The "Currently Playing" Game Thread-Discuss Your Games, Vent, Give Props, etc. [Archive] - Page 11

ReggieHadoken

04-04-2005, 03:12 PM

Started playing DBZ: Budokai 3 again early this morning. Man, I almost forgot how sweet this game is. Best of all, I've learned not to rely on teleporting as much. As a result, my dodge/evasive game has improved significantly. And Gohan is just awesome. He's got this one punch that is an instant knockdown.

Wario Ware: Mega Microgame$=video game crack.

Every man and his dog is talking about God of War. Is the game really all that? I don't wanna pay $50 for a new game. The last new game I'll get for a while will ve Viewtiful Joe 2 for GC since it is $20 new at my EB Games.

I recently got my Kingdom Hearts back from my buddy Nick. I thought about starting that baby up but I haven't finished a few other RPGS (Golden Sun, Grandia II on DC).

*Million, where the heck is your latest PSO update, man??

Overman

04-04-2005, 04:32 PM

WoW, just WoW.

Its like the best mmorpg out there

Remy Saotome

04-04-2005, 09:04 PM

OH SHIT!!! Either I forgot about that or didn't know. Thinking about it, I think I just forgot. That was just one of many favorite/best games ever on the DC. It stands as the only game I could not beat. The only one.Never beat it? How far did you get?

Million

04-04-2005, 09:18 PM

soon enough the Dookieman will return to his adventures in the world of PSO. Meanwhile, I've had cable tv with premium channels(heh...a particularly awesome episode of Passion Cove is on right now!* :tup: ) AND a high speed internet connection on a newer computer...so I haven't played my console games since getting those things hooked up (about 2 weeks now)

On the other hand...GBA gets a lot of play from me. Things were kinda slow today so I was actually able to play Mario Bros. right there in the cubicle.

(*passion cove episode title = "Where Have You Been All My Life?" The secretary, Heidi,...her tits are incredible. and overall she's just really, really cute....)

Zor

04-04-2005, 09:47 PM

Currently playing:

Shinobi (PS2) - Dont know how I missed out on this great game for so long. Challenging though. Very challenging.

FFVII (PS1 / 2)- Playing again for the 3rd time. Every few years I get the urge to go though it again.

Halo 2 (Xbox) - Nothing needs to be said really.

Fable (Xbox) - Not too far into the game yet, but pretty good so far.

Tiger Woods PGA Tour (PSP) - Love this game, dont even play golf. Im addicted to this though. Great for having fun while killing time.

Metal Gear Acid (PSP) - Overall, I like it ok. Story seems ok thus far. Still trying to get used to the turn based system though. I think I'd have liked it alot better in traditional MG style.

Darkstalkers Chronicle (PSP) - Awesome. Anyone know of some good Darkstalkers stat / combo sites. Im new to DS. Getting into it quick though.

orochizoolander

04-04-2005, 10:11 PM

FF1 on FF origins for PS1(origins contains 1 n 2)-this is a great game fun in evey way n leveling up is easy FF2 is next

KOF maximum impact-soo much fun i cruise thru the game on maniac mode i am jus god tier with rock howard+combos+neo deadly rave :badboy: i wish thur wuz an arcade wih this game around me i wud flawlessly rape ne 1 in this game

ReggieHadoken

04-05-2005, 12:36 AM

Started Worms Forts: Under Seige! on PS2 Monday night. Man, do I suck at this game but man, is it fun! The graphics are so cute and worms are just so freaking hilarious!! You can name them, name the team of your worms, customize their hats, the death stones, type of speach (from classic worms talk, drill sergeant, and many others). The customization options provides a wealth of fun and the actual gameplay is pretty good. Getting used to some of weapons is gonna take time, though. Get this--there is one weapon called the Old Woman. You actually send out an elderly lady and you detonates at your command. You can even fire a refigerator at your eneimes. I kid you not. All this for a mere $20. Play it on Xbox, play it on PS2, just play it my fellow SRKers.

elhandro

04-05-2005, 09:09 AM

First and Formost i just want to put it out there that im a Pirate, and i hardly buy games bc of the lack of quality in the market today. But everyonce in a while a game comes along that i feel guilty about not buying it. I bought GOW, and its the best 50 bucks i spent in the last year.

