Weekend Gamer - What are you playing?

[Jetherik]

The first weekend of the New Year! I hope everyone is safe and well. Though I have finally killed the flu, I have some challenges this week as I travel to Fantasy Land, Tommorow Land, and Adventure Land. I am sure I am going to be wracking up a great high scores in family points (especially since I deliberately did not load up any games on my wife's laptop). These points will be cashed in next week as I settle down to some Gothic 2 Gold, Spellforce Plat, and some Wow and CoH. What are you going to be playing and doing this weekend?

[Vandenh]

WoW and Geometry Wars.....

Maybe some Kameo...

[Morratut]

Playing through CoD2 again this time on Veteran instead of Hardened (i want them gamer points). Geometry Wars. Online action with PGR3 with friends.

[NoName]

62 hours into DQ VIII.... I will beat this game. I'm down to killing metal slimes trying to get a decent level for the last dungeon!

[lewsid]

WoW, GTA:LCS, Weird Worlds: Return to Infinite Space, Total Annihilation.

...if all goes according to plan.

[Kelegacy]

Mario Kart DS, Trauma Center, and Lunar: The Silver Star Story Complete.

[netcraazzy]

Mostly WoW but I really need to sit down and play Kameo a bit, my friend has almost beat it on my system already and I have yet to play it!

[BenN1ce]

BF2 CS:Source Dragon Quest VIII

[bapenguin]

CoD2...hopefully finishing that up. Hexic...I'm addicted. Civ 4.

[Frogleg Special]

LearningC# += ResidentEvil4("2 hours");

[Vandenh]

>LearningC# += ResidentEvil4("2 hours");

Learning C# lession 1 : Sadly '#' isn't allowed in variable names.

;)

[Borys]

Probably nothing. Baten Kaitos went to SHIT on the second disc.

[Kelegacy]

Probably nothing. Baten Kaitos went to SHIT on the second disc.

Really? Well that's not good to hear at all. Jesus.

[NeuroMan42]

Not much as this weekend is a mini-vacation with the woman. No gaming till Monday.

*sniffle*

[Rakael]

Probably nothing. Baten Kaitos went to SHIT on the second disc.

I was just about to buy this game in the next few weeks too. Think I'll pass now.

I'll probably be playing some DQ8, Advance Wars, and DBZ: Boudokai Tenkaichi (having a suprisingly good time with this one). Although, I may not be playing much of anything if Dan Simmons' Hyperion takes over my life. From what Kel's says, it just might. Now I can't wait to leave work and head to the bookstore!

[Voodoo]

WoW

Is it me or does it seem like there is a queue on ALL the servers now?! I've tried about 15 of them and even see on the list there are no Low pop servers at night. Hell, even the servers that are just a week old have Full queues. Maybe they lowered the # of players allowed on at a time?

[Frogleg Special]

>LearningC# += ResidentEvil4("2 hours");

Learning C# lession 1 : Sadly '#' isn't allowed in variable names.

;)

Darn Dumbleweed! That's it, I'm leaving C# and going VB.NET.

LearningVBNET += ResidentEvil4("4 hours")
'VB.NET is supposed to be more newbie friendly. Haha, more time for gaming

[Mozgus]

Super Metroid. Skies of Arcadia (Dreamcast). And if this Antec TruePower 550 fixes my comp problems; some Day of Defeat Source.

[thecrazyd]

I was gonna write a huge list, but who am I kidding? Probably Animal Crossing, and a spot of Snake Eater.

[Yeti2005]

CoD2 (on Veteran), NFSMW, and Hexic.

[EternalGamer]

I'm planning getting some serious work done on my thesis... for real this time... I mean it. Get away from me Metriod Pinball... I know your evil plan...

My current high score is 3.8 million with 11 artifacts--so close to having the needed 12! Er... I mean seriously... Thesis. All weekend.

Dan

[Borys]

Really? Well that's not good to hear at all. Jesus.

Imagine an RPG game on two disks where both of them have the same scenery, maps, textures, cities etc.

IT'S THE SAME DISC 1 SHIT ON DISC 2, only the dialogues have changed.

