Closed.

[Jimbo Slice]

Gamefly sent me the Darkness and Blue Dragon today, so I don't think I'll be replaying Bioshock like I had planned.

[RelentlessRolento]

Gamefly sent me the Darkness and Blue Dragon today, so I don't think I'll be replaying Bioshock like I had planned.


start with the darkness then go do blue dragon... darkness, if you are a marathon non stop type of player, is quick but good.

[Jimbo Slice]

start with the darkness then go do blue dragon... darkness, if you are a marathon non stop type of player, is quick but good.

Yeah, I wasn't prior, but school has turned me into a marathon gamer.

[The Mana Knight]

just got done playing some gears on live. 1 group of guys was real cool and they where fun to play with, the other group that I played with was a bunch of immature little kids. I hate that.You'll come across a ton of them on XBL (or any online service). That's one reason I rarely jumped into random online games anymore.

Anyway, today was an okay gaming day, but the rest of the week looks bright:
-Downloaded Tekken 5 DR online and playing it.
-Downloaded Puzzle Fighter HD for PS3 and played it.
-Played the Folklore demo early this morning (love the game too much)
-Played some Brave Story on PSP.

I'll open my copy of Wild Arms 5 and play that soon. I hope to get Warhawk next, followed by Jeanne D'Arc and DW Gundam.

[ighosty]

waitin on warhawk right now, should be playin that for a while until heavenly sword, lair, or i get my 360 back

[botticus]

Shelved FFTA for now (thinkin it's not for me, I'll return to it sometime later), moved back to FFIII. I didn't realize I had put almost ten hours into it before, but after checking the guide to see where I was, back on the move. Looks like I'm about halfway through it.

[SL4IN]

I'm finishing FFIII and FFTA as well botticus. but I haven't played my FFTA in over a year, and when I picked it up, i'm at 44 hours and on the final battle, but it's wicked difficult. as for FFIII, i'm 21 hours in and all my characters are at the comfortable level of 40.

[jer7583]

System Shock 2. Just finished the hydroponics and shodan's amazing introduction. This game is so good. Can't wait to play bioshock after it.

[Apossum]

just got back to my apt after a few torturous days at home. well, the visit was fine, but I was dying to play all this:

--Metroid Prime 3
--Tekken Online
--Puzzle Fighter
--Oblivion (360...definitely doesn't look as good or run as smooth as the PS3 version)

[whoknows]

Going through The Darkness since I never got to see the ending due to my save being overwritten.

I hate the part where Jenny is killed.

[Dark Slayer120]

Tomorrow is LAIR day.

YAY!!

Is it really? Noice!! I was expecting another delay. . . :roll:

[whoknows]

Is it really? Noice!! I was expecting another delay. . . :roll:
Maybe that would have been better. Reviews haven't been kind to it.

I'm still getting it though :-P

[Dark Slayer120]

Maybe that would have been better. Reviews haven't been kind to it.

I'm still getting it though :-P

I am too, I am getting a little tired of first person shooters so this will mix it up quiet a bit. :D

[SL4IN]

hopefully picking up rune factory tomorrow.....

[jer7583]

Lair gets universally panned and you guys still dive in? That's like hearing about a girl's slutty transgressions from all your friends, but still hitting it. Have fun.. You heard about how Factor 5 gave nintendo the clap, though..

[whoknows]

Lair gets universally panned and you guys still dive in? That's like hearing about a girl's slutty transgressions from all your friends, but still hitting it. Have fun.. You heard about how Factor 5 gave nintendo the clap, though..
Yes, I am still getting it. I've been waiting for it so I'm going to try it. If I hate it I can throw it on ebay, if I like it then I'm happy.

[Dark Slayer120]

Lair gets universally panned and you guys still dive in? That's like hearing about a girl's slutty transgressions from all your friends, but still hitting it. Have fun.. You heard about how Factor 5 gave nintendo the clap, though..

Well you see, if I have interest in a game and it ends up getting mediocre reviews I'll at least rent it/buy it cheaper. I have a chance to get it cheap from credit when I turned in some games so I'm at least going to give it a shot. If I hate it well I'll trade it back in, or throw it on e-bay, or sell it to a friend. Either way I am going to play it because there are a shit load of games that received bad reviews that I still ended up liking. I don't let reviewers tell me what to like and what not to like I'll decide that myself.

[whoknows]

Just went for a fun ride in a tank with Anthony in The Darkness.

Badass

[jer7583]

I said the same thing about Rebel Strike. these aren't just bad reviews though.. people are dusting off the 5's and below.

Well I hope they're wrong and you guys do enjoy it. Better sell quick, though. I remember my $50 Rebel Strike was barely worth $15 a few weeks later.

System Shock 2 is so freaky. Even these old ass low poly models manage to creep me out sometimes. Few games have actually given me such a real sense of dread about continuing into a new area. Annelid Arachnids and Assassins have to be the worst. The way the assassins sneak up on you just sucks. The voice acting of the hybrid characters and the midwives is very creepy too. I remember one room with a bunch of eggs in it, so I started blasting them, then all of a sudden this twisted female voice comes "For this, I'll tear out it's spine..." and then the you hear her mechanical footsteps approaching.. I cannot wait to play Bioshock after this.

[benjamouth]

That's like hearing about a girl's slutty transgressions from all your friends, but still hitting it.

You say that like it's a bad thing, probably means she's more open to suggestion in the bed room.

Anyhoo I finally finished collecting kittens in Superman Returns last night, so my holiday weekend is free to enjoy the pure magnificence (hopefully) of Bioshock. Maybe I'll even get round to playing Forza 2, but I doubt it.

[InuFaye]

I cant believe that people are still picking up lair after being univerally panned. I always thought Factor 5's games had sucked after the first rouge squadron on the gamecube. The only reason the second was decent was because it has a co-op version of the 3rd game.

This is just another one of those games that look pretty but have absolute shit for gameplay. The need to put in the options for non motion control and to have some analog suppot. If warhawk can do it then why cant lair?

Im cancelling my preoder for lair and offically declairing it the biggest let down of the year.

[whoknows]

Grabbing it in about 3 hours.

Sweet.

[jer7583]

Factor Fail

I may have a 360 next week. We will see.

[InuFaye]

Factor Fail

I may have a 360 next week. We will see.

Factor 4.9?

http://ps3.ign.com/articles/817/817117p1.html

LOLZ

[Apossum]

Factor 4.9?

http://ps3.ign.com/articles/817/817117p1.html

LOLZ


winrar :applause:


yeah, I'm staying away from Lair until it's $9.99-- the right price to "ooh" and "ahh" at pretty graphics. Too many truly good games are out right now and coming out to justify a high price for this one...

[InuFaye]

winrar :applause:


yeah, I'm staying away from Lair until it's $9.99-- the right price to "ooh" and "ahh" at pretty graphics. Too many truly good games are out right now and coming out to justify a high price for this one...

I feel you. I just picked up Blue Dragon and i must say its alot better then most reviews. Its certainly not a AAA quality game but its at least an 8 or so.

I think the only thing left for my ps3 this year is heavenly sword and rachet. Next year looks alot better ps3 wise.

[whoknows]

GameInformer didn't hate the game, so it's not universally panned. Also the 5 from EGM is about a 7 from everywhere else since they consider 5 to be average.

[botticus]

Keep the hate to a minimum in this thread, plenty of other places for that.

[whoknows]

Right.


So anyways, The Darkness is badass. The more I play the more I realize why I couldn't get myself to get rid of it when my save file got overwritten.

[gunm]

Played a little T5DRO last night. Just practice mode as I would get royally owned with how bad I was doing. Still, the game look pretty...berri pretti. I like.

Oh yeah, and I really want (a deal on) Eternal Sonata.

[SL4IN]

played some gears this morning before class on live. that's pretty much all that's on the agenda for the rest of the day.

[Dark Slayer120]

I feel you. I just picked up Blue Dragon and i must say its alot better then most reviews. Its certainly not a AAA quality game but its at least an 8 or so.

I think the only thing left for my ps3 this year is heavenly sword and rachet. Next year looks alot better ps3 wise.

So you bash Lair and then pick up another mediocre game. . . Awesome logic.

[whoknows]

So you bash Lair and then pick up another mediocre game. . . Awesome logic.
You still getting LAIR?

[Dark Slayer120]

You still getting LAIR?

