OBJECTION!!! *present GGT #35* TAKE THAT!!!

[Krymner]

Phoenix Wright > Apollo Justice.

There, I said it.

[seanr1221]

Im still waiting to make my pokemon themed GGT thread.

[eswat]

Phoenix Wright > Apollo Justice.

There, I said it.You will get no argument from me.

[Kendal]

I sure do I hope I get my Lost Odyssey today from YF360g.com. This is the longest it has ever taken for them to ship me a game. I wonder if Inu got his game? Oh well. If I get that today, I will be playing that! If not, more Disgaea and Patapon.

[pete5883]

How are the pre-battle load times in FFVII PC?

[The Mana Knight]

I cannot believe what I just did now. I'll finally admit that the reason I knew some CAG members real name because I had them added on my AIM buddy list, and when I had Facebook search my buddy list, it would tell me who is on Facebook and whether I want to add them or not. I've done that over and over again with my AIM names, but never tried my email accounts. So I go through my emails I have, and one which I had contacts to a few SCEA employees (I know them because I worked as a game reviewer at one point and heavily did SCEA games). I saw them listed and checked out their friends. As I did, I saw several other SCEA PR employees (many who post at the PS Blog), reviewers and other people in the gaming media who I heard of (from 1UP, Gamespot, IGN, guys from Insomniac, etc.), all as their friends. And when checking all their friends, I found tons more people we hear around from video gaming.

I guess Facebook is excellent for stalking, like a few said. :lol:

Anyway, can't wait to play more Lost Odyssey today, but I'll do it after I head to campus (if the weather is nice) to print off the 25% coupon, then I'll trade in a few PSP/DS games.

[Krymner]

I think I'm gonna get back to some Final Fantasy VIII today. I haven't played it in almost a week, because of Apollo Justice and that damn Etrian Odyssey.

I want to get thru 8 and move on to 9, since I've only completly played thru it once. And I haven't played ANY of the PS2 Final Fantasy games, which should be remidied after I get that triple in June. I think I'll skip FF 11. They really shouldn't have made one of the core FF games a MMO, but that's my opinion. I guess I'll just treat X-2 as FF 11 before moving on to 12. Hopefully I'll be able to get thru them by the end of the year (I'm not a fast player...I have some attention deficit disorder, and I don't usually play a game more than 1-2 hours before getting bored.)

[SL4IN]

morning ggt.

have work in a few hours, so I guess I'll play something until it's time to go. Then probably some ds or psp time at work during the dead times.

[eswat]

Think I'm going to spend the majority of my day playing around with the Crysis editor, and actually make a serious map. All I did with it last night was spawn dozens of Koreans or tanks 500 metres above a building, and watch them fall and blow the crap out of everything.

I'd probably like to hit level 17 by the end of today in Tabula Rasa aswell.

[Chacrana]

An interesting perspective on PC gaming from a PC game developer:

http://www.quartertothree.com/game-talk/showthread.php?t=42663

Thanks for the link - that was pretty interesting.

And yeah, the PC gaming industry has got a lot of problems. Both on the user and developer side. It's good they're trying to sort that shit out now (or at least pretending to put some effort into it), because, well... it is a complete mess.

I still buy the PC versions of games whenever there is one (and it's better, which is usually the case), despite the inconvenience. Once it's working, it's great, and it's a more solid experience. But damn is the industry a mess.

[Apossum]

PC devs have been venting a lot about piracy lately (or maybe they always have been, but I just started paying attention to the industry...) This guy, the CoD4 devs, Crysis devs...

Overall, the lesson for PC devs, unfortunately, is to shoot low specs-wise, shoot low game-wise (minigame$), and digitally distribute.

[Nelo Ice]

played rock band for awhile last night and my friends got me to buy the NIN pack

[Chacrana]

I think it was Chris Taylor that was talking about how he thinks the future of PC games is gonna be something where, to play, you always have to be connected to the innanet. In which case, I will no longer be PC gaming. I'm not going to buy a rental.

[Apossum]

I think it was Chris Taylor that was talking about how he thinks the future of PC games is gonna be something where, to play, you always have to be connected to the innanet. In which case, I will no longer be PC gaming. I'm not going to buy a rental.


That's what steam basically is. Valve is really on top of it. Sucks for the materialists, but w/e, I don't mind that since my PC is always hooked up. Pain in the ass on a laptop though.


the best part of the article:
Which brings me to the audience. There's a lot of stupid people out there.

:rofl: shit just got real. also, ironic grammar mistakes ftw!

[Dandeschain]

I've been rocking some FF8 on my psp as well as LO and the occasional game of Rock Band.

[daroga]

Thanks for the link - that was pretty interesting.

And yeah, the PC gaming industry has got a lot of problems. Both on the user and developer side. It's good they're trying to sort that shit out now (or at least pretending to put some effort into it), because, well... it is a complete mess.

I still buy the PC versions of games whenever there is one (and it's better, which is usually the case), despite the inconvenience. Once it's working, it's great, and it's a more solid experience. But damn is the industry a mess.Yeah. It's pretty sad how piracy has so rocked that industry that it's hard to develop anything solely for PC (unless you're Blizzard--even Valve as succumb to putting things out on the consoles). Console games are so much safer. Sure you've got the morons with their modchips who pirate things and rarely if ever buy anything, but those are the vast minority vs. majority in the PC world.

If a game is developed with the PC as the lead platform, I can see it being the best on the PC. FPS and RTS will always be better on PC as well (though I'd like to see someone try and do something slick with RTS and the Wii pointer). But I really can't fathom playing a platformer or action game with a KB/M. Seems like those genres are just made for a controller.

Is it normally graphical fidelity that has you calling the PC versions of console-release games "best," or is it control, or a mix of things? Just curious.

[SL4IN]

For me, it's the controls mostly for a PC game over a console game. When I'm playing an FPS, I HAVE to have a keyboard/mouse, playing with a controller just doesn't feel right. I'm not a big RTS person, but the ones I've played work so much better with a KB/M due to having hot keys and everything right there in front of you vs having all different button combinations on a controller.

Other than that, the community of a PC game is really the draw with always having someone to play with, having dedicated servers running 24/7, constant updates/patches to fix whatever bugs come along and the modding is all really great.

[Rei no Otaku]

You will get no argument from me.
I don't think anyone will argue that point.

[jer7583]

Actually, I wasn't using an emulator. That screenshot was taken while I was playing the PC version (which always looked way better than the PS1 one).

Ah that's why the text and menus look so smooth. Yeah, I used to own the PC version. It does look nice, because it's using the same assets just output at higher resolutions, which is what I'd like a PSOne emulator to do. I'm glad the PSP emulator works so well, that's what I recently played through FF7 on, and I'm nearly done with FF8 on.

Anyone know how FF9 works on PSP? FF8 took some trickery with GameIDs to work right.

And I may be in the extreme minority who enjoys playing everything except RTS with a controller over mouse and keyboard. I did enjoy System Shock 2 more than Bioshock, though. I just enjoy the simplicity of a controller.

[Apossum]

control is a non-issue. if it's an action game, you can hook any controller you want into a PC via converter.

[daroga]

control is a non-issue. if it's an action game, you can hook any controller you want into a PC via converter.Right. So mainly graphical upgrades then?

[jer7583]

PC games are cheaper, too. I'm pretty sure that's because there's no licensing fees involved for the publisher going towards the hardware maker.

Of course, that results in less quality control, letting things like RE4 on PC fly by without mouse support until the community patches it.

[The Mana Knight]

I had a really hard time debating which third PSP game to trade in (I was going to trade in the max number of handheld games I could, 4). I decided to let Sonic Rivals go (I already beat it), Lumines (Although most prefer the first, I prefer the 2nd and usually play it), Mega Man Battle Network: Double Team (although I enjoy the series, I never beat a single one, so I'm just going to stick to beating the first two and allow all others to go), and I decided on Namco Museum: Battle Collection. I wish the games supported widescreen, but they don't. I mostly liked it because of the arranged Pac-Man, so I played it and just beat it, so now I can trade it in. I'm not going to make the trades until later in the week. I really want to ditch a ton of games, but I'm finding it hard to do so.

I thought about Me & MY Katamari (controls are weird, but I love Katamari on the go), After Burner: Black Falcon (I might never see another After Burner and it is a lot of fun, just haven't played it a whole lot), or Ultimate Ghost'n Goblins (It's a classic IMO, just haven't played a whole lot as of late), but I'll keep them. It's really not easy downsizing my PSP collection a little since I bought pretty good stuff for mine.

I just played some DMC4 today. A progressed a little further.

[daroga]

PC games are cheaper, too. I'm pretty sure that's because there's no licensing fees involved for the publisher going towards the hardware maker.

Of course, that results in less quality control, letting things like RE4 on PC fly by without mouse support until the community patches it.True on both points. Although Nintendo seems to let PC-style QC pass on the Wii. Does anyone have any info on how much a company has to pay on average to have their game be on one of the 3 consoles? I'm just curious how big of a piece of that total game-cost-pie licensing is.

I should probably try to get through Ninja Gaiden Sigma before Brawl hits in a week. I just beat the Aqueduct. If I recall that's, what, about 60 or 70% through the game? (Though I'm finding my memory of the order of that game is severely hurt by my years away from it. ;) )

[Chacrana]

Is it normally graphical fidelity that has you calling the PC versions of console-release games "best," or is it control, or a mix of things? Just curious.

It's the graphics... both in terms of how good it looks and how smoothly it runs. I do roll with a gamepad on some games that just work better, so I like the ability to use whatever controller is best on the PC.

[Chacrana]

True on both points. Although Nintendo seems to let PC-style QC pass on the Wii. Does anyone have any info on how much a company has to pay on average to have their game be on one of the 3 consoles? I'm just curious how big of a piece of that total game-cost-pie licensing is.


I don't have a number, but I've heard from devs. that it's pretty damn huge.

[jer7583]

I don't think it's that huge, more like $7-10 of the $60 cost goes towards licensing fees. Which explains why PC versions are usually around $10 less.

[ThatDamnDave]

So I completed two offers on YourFree360Games.com and I'm trying to decide if I want to cash that in now for LO or wait a bit for RSix Vegas 2 or something else in the future. I have Mass Effect coming, so I probably have enough gaming to last me for a bit. Saint's Row just released from Goozex too. Good problems to have.

PC = MMO machine for me. I've played WoW and that's about it in the last few years.