This isn't even backtracking, this is the biggest slap in my RPG playing history. Same dungeons, same towns, same everything - only new quests: "Bring me a red stone instead of a yellow stick!"

Well fuck you, I'm finished with Baten Kaitos.

[Heretic Machine]

Lots of Animal Crossing, and Dead or Alive 4. If I can find a copy of Guitar Hero tonight, then I'll be playing that as well.

[Shodan2020]

Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War, Anarchy Online

[EternalGamer]

Kelegacy, what's up with Lunar? When did you sneak that into your budget? You have room in your heart and wallet for Lunar but not for Metriod Pinball? Say it isn't so! :)

Dan

[Snoy Cracken]

I'll probably be playing a ton of guitar hero.I got it early for christmas and played it almost non-stop for three days and then I went to my aunts house for christmas and hadn't played it for about a week. But I pulled it out to play with one of my freinds and now I am hopelessly addicted again and it is constantly on my mind.

[fitbabits]

I'll be playing 'Landscaping the Front Yard' this weekend and watching the playoffs, so very little (if any) gaming for me!

[TheKeck]

CoD2, Q4, BF2.

[EternalGamer]

Fits, you seem to have been "landscaping the yard" for quite a few weekends now. Come on, you can tell us about your secret double life. We can keep a secret.

Dan

[dotbomb]

Assuming my Xbox arrives Saturday as it should: Kameo

I'll also be playing a lot of Advance Wars regardless.

If no Xbox then when not playing Advance Wars it will be Need For Speed Most Wanted on my PC.

I've tried a couple times to get into Psychonauts but I'm finding the beginning about as slow as Jackson's King Kong movie...

[EternalGamer]

You'll enjoy Kameo, it will make you glad you own a 360 for the 8 or so hours it lasts. But after that, you are sort of on you own for justification. Hopefully Oblivion will come out sooner rather than later and revive my interest. I have found everything outside of kameo to be pretty uninspiring. Call of Duty is incredibly repetitive and gets pretty boring. Perfect Dark Zero is just damn annoying trial and error memorization gameplay. Despite the positive reviews, I also find Condemned pretty plodding and unimpressive. I don't feel like making myself try to play it. I am tired of wandering around dark dilapidated buildings.

The other games don't even interest me enough to be worth a look. Oh how quickly the love fades. :)

Dan

[screwtape]

My current high score is 3.8 million with 11 artifacts--so close to having the needed 12!
Tallon Overworld is my favorite - I seem to be able to earn the most extra balls there. When I play the Space Frigate, I barely miss a pathway along that upper loop, and the ball bounces straight down the middle. That and those damn shriekbats. Oh, and my high score is 13 million. </phallus>

Unfortunately, I'll be programming all weekend. If I can find a few moments when I'm not working, I'll play Trauma Center or Battlefield 2.

[fitbabits]

Fits, you seem to have been "landscaping the yard" for quite a few weekends now. Come on, you can tell us about your secret double life. We can keep a secret.

Dan
Heh, it's a big yard and I'm in now way, shape or form adept at landscaping. I've spent most of my time just removing everything that was there in the first place - have you any idea how deep tree roots go?

I do have a secret double life, but that's for another post. :)

[EternalGamer]

Wow, 13 Million! I usually start with Space Frigate simply because it is harder. Howevber, I tend to play for the artifacts more than points because my goal is to reach the temple just because I have yet to do so. If I get 5 or 6 artifacts by my last life on Space Frigate, I can then teleport to Tallon and earn back some extra lives. The Phazon Mines is where I am usually done in. Those damn missles from the boss bounce me around so uncontrolably and it's hard to stay on the top half long enough to finish him. Oh and I HATE HATE the triceritops. Everytime I get to that mission, one of them is bound to spit the ball right down the middle of the screen.

Dan

[fitbabits]

You'll enjoy Kameo, it will make you glad you own a 360 for the 8 or so hours it lasts. But after that, you are sort of on you own for justification. Hopefully Oblivion will come out sooner rather than later and revive my interest. I have found everything outside of kameo to be pretty uninspiring. Call of Duty is incredibly repetitive and gets pretty boring. Perfect Dark Zero is just damn annoying trial and error memorization gameplay. Despite the positive reviews, I also find Condemned pretty plodding and unimpressive. I don't feel like making myself try to play it. I am tired of wandering around dark dilapidated buildings.