Definitely, with my in store credit I'll only be paying $10 for it. I probably wont get a chance to get it for a few days though due to working doubles for a few days. You'll have to let me know your thoughts on it when you play it for a few hrs. I trust your opinion more so then other people since we seem to like the same games 90% of the time. ;)

[whoknows]

Yeah, I'll be getting it in less than an hour and then I'll be playing.

Hope I like it.

[Dark Slayer120]

Yeah, I'll be getting it in less than an hour and then I'll be playing.

Hope I like it.

I hope you do too, let me know what you think. I updated the OP with one of my favorite video game quotes of all time. In case anyone wanted to check it out. ;)

[whoknows]

Playing and enjoying LAIR.

Glad I didnt listen to reviews.

[RelentlessRolento]

Tekken DR Online... that and stuntman ignition since I rented it... oh and alot of Monster Hunter Freedom 2... man I miss that series.

[Vendetta]

Got the T5 patch but haven't really messed with it yet.

I did re-read Volume 13 of Berserk though, and it still pisses me off. ;_;

[JEKKI]

no work tomorrow!

still too sick to study!

I'ma get started on sum Persona 2 gaming tonite~!

whooo~~~

[The Crotch]

F-Zero GX. I didn't even know there was a master mode to unlock! Fuck!

I have a love-hate thing going on with this game. Not because of the difficulty, I can deal with that. I love it because it has, hands down, the best racing ever. 30 racers hurtling down some of the psychadelic, fucked-up corkscrews imaginable. It's Mario Kart meets Sonic meets god damn awesome. Some of the levels (the pipe ones, especially the fire-themed course) are a little weak, but that's not my complaint.

My complaint is that it's so damn unfinished. Only 4 people in multiplayer? Boo. The best courses and modes only available in story mode? Fuck that! I want to race my brothers and 27 AI opponents in "speed" mode, or down a rock-filled canyon trail. As it is, the game is just far too limiting. A shame, because the actual racing is solid as a rock.

[Mr. Beef]

I too liked GX, but I wasn't a fan of the eventual snaking BS that people found out about. I was good, until my friends discovered it. Then I stopped playing.

[joebomb77]

I bought the Naruto Uzumaki Chronicles for PS2 for my son today, so I guess that's what I'll be playing now, LOL.

[botticus]

Rediscovering the joys of unbalanced old-school RPGs... had no problem beating Hein as the previous boss in FFIII, but now I very quickly got my ass handed to me by the very next boss, Kraken (with only a short dungeon in between). Guess I'll be doing some grinding tomorrow.

[ighosty]

played the folklore trial, and was surprised at how cool that game was. Will have to rent it when it comes out, like how they did the sixaxis in the game.

[Jesus_S_Preston]

Played a bit of Crush in school today, then came home, went to Wally World, and ended up picking up Ape Escape PSP for ten bucks.

I need to stop buying things, I have five games I'm juggling.

[The Crotch]

I too liked GX, but I wasn't a fan of the eventual snaking BS that people found out about. I was good, until my friends discovered it. Then I stopped playing.Like I said, the multiplayer is poorly done in general. I really just play it to race the computer.

And come to think of it, I'm not really competing against the AI racers. I'm playing against the course. In Mario Kart if you hit an environmental hazard or fall off the track, you lose a bit of time, get some awesome weapons, and you're back in it. In F-Zero, you hit something too hard or you fall off, you're dead. It can be cheap at times - like when you get sideswiped by ten other racers who hit the turbo you missed and send you into the wall, or when bumpy terrain tosses your 2000+kg steel death machine into a conveniently placed lake of molten something-or-other despite anything and everything you do. But that's the way I fucking like it.

[daroga]

Just beat Super Mario Land. Man, that game is an acid trip.

[Chacrana]

that game doesn't really hold up, does it?

[daroga]

that game doesn't really hold up, does it?Eh, it's a decent little platformer. Once you get past the fact that it makes even less sense than your average Mario game and that Mario drops like a rock it's fun :)

[SL4IN]

playing gears tonight. the gears tomorrow. then gears for the next week. god I wish I was just born good.

[Dark Slayer120]

playing gears tonight. the gears tomorrow. then gears for the next week. god I wish I was just born good.

Lol like Gears much? :lol:

[jer7583]

I really, really, really enjoyed F-Zero GX, but never had the minerals to finish much of the game. It really was underrated and overlooked. Did you ever play an AX machine? The way the cabinet rotated and tilted was great. A local bar/restaurant/arcade had one here for a while and I played it every chance I got.

I think Super Mario Land holds up okay. Good music. But SML2 and 3 blow it out of the water. I played so much of the first Wario Land (SML3) when I was a kid.. we had every treasure, the vault maxed out, all that stuff.

[whoknows]

Been playing LAIR most of the day.

The boss battles are badass.

[SL4IN]

Lol like Gears much? :lol:

it's not that I like gears, but i'm trying to 1) become a good online player and 2) get the onilne only achievements.

[Mr. Beef]

Did you ever play an AX machine? The way the cabinet rotated and tilted was great. A local bar/restaurant/arcade had one here for a while and I played it every chance I got.I wish I could find one again. I still have my Blood Falcon game card.

[keithp]

Got through the 2nd full moon on Persona 3. Died the first time, but it pissed me off that I had to go through all the cutscenes again. Is there a way to fast forward through all the dialog? I mean without waiting for the conversation to come up and hitting X all the time.

Still loving the game though!!

[SL4IN]

hoping to get some good handheld action in today at work. other than that, I have my colleges first football game at 6 after I get off of work (texas A&M). so there will probably be no other gaming until tonight.

[Chacrana]

Hmm.... as good as Persona 3 is, I'm putting it on hold. Why? Because Metroid Prime is far more important. I'm starting 3 after I cook up some brats on the grill. Mmm mmm mothafucka.

[Vendetta]

Trying to find rooms in T5DR is cumbersome. I'm trying to find some guys on my buddy list playing it, to no luck. :(

[Derrick1979]

Put Persona 3 on the back burner to play Wild Arms 5- loving it!!

[jer7583]

Chacrana, I'm trying to PM you to add me on Wii for metroid, trading vouchers and such, but everytime I try to send the PM it asks me to sign in again, and then won't send the message, so you're getting it here.. Anybody else who wants to add me, do so too.

0507 9683 7937 5236

[Chacrana]

Cool. How do I add you? The wii confuses the shit out of me.

[jer7583]

On the main Wii menu, there's two icons on the bottom left of the screen, choose the 2nd one, then choose the farthest right option from there, and click register. There's some cool stuff in MP3 that you can only unlock by trading friend vouchers . You get them for every 100 kills in the game.

[daroga]

Man, Prime 3 is so good. Kinda bummed that I opted to get Bioshock when I did (other than the fact that I got it for $10 off) as I'm far more interested in making progress in Prime than BS.

That being said, they're pretty different. Maybe my mood has just been leaning towards Metroid puzzles rather than BS' storyline deducing.

[Chacrana]

Okay, I've added Rodimus, Apossum, Jer, and Daroga to my Wii friends list... so maybe that'll do something.

[whoknows]

So my mom played LAIR with the Sixaxis and did just fine, and this is the first time I've ever seen her play a game.

I really don't know what to say about the reviewers bitching about the controls after that.

[botticus]

So my mom played LAIR with the Sixaxis and did just fine, and this is the first time I've ever seen her play a game.

I really don't know what to say about the reviewers bitching about the controls after that.Lair = Sony's answer to the Wii? ;) I don't know where you are or where she played, but it seemed that the reviewers didn't have trouble initally, but in later missions.

Tonight, I have a choice between continuing Final Fantasy III or Skies of Arcadia, or starting Metroid Prime 3. My PS2 might need some lovin' too, haven't popped anything in that since I finished Rogue Galaxy a month ago. Until I decide to start playing, not sure how that choice will be made.

[whoknows]

Lair = Sony's answer to the Wii? ;) I don't know where you are or where she played, but it seemed that the reviewers didn't have trouble initally, but in later missions.

Tonight, I have a choice between continuing Final Fantasy III or Skies of Arcadia, or starting Metroid Prime 3. My PS2 might need some lovin' too, haven't popped anything in that since I finished Rogue Galaxy a month ago. Until I decide to start playing, not sure how that choice will be made.
Heh, probably not the answer :-P

I was mainly showing her my new sound setup and what better game than LAIR to show it off?

Then I showed her how it controlled and she seemed surprised so I let her try. She did the first level where you're just flying through rings and then most of the first mission until she said she has no time to play and left :-P


Besides that, I'm pretty far in the game I think and haven't had much problem. IDK...I think one reviewer decided to give it low scores so the rest followed.

