Author Topic: What are you playing? (Read 4663676 times)

Himu · « **Reply #11400 on:** May 05, 2011, 08:59:45 AM »

I don't want cutscenes for 30 minutes, I want to talk to npcs and actually feel like I'm interacting with a foreign, fictional world. FF13 doesn't offer me this. For me, that is the bread and butter of rpg story telling and not cutscenes, because it gives you something to want to save over the course of 50+ hours. A story based rpg without well established world building is boring.

Also, FF13 does the same thing. The first thing you witness is SANCTUM committing acts of genocide and they're very obviously the bad guys, except they have zero development.

iconoclast · « **Reply #11401 on:** May 05, 2011, 09:02:47 AM »

Cleared Futari 1.5 Maniac with Palm. Wasn't trying too hard for score, so I only got 350m or so. God I hate how much Palm rapes bosses. I spend 99% of my time playing as Reco, so I've get some serious laser-envy right now.

1 character down, 1 to go. Not sure how long it's going to take me to get the clear with Reco... I've fought Larsa several times with her, but I need at least two extra lives to defeat her. Preferably three, but that means I have to beat every stage and boss with only two deaths...

magus · « **Reply #11402 on:** May 05, 2011, 09:25:49 AM »

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I want to talk to npcs and actually feel like I'm interacting with a foreign, fictional world

remember that old man in FFX-2 that speaked verrrrrrrryyyyyy slowly and that would otherwise prevent your 100% completation rate if you didn't talk to him? booooooooy i sure miss him!

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magus with the real-talk bow magus are you white?

european

which means we get shitty release date for everything!

Diunx · « **Reply #11403 on:** May 05, 2011, 11:13:43 AM »

Magus being black would be a huge twist in the ongoing EB storyline.

Diunx · « **Reply #11404 on:** May 05, 2011, 11:34:44 AM »

The weird blur effect every time you move the camera in P4 is starting to bother me.

demi · « **Reply #11405 on:** May 05, 2011, 12:40:50 PM »

GameFly sent me BulletStorm and Homefront. Woo woo

magus · « **Reply #11406 on:** May 05, 2011, 12:59:05 PM »

soooooo what's going to be my next game? i was thinking of picking another jrpg and i won't lie but i was thinking of going the dark route and get something 2D and cheapo like cross edge or that

game that came in the special edition with the pillow and all,i know,i know idea factory but i'm still curious enough to check it for myself

demi · « **Reply #11407 on:** May 05, 2011, 01:12:06 PM »

That's ok, no need to waste hours with me on it.

demi · « **Reply #11408 on:** May 05, 2011, 01:26:57 PM »

Do you need to play as a team? The guide says some (challenges, etc.) require 2 people.

iconoclast · « **Reply #11409 on:** May 05, 2011, 01:29:05 PM »

Quote from: magus on May 05, 2011, 12:59:05 PM

soooooo what's going to be my next game? i was thinking of picking another jrpg and i won't lie but i was thinking of going the dark route and get something 2D and cheapo like cross edge or that game that came in the special edition with the pillow and all,i know,i know idea factory but i'm still curious enough to check it for myself

The 360 version of Cross Edge never came out in the west fyi.

As for your next game, I say Ninja Gaiden 2.

Herr Mafflard · « **Reply #11410 on:** May 05, 2011, 02:22:37 PM »

Quote from: demi on May 05, 2011, 12:40:50 PM

GameFly sent me BulletStorm and Homefront. Woo woo

the best followed by the worst

Himu · « **Reply #11411 on:** May 05, 2011, 02:59:23 PM »

Finally gave my new 360 a whirl:

1. 360 Slim is probably the coolest looking console I've ever had. It just looks so badass.
2. Better package than previous 360 -- wifi!
3. Looks wonders with my ps3 and white (both black -- black power!)