So, I just finished God of War and i felt compelled to talk about. The game is just that good, in everyway. Story, Level Design, Gameplay, Character......in no way does this game skimp. As soon as you start the game you just no that the creators had fun making the game, and its game made by gameplayers no just execs making decisions. GOW is about 10hrs long and its 10hrs of intense combat, story and action. Any one who likes games owes it to themselves to buy this game, and i hate to spam but this game is damn good. This game deserves the hype and recognition it is getting. My only fear is that it ended to soon and i was craving for more. I have heard rumors of them already planning the next three installments but i really hope they just let the series end here, Good games should end with success and not be run into the ground, ala prince of persia.

Anyone else playing this game....Holla

El

WasFemto

04-05-2005, 02:57 PM

Never beat it? How far did you get?

Got to the last boss. I couldn't destroy his brains or his eyballs. The upper part inside of him was just too much fro much. I used the dog. Everytime I would get close to destroying it those little things flying inside of him would knock me out of the air. I couldn't do it. This was THE coolest boss fight period. In any game tho'.

For anyone who has an Xbox. YOU NEED PHANTOM DUST! This game is just to damn good. It's starts off kinda slow but once you get your arsenal built it starts getting crazy and you can see how far you can take this game. I would say it's a cross between card game and games like Quake. TONS of customization, cool character designs, awesome music, great atmoshpere and only $20. One of the best games on the Box. I can't wait to play this online, once I get a halfway decent arsenal.

Remy Saotome

04-05-2005, 03:14 PM

Got to the last boss. I couldn't destroy his brains or his eyballs. The upper part inside of him was just too much fro much. I used the dog. Everytime I would get close to destroying it those little things flying inside of him would knock me out of the air. I couldn't do it. This was THE coolest boss fight period. In any game tho'.That sucks. All three endings were pretty funny. If you still have it, you should try again sometime. There's a small lip in the upper area that you can stand on, you don't have to stay in the air.

One week until UC2.

ReggieHadoken

04-05-2005, 05:49 PM

MvC2: Since I'm going to my friend's place tomorrow, I thought I'd get some game in. I've descovered the joy of Collosus. The mutant is just raw and he's pretty quick for a big guy. And I have once again felt the scorn of the cheap AI. Blasted air combos and corner rapes. I'm positive the AI does things that no human player can, no matter how good he or she is.
:mad:

Worms Forts: Under Seige!: I'm getting better but the weapons take some serious time to get used to. Again, name your worms, teams, picking their hates and style of talk is a lot of fun. I'm trying to get past the final tutorial, which plays out like an actual mission. Right now, I've got most of the enemie's fort destroyed and I think they are down to jsut 3 worms (The most worms you can have on a team are 4).

EX-Sucker Punch

04-06-2005, 09:20 AM

Got a real Super Famicom system with Rockman 7 coming from Japan in a few days.

Otherwise, been playing Phantasy Star 4, at Zio's Castle.

WasFemto

04-06-2005, 10:54 AM

Picked up DMC3 last night. This game just feels smooth as fuck. I can't wait to get farther in it.

Also started playing VJ(PS2) again. I haven't touched this game in since 11-25-2004. I don't know why. This game is truly one of the BEST. GAMES. EVER. I wish I didn't sell my GC before it came out. I also miss Cubivore :sad:

AlphaDragoon02

04-06-2005, 11:35 AM

Playing through Final Fantasy 8 again, I'm at the end of the second disc, just kicked Odin's ass, but not before snaking 100 Triples for everyone in my team (Squall, Rinoa and Zell). Squall effectively murders anything in his path, as do Rinny, Zell, and Irvine (Squall's Lionheart in Disc 1 + Irvine's AP Ammo in Disc 1 = everything DIES in Discs 1-4). :tup:

ReggieHadoken

04-06-2005, 09:43 PM

MvC2: While I had some horrible matches against my friends Justin and Brandon tonight, I FINALLY beat Justin on two occasions and I took out his Blackheart (who I always struggle against when Justin plays as) pretty quickly. I even beat Brandon a few times as well. And even on some of the matches that I didn't win, I made both of them work HARD for those victories and some fights were VERY close.

