THE BORE

General => Video Game Bored => Topic started by: Mr. Gundam on June 09, 2008, 05:22:48 PM

Title: It's the beginning of the work week... what are you playing?
Post by: Mr. Gundam on June 09, 2008, 05:22:48 PM: (http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51sAjEQIMDL._SS500_.jpg)

Since I'm new to the PSP, this is my first opportunity to play Portable Ops. I finished up my replay of Snake Eater last night, so I'm now in a race against time to finish up PO before MGS4 comes out on Thursday.

So far, the controls suck, but I loved Snake Eater so much (other than The Boss being an astronaut) that the continuation of the story is keeping me interested.
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Post by: Grecco on June 09, 2008, 05:27:17 PM: Guitar Hero 2 and 3 in preparation for GH Aerosmith
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Post by: Narag on June 09, 2008, 05:28:30 PM: NG2
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Post by: Eric P on June 09, 2008, 05:32:18 PM: Conan
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Post by: CajoleJuice on June 09, 2008, 05:35:57 PM: TF2 and CoH

Will try the CivRev demo later.
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Post by: The Sceneman on June 09, 2008, 05:53:26 PM: 360: Blue Dragon, when that gives me a fucking DRE I put in Army of Two.

DS: the original Advance Wars and Im replaying Contact. Such an awesome game, even better than I remembered.

PSP: Valkyrie Profile Lenneth. Quite stressful to play but good to play on the bus before work, the music is just so pump-up.

On thursday: Metal Gear Solid 4 on the PStripple baby

I should really get back to Mario galaxy, but fuck that wii
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Post by: Joe Molotov on June 09, 2008, 06:17:37 PM: (http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41w514%2Bx0bL._SS400_.jpg)

(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51wCko58xRL._SS400_.jpg)

(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51h15NeacTL._SS400_.jpg)
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Post by: Grecco on June 09, 2008, 06:24:51 PM: Oh almost forgot Wii fit.
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Post by: Enl on June 09, 2008, 06:35:59 PM: Ninja Gaiden 2- Flawed but I'm really enjoying it so far. I still prefer some things from the first over this game (like balance) but the combat in this one is much more fun to play with.

Rise of Legends- Been in a mood for an RTS and this one looked kinda fun.

Legend of Mana- I've been playing this on the PSP. It's a great game to pick up and play in spurts. Love love love the soundtrack.

Castlevania (NES)- Made it to the very end today but I cannot beat Dracula's second form. >:(
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Post by: tiesto on June 09, 2008, 06:36:53 PM: EXTREMELY late to the party with this one. I beat 2 and 3 and figured, might as well give the first one a play. I just beat the 3rd stage (the desert followed by the ship). So far, it's pretty bad.

(http://www.gamejunkie.com/tournaments/halo1/images/halo1.jpg)

Beat this game, got the regular ending, and the super secret good ending, there is one ending I have yet to get...
spoiler (click to show/hide)
meeting with Jowy, dueling him and killing him
[close]
and then I'm all done.

(http://members.tripod.com/~suikoden2/logomain3.gif)

My free copy of this came in the mail today, and I'll be playing it this week.

(http://cdn.overstock.com/images/products/L11213608.jpg)
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Post by: muckhole on June 09, 2008, 07:34:33 PM: I will be repeatedly dying in Ninja Gaiden 2 and Mystery Dungeon: Shiren DS all week.

I'm going to need something to bite down on.

I'm still debating on bothering with getting MGS on thursday.
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Post by: brawndolicious on June 09, 2008, 07:47:51 PM: superman returns right now. I'll try and finish off hour of victory and bionicle heroes later this week. I'm going into full achievement whore mode before summer classes.
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Post by: muckhole on June 09, 2008, 07:51:29 PM: Quote from: am nintenho on June 09, 2008, 07:47:51 PM
superman returns right now. I'll try and finish off hour of victory and bionicle heroes later this week. I'm going into full achievement whore mode before summer classes.

That's a hell of a way to punish yourself before school starts!
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Post by: brawndolicious on June 09, 2008, 07:57:16 PM: Quote from: muckhole on June 09, 2008, 07:51:29 PM
Quote from: am nintenho on June 09, 2008, 07:47:51 PM
superman returns right now. I'll try and finish off hour of victory and bionicle heroes later this week. I'm going into full achievement whore mode before summer classes.

