Author Topic: What are you playing? (Read 2212759 times)

Raban · « **Reply #4440 on:** February 23, 2010, 12:23:24 AM »

Quote from: Don Flamenco on February 23, 2010, 12:15:53 AM

Quote from: Raban on February 23, 2010, 12:06:55 AM
Quote from: demi on February 23, 2010, 12:03:55 AM
Perfect Dark

This is a good idea. I could wait for this. When is it coming out again?

Quote from: Don Flamenco on February 23, 2010, 12:05:32 AM
Castlevania:SOTN, SSF2THDR, MVC2, Ikaruga, Trigger Heart Excelica, Omega 5, Puzzle Fighter...and a ton more. I can't imagine not having XBL games and being forced to choose between them at this point..so many damn games!

Half of those are on my must-buy list, I'm just trying to prioritize. What's the most bang for my buck right now? I think PD wins that argument.

I just looked at the XBLA page for Perfect Dark. Why is it that the in-game models of Joanna Dark always look at least ten times worse than the renders we get in official art? Like wtf.

Perfect Dark is about 3 weeks away, I think. SOTN is really the biggest bang for your buck, I think. Shadow Complex is probably the runner up to that.

Duke Nukem 3D is 400 points this week.

I can wait for PD. I've beaten SOTN like three times, Shadow Complex looks interesting and if the demo is good I might bite. DN3D I bought off GOG during the holiday sale.

demi · « **Reply #4441 on:** February 23, 2010, 12:24:52 AM »

I picked up BlazBlue off GameFly for $11. Not bad... yes I'm aware of CS, but no I don't care

iconoclast · « **Reply #4442 on:** February 23, 2010, 12:39:05 AM »

Reading demi's post actually made me want to play some Trials. I just did a quick run through the post-patch endurance run and WOW they made it so much easier. The only track I had more than 1 fault on was Underground; I can definitely get this Marathon achievement. The physics are definitely fair and consistent though, just remember your acceleration and body position (forward or back) matters a lot.

And like Bebpo said, you can fail on missions. The only track I failed though was Inferno 2, but I completed it eventually. I love me some Trials.

On a side note... made it to the final 20% of the final boss's life bar in Mushi Futari and got a game over. 1CC evades me once again

demi · « **Reply #4443 on:** February 23, 2010, 12:42:13 AM »

Well, it must be me. I was tryin that Groundhog achievement. Why does every movement you do raise your front wheel and make you backflip? That's some funky ass gravity. I had to turn it off from the constant crashes from landing on the back wheel causing me to flip backwards.

The Sceneman · « **Reply #4444 on:** February 23, 2010, 01:04:47 AM »

Quote from: Ichirou on February 22, 2010, 11:17:09 PM

I think you can still get all the achievements on super easy mode.

nope, you have to hack all terminals on hard for one, and there is the legendary "Elite Commando" achievement which requires you to beat the game on Super Commando for a 5G achievement. Only demi and myself have it here. And of course the challenge rooms, good luck beating room 60

iconoclast · « **Reply #4445 on:** February 23, 2010, 01:14:42 AM »

Quote from: demi on February 23, 2010, 12:42:13 AM

Well, it must be me. I was tryin that Groundhog achievement. Why does every movement you do raise your front wheel and make you backflip? That's some funky ass gravity. I had to turn it off from the constant crashes from landing on the back wheel causing me to flip backwards.

You're probably using one of the lightweight bikes and that makes it a lot easier to flip back when you accelerate quickly. I use the Scorpion 250cc most of the time so that's all I'm really accustomed to. It takes a little while to get used to, but soon you'll have it down. Most of the time when I land on a flat surface after a big drop I try not to hold the acceleration, as that's usually a recipe for disaster.

bork · « **Reply #4446 on:** February 23, 2010, 01:17:54 AM »

Quote from: demi on February 23, 2010, 12:24:52 AM

I picked up BlazBlue off GameFly for $11. Not bad... yes I'm aware of CS, but no I don't care

Doesn't matter when it's that cheap! Plus CS isn't coming out until July. I think you might be in for quite a beating if you are planning on playing online though.

demi · « **Reply #4447 on:** February 23, 2010, 01:18:34 AM »

I'm preeeetty sure thats what I was using. I will try again tomorrow... if I can break myslf from Borderlands DLC

demi · « **Reply #4448 on:** February 23, 2010, 01:18:50 AM »

Quote from: Good Day Sir on February 23, 2010, 01:17:54 AM

Quote from: demi on February 23, 2010, 12:24:52 AM
I picked up BlazBlue off GameFly for $11. Not bad... yes I'm aware of CS, but no I don't care

Doesn't matter when it's that cheap! Plus CS isn't coming out until July. I think you might be in for quite a beating if you are planning on playing online though.