[daroga]

I don't think it's that huge, more like $7-10 of the $60 cost goes towards licensing fees. Which explains why PC versions are usually around $10 less.I dunno, 11-16% of total retail cost seems pretty enormous to me.

[Dark Slayer120]

Whats up gai nuccas? Last night I amazingly completed all the levels in Bloody Palace with Dante in DMC4. Took about 2hrs or more to do it, but I some how fucking pulled it off. My ranking wise doesn't matter though since Jap has them uber L33T people who can do it and keep their "SSS" style up the whole time. Oh well I'm still happy I was just able to do it, fucking shit got insane! Btw there is more then 100 levels, so if you heard there was only 100 you heard wrong. ;)

[gunm]

I started up LO last night myself. I didn't want to get too invested too early, so I stopped after the short intro.

I did revisit Heavenly Sword, of which I only played the first level originally. I must be one of the few people who totally hates Kai's levels. The sixaxxis motion controls are terrible in this game. I swear, the aftertouch is so wonky for me. Solid GoW-ish game otherwise, though.

[Jesus_S_Preston]

Just got done with No More Heroes.

What a great game.

[Dark Slayer120]

I started up LO last night myself. I didn't want to get too invested too early, so I stopped after the short intro.

I did revisit Heavenly Sword, of which I only played the first level originally. I must be one of the few people who totally hates Kai's levels. The sixaxxis motion controls are terrible in this game. I swear, the aftertouch is so wonky for me. Solid GoW-ish game otherwise, though.


Turn it off then, and control it with the analog sticks.

[tiredfornow]

I did revisit Heavenly Sword, of which I only played the first level originally. I must be one of the few people who totally hates Kai's levels. The sixaxxis motion controls are terrible in this game. I swear, the aftertouch is so wonky for me. Solid GoW-ish game otherwise, though.

Thats what turned me off to Heavenly Sword.

I hate that arrow guiding garbage, and I hate the six axis period. :x

[jer7583]

I dunno, 11-16% of total retail cost seems pretty enormous to me.

yeah, but not compared to the publisher cut, which is something like $35. Retailers are lucky to get more than $5. Developers get the scraps of that.

I think I'm getting Patapon today.. but I want something else. Maybe Wipeout Pulse..

[seanr1221]

I also haven't found one six-axis controlled thing I like. I suggest turning it off to get maximum enjoyment out of Heavenly Sword.

[seanr1221]

I think I'm getting Patapon today.. but I want something else. Maybe Wipeout Pulse..

Another PSP game? I say wait a couple days and get GoW.

[The Mana Knight]

Thats what turned me off to Heavenly Sword.

I hate that arrow guiding garbage, and I hate the six axis period. :xAlthough I tend to like SIXAXIS controls more than most (like in Toy Home for an example), I'm not a big fan of it in Heavenly Sword, but that's not my big issue with it (but I still like the game). I do like how the game is quite linear (although I love DMC4, one thing that turns me off a little is that it's easy to get lost if you are not careful).

As for PSP games, I plan to get Patapon and Wipeout Pulse, then eventually God of War. I'm just trying to sell/trade games first.

[seanr1221]

I thought the linear aspect of Heavenly Sword was a downside personally. Well, that and the length.

[jer7583]

I don't really like God of War much. I finished the first, and never really played the second one. Like 1up yours from yesterday said, it's kind of the Mortal Kombat of action games. Simpler and a little cheesier than DMC and Ninja Gaiden. Nothing wrong with that, I just don't enjoy the games. I also don't want to spend $40 on a 4 hour game, since I'll never play through it more than once.

It looks real pretty though.

[Rei no Otaku]

I also haven't found one six-axis controlled thing I like. I suggest turning it off to get maximum enjoyment out of Heavenly Sword.
I liked it in Folklore, but that's it.

And yes, turn off motion controls in Heavenly Sword. So much more fun that way.

[seanr1221]

I don't really like God of War much. I finished the first, and never really played the second one. Like 1up yours from yesterday said, it's kind of the Mortal Kombat of action games. Simpler and a little cheesier than DMC and Ninja Gaiden. Nothing wrong with that, I just don't enjoy the games. I also don't want to spend $40 on a 4 hour game, since I'll never play through it more than once.

It looks real pretty though.

Ouch it's only 4 hours? That's a pretty hard pill to swallow.

I suppose it makes things a little better if I get a PSP accessory for 50% off. I need a soft carrying case badly.

[jer7583]

Reviews have been saying it's a quality, but condensed experience. Too bad the pricing doesn't follow.

I'm much, much more excited for Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword later this month.

[Rei no Otaku]

They need to make more accessories for the PSP slim.

[jer7583]

What do you need other than an invisible shield? I never keep mine in a case or anything, as long as there's an invisible shield on the screen, you're good.

[Rei no Otaku]

What do you need other than an invisible shield? I never keep mine in a case or anything, as long as there's an invisible shield on the screen, you're good.
I need a case. I can be very OCD about my games. I refuse to carry a handheld anywhere without a case. Especially the PSP. I'm using my old Logitech one right now, which works but the slim moves around slightly in there and it annoys me. It shouldn't but it does.

[Krymner]

Isn't there a demo that is supposed to be coming soon for NG Dragon Sword?

[Rei no Otaku]

Isn't there a demo that is supposed to be coming soon for NG:Dragon Sword?
You can download one at GS. Honestly I wasn't too impressed, but then I'm never a fan of stylus controls.

[jer7583]

I thought they were THE best stylus controls for a traditional game I've ever played.

And I don't really mind too much about keeping things in top shape. I realize they're going to get dings and dents eventually- just signs of getting good use out of something. I regularly will throw my PSP in my pocket just bare, because I know the screen is safe with that Invisible Shield on it. I've had it almost a year and never have scratched the thing up.

[Rei no Otaku]

Oh, no doubt. The NGDS controls were great, but I still don't like stylus controls lol. That being said, I'll probably pick it up.

[seanr1221]

Jer, I've always had bad luck with invisible shields. They either bubble up, look bad, etc. Any recommendations?

I'm going to have to bring my DS to Gamestop one day this week and grab that NG demo (along with reserving MGS4).

Oh and I fixed up the PS3 tag in my sig. That PS3 page is nice for making tags, but I hate how they make all the icons the title of the game. Looks way too squished IMO. What do you guys think of the changes I made?

[jer7583]

I've got one tiny bubbly spot on mine, but I figure it's a small price to pay for how well they work. Mine has always looked great, much better than those crappy screen protectors you buy at the store. They are tough to apply, but just keep the area clean and use plenty of that spray lubricant they provide so you can move the shield around while applying and get bubbles out. The bubbles work their way out over the course of a few days as well.

[Krymner]

Cool. I'll try and get by this weekend and download it. The controls are the main thing I'm interested in seeing how good/bad they are.

[The Mana Knight]

I thought the linear aspect of Heavenly Sword was a downside personally. Well, that and the length.I dunno, I've become too accustomed to linear games that if I'm not told what to do, I tend to turn it off and rarely get to it, but that could be due to having very little time to play games and/or forgetting where to do when I go back to old games.

For me, I was a big fan of the motion controls mostly in PSN games (like Toy Home, although I know many hated it, High Velocity Bowling, Blast Factor, flOw, etc.), and in some retail games (like shooting free throws with the controller in NBA 2k8. Very hard at first, but good once you figure it out).

Hehe, I saw your old PSP listed in the Facebook marketplace Lol, sorry if I sound like a stalker.. ;) :-P

They need to make more accessories for the PSP slim.I think Sony decided to not sell many was due to many accessories not really selling well with the previous PSP (since I've seen many of those accessories go on clearance over the years).

I need a case. I can be very OCD about my games. I refuse to carry a handheld anywhere without a case. Especially the PSP. I'm using my old Logitech one right now, which works but the slim moves around slightly in there and it annoys me. It shouldn't but it does.I'm using the old PSP case which I got with my previous PSP with my slim and it seems to be fine. Finding that case can be hard, but my local Sears still has them clearanced. I use my old Logitech case for my PSP Phat though.

Jer, I've always had bad luck with invisible shields. They either bubble up, look bad, etc. Any recommendations?

I'm going to have to bring my DS to Gamestop one day this week and grab that NG demo (along with reserving MGS4).

Oh and I fixed up the PS3 tag in my sig. That PS3 page is nice for making tags, but I hate how they make all the icons the title of the game. Looks way too squished IMO. What do you guys think of the changes I made?Yeah, I'm not a big fan of that myself. You probably remember, but the site PS3 Gamercard (that use to be around), I was the one who put together the majority of the icons early on (since I worked with the guy on another forum I use to post at a lot starting it up). I know you know about it since you all all your gamercards in your sig match it.

[Apossum]

My favorite SixAxis control is for charging ninpo in Sigma. Totally unnecessary, but fun. I still occasionally shake the 360 controller out of habit, like an idiot :oops:

Dragon Sword will be awesome. The stylus controls are amazing and really, who saw 3D Ninja Gaiden being faithfully reproduced on the DS of all consoles? :lol:

Played the GoW PSP demo. Like all GoW demos, it's freaking awesome. All of the demos for that game have blown me away (especially the first one.) Then the full games seem too long with too many artificial devices thrown in to make it challenging. I heard that even the final scenes in GoW PSP are just a bunch of big rooms with constantly spawning enemies :\ This time, I'm waiting for a deal before buying it :) it'll still sell 10 trillion copies and I guess it's nice to make people think they're playing a real action game :lol:

[MarkMan]

My favorite use of the SIXAXIS is turning it off right after I plug in my arcade stick, cuz I no longer need that crap when I play Tekken. Yep.

I really need to start selling off some games/accessories/systems. I'm pretty much out of room at home and I'm going to need some storage for this shit. :(

I'm having a BBQ today and I'm going to set up some video game systems.

One TV = Rock Band 360
Other TV = PS2 + HDD with all the usual fighting games
Other TV = PS3 and T5DR
Other TV = Wii and Brawl
Other TV = PS3 and random game playing

Sound like an okay party setup?

[seanr1221]

Sounds pretty damn fun.

[Chacrana]

I'm having a BBQ today and I'm going to set up some video game systems.

One TV = Rock Band 360
Other TV = PS2 + HDD with all the usual fighting games
Other TV = PS3 and T5DR
Other TV = Wii and Brawl
Other TV = PS3 and random game playing

Sound like an okay party setup?

