What are you playing?

[brob]

such gritty graphix

for such a raw scene

I am 13 again

 

[fistfulofmetal]

This game pretty much defined gaming for me when I was young. So many feels.

[Himu]

This game pretty much defined gaming for me when I was young. So many feels.

Me it was FF7 and MGS.

[Himu]

I was in middle school

[Purple Filth]

god you guys are so young

metal gear and ff7 were my university games

 

wassup grandpa

[iconoclast]

Spent a few hours playing Dead Rising 2 OTR on PC. The frame rate stutters during most of the cutscenes & the game has already crashed on me once. Maybe it's just me (I haven't had a problem with any other game on this PC), but this seems like a shit port.

[brob]

Sorry, didn't mean to imply I was thirteen when Metal Gear Solid came out. 

I was ten.

[chronovore]

god you guys are so young

metal gear and ff7 were my university games

 

wassup grandpa

:GRRM_yourecharming.gif

[cool breeze]

Spent a few hours playing Dead Rising 2 OTR on PC. The frame rate stutters during most of the cutscenes & the game has already crashed on me once. Maybe it's just me (I haven't had a problem with any other game on this PC), but this seems like a shit port.

How is your CPU? If DR2OTR is anything like DR2 PC, it seems to need a good one.  The biggest difference between the two PCs I played it on was the CPU and it was a staggering improvement

god you guys are so young

metal gear and ff7 were my university games

I didn't catch the 7 the first time 

[Bebpo]

Now that I got the drama out of my life, finally got a chance to sit down and get back to the games I'm playing.  Put like another 4-5 hours into SMTIV and I think I hit the halfway point.

For the most part I like it.  It brings back the feeling of exploration and unknown world and fear of death that's been missing in traditional rpgs for a while now.  Really feels like you're playing a 1990-era game with 2001 graphics and 2013 gameplay enhancements.  The music is FUCK AWESOME.  Really happy with a lot of the town/map/dungeon themes.  The story is ok, I'll see where it goes and there's about as much story as SMTIII but honestly...it seems kind of stupid/generic black & white like Strange Journey.  I really like SMTIII's plot/writing because it wasn't about GOOD/BAD people, it was about a bunch of people with different philosophies on how mankind should be rebuilt complete with multiple endings depending on who you go with.  It had interesting characters in the background too like Lucifer.  The cast is really small in this like SJ and there's just a couple of factions and it's pretty apparent who is LAW and who is CHAOS and like always they are both stupid and unlikeable so I'll probably go neutral and kill everyone like in almost every SMT.  I thought the first Devil Survivor did a good job of keeping that SMTIII feel in the writing with a large cast and less defined good & evil.  I dunno though, I'm only 23 hours in, maybe halfway; and the story is still just setting things up and vague.  Could end up being a good story.  Will see.

I think the gameplay generally is a step back from SMTIII or even P4.  It's still very solid like them, but most of the changes just seem for the worse.  Like your MC can equip any skill from his demons when on random level ups (so keep a demon around and level them 1-3 times and you can grab any of their skills) EXCEPT passive/defensive skills.  Your MC cannot equip elemental/physical/status effect blocks which is...bullshit.  Yeah, you can buy armor or get it from quests that has elemental blocks/weaknesses, but so far the equipment is very limited and all you can do is block one or two elements while opening weaknesses for one or two.  There's nothing in the game so far that will increase resistance to physical attacks or status effects for your MC.  This means the game is easy/normal until the times you run into enemies that do full party physical attacks that come along with status effects paired to them.  Your MC can just get destroyed on this one type of enemy (physical hitting) while all other enemies are no problem.  It doesn't make sense and is totally a balance issue.  They try to fix it by making it not game over when your MC dies (so you can have a good demon with requiem just keep resurrecting him) and having save anywhere but those are stupid balances.  You practically have to save all the time in this game because the visible encounters are AWFUL and often hard to get first hit and if you don't it's back attack.  You probably get back attack like 1 out of every 5-6 battles depending on how cramped the area is and back attack in this game can instant wipe your party a lot of the times.  So yeah, save all the time. 

But besides the few little bullshit things, it's very satisfying SMT.  Destroying bosses with a good team is awesome, the game is DARK and SCARY and OPPRESSIVE in that Silent Hill/SMTIII way.  It's also long and meaty with a billion demons.