I played an old PS1 game last night. I picked it up about 2 weeks ago. It may have been on the Saturn as well but I'm not sure. The name of the game is RayStorm and it is heavy on twitch reflex gameplay. I like how you can adjust the difficulty in all 8 stages before you begin the game to make it as easy or as hard as you want. I only made it tow the 5th stage. Its all about the auto-lock on, baby!! That feature is just too cool. The game is pretty fun. I think I have one more game in the RayStorm series to get until I have them all. I have RayStorm and RayCrissis: Series Termination. I don't know what the other game is called.

YellowS4

04-06-2005, 10:11 PM

Playing Rise of the Kasai, Digital Devil Saga and trying to finish Lego Star Wars. Shame about Kasai and the lack of a online coop.

SMT games have always been on the weird satanic type of side, but still good haha. Why can't they go back to the days of oldschool SMT like that americanized butchered Persona for ps1 =\

P. Gorath

04-07-2005, 05:56 PM

ah persona wasnt that butchered...i would hate to have played the super constant random battles japanese version.

I need opinions on the following psx rpgs:

Dragon Warrior VII
Grandia

YellowS4

04-07-2005, 06:56 PM

EMS1294

04-07-2005, 07:02 PM

the most recent game i have been playing odd as it may seem is sonic one i don't care how old this may seem but the whole sonic series rules (except for the Dr.Robotnick mean bean machine which sucked) but i must say that series what a great development by sega.What a masterpiece !!

white ninja

04-07-2005, 07:09 PM

I thought dragon warrior 7 was awesome I could play that game forever. Something like 100 hours of gameplay and I lubbed it especially some of the puzzles and what not.

-ninj

FallingEdge

04-07-2005, 07:27 PM

DWVII - That game rocks. Old school graphics with sick gameplay. Great game.

Just bought Brave Fencer Musashi, Star Tropics, Blaster Master, Sonic Mega Collection (PS2), and Banjo Tootie for $35.00.

BTW, Star Tropics owns. Get this classic for the NES!!

P. Gorath

04-08-2005, 09:33 AM

DDS is quite interesting, more into that than Nocturne after a few mins of gameplay haha. iirc, Persona was only Americanized cos it was solely for the NA market? It wasn't a port/translation another SMT game was it?
no, it was a port of the game "Be Your True Mind" which was a spinoff of the megaten line. Supposedly DDS isnt even a true SMT game either, they just stuck the SMT on for the American audience to tie it in with Nocturne.

akumachan

04-08-2005, 09:50 AM

arcticninja

04-08-2005, 09:57 AM

I downloaded and watched Alexander a couple weeks ago and I'm like:

"I feel like playing Civ III"

That's what I've been played since.

yeah, I suck.

Remy Saotome

04-08-2005, 10:34 AM

I've been playing Sonic 3 & Knuckles on the MegaCollection recently. I still think that 3&K is better than 2.

Just 1 week until UC2. I can't wait!

HeaT

04-08-2005, 11:18 AM

ah persona wasnt that butchered...i would hate to have played the super constant random battles japanese version.