The other games don't even interest me enough to be worth a look. Oh how quickly the love fades. :)

Dan
Kameo is pretty awesome, as is PGR3 if you're at all interested in driving games. What else? NBA 2K6 is superb, I really like CoD2 for its intensity...

[51|RandoM]

Fits, you seem to have been "landscaping the yard" for quite a few weekends now. Come on, you can tell us about your secret double life. We can keep a secret.

Dan

Maybe it should be called terraforming at this point.

[EternalGamer]

Heh, it's a big yard and I'm in now way, shape or form adept at landscaping. I've spent most of my time just removing everything that was there in the first place - have you any idea how deep tree roots go?

I do have a secret double life, but that's for another post. :)

Actually I do know considering I had over a hundred of them fall down around the place that I live during Katrina. They left very large gaping holes, 5 to 6 feet deep.

Dan

[phantomhitman]

attempting a few more level of cod2 on veteran before I have to return it sunday. Crying while playing geometry wars, and jumping on pgr3 in friendly matches.

[51|RandoM]

You'll enjoy Kameo, it will make you glad you own a 360 for the 8 or so hours it lasts. But after that, you are sort of on you own for justification. Hopefully Oblivion will come out sooner rather than later and revive my interest. I have found everything outside of kameo to be pretty uninspiring. Call of Duty is incredibly repetitive and gets pretty boring. Perfect Dark Zero is just damn annoying trial and error memorization gameplay. Despite the positive reviews, I also find Condemned pretty plodding and unimpressive. I don't feel like making myself try to play it. I am tired of wandering around dark dilapidated buildings.

The other games don't even interest me enough to be worth a look. Oh how quickly the love fades. :)

Dan

Nice to see at least one xbox360 owner who isn't rabidly defending his purchase choice.

[fitbabits]

Nice to see at least one xbox360 owner who isn't rabidly defending his purchase choice.
Why is it nice?

[Liquidize105]

Same as you Jeth, same as you.

Night of the Raven tacks on pretty damn well so far, I'm at Lobart's farm. Adam Blue told me about Spellforce so I'm gonna check out the demos for that.

[EternalGamer]

Nice to see at least one xbox360 owner who isn't rabidly defending his purchase choice.


I still think it's a worthwhile purchase, just the excitement has worn off. It's no different than any other system launch in that there is a lull after the initial launch period. It would help if I liked racing games, but I bought Project Gotham and discovered it really was a waste of money for me. I might have enjoyed Need for Speed better, but since I do not purchase EA stuff, it wasn't an option.

I still really did Geometry Wars and Live Arcade in general. There are great things in store for the future. But I do have to be honest that th e360 definitely is not the best "gaming value" at this point. I get a lot more entertainment out of my $120 DS.

Dan

[Steele Johnson]

Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory, BF2, Magic the Gathering: Battlegrounds, and I might run through Riddick again (loved that freakin' game).

[Nesta]

WoW. Finally caved in and got it last week. God damn, it's as good as everyone said it was. My social life is over, lol.

[score]

Imagine an RPG game on two disks where both of them have the same scenery, maps, textures, cities etc.

IT'S THE SAME DISC 1 SHIT ON DISC 2, only the dialogues have changed.

This isn't even backtracking, this is the biggest slap in my RPG playing history. Same dungeons, same towns, same everything - only new quests: "Bring me a red stone instead of a yellow stick!"

Well fuck you, I'm finished with Baten Kaitos.

Phew. I gave up just before Disk 2. Judging by what you said, I'm glad I didn't persevere.

Anyway. I managed to score myself a copy of Catlevania DS. I haven't played a Catlevania since Symphonies of the Night on PS1 and the 3D one on the N64.

It's good shit...

[Librum]

World of Warcraft (of course), after I get my new mobo and CPU swapped in to my gaming machine and my media center PC up and running with my new TV. I'll try out Age of Empires III and maybe some Civ 4, depending on the scale of violence I prefer.

