The Gaming Thread

[gunsage]

I have an X Box 360 now. I beat Prey. I have Lost Odyssey. That is all.

[Chanlin]

Yay for Lost Odyssey.

My latest distraction has been BioShock. I have to say it is a wickedly fun shooter. There is nothing quite like hacking into the automated defense systems and then luring a bunch of unsuspecting enemies into a death trap

That and freezing, torching, shocking people to death is kind of cool too. IE Set em on fire, watch them run to a pool of water to put themselves out, shock them while they are in the water. Its got that whole sadistic glee thing going for it

[Geek King]

I've gamed since High school. and have mostly played star wars ( west end and Wotc) every incarnation of dungeons and dragons, shadowrun, battletech, gurps, deadlands and numerous one shots at cons and game days. right now Warhammer, 40k , Necromunda, and mordheim take up most of my limited gaming time that and avoiding painting mini's

Heh, the West End system is fun, but my current passion is the Big Eyes, Small Mouth D20 system. I ran a Sliders-style game for a little while where the characters popped between worlds. After having a knight, a schoolgirl, and an elf hacker fight Lovcraftian horrors, I really believe you can do anything with that system.

For minis, I play Red Shirt Games' Injurious Games, and compete in their tourny every year at Origins. I even won one year, but I'll let you dig through the site to figure out who I am. I have a friend who is incedible at painting, so I have him do my minis for it. I pay him off in cash and Prussians.

[purplecat41877]

I installed the TMNT game in my laptop a few weeks ago and I'm having trouble getting past a certain section. It's the one where it's windy and raining and the Nightwatcher has to get across a large gap. For some reason, the wall run isn't working. If anyone could help, that would be great.

[aniwahya]

I live =p

Haven't been playing much other than PSP games and oldies on my GBA due to illness (if you have to be hospitalized i highly recommend a PSP).

FF7:Crisis Core- a lot of fun and very nostalgic. At the same time though I feel like the game is a bloody tease. Nice graphics, fun action scenes and familiar characters, but at the same time it's not what you really want to be playing. The enter time I was playing it I couldn't wait to get home to play FFVII (which isn't even in my top 3 favorite FFs btw).

Also, why the hell do they keep trying to come up with "fun" new battle systems that are nothing more than repetitive and gimmicky. Randomly casting limit breaks and summons? Seriously? Gah! That is exactly why an open bar at the game design company is bad. If they want to use a new battle system, they should just steal the one used in FFX-2. Granted it's not brand new, but it is fun, which is more than can be said about the battle system in Crisis Core, imo. Though the changing jobs aspect would need an explanation, even if I personally find the thought of Zack changing dress spheres mid-fight <snicker> funny as hell, I can understand the cries of outrage cause by it.

I also got the chance to play God of War: Chains of Olympus which is exactly what I expected to be. Although I found it strange that when I went to buy it the male game store employees looked mildly horrified (after the obligatory shock, of course, that happens whenever a girl asks for something other than the new American Idol game or Barbie Adventure) and then tried to explain to me that I couldn't possibly want to play GoW because of the *gasp* sexual content. Of course if they had seen me a couple hours later merrily playing the sex minigame, chanting "Mama needs a new set of blades!" they might look at girl gamers differently.

New subject! F.E.A.R. that game is creepy as hell. Though deciding to play it in the dark, alone and wearing Bose headphones was not my brightest moment. It did however create a lasting memory of the game. I also like how the game can actually be really hard if you aren't playing smart, which is a nice change from the usual run-and-gun with no real strategy other than having enough ammo.

For MMOs in an attempt to try something different I have been playing WoW. It has good things to it, but it just doesn't satisfy me like I was hoping it would. I've been reading up on Age of Conan, and while I love funcom's other MMO Anarchy Online, I'm not sure AoC is what I'm looking for. The new Warhammer coming out also looks worth looking at.

On the subject of old games, I can't be the only one to feel this way, but games I have fond memories of I try to play again only to not be able to get past the horrible dialogue (why does spell check not recognize "dialogue" wtf) and in some cases translation. I am not talking about it being a little bad either, but nigh unreadable. The Legend of Dragoon about gave me fits, and thats a game I really remember liking. It makes me afraid.

That's all I can think of for now.

[Broomjockey]

So Steam was having a sale on Sam and Max: Freelance Police, so I picked up seasons one and two. It's been a while since i've played an adventure game, so it took some time *coughandhelpcough* to get back into the proper mind set, but I'm in the swing now, and man, those two are just as wacky as I remember. Not quite as much with the violence, which is too bad, but that's acceptable, I guess.

