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[quote name='SL4IN']my psp slim comes into today, so i'll probably play some jeanne d'arc tonight.[/quote]

Great game. Although, I found it to be fairly easy and simple SRPG.
 
retronauts, eh? I think i'll download it for my drive to chicago tonight.
 
[quote name='Apossum']retronauts, eh? I think i'll download it for my drive to chicago tonight.[/QUOTE]

Probably gonna DL it as well, been looking for a new podcast to listen to.
 
just got back home with my psp slim and WOW. the thing was so light I thought it was fake at first. it's charging right now and i'll get to some jeanne d'arc after while.
 
That reminds me, I should start Jeanne D'arc sometime. I've only been playing PSP during lunch at work, but now I've started going to the Y instead.

Last night I played the tutorial part of Zack & Wiki before becoming really tired for some reason (maybe see above?) and crashing early. Didn't even get to crack the seal on Ace Combat 6 or try making a Japanese PSN account to dl GT5 Prologue. Tonight is TV night though with me needing to catch CSI and tomorrow night it'll be movie night to see the new Appleseed flick at the HIFF. Oh well...
 
Yeah, Jeanne D'arc is definitely worth playing.

I am not a big fan of SRPG's, but I'm liking this one. Either I don't suck too much or it's a very easy game. I'd like to think it's somewhere in between :p
 
That retronauts show was amazing. Good Chrono Trigger memories. I paid $90 for it back in 95 or so as well. Still the best RPG there is, and they pointed out exactly why. It throws out all the bullshit conventions that RPGs feel they need to stick to that make them boring, drawn out, yawnfests. Why have 90% of the RPGs released since then not abolished random battles, let you walk away from conversations, given everyday foes personality, or used humor as cleverly as Chrono Trigger? RPGs are bullshit. Chrono Trigger still has more attention to detail and reward for players making unusual choices than almost anything that comes out today.

I started a copy of Secret of Evermore that I bought about a month ago, and it's so overlooked/underrated. Fantastic music, plays a lot like Secret of Mana, what's not to like? Okay, the story, but RPG stories are never really that great anyhow. It came out around the same time as Chrono Trigger and has that same feel of good mid 90s squaresoft, even though it was US developed.

I'm going to feast upon Metroid Prime 3 finally tonight.
 
Most RPGs are bullshit. There's still the occasional one that I love, but there's far more shitty ones now. Blue Dragon, in particularly, showed how shitty the genre can be.

I'm nearing the end of the podcast. Good shit. Love dat music (Black Omen theme in particular.)
 
ugh. heading off to a review session for the next 3 hours.

after that though, no worries until 12 am tomorrow, so i'm going to dig into jeanne d'arc tonight. it'll be the first time I've played games all week!
 
I got Sega Rally Revo from the gamefly today. Im gonna play it for awhile. I really liked katamari on the 360 I might keep it. Anyone have it that wants to do some multi?
 
I will get Beautiful Katamari, but it may not be until around Christmas. I still gotta renew XBL (mine ends towards the beginning of November). :whistle2:(

Anyway, I played a few games. I played some DiRT on PS3 and progressed a little (up to 21% complete). I played a little Warhawk on PS3. I played some PGR4 on 360 and tried E4 (don't like it as much as I did on PSP though, but I was playing on an SDTV).

Lastly, if anyone has Warhawk and is interested, I'm holding a CAG Warhawk Night tomorrow at 9:30pm EST on my server. Details are in the thread. It's open to all CAG members.
 
tomorrow I'll be stopping by my gameworks to continue playing my favorite arcade title for the year:

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Arcades? I remember those things.

Whiners be damned, the remade Rondo is better.
 
Just beat level 6 on C: DXC tonight. The game is really not that hard (save of level 4, that was kind of obnoxious in places). Those Game Informer reviewers shouldn't be allowed to play things that aren't Nintendogs I guess.

I'm kinda thinking about trying my had at a strategy RPG. Can anyone make a suggestion of where to start? Looking for something fun without a huge learning curve or too steep of a difficulty. Preferbly portable, but whatever.
 
[quote name='zewone']What's the name of that arcade game?[/QUOTE]


either "Too Spicy" or "2Spicy" and it's made by sega. it's fucking great, though the dialog is horribly cheesy.
 
[quote name='zewone']Strategy RPG like Final Fantasy Tactics?[/quote]I think so. I've not really ever played one, so I don't really know the differences in styles.
 
I finally got to renting Heavenly Sword today, and my roommate and I played through the whole thing in one go for ~8 hours straight. I thoroughly enjoyed the demo, but I still didn't think I'd like the end product as much as I do. The graphics are jaw-dropping, especially the facial expressions, the gameplay's tight, and the overall presentation is really, really top-class.

