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General => The Superdeep Borehole => Topic started by: MrAngryFace on September 25, 2006, 06:16:41 PM

Title: MAF's Weekly Gaming Thread - Disgaea2/Okami/VP2 and SHOCK TITLE REVEALED
Post by: MrAngryFace on September 25, 2006, 06:16:41 PM
It's been a busy gaming week for me. What made matters "worse" was taking a look over what was coming out in the months of September/October/November. Only one word can describe my reaction, "OMG".

I CAN QUIT WHENEVER I WANNA!

(http://cvtw.batcave.net/images/wall_wildarms4.jpg)

So I will come clean first, WA4 is shelved. The game was ok, Raquel kicked ass, the story was picking up, but then came the last PUZZLE DUNGEON. I think after the fire mountain, the airship, and a gajillion other "WONDER" item puzzles I had finally had too much. I resorted to hitting up the strategy guide for help but even when I did what the guide said I couldnt get through this last dungeon. Either the guide didnt describe the right room to me, or I had been looking for a reason to 'quit' all along. At 22 hours in, I had got my money's worth. Besides, something much more important looms on the horizon.

(http://na.square-enix.com/e306/titles/vp2/img/vp2_logo.jpg)

Valkyrie Profile 2 is out this week, buy it or be a big fat loser. Also the OST and arranged soundtracks rock. Sorta glad WA4 got the boot so there would be room for ol VP! I still need to finish Grandia III tho, just need a good day of grind.

Disgaea 2?! MOre like DisgaeaICANNEVERSTOPPLAYING2!

(http://www.ownage.nl/images/content/29405.jpg)

Fourty hours. THAT IS 4 and a 0. I have dumped so much time in this game compared to everything else and I dont remember half of it. Im only halfway through the story yet I am completely obsessed with getting this one sword to level 100, which is just like, 70 more maps! Plus item gods! I did beat the Item King in the sword which was a huge accomplishment, its not easy, those bastards are tough. I still fear the ambling pirates, if I cant get to an exit in time their 106+ level asses will destroy me. I somehow suspect I will be playing Disgaea 2 well into November. NOTHING STOPS NIS! NOTHING OMGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG.

Anyone got some Garlic Water?

Strategy guides are worth it sometimes

(http://www.motoko.it/images/morpheus/okami.jpg)

The Okami strategy guide rocks. 15 dollars gets you great art and a list of side-quests you would probably never figure out on your own. Hell there's a few main quest points I wouldnt have figured out for a good hour or so. I think it comes down to me not thinking like a dog. I mean I start this game and im all WOAHAH Im gonna paint shit and hit them with beads but thats all I do. But like any NINTENDO game, which this is not, the games moments depend on some out of the box thinking. Like draging people around by your jaws into the moonlight. I woulda never thought of that. Maybe I didnt read enough of what people were saying to me, maybe there is some foreshadowing going on that lets me know what I need to do, but sometimes I love me a good strategy guide. Okami guide is worth it.

Hell Okami is worth it! I just cannot fathom how Capcom can be so awesome. I mean back in the Dreamcast days I thought they were pretty fucking badass, and now its like, just leagues beyond that and my mind is blown every time I load my game of Okami or play Ultimate Ghosts n Goblins or Mega Man ZX. They have great new material, fantastic franchise material, they are so great. The end.

IS IT SECRET?! IS IT SAFE?!

(http://www.planetgamecube.com/media/11471/1/th/4.jpg)

Apparently not, because I have already been admonished by Willco for my shameful purchase of (shokku incoming) POKEMON MYSTERY DUNGEON. Yes, I caved. But the lure of a huge ass dungeon game where you get loot and collect things and level up was just too strong. So far its delivered everything I wanted.

I retested and was given CHARMANDER status, I named him Xenu, and my rescue team is named HUBBARD. I lacked the foresight to name treecko Tom Cruise :(

The game is actually pretty hard too, early on I had to move so treecko would get hit by the rock enemies, cause his life leech is off the goddamned charts and it keeps me from having to heal his lame ass.