Games:

Super Meat Boy - Amazing. Got A+ on all the levels in world 1 in one sitting.
Outland - Really fun!
Splosion Man - Awesome.
Portal 2 -

Saints Row 2 -

I'm gonna go with Portal 2 and Super Meat Boy for now.

magus · « **Reply #11412 on:** May 05, 2011, 04:22:58 PM »

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The 360 version of Cross Edge never came out in the west fyi.

oh.... that sucks

demi · « **Reply #11413 on:** May 05, 2011, 04:31:23 PM »

Not really.

tiesto · « **Reply #11414 on:** May 05, 2011, 04:44:23 PM »

Quote from: magus on May 05, 2011, 09:25:49 AM

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I want to talk to npcs and actually feel like I'm interacting with a foreign, fictional world

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remember that old man in FFX-2 that speaked verrrrrrrryyyyyy slowly and that would otherwise prevent your 100% completation rate if you didn't talk to him? booooooooy i sure miss him!

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magus with the real-talk bow magus are you white?

european
which means we get shitty release date for everything!

Italian, right?

If so what do you think about Italian-American guidos???

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #11415 on:** May 05, 2011, 04:50:28 PM »

Quote from: Stringer Bell on May 05, 2011, 08:24:34 AM

the intro is 3 hours long.

Yeah, it feels like it takes forever.

Himu · « **Reply #11416 on:** May 05, 2011, 11:03:45 PM »

how easy are Black Ops cheevs

The Sceneman · « **Reply #11417 on:** May 05, 2011, 11:08:26 PM »

I dont know becuase I never played that piece of shit

you'll have to beat the game on Veteran as usual, which is always annoying

Himu · « **Reply #11418 on:** May 05, 2011, 11:10:16 PM »

came with my 360 for free so whatever

The Sceneman · « **Reply #11419 on:** May 05, 2011, 11:11:27 PM »

just play it online. thats the most fun you can have with Call of Duty

demi · « **Reply #11420 on:** May 05, 2011, 11:12:56 PM »

play it on Vet and get some hair on your nuts

Bebpo · « **Reply #11421 on:** May 06, 2011, 12:47:35 AM »

demi, should I play Dead Space Extraction before DS2?

The Sceneman · « **Reply #11422 on:** May 06, 2011, 12:53:40 AM »

why would you?

Oh, you care about story?

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #11423 on:** May 06, 2011, 01:08:05 AM »

Quote from: Bebpo on May 06, 2011, 12:47:35 AM

demi, should I play Dead Space Extraction before DS2?

I did. There's nothing in DS2 that's directly related to Extraction, but it helps the Severed DLC make a bit more sense. Plus, Extraction was a lot of fun.

demi · « **Reply #11424 on:** May 06, 2011, 01:09:02 AM »

Quote from: Bebpo on May 06, 2011, 12:47:35 AM

demi, should I play Dead Space Extraction before DS2?

Um... yes. Its awesome.

Bebpo · « **Reply #11425 on:** May 06, 2011, 01:11:22 AM »

I heard you have to play Extraction in like 1 hour segments. That it only saves between levels/chapters and each is 30-60mins long. How long is the game? I want to start DS2 sometime soon and don't want to spend weeks on Extraction before I can get to DS2.

demi · « **Reply #11426 on:** May 06, 2011, 01:12:21 AM »

Its a short game.

iconoclast · « **Reply #11427 on:** May 06, 2011, 02:59:23 AM »

All of the single player Black Ops achievements are easy. There are some awful online ones for playing zombies mode and whatever, but I didn't do them because CoD multiplayer blows.

magus · « **Reply #11428 on:** May 06, 2011, 05:24:04 AM »

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Italian, right?

If so what do you think about Italian-American guidos???

i am italian but i don't have the slighest clue of what you are talking about

iconoclast · « **Reply #11429 on:** May 06, 2011, 07:10:52 AM »

Fuuuuuuuuuck yes. 1cc'd 1.5 Maniac with Reco, FINALLY. I was playing mainly for survival, so I only had 374m with my clear. Lame, but I don't care. Now that I've got the clear and the achievement out of the way, I can focus entirely on scoring. And even though I was only trying to survive, that's still one of the hardest achievements I've got.

