Author Topic: What are you playing? (Read 2215812 times)

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #14760 on:** December 22, 2011, 02:37:23 AM »

and and avadon steam version has CHEEVES

Eric P · « **Reply #14761 on:** December 22, 2011, 11:55:50 AM »

Crysis 2.

fucking walkers.

iconoclast · « **Reply #14762 on:** December 22, 2011, 12:36:59 PM »

Just beat Espgaluda 2 BL (with Seseri). I was having a pretty shitty run, survival wise, so I'm kinda surprised I cleared it. Did decently with the scoring though, so I wound up with 1.622 billion. Not a bad score, but still pretty mediocre imo (ranked #21). Great game though, definitely one of Cave's better console modes. And I appreciate that it isn't as oppressively difficult as vanilla Galuda 2.

Beezy · « **Reply #14763 on:** December 22, 2011, 12:50:18 PM »

Quote from: magus on December 21, 2011, 01:17:26 PM

the breath of fire 2 re-translation is super professional,they went and hacked the menu so it has a scrolling inventory a-la final fantasy and they expanded the max letter possible for item so you have stuff like "copper sword" instead of "copperswrd"

Link to the re-translation?

magus · « **Reply #14764 on:** December 22, 2011, 12:53:19 PM »

http://www.romhacking.net/translations/1384/

they even added press B to run

Don Flamenco · « **Reply #14765 on:** December 22, 2011, 06:59:27 PM »

MGS2. just finished the "find pacemaker dude" part. Great game and still got 3 and Peacewalker to look forward to. MGS HD Collection might be the best thing ever.

Beezy · « **Reply #14766 on:** December 22, 2011, 08:43:29 PM »

thanks magus

Owl-faced Wizard · « **Reply #14767 on:** December 22, 2011, 09:11:51 PM »

Devil's Crush. I'm too tired to play this game.

cool breeze · « **Reply #14768 on:** December 23, 2011, 12:07:50 AM »

Renegade Ops is awesome

Cindi Mayweather · « **Reply #14769 on:** December 23, 2011, 02:58:32 AM »

Dynasty Warriors 7: my most played game this year. Between 50 hours of the ps3 version and 30 hours of the 360 version so far. Mashin', combos, loot, levels, conquest, history, fantasy, politics. Love me some DW. May import Warriors Orochi 3 later.

Final Fantasy XIII: replaying for XIII-2, much better on replay. Replay reminds me there are lots to like about the game.

Skyrim: my reserve game. Do a few quests, play something else. Not boring per se, it's still awesome efen 60 hours in. But the endless stream of content means I can jump in any time and do something new. Great for. Oth casual and hardcore play.

Timber · « **Reply #14770 on:** December 23, 2011, 03:20:39 PM »

Got my new laptop. Destroyed Zone 1 of BIT.TRIP RUNNER before it destroyed me.

Don Flamenco · « **Reply #14771 on:** December 24, 2011, 12:00:45 AM »

playing the shit out of zelda 2 and put a few hours into VF5 PS3.

played some mario 3d land yesterday and holy fuck at that first vertical level. Now that is a good case for 3D, but too bad that this early game will probably be the pinnacle of 3D functionality for the system's entire life span.

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #14772 on:** December 24, 2011, 01:55:40 AM »

I wanna play other shit but omg weapon seal collectan hilariously shallow town "building" in DW7 xtreme legends. Oh well, guess Musou games just got me dialed in

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #14773 on:** December 24, 2011, 12:05:54 PM »

I've been playing a lot of Final Fantasy XIII lately and it's pretty great. Love the battle system [especially how positioning and chaining arts really make a huge difference], the massive environments [and the way you get different moods/music depending on whether it's day or night], and the characters and cutscenes aren't too bad. I mean, they're not exactly great or anything, but they do get the job done and keep from being overly annoying like in a lot of JRPGs. Oh wait...this is Xenoblade.

magus · « **Reply #14774 on:** December 24, 2011, 12:20:18 PM »

Quote from: Great Rumbler on December 24, 2011, 12:05:54 PM

I've been playing a lot of Final Fantasy XIII lately and it's pretty great. Love the battle system [especially how positioning and chaining arts really make a huge difference], the massive environments [and the way you get different moods/music depending on whether it's day or night], and the characters and cutscenes aren't too bad. I mean, they're not exactly great or anything, but they do get the job done and keep from being overly annoying like in a lot of JRPGs. Oh wait...this is Xenoblade.

i would pimp slap you if i didn't know the horrible destiny it awaits you

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #14775 on:** December 24, 2011, 12:53:27 PM »

demi · « **Reply #14776 on:** December 24, 2011, 01:09:53 PM »

FF13 rox.