Not interested in competitive. Will boost online

bork · « **Reply #4449 on:** February 23, 2010, 01:19:41 AM »

The PSP version is out this week too. I have the J version on order but may cancel it since the U.S. version is hitting March 9th.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #4450 on:** February 23, 2010, 02:15:14 AM »

So I'm playing Level 3-4 on Splosion Man and apparently some patch fucked up shit so now one part of this level is basically impossible? Goddamn it, this is bullshit.

Edit: Nevermind, got it.

Bebpo · « **Reply #4451 on:** February 23, 2010, 03:19:37 AM »

MW2 is crazy. On one hand I really like the amount of $$$$ put into the SP campaign. There is soooo much going on at any time with the scripting. Dudes running, paper flying, stuff blowing up, planes, tanks, etc....the animation is pretty good! OTOH, I can't play this game because it's too chaotic. There's dudes EVERYWHERE in every direction and the game moves at the pace of a blockbuster summer movie on ADD. It's sorta fun but it's just information overload and I can't handle it. I think I liked CoD1/2 better when it was just CRAWL AROUND and SNIPE DUDES. Much more relaxing pace. Pick off people and then move ahead. This is just omgomg ahhhh omgomg ahhhh.

I did think the Virginia stuff was neat and gave a better "WAR IN AMERICA" feeling than Resistance 2 tried to do. It's kind of a cool setting you don't see often to play a realistic FPS in USA, so I appreciate the attempt to stay fresh. Running across rooftops in Brazil was pretty cool too. Snow level at the start was terrrrrrible though.

Third · « **Reply #4452 on:** February 23, 2010, 05:10:00 AM »

I've bought a DS game yesterday.

Suikoden Tierkreis for only €15. Couldn't pass on that.

Played it for one hour yesterday. It's okay, I guess. Not regretting my impulse purchase, so far.

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #4453 on:** February 23, 2010, 08:57:13 AM »

Donkey Kong 94 on a Super Game Boy

archie4208 · « **Reply #4454 on:** February 23, 2010, 09:10:12 AM »

I stayed up until 2:30 playing Devil Survivor.

The

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fight was fucking awesome.

chronovore · « **Reply #4455 on:** February 23, 2010, 11:05:43 AM »

Went back to GTA Chinatown Wars (DS) and am still just perplexed at how much stuff they put in that game. There's so much neat crap to do in Liberty City that it improves my memory of GTA IV if that makes any sense. The shooting's pretty much a joke, more of a joke than GTA3. The driving's the opposite of GTA IV's sloppy, swimmy physics. The auto-correct to keep you in a lane with only minor adjustments makes things possibly too easy, though I still manage to destroy plenty of cars from banging them around. The touch screen implementation is sweet; there are a lot of contextual mini-games which are integrated thematically very well.

I'm tempted to pick up the PSP version just to see how they deal with the minigames and controls; did they go more toward the "Stories" series of controls for cars, or keep it forgiving? I'm also reading that they went to a QTE model for the minigames, which isn't really an improvement in my book...

OptimoPeach · « **Reply #4456 on:** February 23, 2010, 11:43:30 AM »

My final Super Metroid segments:

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[youtube=560,345]TpfCiHR2prg[/youtube]

[youtube=560,345]n9YxxrW5D_Y[/youtube]

[youtube=560,345]h93hdxLXkBE[/youtube]

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Final time was 36 minutes, so it worked out perfectly.

Me

Now I can go back to playing stuff from this century

demi · « **Reply #4457 on:** February 23, 2010, 11:49:44 AM »

Sounds like a waste of time. Why stop playing stuff for this?