Not sure what to go for next... I think I can get the achievement for 1cc'ing Ultra mode since it has lenient conditions (you can restart stages as much as you want, and you can set extends to every 80m), but that's going to take a ton of practice. I think I'll go for it though, since I'd REALLY like to 1000/1000 this game.

tiesto · « **Reply #11430 on:** May 06, 2011, 09:20:34 AM »

Quote from: magus on May 06, 2011, 05:24:04 AM

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Italian, right?

If so what do you think about Italian-American guidos???

i am italian but i don't have the slighest clue of what you are talking about

People with Italian heritage who look like this (see - the show "Jersey Shore") and are into weightlifting, tanning, daterape, clubbing, jaegerbombs, etc:

chronovore · « **Reply #11431 on:** May 06, 2011, 09:24:50 AM »

I'm trying to figure out the easiest way to punch all three of those guys at once.

...AH! Got it!

spoiler (click to show/hide)

DRIVE A HUMMER THROUGH THE FRONT DOOR.

[close]

magus · « **Reply #11432 on:** May 06, 2011, 10:17:27 AM »

basicaly this?
http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=360487&langid=14
kind of laughable guys...

anyway i seems to understand that there is no record of agarest war in europeland,and that there is absolutely no way for a pal 360 to play a ntsc game excluding jtag,which means my whole "operation low budget rpg" is ruined just for living in the wrong part of the world

demi · « **Reply #11433 on:** May 06, 2011, 10:23:26 AM »

Play superior Euro RPGs

magus · « **Reply #11434 on:** May 06, 2011, 11:04:28 AM »

euro rpg are lame copies of western rpg with goblins and orcs and whatsoever

at this point i might surrender my destiny and play fallout 3... it's the kind of rpg that has enemies such as giant scorpions, is it?

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #11435 on:** May 06, 2011, 11:14:14 AM »

Just play Two Worlds, magus. Only RPG you'll ever need.

iconoclast · « **Reply #11436 on:** May 06, 2011, 11:20:41 AM »

Decided to play Novice mode in Futari... got 377m in Original. lol.

Novice Ultra is actually a really good mode. It would be great if they took out the autobomb.

Quote from: magus on May 06, 2011, 11:04:28 AM

euro rpg are lame copies of western rpg with goblins and orcs and whatsoever

at this point i might surrender my destiny and play fallout 3... it's the kind of rpg that has enemies such as giant scorpions, is it?

LOTS and LOTS of giant scorpions.

If you want a low budget game, play Deadly Premonition. It's awesome.

Corporal · « **Reply #11437 on:** May 06, 2011, 11:29:40 AM »

Quote from: magus on May 06, 2011, 11:04:28 AM

at this point i might surrender my destiny and play fallout 3... it's the kind of rpg that has enemies such as giant scorpions, is it?

Also fire breathing ants. Giant fire breathing ants.

And lots and lots of brown wasteland.

There might be some mutants running around.

Bebpo · « **Reply #11438 on:** May 06, 2011, 12:03:24 PM »

Ended up starting RDR Undead Nightmare instead of DS Extraction. Dunno what to think so far. The cutscenes have been great and it's nice to see more of the best-game-lead-ever John Marston, but the gameplay of killing zombies is really mehtastic so far compared to the action scenes in RDR. Punching zombie mass runners with a torch while they hardly react is laaaaame.

Bebpo · « **Reply #11439 on:** May 06, 2011, 12:04:34 PM »

Quote from: magus on May 06, 2011, 11:04:28 AM

euro rpg are lame copies of western rpg with goblins and orcs and whatsoever

at this point i might surrender my destiny and play fallout 3... it's the kind of rpg that has enemies such as giant scorpions, is it?