I started Torchlight on X360. Is Hardcore as descriptive as it sounds? I picked Hard for now to get a feel for the game.

magus · « **Reply #14777 on:** December 24, 2011, 01:54:47 PM »

i got the ship in breath of fire 2 and like every fucking rpg where you get a ship,the game suddenly forgot to gave me any sort of direction,so now i have to find some animal without having any clue where to find it even after i spent like 2 hours wandering around like an idiot

and people complain about linearity

cool breeze · « **Reply #14778 on:** December 24, 2011, 01:59:20 PM »

Quote from: demi on December 24, 2011, 01:09:53 PM

FF13 rox.

I started Torchlight on X360. Is Hardcore as descriptive as it sounds? I picked Hard for now to get a feel for the game.

at least on PC, normal barely required impulse. Hard felt like normal.

tiesto · « **Reply #14779 on:** December 25, 2011, 11:21:15 AM »

Quote from: Great Rumbler on December 24, 2011, 12:05:54 PM

I've been playing a lot of Final Fantasy XIII lately and it's pretty great. Love the battle system [especially how positioning and chaining arts really make a huge difference], the massive environments [and the way you get different moods/music depending on whether it's day or night], and the characters and cutscenes aren't too bad. I mean, they're not exactly great or anything, but they do get the job done and keep from being overly annoying like in a lot of JRPGs. Oh wait...this is Xenoblade.

Yeah, Final Fantasy XIII is the game with the immortal dude traveling around the world trying to regain his memory, with a great Uematsu soundtrack, a turn-based battle system, lots of sidequests, and poignant stories layered throughout the game. Oh wait, that's Lost Odyssey.

I started Persona 3 for the first time... just made it past the first time you go to Tartarus... awesome so far but I wish there were more chances to save. The intro is VERY long...

demi · « **Reply #14780 on:** December 25, 2011, 11:31:02 AM »

Torchlight is super casual on Hard mode. I shoulda picked Very Hard or Hardcore (though I'm not interested in perma-death).

Oh well, trudging through it.

Started Ys 1 & 2 on PSP. Good stuff.

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #14781 on:** December 25, 2011, 03:56:43 PM »

The game doesnt really get 'hard till the 100 level dungeon, and at that point it just becomes a slog since the loot kinda blows end game

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #14782 on:** December 25, 2011, 04:39:33 PM »

Quote from: Borys on December 25, 2011, 04:18:06 PM

Quote from: Great Rumbler on December 24, 2011, 12:05:54 PM
I've been playing a lot of Final Fantasy XIII lately and it's pretty great. Love the battle system [especially how positioning and chaining arts really make a huge difference], the massive environments [and the way you get different moods/music depending on whether it's day or night], and the characters and cutscenes aren't too bad. I mean, they're not exactly great or anything, but they do get the job done and keep from being overly annoying like in a lot of JRPGs. Oh wait...this is Xenoblade.

What the fuck are you even saying. There are no massive environments in FF13 except pre last chapter.

magus · « **Reply #14783 on:** December 25, 2011, 05:39:15 PM »

Quote from: Great Rumbler on December 25, 2011, 04:39:33 PM

Quote from: Borys on December 25, 2011, 04:18:06 PM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on December 24, 2011, 12:05:54 PM
I've been playing a lot of Final Fantasy XIII lately and it's pretty great. Love the battle system [especially how positioning and chaining arts really make a huge difference], the massive environments [and the way you get different moods/music depending on whether it's day or night], and the characters and cutscenes aren't too bad. I mean, they're not exactly great or anything, but they do get the job done and keep from being overly annoying like in a lot of JRPGs. Oh wait...this is Xenoblade.