That's a hell of a way to punish yourself before school starts!
you just have to forget you're playing a game.
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Post by: pilonv1 on June 09, 2008, 08:02:34 PM: lost odyssey
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Post by: Fragamemnon on June 09, 2008, 08:15:23 PM: Strategic Command 2: Blitzkreig (a beer and pretzels WW2 game, I just finished a 40+ hour game of EU3 and not interested in jumping into another long HoI2 game yet)-it's sort of like Panzer General meets Axis and Allies.

(http://www.battlefront.com/products/sc2/sc2_wwe/images/barbarossa.jpg)

Taking a break from strategy gaming otherwise to enjoy these two good console ports:

(http://masseffect.bioware.com/_commonext/images/me/cover/masseffect_pc_box_cover_01_308x450.jpg)
(http://www.gamesshoppen.nl/images/imagecache/pcAssassins%20Creed.jpg)

Also playing Depths of Peril some more. You loot and level whores need to at least try out the demo, while everyone wanks off to audiosurf and trials 2 this is the real indie deal of late:

(http://static.gamesradar.com/images/mb/GamesRadar/us/Games/D/Depths%20of%20Peril/PC/Bulk%20Viewer/2008-05-05/PCG188.rev_depth.gen4--article_blog_image.jpg)
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Post by: archie4208 on June 09, 2008, 08:18:53 PM: Galciv 2
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Post by: duckman2000 on June 09, 2008, 08:20:04 PM: Call of Duty 4. I'm finally starting to get the hang of dual analog controls again, so my k/d ratio is beginning to improve a tad.
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Post by: Great Rumbler on June 09, 2008, 08:39:25 PM: (http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k33/GreatRumbler/Planescape-Torment.jpg)

In glorious 1680X1050 resolution, no less.
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Post by: MrAngryFace on June 09, 2008, 10:29:12 PM: (http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51RH3F473ML._SL500_AA280_.jpg)(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61PXPGH7CGL._SL500_AA280_.jpg)

(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51mpiPl5dfL._SL500_AA280_.jpg)(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51nCGBzcGyL._SL500_AA280_.jpg)
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Post by: Bildi on June 09, 2008, 10:36:33 PM: Oh lordy I have a bunch of awesome things to play - GRID, Zack & Wiki and Lost Odyssey.

I'm doing WiiFit as well, but I wouldn't call that 'playing'.
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Post by: Mupepe on June 09, 2008, 10:40:02 PM: i haven't even popped in GRID or NG2, but i've been playing the shit out of civilization and orange box
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Post by: Joe Molotov on June 10, 2008, 04:28:50 AM: Quote from: Borys on June 10, 2008, 03:15:45 AM
Quote from: Joe Molotov
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51h15NeacTL._SS400_.jpg)

Wait what the fuck is this game. Is this a space sim or adventure game? Sci-fi adventure game maybe :hyper?

Sci-Fi adventure game. It's kind of a poor man's point-and-click Mass Effect which is cool, but the problem is that it's based on some German space opera serial called Perry Rhodan that's been running in magazines since the 60's, and there's 40 years of baggage in the story. I imagine it's like playing a Superman game if you'd never heard of Superman and you don't know who Lois Lane, Jimmy Olsen, or Lex Luthor are. As best as I've been able to piece together, you're Perry Rhodan, who was the first man on the moon in 1971 (the series started in 1961) and you met aliens who had crashed on the moon and you helped them out and in exchange they gave you sweet alien tech, and now it's like 5000 years in the future and you have this cellular regenerator that allows you to live forever, along with several of your friends, and because you're so old, you're all respected leaders of Terra (I dunno what happened to Earth, it's probably gone now). Anyway, your apartment gets attacked by robots who appeared to have been built by this alien race that was hostile to Terra in the past but they aren't now, so you blame them, but they say they didn't do it, and also your ex-wife who was also one of the 5000 year old people gets kidnapped, and in your search for her, you begin to unravel some conspiracy which somehow involves this metal fragment you found that is made out of an alloy of matter and antimatter. :o

I've put about four hours into it, it's okay so far. The beginning is extremely disorienting, but after an hour or so, things start to make a little sense. Hopefully it picks up now.
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Post by: Joe Molotov on June 10, 2008, 04:54:01 AM: Syberia had some really amazing art direction, like all of Benoit Sokal's games (just finished playing Sinking Island). I don't know if it tops that, but it looks nice. Here's some screenshots I took.