Any food?

[daroga]

I'm really anxious to see how refined NG: DS is. That demo is forever-old (Sept 07?), and even some of the video feed they've released looks far more polished than that demo is... and the demo was amazingly well done.

Not that Ninja Gaiden story lines make any sense, but does anyone know where DS and 2 fit in with the original?

[Nelo Ice]

I'm really anxious to see how refined NG: DS is. That demo is forever-old (Sept 07?), and even some of the video feed they've released looks far more polished than that demo is... and the demo was amazingly well done.

Not that Ninja Gaiden story lines make any sense, but does anyone know where DS and 2 fit in with the original?

i think ds takes place between the ninja gaiden(xbox) and ninja gaiden 2

[Krymner]

Played some disc golf with some neighbors this afternoon. The weather was real nice and we all had a very good time. We might do it again in a couple weeks.

Gonna dive back into Etrian Od---no! I mean, I'm gonna play some Final F-Etria---NO!! Must.....Not...Addicted........grrrr....

[MarkMan]

Any food?

Burgers, hot dogs, steak, chicken, pizza, asian food... the usual I guess.

The NES is a great system.

[Chacrana]

Sounds like a hell of a BBQ. Usually there's just hot dogs and burgers. But all that other shit... goddamn, das one fuckin' great time to be had. Not even factoring in the games.


Anyway, I just got back from Best Buy. Things worked better than I expected. Since it was busy, they sent some lackey to grab a 360, which pissed me off coz I wanted to make sure it was a Falcon with the 175w shit. Well, they came back, I checked the box, and it was, so that was good. Then, I found out that not only did I not need to buy another warranty to still be covered for when (not if) it breaks again, but I got back $50-some because the price dropped since I bought the system. So I used some of that and grabbed Apollo Justice.

FUCK YEAH.

[Nelo Ice]

^nice im glad i got the 2 year plan for my elite at BB :D

[MarkMan]

Anyway, I just got back from Best Buy. Things worked better than I expected. Since it was busy, they sent some lackey to grab a 360, which pissed me off coz I wanted to make sure it was a Falcon with the 175w shit. Well, they came back, I checked the box, and it was, so that was good. Then, I found out that not only did I not need to buy another warranty to still be covered for when (not if) it breaks again, but I got back $50-some because the price dropped since I bought the system. So I used some of that and grabbed Apollo Justice.

FUCK YEAH.

AMERICA

FUCK YEAH

[Chacrana]

Seriously, everytime I say "FUCK YEAH" I think of that movie. It's not even a good movie, but I love that song.

Also, RPGFan wants to interview me this week. Hrm...

[The Mana Knight]

Seriously, everytime I say "FUCK YEAH" I think of that movie. It's not even a good movie, but I love that song.

Also, RPGFan wants to interview me this week. Hrm...I use to be pretty close to RPGFan over 3 years ago. I use to post there a lot, wrote a reader review, and was looking into being one of their staff at one point (after the previous RPG site I worked for went under). But many members have changed at RPGFan since I use to post a lot.

Played Burnout Paradise for a long time with a few CAG members. Finally learned how to power brake in the game.

[blueshinra]

How are the pre-battle load times in FFVII PC?
There aren't any that I can remember. Pretty much the only loading issues I've ever come across in FFVII PC are little pauses between in-game graphics and FMVs.

Also, this isn't as technical, but the most glaring translation errors in FFVII PS1 were fixed in FFVII PC. PC version FTW.

Anyway, not much gaming today (so far). Just finished the first part of the third case in Apollo Justice.

[jer7583]

I finally got Patapon, and Disgaea on PSP. I also found a $10 copy of DMC3 Special Edition. Having money is so awesome!

[gunm]

I'd invite myself over if I was in the area lol. Ghamez + BBQ = Heaven.

And yeah, I really should turn off the sixxaxis controls in HS, but I was lazy last night and it wouldn't have made me like those levels a lot more. I'll definitely do it the next time I play which may or may not be tonight. I may do NGS tonight after we get home from my daughter's bday dinner and the kiddies go to bed. I'm saving R&C for when my DS3 arrives from PA. They shipped it earlier in the week, and I guess it will take a couple weeks to get here.

I'm debating whether to use my Strikebang coupon for another one, but we'll see.

[Apossum]

Right. So mainly graphical upgrades then?



whoops, missed that.

"graphical upgrades" makes it sound so superficial. but I guess it is that for the most part. better graphics + better framerates + whatever other extras come along with the PC version.

So Mass Effect irked the hell out of me on the 360 since it ran ridiculously bad for a UE3 game on the 360. Going through all the menus with a controller was not fun, since I'm used to KB/M for WRPGs now. The dialog was also annoying, but that's a whole other issue. Long story short, I'll give it a second try on the PC with everything tuned up to my tastes.

The dialog/story may bother the hell out of me again, but that's a matter of circumstance...sometimes dialog/cut scenes make me turn off a game in short order, sometimes I dig it even if it's bad.

[Mr. Beef]

Phoenix Wright > Apollo Justice.

There, I said it.Truf.

WTF, Chacrana. Sounds like you haxed life, or something.

[hankmecrankme]

I picked up Lost Odyssey last night and I'm about to dig into that. I would've played it last night, but I had to spend 2 and a half hours out in the cold trying to fix my POS car. My friend and I went to pick up a pizza and it died in the parking lot. So we ate the pizza there and walked back, got his truck, and tried to jump it. No go, so I went and bought a new battery. It still wouldn't start. I've had to bang on the starter in the past, so I gave it a shot and it worked. I think a wire's loose or some shit.

Also played some R6 Vegas PC. That game is sloppy, and I have to run it at 1280x720 with medium shadows just to get it running smooth. For the record, Gears of War runs maxed at 1680x1050 at 60 fps and looks 2x better.

[daroga]

Played some Melee and Rock Band with some friends tonight. Can it be next week now so that Brawl would be out? Please?

Also played a bit of NG: Sigma (at the forced underwater part which makes me want to just stop playing it each time I get there. Seriously, for a game with such refined gameplay as NG, that whole section is just wretched) and too much of both n+ and Kirby 64. Needless to say. Paper work was not up to par with what I had planned for today. :P

[The Mana Knight]

I played LO for over an hour and didn't want to stop. I really enjoyed the music and really liked the story (I'm a sucker for an endless number of cutscenes).

Also, I'm glad to see Newegg dropped the price of the HDD I wanted most by $10, so it's within $5 of the Samsung one I looked at:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822149070

I'm going to get it next week.

[Chacrana]

TMK, why do you have... whats his face from Lost Planet as your avatar? He's not exactly the most enigmatic of personalities.

[The Mana Knight]

TMK, why do you have... whats his face from Lost Planet as your avatar? He's not exactly the most enigmatic of personalities.Because I used Patapon last week as my sig/avatar (since I couldn't think of one I liked for DW6) and the game I was most interested in buying this week was Lost Planet (which I will). I do watch the trailer to the game constantly though. I had a Lost Planet avatar/sig up over a year ago, but it was different (I never re-use the same ones).

Next week will probably be God of War, then Wild Arms XF.

[jer7583]

fucking DMC3 disc freezes up on me. Time to return it tomorrow. I started Son of Sparda mode in DMC4 instead. Really fun, and I'm starting to get the hang of the timing for revving nero's sword as you hit enemies.

I could do without the Blitz enemies in the game, though. I really don't understand how to fight them.

[Rei no Otaku]

Which ones are the blitz enemies?

[jer7583]

the electricity demon bastards. The ones that I just stand away from and shoot until they die and hope my life bar doesn't run out.

[Rei no Otaku]

That's pretty much how you fight them. Use your gun until they get stunned, then move in and beat the mess out of them. Then they turn red and get really pissed. Go back to the gun until they die.

If you beat them up enough when you stun them, you can avoid the pissed part.

[Mr. Beef]

Snake is a really good character because of his land mines. S'all I'm gonna say.

[SL4IN]

wow. Just got back from the best date I've been on in a long time.

We watched a movie, then afterwards played some Wii Sports Bowling and finished a 20 turn game of Mario Party. So much fun, and with an attractive lady :D

And tomorrow is time to return back to the real world and study for 2 tests at the end of the week. sucks. Going to play some 360 to finish off the night then off to bed.

[jer7583]

I fell asleep playing patapon earlier. I'm not enjoying the game as much as people are saying. Simplistic strategy gameplay with repetitive rhythm mechanics thrown in isn't doing it for me so far. I'll stick with it, though.

[pete5883]

Burnout Paradise is done. After I got my Burnout class license I just drove around for a while aimlessly. I would probably go for 100% if I thought it wouldn't be the most frustrating thing I've ever done.

Next up: FFT: War of the Lions. I am terrible at SRPGs. I don't think I'll make it to the end. Pray for me, GGT.

[Mr. Beef]

Multiple save files save lives, pete!

[seanr1221]

Power Level Away!

[suko_32]

There aren't any that I can remember. Pretty much the only loading issues I've ever come across in FFVII PC are little pauses between in-game graphics and FMVs.

Also, this isn't as technical, but the most glaring translation errors in FFVII PS1 were fixed in FFVII PC. PC version FTW.

Anyway, not much gaming today (so far). Just finished the first part of the third case in Apollo Justice.

I've only played the PC version on FF VII, weird huh :whee:

[Dark Slayer120]

Wow what a slow ass GGT.

[linkpwns]

Haha, my first post in GGT 35. I'm so pissed that I didn't get to play any Lost Odyssey this weekend...

[RelentlessRolento]

I Hate GGT for reasons already stated in a GGT many moons ago.

on that note, I'm currently intrigued by Rockstar's The Warriros. I always was wondering what would happen if an underground movie got a sequil through a good game...

[gunm]

I want to LO.

[Lobsterjohnson]

on that note, I'm currently intrigued by Rockstar's The Warriros. I always was wondering what would happen if an underground movie got a sequil through a good game...

Sounds like you're enjoying it then?

[Krymner]

Yeah the GGT has become slow since last week, about the time Inu left us. :(

Played a little more FF8 yesterday. Didn't advance much, just spent some time drawing some spells.

My goal is to beat Case 2 of Apollo Justice today.

[MarkMan]

I'm partied out...

Rock Band, Tekken, Smash Bros. Brawl, food, non stop food... now re-watching Great Teacher Onizuka TV Drama series....

Good day...

