Author Topic: What are you playing? (Read 4341982 times)

The Sceneman · « **Reply #1680 on:** October 11, 2009, 04:47:48 AM »

fuck the combat challenges are tough... I dont think I'll be able to 100% this before I have to take it back. Oh well I got a pretty sweet amount of gamerscore regardless

The Sceneman · « **Reply #1681 on:** October 11, 2009, 04:51:22 AM »

I still need to get a friend over so I can 200/200 Splosion Man (just need the 2 co-op achievements). I love that game

Purple Filth · « **Reply #1682 on:** October 11, 2009, 07:32:39 AM »

Still playing Monster Hunter Freedom Unite

pilonv1 · « **Reply #1683 on:** October 11, 2009, 09:20:04 AM »

NBA 2k10
South Park Tower Defense

the South Park game is fun but the later stages require you to run around and destroy/rebuild towers based on the wave of creeps. its fucking distinguished mentally-challenged for single player, but I guess would work well for multiplayer.

tiesto · « **Reply #1684 on:** October 11, 2009, 11:53:04 AM »

Valkyria Chronicles - just beat it, now onto the DLC.

Don Flamenco · « **Reply #1685 on:** October 11, 2009, 12:27:18 PM »

Ninja Gaiden Sigma 1 missions

these are the best thing the series has to offer. Those 100 fiend battles are fucking RAD.

archie4208 · « **Reply #1686 on:** October 11, 2009, 01:15:42 PM »

HD Remix and Half-Life

FlameOfCallandor · « **Reply #1687 on:** October 11, 2009, 02:04:48 PM »

Is DJ Hero supposed to be any good? I really loved Beatmania back in the days of living in Japan.

archie4208 · « **Reply #1688 on:** October 11, 2009, 02:33:58 PM »

Nah. It's gonna be shit.

MyNameIsMethodis · « **Reply #1689 on:** October 11, 2009, 02:34:36 PM »

Don't listen to Archie, he's a known "Black" Hero troll. It's supposed to be tremendous and really, really good.

tiesto · « **Reply #1690 on:** October 11, 2009, 07:00:08 PM »

Speaking as someone who DJs for fun, it's gonna be terrible, half the mashups aren't even in key:

[youtube=560,345]MyXzuLDwQQo[/youtube]

MyNameIsMethodis · « **Reply #1691 on:** October 11, 2009, 07:10:44 PM »

How does that have anything to do with it being fun? It's not like actual dj-ing, and who cares that "half the mashups" aren't in key when they're done by artists who are a million times more popular than some backyard dj like yourself.

archie4208 · « **Reply #1692 on:** October 11, 2009, 07:18:45 PM »

Quote from: tiesto on October 11, 2009, 07:00:08 PM

Speaking as someone who DJs for fun, it's gonna be terrible, half the mashups aren't even in key:

[youtube=560,345]MyXzuLDwQQo[/youtube]

That looks terrible.

Bebpo · « **Reply #1693 on:** October 11, 2009, 07:20:02 PM »

MyNameIsMethodis · « **Reply #1694 on:** October 11, 2009, 07:25:49 PM »

Well everyones whose played it has said it's amazing and fun, so i'll take their word over armchair journalists.

Darunia · « **Reply #1695 on:** October 11, 2009, 07:27:49 PM »

Quote from: swaggaz on October 10, 2009, 08:41:55 PM

Did they patch the last level? that was "what's wrong with it" when it first launched. But yeah, great, great game.

meh, I thought it was better than some forced big bossbattle. It wasn't the best way to end the game, but it didn't detract from the experience.

bork · « **Reply #1696 on:** October 11, 2009, 07:28:20 PM »

Quote from: tiesto on October 11, 2009, 07:00:08 PM

Speaking as someone who DJs for fun, it's gonna be terrible, half the mashups aren't even in key:

[youtube=560,345]MyXzuLDwQQo[/youtube]

This would be 10 times better if it was just the Eric Prydz song. $:-\$

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #1697 on:** October 11, 2009, 07:36:17 PM »

Gundam 0081: Got to level 100 in Free Mission mode and have a couple Gundams. Working on earning enough points for the Gundam Alex, now.

bork · « **Reply #1698 on:** October 11, 2009, 07:38:57 PM »

Quote from: Green Man on October 11, 2009, 07:32:14 PM

Now all they need is Piano Hero and they'll be all set to do Guitar Hero: Linkin Park

Edit: Oh and Scratch is apparently the better game.

Yes, they might as well rip off all the Bemani games and put out a copy of Keyboard Mania next.