(http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e295/JoeMolotov/perry_rhodan1.jpg)
(http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e295/JoeMolotov/perry_rhodan2.jpg)
(http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e295/JoeMolotov/perry_rhodan3.jpg)
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Post by: demi on June 10, 2008, 05:12:22 AM: There should be more point and click games with live actors, like Myst, or Shivers, or Journeyman Project. I love that cheap shit.
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Post by: Himu on June 10, 2008, 05:14:00 AM: Quote from: Joe Molotov on June 10, 2008, 04:54:01 AM
Syberia had some really amazing art direction, like all of Benoit Sokal's games (just finished playing Sinking Island). I don't know if it tops that, but it looks nice. Here's some screenshots I took.

(http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e295/JoeMolotov/perry_rhodan1.jpg)
(http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e295/JoeMolotov/perry_rhodan2.jpg)
(http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e295/JoeMolotov/perry_rhodan3.jpg)

omg
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Post by: Eric P on June 10, 2008, 07:36:12 AM: if anyone wants an excercise in frustration in Conan, try playing a bear shaman.

i got my first healing spell at level 10.

i was talking to a level 70 bear shaman who says that it gets a ton better at lvl 20 or so, but good lord that beginning slog is horrible
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Post by: Third on June 10, 2008, 07:42:29 AM: Playing Prey for the first time. It's ok. I liked the beginning, but the game has a very generic look to it.

And tried to play the Lost game. I'm a huge Lost fan, but the game is utter trash. I always die in the first cave. :'(
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Post by: Eric P on June 10, 2008, 08:33:00 AM: Quote from: First on June 10, 2008, 07:42:29 AM
Playing Prey for the first time. It's ok. I liked the beginning, but the game has a very generic look to it.

i really liked how Prey picks up with the gravitational spatial awareness puzzles

i found it well worth my money and time when i played through it a while ago
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Post by: Eric P on June 10, 2008, 08:48:07 AM: they're doing a prey 2?

that was one game i thought would be rather...close ended.
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Post by: hyp on June 10, 2008, 12:00:15 PM: GRID :rock
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Post by: siamesedreamer on June 10, 2008, 12:04:56 PM: Went back to Bully 360 after failing some of the bullshit GTA4 missions.
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Post by: hyp on June 10, 2008, 12:06:43 PM: siamesedreamer, just remember that that mission is SCRIPTED. took me about 3 tries -- on my last try i barely got hit.
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Post by: Positive Touch on June 10, 2008, 12:16:18 PM: decided to replay God of War II. fuck me, i forgot how amazing this game looks. head and shoulders above everything else on the ps2. unfortunately, the hardest difficulty is complete bullshit. i love super-hard difficulties, but this is just cheap and unbelievably tedious. and the plain old hard mode isn't hard at all :'(
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Post by: siamesedreamer on June 10, 2008, 12:16:34 PM: Yeah, I've had some stupid shit happen in them though. The car chase back to the safe point is fucking infuriating.
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Post by: hyp on June 10, 2008, 12:30:44 PM: lol i feel ya. the first time i finally got to the end my fucking car blew up. definitely a "throw your controller" moment.
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Post by: patrickula on June 10, 2008, 01:08:21 PM: I've been playing NG2 mostly :gun
I'm also slowly working through STALKER, BG&E, and Prey on the PC. My PC's in my bedroom and it's been fuckin' crazy hot in DC for the last couple of days, so I've had to leave it in hibernate as much as I can. The thermostat for the A/C is downstairs so the room heats up pretty uncomfortably after awhile.
I'll probably Steam GRID once I've beaten one or two of those games. I also borrowed Sins of a Solar Empire from a coworker but haven't had a chance to try that.
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Post by: Pharmacy on June 10, 2008, 01:11:04 PM: final fantasy x-2

not 12, 10-2. best battle system ever. its complete anime pedo fanservice (final fantasy for girls? seriously?) but its sweet
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Post by: Darunia on June 10, 2008, 01:32:09 PM: Ninja Gaiden 2
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Post by: Joe Molotov on June 10, 2008, 09:12:49 PM: Hey demi, you should check out The Lost Crown sometime if you get a chance. It reminds me a lot of Scratches. It's a slow-boiling, atmospheric mystery/horror adventure, like Scratches. The game's all in black & white with photorealistic backgrounds (I think some of them actually are photos) and occasional splashes of really vivid color, and it gives it a weird dream-like quality. It's pretty cool. It's crazy long too, it's gotta be at least 25-30 hours. Most adventure games last about 10-12 at the most, this one I've played for at least 8 hours already and I peaked at an FAQ once, and I'm barely a 1/3rd of the way through the game.
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Post by: abrader on June 10, 2008, 10:30:41 PM: focking GRAW2