[The Mana Knight]

wow. Just got back from the best date I've been on in a long time.

We watched a movie, then afterwards played some Wii Sports Bowling and finished a 20 turn game of Mario Party. So much fun, and with an attractive lady :DLucky. :-( I still never did that.

If I wasn't broke that one time, I could have went out to dinner/movie with this one hot girl.
Haha, my first post in GGT 35. I'm so pissed that I didn't get to play any Lost Odyssey this weekend...I want to play it tonight, but probably won't have time.
Burnout Paradise is done. After I got my Burnout class license I just drove around for a while aimlessly. I would probably go for 100% if I thought it wouldn't be the most frustrating thing I've ever done.

Next up: FFT: War of the Lions. I am terrible at SRPGs. I don't think I'll make it to the end. Pray for me, GGT.Dang, I don't think I can ever get there. I have an A class license now, but I really struggle at Stunt Runs and usually mess up on races. I'm still going to try though, but I'll probably never complete.
Yeah the GGT has become slow since last week, about the time Inu left us. :(Agreed. Along with having a few others not posting too much as of recent (like me due to college), it has slowed down tremendously. GGT sometimes has a slow time, but it will pick back up eventually.

[jer7583]

They used that vocal track in FF8 in the strangest place. There's dialog scrolling while it's going on that doesn't even fit the tone, squall is still being a dick to rinoa, and the esthar station is giving them landing directions.. it pretty much fails at being romantic, except for the short bit when rinoa hops on squall's lap. I wish it would have just been a turning point for squall's character instead of the usual awkwardness he has.

[Kendal]

So who is getting R6:Vegas 2? I got a $20 gift card and a $5 reward zone to burn up. I am thinking it is going to R6:Vegas 2. I can't wait. I might use the reward zone for Appleseed Ex Machina. It would be $15 after the Best Buy Blu coupon. So when is this drought of no games coming this year? I think each month has at least some decent releases, if everything comes out on time. Crazy.

[dmaul1114]

Pretty solid gaming weekend for me since I've been layed up sick. Friday I polished off the last couple of chapters of Half Life 2 Episode 1, and then played CoD4 online for a couple hours with some fellow CAGs. Yesterday I powered through all of Half Life 2 Episode 2.

Doubt I'll do much gaming today, have some friends coming over for dinner/movie this evening. Maybe a little COD4 or Guitar Hero 3 before....

[Chacrana]

So who is getting R6:Vegas 2? I got a $20 gift card and a $5 reward zone to burn up. I am thinking it is going to R6:Vegas 2. I can't wait. I might use the reward zone for Appleseed Ex Machina. It would be $15 after the Best Buy Blu coupon. So when is this drought of no games coming this year? I think each month has at least some decent releases, if everything comes out on time. Crazy.

I'm definitely getting R6 Vegas 2, but I'm waiting a week longer than the rest of ya'lls because I'm picking up the PC version, assuming that it's a good port. I forgot about Appleseed Ex Machina, though... I'm waiting for the reviews on it, but if it's good, I'll get the Blu-Ray version f'sho.

Anyway, I played a good amount of Lost Odyssey yesterday. I hadn't seen a Thousand Years of Dreams passage the entire week, but I kept running through the town I was in and talking to everyone, and I ended up reading through like an hours worth of stuff. They're really well-written.

[heavyd853]

I just spent the last 10 hours finishing of Xenosaga 3, my eyes hurt.

Great last few hours, except for Shion has to be the worst main character in anything ever.

[Dark Slayer120]

Check it out, it's got wings.


http://youtube.com/watch?v=Rxj4_h1ZxOc



If you haven't got this far into DMC4 then don't watch it, it's in a spoiler for a reason.

[The Mana Knight]

I just went to GS and traded in 4 games, which I posted in the Deals Forum here. I didn't do too bad after the 25% coupon, getting $35.10. Kind of funny because I paid $10 for my copy of Namco Museum: Battle Collection on PSP back in Summer 2006. I occasionally played it (not much), but I did beat the Pac-Man arranged. I got back $9.45 for it after bonuses, so it's like I played it for only $0.55. :lol: Everything else I didn't pay much for anyway, so no big loss.

Haven't played a game yet, but while my lunch is cooking, I'm probably going to play some PSN game really quick. After that, I got a lot of work to do.

[Azumangaman]

So...I'm trying to play other things, but Beautiful Katamari is so amazing that its hard to play anything else.
Kind of balancing Layton/Lego Star Wars: TCS/ Mass Effect right now.
Once I beat those I'll finally go back and beat Blue Dragon.
Then play/beat Eternal Sonata.
Then think about buying Lost Odyssey.
Then buy Lost Odyssey and play it.

Awesome.

[Lorddraco07]

Check it out, it's got wings.


http://youtube.com/watch?v=Rxj4_h1ZxOc



If you haven't got this far into DMC4 then don't watch it, it's in a spoiler for a reason.

That is probably the greatest line ever for dmc lol. I remember when I got to that point and he said that and I was laughing for a good 10 mins.

Been playing some more Etrian Odyssey. Just beat the first boss and made it to the second part (can't think of what it's called at the moment). That and playing some old point n click adventure games such as Monkey Island and Broken Sword.

[pete5883]

Dang, I don't think I can ever get there. I have an A class license now, but I really struggle at Stunt Runs and usually mess up on races. I'm still going to try though, but I'll probably never complete.
Stunt Runs drove me nuts. It feels cheap, but this is what I did to get some easy wins: Once you get the Inferno Van or Inferno BRT Van, do every Road Rage and Marked Man you can find. The van is like a tank, it's very easy to take others down with, and it doesn't go down easy. I also won a lot of races with the Annihilator or Annihilator Phoenix, because it's fast-ish and takes down the other cars easily.

Just like when I played it a decade ago, I started up FFT, got excited that I could go fight a random battle and get some skills, and was quickly gangraped by a roving band of chocobos. As a result I am declaring jihad on all chocobos.

[whoknows]

Sure has been a long couple of days without internet, now I realize just how important having internet access is :lol:


I could do without the Blitz enemies in the game, though. I really don't understand how to fight them.

For Blitzes, as Nero make sure Blue Rose is fully upgraded and then 2 fully charged shots from it will take down the Blitz's shield. Then Devil Trigger and run up to it and use buster on it (B button). Do it another 2 times right after that (you gotta do it quick) and the Blitz will explode without going berserk. You also get an SSS combo for doing it that way :D

[whoknows]

Whatever happened to good videogame commercials? I'm talking about good stuff like the Ratchet and Jak commercials.

[JEKKI]

man fuck Contra 4!!!

I was up until 4AM last nite playing it, now my sleep is all effed up and I feel like caca!!

but.. I only got 6 more challenges... I gotta beat them all!!

[SL4IN]

just got back from a long day of meetings and I'm dead tired. 1 more left at 7 then some homework.

This week looks really tiny for any time other than schoolwork. It sucks.

[Jesus_S_Preston]

What kind of meetings do you go to when you're in school?

[SL4IN]

What kind of meetings do you go to when you're in school?


It was an all day meeting for an organization I'm in called Fish Camp at TAMU. It's the largest student ran orientation service in the country.

The meeting I have tonight is with my group communications team over our project proposal that we have to give in class on tuesday.

[Jesus_S_Preston]

That sounds exciting.

I've been playing Final Fantasy on the GBA all day.

[jer7583]

I got a working DMC3 and set forth on conquering it on easy. I'm probably halfway through the game in one sitting. I'm having fun, though. I just kind of want to blow through the game quickly, not get frustrated.

[gunm]

Yeah, I'm gonna pick up R62, or at least I'm planning to.

[Chacrana]

See, that's why I could never be a journalism major or communications or whatever fancy-pants title you want to attach to it. Working with stupid dipshits on pointless shit that you don't actually care about.

[SL4IN]

See, that's why I could never be a journalism major or communications or whatever fancy-pants title you want to attach to it. Working with stupid dipshits on pointless shit that you don't actually care about.

yeah, journalism is my minor and communications is my major.

Our proposal is over what non profit organization in the area we would help out, by picking some problems they have and then pretty much solving their problems and present it to the class in like a 40 minute presentation. And the kicker is that this is just for a grade, so we're pretty much doing it for our health. The non-profit organization will probably never follow through let alone see this presentation we're doing. It's like a hypothetical "if we were going to help them, this is how we would do it" type of thing.

And my prof isn't even from this country so she doesn't speak that great of english, making it harder to understand what she talks about in class. :bomb:

EDIT: and this class is required because I'm supposed to learn to work in a group because that's "supposedly" what I'll be doing in the real world.

[Chacrana]

yeah, journalism is my minor and communications is my major.

Our proposal is over what non profit organization in the area we would help out, by picking some problems they have and then pretty much solving their problems and present it to the class in like a 40 minute presentation. And the kicker is that this is just for a grade, so we're pretty much doing it for our health. The non-profit organization will probably never follow through let alone see this presentation we're doing. It's like a hypothetical "if we were going to help them, this is how we would do it" type of thing.

And my prof isn't even from this country so she doesn't speak that great of english, making it harder to understand what she talks about in class. :bomb:

EDIT: and this class is required because I'm supposed to learn to work in a group because that's "supposedly" what I'll be doing in the real world.

and that's exactly why I not only wouldn't, but couldn't do it. I just don't care.

[SL4IN]

But in my free time last night I watched There Will Be Blood on Chacrana's recommendation. Good fucking movie.

and I also played patapon last night too. Those patapons are so damn adorable.

[botticus]

Apollo Justice is good stuff so far... the new courtroom techniques like manipulation are interesting and more change than I expected to see in the game. Looking forward to Case 2 and beyond.

GGT title has my seal of approval.

[jer7583]

my suspicions about patapon came true. this game does as many revolutionary things by attaching a binary rhythm element to very simple RTS commands as most wii-em-ups do by tying waggle to traditional controls.

But there's no such thing as double standards with people who play games..

I actually just think people are too quick to shut off their brains and don't realize these things are there, because the press hasn't told them to hate patapon like they have waggleized games.

[cheezisgoooood]

So...I'm trying to play other things, but Beautiful Katamari is so amazing that its hard to play anything else.
Kind of balancing Layton/Lego Star Wars: TCS/ Mass Effect right now.
Once I beat those I'll finally go back and beat Blue Dragon.
Then play/beat Eternal Sonata.
Then think about buying Lost Odyssey.
Then buy Lost Odyssey and play it.