[mtxbass1]

Currently playing Forza 2. I just can't get enough of it for some reason.

[Fragonard]

Playing Bioshock and the demo for World in Conflict. God I can't wait for WiC to come out so I can play more than one freaking map.

[JEKKI]

I am close to 6 hour into Persona 2 and really diggin it!!

but I am getting a lot of help from gamefaqs, particularly the "Contacts Guide" which walks you thru talking to demons (and getting stuff from them)

I'm getting too old for games man... I cant enjoy them like I used to... I need me them guides

[The Crotch]

Tonight, I have a choice between continuing Final Fantasy III or Skies of Arcadia, or starting Metroid Prime 3. My PS2 might need some lovin' too, haven't popped anything in that since I finished Rogue Galaxy a month ago. Until I decide to start playing, not sure how that choice will be made.Finish Skies. Don't be afraid to go to Gamefaqs for those moonfish bastards.

[keithp]

Tonight, I have a choice between continuing Final Fantasy III or Skies of Arcadia, or starting Metroid Prime 3. My PS2 might need some lovin' too, haven't popped anything in that since I finished Rogue Galaxy a month ago. Until I decide to start playing, not sure how that choice will be made.

(Tiny devil voice) Have you cracked open that shiny copy of Persona 3 yet?...Bott-i-cus.....come PL-A-YYY!!

[whoknows]

I got to the final level of LAIR.

I'm going to hold off on beating it though and go ahead and beat The Darkness instead.

[botticus]

(Tiny devil voice) Have you cracked open that shiny copy of Persona 3 yet?...Bott-i-cus.....come PL-A-YYY!!:lol: I'm waiting to see if my Family Video order will ever ship - so I'll have something to return to Walmart if I open the copy I already have.

[Moxio]

P3, still.

[SL4IN]

finally got a gamecube in my room. I think i'm going to start tales of symphonia since I bought it a month ago and never got to play it.

[whoknows]

Finally beat The Darkness after having it since release.

The ending was good, but Paulie didn't die as good as I would have liked

Now as much as it pains me, I'm going to go ahead and do the last level in LAIR. Guess I could always replay some of the levels since I think I'll be left wanting more.

[Dark Slayer120]

Finally beat The Darkness after having it since release.

The ending was good, but Paulie didn't die as good as I would have liked

Now as much as it pains me, I'm going to go ahead and do the last level in LAIR. Guess I could always replay some of the levels since I think I'll be left wanting more.

You're fucking kidding me.... You already beat Lair/are about to beat it? How the hell man you play it non stop for two days or what? Damn I haven't even got it yet but wow, you flew through it. Did you enjoy it man? What would you rate it out of 10? Compared to Drakengard, better or worse?

[Chacrana]

A game worse than Drakengard!? Surely you jest!

[Dark Slayer120]

A game worse than Drakengard!? Surely you jest!

:lol:

I actually liked Drakengard though. Well the first one, the second one wasn't as good IMO.

[whoknows]

You're fucking kidding me.... You already beat Lair/are about to beat it? How the hell man you play it non stop for two days or what? Damn I haven't even got it yet but wow, you flew through it. Did you enjoy it man? What would you rate it out of 10? Compared to Drakengard, better or worse?
I pretty much started playing from when I got it and stayed up pretty late playing and then played for most of the day today.

I'm really really enjoying it. The 4's and 5's it is getting are fucking jokes.

If I rated it out of 10 I'd give it at least an 8, but really I think it's awesome.

And better than Drakengard IMO. The story is better, the battles are HUGE. It's just all around awesome :D

[Dark Slayer120]

I pretty much started playing from when I got it and stayed up pretty late playing and then played for most of the day today.

I'm really really enjoying it. The 4's and 5's it is getting are fucking jokes.

If I rated it out of 10 I'd give it at least an 8, but really I think it's awesome.

And better than Drakengard IMO. The story is better, the battles are HUGE. It's just all around awesome :D

Nice man, it made you get a surround sound system so it must be awesome. Well the music anyway :lol: Thanks for giving me your input man. I will probably get it sometime this week or next week when I pick up Heavenly Sword. ;)

[bigl523]

i threw xenosaga 2 to the side to make way for the awesomeness that is persona 3. what a fantastic game.

[Purple Flames]

I finished Rogue Galaxy after 44 hours last night. Beisdes VC Paper Mario, It was the only console RPG I actually sat and beat this year (the last one was Shadow Hearts last September).

I'm gonna finally tackle the original Metroid Prime and then Echoes to get me pumped for when I get Corruption.

[jer7583]

Retro are geniuses. MP3 gives me the same excitement to play it and explore new areas that I got 15 years ago with the original Super Metroid. All the games in the Prime series have been like that, but MP3 is the strongest in level design yet. I cannot wait to see what these guys will do with some original IP.

[Kendal]

I beat Bioshock and am now playing Blue Dragon. I have Warhawk and MP3 being ignored. I like the other two, but Blue Dragon has me sucked right in.

[DT778]

Playing Overlord. That game is alright but it really needs a map.

[ighosty]

I beat Bioshock and am now playing Blue Dragon. I have Warhawk and MP3 being ignored. I like the other two, but Blue Dragon has me sucked right in.

ya, that is how the holiday season is going to be for most of us. To many good games and not enough time to play them.

[whoknows]

Beat LAIR.

I loved it. Reviewers are way way off with the 4's and 5's.

I'll be replaying some of the levels. The scale of the levels/battles are awesome.

[Rocko]

FFIV on GBA, Taiko no Tatsujin on DS, and I should really be playing DQVIII or Phantom Brave on PS2, but I'm not. Strikers on the Wii, and Paper Mario for like the 4th time so I can them go on to Paper Mario 2.

[RelentlessRolento]

let's make it more interesting... I'm playing this:

http://a248.e.akamai.net/f/248/5462/2h/images.gamezone.com/screens/30/4/66/s30466_nds_4.jpg


this:

http://www.ownage.nl/images/content/47379.jpg


this:

http://www.pspeeps.com/blogs/media/tk1.1.jpg


and I have this rented:

http://a248.e.akamai.net/f/248/5462/2h/images.gamezone.com/screens/31/9/36/s31936_360_4.jpg


and I'm playing this demo alot till release:

http://videogames.techfresh.net/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/ea-skate.jpg

[JEKKI]

interest my ass~!!

I have returned to the home of the ones who gave birth to me...

no more Persona 2... I brought my DS and decided to bust this out:

http://dsmedia.ign.com/ds/image/article/706/706190/hotel-dusk-215-20060509002448809.jpg

it's not bad... I beat chapter one...

[mrchainsaw]

and I have this rented:

http://a248.e.akamai.net/f/248/5462/2h/images.gamezone.com/screens/31/9/36/s31936_360_4.jpg
How do you like it? I liked the original despite the loading times and difficulty pissing me off constantly.

[Chacrana]

Oh yeah, I completely forgot about frickin' Hotel Dusk. Is it worth buying? I know that a buncha people thought it was legit back in January or whatever, but maybe it was just cool back then and now it's stupid or something?

[RelentlessRolento]

whoever is playing hotel dusk or has yet to: suck it bitch play that desk humping peice of awesome right away! still game of the year for me. fuck yeah!

http://tn3-1.deviantart.com/fs13/300W/f/2007/028/5/0/__hotel_dusk__kyle_hyde_by_sin_claire.jpg

jekki... it gets alot better down the line... initially it's slow...


oh and stuntman ignition is actually almost the same first game with basically all the bad parts of it taken out. If you fuck up, you can still pass (heck, I missed almost all the director requests and still got a 5 star rating on one level). Loading is imediate... no waiting... It's pretty damn good of a follow up for the first game.

[gunm]

I played GHII and ForzaII Last night...GRAWII campaign the night before...Hopefully tonight my co-workers won't flake and we'll do the co-op GRAWII thing tonight.



So the two of you Lair people really like it? Or is this some cruel Intertubes joke to get me to get a bad game? >_<

[whoknows]

So the two of you Lair people really like it? Or is this some cruel Intertubes joke to get me to get a bad game? >_<
I loved it. If you aren't sure rent it, but I really liked it. It's going to be staying in my collection for sure.

[nyprimus4]

I'll get Lair on the cheap more towards the holidays.

[RelentlessRolento]

any lair players try this yet?

http://kotaku.com/gaming/clips/lair-playing-on-my-psp2k-295887.php

[MarkMan]

I loved hotel dusk... nothing for me this weekend except T5DR practice mode and online...