The only thing I think that takes away from the game is the stupid 3DS memory limitations.  The areas in the game are really really tiny.  It reminds me so much of the PSP Metal Gears.  There are no big epic areas/dungeons.  The big dungeons are just a bunch of segmented little dungeons connected together.  There's no sense of large scale in the game like SMTIII, everything is really small because the 3DS just can't do large visible environments.  I actually think I would have preferred Strange Journey's 2d dungeon crawling with large areas over the small/medium ones here.  As true to fact of an SMT game as this is, it just doesn't feel as large and epic as SMTIII simply because the areas are bite-sized.

But otherwise, a great rpg so far.

[iconoclast]

How is your CPU? If DR2OTR is anything like DR2 PC, it seems to need a good one.  The biggest difference between the two PCs I played it on was the CPU and it was a staggering improvement

I've got an i5 2500k @ 4.4ghz, 8GB of RAM, and a 6870. I've played some more and the game usually runs fine (60? fps with drops in the big open areas), but it crashed again right after I entered another zone. Seems like it's going to be a pain to finish this...

[Bebpo]

Started playing Barkley, Shut up and Jam: Gaiden (I started a book club like game discussion club and this is the first game I picked for July for the group).

It's pretty alright.  It's actually kind of challenging and the battle system has some depth which is pretty cool.  The Zeoboyd games for example are braindead FF1 GBA style.  The QTE segments are...weird but since they can result in choose your own adventure style death endings, I approve.  Writing is alright, sometimes clever sometimes dumb.  Music kind of sucks and is repetitive.  Graphics are fine; like the animations and battle win poses, but the game suffers from RPG Maker issues like getting caught on walls all the time so movement feels stiff and awful.  Made it through the first dungeon, will see where it goes.  Hope the kickstarted sequel is a little more polished.

[fistfulofmetal]

Sorry, didn't mean to imply I was thirteen when Metal Gear Solid came out. 

I was ten.

25 year olds

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

Finally threw all of my games into a Backloggery account: http://backloggery.com/esmith1985

[Rufus]

Sorry, didn't mean to imply I was thirteen when Metal Gear Solid came out. 

I was ten.

25 year olds

[magus]

man i'm kinda starting to regret getting a ps3,the atelier games were worth the shot (especialy ayesha and i can't wait enough for escha&logy) ni no kuni was decent,finaly playing disgaea 4 was also nice but it wasn't that great to begin with... but it feel's like i'm already running out of idea's... maybe i should try infamous since i liked the first prototype game or bite the bullet and try valkyria chronicle even if i don't like SRPG much

[demi]

> i dont like SRPG much

> playing disgaea 4 and its decent

[Joe Molotov]

[magus]

Yakuza

does it pick up pace after you leave okinawa? after the kids asked me to go find a dog i kinda ragequitted the whole thing,i just want to punch people in the face and see kiryu deals with gangster and such 

> i dont like SRPG much

> playing disgaea 4 and its decent

disgaea 4 might be an srpg but between power leveling,dumb plot,loot hunting... it plays nothing like one and it's also crazy fast with the ability to skip animation and enemy unit turn all happening at the same time
if you really want to be a stick in the mud let's correct that "i don't like srpg a-la fire emblem much"

i have no idea how valkyria chronicle's play but if a battle takes more than 30 minutes of punching mooks in the face,i'm not going near it

[tiesto]

god you guys are so young

metal gear and ff7 were my university games

11th grade for me

[fistfulofmetal]

oh cool you can play PS1 games via Vita remote play.

Also Shadow of the Colossus plays pretty OK via remote play.

[cool breeze]

oh cool you can play PS1 games via Vita remote play.

Also Shadow of the Colossus plays pretty OK via remote play.

yeah, PS3 -> Vita remote play is much better than it was on PSP and almost playable.  If it's improved further with the PS4 and a seamless transition from TV to Vita, unlike now where it's a process, it would be a feature I use.  Hopefully on par with Wii U and  Nvidia Shield, which have no discernible latency.

[Timber]

Completed Rogue Legacy. Pretty cool.