Magus, you should play Fallout 1/2 on PC. I think you'd really like them and any old PC can run them perfect.

tiesto · « **Reply #11440 on:** May 06, 2011, 12:54:03 PM »

Magus, I think you should try Bonded Realities, Breath of Death VII, and Cthulu Saves The World on XBLA Indies. The first 2 are only a buck, and the third is only 3 bucks... they are oldskool, 8-bit looking games... but have the strange enemies and design of some of the more out-there Japanese games...

magus · « **Reply #11441 on:** May 06, 2011, 01:18:50 PM »

Quote from: Bebpo on May 06, 2011, 12:04:34 PM

Quote from: magus on May 06, 2011, 11:04:28 AM
euro rpg are lame copies of western rpg with goblins and orcs and whatsoever

at this point i might surrender my destiny and play fallout 3... it's the kind of rpg that has enemies such as giant scorpions, is it?

Magus, you should play Fallout 1/2 on PC. I think you'd really like them and any old PC can run them perfect.

i tried it once and i'll be fair,i just can't get over the ugly interface and how the whole game looks,same for planescape

Quote from: tiesto on May 06, 2011, 12:54:03 PM

Magus, I think you should try Bonded Realities, Breath of Death VII, and Cthulu Saves The World on XBLA Indies. The first 2 are only a buck, and the third is only 3 bucks... they are oldskool, 8-bit looking games... but have the strange enemies and design of some of the more out-there Japanese games...

i already said it,can't go online with my 360... i'm almost tempted to go with eternal sonata but i heard it's worse than hell itself?

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #11442 on:** May 06, 2011, 01:21:23 PM »

Quote from: magus on May 06, 2011, 01:18:50 PM

Quote from: Bebpo on May 06, 2011, 12:04:34 PM
Quote from: magus on May 06, 2011, 11:04:28 AM
euro rpg are lame copies of western rpg with goblins and orcs and whatsoever

at this point i might surrender my destiny and play fallout 3... it's the kind of rpg that has enemies such as giant scorpions, is it?

Magus, you should play Fallout 1/2 on PC. I think you'd really like them and any old PC can run them perfect.

i tried it once and i'll be fair,i just can't get over the ugly interface and how the whole game looks,same for planescape

NOT ENOUGH COLORS OR WHIMSICAL CHARACTERS

Bebpo · « **Reply #11443 on:** May 06, 2011, 01:45:01 PM »

Quote from: magus on May 06, 2011, 01:18:50 PM

Quote from: Bebpo on May 06, 2011, 12:04:34 PM
Quote from: magus on May 06, 2011, 11:04:28 AM
euro rpg are lame copies of western rpg with goblins and orcs and whatsoever

at this point i might surrender my destiny and play fallout 3... it's the kind of rpg that has enemies such as giant scorpions, is it?

Magus, you should play Fallout 1/2 on PC. I think you'd really like them and any old PC can run them perfect.

i tried it once and i'll be fair,i just can't get over the ugly interface and how the whole game looks,same for planescape

Well, if you can only play flashy Fallout then skip F3 and play New Vegas. Much more rpg-like, better story, better setting.

demi · « **Reply #11444 on:** May 06, 2011, 01:46:00 PM »

F3 and New Vegas are more like an Adventure game to me. Not much going on to really merit that "RPG" feeling.

iconoclast · « **Reply #11445 on:** May 06, 2011, 01:52:16 PM »

Eternal Sonata is the worst RPG this gen. (Besides Oblivion, of course)

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #11446 on:** May 06, 2011, 02:00:44 PM »

Quote from: iconoclast on May 06, 2011, 01:52:16 PM

Eternal Sonata is the worst RPG this gen. (Besides Star Ocean 4, of course)

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iconoclast · « **Reply #11447 on:** May 06, 2011, 03:10:21 PM »

Star Ocean 4 is better, to be honest. Infinite Undiscovery is probably better too, but it's a close call.

But all of those games are crap, so it's best to avoid them like the plague.