Don Flamenco · « **Reply #1699 on:** October 11, 2009, 07:52:22 PM »

Quote from: the lyte edge™ on October 11, 2009, 07:38:57 PM

Quote from: Green Man on October 11, 2009, 07:32:14 PM
Now all they need is Piano Hero and they'll be all set to do Guitar Hero: Linkin Park

Edit: Oh and Scratch is apparently the better game.

Yes, they might as well rip off all the Bemani games and put out a copy of Keyboard Mania next.

don't tell me you're one of those guys...c'mon, Konami didn't know what to do with the formula. Rock Revolution showed they still have no fucking clue how they dropped the ball, when their games didn't require much adjustment to reach GH/RB levels. Simpler timing, better tracklist...that was all konami needed.

MyNameIsMethodis · « **Reply #1700 on:** October 11, 2009, 08:08:07 PM »

Scratch isn't the better game, no one cares about Scratch. Anyone whose played DJ Hero has felli n love with it. Read the impressions on GAF even.

Bebpo · « **Reply #1701 on:** October 11, 2009, 08:10:21 PM »

Actually I think Piano Hero with a mini keyboard would be fuck awesome. Just seems too complex for either Harmonix or Neversoft

MyNameIsMethodis · « **Reply #1702 on:** October 11, 2009, 08:11:59 PM »

technically, DJ Max on computer could be played with a MIDI keyboard mapped as a regular keyboard so...

cool breeze · « **Reply #1703 on:** October 11, 2009, 08:19:36 PM »

kinda ot, but do people actually trade in games to Gamestop?

I went today to see how much I would get for a few games. Three games that were released between 2007 and 2008. The highest price for one was under $2. What's better is that the "trade 3, get $10 extra" deal doesn't work since the games need to be worth at least $2.00. The best deal I could get is 25% extra for each game. So, shit, that's about 75 cents extra for all three. I thought people actually did this stuff. Based on this one experience, it's most cost effective to keep the games for the plastic cases.

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #1704 on:** October 11, 2009, 08:25:18 PM »

I sell all my games on Half and Amazon Marketplace.

archie4208 · « **Reply #1705 on:** October 11, 2009, 08:29:58 PM »

I use Goozex. It isn't great for getting new games, but you can get back catalog items fairly easily.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #1706 on:** October 11, 2009, 08:30:42 PM »

I want some sort of Hero/Band game that will let me play They Might Be Giants songs. someone do it

bork · « **Reply #1707 on:** October 11, 2009, 08:52:08 PM »

Quote from: swaggaz on October 11, 2009, 08:19:36 PM

kinda ot, but do people actually trade in games to Gamestop?

I went today to see how much I would get for a few games. Three games that were released between 2007 and 2008. The highest price for one was under $2. What's better is that the "trade 3, get $10 extra" deal doesn't work since the games need to be worth at least $2.00. The best deal I could get is 25% extra for each game. So, shit, that's about 75 cents extra for all three. I thought people actually did this stuff. Based on this one experience, it's most cost effective to keep the games for the plastic cases.

I do every now and then. I'm not going to complain about getting $37.50 in store credit for Batman Arkham Asylum from them, either.

MyNameIsMethodis · « **Reply #1708 on:** October 11, 2009, 08:55:02 PM »

wow howd you manage that much

batman sucks I only got up to king croc encounter and now I want to get rid of it pos

bork · « **Reply #1709 on:** October 11, 2009, 08:57:51 PM »

Quote from: MyNameIsMud on October 11, 2009, 08:55:02 PM

wow howd you manage that much

batman sucks I only got up to king croc encounter and now I want to get rid of it pos

It was worth a lot, and then I got that extra 25% for a couple of old shitty PS2 games I dumped. I only paid $47 for the game in the first place, too.

Don Flamenco · « **Reply #1710 on:** October 11, 2009, 09:08:35 PM »

I've got a bunch to get rid of, but I think I'll wait until Christmas break. They rake in more money on amazon/ebay then.

archie4208 · « **Reply #1711 on:** October 11, 2009, 09:17:00 PM »

Harmonix and NS already chart piano sections to the guitar in their games, why would they make a piano game again?

MyNameIsMethodis · « **Reply #1712 on:** October 11, 2009, 09:19:36 PM »

Again?

bork · « **Reply #1713 on:** October 11, 2009, 09:23:05 PM »

Quote from: Kranz Fafka on October 11, 2009, 07:52:22 PM

Quote from: the lyte edge™ on October 11, 2009, 07:38:57 PM
Quote from: Green Man on October 11, 2009, 07:32:14 PM
Now all they need is Piano Hero and they'll be all set to do Guitar Hero: Linkin Park

Edit: Oh and Scratch is apparently the better game.

