to shut my fucking mouth when she spends money on wierd shit like candle parties and the like.

All told, fairly good trade in my opinion :)

Yeah, this is pretty much the system I have worked out with mine. As long as both of us can get something once a month ( a game or 2 for me, handbags and scarves for her) that isn't bank-breakingly expensive we're both content. She's known about my geekery since day one and has made peace with it. She even bought me my Xbox and DS as presents and is putting half towards my 360 :D

[Spigot]

My wife DID get me an N64 and The Ocarina of Time for my wedding gift, way back in the day (tells you how long we've been married) so I guess I can't really complain.

[mister_slim]

At least I do like RPG's. Unfortunately I like about every single other genre (realistic sports aside) so that doesn't help... I need a 12 step program! My game rental thingy with Getgames is helping so that I don't blow even more obscene amounts of money on the games I just want to check out... I still refuse to rent RPG's though. Gotta buy them.
Rental is really the way to go. I'm spending $60 a month on two services, for a total of seven games at a time, and just buying the important stuff. It's saving me a lot of money.