OptimoPeach · « **Reply #4458 on:** February 23, 2010, 11:54:33 AM »

Quote from: demi on February 23, 2010, 11:49:44 AM

Sounds like a waste of time. Why stop playing stuff for this?

I dunno, the game is like crack to me and I'd never done a proper speedrun for it before. Probably wouldn't have even done it if I hadn't left my 360 at a friend's house last week and popped on ZSNES out of boredom

Fragamemnon · « **Reply #4459 on:** February 23, 2010, 12:25:06 PM »

Quote from: chronovore on February 23, 2010, 11:05:43 AM

I'm tempted to pick up the PSP version just to see how they deal with the minigames and controls; did they go more toward the "Stories" series of controls for cars, or keep it forgiving? I'm also reading that they went to a QTE model for the minigames, which isn't really an improvement in my book...

Driving is very forgiving in the PSP version, you straighten out automatically. I think there is more traffic in the PSP version judging from the videos I've seen, but I don't have any problems getting around.

The minigame thing sounds obnoxious but when you're playing the game you don't run into them very often and it's usually just moving the analog nub in a circle or what not.

Cravis · « **Reply #4460 on:** February 23, 2010, 01:03:31 PM »

Picked up Interstate 76 on Gog.com. It looks worse than a sun dried turd on a stick but the gameplay is still fun. I noticed Phantasmagoria is up there too. I'm debating about picking that up. I was always intrigued by it. I mean it came on 8 discs!

Raban · « **Reply #4461 on:** February 23, 2010, 01:14:52 PM »

Quote from: Cravis on February 23, 2010, 01:03:31 PM

Picked up Interstate 76 on Gog.com. It looks worse than a sun dried turd on a stick but the gameplay is still fun. I noticed Phantasmagoria is up there too. I'm debating about picking that up. I was always intrigued by it. I mean it came on 8 discs!

Interstate 76

ManaByte · « **Reply #4462 on:** February 23, 2010, 01:43:41 PM »

Quote from: Cravis on February 23, 2010, 01:03:31 PM

Picked up Interstate 76 on Gog.com. It looks worse than a sun dried turd on a stick but the gameplay is still fun. I noticed Phantasmagoria is up there too. I'm debating about picking that up. I was always intrigued by it. I mean it came on 8 discs!

Phantasmagoria 2 has Cinemax sex.

Olivia Wilde Homo · « **Reply #4463 on:** February 23, 2010, 06:43:48 PM »

Quote from: OptimoPeach on February 23, 2010, 11:43:30 AM

My final Super Metroid segments:

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[youtube=560,345]TpfCiHR2prg[/youtube]

[youtube=560,345]n9YxxrW5D_Y[/youtube]

[youtube=560,345]h93hdxLXkBE[/youtube]
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Final time was 36 minutes, so it worked out perfectly. Me Now I can go back to playing stuff from this century

I enjoyed watching the videos

The Sceneman · « **Reply #4464 on:** February 23, 2010, 07:56:11 PM »

Quote from: a slime appears on February 23, 2010, 02:33:29 PM

Dawn of Discovery

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This is an awesome console-ized version of Anno 1404 that was custom tailored to the Wii's strengths. Meaning, cartoonish visuals and a streamlined interface that's built entirely around the Wii remote's IR pointer mechanism. I'm sure this will turn away most of you (especially those who played the real deal on the PC) but I found the game to be a very pleasant and easy going Sim City inspired romp. It's a little more focused on the economics and the extensive singleplayer functions as a highly detailed and intuitive tutorial for the free play scenario.

Here are a few reviews:
IGN - 8/10
Gamespot - 8/10
Eurogamer - 7/10

The best part is that it was only $15 (free shipping) from Newegg.com.

awesome cover art

The Sceneman · « **Reply #4465 on:** February 23, 2010, 09:22:58 PM »

I wasnt being sarcastic, I actually like the art style

reminds me of crap I used to draw

anyhow I cracked another nut busting Peggle cheev:

cleared all frickin challenges! So now I have the original 200/200, and "just" need to beat all Peggle Nights challenges for 250/250

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #4466 on:** February 23, 2010, 09:59:59 PM »

That's amazing.

