Was playing NWN but i got bored and also lost...
Im playing Fallout3: tis very openended and has great graphics.... =]
I'm *still* playing Civilization: Revolutions (PS3), though I'm down from 1-2 games a day to a game every 2-3 days. I know some people really dislike the simplification, and I was skeptical about the game. However, it has enough of the original, but sped up enough, to hit my sweet spot.
I put in Eternal Sonata again recently - that game is tedious. Ugh. I might have to bail
FABRICATI DIEM, PVNC
-"To Serve and To Protect"
"I don't trust my government, I don't trust the people who work for my government, and I believe that the evidence suggests that it's irrational to offer such trust." - Ken White
"The first 90% of the project is done, now we're working on the remaining 90%." -SoylentNews
BTW happy birthday Yttrium
Finished Okami last week, it was pretty good. Screwing around with Mario Galaxy some, getting through it faster than I thought I would. Worlds don't seem to be as large as the Mario 64 ones. I know the comets are supposed to be where the challenge is, but I don't really feel like doing them.
Also playing through Prince of Persia on the PC. Newegg was selling it for 8 dollars awhile back. I sort of wish I had a gamepad, but it's not good enough that I would have wanted to spend much more. It's very pretty at the least, and isn't terrible, just, eh.
I got to wondering the other day if I could play it with a guitar hero controller, as directional input is only moderately required. It's basically just a series of themed button presses one after another causing a flashy but automated sequence.
Anyway, it shouldn't last the day, and when it's done I'm going to start a handheld game I think.
god help me - Starfy. Insanely cute, suprisingly fun. Reminds me a bit of SMB3.
..and Wool..... Cheap Ass Gamer is the best bit of advice anyone has ever given me. I almost never pay more than $20 for a game anymore. PoP was selling for $20 for the 360.
“Our opponent is an alien starship packed with atomic bomc,” I said. “We have a protractor. Okay, I'll go home and see if I can scrounge up a ruler and a piece of string.”
Junior had a gift certificate at gamestop to trade in and I wanted him to get Starfy but they didn't have it in stock. He ended up getting Pokemon Platinum instead
I've been playing TF2, DoD:S, and MLB 09 since vacation. I have other games to finish, many of which are listed above, but I haven't really been in the mood yet.
So what was wrong with Eternal Sonata by the way? I thought the combat in the demo was pretty interesting, but didn't have the patience to try anything else. I've had it for awhile but never got around to playing it.
Heh, good for you. I heard Starfy was really good, I just have too many games as it is so haven't tried it myself yet. A true gamer has no need for manly pride!Originally Posted by Torcer Arcana
One of the first games I mentioned playing in this thread was an adventure game in which an adorable little girl saves her imaginary friends from monsters with a drill. You collect different outfits as you play, that each give different bonuses.
I'm not sure it's possible to even watch a video of it, let alone play it, if you are insecure about maturity or masculinity. Of course, it's possible playing it may prompt said insecurities heh. It was actually really good though!
For the curious.
The other day a friend told me I was like the Last Starfighter, except without the glory of saving the universe.
Finished Prince of Persia awhile back, I remember people talking about the difficulty when it was released, and honestly the "no dieing because elika saves you" isn't a big deal. With the way obstacles blindside you at times (thanks crappy camera!) it's basically required. No the problem with the difficulty was in what I mentioned earlier: all you have to do is hit a series of themed/color coded buttons in time. It basically plays like a mini-game.
About to start Uncharted, since the sequel is coming out soon. Right now I am playing Devil Survivor, which is awesome. I might start a thread about it soon, whether anyone is interested or not.
I just played through Turtles in Time Re-Shelled (XBLA), which was far easier in two-player coop than I remember the SNES version being (though my memory could be skewed).
Good times and pleasant memories, though!
I don't think the saving mechanics make much of a difference to the actual gameplay. It just feels more accessible because the game gives you the impression of "saving" you before resetting you to the last checkpoint -- instead of showing you a death animation and doing the same. It's ultimately more of a psychological thing.
I'm a sucker for Tower Defense games. I saw the demo for one based on Final Fantasy on the PS3 store - it was a great demo!
I am happy to say I bought the game. I mention this since I have been restricting myself from online purchases recently. I cannot be happier with my $10 spent!
Also, still playing Civilization:Revolution. I have 3/4 of the victories on Emperor, but I can't get the fourth. All my games go south right at the start of the match
WoW continues to occupy my time, though I wish the "cannot launch more instances" problem would go away. :|
Eternal Sonata has good characters, great voice acting, and some interesting mechanics. However, after I took a break and came back, it occurred to me how very repetitive it is - maybe most RPGs are like this and I never noticed? Either way, I put it down. Instead, I've picked up ChronoTrigger for the DS - this game is all sorts of badass. Why have I never played it before? Was it this good on the SNES?
FABRICATI DIEM, PVNC
-"To Serve and To Protect"
"I don't trust my government, I don't trust the people who work for my government, and I believe that the evidence suggests that it's irrational to offer such trust." - Ken White
"The first 90% of the project is done, now we're working on the remaining 90%." -SoylentNews
CT is a direct port. The only difference is the Map screen. I'd say it was even better on the SNES b/c it was so superior to almost every other JRPG that had come before.
“Our opponent is an alien starship packed with atomic bomc,” I said. “We have a protractor. Okay, I'll go home and see if I can scrounge up a ruler and a piece of string.”
Pretty much. There's only so much you can do within the confines of an RPG battle system, and once you have a working strategy for every (type of) enemy, there's not much reason to change that.
The DS version has a new English translation and the extra features from the PS1 port. But it was already a good game on the SNES.
Oh yeah, I saw that FF "Crystal Defenders" Tower Defense too. I thought about it, but still haven't beaten PixelJunk Monsters so passed. That does remind me though, PSN was having a sale of $5 games and I picked up Eden and Savage Moon, the latter I beat last night.
I thought it was a sort of fun Tower Defense, but it really felt to me like there was only one real strategy. The levels get kind of difficult and the monsters will destroy your towers, so there isn't much room for error, let alone experimentation.
Also, Chrono Trigger was "way ahead of it's time". I didn't have a snes and didn't get to try it until many years later, and it was still amazing. I sort of wonder sometimes if people who only played the new version take it for granted, being used to a lot of the "modern" rpg conventions that CT helped pioneer.
Star Ocean: The Last Hope for 360. I generally don't like space themed fantasy but this game and story have been really good so far. I'm really enjoying it! Beautiful game. And it's 3 discs long...
Spoiler for Star Ocean - The Last Hope:
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just let your legs give out
it just might carry you away
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I've been working a lot, and school starts next week anyway, but my current MMO is a trial of EVE, just for something cheap and different. I miss my little Runemaster though.
I go missing
No longer exist
One day
I hope
I’m someone you miss
Working my way through the Orange Box. Hell of a ride so far.
"Silver bullet solutions are rare, silver bullet sales commonplace"
Fable II on the 360, kinda. Heap of new shows started here recently so my gf claims the TV almost every night now. So getting some playtime back on EVE and just picked up Final Fantasy 12 to play on the PS2 on our old tv.
Mothership Zeta, more fun than I thought it owuld be.
“Our opponent is an alien starship packed with atomic bomc,” I said. “We have a protractor. Okay, I'll go home and see if I can scrounge up a ruler and a piece of string.”
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