[Kelegacy]

Kelegacy, what's up with Lunar? When did you sneak that into your budget? You have room in your heart and wallet for Lunar but not for Metriod Pinball? Say it isn't so! :)

Dan

SHH! I already own Lunar, but haven't played it since it was on Sega CD...so now I'm gonna attempt it on PS1. I actually have such a huge backlog of games (mostly RPGs) that they stretch onto the PS1. I'll get Metroid Pinball sometime, just not right now. Too many games, too many games, too many games!

I have Advance Wars DS coming in the mail but after that, no purchases for a while. I can readily afford games and systems, but time is a commodity I need to put to better use. I haven't done any fiction writing since...well, maybe November. I need to stop slacking off. And buying a DS on Monday didn't help out my cause much. :mad:

[Murmillo]

the trying to get sleep and changing a newborn diapers game.

[dotbomb]

You'll enjoy Kameo, it will make you glad you own a 360 for the 8 or so hours it lasts. But after that, you are sort of on you own for justification.

Yeah Kameo seems to be the only launch title that interests me.

I really purchased the 360 at this point for live arcade titles with the promise of other titles in the pipes. I've already got a promise from my business partner that we'll settle any and all differences with Fight Night Round 3. I'm also anticipating SF2 via arcade.

Kameo is pretty awesome, as is PGR3 if you're at all interested in driving games. What else? NBA 2K6 is superb, I really like CoD2 for its intensity...


I play FPS on my PC and already have done COD2 and Quake4.

I do have a recent new found love of driving games though but I can't beat my setup on my PC right now. Just spent a wad on the logitech momo controls for my desktop. These controls will be bolted to my desk all weekend as I play NFS:MW. Even my 2 year old son loves driving the red mustang gt. He does pretty good as long as I keep it floored.

How is controlling PGR3 on the 360 pad?

[Doctor Setebos]

the trying to get sleep and changing a newborn diapers game.
That will be the game I'm playing from Feb 8th on into the foreseeable future... :p

In the meantime, I'm still trying to finish Tales of Symphonia AND complete the regular cups in Super Mario Strikers so I can unlock the Super cups and punish myself some more.

I'll also evidently NOT be picking up Baten Kaitos from the bargain bin as previously hoped, TYVM Borys. :D

[bean19]

A beta (still under NDA - will write a preview when lifted). Beat Kameo. Plays some PDZ online with my friends.

Maybes: City of Villains, DQ VII, trying Gauntlet: Seven Sorrows if it comes in through Gamefly.

On the X360 stuff: I didn't see it mentioned. . . CONDEMNED is the shiz-nit! It is only like a 6-10 hour game though, so rent it if you can.

[Lexicon]

the trying to get sleep and changing a newborn diapers game.

I've recently progressed to the sleeping through the night at 6months level of that game. The early parts of the game and learning curve are rough, you have my sympathy.

[fitbabits]

How is controlling PGR3 on the 360 pad?
Actually, controlling PG3 on the pad is just like driving a car in real life - especially the way the triggers controll the gas and brake. Not to mention the analog thumbsticks in place of the wheel... :rolleyes:

Seriously - it's as good as the setup allows. I have no complaints whatsoever. Well, now that I think about it - the in-car replays look odd as the steering wheel is jerked all over the place rather than smoothly moving from left to right.

[ÜberJumper]

Murmillo:

I'm hoping to be playing the same game this weekend! (My wife is due with our second child... ANY GOD DAMN MINUTE)

If no child arrives, I will be playing Battlefuckingfield 2 with my crew.

[Heretic Machine]

Well, I'm a 360 owner and I'm quite happy with my games. I only have two complaints... PD0's single player sucks, CoD2's multiplayer sucks. They excel at their other parts though. It's like buying one game for the price of two...

[Metal Jesus]

Tokobot PSP - an original platformer with a twist. Lots o fun!
Dragon Warrior VIII PS2 - This game is a blast to play
SOCOM: Fireteam Bravo PSP - I love the targeting system the developed for this game.