I need opinions on the following psx rpgs:

Dragon Warrior VII
Grandia

Grandia is deffinately one of the most solid RPGs i have ever played on the playstion...

im outi

Roberth

akumatrunigga

04-08-2005, 12:40 PM

currently playing KOTOR 1.

jesus its a little confusing sometimes. I dont like the time delay in the combat mode. I would prefer to have full real time battles or turn based. not this inbetween shit.

other thanthat, I enjoy the game very much. I like the non linear style of play as far as choosing my fate. I am deciding to go for the dark side of course. So i have been capping people and turning a blind eye to injustice all over the place LOL.

i am about to head into the sewers of Tarsis. and I just finished killing off a bunch of rakghouls.

im still really trying to figure out the level up system and the best way to spend my limited points. also I wish they were a little less complicated when it comes to giving the stats for armor and weapons. evidently i have to do low level calculus to figure out which gun is better than another one LOL.
but overall I am enjoying myself. and Im sure I will understand the game better as I play more. But i also will be playing the game twice so I can play once in the dark and once in the light.
There is one thing you can do. You can pause the game in the middle of battle. You do that by clicking on the white button. Once you do that press x to choose what moves you want your characters to do. You can Switch to the others and do the same with the black button while it is still paused and choose their moves as well. It saves you time and your life in the later rounds.

As for the leveling up, the characters you dont play as just choose the default. If you can try to get your wisdom up to basically get anything you want since your are joining the Darkside. Also you can Pause immediately in battle then go into your inventory and select a medpac, advanced medpac, or lifesupport pack, and press A to use it. you will get health and not waste a combat turn.

I think there is a serious boss in the sewers of taris. As using characters I suggest Canderous and HK-47 and use Canderous for melee after you get "all of the star maps" (spoiler). I say use these guys since you are on the dark side. It'll be easier to make decisions on the dark side without hearing the Jedi whine. I wont ruin it for u but if you happen to have an all Jedi team towards the end, and they realize you're on the darkside (you'll betray them) watch out. Also try to have all the Jedi maxed out in healing early.

Hunter D

04-08-2005, 12:41 PM

Get Grandia, the game is hot.

Jet Set Radio Future has sucked me back in. This is one of the best games ever made IMO. The art style, music, gameplay, and story are hot.

Why this franchise didn't blow up is beyond be. Anyone have an idea why this series isn't popular?

Edit: In KOTOR1 I never killed the boss in the sewers. How do you kill him anyway? Playing KOTOR for the third time.

Serapis XLE

04-08-2005, 06:27 PM

You could slowly blaster him to death, or put a Grenade in his food Hunter.

Got my hands on Tales of Symphonia and Phantom Dust. Phantom Dust is trip sometimes, especially on Live. It's almost impossible to keep up with alot of players. Maybe once you complete the game it gets easier.

Tales of Symphonia is just crack in RPG form. Call the detox ward for me when you get the time somebody.

Hunter D

04-08-2005, 06:29 PM

Korigama

04-08-2005, 09:49 PM

Gasaraki

04-08-2005, 09:58 PM

Found Metroid Prime 2 for $35 brand new at Target so I'm playing that

ReggieHadoken

04-08-2005, 11:50 PM

I was looking for Mr. Driller 2 on the GBA but no store I went to seemed to have it. So I picked up a few games unexpectidly. I got Mega Man X8 for $20 new at GameStop. Got Space Channel 5: Special Edition for $4.99 new at EB Games and I found Actraiser 2 for $5.99. Don't know when I'll play X8 but I hear it made up for the suckfest that was X7.

Remy Saotome

04-09-2005, 12:06 AM

Don't know when I'll play X8 but I hear it made up for the suckfest that was X7.Sure did! Post up what you think once you've tried it.

Gasaraki

04-09-2005, 12:43 AM

Don't know when I'll play X8 but I hear it made up for the suckfest that was X7.
X8 was better than X7. But that's saying nothing considering X7 was THE worst X game so far. X8 is really only slightly better than X5, IMO.

EX-Sucker Punch

04-09-2005, 10:35 AM

Well a half hour ago, my Super Famicom's trek from Japan to my house has concluded. But my dad pretty much killed the excitement and exhilarion I expected to digest once I got it.

The mailman sent the package to my house and the result: A confrontation with my dad with false allegations I spend money on video games way too much and I don't understand the difference between wants and needs. Well, I sold my Gamecube to get the fucking thing thank you very much!