It makes me sad to see it didn't sell too well in September, but after all, I also couldn't justify dropping $60 on the game. I've already beaten it and am pretty close to unlocking all the artwork in a single day, albeit thanks to a very long marathon gaming session, which I haven't done in years. Still, I like it enough that I'll probably pick it up when it drops to ~$20 to play through Hell mode, completely unlock everything, and just because it's a game I want to have in my collection.

Playing through it has rejuvenated my hope for the PS3, which recently I've kind of been down on due to my experience with Lair and being pretty high on the Wii/Gamecube lately (I need to find me a Zack and Wiki that comes with the pre-order bonus!). I have Ratchet and Clank coming to me, there's Uncharted in November, I'll pick up Folklore eventually, and I might even check out Haze if that turns out really well, despite normally shying away from console FPS. That, along with the great Wii stuff due in the next two months plus Mass Effect (even pre-ordered the CE of that) and Guitar Hero 3, make me happy to be a gamer in 2007.
 
I posted this in the fighting thread, but this is mandatory viewing for all legitimate people:

[MEDIA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ze-xQoEfOU[/MEDIA]
 
Thanks for the advice guys. I might see about trying Jeanne D'Arc. I don't suppose there's a demo available to download to the PSP for that, eh?
 
Jeanne D'arc is pretty good, especially for beginners. The AI is pretty vicious, though. It doesn't have the same addictive skill building system as FFT does, which is what really draws me into these kind of games. Jeanne D'arc's skill system is pretty much like the materia system in FFVII. Assign a limited number and build them on characters. FFT has a menu that's almost like a shop for skills where you spend Job Points accumulated by taking actions in battle. The skills are all divided into various jobs, but characters can keep a limited amount of skills from old jobs while playing a different job. I found FFT to be more rewarding because after a battle or two you get to go buy new abilities and such.

And avoid Disgaea. I could never get into that game, seems more for the hardcore.

I put in the Street Fighter Alpha Anthology and had some fond memories of SFA1. It's not as good as SFA3, but I played a LOT of the first one in the arcade, because we owned it back when my family still owned a mini golf/driving range with arcade that I worked at every summer. The year before that was killer instinct, and before that was MK2 that I would play for hours everyday. I miss the arcades.

And that video was great, chac. OKAYY! POWAA DUNK! GET SEWIAS! I don't even play many SNK games and that was great. The beginning reminded me of God Hand for some reason. A God Hand parody movie should be made. I love that game.
 
played a bit of jeanne d'arc tonight and it's good stuff. other than that, tried out castlevania: DXC and it's ok, but not worti it right now in my opinion with everything else that I'm getting.


can't wait until next week when I'm getting disgaea: afternoon of darkness and dementium: the ward.
 
More Zack & Wiki tonight. Solving some of the puzzles literally puts a smile on my face. Gonna try DL'ing GT5 Prologue now before going to bed.
 
[quote name='whoknows']Jeanne D'arc doesn't seem to be too hard. I'm making progress and I suck at SRPG's.[/QUOTE]I have found Jeanne D'Arc to be pretty tough, and I haven't even made it too far yet. I really need to play it more.

I played some Ratchet & Clank Future last night and progressed a level. There definitely seems to be more platforming then there has been in the last few Ratchet games. I've actually tried the SIXAXIS controls in the game and like them (I even decided to fly with the SIXAXIS).

I'm probably going to open Blue Dragon tonight finally.
 
[quote name='MarkMan']Went shopping today and got...

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fuck help me for the next two months... X_X[/QUOTE]

Nice pickups... except for what I think is Tenchu DS in the upper left :lol:. But yeah, can't argue with the rest. Can't wait for my own shopping spree today.
 
Silent Hill Origins is out?

Hmmm whats the price on that thing? Im pretty tempted to get it? Where does it fall in the SH storyline?
 
I bought 7 games myself Wednesday. This week was pretty crazy for releases.

Speaking of which, Jericho is a lot better than I thought it would be. It's not great, but I'm definitely enjoying it.

Also online in Ace Combat 6 is awesome. If anyone wants to play be sure to invite me!
 
yeah same here, I had no idea silent hill origins came out this week. I want it, but I don't know if I should buy it since I already have quite a bit that I'm buying in the next few weeks to come.

gonna play some more jeanne d'arc this afternoon. I really like it.
 
I just looked it up and SH:Origins does not come out until like the 6th of november. How the hell did you get it so early mark?
 
I picked up PD0, Kameo and Just Cause yesterday at Kmat

I really like Just Cause even if it only last 10 hours it was cheap and pretty.
 
SRPGs are my very favourite genre.

To bad I only have a 360 now, at least I have Band of Bugs I need to get the expansions.
 
[quote name='MarkMan']Hi guys. :)

And Naruto DS and Tenchu DS were only 9 bucks, couldn't pass up...[/quote]

Yeah, but it doesent explain how you get SH:Origins two weeks early.
 
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