I can hear you all laughing, but FUK YOU GUYS I LIKE VIDEOMAGAMES!

(P.S. I am also picking up Mario vs Donkey Kong: March of the Minis this week. Sounds like Lemmings but jawesome!)
Title: Re: MAF's Weekly Gaming Thread - Disgaea2/Okami/VP2 and SHOCK TITLE REVEALED
Post by: The Miles Trahan Burger Experiment on September 25, 2006, 06:18:01 PM
*laughs at MAF for playing Pokemon Mystery Dungeon
Title: Re: MAF's Weekly Gaming Thread - Disgaea2/Okami/VP2 and SHOCK TITLE REVEALED
Post by: Vizzys on September 25, 2006, 06:18:39 PM
VP2 looks pretty damn good for a ps2 game.
Title: Re: MAF's Weekly Gaming Thread - Disgaea2/Okami/VP2 and SHOCK TITLE REVEALED
Post by: Van Cruncheon on September 25, 2006, 10:01:03 PM
Just beat Disgaea 2 for the first cycle.  :o

Adell was 133, Bumble the Zombie Dragon was 131, Rozalin was 128, and the rest of the crew was from 95 to 120. The end boss got FUCK PUMMELED and died in three rounds to massive combo damage. Adell had ATK and SPD in the 4000s, and over 8K HP. Poor end boss.  :'(
Title: Re: MAF's Weekly Gaming Thread - Disgaea2/Okami/VP2 and SHOCK TITLE REVEALED
Post by: MrAngryFace on September 25, 2006, 10:23:46 PM
Pokemanz Mysterious Dungeon is pretty challenging in parts.
Title: Re: MAF's Weekly Gaming Thread - Disgaea2/Okami/VP2 and SHOCK TITLE REVEALED
Post by: Van Cruncheon on September 25, 2006, 10:26:11 PM
It's not as easy as the Pikachu on the box would have you believe!
Title: Re: MAF's Weekly Gaming Thread - Disgaea2/Okami/VP2 and SHOCK TITLE REVEALED
Post by: MrAngryFace on September 25, 2006, 10:37:17 PM
lawlz. The best part was when I threw the burst seed at my team's tree pokemon by accident. He had just joined too. He ended up leaving that day too :(
Title: Re: MAF's Weekly Gaming Thread - Disgaea2/Okami/VP2 and SHOCK TITLE REVEALED
Post by: Vizzys on September 25, 2006, 11:02:14 PM
Lol Disgaea 2 is only 1gb I'm so downloading it.
Title: Re: MAF's Weekly Gaming Thread - Disgaea2/Okami/VP2 and SHOCK TITLE REVEALED
Post by: Catz on September 25, 2006, 11:05:18 PM
I'm still playing Okami. I'm afraid of starting Disgaea 2 because I don't want to leave Okami unfinished while obsessing over Disgaea grinding.
Title: Re: MAF's Weekly Gaming Thread - Disgaea2/Okami/VP2 and SHOCK TITLE REVEALED
Post by: CajoleJuice on September 25, 2006, 11:12:21 PM
Quote from: Viz on September 25, 2006, 11:02:14 PM
Lol Disgaea 2 is only 1gb I'm so downloading it.
OMG LOL
Title: Re: MAF's Weekly Gaming Thread - Disgaea2/Okami/VP2 and SHOCK TITLE REVEALED
Post by: demi on September 25, 2006, 11:13:08 PM
I am playing Lunar 2 Eternal Bloo Clompete

Almost at the end

Gonna sell it off afterwards.
Title: Re: MAF's Weekly Gaming Thread - Disgaea2/Okami/VP2 and SHOCK TITLE REVEALED
Post by: Van Cruncheon on September 25, 2006, 11:13:53 PM
how does vic ireland's filthy seventh day adventist seed taste to a former juggalo
Title: Re: MAF's Weekly Gaming Thread - Disgaea2/Okami/VP2 and SHOCK TITLE REVEALED
Post by: Catz on September 25, 2006, 11:16:42 PM
Quote from: demi on September 25, 2006, 11:13:08 PM
I am playing Lunar 2 Eternal Bloo Clompete

Almost at the end

Gonna sell it off afterwards.