Awesome.

I think if you wanna get anywhere towards achieving your goal, you should at least put down beautiful Katamari. It's like a 4 hour single player, whereas all the other games on your list have like 10-100,000,000,000 hour single players that you have to get through :bouncy:Good luck with that.

[Jesus_S_Preston]

I've been playing Final Fantasy on the GBA all day.

And finished.

[Rei no Otaku]

my suspicions about patapon came true. this game does as many revolutionary things by attaching a binary rhythm element to very simple RTS commands as most wii-em-ups do by tying waggle to traditional controls.

But there's no such thing as double standards with people who play games..

I actually just think people are too quick to shut off their brains and don't realize these things are there, because the press hasn't told them to hate patapon like they have waggleized games.
Or maybe using a rhythm style gameplay mechanic is more fun than waving your arms around.

Though I don't know how you can compare the two when Patapon is an original game built around its mechanic, and these "wii-em-ups" you speak of are games where the controls are shoehorned in.

[Jesus_S_Preston]

Jesus Christ, I fucking hate Nascar.

Every goddamn time this shit is on Fox, I try to tune in at eight to watch the animated comedy block. And every goddamn time they still have like ninety hundred laps left even though the fucking thing started more than two hours ago. Fucking redneck bullshit.

I wonder if there was a Nascar game for the NES.

[Apossum]

my suspicions about patapon came true. this game does as many revolutionary things by attaching a binary rhythm element to very simple RTS commands as most wii-em-ups do by tying waggle to traditional controls.

But there's no such thing as double standards with people who play games..

I actually just think people are too quick to shut off their brains and don't realize these things are there, because the press hasn't told them to hate patapon like they have waggleized games.


So Patapon was nothing more than a nefarious plot by the developer? a conspiracy to expose a couple of forum gamers and how their personal opinions conflict within themselves?

or is it C: Patapon is fun and ports with waggle tacked on are the gaming world's equivalent of pleather.

[daroga]

oh hai GGT!

Since the Dual Shock 3 is going to cost like a billion dollars when it comes out here anyway, I'm thinking of just importing one. What's the best place for the best price I can get one? (Is that English?)

[seanr1221]

Damn you red dragon boss eating two of my PATAPONS!!!! :bomb:

[Chacrana]

oh hai GGT!

Since the Dual Shock 3 is going to cost like a billion dollars when it comes out here anyway, I'm thinking of just importing one. What's the best place for the best price I can get one? (Is that English?)

Play-Asia had the best deal AFAIK, but it still wasn't cheap...

Personally, I can't justify spending more money on another controller until I break the one I have now.

[Rei no Otaku]

oh hai GGT!

Since the Dual Shock 3 is going to cost like a billion dollars when it comes out here anyway, I'm thinking of just importing one. What's the best place for the best price I can get one? (Is that English?)
Isn't it still more expensive though? The cheapest I've seen is $60 before shipping.

I was thinking about importing one, but with my employee discount it'll be like $50. I don't want one now that badly lol.

[daroga]

Ah, could be. That's why I was asking if someone knew of a solid deal. I'll probably just wait then. Does Sigma use rumbly?

[suko_32]

Some guy was selling new ones on ebay for about $58 shipped.

[pete5883]

I played 8 hrs of FFT today while playing NIN - The Downward Spiral on repeat. Weird.

[Azumangaman]

I think if you wanna get anywhere towards achieving your goal, you should at least put down beautiful Katamari. It's like a 4 hour single player, whereas all the other games on your list have like 10-100,000,000,000 hour single players that you have to get through :bouncy:Good luck with that.
Hehe, yeah. Good to see you on CAG, your a rare sight here :D

And I'm listening to the Juno soundtrack. Wonderful Movie yes, wonderful soundtrack...not so much.

[gunm]

oh hai GGT!

Since the Dual Shock 3 is going to cost like a billion dollars when it comes out here anyway, I'm thinking of just importing one. What's the best place for the best price I can get one? (Is that English?)

Naw, it's not that bad. As mentioned, PA sells 'em right now for $59.90 + $6-9 shipping (depending if you want a box or bubble envelope).

You should've checked the forums earlier as we could've told you about the $10 off $50 coupon they were offerring through Strikebang.com--that's how I picked up my ceramic white one. $57 shipped is pretty not bad.

Unfortunately, the promo is over now, although you can still look for the $5 off $50 ones--it'll at least remove the sting of shipping costs. 8-)

[Lobsterjohnson]

I wonder if there was a Nascar game for the NES.

Days of Thunder.

[daphatty]

Just beat COD4. Short but worth the cash. Debating selling it now...

[gunm]

Just beat COD4. Short but worth the cash. Debating selling it now...

You don't like the multiplayer part? It's better than Halo 3, IMO. Admittedly, I'm wrapped up in LO, DMC4, and Oblivion right now, but I'd be down for some COD4 online action anytime.

[Chacrana]

Speaking of LO, I'm at like... the very end. And I just started Apollo Justice and luv dat shit so far. I like the improved graphics, and I really like the vastly improved sound quality.

[JEKKI]

I dont like God Hand >_< ... !!!

cant get into it man...

time to get it rid of I guess... I still needa beat Odin Sphere

[jer7583]

God Hand is for sure not for everyone..

Nearly done with FF8! Whee. I might actually get into Disgaea this time, being portable and all.

[ighosty]

On spring break and finally have a little time to game. Will be putting some more time into Blue Dragon (disc 2), NBA Live 08, maybe finish GRAW 2, and later in the week a friend and I plan on beating Army of Two and pickin up EDF 2017

[DiscoDuck8k]

Still working on Apollo Justice. I think I'm pretty far into the third case now.

No complaints from me, it's a solid game as expected. :D

[Dark Slayer120]

That is probably the greatest line ever for dmc lol. I remember when I got to that point and he said that and I was laughing for a good 10 mins.

I know right? I have it tied with the LIIIIGHT line from DMC1 as pure awesomeness. I was laughing as well for a good five minutes straight. Shit was awesome, you get DMC4 for the PS3 or X360 man?

[Dark Slayer120]

my suspicions about patapon came true. this game does as many revolutionary things by attaching a binary rhythm element to very simple RTS commands as most wii-em-ups do by tying waggle to traditional controls.

But there's no such thing as double standards with people who play games..

I actually just think people are too quick to shut off their brains and don't realize these things are there, because the press hasn't told them to hate patapon like they have waggleized games.


Nobody ever says "you have to like X game" or "you have to hate X game" because the press/reviews/whatever told them so.&nbsp; People like what they like and people don't like what they don't like.&nbsp; You don't like patapon, so that's it.&nbsp; Don't try to make everyone that does like it, feel like they're lower than you or that they're dumber.

[Lorddraco07]

I know right? I have it tied with the LIIIIGHT line from DMC1 as pure awesomeness. I was laughing as well for a good five minutes straight. Shit was awesome, you get DMC4 for the PS3 or X360 man?

Picked it up for PS3 and actually going to get to play through SoS this week (old friends ended up breaking my only sixaxis so I end up ordering a ds3).

Tonights fun was with my guild on their own server on eqemu (having fun waiting a classic server to be brought out) http://www.flickr.com/photos/24313576@N02/

[Dark Slayer120]

Picked it up for PS3 and actually going to get to play through SoS this week (old friends ended up breaking my only sixaxis so I end up ordering a ds3).

Nice, is it cool if I add you to my friends list? I need more DMC4 players for that triple. I actually have already beat all the difficulties besides Hell or Hell. I'll probably run through DMD mode again to get ready for it, since it's all about evading for that difficulty. Sos to me felt like the perfect difficulty level for DMC4. Wasn't too hard but yet it wasn't piece of cake either like DH, or downright uber easy like Human mode. Once you get your DS3 def let me know how the rumble is in DMC4/if it supports it.

[Krymner]

Beat Case 2 of Apollo Justice, and I'm tackling the 3rd floor of Etrian Odyssey now. Had a little problem with the first FOE, but I managed to take him down eventually.

I hope we hear more about the MGS4 PS3 bundle soon. I want to start feeling out retailers on the best place to pick it up in June, because I'm thinking it may sell out and become hard-to-find.

[Lorddraco07]

Nice, is it cool if I add you to my friends list? I need more DMC4 players for that triple. I actually have already beat all the difficulties besides Hell or Hell. I'll probably run through DMD mode again to get ready for it, since it's all about evading for that difficulty. Sos to me felt like the perfect difficulty level for DMC4. Wasn't too hard but yet it wasn't piece of cake either like DH, or downright uber easy like Human mode. Once you get your DS3 def let me know how the rumble is in DMC4/if it supports it.

Sure go ahead. I could always use more friends to play/compete with.

Krymner have you fought the stalker foe on B3 yet? If not, avoid at all costs lol. The can easily take down any character in one shot your first time down.

[Azumangaman]

Dang, I want to get back into Phoneix Wright, but I'm on the first game in what I believe is the third case "Turnabout Sisters" I think?
Anyway, I'm at the end (I think) and the fancy executive lady is up for questioning and I need to find a fault for her testimony. It comes to a point where I have to present something for the judge, but the problem is, I have NO idea whats happening.
Anybody know a good guide or something to get me through this level so I can keep playing?
Its actually DAY FOUR of TURNABOUT SAMURAI

[Rei no Otaku]

Dang, I want to get back into Phoneix Wright, but I'm on the first game in what I believe is the third case "Turnabout Sisters" I think?
Anyway, I'm at the end (I think) and the fancy executive lady is up for questioning and I need to find a fault for her testimony. It comes to a point where I have to present something for the judge, but the problem is, I have NO idea whats happening.
Anybody know a good guide or something to get me through this level so I can keep playing?
That's only the second case, and you could always go to Gamefaqs. Surprised you didn't do that...

[Krymner]

Krymner have you fought the stalker foe on B3 yet? If not, avoid at all costs lol. The can easily take down any character in one shot your first time down.

Yeah, that SOB was camping out near the stairway as soon as I entered the level. Bastard wiped me out three times in a row. I finally just had to grind for a few hours before fighting him again. He killed 3 of my party, and I just barely managed to put him down for good. Well, until he respawns in a couple days. :cry:

[Azumangaman]

That's only the second case, and you could always go to Gamefaqs. Surprised you didn't do that...
Yeah, that crossed my mind...Oh well, I did it now. Turns out I was at the very end of Act 3, Turnabout Samurai.