[JEKKI]

man u guys better be rite about Hotel Dusk... this shyt is a DRAG!

I mean like the chapter is supposed be be like 30 minutes... yet it takes you over an hour to clear?!?!?!

what the hell is this?? Bullet time?!?!?!

[SL4IN]

played the eternal sonata demo tonight and I like it alot. may pick it up a little after it comes out if I can find a deal.

also played some marvel vs capcom as well. man I forgot how much I love that game.

[gunm]

I wasn't as hype on Hotel Dusk. It was definitely interesting and unique for an adventure game, though. But yeah that first part is pretty slow.

Ah, I'll wait until Lair goes Amazon DOTD...like $20 or less DOTD hehe.

[pete5883]

I thought Hotel Dusk was borderline boring, with lame puzzles. And I like adventure games.

[nyprimus4]

I wasn't as hype on Hotel Dusk. It was definitely interesting and unique for an adventure game, though. But yeah that first part is pretty slow.

Ah, I'll wait until Lair goes Amazon DOTD...like $20 or less DOTD hehe.
Yeah once Lair hits DOTD for $20-30 I'm all in. Can't justify $60 though.

[InuFaye]

Its hard for me to justify rouge squadron with dragons. I think factor 5 need to come up with new ideas and not just re-skin the same damn game over and over again.

[daroga]

Just got to Elysia in Prime 3 and Arcadia in BioShock. Great games.

I'm kinda thinking about selling at least BioShock once I'm done. I'm not sure there's a whole lot of reason to keep it after I'm done as I see too many games coming out in the next 6-12 months for me to think that I'll have time to replay it. The same might be true of Metroid.

Thoughts?

[whoknows]

Its hard for me to justify rouge squadron with dragons. I think factor 5 need to come up with new ideas and not just re-skin the same damn game over and over again.
Howbout playing it before assuming things, ok?

There are some similarities, yes, but not that many. The only similarities I can think of are that you're flying and shooting stuff, and the way you take down a warbeast is similar to the way you take down a AT-AT.

[Dark Slayer120]

Howbout playing it before assuming things, ok?

There are some similarities, yes, but not that many. The only similarities I can think of are that you're flying and shooting stuff, and the way you take down a warbeast is similar to the way you take down a AT-AT.

Just let him play Blue Dragon, since ya know it scored better then Lair. Instead of 4 it got... 4.1 GOTY!!!!:lol:

[SL4IN]

playing some mlb 07 on psp until I have to go into work, which I'm excited about since mondays are really slow, which means I'll get to play some more blue dragon today :D

[jer7583]

Jeanne D'Arc is very addicting. I'm actually finding myself burnt out on Persona 3, so it's a nice break. I'd like to see a little more variety in Persona 3.

Also got Half-Life 2 running pretty well on the PC, that game is awesome. System Shock 2/Metroid Prime 3 by night as well.

[SL4IN]

just got home from work and it's going to be me and tiger for a few rounds of golf, then some psp before i go to sleep.

[asianxcore]

Blue Dragon.

Lots and lots of it.

[whoknows]

Damnit. Stranglehold was delayed again for PS3. I actually want it more than any other game this month.

Oh well.

[RelentlessRolento]

I still think SKATE is going to blow my mind.

[snakelda]

Just finished GRAW 2.Amazing game.

[gunm]

Forgot to mention that while I was waiting for GRAW2 multiplayer co-op with my co-workers last night, I played the Tiger 08 demo and the NHL 08 demo. Neither were very impressive. I liked Tiger better tho'.

Do I pick up Landstalker now, or play some more Super Metroid? Decisions, decisions.

[jer7583]

I think I might get landstalker today. All the NeoGAF hype must mean something.

[The Mana Knight]

I just bought numerous games, like Jeanne D'Arc, DW Gundam (PS3), Warhawk, Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo HD (PS3), Tekken 5 DR Online, Wild Arms 5, and Mega Man Star Force Leo. Still didn't get Blue Dragon or Naruto Ultimate Ninja Heroes yet, but I'm planning on it.

I've been playing Warhawk too much lately. I absolutely love the multi-player and I never get sick of it. The aerial battles are too awesome. Tekken 5 DR online is also a lot of fun, but I'm worse than I thought at Tekken. :( I've been playing Puzzle Fighter II HD and love it. I haven't really played Persona 3, but I did play Wild Arms 5. So far I'm liking it, although the battle theme isn't as good as the other ones. I'm not too happy to see the search feature back on the world map, but oh well.

Today is my birthday and I definitely want to play stuff I love today.

[benjamouth]

Just started on Bioshock this weekend and I'm loving it, this has really raised the bar for FPS's and next-gen games in general.

Best game I've played this year, so far.

[InuFaye]

Playing Jeanne D'Arc and Persona 3. Im thinking of finishing metroid prime on the gamecube. I just keep sucking at it and keep dieing. Anyone want to help me out with this?

[whoknows]

Playing Jeanne D'Arc and Persona 3. Im thinking of finishing metroid prime on the gamecube. I just keep sucking at it and keep dieing. Anyone want to help me out with this?
Dieing at a boss or just dying in general?

[InuFaye]

Dieing at a boss or just dying in general?

Dying in general im not sure what it is i really want to get into these games because of how awesome everyone tells me they are, but im just having problems navigating and not dying.

[SL4IN]

fixing to play some tiger woods, and maybe some persona or bioshock in a little bit

[whoknows]

Dying in general im not sure what it is i really want to get into these games because of how awesome everyone tells me they are, but im just having problems navigating and not dying.
If it's just from normal enemies, when there is cover, use it.

Also if there is enough room strafe. A lot.

Not sure what else to tell you besides if you can run past without fighting then do so :-P

[Dark Slayer120]

P3

[InuFaye]

If it's just from normal enemies, when there is cover, use it.

Also if there is enough room strafe. A lot.

Not sure what else to tell you besides if you can run past without fighting then do so :-P

Alright ill try that and report back tommrow on how I progressed.

[Mr. Anderson]

I traded in a ton of games at EB on Saturday, and got $180 in credit. Got BioShock, Metroid Prime 3, some Wii component cables, and fully paid off Halo 3. I've been playing BioShock non-stop since then, and it continues to amaze. I just wish I had more time to play. :D

[mrchainsaw]

Today is my birthday and I definitely want to play stuff I love today.
Happy birthday!

I'm buying a 360 in the next week or so, I'm really excited for that. All that penny pinching has finally paid off. :bouncy:

[botticus]

Gave in and started playing Prime 3. Enjoying it much more than the first game at this point in the game (only an hour in). I guess Skies of Arcadia will have to be put on hold again. I have until the middle of October to beat it, luckily, with no must-buy console games until Zack & Wiki.

[Mr. Pink]

School year started, so mainly I haven't spended that much time playing my PS2. I mainly play Guitar Hero 2 and RE4 on it from time to time.

[The Mana Knight]

Happy birthday!Thanks a lot. :)

I played some Warhawk today and Super Puzzle Fighter II, but that's it. I really need to play an RPG before bed, probably Wild Arms 5. I also plan to play something on PSP. I played some Bomberman Live earlier today.

[jer7583]

Birthdays should be spent in bars. Birthdays=free shots. Free shots=win. It's early enough in the semester to get hammered on a Tuesday..

I should have been so lucky, my birthday's in summer!

All I played was a bit of landstalker on VC today. Pretty fun, but the isometric view is a killer. I was going to play Jeanne D'arc while waiting at a doctor's appointment, but I read fitzgerald instead, and did not regret it.

[ighosty]

Birthdays should be spent in bars. Birthdays=free shots. Free shots=win. It's early enough in the semester to get hammered on a Tuesday..

I should have been so lucky, my birthday's in summer!

All I played was a bit of landstalker on VC today. Pretty fun, but the isometric view is a killer. I was going to play Jeanne D'arc while waiting at a doctor's appointment, but I read fitzgerald instead, and did not regret it.

i would have to agree. birthdays for me usually consist of people coming over for a party at my apartment, some gaming, but that usually isn't until 3 am or later after people start passing out.

[Jimbo Slice]

Got the Darkness and Blue Dragon in the mail today from Gamefly, so I have plenty to play.

Also anyone interested in Bioshock and/or Madden 08 360, I'm selling both for 40 apiece. Let me know if interested. Both are in mint shape and will ship via first class for free.

[gunm]

Played more Forza2 last night. I've been progressing really slowly, but progressing nonetheless. I'm still shitty with rear-wheel drive. I wonder if using the wireless wheel would help with that?