What the fuck are you even saying. There are no massive environments in FF13 except pre last chapter.

playing FF12 has made borys dense

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #14784 on:** December 25, 2011, 09:50:56 PM »

Dark Souls - I hate this game. Seething, raging, LOATHE. And I'll preface this by saying that it's really, really good game. The reason for my hate is that I simply don't have the patience to play a game that's specifically designed to make me die over and over again, which is what Dark Souls is designed to do. Open the wrong door? Oops, there's a super-powerful monster in here that's way faster than you are and can kill you in one hit. Go the wrong way [which is easy since there's no map]? Oops, there's some normal monsters here but they're way above your level. Even the normal, everyday monsters are really fast and really strong, so only a few hits is enough to put you on the ground and force you fight your way back through that same group of monsters until you finally get past them [and find yourself face to face with the next group, repeat]. But it is really, really good.

Bebpo · « **Reply #14785 on:** December 26, 2011, 04:59:10 AM »

Hamilton's Great Adventure

Cleared. ALL GOLDS. This is my Ninja Gaiden 2 1000/1000 achievement. Getting golds on the final level of the last two worlds was HARD, took a lot of concentration and tries. But the game was so good and so much fun I really wanted to clear it 100%. Top5 downloadable game this gen for me. How these guys went from doing Lead & Gold deathmatch game to aweeeeesome puzzle game I don't know, but I can't wait to see what they do next. This studio (fatshark) is one to look out for in the future. Maybe in 5 years they'll be the next Rocksteady.

chronovore · « **Reply #14786 on:** December 26, 2011, 07:02:07 AM »

Finally got 1000/1000 in a Saints Row title. Feels good, man. I'm a little bit sad that it was the shortest Saints Row, and the only one with no competitive multiplayer, but this was still the best one yet. If I ever get a chance to work on an Open World Game, there are several things I'll be taking from SR3, straight-lifting, shamelessly.

Timber · « **Reply #14787 on:** December 26, 2011, 03:21:44 PM »

Orcs Must Die nightmare difficulty is no joke. Wow.

tiesto · « **Reply #14788 on:** December 26, 2011, 06:19:27 PM »

Himusona 3, I'm up to May 8th or so, and hit floor 16 in Tartarus. Really fun game, I'm digging the sim elements. Game gives you a lot of time to save after a looooong intro.

The Sceneman · « **Reply #14789 on:** December 26, 2011, 08:47:28 PM »

just about got 1000/1000 in Majin and the Forsaken Kingdom. Was a nice game but it's kinda outstayed it's welcome, as I'm grinding for levels for the last achievement. Not sure what else to say about the game. It's definitely a game or something.

Cindi Mayweather · « **Reply #14790 on:** December 26, 2011, 09:48:47 PM »

Quote from: tiesto on December 26, 2011, 06:19:27 PM

Himusona 3, I'm up to May 8th or so, and hit floor 16 in Tartarus. Really fun game, I'm digging the sim elements. Game gives you a lot of time to save after a looooong intro.

I love this game

Shaka Khan · « **Reply #14791 on:** December 27, 2011, 12:22:39 AM »

Skyrim or Deus Ex?

Can't decide which one I should first.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #14792 on:** December 27, 2011, 12:34:47 AM »

Skyrim's about 70 hours and Deus Ex is about 25, and much more linear. Just comes down to personal preference on which you should play first.

tiesto · « **Reply #14793 on:** December 27, 2011, 12:51:43 AM »

Quote from: Stringer Bell on December 26, 2011, 09:48:47 PM

Quote from: tiesto on December 26, 2011, 06:19:27 PM
Himusona 3, I'm up to May 8th or so, and hit floor 16 in Tartarus. Really fun game, I'm digging the sim elements. Game gives you a lot of time to save after a looooong intro.

I love this game

Got to the second stratum and things are just kicking my ass... I need some $$ for better armor fast!

Shaka Khan · « **Reply #14794 on:** December 27, 2011, 12:55:21 AM »

Quote from: Great Rumbler on December 27, 2011, 12:34:47 AM

Skyrim's about 70 hours and Deus Ex is about 25, and much more linear. Just comes down to personal preference on which you should play first.

I see. I really don't have a lot of free time during the next two weeks, so Deus it.

(It also helps that it ran at a buttery smooth frame-rate when I tried it last night, omg)

Cindi Mayweather · « **Reply #14795 on:** December 27, 2011, 01:13:08 AM »

Quote from: Shaka Khan on December 27, 2011, 12:22:39 AM

Skyrim or Deus Ex?

Can't decide which one I should first.

Saints Row The Third.