Selling Lunar?? Blashphemy :( Lunar Silver Star is better though IMO.
Title: Re: MAF's Weekly Gaming Thread - Disgaea2/Okami/VP2 and SHOCK TITLE REVEALED
Post by: MrAngryFace on September 25, 2006, 11:19:44 PM
Lunar 2 was my favorite of the two.

Catz: Yeah I sorta pick at both of them, but Disgaea 2 is almost all consuming. All I wanna do is level up muh sword!
Title: Re: MAF's Weekly Gaming Thread - Disgaea2/Okami/VP2 and SHOCK TITLE REVEALED
Post by: Catz on September 25, 2006, 11:23:38 PM
Luna > Lucia

Nall >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> random NPC >>>>>>> Ruby

and that's all I have to say about that  :)
Title: Re: MAF's Weekly Gaming Thread - Disgaea2/Okami/VP2 and SHOCK TITLE REVEALED
Post by: MrAngryFace on September 25, 2006, 11:24:40 PM
Lunar 2 just had better charactarization overall. I dunno if it was a better localization of the two or just a better story.
Title: Re: MAF's Weekly Gaming Thread - Disgaea2/Okami/VP2 and SHOCK TITLE REVEALED
Post by: Catz on September 25, 2006, 11:31:07 PM
ugh, I disagree. I found the character interactions really flat in 2. Their development also seemed cheesy and forced at times (read: Jean's story arc). I felt there was much more depth to characters like Kyle and Jessica in Silver as opposed to Ronfar and Mauri or Hiro and Lucia. Heh, I actually got into an argument with someone on GameFAQS about this very topic a long time ago  :D

The Sega CD version of Eternal Blue wasn't quite as cheesy though. But Ruby was 10 times more annoying in it as well.. so it's sort of a trade off.
Title: Re: MAF's Weekly Gaming Thread - Disgaea2/Okami/VP2 and SHOCK TITLE REVEALED
Post by: MrAngryFace on September 25, 2006, 11:35:57 PM
Im not gonna fight about it, I already got in a tussle with yer husband about a game this month lolz. Cant alienate the forums population Willco sez!

I played the ps2 versions, dunno how different they were from the sega cd versions.
Title: Re: MAF's Weekly Gaming Thread - Disgaea2/Okami/VP2 and SHOCK TITLE REVEALED
Post by: Prost on September 25, 2006, 11:36:30 PM
The Lunars are sooooooo gay.  :hurr
Title: Re: MAF's Weekly Gaming Thread - Disgaea2/Okami/VP2 and SHOCK TITLE REVEALED
Post by: MrAngryFace on September 25, 2006, 11:36:50 PM
REAL MATURE!
Title: Re: MAF's Weekly Gaming Thread - Disgaea2/Okami/VP2 and SHOCK TITLE REVEALED
Post by: demi on September 25, 2006, 11:37:47 PM
Quote from: Drinky Crow on September 25, 2006, 11:13:53 PM
how does vic ireland's filthy seventh day adventist seed taste to a former juggalo

i dunno, i'll tell you when i play the arc the lad collection i have on this shelf
Title: Re: MAF's Weekly Gaming Thread - Disgaea2/Okami/VP2 and SHOCK TITLE REVEALED
Post by: Catz on September 25, 2006, 11:38:06 PM
OMG PROST JUST BLEW THE MOST DISGUSTING FART...


