WHAT GAMES ARE YOU PLAYING THESE DAYS

Gil_Hamilton · Post by **Gil_Hamilton** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 1:55 am

Oneechanbara rests in my Wii right now.
Yes, it's a dumb game. But it's fun as hell.

If a woman in a bikini and feather boa hacking zombies apart with katanas doesn't sound like a good time to you, then there's something wrong.

sweener2001 · Post by **sweener2001** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 4:03 am

i debated getting the 360 one, but the 29/100 metacritic told me otherwise. i do like a good hack/slasher, emphasis on good.

SF IV will be mine, eventually. but i've got a massive backlog building up, and all the DLC dropping, (Fallout3, burnout paradise, mirror's edge, gta IV [suck it franky], more fallout3 and burnout, possibilities of more fable 2 and Mass effect, etc.) that backlog gets harder to shorten. doesn't help that i've still got a lot of last remnant left, proper grinding so as to stand a chance at endgame, and since i'm making up for screwing up on disc 1, it's a lot more grinding than normal.

then there's the newly acquired shin megami backlog. devil summoner, digital devil saga 1 and 2, persona 3 and 4 (those two required playing since i bought them, will play 1 and 2 on psX as well). also FFX (love that one, don't care what you think) and XII (15 bucks new, and i might as well give it a real chance this time around)

then there's DS games. contact, trace memory, fire emblem remake, DQ remakes, pokemon platinum (i want to be able to say i finished at least one, and this seems like a good one to tackle), and a few others. and while not DS, mother 3 needs finishing.

regardless of your personal stance, achievements on the 360 can give games a lot of extra life. i consider myself a mild achievement whore.

so basically i won't be picking up onechanbara

Gil_Hamilton · Post by **Gil_Hamilton** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 4:31 am

sweener2001 wrote:i debated getting the 360 one, but the 29/100 metacritic told me otherwise. i do like a good hack/slasher, emphasis on good.

By most counts, the Wii one is better in every respect.

The 360 one was a 1st-gen title, and D3 wasn't going to bring it over, except the fanbase raised hell.

I won't say it's as awesome as Earth Defense Force(THE must-have title of the XBox 360!), but...

... trace memory...

Excellent game.

sweener2001 · Post by **sweener2001** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 5:02 am

i'm assuming you loved hotel dusk to no end, correct?

i know i do. i'm coming up on ritual playthrough time

my favorite puzzle is flipping the jigsaw over. IN-genius

adventure_of_link · Post by **adventure_of_link** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 7:00 am

just doing a lowest level possible run of super mario RPG lately

that is all, not even some brawl lovin'

Gil_Hamilton · Post by **Gil_Hamilton** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 7:03 am

sweener2001 wrote:i'm assuming you loved hotel dusk to no end, correct?

i know i do. i'm coming up on ritual playthrough time

my favorite puzzle is flipping the jigsaw over. IN-genius

I actually haven't really done much with Hotel Dusk. It seems good, but I got an action itch shortly after I picked it up.

creaothceann · Post by **creaothceann** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 8:57 am

Abe's Oddysee. This time doing all the secret areas, i.e. rescuing all of Abe's fellows.

Panzer88 · Post by **Panzer88** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 9:12 am

adventure_of_link wrote:just doing a lowest level possible run of super mario RPG lately

that is all, not even some brawl lovin'

you got brawl? I'll have to knock you around sometime.

ever messed around with the jap SMRPG where bowser flips you off for victory?

adventure_of_link · Post by **adventure_of_link** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 9:25 am

Panzer88 wrote:
adventure_of_link wrote:just doing a lowest level possible run of super mario RPG lately

that is all, not even some brawl lovin'
you got brawl? I'll have to knock you around sometime.

ever messed around with the jap SMRPG where bowser flips you off for victory?

No, but I've seen it, and I do have the JPN ROM

(now all someone needs to do is translate it)

Post by **Agozer** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 12:55 pm

Gil_Hamilton wrote:Oneechanbara rests in my Wii right now.
Yes, it's a dumb game. But it's fun as hell.

If a woman in a bikini and feather boa hacking zombies apart with katanas doesn't sound like a good time to you, then there's something wrong.

I prefer Oneechanpon (aka Zombie Hunters 2 over here) on the PS2. Yes, it's good fun although repetitive. Good eye-candy, good system.

Same with Earth Defense Force.

neoblaze · Post by **neoblaze** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 4:00 pm

PC
World of Warcraft and the Saga of the Bitch King from Space

DS
Chrono Trigger

PSP
Final Fantasy: Crisis Core

Playstation 3
Guitar Hero 3 and 4
Rock Band
Street Fighter 4 (The 360 controls for this game is ass.)

XBOX 360
Arcade games (Castle Crashers, 1942: Joint Strike, Rez HD, etc.)

Wii
Virtual Console games (Mega Man 9, River City Ransom, Ninja Gaiden, etc.)

IRL
The organizing game at work. Great fun!