I'm halfway through world 8 in DK 94 and I just got doodie ass Dragon Quest Swords in the mail.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #4467 on:** February 23, 2010, 10:30:54 PM »

Put in some time on Sacred 2 on the 360 this evening.

Its interesting and by interesting I mean I probably should really be playing this on a PC but there is no way I'm going to pay full price to play it, so its either 360 for now or wait until it eventually comes down in price.

There is no way around it. It's janky on a console control wise which is expected. But for how complex it is, I find it surprisingly playable on the console. It just takes a damn good while to get use to it. They sort of do some smart stuff like where you hit a button and you create a large circle perimeter around yourself and you pick up everything in that radius. And then you can sort of customize in the menu options whether you pick up everything or you're slightly more selective. Dont get me wrong its still mostly a pain in the ass compared to a PC, but I could get use to it.

The gameplay is weird but for whatever reason I personally like their take on a loot game because its pretty different feeling than other loot games which all model Diablo. I mean at its core this is definitely a loot game but the way they handle a lot of stuff is pretty different. The story is shit and the voice acting is shit just like the first one. It doesn't look so great and the performance is barely adequate but for some reason I find myself compelled to play it. I only wish I was playing with other people because since the story and quests are so completely throwaway, another person would alleviate some of the bordeom that brings to the table.

demi · « **Reply #4468 on:** February 23, 2010, 10:32:00 PM »

Sacred 2 is like sub-$15 at GameFly. Dunno what low price you waiting for.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #4469 on:** February 23, 2010, 10:34:10 PM »

Quote from: demi on February 23, 2010, 10:32:00 PM

Sacred 2 is like sub-$15 at GameFly. Dunno what low price you waiting for.

I mean on the PC. It's still full price on the PC which is why I won't buy it on that platform which is sort of the natural platform I would prefer to play it on.

But I'm not paying $50 bucks for that pleasure though which is why I'm doing a gamefly on it for the 360.

iconoclast · « **Reply #4470 on:** February 23, 2010, 10:42:06 PM »

250'd Trials HD. Played some again today and finished up the Marathon achievement. There's really only 4 notable tracks to practice: Jolly Jumper, Under Ground, Groundhog Returns, and Mother of all Jumps (one tricky part here with the descending platforms). The rest of the tracks are easy to 0 fault. Still a fairly challenging achievement though, as you have to do all 20 tracks in a row perfectly. Easy to make stupid mistakes...

Cravis · « **Reply #4471 on:** February 24, 2010, 09:18:16 AM »

Quote from: ManaByte on February 23, 2010, 01:43:41 PM

Phantasmagoria 2 has Cinemax sex.

But are the games any good? I'm a big fan of the old point and click adventures. The Toonstruck thread on GAF made me want to try to get it running but so far no luck. Shame GOG doesn't have it.

Don Flamenco · « **Reply #4472 on:** February 24, 2010, 09:26:53 AM »

Quote from: AdmiralViscen on February 23, 2010, 08:57:13 AM

Donkey Kong 94 on a Super Game Boy

how is the Super Gameboy? they're so cheap, I was thinking of getting one to play Link's Awakening DX and maybe some others.

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #4473 on:** February 24, 2010, 09:52:46 AM »

it's super good, but I dunno how they handle black cart GB games like LA:DX. I think it will treat it as if it was a regular Game Boy and give you more limited colors.

btw I beat DK94.

old ass Nintendo

Don Flamenco · « **Reply #4474 on:** February 24, 2010, 09:57:16 AM »

Link's Awakening is one of the supposedly "enhanced" games, not sure what that means. Sucks that it only plays black cart GBC games. I wanna play the Oracle games as well.

Have you tried Metroid 2 on it? It says the game has its own special palette.

demi · « **Reply #4475 on:** February 24, 2010, 10:01:43 AM »

Links Awakening DX supports the GBC and allows access to a special dungeon only if played on a GBC, because its a color-based dungeon, by itself, the SGB isnt a GBC so you dont get access to the dungeon

cool breeze · « **Reply #4476 on:** February 24, 2010, 10:02:25 AM »

I was reading up on super gameboy a while back and found out that there was a super gameboy 2 in Japan that supports color games. Don't know if it works on US SNES systems.

or try out the Gameboy Player for the gamecube.