*DIES*
Title: Re: MAF's Weekly Gaming Thread - Disgaea2/Okami/VP2 and SHOCK TITLE REVEALED
Post by: MrAngryFace on September 25, 2006, 11:38:33 PM
Welcome to married life!
Title: Re: MAF's Weekly Gaming Thread - Disgaea2/Okami/VP2 and SHOCK TITLE REVEALED
Post by: Prost on September 25, 2006, 11:38:51 PM
Quote from: Catz on September 25, 2006, 11:38:06 PM
OMG PROST JUST BLEW THE MOST DISGUSTING FART...


*DIES*
did my face look like this UUUUUURRRRGH   :hurr :hurr :hurr
Title: Re: MAF's Weekly Gaming Thread - Disgaea2/Okami/VP2 and SHOCK TITLE REVEALED
Post by: Catz on September 25, 2006, 11:39:47 PM
WHERE'S MY FEBREEZE!?
Title: Re: MAF's Weekly Gaming Thread - Disgaea2/Okami/VP2 and SHOCK TITLE REVEALED
Post by: Prost on September 25, 2006, 11:40:32 PM
Quote from: Catz on September 25, 2006, 11:39:47 PM
WHERE'S MY FEBREEZE!?
I stole it to make you SNIFF IT ALL UP

I think I have another one coming...  :hurr
Title: Re: MAF's Weekly Gaming Thread - Disgaea2/Okami/VP2 and SHOCK TITLE REVEALED
Post by: Catz on September 25, 2006, 11:42:48 PM
Desperate times call for desperate measures.

(http://www.accessoriesrus.co.uk/glade%20plugins.jpg)

Insert into your ass, stat  :-\
Title: Re: MAF's Weekly Gaming Thread - Disgaea2/Okami/VP2 and SHOCK TITLE REVEALED
Post by: Bacon on September 25, 2006, 11:44:25 PM
Giver her a dutch oven tonight.
Title: Re: MAF's Weekly Gaming Thread - Disgaea2/Okami/VP2 and SHOCK TITLE REVEALED
Post by: Prost on September 25, 2006, 11:44:36 PM
You wanted to get beef subs for dinner... face it, you brought it on yourself.  :hurr
Title: Re: MAF's Weekly Gaming Thread - Disgaea2/Okami/VP2 and SHOCK TITLE REVEALED
Post by: Van Cruncheon on September 26, 2006, 02:32:22 AM
I just beat the Spider Queen boss in Okami. OMG just OMG. This game PISSES ALL OVER WIND WAKER.
Title: Re: MAF's Weekly Gaming Thread - Disgaea2/Okami/VP2 and SHOCK TITLE REVEALED
Post by: MrAngryFace on September 26, 2006, 02:38:29 AM
Wind Waker am cry, correct.
Title: Re: MAF's Weekly Gaming Thread - Disgaea2/Okami/VP2 and SHOCK TITLE REVEALED
Post by: The Miles Trahan Burger Experiment on September 26, 2006, 07:47:49 AM
WTF o_O
Title: Re: MAF's Weekly Gaming Thread - Disgaea2/Okami/VP2 and SHOCK TITLE REVEALED
Post by: MrAngryFace on September 26, 2006, 10:46:22 AM
Whats the OMG for?
Title: Re: MAF's Weekly Gaming Thread - Disgaea2/Okami/VP2 and SHOCK TITLE REVEALED
Post by: Van Cruncheon on September 26, 2006, 12:20:01 PM
The visuals and the mechanics of the fight. I was blown away!
Title: Re: MAF's Weekly Gaming Thread - Disgaea2/Okami/VP2 and SHOCK TITLE REVEALED
Post by: MrAngryFace on September 26, 2006, 12:54:21 PM
Yeah its pretty awesome!
Title: Re: MAF's Weekly Gaming Thread - Disgaea2/Okami/VP2 and SHOCK TITLE REVEALED
Post by: The Fake Shemp on September 26, 2006, 01:53:38 PM
<Okami> yeah im pretty awesome
Title: Re: MAF's Weekly Gaming Thread - Disgaea2/Okami/VP2 and SHOCK TITLE REVEALED
Post by: CajoleJuice on September 26, 2006, 04:23:14 PM
Quote from: Willco on September 26, 2006, 01:53:38 PM
<Okami> yeah im pretty awesome
Buy Tetris DS.
Title: Re: MAF's Weekly Gaming Thread - Disgaea2/Okami/VP2 and SHOCK TITLE REVEALED
Post by: Vizzys on September 26, 2006, 04:31:28 PM
Quote from: CajoleJuice on September 26, 2006, 04:23:14 PM
Quote from: Willco on September 26, 2006, 01:53:38 PM
<Okami> yeah im pretty awesome
Buy Tetris DS. MEGAMAN ZX