[botticus]

Yeah, that SOB was camping out near the stairway as soon as I entered the level. Bastard wiped me out three times in a row. I finally just had to grind for a few hours before fighting him again. He killed 3 of my party, and I just barely managed to put him down for good. Well, until he respawns in a couple days. :cry:
I avoided that one for some time. As long as you just make a beeline for the end of the room, he won't catch up to you. You'll notice he stops every two or three moves so you can break away.

[Krymner]

Damn, I just realized that StarCraft 2 will probably be releasing this year. I wish Bizzard would post some recommended PC specs, cause I might have to upgrade my rig. I was hoping that I could get by on this set-up for at least another year, cause I am not much of a PC gamer. And what PC games I do play usually have lower settings available.

Hopefully they will anounce something at this years BlizzCon, whenever that is.

Cause, I WILL upgrade if StarCraft 2 tells me to, without hesitation. I would also kill my momma if it ordered me. I will do whatever StarCraft 2 commands. All hail the Supreme God of RTS.

[The Mana Knight]

Good morning GGT,

I feel sick right now due to the massive weather changes (It was 30 something on Saturday and got up to 64 on Sunday), but I'm still going to class later today. I mostly just have a cold for now.

My gaming this week will be the most limited ever (I may not even bother to play a game for a few days to finish the project, but we'll see). I may sneak in some quick handheld time. Yesterday, I only played Tekken 5: DR on PS3.

[blueshinra]

StarCraft 2 this year? I hope so, and yet, I hope not. Not sure if I want my life to be sucked away again...

Not worried about my rig, though; my biggest concern is whether a Mac version will be released at the same time as the PC one.

Gonna play the fourth case in Apollo Justice later today (finished the third one last night); looking forward to it.

[Krymner]

Hope you get to feeling better, TMK. Those sudden weather shifts always screw me up too.

I think Starcraft 2 is expected this year, but knowing Blizzard, it will probably be in development for 2 more years just to make it as "perfect" as it can be. Cause if it ain't, Korea will declare war upon us.

[ThatDamnDave]

With Goozex doing free trades in March, I'm going to start out with Phoenix Wright 1 I think. It'll give me something to intersperse with my Picross DS gaming.

Console-wise, all I did this weekend was finish one more mission of Ace Combat and get horribly discouraged through playing COD4 multiplayer. My twitch reflexes can't match those of a 14 year old it seems.

Also, Contra was the best NES game.

[RelentlessRolento]

why is the Japanese Xbox 360 guy doing this?

http://www.famitsu.com/game/news/__icsFiles/artimage/2008/03/02/pc_fc_n_gn/xna005.jpg

[Rei no Otaku]

why is the Japanese Xbox 360 guy doing this?

http://www.famitsu.com/game/news/__icsFiles/artimage/2008/03/02/pc_fc_n_gn/xna005.jpg
Wouldn't you do it too if you could?

[RelentlessRolento]

true

[Apossum]

Almost at the last trial day in the last case of Phoenix Wright 3. This isn't going to end well, is it? (that's rhetorical! don't spoil me)


After that, it's time to turn on my PSP again. Picked up Monster Hunter 2, Patapon, and Disgaea over the weekend. I couldn't get into MH or Disgaea on consoles, but I find them much more enjoyable on the PSP.

[Krymner]

So anyone looking forward to the Penny Arcade game? I was just reading an interesting interview over on Joystiq (http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/03/joystiq-interview-penny-arcade-adventures/) that they are almost done with Episode 1, and they would be releasing a new episode every 4 months.

I think I'll definatly try the 1st episode and see how it plays out. It looks like its an interesting mix of RPG & adventure gaming.

[Mr. Beef]

Almost at the last trial day in the last case of Phoenix Wright 3. This isn't going to end well, is it? (that's rhetorical! don't spoil me)
I <3 the Mason System. S'all I'ma say.

[gunm]

Yes! My Wii points card came in the mail today! Time to pick up Lords of Thunder and....SUPER TURRICAN! I might have points left over for Air Zonk, too...not sure but I hope so...

[hankmecrankme]

Yes! My Wii points card came in the mail today! Time to pick up Lords of Thunder and....SUPER TURRICAN! I might have points left over for Air Zonk, too...not sure but I hope so...

Those are great choices. I'm a fan of shmups though. ;) And Super Turrican is great too. I played the Triggerheart Exelica demo on XBLA just so I can compare it to the Dreamcast version. I wanted an idea of what Ikaruga would look like in 720p.

Today I'm going to play some more LO and VF5. I hope my 360 keeps going. It was making some awful disc access sounds during LO.

[botticus]

Tonight will be filled with EXCITE!

...unless Apollo Justice pulls me back in. I haven't played Excite Truck since it was on the demo station pre-launch at GS, looking forward to it!

[Jesus_S_Preston]

Heeeey, Lost: Via Domus was waiting for me when I got home from school.

Heeeey, why is Locke now a Samoan?

[linkpwns]

Wooh, I'm bored. I don't wanna do homework, so Lost Odyssey Time!

[jkam]

I'm playing Spawn: Armageddon (GC) on the Wii. I wish the Wii could do 720p or 1080p now that I'm playing on a 1080p Samsung. I like how the 360 upscales the older XBOX games...it makes everything look sweet! Spawn looks ok with Progressive Scan but not stellar. As for the game...I'm a sucker for comic book games but I wish they could do a better job with these titles as the source material is much better than the games...its ok but for the most part its pretty meh. I'm already more than half way through though so one less backlog game for me soon.

[Krymner]

Started up on Case 3 of Apollo Justice and I like the direction the story is going. I've already got my first suspect, now just to see if I'm right....

Something made me think of Scooby Doo, and how cool a DS point-n-click mystery game would be staring the cast of the cartoon. Bunch of nosy kids poking around a haunted mansion looking for clues to solve some crime. Even if it was geared more towards a younger audience, it could help the genre by hooking them on these sort of games while they are kids.

[Chacrana]

I feel so productive. I'm getting some stuff done for Hist. of Economic Thought even though it isn't due till Thursday, because I'm waiting for the RPGFan dude to get online.

Tonight... gonna be Lost Odyssey... and some Apollo Justice. Even the first case of Apollo Justice has me hella interested, despite being sorta a tutorial. I might finish LO tonight, though. I'm soooo close. I'd be closer than I am to the end, but I'm scouring some towns for more Thousand Years of Dreams passages... yeah, I really like them.

[whoknows]

So I told a friend about Excite Truck being on clearance at Circuit City so he went out and got it then we sat and played it.

It sucks

He loves it for some reason, but we went back to play F-Zero pretty quickly. That game is full of awesomeness, I think my friend and I get a little too competitive with it though :lol:

[Apossum]

Some guy in an apartment near me really sucks at games.


I hear the Wii or 360 splash screen sound, then "AWWW FUCK" and "NOOOOO" and "GOD FUCKING DAMMITTT!" for the next hour. :lol:

[Chacrana]

Some guy in an apartment near me really sucks at games.


I hear the Wii or 360 splash screen sound, then "AWWW FUCK" and "NOOOOO" and "GOD FUCKING DAMMITTT!" for the next hour. :lol:

I'm sure that's how people here feel about me. Like, I'll be playing... anything, and be swearing. I don't even hafta be losing.

[InuFaye]

Some guy in an apartment near me really sucks at games.


I hear the Wii or 360 splash screen sound, then "AWWW FUCK" and "NOOOOO" and "GOD FUCKING DAMMITTT!" for the next hour. :lol:


Sounds like Silent's Friend that cant beat berial on Human Mode.

[Rei no Otaku]

Sounds like Silent's Friend that cant beat berial on Human Mode.
Doesn't the game play itself in human mode?

[InuFaye]

Doesn't the game play itself in human mode?

Yeah It does.

[suko_32]

Sounds like Silent's Friend that cant beat berial on Human Mode.

I want to see a youtube of that...

[Chacrana]

Kewl... guess I'm doing both previews and reviews for RPGFan too now. Dey got dem preview kopies uv gamez I want 2 play

[Dandeschain]

That's awesome Chac.

[jer7583]

EXCITE truck is just so damn good that it kicks every other game's ass. It has the EXCITE and WIN for sure.

Nah it's not that good. I did really enjoy it, though.

Wipeout Pulse is excellent. Like really excellent. Like AAA, so I play it.

Looks absolutely phenomenal. Proof incoming. Took these myself with the game's photo mode.

http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb93/SonOfA_Beep/wo_20080303_174749.jpg
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb93/SonOfA_Beep/wo_20080303_174717.jpg
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb93/SonOfA_Beep/wo_20080303_174824.jpg

I sent in a resume for a job being a "playstation ambassador" running a special event somewhere in the area. Sounds like what wombat did for the Advance Wars event, but obviously smaller, because it's in south bend, Indiana, not NYC. Hope I get it, that could be fun.

[botticus]

Excite Truck is fun, but I suck at it greatly. Silver Cup just destroyed me. They know how to tear a man down after he just got an S-rank on the race before.

[hankmecrankme]

Kewl... guess I'm doing both previews and reviews for RPGFan too now. Dey got dem preview kopies uv gamez I want 2 play

Nice. I envy you.

And DMC4 is so easy on human mode. Like, don't have to even worry about dying easy.

[RelentlessRolento]

EXCITE truck is just so damn good that it kicks every other game's ass. It has the EXCITE and WIN for sure.

Nah it's not that good. I did really enjoy it, though.

Wipeout Pulse is excellent. Like really excellent. Like AAA, so I play it.

Looks absolutely phenomenal. Proof incoming. Took these myself with the game's photo mode.

http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb93/SonOfA_Beep/wo_20080303_174749.jpg
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb93/SonOfA_Beep/wo_20080303_174717.jpg
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb93/SonOfA_Beep/wo_20080303_174824.jpg

I sent in a resume for a job being a "playstation ambassador" running a special event somewhere in the area. Sounds like what wombat did for the Advance Wars event, but obviously smaller, because it's in south bend, Indiana, not NYC. Hope I get it, that could be fun.

Is the combat in the game more emphasized this time around? I don't like racers much, but wipeout is usually an exception for me. so would you say with me hating racers, I would it be worth my $30 (or $25 if I use the target coupon)?

[SL4IN]

damn that dragon for eating my patapons!