Yes, they might as well rip off all the Bemani games and put out a copy of Keyboard Mania next.

don't tell me you're one of those guys...c'mon, Konami didn't know what to do with the formula. Rock Revolution showed they still have no fucking clue how they dropped the ball, when their games didn't require much adjustment to reach GH/RB levels. Simpler timing, better tracklist...that was all konami needed.

I don't give a shit about any of these games. Doesn't change the fact that Harmonix and the like cashed in by ripping off Konami.

I had my fun with Beatmania back in '98/'99 and that was enough for me. Give me games like Bust-A-Move (Groove),Gitaroo Man, and even Parappa over all these bland instrument games any day.

archie4208 · « **Reply #1714 on:** October 11, 2009, 09:25:35 PM »

Didn't Harmonix and Red Octane approach Konami with the Guitar Hero concept, and Konami rejected it?

Bebpo · « **Reply #1715 on:** October 11, 2009, 09:28:42 PM »

I'm installing NGSigma and it's taking years...

ferrarimanf355 · « **Reply #1716 on:** October 11, 2009, 09:42:46 PM »

Quote from: MyNameIsMud on October 11, 2009, 07:25:49 PM

Well everyones whose played it has said it's amazing and fun, so i'll take their word over armchair journalists.

The only mixes that interest me are the Daft Punk mashups, and that's not enough to justify spending $120 on this, much less $200 for the Renegade Edition.

Quote from: archie4208 on October 11, 2009, 09:25:35 PM

Didn't Harmonix and Red Octane approach Konami with the Guitar Hero concept, and Konami rejected it?

Yeah, and once Konami knew that they missed out on a goldmine, they approached Activision and Raw Thrills to do Guitar Hero Arcade.

It's been selling briskly, last I heard, so it's working out in the end indeed, Green Man.

duckman2000 · « **Reply #1717 on:** October 11, 2009, 11:43:59 PM »

Ditched Halo ODST for COD4, as anticipated. ODST missions were alright, but I couldn't stomach yet another trek through that boring city. Probably doesn't help that I despised the earth scenarios in Halo 2.

Currently letting my COD4 k/d ratio suffer in an effort to get good with shotguns. :'(

Hitler Stole My Potato · « **Reply #1718 on:** October 12, 2009, 12:00:47 AM »

I know I'm a year late but I bought Dead Space for the PS3 about 3 or 4 weeks ago and haven't touched until yesterday. I actually had the game last year but I was too busy to sit down and really play it - I think I only got through maybe the first 20 minutes or so before I lost interest but I found it for cheap awhile back and decided to give it another chance. Now I understand what all the fuss was about. Pretty freaking awesome. I haven't finished yet but so far I'm really digging the story even if it's just a warmed over Event Horizon and the graphics and sound design are obviously impressive. The chapters are a little too repetitive though and despite all the hype, I haven't found the game to be scary at all, but I guess that's to be expected.

Bebpo · « **Reply #1719 on:** October 12, 2009, 12:16:58 AM »

Dead Space is never really scary. Like RE4 it works because it's fun and like Bioshock the atmosphere is neat. Looking forward to what they do with the sequel.

Right now I'm playing way too many games:
-Halo ODST: Haven't touched this all weekend. It's a solid FPS, but it's the most boring game of everything I'm playing so I don't pick it up often.
-Blue Dragon DS: Fun! Reminds me a little of FFXII meets Diablo
-Demon Souls: OMG SO GOOD. Time flies when playing this game. I really don't have time to play it, but somehow I think I'm put 60-80 hours into it and beat it by the end of the month.
-Katamari Forever: Started this today and ...it's not half bad? Color me very surprised. Glad I got it for $30 since it's mainly a comp, but the graphics, the presentation and the useful jump button for getting out of stuck situations is all fairly cool. I'm having fun...who knew?
-Ninja Gaiden Sigma: Bayonetta demo got my wanting my action game fix, so playing through this. The 2nd level is as awful as I remembered it being on Xbox. Horses smh, bow smh. Oh and the camera sucks too.