Fixed.
Title: Re: MAF's Weekly Gaming Thread - Disgaea2/Okami/VP2 and SHOCK TITLE REVEALED
Post by: CajoleJuice on September 26, 2006, 04:34:04 PM
Quote from: Viz on September 26, 2006, 04:31:28 PM
Quote from: CajoleJuice on September 26, 2006, 04:23:14 PM
Quote from: Willco on September 26, 2006, 01:53:38 PM
<Okami> yeah im pretty awesome
Buy Tetris DS. MEGAMAN ZX

Fixed.
He already did.  :P
Title: Re: MAF's Weekly Gaming Thread - Disgaea2/Okami/VP2 and SHOCK TITLE REVEALED
Post by: MrAngryFace on September 26, 2006, 04:52:16 PM
Yeah I bought Tetris DS when it came out for the first gameboy. Thanks.
Title: Re: MAF's Weekly Gaming Thread - Disgaea2/Okami/VP2 and SHOCK TITLE REVEALED
Post by: morphix on September 26, 2006, 04:57:42 PM
I still hate Okami but Samurai Warriors 2 (X360) is growing on me  :P
Title: Re: MAF's Weekly Gaming Thread - Disgaea2/Okami/VP2 and SHOCK TITLE REVEALED
Post by: CajoleJuice on September 26, 2006, 04:59:05 PM
Quote from: MrAngryFace on September 26, 2006, 04:52:16 PM
Yeah I bought Tetris DS when it came out for the first gameboy. Thanks.
I just play online. Way too much. It's too addicting to play against other people.