Himu · « **Reply #11448 on:** May 06, 2011, 03:11:47 PM »

Sonic Unleashed

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #11449 on:** May 06, 2011, 03:13:18 PM »

Quote from: iconoclast on May 06, 2011, 03:10:21 PM

But all of those games are crap, so it's best to avoid them like the plague.

Yeah, I can agree with that. I played Star Ocean 4 the most, but that was mainly because of how much I liked Star Ocean 2 and wanted SO4 to be really good. Eventually I just got tired of it and quit. Never did go back.

magus · « **Reply #11450 on:** May 06, 2011, 03:21:03 PM »

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NOT ENOUGH COLORS OR WHIMSICAL CHARACTERS

alas a sad truth

Quote from: Great Rumbler on May 06, 2011, 03:13:18 PM

Quote from: iconoclast on May 06, 2011, 03:10:21 PM
But all of those games are crap, so it's best to avoid them like the plague.

Yeah, I can agree with that. I played Star Ocean 4 the most, but that was mainly because of how much I liked Star Ocean 2 and wanted SO4 to be really good. Eventually I just got tired of it and quit. Never did go back.

why do you guys think it's bad anyway? sappy plot? boring battles? too linear (

)?

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #11451 on:** May 06, 2011, 03:26:46 PM »

Quote from: magus on May 06, 2011, 03:21:03 PM

why do you guys think it's bad anyway? sappy plot? boring battles? too linear ()?

Everything that happens right after the

spoiler (click to show/hide)

retro-Earth section

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Himu · « **Reply #11452 on:** May 06, 2011, 03:36:54 PM »

why are 360 patches like one single 4-13 mb patch and take like a minute at most to dl when ps3 patches require multiple patches that are usually 20-500 mb and require installation?

Himu · « **Reply #11453 on:** May 06, 2011, 03:39:42 PM »

Fable 2 is racist, can't make black main character.

iconoclast · « **Reply #11454 on:** May 06, 2011, 03:43:44 PM »

Quote from: Great Rumbler on May 06, 2011, 03:26:46 PM

Quote from: magus on May 06, 2011, 03:21:03 PM
why do you guys think it's bad anyway? sappy plot? boring battles? too linear ()?

Everything that happens right after the

spoiler (click to show/hide)
retro-Earth section
[close]

Yeah, that's where everything starts going downhill fast. I liked the first world, but then you go to that planet and Lymle's planet and it just gets worse and worse and worse.

Basically, every single thing about the game is awful aside from the combat engine, which is actually pretty decent. And I absolutely HATE the bonus board, since you have to play for hours at a time to get the most use out of it (because you have to refill it every time you load your game).

magus · « **Reply #11455 on:** May 06, 2011, 03:45:59 PM »

uh i was asking about eternal sonata actualy....

demi · « **Reply #11456 on:** May 06, 2011, 03:47:45 PM »

It's perfect for you. Linear, full of underage children, cute colors, and a story that makes not a lick of sense (no, really.)

The Sceneman · « **Reply #11457 on:** May 06, 2011, 03:52:15 PM »

Quote from: iconoclast on May 06, 2011, 01:52:16 PM

Eternal Sonata is the worst RPG this gen. (Besides Oblivion, of course)

1000/1000 club here

iconoclast · « **Reply #11458 on:** May 06, 2011, 04:11:34 PM »

Quote from: magus on May 06, 2011, 03:45:59 PM

uh i was asking about eternal sonata actualy....

Oh. Well, the battle system is decent, but it has no depth and it just winds up being a repetitive button masher. The story is completely distinguished mentally-challenged, some of the dungeons are REALLY awful mazes where you have to go back and forth over and over and over and over, and the game has about 20 enemies total. Its only redeeming quality is its nice graphics.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #11459 on:** May 06, 2011, 04:39:50 PM »

Quote from: iconoclast on May 06, 2011, 01:52:16 PM

Eternal Sonata is the worst RPG this gen. (Besides Oblivion, of course)

I'm assuming that we're just rightfully ignoring the existence of any Idea Factory games.

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