The chance I'll finish any of that before I get Brutal Legend and Uncharted 2 on tuesday? 0000.1% ^^;

cool breeze · « **Reply #1720 on:** October 12, 2009, 12:24:38 AM »

wow, I'm literally shocked to find a good number of people playing Syphon Filter Logan's Shadow online. Finished up the single player game, which was awesome, and wanted to humor myself by seeing if anyone was playing. It's a freaking PSP game from 2007. Granted, the PSP Go release may have caused it to be more popular, but still, wow, that's kinda amazing. Only time I've really played multiplayer games on a handheld before were the second Bleach game for DS and Mario Kart on the DS. Syphon Filter is actually pretty fun in multiplayer and runs smooth.

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #1721 on:** October 12, 2009, 12:33:53 AM »

Mirror's Edge on PC is stunning. Graphics are insane. This has to be one of the top 5 best looking games I've ever seen.

Arbys Roast Beef Sandwich · « **Reply #1722 on:** October 12, 2009, 12:43:04 AM »

Juggling between:

- Dead Space Extraction: It's surprisingly good. Okay production values, the rail-shooting can get pretty intense, and the narrative's kind of gripping. Honestly, what more do you need?
- Fallout 3: Skipped all the DLC stuff so I can wait and play on the PS3/the big TV (LIKE AN IDIOT). Game's a bit buggier now, but I'll live.
- Fire Emblem DS: Picking up the game again after a couple of months off. Great bathroom break game.
- Live-A-Live: Solid RPG. Surprised Squareheads aren't latching to it as much as they do with most of Square's SNES library.
- Hours and hours of MAME with a couple of buddies from work. Someone built a ghetto MAME cabinet out of some spare PC components lying around.

bork · « **Reply #1723 on:** October 12, 2009, 02:13:47 AM »

Quote from: archie4208 on October 11, 2009, 09:25:35 PM

Didn't Harmonix and Red Octane approach Konami with the Guitar Hero concept, and Konami rejected it?

This is what I don't understand. Konami came up with this concept first. Guitar Hero is a blatant rip-off. Shouldn't Konami have taken legal action against them, or did they pay some licensing fees?

Quote from: swaggaz on October 12, 2009, 12:24:38 AM

wow, I'm literally shocked to find a good number of people playing Syphon Filter Logan's Shadow online. Finished up the single player game, which was awesome, and wanted to humor myself by seeing if anyone was playing. It's a freaking PSP game from 2007. Granted, the PSP Go release may have caused it to be more popular, but still, wow, that's kinda amazing. Only time I've really played multiplayer games on a handheld before were the second Bleach game for DS and Mario Kart on the DS. Syphon Filter is actually pretty fun in multiplayer and runs smooth.

I never bothered trying it online since cheating was (still is?) pretty rampant.

Don Flamenco · « **Reply #1724 on:** October 12, 2009, 02:22:56 AM »

Quote from: the lyte edge™ on October 12, 2009, 02:13:47 AM

Quote from: archie4208 on October 11, 2009, 09:25:35 PM
Didn't Harmonix and Red Octane approach Konami with the Guitar Hero concept, and Konami rejected it?

This is what I don't understand. Konami came up with this concept first. Guitar Hero is a blatant rip-off. Shouldn't Konami have taken legal action against them, or did they pay some licensing fees?

I don't think you can patent a video game genre. blah blah rip off blah blah. They took a concept and honed it to make it playable and fun. There's a reason why beatmania PS2 and most (all?) japanese music games sold like shit here-- horrible tracklist for weeaboos and annoying, overly strict mechanics that aren't fun for anyone.

Beezy · « **Reply #1725 on:** October 12, 2009, 02:48:51 AM »

Quote from: fistfulofmetal on October 12, 2009, 12:33:53 AM

Mirror's Edge on PC is stunning. Graphics are insane. This has to be one of the top 5 best looking games I've ever seen.

GOTG

Bebpo · « **Reply #1726 on:** October 12, 2009, 03:00:32 AM »

Got to the end of this major dungeon in Blue Dragon DS only to find out the boss is impossible for my characters. Not "I need to grind a few levels" or "I need a better strategy", but...impossible right now. 45 mins of about 15 retries on the boss killed any gaming mood I had for the rest of the night.

Luckily in BD at this point there are TWO major 2-3 hour epic dungeons so since I can't beat the boss of one, I'll just start on the other one and hopefully by the end of that when I'm stronger I can come back and beat this one :\

iconoclast · « **Reply #1727 on:** October 12, 2009, 03:13:15 AM »

So Blue Dragon DS is better than Eternal Sonata (so far, at least), right?

chronovore · « **Reply #1728 on:** October 12, 2009, 03:16:11 AM »

Quote from: Green Man on October 11, 2009, 07:32:14 PM

Now all they need is Piano Hero and they'll be all set to do Guitar Hero: Linkin Park

Edit: Oh and Scratch is apparently the better game.