[dotbomb]

Actually, controlling PG3 on the pad is just like driving a car in real life - especially the way the triggers controll the gas and brake. Not to mention the analog thumbsticks in place of the wheel... :rolleyes:

Seriously - it's as good as the setup allows. I have no complaints whatsoever. Well, now that I think about it - the in-car replays look odd as the steering wheel is jerked all over the place rather than smoothly moving from left to right.

I'll have to rent it and check it out to see how I do with the pad. The one driving/racing game I'm interested in/looking forward to on the 360 is Full Auto. I hope it delivers good gameplay and the reviews back it up when released. I love me some car carnage!

[WastelandDan]

I'm finishing up Call of Duty 2 on veteran mode for the 360 and also playing some Quake 4 and WoW. I'll probably also finish up Condemned sometime soon.

[torrefaction]

The other games don't even interest me enough to be worth a look. Oh how quickly the love fades. :)

Dan

Kameo was gorgeous. Fantastic game, I had a lot of fun, especially playing coop. I really dug COD2...so intense. The lobby system sucks, but beyond that the multiplayer itself is a ton of fun I think. PDZ...eh...The coop is fun, there's something to be said for the multiplayer too...but...really I haven't even bothered to finish it. I *LOVED* Condemned...but it got traded in. As great as it was, there is just no replay value.

DOA4 is dropdead gorgeous. I *HATED* DOA3...despised the mechanics. Typically I'm a Tekken guy. DOA4 sold me. It feels much more technical. I really am getting a huge kick out of it. It seems like a real deep fighter now, as opposed to a mess of button mashing. PGR3, while beautiful, was a bit uninspiring. I really like customization in racers...so I should've gotten NFSMW

I really like Gun...but it was too short, too sparse. Not a $60 next-gen game, at least not IMHO.

I'm biting my nails waiting for Alan Wake, Oblivion, Frame City Killer, Saints Row, The Outfit, and Full Auto. Oh...shit...and gears of war and the godfather. Wait...and Test Drive looks hot too. Jesus. I count $540 plus tax. I want to own (Not gameznflix) every last one of those. Oh...shit...Burnout Revenge.

Really, I dig the console. This is by far the best launch titles I remember playing personally. Maybe it's the wow factor...especially since I have an HDTV, but I don't really have any buyers remorse at all. I've had so much fun, and so have my friends.

Plus...man...did you see fight night round 3?

Sorry for the long rant. I'm excited.

[Javi]

PGR3 - learning to drive with manual
DoA4 - learn the fighting system

[i aint yer pa]

Wow, definitely a slow news day if this thread filled up so fast.

I'll be breaking the seal on Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance and playing a little AC:WW on the side. I've got Trauma Center calling my name, too.

Oh, and everyone mentioning they'll be playing Animal Crossing WW, make sure you're gates are open so we can have some EA WiFi gaming!

[i aint yer pa]

I'm planning getting some serious work done on my thesis... for real this time... I mean it. Get away from me Metriod Pinball... I know your evil plan...

My current high score is 3.8 million with 11 artifacts--so close to having the needed 12! Er... I mean seriously... Thesis. All weekend.

Dan
Nice! The best I've done is 2.5 mil and 9 artifacts. What happens when you get all 12?

[JRR006]

Dark Age of Camelot, Price of Persia Two Thrones, and Cold Winter, which I picked up used a few nights ago. Average in every way, except Nathaniel Parker as the main character swearing like a sailor - that's priceless. That is, priceless to me and a very small group of my friends who regularly watch PBS.

[destoo]

Beer beer beer.. Tiddly Beer beer beer...
Sorry, Too much Bard's Tale this week.


Spent a few hours on the good ol' Zelda Gold Cartridge, now that I found a NES in working order.
I'll probably be fiddling some more on my "old console" desk, having just acquired a half working SegaCD console. (disk spins and click, but the laser is probably busted or just misaligned)
So far: Nes, Dreamcast, GC and a Coco3 sit there, all plugged to the same TV with a switchbox
My wife can't bitch about it (yet) because the cables are all behind the desk and she's a gamer too.