Also played more Super Metroid. I forgot how hard it was. :p

[SL4IN]

just got done playing the medal of honor demo on XBL and I have to say I'm very impressed with it. Definately going to give this one a try when it comes out.

[jer7583]

Jeanne D'arc continues to impress.

[RelentlessRolento]

still playing too much monster hunter freedom... stuck at this guy:

(be warned... horrible music)

http://youtube.com/watch?v=sjrEjL2EEEU


I :lol: at this... probably MH players will only get it...

MHF2 Speed Run

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Ei7v6mkwilY

[whoknows]

It's 5am and I can't get to sleep for some reason...probably too much caffeine.

For some reason I'm playing The Getaway Black Monday. I remember getting it for $2 from Best Buy and never beating it, so when I gave up on falling asleep I chose to play it for some reason.

[botticus]

Played some more Metroid and FFIII last night. Got finished with Norion in the first, and found that a couple levels makes a huge difference in FFIII as I was easily able to take out the two bosses preceding the World of Darkness. Think I'll take care of a few optional sidequests before moving on there.

I'm sure that some of the changes made to Prime 3 are a turnoff or "meh" to big fans of the series, but for someone like me who never really got into the earlier games, I really enjoy the addition of people besides Samus and the slightly bigger focus on story.

[InuFaye]

Played Jeanne D'Arc and then my team won in the gamespot gears tourney. Wish me luck tonight.

[The Mana Knight]

Birthdays should be spent in bars. Birthdays=free shots. Free shots=win. It's early enough in the semester to get hammered on a Tuesday.Naw. ;) Bars aren't for everyone.

It's 5am and I can't get to sleep for some reason...probably too much caffeine.Did you drink too much Pepsi? ;)

Yesterday was slow, due to senior project trouble. I did play some Warhawk online and had some fun. Look to do more later today.

[drawesome]

Right now I'm trying to finish Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap, and I'm also (slowly) working through Phoenix Wright 2, plus a little bit of Final Fantasy V Advance on the side. Math homework? What math homework? :-&

[JEKKI]

whoooo~~!! it's THRUSDAY!!

aka JEKKI dont gotta take shyt from NOBODY day!

set all my ish aside, take a break and play sum GAMES man!!

gonna continue on the Persona 2 path this evening!

http://www.toysnjoys.com/psx/persona2.jpg

Eternal Punishment not so eternal anymore!!

[jer7583]

Just cause I'm needy, I'm looking for an xbox 360 power brick and cord if anyone hapens to have a spare one from an old system or something..

[SL4IN]

i've gotten back into final fantasy tactics advance and now that seems all i'm playing. and watching those monster hunter freedom vids makes me want to go out and buy the game now. I loved the first one.

[keithp]

It's 5am and I can't get to sleep for some reason...probably too much caffeine.

For some reason I'm playing The Getaway Black Monday. I remember getting it for $2 from Best Buy and never beating it, so when I gave up on falling asleep I chose to play it for some reason.

I couldn't sleep last night so I played some more FF:TA...

58 missions in now.

[terribledeli]

XBLA releases are tiding me over till I picked up the Daxter PSP and pre-order FFT and Dracula X Chronicles

[mrchainsaw]

What am I playing? Demos and free games on my 360 because I OWN ONE! I'm loving this thing so much it's ridiculous. I didn't buy a game because I didn't have enough money left over but I did buy a 1600 points card. I'm thinking about getting Castlevania, Puzzle Fighter, or Geometry Wars. I might save 800 for SSFIITHD. Everyone should add me to their friends list even though I don't have anything to play online with.

:bouncy::bouncy::bouncy::bouncy::bouncy::bouncy:

[daroga]

Get Geometry Wars. Best $5 I've ever spent on gaming. And Pac-Man CE.

[zewone]

Get Geometry Wars and Castlevania.

[Rocko]

The PSP I just bought. :drool:

Playing Daxter now, but I have 12 other games to get to this weekend. :D

[pete5883]

Just cause I'm needy, I'm looking for an xbox 360 power brick and cord if anyone hapens to have a spare one from an old system or something..
CheapyD has one!

[whoknows]

Beat The Getaway Black Monday.

Wasn't half bad. I enjoyed it.

[botticus]

Nearing the end of FFIII, should be able to wrap that up this weekend and focus on Metroid.

[SL4IN]

been playing lots of tiger woods over the last few days. taking it back tomorrow to get crackdown

[Apossum]

Just picked up Picross DS and impulse bought a used copy of Grim Grimoire (I never see it used...)

Haven't had the urge to play anything since I ordered my PC...I just want to play some Oblivion at 60fps :drool: and maybe maxed too?

besides Tekken online, my new obsession. :drool: :drool:

[Chacrana]

Yes, maxed Apossum. Go for it.

Anyway, I don't have much at school right now, but I've been playing the hell out of Super Castlevania IV. What an incredibly fun game.

[jer7583]

Looks like I'll be paying around $175 altogether for my frankenstiened Xbox 360 core when all is said and done. Got a Red Ring system, microsoft power supply, and wired controller in 3 seperate auctions. (I kept the VGA cable and Hard Drive from an old system)

Now just to wait for them to arrive and for the system to get repaired by Microsoft..

[Apossum]

Yes, maxed Apossum. Go for it.

Anyway, I don't have much at school right now, but I've been playing the hell out of Super Castlevania IV. What an incredibly fun game.


Can't wait. Apparently there are some good upgraded texture packs for it already too.

great music in that game. from castlevania 1 the series has always had amazing music.


So CAG what PC games should I get? I'm already set on 'blivion, Stalker, the orange box, probably CoD4...only genre I'm not really into is RTS.
I'm wondering about more obscure titles.

[RelentlessRolento]

I may be on after the next hour for Tekken DR.

[Logg]

I have playing Tiger Woods, Puzzle Fighter and Fatal Fury.

[JEKKI]

9 hours into Persona 2 and I found a high school dungeon I can level up in!!

I guess I'll be doing that for a whole week...

[InuFaye]

Can't wait. Apparently there are some good upgraded texture packs for it already too.

great music in that game. from castlevania 1 the series has always had amazing music.


So CAG what PC games should I get? I'm already set on 'blivion, Stalker, the orange box, probably CoD4...only genre I'm not really into is RTS.
I'm wondering about more obscure titles.

Quake 4 is decent and a heck of alot better then the 360 version. Multiplayer is prettty fun also.

Just wait for UT3 that game looks so sick. Easily Multiplayer GOTY! Halo what?

Hellgate London looks promising, i just hope the free online part does not suck and to get a decent expirence online you dont have to pay.

Anyways we lost in our semifinals last night on the gears tourney, we played a MLG team so i didnt feel to bad about our loss. I also played some more Jeanne D'Arc and More Metroid Prime which i finally got the hang of and i am enjoying a heck of alot more then I was.

[jer7583]

Doesn't Japan use different power connections? I don't believe I'd have much use for Cheapy's extra Power brick/AC cable in the US. I could be wrong, though. I got a official MS one for $40 shipped which isn't too terrible, as MS charges around $100 for replacement ones.

[Chacrana]

Can't wait. Apparently there are some good upgraded texture packs for it already too.

great music in that game. from castlevania 1 the series has always had amazing music.


So CAG what PC games should I get? I'm already set on 'blivion, Stalker, the orange box, probably CoD4...only genre I'm not really into is RTS.
I'm wondering about more obscure titles.

My highest recommendation is FEAR. The 360 version was, by comparison, a steaming pile of shit. Plus, you can get the expansion for FEAR on the PC. I'd also highly recommend Far Cry, which is nothing like it's console counterpart...

I'd also strongly recommend Tomb Raider Anniversary. It looks really good on the PC and it's, despite being a TR game, actually really fun.

And while I've never been into RTS games much myself, there's a select few I really like... namely Dawn of War. At least give the demo a shot.

[Chacrana]

Finished Super Castlevania IV. Damn that was good. Seriously, just about perfect. Ima right a review on it!

[Apossum]

My highest recommendation is FEAR. The 360 version was, by comparison, a steaming pile of shit. Plus, you can get the expansion for FEAR on the PC. I'd also highly recommend Far Cry, which is nothing like it's console counterpart...

I'd also strongly recommend Tomb Raider Anniversary. It looks really good on the PC and it's, despite being a TR game, actually really fun.

And while I've never been into RTS games much myself, there's a select few I really like... namely Dawn of War. At least give the demo a shot.