Sometime last week, right after I paid for my machine, I took that 5 minute drive down to the post office, with the shirt I slept in the night before and flip flops, and told the people to mail me a slip that my package arrived and I would pick it up so I could avoid disasters like what i previously mentioned. But they HAAAAAD to blow my cover by bringing it to my house for my dad to see.

Motoki Imawano

04-09-2005, 10:37 AM

jet grind radio. basically i almost beat the game within like 2 or 3 hours? i stopped on the second to last mission. i was too tired to finish so...

today i'll finish beating it and then maybe have some fun in the game with the jet missions and stuff, i dunno.

Holy Knight

04-09-2005, 10:40 AM

I've been playing Phantom Brave for a while now. I've logged about 90hrs in the span of about 2-3 months. Playing through failure dungeouns is starting to make me fall asleep though. I might try for the Divine Sword if I can ever get to create bottlemails.

Motoki Imawano

04-09-2005, 12:02 PM

beat jet grind radio for the 400th time. wish i could play jet set radio future. =/ ah well.

akumatrunigga

04-09-2005, 12:16 PM

SO3, at Aquatic Garden, Surferio, annoyed by getting killed by its pathetic boss when it never happened before. :bluu:

DMC3, at mission 13 in DMD.

Shadow Hearts: Covenant, finally got it today. It's proving to be worth the wait (no surprise, though).

Yeah there is always that first time when that happens against a lame boss. Was it some slug/dragon boss type of monster that takes your Mp every time you touch it?

Korigama

04-09-2005, 01:08 PM

Yeah there is always that first time when that happens against a lame boss. Was it some slug/dragon boss type of monster that takes your Mp every time you touch it?

It was the statue at the end of the dungeon (the zombie dragon won't be until the Mountains of Barr).

rsigley

04-09-2005, 01:22 PM

You know you could buy an old Xband for like $1 and use that to play Super Famicom games on your SNES??

Coulda saved your gamecube!

EX-Sucker Punch

04-09-2005, 01:40 PM

I really ain't feelin' GC anymore.

Besides I like how Super Famicom/PAL Super NES's look.

EX-Sucker Punch

04-10-2005, 11:48 AM

Last night, just beat Rockman 7 on my SFC the first time I put the cartridge in to play it.

Of course I beat it on 100% like I do the US version.

ReggieHadoken

04-10-2005, 12:59 PM

Hey, Famicom, er, I men Ex-Sucker Punch, since you have a Japanese SNES, have you ever played Mario vs. Wario? I remember reading about that game back in 1993. I wished he had gotten it over here.

I saw a cool Mega Man Zero Flash movie at New Grounds and it makes me want to get Mega Man Zero 3. The game is now $20 new at EB Games/Funcoland/GameStop. I've beaten the First two Zero games and I really like the stories in those games. Anyone played Z3?

X-Death

04-10-2005, 07:52 PM

^The only thing that stops you from playing sfc games on your ntsc snes are 2 stupid little plastic tabs that you can just break off with pliers, no nasty side effects either. So break em, and get on Ebay.:bgrin:

I've probably played more than will be mentioned here, but whatever.

Finished Chrono Trigger on sfc a while ago, and now I'm working on Earthbound. The only thing preventing me from advancing is bad luck, as I'm getting ALL of the 1/128 items. I got Poo's Sword of Kings and Jeff's Gaia Beam, and now I'm killing Chomposaurs and Major Psychic Psychos underground. I am so very, very bored, but on the bright side I'm already level 85.

Re-addicted to Diablo II: LoD. A friend was modding it, so I figured I'd check it out for a couple minutes... naturally that leads to playing AT LEAST 4 hours a day. It's a good thing my school marks were so high, because there is definitely a steady decline over the past couple weeks. :xeye:

For Xdude I've been slowly making my way through Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory, and Doom 3. I couldn't stand the first SC because of the lack of a quicksave feature. With that implemented, problem solved and I can enjoy it. Doom 3 I'm really only playing because of Ultimate Doom and Doom 2.