I'm really torn on DJ Hero; I'm getting to the point where I don't want to buy anything directly from Activision, after reading this about how they've dealt with Scratch and 7 Studios. They buy the studio which is making a competing product on contract to a rival publisher, then there were hijinx with the game's code, since there is likely (almost certainly) a conflict of interest, then they have layoffs for half the studio they have just purchased... Pretty sketchy.

Jansen · « **Reply #1729 on:** October 12, 2009, 03:21:31 AM »

demon's souls and sigma 2

my 360 is getting jealous!

demi · « **Reply #1730 on:** October 12, 2009, 03:25:42 AM »

oh don't worry, your 360 is doing just fine. you continue wasting time on those yuck games.

Bebpo · « **Reply #1731 on:** October 12, 2009, 03:33:07 AM »

Quote from: iconoclast on October 12, 2009, 03:13:15 AM

So Blue Dragon DS is better than Eternal Sonata (so far, at least), right?

Yeah, except for the graphics/music and controls. I'd say it's one of the better dungeon crawler I've played on DS. The game gets major negative points for no AI partner control since if you're gonna make a game that is hard as nails and depends on 3 characters at once, having to rely on the random AI to do smart things means close call fights end up luck based to a certain degree.

bork · « **Reply #1732 on:** October 12, 2009, 03:49:07 AM »

Quote from: Bebpo on October 12, 2009, 03:33:07 AM

Quote from: iconoclast on October 12, 2009, 03:13:15 AM
So Blue Dragon DS is better than Eternal Sonata (so far, at least), right?

Yeah, except for the graphics/music and controls.

What else is there? Why are you bothering with this game then? The way you describe it, it's like self-torture.

brawndolicious · « **Reply #1733 on:** October 12, 2009, 03:51:07 AM »

I just tried out BF Heroes for the first time, it's worth the price. However, everybody's mad at me and saying that I suck but I'm probably the best trackpad player on tonight.

demi · « **Reply #1734 on:** October 12, 2009, 03:52:15 AM »

Quote from: am nintenho on October 12, 2009, 03:51:07 AM

I just tried out BF Heroes for the first time, it's worth the price.

you mean free?

duckman2000 · « **Reply #1735 on:** October 12, 2009, 03:57:11 AM »

Quote from: Hitler Stole My Potato on October 12, 2009, 12:00:47 AM

The chapters are a little too repetitive though and despite all the hype, I haven't found the game to be scary at all, but I guess that's to be expected.

I have yet to find a game, or movie even, to be scary, but I thought they did a really good job establishing an atmosphere of dread, and isolation. That's more than most games of the "type" have accomplished.

bork · « **Reply #1736 on:** October 12, 2009, 03:59:10 AM »

Quote from: Kranz Fafka on October 12, 2009, 02:22:56 AM

Quote from: the lyte edge™ on October 12, 2009, 02:13:47 AM
Quote from: archie4208 on October 11, 2009, 09:25:35 PM
Didn't Harmonix and Red Octane approach Konami with the Guitar Hero concept, and Konami rejected it?

This is what I don't understand. Konami came up with this concept first. Guitar Hero is a blatant rip-off. Shouldn't Konami have taken legal action against them, or did they pay some licensing fees?

I don't think you can patent a video game genre. blah blah rip off blah blah. They took a concept and honed it to make it playable and fun. There's a reason why beatmania PS2 and most (all?) japanese music games sold like shit here-- horrible tracklist for weeaboos and annoying, overly strict mechanics that aren't fun for anyone.

But it's literally the same game play and controller!

I don't remember any Bemani games coming out on U.S. consoles other than the DDR games. Did I miss something?

demi · « **Reply #1737 on:** October 12, 2009, 04:00:13 AM »

eh? Beatmania came to US PS2.

brawndolicious · « **Reply #1738 on:** October 12, 2009, 04:48:29 AM »

Quote from: demi on October 12, 2009, 03:52:15 AM

Quote from: am nintenho on October 12, 2009, 03:51:07 AM
I just tried out BF Heroes for the first time, it's worth the price.
you mean free?

um...yeah. there are free games that I'd be willing to pay for but this wasn't one of them.

EmCeeGrammar · « **Reply #1739 on:** October 12, 2009, 05:11:11 AM »

Wii Fit Plus....
I like the calorie counter.

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Author Topic: What are you playing? (Read 4341982 times)