Ah, good call! We talked about FEAR a long time ago, but after seeing that the 360 and PS3 versions turned out like shit, I just forgot about it. Now I gunna max that biatch.

The new tomb raider games are also a must buy for me...been meaning to play Legend forever. Finally found a 360 version for $10, but since I ordered the PC a few days later, I traded that shit right back in :lol:


So what about asian made games for the PC? J-rpgs? anything like that?


also, my parts got here today. well, everything but the graphics card, which Dell shipped via DHL. Who the hell uses DHL? That's the freaking Diet Rite of shipping services...card is supposed to get here monday. argh.

[Chacrana]

Ah, good call! We talked about FEAR a long time ago, but after seeing that the 360 and PS3 versions turned out like shit, I just forgot about it. Now I gunna max that biatch.

The new tomb raider games are also a must buy for me...been meaning to play Legend forever. Finally found a 360 version for $10, but since I ordered the PC a few days later, I traded that shit right back in :lol:


So what about asian made games for the PC? J-rpgs? anything like that?


also, my parts got here today. well, everything but the graphics card, which Dell shipped via DHL. Who the hell uses DHL? That's the freaking Diet Rite of shipping services...card is supposed to get here monday. argh.

As a devout AZN (in a white man's body), I'm disappointed that there's really not much in the way of J-RPGs on the PC... at least, not in English. It's expensive, but maybe consider picking up Melty Blood AC Version B. It's got a lot of touches that make it a much more enjoyable game overall. Apart from that, I recommend:

Let's Meow Meow
http://www.g-collections.com/Merchant2/graphics/00000001/newletsmeow.jpg

Sensei 2
http://www.g-collections.com/Merchant2/graphics/00000001/newsensei350.jpg

Bible Black
http://www.rightstuf.com/items/2006-10/31/large/kgg0638.jpg

Additionally, Himeya has a good selection of games in the Boys Love genre:

http://www.himeyashop.com/index.php/cPath/30_52

http://www.himeyashop.com/imagemagic.php?img=ytXK1MrskJ%2BbpZ6ny9jQ&w=320&h=428&page=popup

[Apossum]

Thanks man, just ordered one of everything from the Boys Love genr....I mean, ahem, the hot, big titted, not underage chicks genre.

[jer7583]

what was wrong with FEAR on 360? I played it a ton in single and multi.. Only problem was nobody else played multi. The PS3 version had bad textures and framerate, I'd heard.

[Apossum]

what was wrong with FEAR on 360? I played it a ton in single and multi.. Only problem was nobody else played multi. The PS3 version had bad textures and framerate, I'd heard.


I was hoping the 360 version would run the game close to the maxed out settings of the PC version, but a lot of people were saying it wasn't as smooth. plus, I'm a ~60fps whore. the $60 price tag was laughable, considering the PC version was already around $19-29.


edit: looks the game actually is on par graphically according to reviews, but still, I can get a higher framerate and use a mouse and keyboard, so there's really no reason to get the 360 version. if anyone says achievements, I'll slap them :lol:

[Chacrana]

I wouldn't say that FEAR's 360 counterpart is on par with the PC version... not if you turn on shit like soft shadows or any of that nonsense.



And in other news, I said id right a review of SUper Castlevania 4 and I finished wrote this review... faster than I expected something like that to get done. Okay:

http://cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=151591

[Rocko]

Working on Daxter PSP right now. Just finished MegaMan Powered Up on Easy with Mega, so I'll take a break from that for a little before I tackle it with the other characters and difficulties. Game seems endless.

I have 11 other PSP games to play, and I'm not sure what to tackle next. Probably Tekken or Katamari. I've got a sidecroller in Megaman so I don't want to start Maverick X, and I have a platformer/adventure in Daxter so I don't want to start Ratchet and Clank. Might crack open Lumines and get my puzzle on.

Also eagerly awaiting my Playasia ordering consisting of Nodame Cantabile for the Ds, as well as the Hori touch pen attachment, a Yoshi DS stylus, and and NSMB figure.

[Dark Slayer120]

Strangle hold demo. Might I add loving it!

[The Crotch]

RE4 Wii. Previous version of RE4 have been great. This is god damn spectacular.

[whoknows]

Strangle hold demo. Might I add loving it!
Yeah, it's good. But everything is so damn shiny.

Damn Unreal engine :bomb:

[botticus]

I think I'm done with FFIII... got fairly well handled by the end boss. I guess I did pretty well since he got to the point where I was consistently being hit with the a 75% damage attack as one of his four. Don't really have any interest in replaying that last God knows how many hours since the last save opportunity, so I'll just pretend I beat it.

[Chacrana]

So what'd you think of FFIII overall, bot? I'm really, really close to selling it after playing only about 30 minutes. Just seemed extremely average. As of right now, I'm thinking the FF's before IV were ultimately worthless.

*Thinks of how incredibly awesome FFIV DS is going to be*

Gawd I hope FFIV is out this year.

[botticus]

So what'd you think of FFIII overall, bot? I'm really, really close to selling it after playing only about 30 minutes. Just seemed extremely average. As of right now, I'm thinking the FF's before IV were ultimately worthless.

*Thinks of how incredibly awesome FFIV DS is going to be*

Gawd I hope FFIV is out this year.I'd recommend sticking with it for a bit longer before making a decision. Once you get the first handful of new jobs, you get a lot more opportunity to tune your party how you want. And really, I didn't get into the game until I had played it for ten hours, put it down for a few months, and then started it back up. Played 15 hours in the last week or so. Airships make it so much more bearable.

However, it's not going to stack up to IV and VI, if you're looking for story. While they did a great job of adding some additional story elements above and beyond what you would have seen in the first game, it's still pretty barebones. I love the 3D though, can't wait for the inevitable VI DS, as long as they don't screw up Sabin's character design.

[62t]

playing Dynasty Warriors: Gundam right now. Completed the game with Heero but Kamille last stage is pretty hard. I like it so far and hope to see an expansion pack

[SL4IN]

started crackdown tonight.

[Dark Slayer120]

Yeah, it's good. But everything is so damn shiny.

Damn Unreal engine :bomb:

I noticed that, but it really hasn't bothered me. I have however noticed a few slowdown/stop moments when the action got intense. I hope they fixed that since it did get annoying to all of a sudden be blasting and diving and then right in the middle of it get a s-l-o-w-d-o-w-n. other then that great game, can't wait for it.

[RelentlessRolento]

wait... bible black was mentioned a while ago and I wasn't here?! what has this world come to????

[jer7583]

I think I'm done with FFIII... got fairly well handled by the end boss. I guess I did pretty well since he got to the point where I was consistently being hit with the a 75% damage attack as one of his four. Don't really have any interest in replaying that last God knows how many hours since the last save opportunity, so I'll just pretend I beat it.

I did the exact same thing. Final Fantasy 3's ending is officially the last boss does an uber attack and kills the lot of them, sending the world into peril. The end.

[Chacrana]

wait... bible black was mentioned a while ago and I wasn't here?! what has this world come to????

I even had pics, but it looks like the mods didn't appreciate them.

[botticus]

I did the exact same thing. Final Fantasy 3's ending is officially the last boss does an uber attack and kills the lot of them, sending the world into peril. The end.Well said. It's one of the few games without a happy ending.

[JEKKI]

I fired up PSP before goin to bed yesterday and popped in Mega Man Power Up I got from foundation's great sell off.

shyt is the HOTNESS~!!! definitely liking the game man!

[Chacrana]

Hellz yeah, Powered Up is fuggin' great. You played Maverick Hunter X yet?

[The Mana Knight]

I've been gaming a bit more lately, due to taking a little break.

On PS3, I've been playing Warhawk online, mostly dogfighting. The game is still a lot of fun to play. I opened Dynasty Warriors GUNDAM on it and I'm enjoying that too. Definitely very addicting. I play a little Tekken 5 DR Online.

On PSP, I'm about to open Jeanne D'Arc, but in the mean time, I'm playing a certain game which I'm reviewing/previewing, that won't be out for a while. Not telling which game that is. ;)

On PS2, shockingly that I'm not playing Persona 3. I decided to play Wild Arms 5 instead, since I'm mostly a Wild Arms fanboy. I'm really loving it and it may be my favorite in the series.

On 360, nothing much, other than an occasional Bomberman Live and Streets of Rage 2. I really need a new 360 game, but the game I want most comes out soon, Eternal Sonota. Blue Dragon is the only game I really want, which I haven't purchased, but it's 8th on my wislist currently.