Fighterwise I've been playing Tekken 5 and XvSF, with some MvC2 here and there. T5 is surprisingly solid, and you all should know the greatness that is XvSF (especially since SnH2)...

Personal life could be more pleasant, but what can you do.

z00m.

Strangevision

04-10-2005, 08:04 PM

Currently re-playing Lunar 2: Eternal Blue. This game is so much fun! Lighthearted RPGs are always a nice diversion from the norm. Anyway, I just got Lemina and cleared out the Mountain Pass. Next up is the Carnival.

I gave up on Xenosaga Ep. 2 long ago. After the Ormus Stronghold, I couldn't take it anymore.

pDizzle

04-10-2005, 08:23 PM

Lunar SSSC and Lunar EB top 5 in my favorite games ever

ONE Weapon

04-10-2005, 08:32 PM

Beat Zelda OoT for the first time, pretty good. Long winding stairways to Ganon was cool.

I'm continuing my Metroid Prime game now, I just got the gravity suit...

Playing this for the 1st time too, God I love it.

Remy Saotome

04-11-2005, 02:59 AM

I found Bloodrayne at the used game place in town, and decided to pick it up. It's pretty fun. Not a great game, but fun, and it's helping to kill the time until UC2.

Rayne is hot. I <3 redheads.

P. Gorath

04-11-2005, 09:02 AM

beat KF2 last night, now it's finally time to start on DDS

Hunter D

04-11-2005, 09:14 AM

Beat Jet Set Radio Future.

The wait for Jade Empire is killing me.

Learning how to play akuma in SF3.

FighterX

04-11-2005, 09:22 AM

I've been playing Doom 3 on XB since the day it came out. I got pretty far last night at work.

Doom 3 + empty multi-story work office + working alone + projector screen + surround = The Shit.

Last night when I left off, I was looking for a PDA/PassKey to open a door....

...then I heard a system shakingly evil laugh...

....now, I'm looking for a PDA/Passkey...

...and a clean pair of shorts. :rofl:

shenakuma

04-11-2005, 09:34 AM

ive gotten back into NFS2U, goat rapin foos with meh corrola,
ima top speed racer, so if any of you guys play this and down for a real hard challenge, hit up my gt with a FR and show me what you got, cause i know for fact i can beat up to 95% of all foos out there, unless they have a wide body on another corrola or a well built DYNO thats where the other 5% comes in :P

timekillr

04-11-2005, 10:34 AM

beat KF2 last night, now it's finally time to start on DDS

DDS = God Tier. Seriously ;)

Started playing it when I got it last thursday, and I played all weekend. That RPG is just... insanely good.

ReggieHadoken

04-11-2005, 05:20 PM

I was in EB Games looking to see if the had Mr. Driller 2 again (No seems to have it yet) and I found the super rare NES game, Wrecking Crew for $5.99. So along I picked that sucker up along with Hitman 2 on PS2 for my dad.

P. Gorath

04-11-2005, 05:33 PM

got some more psx games in the mail today: Destrega and Shadow Tower, as well as the original KF 1 (japanese) and KF II (japanese)

Korigama

04-11-2005, 05:37 PM

SH:C...PS2 won't read it any further where I am (Florence), meaning no more progress until I finally replace the piece of junk some time next week or so... :bluu:

SO3, Aquatic Garden Surferio cleared, moving on to the Shrine of Kaddan next. DMC3, still before the start of mission 13 in DMD mode.

KneelB4Me

04-11-2005, 05:56 PM

I posted in here quite a while ago asking about good PS/2 RPGs. Ive finally picked up a slimline PS2. Damn you have to be careful with these, they heat up fast. :xeye:

Ive sorted myself some good games to play.

Picked up Tekken 5 which isnt out in the UK until early autumn. Great game!

Gran Turismo 4. Bah, same old same old. Still kinda fun tho

Also picked up Devil May Cry 3, Metal Gear 3 and God of War.