Bebpo · « **Reply #14796 on:** December 27, 2011, 01:50:41 AM »

I have to spam how Type-0 has the best fucking music; FF music hasn't been this good since Liberali Fatali opening in FFVIII.

Imagine if the story was actually a really good epic tale with powerful satisfying moments going along with this score. Would be best FF in years, if not best rpg. But instead, the story is usual SquareEnix mess and the soundtrack is kind of a waste considering it's A+++

Shaka Khan · « **Reply #14797 on:** December 27, 2011, 06:05:39 AM »

Time was the issue, as I'm hyped as fuck for both.

So I'm going with Deus Ex.

I'm gonna play on normal, unless people thought it was piss easy.

naff · « **Reply #14798 on:** December 27, 2011, 08:49:57 AM »

Hard seemed right to me, the AI is pretty dumb + Achievements! Good choice on DX, it's the better game

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #14799 on:** December 27, 2011, 10:26:24 AM »

Quote from: Bebpo on December 27, 2011, 01:50:41 AM

Imagine if the story was actually a really good epic tale with powerful satisfying moments going along with this score. Would be best FF in years, if not best rpg. But instead, the story is usual SquareEnix mess and the soundtrack is kind of a waste considering it's A+++

Cool, I'll just import the soundtrack then!

Timber · « **Reply #14800 on:** December 27, 2011, 02:37:48 PM »

Thought this was cute.

http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198054578465/screenshot/649875346742878544

iconoclast · « **Reply #14801 on:** December 27, 2011, 03:09:36 PM »

Got a free copy of Portal 2 thanks to the PS3 steam pack-in, so I played that for a few hours yesterday. That game takes a little while to pick up, but I feel it's finally getting to the good stuff

spoiler (click to show/hide)

Most of puzzles up to "The Surprise" were fairly boring imo, but it picks up a little after that. I'm a few areas into Cave Johnson's test chambers right now... also this game feels like it's going to be short.

[close]

And Virgil is amazing in UMvC3. Think I'll be adding him to whatever team I wind up using (I used Wesker/Wolverine/Akuma in MvC3, dunno who's good now)

The Sceneman · « **Reply #14802 on:** December 27, 2011, 04:02:00 PM »

Quote from: quietID on December 27, 2011, 08:49:57 AM

Hard seemed right to me, the AI is pretty dumb + Achievements! Good choice on DX, it's the better game

yeah I was pretty shit at Deus Ex but still managed to beat it on hard without any trouble. Just get the Typhoon upgrade before you get to the first boss and stockpile heaps of Typhoon ammo and energy bars to cheese the bosses

The Sceneman · « **Reply #14803 on:** December 27, 2011, 04:07:12 PM »

I'm playing Hard Corps Uprising today. My skills have been decayed by playing babby casual shit like Dark Souls and Batman. Need to get my mojo back.

iconoclast · « **Reply #14804 on:** December 27, 2011, 05:13:18 PM »

I'm going to start playing HCU again pretty soon as well. I want to record a 1LC with Bahamut and Sayuri.

Also, holy shit, I am awful at Ketsui now. Can barely get 60-70 million. Skill decay is horrible with shooters

edit: Yay, 100m up to the stage 5 mid-boss. At least the re-learning process is really fast.

The Sceneman · « **Reply #14805 on:** December 27, 2011, 05:54:37 PM »

how would you recommend I play HCU? Should I play Rising Mode first to learn the ropes or straight to Arcade? I bought Sayuri too, should I use her?

magus · « **Reply #14806 on:** December 27, 2011, 06:21:40 PM »

i gave up on breath of fire 2,breath of fire it's that game that i really want to like but the pacing is so horrible that i always end up quitting near the midway and ask myself "why the fuck did i play this?"

i remember playing breath of fire 3 and really the animation and the spritework is awesome,the music is good,but then you need to get ingriedient for a sushi or some filler bullshit like that and the game crumble like a card castle

so since i still wanted to scratch my rpg itch and i didn't want to pick the same usual suspect,i went for lufia 2,battle goes a lot quicker and the zelda-like dungeon help me distract everytime someone ask me to find a key or something... plus i heard that at the end there is a kind-of-roguelike bonus dungeon and i'm a total sucker for that

iconoclast · « **Reply #14807 on:** December 27, 2011, 06:28:03 PM »

I played Rising almost exclusively until I felt like I could clear Arcade on 1 credit. Then after I 1cc'd Arcade, I went back to Rising and played the specific stages that would give me trouble until I learned how to deal with everything. That's the fastest way to learn the game imo, as long as you don't rely on Rising-exclusive powerups like triple jumps or super powered weapons, etc.