[The Mana Knight]

I sent in a resume for a job being a "playstation ambassador" running a special event somewhere in the area. Sounds like what wombat did for the Advance Wars event, but obviously smaller, because it's in south bend, Indiana, not NYC. Hope I get it, that could be fun.SCEA has sent me tons for PlayStation events over the years, but never did it because I lacked the transportation.

South Bend, IN is just over an hour away from me though. I have some college friends who live there. Shockingly, I never went there.

I really want Wipeout Pulse, but I'm mostly waiting for Wipeout HD as my primary Wipeout (because I rather play it in HD on a console).

I played a little CoD4 single player finally.

Also GGT, I'm having bad luck because my power supply fan on my computer is no longer working "It says my power supply fan is abnormal every time I turn my computer on). I had my computer for almost 4 years though. I'm a little pissed because this isn't a good time (since I badly need my PC and don't feel like sending it off, since it's in warranty). I dunno yet what I'll do, and there's no way I really want to replace my PC yet (It's still pretty good and I want to stick to XP).

[Foo228]

just got ratchet for psp and its by far my favorite psp game

if you still haven't gotten it, wait til its at most $20 (short game...helluva lot of replay value though)

besides that, I've been playing alot of Melee in preperation for Brawl next week

[Kendal]

Even though Lost Odyssey was so GGT 33 and 34, I am totally rocking it now. It finally came in. I stopped after an hour and wanted to take a break before my all night game-a-thon.

[Mr. Beef]

Anyone who plays Melee in prep for Brawl is going to be beaten several times, thanks to the quite noticeable gameplay changes.

[suko_32]

Anyone who plays Melee in prep for Brawl is going to be beaten several times, thanks to the quite noticeable gameplay changes.

Which is exactly why I stopped playing it since a month ago.

[Mr. Beef]

I noticed that a handful of characters have chain grabs, which is a handful more than what Melee had. Falco, D3, Diddy, to name a few, have them.

[daroga]

Anyone who plays Melee in prep for Brawl is going to be beaten several times, thanks to the quite noticeable gameplay changes.I'm counting on my playing and sucking at Melee the past week or so to be an asset for the tournie on Saturday night ;)

[Mr. Beef]

Does anyone have any word on whether or not Game Crazy's tournament is going to be Melee or Brawl? My local one is being quite the idiot.

[pete5883]

Also GGT, I'm having bad luck because my power supply fan on my computer is no longer working "It says my power supply fan is abnormal every time I turn my computer on). I had my computer for almost 4 years though. I'm a little pissed because this isn't a good time (since I badly need my PC and don't feel like sending it off, since it's in warranty). I dunno yet what I'll do, and there's no way I really want to replace my PC yet (It's still pretty good and I want to stick to XP).
Go make a backup.

[jer7583]

Rolento if you don't like racers you probably won't like wipeout. It's a very touchy, "keep a perfect line" type of racer. The speed penalty for hitting walls is pretty severe. That said, as a racer it's excellent. The weapons are just kind of a nice changeup of the gameplay. Weapons are really fun to use though. Just don't expect them to be as important as in say, mario kart.

[InuFaye]

EXCITE truck is just so damn good that it kicks every other game's ass. It has the EXCITE and WIN for sure.

Nah it's not that good. I did really enjoy it, though.

Wipeout Pulse is excellent. Like really excellent. Like AAA, so I play it.

Looks absolutely phenomenal. Proof incoming. Took these myself with the game's photo mode.

http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb93/SonOfA_Beep/wo_20080303_174749.jpg
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb93/SonOfA_Beep/wo_20080303_174717.jpg
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb93/SonOfA_Beep/wo_20080303_174824.jpg

I sent in a resume for a job being a "playstation ambassador" running a special event somewhere in the area. Sounds like what wombat did for the Advance Wars event, but obviously smaller, because it's in south bend, Indiana, not NYC. Hope I get it, that could be fun.

Excite Truck sucks, and so does wipeout.

You are so damn stupid for playing them.
I think that PSP gaming sucks, and you shouldnt play the psp.
The Wii also sucks and so do tacted on motion control.
Dont play the wii it sucks.

I CANT BELIEVE YOU ARE PLAYING THEM!
WHY!!!

IT HURTS ME DEEP INSIDE!!

STOP!!!!!
FILL MY DARK SOUL WITH LIGHTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[jer7583]

Done With CAG

Done With CAG

Done With CAG

Done With CAG

Done With CAG

Done With CAG

Done With CAG

CAG
lol

[InuFaye]

My Done with CAG phase lasted throught the weekend.
I went deep into the mountains and meditated(while playing my dreamcast), and I thought to myself(while playing Marvel Vs. Capcom 2). I don't need to stay away from CAG, I just know the my opinion is right, and everyone else's is wrong.

I'm happy that way.

[Mr. Beef]

Glad to have you back, Inu....I guess?

[InuFaye]

Meditation, Dreamcast, and Pizza Rolls can solve any problem in anyones life.

Also URMRGAY is fun.

[jer7583]

lol people "leaving message boards" is always funny, because it always lasts an angsty weekend like a 10 year old running away from home.

Dreamcast is a console by the way. How did you survive using a controller?

[InuFaye]

I was playing marvel vs. capcom 2.

How could my hands survive that horrdenous dpad.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Dreamcast-Fighting-Arcade-Stick-with-vibration-New_W0QQitemZ170197891029QQihZ007QQcategoryZ4303QQ cmdZViewItem

That is a godsend my friend.

[Azumangaman]

Right now I'm jailbreaking my ipod touch so I can use it in Ubuntu, and to make use of all the awesome 3rd party apps. Just finished moving up to jailbreaking 1.1.2, 1.1.3 apparently is pretty easy. If anybody else is looking to do this, heres the perfect guide:
http://http://rupertgee.wordpress.com/2008/02/08/jailbreak-113-official-gui-2/

I also finished Episode II of Lego Star Wars TCS. Awesome game. I've already played the first 3 episodes when I had the original Lego Star Wars, so I can't wait for IV-VI.

[Mr. Beef]

Ironic, because I can only play MvC2 with a dreamcast controller. I can barely play using the arcade stick.

[InuFaye]

I litterally had to go to the dr's because I burnt a hole in my hand from the dreamcast dpad playing alpha 3 for 14 hours straight.

I am also going to the midnight launch of brawl.
I might bring my video camera and make a movie from it.

What does the GGT think?

[-Never4ever-]

Playing NiGHTS 2:

-Game is ugly as hell.

-Too much story.

-Hearing NiGHTS talk killed my childhood.

Note to Sonic Team: Go back to the awesome story telling that added to the OG Sonic Series and the OG NiGHTS. Stop trying to shove all this shoddy storytelling down our throats.

[-Never4ever-]

I litterally had to go to the dr's because I burnt a hole in my hand from the dreamcast dpad playing alpha 3 for 14 hours straight.

I am also going to the midnight launch of brawl.
I might bring my video camera and make a movie from it.

What does the GGT think?

Sounds like a plan, but there better be shenanigans.

I'm attending the midnight launch, heard two rival gangs are going to show up. There's a good chance that someone's getting shot, and an even better chance fights are gonna break out.

[MarkMan]

I have an iPhone and I jailbroke/unlocked it way back... nifty device... I just wish the emulators on it had better controls... :(

[-Never4ever-]

I have an iPhone and I jailbroke/unlocked it way back... nifty device... I just wish the emulators on it had better controls... :(

How do u control the emus on it?

[Lorddraco07]

Welcome back Inu.. oh and MVC2 rocks. Got lucky and found a mint copy at a garage sale for $2 last summer and still have it inside my dreamcast. Sounds like fun actually.. *goes to play MVC2*

[Chacrana]

Trucy is hot as fuck.

[-Never4ever-]

Okay, I'm done with NiGHTS 2 for tonight, the Tutorial level bored the piss right out of me. Would it have been that hard for them to let us skip the tutorial?

Oh well, at least the core gameplay seems intact, so I might have fun with it yet.

Anywho, onward to Rock Band / SD! 06.

[jer7583]

NiGHTS 2 is an abomination. It's pure, focused, concentrated crap wrapped around a mildly entertaining game. Do not waste your time with it. 2/3 of the game is cutscenes that would not be out of place being shown on Nick Jr at 7 in the morning.

[Rei no Otaku]

Trucy is hot as fuck.
I agree.

[gunm]

So Crysis PS3 will have some extra content. Hm, I may consider it if the reviews are favorable.

Hard to believe GTAIV finally comes out next month. Wish I could find a decent pre-order deal on the LE/Special Ed..

[Chacrana]

So Crysis PS3 will have some extra content. Hm, I may consider it if the reviews are favorable.

Hard to believe GTAIV finally comes out next month. Wish I could find a decent pre-order deal on the LE/Special Ed..

Is the PS3 Crysis official yet? I hope that if there is extra content, it makes its way to the PC at some point, because I do like the graphical fidelity of the PC version and the controls and all that, and I don't really wanna make sacrifices to get the extra content.

[Nelo Ice]

as of now crysis ps3 is a rumor...at least it sounds like it is
http://kotaku.com/363364/ps3-crysis-is-50-new-content

[Apossum]

Canadian judge is the best.

edit: wait...I guess they're both canadian...young canadian judge, I meant.

[Chacrana]

Canadian judge is the best.

edit: wait...I guess they're both canadian...young canadian judge, I meant.

I'd like to render Judgment on Trucy's Babylons. And the Canadian Judge isn't sure how he feels about that.

[whoknows]

EXCITE truck is just so damn good that it kicks every other game's ass. It has the EXCITE and WIN for sure.

Nah it's not that good. I did really enjoy it, though.

Wipeout Pulse is excellent. Like really excellent. Like AAA, so I play it.

Looks absolutely phenomenal. Proof incoming. Took these myself with the game's photo mode.



Excite Truck just seemed bad when playing it right after playing F-Zero, then again a lot of racers would :-P

Speaking of which why haven't they made another F-Zero yet?


And I still need Wipeout. Probably not many people online though, huh?

[Apossum]

I'd like to render Judgment on Trucy's Babylons. And the Canadian Judge isn't sure how he feels about that.

http://i29.tinypic.com/33l1fmb.gif

[jer7583]

I dunno about online but this is the best non realistic racer I've played in a long time. The rush of being in the middle of the pack as weapons are being set off everywhere in narrow stretches is awesome. Great difficulty balance as well. Super stylish, awesome music.