Snark · Post by **Snark** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 5:36 pm

neoblaze wrote: Playstation 3
Guitar Hero 3 and 4
Rock Band
Street Fighter 4 (The 360 controls for this game is ass.)

Yep, which is why the arcade controller comes in handy :D

Gil_Hamilton · Post by **Gil_Hamilton** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 8:25 am

Agozer wrote:
Gil_Hamilton wrote:Oneechanbara rests in my Wii right now.
Yes, it's a dumb game. But it's fun as hell.

If a woman in a bikini and feather boa hacking zombies apart with katanas doesn't sound like a good time to you, then there's something wrong.
I prefer Oneechanpon (aka Zombie Hunters 2 over here) on the PS2. Yes, it's good fun although repetitive. Good eye-candy, good system.

Same with Earth Defense Force.

I don't believe in PAL. There are no english versions of the PS2 games. Sony sucks.

Post by **grinvader** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 9:56 am

Gil_Hamilton wrote:I don't believe in PAL. There are no english versions of the PS2 games. Sony sucks.

Third strike and you're out ?

Gil_Hamilton · Post by **Gil_Hamilton** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 11:43 am

grinvader wrote:
Gil_Hamilton wrote:I don't believe in PAL. There are no english versions of the PS2 games. Sony sucks.
Third strike and you're out ?

What? D3's made no secret that SCEA blocked their attempts to bring many games to the US.

Therefore, Sony sucks due to the manner in which one subdivision of one division conducts it's business.
It's the way of the internet!

Post by **Agozer** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 12:47 pm

Gil_Hamilton wrote:
grinvader wrote:
Gil_Hamilton wrote:I don't believe in PAL. There are no english versions of the PS2 games. Sony sucks.
Third strike and you're out ?
What?

I believe this was grin's subtle way of saying that Europeans never got Street Fighter III: Third Strike with their copy of Street Fighter Anthology.

I can't be sure, but it would be damn fitting.

Post by **grinvader** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 2:31 pm

No, I was adding a line to Gil's post.
ala

DUFFMAN wrote:1- this sucks
2- this sucks too
3- this sucks ter
third strike, you're out
<cue victory fanfare>

Joe Camacho · Post by **Joe Camacho** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 10:15 pm

Man, I'm getting pissed off at the last bosses in SRWAG.

I've been spoiled by the OG games, where you can get SP regenerate, where I can at least caste Alert without spending SP.

Also, bosses have a bunch of HP and recover it like 3 times. The mission states that I have to only defeat two machinery children, but I'm sure that if I use all my SP the real last boss will appear and will rape my units without SP.

Gil_Hamilton · Post by **Gil_Hamilton** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 10:28 pm

grinvader wrote:No, I was adding a line to Gil's post.
ala
DUFFMAN wrote:1- this sucks
2- this sucks too
3- this sucks ter
third strike, you're out
<cue victory fanfare>

Ah.

I.S.T. · Post by **I.S.T.** » Sun Mar 01, 2009 3:42 am

Gil_Hamilton wrote:
Agozer wrote:
Gil_Hamilton wrote:Oneechanbara rests in my Wii right now.
Yes, it's a dumb game. But it's fun as hell.

If a woman in a bikini and feather boa hacking zombies apart with katanas doesn't sound like a good time to you, then there's something wrong.
I prefer Oneechanpon (aka Zombie Hunters 2 over here) on the PS2. Yes, it's good fun although repetitive. Good eye-candy, good system.

Same with Earth Defense Force.
I don't believe in PAL. There are no english versions of the PS2 games. Sony sucks.

FUCKING ZOE2 SPECIAL EDITION

sweener2001 · Post by **sweener2001** » Sun Mar 01, 2009 5:08 am

there u goe

the maw, burnout paradise, and still the last remnant

Post by **Agozer** » Sun Mar 01, 2009 12:45 pm

Crisis Zone. I'm having a blast.

P.S. ZOE2 Special Edition in your face.

Mark57Raider · Post by **Mark57Raider** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 7:19 pm

Playing Front Mission : Gun Hazard, Hard Secret of Mana (only at the Matango) It isn't a walk in the park like regular SoM, Joe and Mac 2 with an online buddy. children of mana, gotten inside the mana tree. Battle Toads in Battle maniacs, (not as good with the air bikes as i used to be). Street Fighter Alpha 2 and Street Fighter Alpha 3 on ggpo.

Makes me feel like i'm missing out on the next gen consoles though. I don't really want the next gen consoles, since ps2 is good enough for me. I've tried em though.

Panzer88 · Post by **Panzer88** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 7:36 pm

you should play the battle toads arcade game if you haven't before.

Post by **grinvader** » Fri Mar 06, 2009 11:51 pm

Mark57Raider wrote:Hard Secret of Mana (only at the Matango) It isn't a walk in the park like regular SoM

Only if you suck.

There's just no way to make it hard without rewriting the whole battle engine to remove stunlocking.