Sayuri is arguably the best character in the game as well. Her biggest advantage is that she doesn't lose her weapon when she gets hit, so you don't have to play as safely as you do with everyone else. Regular characters like Bahamut can become more powerful overall if you're holding a lvl 3 chain laser and machine gun, but if you get hit once you'll drop whatever weapon you're holding, and then you may be in trouble. Just depends what you want to do.

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #14808 on:** December 27, 2011, 06:35:45 PM »

Quote from: magus on December 27, 2011, 06:21:40 PM

i gave up on breath of fire 2,breath of fire it's that game that i really want to like but the pacing is so horrible that i always end up quitting near the midway and ask myself "why the fuck did i play this?"

i remember playing breath of fire 3 and really the animation and the spritework is awesome,the music is good,but then you need to get ingriedient for a sushi or some filler bullshit like that and the game crumble like a card castle

so since i still wanted to scratch my rpg itch and i didn't want to pick the same usual suspect,i went for lufia 2,battle goes a lot quicker and the zelda-like dungeon help me distract everytime someone ask me to find a key or something... plus i heard that at the end there is a kind-of-roguelike bonus dungeon and i'm a total sucker for that

I gave up on 4, the minigame bullshit was RAGE

demi · « **Reply #14809 on:** December 27, 2011, 06:56:44 PM »

I think all the Breath of Fires except 1 are replayable /shrug

You just really have to be in the mood for an RPG and not power through them.

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #14810 on:** December 27, 2011, 09:13:00 PM »

Well that I don't disagree with, but 4 had some really tedious min games. The stuff in between was fine at least

Shaka Khan · « **Reply #14811 on:** December 28, 2011, 12:41:34 AM »

Last night I wasted almost 90 minutes in Deus Ex just flipping through the settings. When I set everything to 1080 and high, I get 60fps and 45fps during shooting sections, but when I switch to a lower resolution I get a smooth 60, but with the blurriness as a tax.

Holy shit settle on something motherfucker!

No wonder demi makes fun of me, I'm the most indecisive person ever.

Cindi Mayweather · « **Reply #14812 on:** December 28, 2011, 12:58:45 AM »

Unzip your pants. You won't be indecisive about what comes (

) next.

Shaka Khan · « **Reply #14813 on:** December 28, 2011, 01:03:52 AM »

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #14814 on:** December 28, 2011, 02:07:11 AM »

Went from Deus Ex to Day Sex.

iconoclast · « **Reply #14815 on:** December 28, 2011, 02:23:46 AM »

Finished Portal 2 just now. Great game, better than the original. Only flaw is that it starts out a little slow when it's still in the tutorial phase I guess, but it really picks up once they introduce the gels and other new features. Going to start the co-op campaign tomorrow probably.

Story was good too. Wheatley

Bebpo · « **Reply #14816 on:** December 28, 2011, 02:53:07 AM »

Started playing Uncharted 3. Good interactive movie. The intro was very stylish. Bar fight was lifted straight out of Yakuza

Liked the reservoir dogs walk down the street. Drake in a suit is a sexy man.

Bebpo · « **Reply #14817 on:** December 28, 2011, 03:56:21 AM »

Started playing Rage as well. Oh my god, this game looks ridiculous. This is the first game that looks like what I imagine PS4/X720 games will look like. It just looks insane and it runs buttery smooth 60fps all the time maxed at 1080p with 2x AA on my GTX580. Combination of great great engine tech + really good art design. Even the animations are incredible on the enemies for an FPS. Seeing them swing off the ceilings or wall run just looks so fluid.

Carmack

Plays alright, but when you have graphics like this, the gameplay gets some lenience with me. I just want to explore the sets.

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #14818 on:** December 28, 2011, 11:15:19 AM »

*sigh*

Steve Youngblood · « **Reply #14819 on:** December 28, 2011, 11:29:40 AM »

I continue to alternate between Skyrim and Might and Magic Heroes VI. At the fast pace I'm playing, I should finish one of them before the start of 2013.

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Author Topic: What are you playing? (Read 2215812 times)