[Mr. Beef]

http://i29.tinypic.com/33l1fmb.gif
Looks like he'sa saying, "fuck you." But it could be me, and it could be the lack of sleep.

[Krymner]

Trucy is hot as fuck.


:lol:Hahahah :applause: Have you found her panties yet?


I'm getting into Case 3 now. Great game, but still..

Phoenix Wright > Apollo Justice


and also


Apollo Creed > Apollo Justice


BUT

Apollo Justice > Greek God Apollo

And welcome back Inu. But Dreamcast? :puke:

When's the next GGTcast?

[InuFaye]

Leave us Sega Nerds alone Krymner.
The Dreamcast was an awesome machine for arcade ports.

I love Final Fantasy Tactics so much.
Its one of my favorite games of all time.
The only tactical game that comes close is Disgaea.

[Krymner]

Bleh. Sega left the Dreamcast too early, IMHO. It was a decent system for the most part, but I could never get over that controller.

I think I'm gonna play some more Final Fantasy VIII today. I'm almost to Disc 2. Its raining here now, and I hope it keeps up thru most of the day.

[InuFaye]

Thats what you need a joystick for.
Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 demands it.
Aplha 3 also does.

Sega fucked themselves over by releasing the sega cd, 32x, saturn, and dreamcast so close.

They didnt support any hardware.
They couldn't save that sinking ship.

[daroga]

I've never really understood the continuing love for the Dreamcast. Save for a handful of games, there's very little unique that hasn't been ported to a different system in a superior version.

I loved the DC too, and it was tragic due to its loss of potential. But as it was left, there's just not much worth preserving on it I don't think.

[blueshinra]

Went through the first day in Apollo Justice's fourth case yesterday. Interesting stuff; that's all I'll say for now.

As such, I'm getting closer to a Apollo Justice = Phoenix Wright opinion myself (though I'm still of the opinion that PW:JFA > rest of series).

I also love the DC, and really need to start playing Record of Lodoss War again sometime.

[InuFaye]

Ok Chacrana I know jew be around here somewhere, and im gonna get ready to order a TV.

I need to know what you think.
Im torn between Samsung, or Panny Plasma.

http://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-TH-42PX75U-720p-Plasma-HDTV/dp/B000O321IW/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1204637830&sr=1-2
OR
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000NEJYZA/ref=dp_cp_ob_title_1
OR
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000NEDYU6/ref=dp_cp_ob_title_1

I dont understand what is different between the two models.

EDIT: Responses not Limited To Chacrana.

[pete5883]

I own the first TV. No complaints except the remote looks like one of those phones with the big numbers that they make for old people.
http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:Lr8IWBB2R9JwQM:http://www.phonesreview.co.uk/wp-content/phoneimages/2007/10/opticom-big-button-corded-telephone.jpg

Played the next story mission in FFT last night. I thought killing their mages first would be smart, but then the thieves charmed all the women in my party, who then revived the mages, who then healed the leader, leading to quite a lot of cursing. At the end everyone was dead except my charmed monk, who was just dancing around in circles until I reset. I immediately tried it again, and wrecked them in like 10 minutes. I guess thats what like 6 hrs of leveling will do for ya.

[InuFaye]

Did you ever worry about burn in?

How is the PQ?

[Kendal]

First boss fight in Lost Odyssey is fucking dumb. This has to be the cheapest, bullshittyist boss in a long time. If I can't beat the boss at level 15, I am trading this bitch.

[InuFaye]

Kendal,

When did your LO game ship?

Mine went out thursday.
When Can I expect it?

[Kendal]

Mine went out on the 25th and got here yesterday. I am not doing math or thinking.

[jer7583]

I think with the first boss you are suppossed to remove all equipment or something. Using rings boosts it's stats somehow. I dunno, use GameFAQs. I didn't use a guide and all it took me was 2 tries.

[tiredfornow]

First boss fight in Lost Odyssey is fucking dumb. This has to be the cheapest, bullshittyist boss in a long time. If I can't beat the boss at level 15, I am trading this bitch.

:rofl: I think everybody has said the same thing. Very unexpected.

Stick Jansen in the back and keep him healing as you attack with the other two occassionally healing with Seth if you need to (forgot her name for a second there :x).

[Chacrana]

1) Flare the shit out of that bitch. Damage up means you're doing more damage per turn. At level 14, it's easy to win.

2) Panasonic Plasma

3) Have just started case 2, and I haven't found Trucy's panties... but if they're not down there, that makes things easier.

[The Mana Knight]

I've never really understood the continuing love for the Dreamcast. Save for a handful of games, there's very little unique that hasn't been ported to a different system in a superior version.

I loved the DC too, and it was tragic due to its loss of potential. But as it was left, there's just not much worth preserving on it I don't think.Actually, I still love the Dreamcast quite a bit. Although I've been ditching some of the games I had for it, there's no denying there's a few games I still really love for it (which cannot be found elsewhere) and won't let it go.

Canon Spike was a really fun co-op game and I'd play that game multiple times with my friend. I still do sometimes.

Confidential Mission was a light gun game I really enjoyed (only $20 too on release) and trying to get all judgment shots is a challenge.

Gigawing 1 and 2. I still play both games constantly because I love how bizarre the games games. The crazy high scoring is cool too.

Gunbird 2. I still love the quirkyness of the game and find it enjoyable.

Jet Grind Radio. I hated the demo at first, but once I gave it another shot, I fell in love and bought it. Now it's one of my favorite games of all time. JSRF on Xbox was one of the reasons I got an Xbox early on and just didn't like it anywhere near as much. I love trying to spy paint and dodge the cops, and so on coming after me.

Samba De Amigo. The Songlist may be limited, but I always have fun every time I play it and love the music.

Soul Calibur. IMO, the best in the series in some ways, but it impressed me in the past and still somewhat does now.

Tech Romancer. This IS the reason I will never ditch my Dreamcast. This game is like a dream come true for me, fighting as giant mechs (one love of mine). The game is filled with anime (another love of mine). It has completely Japanese voices (another love of mine), and the Story mode has a pretty good story. The soundtrack rocks too. It was one of the last Dreamcast games I bought too, and glad it only took a trading of Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2 to get this.

Tee Off Golf. Well, the one thing that makes this game stand out is having a game of Croquet. I still play that game with friends at times.

Virtual-On: Oratorio Tangram. I'll admit I'm finally going to sell this game (I'll probably regret it one day), but the graphics were superb, gameplay was fast and fun. I got all right with the controls lacking twin sticks, but cannot remember how I played (since when I play it now, can't figure it out), This game NEEDs to be on XBL/PSN with online play (Dual Analog sticks should help).

Although a few games might have been ported elsewhere, like Grandia II, Skies of Arcadia, Sonic Adventure 1 and 2, I invested 20-40 hours in each of them, and no way I want to start all over.

I had 62 Dreamcast games before, although I sold most. I'll admit 15 or so weren't that great, but I enjoyed the rest. Some were ported and some I felt I just wouldn't play again (like Project Justice, but I got double what I paid when I sold it).

I understand why Sega had to pull out because they were in huge debt (around 2 billion I think) and could not deal with taking a loss on hardware (like Sony, MS, and Nintendo can do). It also hurt Sega they were only a video gaming company, so if they weren't doing well in gaming, they were really hurt (unlike other companies which make up in other areas, or Nintendo who still has a lot of money from the huge success of NES and all the Gameboys). I bought my Dreamcast on 9/9/99 at midnight and still glad I did. Still works great now. I was extremely disappointed in PS2 early on, so I sold it and stuck to the Dreamcast. Eventually I switched to Xbox/PS2/GC getting my support (although not as much as Dreamcast) until late 2003 (where I started to really support PS2 a lot).

[jer7583]

Next Generation has an interesting article about top reviewed publishers over the years.

http://next-gen.biz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9393&Itemid=2&limit=1&limitstart=0

But here's a breakdown.

2007 was a good year for Sony, they didn't release many titles, but games like Uncharted and Ratchet buoyed them to the top. I think Nintendo's plethora of shit released on the wii dragged them down despite having the best reviewed title of the year with Mario Galaxy.

http://www.next-gen.biz/images/stories/mattsgraphs/by-the-numbers-005_html_m391f4a65.gif

2006- Note the odd absence of Microsoft.

http://www.next-gen.biz/images/stories/mattsgraphs/by-the-numbers-005_html_m3160f27b.gif

2005 is interesting because it's the last year Microsoft really was doing anything noteworthy. The Year of Halo 2, Forza, and Jade Empire. They've kind of let their first party rot since then, unfortunately.

http://www.next-gen.biz/images/stories/mattsgraphs/by-the-numbers-005_html_m289f3695.gif

What's interesting about the graphs in total is just how much reviewers don't use the whole scale. The majority of publishers hit the 60-80% range. It really is a 6-10 scale in most magazines, unfortunately.

Also how the hell does EA stay so high on the list?

[InuFaye]

Moneyhats Jer, Moneyhats.

Thanks, Chac.

It will be ordered at the end of next week.

Should I wall mount, or should I not wall mount is the question.

[Apossum]

Finally finishing case 5 in PW3 tonight, then on to sum psp gaems...

probably pick up Apollo Justice around the time Apollo Justice 2 comes out.

[Chacrana]

Wallmounting gives you a lot more space, and considering all the shit you've got packed into one room, that's going to be a good thing.

[InuFaye]

http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=108&cp_id=10828&cs_id=1082801&p_id=3900&seq=1&format=2

That should work right?

25 bones sounds pretty good to me.

[ThatDamnDave]

Wallmounting is also a pain in the ass, which is why I didn't do it. You'll like the TV though. I have the 1080p version of that same basic model and I love it. It has the anti-glare coating, which has its good points (less glare, no shit) and bad points (the colors are sometimes a tiny bit muted).

Of course, I got mine through a convoluted series of steps for $800 from Best Buy and didn't have much choice in which one I was getting. You'll dig it.

Also, Ace Combat 6: Mission 9, otherwise known as the "you've been coasting along so far, let's throw a ridiculous and difficult mission at you to discourage you into lowering the difficulty setting" mission. Damn thing.

[Krymner]

I <3 Dinosaur Comics.

http://www.qwantz.com/comics/comic2-1204.png

[InuFaye]

lolz @ dinosaur comic.

I still might save alot of room without wallmounting.

[MarkMan]

Welcome back InuFaye....

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Another -_- day in the office...