[magus]

Yakuza

does it pick up pace after you leave okinawa? after the kids asked me to go find a dog i kinda ragequitted the whole thing,i just want to punch people in the face and see kiryu deals with gangster and such 

> i dont like SRPG much

> playing disgaea 4 and its decent

disgaea 4 might be an srpg but between power leveling,dumb plot,loot hunting... it plays nothing like one and it's also crazy fast with the ability to skip animation and enemy unit turn all happening at the same time
if you really want to be a stick in the mud let's correct that "i don't like srpg a-la fire emblem much"

i have no idea how valkyria chronicle's play but if a battle takes more than 30 minutes of punching mooks in the face,i'm not going near it

Yes, it picks up the pace a lot after Okinawa.  That's the whole point of the Okinawa part.

I dunno, maybe you lack the sophistication required to appreciate adult storytelling like Yakuza's.  You should probably just stick with your usual "made for 13 year old boys" animu crap.

anyway i guess i'll give it another chance

[brob]

Maybe, Oscar?


Maybe?

[Himu]

Nah, not even a little.  You can tell because i didn't cuss.

I mean what I said sincerely.  Not many gamers are mature enough to handle a story slowing its pace deliberately.  Attention span of a fruit fly and all that rot.

C'mere.

C'mere.

That's right.

Gimme a hug.

I knew you had some appreciation for the 'Mue in you. C'mere.

[fistfulofmetal]

[archie4208]

Beat Alan Wake.  Much better than I thought it would be.  8/10 would hang out with Barry.

[fistfulofmetal]

Beat Alan Wake.  Much better than I thought it would be.  8/10 would hang out with Barry.

Play American Nightmare and discover this generations greatest villain!

[Himu]

When did the old writer leave? I love the stories of Yakuza 1 and 2...to a point. I think they're much better than other game stories, but they also have a lot of silliness (mostly involving Kage or Majima) that I think downgrade the experience. Replaying through Yakuza 2, though, I have to say it's pretty much better than all the story-based games I've played this gen, so my problems with the game are very miniscule.

Can't wait to dive back into Kiryu simulator with Yak 3. Replaying 2 makes me feel bad I abandoned the series, but at the time it made sense: third game being in the same location with the same characters, with the same gameplay formula, even as someone who did everything in Yakuza 1 and 2 (aside from finish the  club management side quest in 2 because it gets fucking IMPOSSIBLE) I couldn't be assed to do it a third time. I think it's good I took a few years break with the series so it could be fresh again.

Speaking Yakuza, I'm on chapter 9 of Yakuza 2 on my replay.

As for Shenmue, I think Shenmue II is the payoff. The entirety of disc 3 is basically one action set piece after the next. I think that Shenmue does it better because when there IS action, it feels like it really matters.

[Himu]

I really want to play 4 because you get to play as a police officer it seems. It'd be cool to see how that plays out.

Shame Smilebit is stuck doing RGG. I know you're not big on their past games but they really worked for me, but I don't blame Sega at all.

[Himu]

  They make Sonic Olympics.

Oh my God.

[Joe Molotov]

Beat Alan Wake.  Much better than I thought it would be.  8/10 would hang out with Barry.

Barry is the demi-approved bro of the generation.

[The Sceneman]

after 3 hours of farming I got LUXURY MEAT for a side quest in Resonance of Fate. Best item name ever?

[chronovore]

The XBL Gold Sale of the Fundament-Shaking Magnitude has resulted in a few purchases, which I've booted to confirm that they run:

Kinect Sports Season 2: So far, pretty fun. I now know more about American Futbol than I did yesterday. The golf is pretty good, though seems to lack nuance. There's a lot of content; seems like it would be fun to mess with during parties. Along with this, I've been playing Deepak Chopra's Leela, and Kinect PlayFit for additional 'Cheevos.

Lego Batman 2: Just played the intro. Legos talk now, apparently. So far, no open-world stuff, just standard Lego-game babby-combat and building stuff to move to a new area in a linear level. I may have made a terrible mistake.

Fable 3: (free) Speaking of babby combat, the one-button melee here is kinda neat, but I'm not sure if I love it. Also not clear on how push-to-charge works with firearms. I guess I'm supposedly aiming? Thought I was just going to play for a few minutes, ended up stopping at 2AM. I guess I'm enjoying it.