If it didn't have online, I would agree, as that Tetris was the last one I bought. (Tetris Attack doesn't count) But it does, and it rocks.
Title: Re: MAF's Weekly Gaming Thread - Disgaea2/Okami/VP2 and SHOCK TITLE REVEALED
Post by: MrAngryFace on September 26, 2006, 05:04:11 PM
Yeah i'd never play online lawls.
Title: Re: MAF's Weekly Gaming Thread - Disgaea2/Okami/VP2 and SHOCK TITLE REVEALED
Post by: MrAngryFace on September 26, 2006, 05:04:26 PM
Morphix: YOU ARE DUMB :(
Title: Re: MAF's Weekly Gaming Thread - Disgaea2/Okami/VP2 and SHOCK TITLE REVEALED
Post by: Van Cruncheon on September 26, 2006, 06:22:05 PM
m0rphix, just when my ol' respect meter was starting to climb in your favor, you start bagging on THE BEST 3D ZELDA and favoring the WORST ESCORT MISSION GAME OF ALL TIME.
Title: Re: MAF's Weekly Gaming Thread - Disgaea2/Okami/VP2 and SHOCK TITLE REVEALED
Post by: Eel O'Brian on September 26, 2006, 06:25:45 PM
I am playing X-Men Legends II on PSP (it's $20 now), and it's pretty damned cool.  This type of game is perfect on PSP.  I might buy that Marvel Ultimate Whateverthefuckit'scalled on PSP when it comes out.
Title: Re: MAF's Weekly Gaming Thread - Disgaea2/Okami/VP2 and SHOCK TITLE REVEALED
Post by: Van Cruncheon on September 26, 2006, 06:28:48 PM
I'm gonna get REAMED for suggesting this since its cool to hate on SCEA these days, but Untold Legends 2 is a really decent portable Diablo hack-and-loot clone. It's not great, but it has better controls, load times, and AI then X-Men, admittedly minus the franchise cachet.
Title: Re: MAF's Weekly Gaming Thread - Disgaea2/Okami/VP2 and SHOCK TITLE REVEALED
Post by: Eel O'Brian on September 26, 2006, 06:32:11 PM
I was looking at that in BB today, and it looked pretty good on the back of the box.  There are a lot of $20 PSP games now, which is great, because that's my impulse buying pricemark.
Title: Re: MAF's Weekly Gaming Thread - Disgaea2/Okami/VP2 and SHOCK TITLE REVEALED
Post by: MrAngryFace on September 26, 2006, 06:48:47 PM
20 dollar games ftw
Title: Re: MAF's Weekly Gaming Thread - Disgaea2/Okami/VP2 and SHOCK TITLE REVEALED
Post by: Mondain on September 26, 2006, 06:51:39 PM
I booted up Disgaea 2 but the anime characters and plot looked too silly for me to bear more than 10 minutes :zzz
Title: Re: MAF's Weekly Gaming Thread - Disgaea2/Okami/VP2 and SHOCK TITLE REVEALED
Post by: Eel O'Brian on September 26, 2006, 06:51:53 PM
I think CliffyB is sort of a spastic hipster distinguished mentally-challenged fellow, but he got it right when he said the only way video game companies are ever going to get the mass market consumer base they desire is by pricing the games at an impulse sell-through point.
Title: Re: MAF's Weekly Gaming Thread - Disgaea2/Okami/VP2 and SHOCK TITLE REVEALED
Post by: morphix on September 26, 2006, 09:19:14 PM
Quote from: MrAngryFace on September 26, 2006, 05:04:26 PM
Morphix: YOU ARE DUMB :(

that is a given.

Quote from: Drinky Crow on September 26, 2006, 06:22:05 PM
m0rphix, just when my ol' respect meter was starting to climb in your favor, you start bagging on THE BEST 3D ZELDA and favoring the WORST ESCORT MISSION GAME OF ALL TIME.

I guess I have not got to that part yet, I only beat it with 2 guys so far  :-\

I'll give Okami another try later...
Title: Re: MAF's Weekly Gaming Thread - Disgaea2/Okami/VP2 and SHOCK TITLE REVEALED
Post by: MrAngryFace on September 26, 2006, 09:21:57 PM
Morphix: Wait no, you arent supposed to agree with me... :(
Title: Re: MAF's Weekly Gaming Thread - Disgaea2/Okami/VP2 and SHOCK TITLE REVEALED
Post by: morphix on September 28, 2006, 08:59:02 AM
BOUNTY HOUNDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(http://morphix.hotarubi.net/pics/psp/BH_001.jpg)
(http://morphix.hotarubi.net/pics/psp/BH_002.jpg)
(http://morphix.hotarubi.net/pics/psp/BH_003.jpg)
(http://morphix.hotarubi.net/pics/psp/BH_004.jpg)
(http://morphix.hotarubi.net/pics/psp/BH_005.jpg)
(http://morphix.hotarubi.net/pics/psp/BH_006.jpg)
(http://morphix.hotarubi.net/pics/psp/BH_007.jpg)
(http://morphix.hotarubi.net/pics/psp/BH_008.jpg)


(PSO - Online) + Crimson Sea = fun waste of time  :D
Title: Re: MAF's Weekly Gaming Thread - Disgaea2/Okami/VP2 and SHOCK TITLE REVEALED
Post by: MrAngryFace on September 28, 2006, 12:13:32 PM
(http://morphix.hotarubi.net/pics/psp/BH_005.jpg)

Lolz, PSO indeed. Those enemy designs are shameless haha.