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #4477 on:** February 24, 2010, 10:07:05 AM »

Yea, Game Boy Player will do anything a GBA does.

demi · « **Reply #4478 on:** February 24, 2010, 10:08:34 AM »

Quote from: swaggaz on February 24, 2010, 10:02:25 AM

I was reading up on super gameboy a while back and found out that there was a super gameboy 2 in Japan that supports color games. Don't know if it works on US SNES systems.

or try out the Gameboy Player for the gamecube.

SGB2 isnt a GBC either

tiesto · « **Reply #4479 on:** February 24, 2010, 10:12:44 AM »

ESPGaluda 2 soon hopefully

Don Flamenco · « **Reply #4480 on:** February 24, 2010, 10:13:10 AM »

Quote from: swaggaz on February 24, 2010, 10:02:25 AM

I was reading up on super gameboy a while back and found out that there was a super gameboy 2 in Japan that supports color games. Don't know if it works on US SNES systems.

or try out the Gameboy Player for the gamecube.

Nah, the SGB2 doesn't play GBC games other than the black cart ones:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Gameboy#Super_Game_Boy_2

seems like kind of a pointless upgrade for nintendo to make.

Quote from: tiesto on February 24, 2010, 10:12:44 AM

ESPGaluda 2 soon hopefully

Mushihime Futari soon hopefully for me. The tracking info has been stuck on the same status since 2/18

if it's not here by Friday, I'll be worried.

cool breeze · « **Reply #4481 on:** February 24, 2010, 10:16:11 AM »

I'm glad I never ordered it then

My only problem with the gameboy player is that you can't do real full screen and unless you have a third party controller like that Hori SNES shaped one, you have to use that stock gamecube controller.

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #4482 on:** February 24, 2010, 10:17:14 AM »

Quote from: Don Flamenco on February 24, 2010, 10:13:10 AM

Quote from: swaggaz on February 24, 2010, 10:02:25 AM
I was reading up on super gameboy a while back and found out that there was a super gameboy 2 in Japan that supports color games. Don't know if it works on US SNES systems.

or try out the Gameboy Player for the gamecube.

Nah, the SGB2 doesn't play GBC games other than the black cart ones:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Gameboy#Super_Game_Boy_2

seems like kind of a pointless upgrade for nintendo to make.

Stepping stone to the Wii

Raban · « **Reply #4483 on:** February 24, 2010, 10:30:07 AM »

I tried the Trine demo today. I didn't like it. Uninstalled it.

Don Flamenco · « **Reply #4484 on:** February 24, 2010, 10:38:14 AM »

Quote from: swaggaz on February 24, 2010, 10:16:11 AM

I'm glad I never ordered it then

My only problem with the gameboy player is that you can't do real full screen and unless you have a third party controller like that Hori SNES shaped one, you have to use that stock gamecube controller.

I'm kicking myself for not keeping my Hori gameboy controllers. They were freely available for $19.99 for the longest time. Now they're fucking crazy expensive. Same goes for the PS2 saturn pads

Quote from: Stoney Mason on February 23, 2010, 10:30:54 PM

Put in some time on Sacred 2 on the 360 this evening.

Its interesting and by interesting I mean I probably should really be playing this on a PC but there is no way I'm going to pay full price to play it, so its either 360 for now or wait until it eventually comes down in price.

There is no way around it. It's janky on a console control wise which is expected. But for how complex it is, I find it surprisingly playable on the console. It just takes a damn good while to get use to it. They sort of do some smart stuff like where you hit a button and you create a large circle perimeter around yourself and you pick up everything in that radius. And then you can sort of customize in the menu options whether you pick up everything or you're slightly more selective. Dont get me wrong its still mostly a pain in the ass compared to a PC, but I could get use to it.

The gameplay is weird but for whatever reason I personally like their take on a loot game because its pretty different feeling than other loot games which all model Diablo. I mean at its core this is definitely a loot game but the way they handle a lot of stuff is pretty different. The story is shit and the voice acting is shit just like the first one. It doesn't look so great and the performance is barely adequate but for some reason I find myself compelled to play it. I only wish I was playing with other people because since the story and quests are so completely throwaway, another person would alleviate some of the bordeom that brings to the table.