As for a blast from the past, (well, like late last year) I just got Guitar Hero III for the Wii yesterday, and played it for about 8 hours total. Yes, I was insane. Yes, I did enjoy it

Next on my list are Okami, No More Heroes, and On the Rain-Slicked Precipice of Darkness: Episode One. Probably not in that order.

[Gravekeeper]

Sadly I've been snagged by Rune Factory for my DS gaming at work.

Curse you, Harvest Moon. CURSE YOU.

[NightAngel]

My current game is Pirates of the Burning Seas. It's an MMO(?).

Honestly, I did not think I was going to like it as much as I do but it's highly addictive. I never saw myself getting into a game based in the 1700's around a maritime theme- not my normal genre at all.

The world is massive and there is SO MUCH you can do. I've been playing for months now and I haven't finished all the missions. The player economy system is amazing, it has fantastic PvP/PvE, etc.

Anyhoo~ that's what I'm playing.

[Gravekeeper]

My current game is Pirates of the Burning Seas. It's an MMO(?).

I beta'd that for a while. I loved the ship to ship stuff but I found the actual out on foot combat to be pretty lackluster on every level. How is it holding up anyway? I remember they had to shut down some servers due to lack of player population a couple months back.

[aniwahya]

Ooh someone mentioned Okami! That game is Grrrrreat!
I thought I was going to be put off by the art style (it's not an art style that seems like it would translate well to being in motion) but it actually worked really well and set part of the mythical/mystical mood for the game. The brush mechanic is a lot easier than I thought it would be too as a non-artistic person. Fun game! ^^

Seems like the vast majority here has XBOX360. Am I alone in wanting one, but wanting to get a PS3 first?

[Geek King]

Seems like the vast majority here has XBOX360. Am I alone in wanting one, but wanting to get a PS3 first?

Just personal taste, don't worry. I picked up the 360 first because it had games I wanted to play (mainly RPGs). The PS3 is finally catching up, so I picked one up on the cheap when they introduced the new line. I'm looking forward to the new Sly Cooper, and a few other things. I still havn't seen enough good (to me) games on the Wii to warrent shelling out the bucks for one. The controls have potential, but I think Nintendo is letting too much crap through right now.

I also have a DS and PSP, and I love both dearly. For some reason, I'm addicted to the PSP Hot Shots Golf. I've scored -22 on the first course before, and I'm on my third time through it, collecting all the clubs, balls, and accessories. It just feels good to play, and I usually hate sports games.

[Gravekeeper]

I will never, ever, ever buy a PS3. If I won one I'd eBay it. -.-

PS2 was great but it obviously went to the their collective heads judging by how well they managed the PS3. ;p

My coworker use to play that Hotshots Golf on his Sony Brick at work. Then he bought my old Nintendo Brick DS off me. >.>

[NightAngel]

I beta'd that for a while. I loved the ship to ship stuff but I found the actual out on foot combat to be pretty lackluster on every level. How is it holding up anyway? I remember they had to shut down some servers due to lack of player population a couple months back.

Well, the AvCom is probably about the same- some changes have been made to it I'm sure. The game was never really about that though- it's about SHIPS. I rarely deal with AvCom.

They did shut down a couple of servers recently I already played on the 'top' server so I didn't have to move- thankfully. The merges brought some really great opponents for us and also some really great allies.

There are a lot of people who had been "bored" and left the game have returned now because the fight is back ON. There also seems to be new folks arriving all the time.

FLS has also been very good about adding new content, careers, missions, ships, etc. every month. Matter of fact- I'm here right now because the server is down for a new content patch.
I also can't complain about the service. The one time I had a problem I submitted a Support Ticket I had a GM literally drop on top of my boat in his boat within minutes. Snap- my problem was solved haven't had one since.

NightAngel:
Level 50, Combat Worn/Combat Ready, Privateer

[LostMyMind]

Well, yesterday I picked up mass effect for the pc. I'm having a blast with that game (even through I'm not fond of FPS RPGs). It was the only game that interest me on the 360 and now I don't have to get one.

I can't wait for the custom mods that people will put out for the pc version.

[Gravekeeper]

They did shut down a couple of servers recently I already played on the 'top' server so I didn't have to move- thankfully. The merges brought some really great opponents for us and also some really great allies.

NightAngel:
Level 50, Combat Worn/Combat Ready, Privateer

I always thought it was a shame after beta since it had so much potential. Because it's pirates. How can you go wrong with pirates? The ship side of things was really well done but the boarding, dueling etc was really underpolished and kind of tacked on. Of course half of that is Sony's fault I'm sure. They're a plague on practically every MMO they touch because every MMO they pick up ends up being shoved out the door too early. Remember poor Vanguard? Another 3-6 months of dev time might have saved it.