On DS, I occasionally play Sonic Rush, but I'm about to open Mega Man Star Force Leo soon. I may get a few more DS games and start to play mine more.

[SL4IN]

going home today, so it's going to be the handhelds getting some loving. probably some FFTA and final fantasy III on the ds most likely.

[Chacrana]

I played Wii Sports for about 10 minutes to remind myself how I feel about that game. I'm writing a review of it now, and thankfully, my opinion hasn't changed.

[Chacrana]

Oh, I wrote a review for Wii Sports.

http://cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?p=3328824#post3328824

Anybody with some time... maybe critique it kthxbai?

For those who want a summary, Wii Sports sucks.

[whoknows]

Oh, I wrote a review for Wii Sports.

http://cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?p=3328824#post3328824

Anybody with some time... maybe critique it kthxbai?

For those who want a summary, Wii Sports sucks.
People are going to try and kill you over that probably, but I agree with your review :-P

[TheToiletDuck]

I SHOULD be playing Bioshock considering it was the reason i went out and bought an Xbox360.. but, i've actually been playing Worms on xbox live.

[Chacrana]

People are going to try and kill you over that probably, but I agree with your review :-P

Yeah, I'm guessing the response is either going to be "YOU DONT UNDERSTAND WII SPOTS (sic)!!!" or "YOU JUST MADE A REVIEW THAT WAS BAD CAUSE YOU THINK IT MAKES YOU CONTROVERSIAL AND MAKES YOU COOL BUT IT DOESN'T11111111111111111111111111111111111111111 !!!!!"

But yeah... fuckin' hate it.

[drawesome]

Finished Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap and Trace Memory, and now I'm working on the second case of Phoenix Wright 2. I'm actually gettng really tired of the interactive novel genre, though (it's why I'm not playing Hotel Dusk: Room 215!), so I'm only sort of poking at it once in a while. :-|

[gunm]

Played some co-op map GRAW2 w/teh co-workers late last night. Fun time, when the connection was stable.

Today, the wife went to a baby shower, so I played some T5DRO arcade and survival mode while the kiddies are takin' their afternoon nap. I just loves me this game, but I'm sooooo horrible at it.

Also, I just finished playing the PS3 Stranglehold demo just to see what I got myself into. Haven't read any forum feedback on it yet, but I will say here that it's disappointingly choppy and "jaggier" than the 360 demo. Could that be why de game be delayed? Lol at teh 1337 MB size.

Now I'm waitin' for NBA '08 for PS3 to finish downloading. Damn it's slow for a 600MB file.

[Jimbo Slice]

Yeah, I'm guessing the response is either going to be "YOU DONT UNDERSTAND WII SPOTS (sic)!!!" or "YOU JUST MADE A REVIEW THAT WAS BAD CAUSE YOU THINK IT MAKES YOU CONTROVERSIAL AND MAKES YOU COOL BUT IT DOESN'T11111111111111111111111111111111111111111 !!!!!"

But yeah... fuckin' hate it.

j00 r t3h f4gz0rz

[Chacrana]

j00 r t3h f4gz0rz
Nuh uh

[Blackout]

I'm fighting the last boss in Syphon Filter Dark Mirror and it's annoying as hell. I have below half of my health and no armor. There is no health to be found anywhere, which is gay because the boss fight with the tank, which was super easy, had like 2-4 health pickups. By the time I get the chest opened for armor and it's loading it on, it's half gone again. Switching guns also lowers my bar. I'm basically doing it dead. This sucks. I came close to beating him but some mother fucker from behind killed me. Didn''t pop up the whole time I was in the same location but right when I'm about to beat him they come from behind. Go figure. :bomb:

[botticus]

Finally took the wrapper off FFVA. This will be the first time I really play through it since I couldn't bother with more than an hour or so of the ROM back in the day. I already find myself missing the analog control of FFIII, can't wait for all these to be remade on DS.

[daroga]

Chacy, I've gotta say that I woleheartily disagree with your review of Wii Sports.

Well, let me qualify that. I don't care for the game at all as a single player. For that, 3/10 would be about right I think as it's just pretty boring. But as far as multiplayer goes? It's perhaps the best party game ever made. Bowling and Tennis are fantastic, golf, baseball, and bowling are obviously less than stellar, but can still be fun.

Now if you have no one else to play with because they're not interested or not around, that could seriously but a damper on your outlook on the game. Part of the charm of Wii Sports to me is the thing that your aveage too-cool CAG member hates is that it does get non-gamers playing. I love that I've played Tennis against my Dad and Grandma and that my inlaws have played my wife and I in bowling. It adds a novelty to the experience that I've seen no other game capture.

Maybe that's it. As a video game, Wii Sports isn't necessarily the most fantastic thing on the planet. But it really melds into something more when a group of people come together. It borrows from people's love of board games, chatting, ribbing on each other, and just otherwise desireing to have fun as a family or a group of friends and enhances that.

That sounds way too gay and esoteric to be taken even remotely seriously. But, long story short, because your opinion is different than mine, you obviously have no friends, no family, and probably no electricty. That is all.

[Apossum]

like Daroga, I'd have to disagree with the Wii Sports review too. well, agree as a single player game.

Like everyone else, Wii Sports captured the full attention of everyone in my family at Thanksgiving and Xmas last year. It was a shitload of fun. I have no doubt the game will be busted out again this year and I'm looking forward to it. The last time my parents or siblings tried gaming was like 10 seconds with SMB1 when we got it in 1986. They quit after dying on the first goomba :lol:

So for that, I'd bump the score up to sentimental/10.

[Chacrana]

Haha... okay, fair enough. I did play the game with friends on a few occasions, but the sessions only lasted for 10-15 minutes. It just wasn't that fun and we ended up going back to playing Smash almost immediately. The novelty of the Wiimote is interesting, but I couldn't enjoy playing the game no matter the circumstances. While I'm sure that casual gamers love the game, I don't think that really warrants giving the game a higher score when I never once found the game enjoyable.

So yeah, difference of opinion. It's really a polarizing game.

BTW, did you get my Mii? I'm sure you deleted it immediately for... obvious reasons.

[Apossum]

Me? I'm not sure, haven't had the Wii plugged in for a week.

TekkentekkentekkenTekkentekkentekkenPicrossTekkent ekkentekken
TekkentekkentekkenPuzzleLeagueTekkentekkentekkenTe kkentekkentekken
TekkentekkentekkenTekkentekkentekken

= my current gaming schedule.

[daroga]

BTW, did you get my Mii? I'm sure you deleted it immediately for... obvious reasons.He lived a happy 16 seconds on my system until I loaded up his name. Good work. ;)

Have you tried Wii Sports with some people who don't play games much, though? My gamer friends and I have yet to play it together, but I've played a ton with people who aren't gamers and it's a blast. If I've got gamer-skilled friends around there's plenty of other stuff I'd rather play, but Wii Sports is a ton of fun with another segment of people.

And Jekki? Mega Man Powered Up ROCKS. Tough as nails in places, but I love it. It, Maverick Hunter X, and Loco Roco are the 3 "gotta have" games on the system I think.

[Chacrana]

Well I hope you saw his face. His features were spot on. Like, there was no doubt.

And yeah, I played Wii Sports with two of my friends who don't play many games and they thought it was kinda interesting, but once again, we stopped after like 10-15 minutes. Maybe it's different when playing with family, but my family never had any interest in the game so...

[SL4IN]

just got home from work. i'm too tired to bother with consoles, so I think handheld is probably going to be the thing tonight. probably some final fantasy tactics advance...

[Purple Flames]

Just finished Metroid Prime with 97% (missed one missle expension).

I'm trying to decide between Fable: The Lost Chapters, Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams, and Majora's Mask.

[Chacrana]

I'll throw in a vote for Onimusha, just because I love the series. I need to play more of Dawn of Dreams myself... now that I think about it.

That game must've sold horribly because since it's release, I've not once heard the Onimusha name mentioned... despite that the game's really good.

[-Never4ever-]

Just finished Metroid Prime with 97% (missed one missle expension).

I'm trying to decide between Fable: The Lost Chapters, Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams, and Majora's Mask.

Go with Onimusha: DoD.

And I have to side with Charana, Wii Sports was fun for about 20 minutes, then I just got uber board. I would have sold / traded that sucker off ages ago if it wasn't for the fact that I can't :razz:

And yes I tried to get the family involved, but nobody had any lasting interest in, besides teh usual "oh that looks cool" response I get from them whenever I demo *anything* to them.