State of Decay: Played for three more hours today, even though I'd finished clearing the 'cheevos, and have a wealth of new games to play. Definitely my favorite XBLA title ever. I got Marcus up to 7 in all stats, opted for "Ninja" for his Utility Skill, so now he's a silent badass who can sneak fast, no door is locked for him, and Search actions are silent, even when rushed, and only take 1 second. I also found a wakizashi for him, so I guess he is A REAL NINJA: RIP Jim Kelly.  :'(

Karaoke: Two levels away from level 50, and being utterly complete on this. INiS still managed to make some bad decisions on UI, and the whole thing feels utterly discount compared to other F2P titles like Happy Wars and even Spartacus, but it is far less buggy and messed up than their LIPS game was.

Oh, hey. I thought I'd bought more stuff, but forgot that I'd been IP blocked from Far Cry Predator Instincts, Far Cry 3, and Assassins Creed 3.

after 3 hours of farming I got LUXURY MEAT for a side quest in Resonance of Fate. Best item name ever?

If I ever get a yacht, that's what I'm going to name it.

[magus]

since you guys sabotaged my FF7 replay by all being "can we wait until i finish XXX" i decided to pick the other PSX game i splorg all over,that being symphony of the night,it's pretty short too so it's no skin off my back

can't believe both games were made in 97,what a fucking amazing year for gaming

i've also decided to give a look at valkyria chronicles since after looking at some youtube video's it's pretty clear it doesn't play by standard SRPG rules,not to mention those animu graphics are to die for,i just hope there won't be any character going all tales of on me "oh the horror of the wars!"

[demi]

I hope there is so you can be like, ehy this cute girl is crying about the horrors of war

[Rahxephon91]

Valkyria Chronicles is anime World War 2. There's gonna be "horrors of war talk". But I guess at least the main characters aren't lolis, so that's good.

But anyway, I've been playing Resistance 3. The previous games looked pretty bad to me and thus I had no desire to try them. Maybe it was the cover, but it always seemed with the 3rd one they at least tried. Needless to say, I'm enjoying the game. It looks good and runs great. The weapons are actually really fun and the game has the best sprint ever.

[magus]

Valkyria Chronicles is anime World War 2. There's gonna be "horrors of war talk". But I guess at least the main characters aren't lolis, so that's good.

the weight of her war crime's

[Rahxephon91]

Yeah, I wish the 3rd one had gotten a US release. I don't play handhelds, but I would have played the 3rd one for sure. Didn't much care for the 2nd one.

The 1st one was really great though. I'm not a big srpg person, but VC is so un-intimidating. It really feels very pick up and play and not a slog like most other strategy games. I've never been able to really get into them beyond VP, Tactics, and Civ.

[mjemirzian]

Oh boy, talking about VC again? VC is very different from other SRPGs and it's pretty easy to get into. It's accommodating to a lot of different playstyles, I recommend it.

I suppose this is a chance to plug the VC challenge run I'm still doing (on and off in between playing other games, of course). The playlist is here. I'm currently finishing the hard mode skirmishes.

[fistfulofmetal]

oh boy it's gonna be a good weekend

[mjemirzian]

I hope you're playing that on a true low res CRT display with none of that awful LCD monitor input lag. Need the authentic experience you know.

[magus]

Oh boy, talking about VC again? VC is very different from other SRPGs and it's pretty easy to get into. It's accommodating to a lot of different playstyles, I recommend it.

I suppose this is a chance to plug the VC challenge run I'm still doing (on and off in between playing other games, of course). The playlist is here. I'm currently finishing the hard mode skirmishes.

i just got to the part of owning the headquarter,so far it's okay... the fact that enemy shoots at you while you are moving is somewhat annoying (wouldn't it make more sense if it happened when you are trying to aim carefull instead anyway?) but it's no biggie! the drill instructor is clearly the best character... i'm amazed to see every generic soldier has his own face and VA,it gives them a lot of personality... at first i was trying to pick them based on skills but after the third guy who'd get an improved boost when it was thursday i said "fuck it" and just recruited 17 random fella's,if you give them the boot do they go back in the avaiable recruit list or just vanish into thin air? does anything happen if you put unit that like each other in the same battle?

[mjemirzian]

Yeah enemies shooting at you can be annoying, it's a good idea to shoot them in the face so they stop doing that. Imagine the complaints if they kept firing in aiming mode. lol

If you dismiss them they go back into your roster, they don't disappear. You can rearrange as much as you like.