[bapenguin]

SHH! I already own Lunar, but haven't played it since it was on Sega CD...so now I'm gonna attempt it on PS1. I actually have such a huge backlog of games (mostly RPGs) that they stretch onto the PS1. I'll get Metroid Pinball sometime, just not right now. Too many games, too many games, too many games!

I remember playing Lunar on Sega CD and having one of the main characters singing this annoying LA LA LA song all the time. It was stuck in my head for MONTHS.

[EternalGamer]

Nice! The best I've done is 2.5 mil and 9 artifacts. What happens when you get all 12?


When you get 12 (I believe that is the required number but not certain) you open up the pathway to the elusive "Temple" board. It is so close to being within my grasp. I cannot take it. Now if you'll excuse me, I must go play... just one game. Then it's back to thesis work. I've developed a compromise with myself. 1 hour of work = one game of pinball. :)

Dan

[Kelegacy]

I remember playing Lunar on Sega CD and having one of the main characters singing this annoying LA LA LA song all the time. It was stuck in my head for MONTHS.

You know, I don't remember PS1 games looking so...jagged? What was the resolution upgrade from the PS1 to PS2?

[Kelegacy]

I've developed a compromise with myself. 1 hour of work = one game of pinball. :)

Dan

I do the same with writing, but substitute pinball with porn.

[The Iron Weasel]

PSYCHONAUTS!!!!!!!!! I finally found it!

Edit: Oh I forgot, Psi-Ops, and Act Of War, they'll also be getting some love.

[Lekon]

DoA4 and City of Heroes/Villians for me. Decided to try an Illusion/Kinetics guy. Still as addictive as crack, that game.

DoA4 is what I orignally bought the 360 for, wanted an online, good fighting game, and despite the jokes about DoA's boobiefighter physics, I find it a hell of a fun game. That, and with Live, theres usually some witty banter going on around the matches.

And sometimes you get to hear priceless things, like someone eating soup. Someone eating soup who leans down to far and dips the 360 mic in the hot fluid, somehow creating a noise not unlike a truck rolling over a cat, with much profanity about the F'n soup in the mic.

[score]

Murmillo:

I'm hoping to be playing the same game this weekend! (My wife is due with our second child... ANY GOD DAMN MINUTE)



Must be something in the Air. I became a pop again for the second time just over 2 weeks ago. Gotta love those sleepless nights. You think you'de be prepared having gone through it once already but you'll be surprised how much you've forgotten....

[The_Darr]

trying out the new(ish) SP map pack for far cry and starting to get back into BF2 since the aquisition of my new PC.

[H.Bogard]

SC: Chaos theory, nfsmw and CoD2......PC gaming needs some love :(

[EternalGamer]

I just made it to the temple with all 12 artifacts. Unfortnately I made the decision to return top Talon to restock on extra lives before journeying forward after completing the temple. It was a bad decision. The missions are much harder. And I not only completely failed to gain new lives, but lost the two extra ones I still had in stock. So I didn't even get to SEE the next board. Oh well, not a bad run overall. Finished with 6.9 million. God, I love this game.

Dan

[PIPBoy3000]

I'm hoping to find some time for Resident Evil 4. The tricky part is doing it without disturbing my young children or making my wife mad. Gotta get some headphones for the Gamecube.

I've been playing a bit of Civ 4, which still fascinates me. I started a tiny world with nine civilizations. I expanded to three cities and then switched over to conquest mode. I just defeated the Russians who were in first position. Unfortunately the other civilizations have quickly caught up with me and I fear I have to either take on my next biggest rival or swallow up some of the smaller civilizations. Mmm . . . global conquest.

[maharahaj]

Finishing up Condemned, working for all Gold trophies at PGR3 and whittling down my remaining season games in NHL2K6. Rock.
All this talk about Metroid Pinball has me craving a DS purchase too but I'll try to hold off at the moment!

[mrchesson]

what is yall acww friend code???

[Jetherik]

I am so glad there were no graphical MMOs when I was working on my thesis - and there were some great games - but it is not like today.

Spellforce is a great game to pick up. I got Spellforce Plat (game plus two expansions) for 19 bucks (17 at Amazon). That is a price you can't beat.