Trying very, *VERY* hard to plod through the last half of FF6, but for whatever reason, I just can't get into it anymore. It's like I've lost my will to play Old School RPGs.

[The Crotch]

Put me down for Onimusha, though I've never played it. I'm just voting that way because Majora buffers all the usual Zelda goodness with assorted annoying crap (losing items and progress on saving, etc.) and... well, Molyneux sucks.

[JEKKI]

And Jekki? Mega Man Powered Up ROCKS. Tough as nails in places, but I love it. It, Maverick Hunter X, and Loco Roco are the 3 "gotta have" games on the system I think.man I loves me my PSP,

but I not even eff with those other 2 games... I donno why.

I'm gonna shower and play me sum more Person 2 tonite!!

saturday nite aloooooone~~ I almost had a date today but she was like "I'm not free after 5pm" :cry:

[Rocko]

Still trying out my new PSP. Stuck on Gitaroo Man, working through Megaman Powered up on Easy with Cutman. Suck at LocoRoco. And plugging away at Daxter.

That's about it right now.

[Blackout]

Just beat Syphon Filter Dark Mirror. Poor Gabe.

[MarkMan]

I've been playing a lot of games...

PS3
Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection ONLINE - Been playing this online and offline vs friends throughout the course of the week...

PS2
Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 - Started replaying this last week, trying to go for a perfect run of the game with all items/max S. Links/and all Personas...

PSP
Tekken Dark Resurrection - Practice mode on the go!

Cave Story - Been playing this too, trying it on hard mode now...

Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles - Been playing this every now and then in anticipation of the final product...

Wii VC
Super Metroid - I love this game... I haven't replayed it in years...

I'm going to be selling a bunch of games/stuff this week as I have finally come to a realization... I have too much crap in the house... :(

[Chacrana]

I'm replaying Super Castlevania IV. Considering that I basically don't do that, it's a testament to how good that game is. And this coming week, I'll play through Super Metroid again. Not playing as many games right now as usual, mainly because I'm reading The Count of Monte Cristo with most of my free time. So whatever.

[InuFaye]

I just wish some good games would come out, or i could get some motivation to play some games.

[whoknows]

I'm replaying Super Castlevania IV. Considering that I basically don't do that, it's a testament to how good that game is. And this coming week, I'll play through Super Metroid again. Not playing as many games right now as usual, mainly because I'm reading The Count of Monte Cristo with most of my free time. So whatever.
Reading is for squares

[gunm]

What did I miss? Tried firing up the NBA 08 demo for PS3 earlier today and there's no sound. wtf? It's the only game that does that, so I'm assuming it's the game. Eh, maybe I'll try re-dl'ing again later. Or just play it on the 360. :P

I think I'm getting OC over T5DRO because I can't stop thinking about the stupid game and how I'm supposed to beat Kinpachi on default difficulty with Christie and what kinds of shit I want to buy and how Christie's little victory spin-dance is so lame but still awesome to watch...sigh.

Also, what the hell is in that Halo 3 Game Fuel Dew that makes it so enjoyable despite the fact that it tastes so shitty? Yum, I mean, ick.

[MarkMan]

gunm, 100% easy way to beat Jinpachi/any character on any difficulty in T5DR...

Go to RLX do 4~3, combo, then repeat...

Use this combo...

RLX 4~3, HSP 2, WS+1,3, RLX 2,f+3 ... it's a pretty straight forward juggle, no timing involved, just do it as fast as you can... You'll be amazed at how the CPU gets hit by RLX 4~3 all day... doesn't matter the difficulty either...

[gunm]

Thanks, MM. Was sort of in that "wanna figure it out myself" mode at first, but after awhile the losing does get old. :p

[RelentlessRolento]

wow... fisrt apossum and now gunm... alot of tekken converts. good to hear.

[MarkMan]

Thanks, MM. Was sort of in that "wanna figure it out myself" mode at first, but after awhile the losing does get old. :p

Well if it helps any, the CPU is retarded, you can't play them like you're fighting a real person... once you know it's weakness you can abuse it all day :/

[gunm]

hehe, it's as real as a fireball coming out your second face-in-the-belly-button baby!

Spittin' hot fire son!

Yeah, I'm drunk.

[pete5883]

At the 38 hour mark in P3, and am 1/3 of the way through the school year. This is gonna be a long one.

[Chacrana]

wow... fisrt apossum and now gunm... alot of tekken converts. good to hear.

lawl, actually, I was playing the Training mode and wondering how the hell I ever found DOA to be an acceptable game. Actually, I realized this when I was able to attack somebody on the ground... in DOA, when you knock somebody down, it's a game of "hey, can I run away in time so I don't get tripped?" Which is bullshit. So is random countering.

I like Tekken DR. A fuckin' lot.

[SL4IN]

thinkng about going and picking up jeanne d arc and rune factory at the B1G1 50% at CC today. I need a new psp and ds game to play, but my monies doesn't want to leave my wallet.

[Apossum]

wow... fisrt apossum and now gunm... alot of tekken converts. good to hear.


where are you? I want to play against you again now that I've had a lot of practice. Who cares about work and school, quit both :)

[Chacrana]

I've gotten better too, and by that, I mean I did training mode.

[seanr1221]

I like tekken when it works. Damn you school connection.

[gunm]

I got disconnected by PSN oh, about 500 times last night.

And NBA Live 08 sound still no workie. Wonder what I'm doing wrong. And no, I didn't RTFM. That's for wussies lawl.


BTW, wrong thread, but can you mix and match handheld systems with the CC sale? I asked in the right thread, but I don't think I got an answer...

[SL4IN]

yes you mix and max gba/ds, gba/psp, ds/psp.

[InuFaye]

How long is that deal at CC gonna last? If i dont pick up heavenly sword i might pick up Tales of the World and Brave Story

[Chacrana]

I might finally finish this damn Metroid Prime 2 review. For some reason, it's been difficult to write. Well, gettin' there.

1400 words so far...

[SL4IN]

How long is that deal at CC gonna last? If i dont pick up heavenly sword i might pick up Tales of the World and Brave Story

it lasts until 9/15, which I'm pretty sure is next saturday.

[The Mana Knight]

Wait, CC has some sale on handhelds games??? I didn't catch it at all.

[SL4IN]

Wait, CC has some sale on handhelds games??? I didn't catch it at all.

yeah it's buy 1 get one 50% off. just this week though. I wish it was extended.

[Rocko]

If I had the money I'd get Dead Head Fred and something else. But I really shouldn't spend it.

Played Tekken DR on the PSP last night. I fucking hate Jinpachi.

[InuFaye]

Jeez this is a bad time for this sale. I want to pick up heavenly sword next week, and then stranglehold for ps3 and world in conflict. Then halo 3 the next week and the week after the orange box.

After thinking about that and wanting to save up for a new HDTV this black friday, im gonna have to pass over this sale.

Im playing Jeanne D'Arc I think im about half way done with act 3 anyone know how many acts there are?

[-Never4ever-]

Jeez this is a bad time for this sale. I want to pick up heavenly sword next week, and then stranglehold for ps3 and world in conflict. Then halo 3 the next week and the week after the orange box.

After thinking about that and wanting to save up for a new HDTV this black friday, im gonna have to pass over this sale.

Im playing Jeanne D'Arc I think im about half way done with act 3 anyone know how many acts there are?

Shit, you're right, there's a ton of epic games out & coming out and I'm fresh out of cash :(

Oh well, picked up THP8 for 360, liking it so far.

[Apossum]

stopped at a used media store on my way to CC and found Yoshi's Island DS for $19 and SMB Classic GBA for $13. Turned around and skipped CC :D

[Chacrana]

I finished that damned Metroid Prime 2 review. Or at least mostly finished apart from a few minor things I'll inevitably change. That was oddly difficult to write. Well anyway, the review is...:

http://cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?p=3332144#post3332144

[terribledeli]

Cyberball and Fatal Fury is the only thing I've really played this week. Outside of my brain training.

I'm tempted to stock up on PSP before I get the Daxter pack. I'm leaning towards Parappa and Loco Roco.

[SL4IN]

oh that circuit city sale it extrememly tempting to me, but I really need to save money.

other than that, i'm playing bioshock again and working slowly through crackdown.

[botticus]

Metroid is a ton of fun... I'm really glad I didn't wait to play through the first two games before starting the new one. Not even sure I'll be able to go through those at this point due to the controls, probably just gonna sell them while they're fetching decent money.