Characters who like each other get an accuracy boost in team attacks (which you don't unlock until Chapter 5). Some characters have the Good Buddy potential which sometimes gives them a stat boost if they move near someone they like.

[ferrarimanf355]

Still playing Pinball Arcade, now that the new tables are out. Whitewater is fun, Space Shuttle is mostly easy, Pinbot is a drain-o-matic and Centaur isn't the kind of pinball you play before you go to sleep.

[fistfulofmetal]

progressing through Super Metroid. Cleared out as much of Norfair as I can, got the grapple and wave beam. I see where the boss is but need the suit that will let me go through acid and lava I guess. So gonna head back to Brinstar, or Crateria and keep exploring around.

[Phoenix Dark]

X-COM. Almost done, and I'm getting nervous. One of my guys is gonna die, I can just feel it 

Also I'm going to whip out Path of Exile again. Just heard about the two new leagues, they sound quite interesting.

[Positive Touch]

progressing through Super Metroid. Cleared out as much of Norfair as I can, got the grapple and wave beam. I see where the boss is but need the suit that will let me go through acid and lava I guess. So gonna head back to Brinstar, or Crateria and keep exploring around.

first time playing?

[fistfulofmetal]

progressing through Super Metroid. Cleared out as much of Norfair as I can, got the grapple and wave beam. I see where the boss is but need the suit that will let me go through acid and lava I guess. So gonna head back to Brinstar, or Crateria and keep exploring around.

first time playing?

basically, yeah.

[fistfulofmetal]

if Nintendo doesnt want to release Zero Mission and Fusion on the virtual console, i may just see if I can get a GBASP or a GBA Micro and copies of both games.

[Positive Touch]

DO IT

zero is as good as super, and fusion is flawed but still really good.

[fistfulofmetal]

question, is GB Micro or GBASP?

Anyone have experience with the Micro? Is it any good?

[Raban]

it's a really snazzy piece of hardware, but it's not entirely functional since it throws out legacy GameBoy compatibility, and the screen is just a little too small for my liking. Ultimately, I prefer it for its headphone jack and super-portability, but the screen on the SP (specifically the AGS-101) is probably better for enjoying those delicious 2D graphics.

Personally, I think the best way to play GameBoy games is on a GameBoy Player, but without a CRT/Gamecube with Digital Out, it's not gonna look very good on your TV.

[demi]

question, is GB Micro or GBASP?

Anyone have experience with the Micro? Is it any good?

GBA SP AGS-101 is the one you want.

There is no benefit for a Micro except for the cute tiny form factor.

AGS-101 has the backlit function, plus you can play old GB/GBC games.

[D3RANG3D]

question, is GB Micro or GBASP?

Anyone have experience with the Micro? Is it any good?

Micro has better buttons and Dpad and the screen looks sharper, but that's probably because it's smaller so it helps with that ghastly low resolution.

[fistfulofmetal]

well i just bought an AGS-101 unit, should have it later this week.

[cool breeze]

Reading this last page I was going to suggest just picking up a gameboy player for the gamecube if portability isn't a factor.  But you already went for the SP.


And far cry instincts predator...you know you're playing an old game when it has a cheat code menu.  The game is pretty fun in a junk food/self-loathing way, like a low rent Crysis 2, or like a low-low rent Crysis.  Jumped straight to the DL..expansion pack?? second campaign where you're already a werewolf.  Game is ugly, static, and frame rate is a mess.  We could only be so lucky if the lineup of cross gen games is as ugly by comparison in a couple years.

[StealthFan]

To the poster that mentioned it above: Lego Batman 2 is decent because of Superman. If you have no interest in playing as him there is really no point.

I'm playing Neverwinter now. I tried to get into Marvel Heroes but it's

Also Valkyria Chronicles is straight

[magus]

got to mission 6,the fact that you get ranked on speed is sort of stupid...

how the game wants me to play it: use engineers to remove mine! advance slowly! do team attack! make unit hop between camps! Rank: B-C

how i play the game: GO ROSIE! I CHOOSE YOU! GO GO GO GO! Rank: A-B

why do i even have 19 other character i don't even know

there hasn't been much plot so far but the character are nice and they have a nice amount of dialogue without being a bunch of whiny mopey dude's a-la tales even if some of them are a little too over-writed (i expect welkins to take out an army of tanks with the help of a steel eating bacteria any day,if you catch my drift) so good job on that!