[Mojopin]

Lots of Animal Crossing, and Dead or Alive 4. If I can find a copy of Guitar Hero tonight, then I'll be playing that as well.

Lots at Fayette Mall and Best Buy, at least the last time I checked... DQ8 beat it out though... :D

[Spigot]

the trying to get sleep and changing a newborn diapers game.
Ah, I remember those early levels. I'm at the 18-month level now, which means that I do get a lot more sleep but in exchange for that I spend all of my waking hours chasing him around.

Let's see what I'm going to get up to this weekend.

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (On the 3rd case... what a delightful game)

WoW (Why didn't someone tell me the Plaguelands had such fun quests?)

DQVIII (I finally had a bit of free time during the weekend played for an hour or two. Just finished up the Argonia coronation segment and am wandering the western woods now. Hopefully I'll have access to the TV for more than 8 minutes today and can make more progress.)

Other than those games, not much.

I'm eagerly awaiting the next shipment of Animal Crossing:Wild World to arrive at the local EB (where I've had it paid off for a week) and Electroplankton is arriving next week. Now that I know what Electroplankton is, I'm alternately regretting my preorder AND salivating at the chance to try it out. Sigh.

I'm reading a big stack of graphic novels that I got from the library so that'll keep me busy for most of the weekend too. Superman: Red Son is an amazing retelling of the Superman legacy, which is nice for people like me who really don't care for Supes. The Escapist was an interesting pseudo-archival jaunt through the supposed archives of a little known comic hero. Currently reading Batman: Hush Vol. 1 & 2. After that, I'll get around to reading V For Vendetta.

Good call on the Lunar, Kelegacy. My limited edition Ghaelon boxing doll gives you a one extended boxing glove salute!

[Emabulator]

Neverwinter Nights: Shadows of Undertide and Day of Defeat: Source.

[Heretic Machine]

Lots at Fayette Mall and Best Buy, at least the last time I checked... DQ8 beat it out though... :D

Unfortunetly I wasn't in Lexington... I don't go back until tomarrow. Gamestop was also showing it as being sold out at most places within 200 miles of my home, including Lexington. Anyhow, I went ahead and bought Riviera: The Promised Land (GBA), mostly because I had a dream about it last night. It's turning out to be pretty cool though, it's like a choose your own adventure game but with JRPG battles.

Plus, I now have extra money laying around to get some music downloads, a new portrait commissioned for Furcadia, and a new port space to house that portrait.

I also got this cool thing for my laptop today made by Targus. It's called a Lap Desk (http://www.circuitcity.com/rpsm/oid/82223/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do#tabs) and it allows me to prop up my laptop into a more ergonomic position. I'm enjoy it quite a bit, and it's smaller than the laptop itself so it should help me when I'm in those crappy desks they put in lecture halls at the University. It's uber small and light too, I can easily slide it into a pocket on my laptop bag.

[KJAX]

DQ8...about to hit the Dragon Graveyard

[Kefkataran]

Not much as this weekend is a mini-vacation with the woman. No gaming till Monday

Aha, I have that going on next week.

Why is it nice?

I think the implication is that many people are defending it just cause they purchased the money and not owning up to the fact that they just aren't enjoying it as much as they would've hoped. Certainly that's not true of everyone, but I'd imagine it's true of some.

The Escapist was an interesting pseudo-archival jaunt through the supposed archives of a little known comic hero. Currently reading Batman: Hush Vol. 1 & 2. After that, I'll get around to reading V For Vendetta.

Hush is okay but not great, V for Vendetta is awesome, and if you liked Escapist, make sure to read The Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon. Great novel.

Know it's already almost the end of the weekend, but I hadn't posted if only because this has been my gaming-est weekend in a LONG time! I've gotten a lot of time into Dragon Quest VIII and Guitar Hero. Hoping to get close to the end of DQ8 before break is over, but I'm only at the 30-hour mark, and I'll be gone next weekend, as I said above. I've also thrown some time into City of Villains. Got my stalker to level 16 now, but I'll probably retire him come February. Ah, well.

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Project Gotham Racing 3
Fight Night Round 3 DEMO