I thought they nailed the controls. It's a little complex, which is to be expected, but I got used to it fast.

My biggest problem with the game is how fucking huge it is. I've put in about 30 hours and probably have 1/5 of the map covered.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #4485 on:** February 24, 2010, 11:56:18 AM »

Quote from: Don Flamenco on February 24, 2010, 10:38:14 AM

I thought they nailed the controls. It's a little complex, which is to be expected, but I got used to it fast.

My biggest problem with the game is how fucking huge it is. I've put in about 30 hours and probably have 1/5 of the map covered.

It's definitely not bad for a full on loot game on a console control wise. I mean something like Borderlands is far simpler in comparison to all the variables they have to deal with here.

And yeah the original was pretty long too. Plus with their travel system you can't just freely warp around like in most loot games. You have to do a lot of exploring on foot or mount which is also kind of different but I like it. I guess the console version isn't going to get the Ice and Blood expansion pack either which is a bit of a bummer.

tiesto · « **Reply #4486 on:** February 24, 2010, 01:16:20 PM »

Was playing some Spirit Tracks, did most of the subquests, missing one heart container and didn't bother with the Rabbits. I think I'm just gonna go to the end board next time I get a chance and beat this game, just to get it over with. Worst Zelda ever (tho I haven't played the CD-I games)

demi · « **Reply #4487 on:** February 24, 2010, 01:18:11 PM »

With news of Galaxy 2 coming soon, I decided to finally start this game, after being bored of it the first time

ManaByte · « **Reply #4488 on:** February 24, 2010, 05:09:26 PM »

Tried playing L4D2 on XBL but the mental retardation was too high to even finish one map.

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #4489 on:** February 24, 2010, 05:15:39 PM »

Next time, take your pills first

The Sceneman · « **Reply #4490 on:** February 24, 2010, 05:26:20 PM »

^ lmao

I played like 3 hours of Saints Row 2 multiplayer last night $:-\$

75% of the time its crap, but man is it awesome once you get a good game of Strong Arm going! Gangsta Brawl can be hilarious if youre not playing to win, whacking dudes with the bat is classic

Beezy · « **Reply #4491 on:** February 24, 2010, 07:06:49 PM »

Just beat Splosion Man

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #4492 on:** February 24, 2010, 07:19:58 PM »

I'm gonna try to beat it tonight; this better be awesome, Beezy!

Beezy · « **Reply #4493 on:** February 24, 2010, 07:23:03 PM »

Quote from: CajoleJuice on February 24, 2010, 07:19:58 PM

I'm gonna try to beat it tonight; this better be awesome, Beezy!

Don't worry, it is.

Btw, your overall score is higher than mine even though I beat the game.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #4494 on:** February 24, 2010, 07:25:34 PM »

I've already started going back trying to get good scores and collecting cakes. But yeah, I try to be as high as possible on leaderboards.

Beezy · « **Reply #4495 on:** February 24, 2010, 07:28:44 PM »

Quote from: CajoleJuice on February 24, 2010, 07:25:34 PM

But yeah, I try to be as high as possible on leaderboards.

Same here. I'm gonna get all the cakes (missing 15) and kick your ass after I beat multi.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #4496 on:** February 24, 2010, 07:39:23 PM »

Still bitter that the name people see near the top is JOjuice instead of CajoleJuice.

The Sceneman · « **Reply #4497 on:** February 24, 2010, 08:09:41 PM »

you guys aint shit until you beat it on Hardcore and get 200/200

demi · « **Reply #4498 on:** February 24, 2010, 08:11:42 PM »

I want 200 but I need a co-op bud to finish it with. I'm literally like 5 levels away (plus cakes for those levels)

Third · « **Reply #4499 on:** February 24, 2010, 08:13:47 PM »

Still playing Suikoden Tierkreis, kinda. I'm getting tired of this game. Can't believe I spent €15 on this. Will probably never finish.

I also downloaded a new episode of Magic Orbz on PSN. It's still pretty fun. I love arkanoid games.

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