Now for the real good stuff. I went crazy on Ebay looking for RPGs. I chose

Grandia 2
Breath of Fire DQ
Shadow Hearts Covenant
Kingdom Hearts
Star Ocean Till the End of Time
Vagrant Story and
Chrono Cross

Out of all of those I have only ever played Vagrant Story, which I didnt complete. Im playing Star Ocean first. The game seems pretty cool but the voice acting drives me mad. I havent muted it yet, but I think I will pretty soon. I like the battle system even tho at the moment it seems pretty easy. Still, very nice game tho.

Now I just have to decide if I should pay my outstanding debt, or pick up a PSP on launch next month. PSP blatant :pleased:

Does anybody have Lumines? If so, how is it?

Edit: Oh, and Im getting back into my CvS2. I took some time off to play 3S, but I didnt enjoy it too much. Working towards a scary Sagat and a flash Kim lol. Still a shoto/sak whore tho :karate:

P. Gorath

04-11-2005, 06:24 PM

I posted in here quite a while ago asking about good PS/2 RPGs. Ive finally picked up a slimline PS2. Damn you have to be careful with these, they heat up fast. :xeye:

what do you mean? you putting it on the carpet or something?

FighterX

04-11-2005, 08:05 PM

No, they heat up regardless of where you put them (I'm guessing less space for cooling), but a friend of mine had his kids leave his Slim PS2 on for 12+ and it works just fine.

Nothing to be concerned with.

YellowS4

04-11-2005, 08:16 PM

Playing Lumines, DDS and Midnight Club 3.
Rise of the Kasai is shit. Cutscene animation is fucken good but the rest of the game is garbage.

MC3 > NFSU. Lumines is still addicting haha

Remy Saotome

04-11-2005, 08:36 PM

P. Gorath

04-12-2005, 09:50 AM

good to know...mine was left on all night once and it is still working.

In other news I started playing DDS last night. Love the graphics and music so far (although the american singing is kinda lame). The battle scenes are weird to get used to because I'm used to going into battle as a regular human and then having the demon come out when you use spells. Their win animation is tight as hell though. I assume I'm not at the part where the mantra grid becomes available yet because I can't seem to change mantras int he terminals. I also wonder why the camera doesnt auto follow you from behind in dungeons, but using the analog sticks works well. COntroller armor > you

timekillr

04-12-2005, 11:24 AM

janktheyetti

04-12-2005, 11:28 AM

Right know im playing chrono trigger for the playstation. Ive beat this game before but I wanna play it agin because its the best RPG ever

ReggieHadoken

04-12-2005, 12:29 PM

Right know im playing chrono trigger for the playstation. Ive beat this game before but I wanna play it agin because its the best RPG ever

Eeeexcellent choice. :tup:

I'm torn on what to play. I have all these games I've started but haven't finished yet (GTA: SA, Spider-Man 2, Katamari Damacy) and I know I should finish them but I want to play MMX8 so frickin' badly. I need something to wash the taste of X7 out of my mouth and only a good MM game can be the cure.

BTW, anyone played MMX Command Mission? That baby is now $20 at EB Games and I'm thinking aobut pick it up eventually.

Remy Saotome

04-12-2005, 01:30 PM

BTW, anyone played MMX Command Mission? That baby is now $20 at EB Games and I'm thinking aobut pick it up eventually.Oh, get it for PS2. After making a Command Mission save file on your memory card, then play the Optic Sunflower's stage in X8. You'll face a 2D, 8-Bit version of Cut Man at the end of the level.

P. Gorath

04-13-2005, 09:36 AM

persona 2 $37 bucks buy it now on ebay

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=11056&item=8185177481&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW

DPossum

04-13-2005, 09:55 AM

This may not be new or anything, but I just bought Tekken5 and love the game playablity it has. Kudos to Namco!

Hunter D

04-13-2005, 06:08 PM

Got jade empire today. The game is good so far. It is the most gruesome rpg I have ever played. Shit has people blowing up, bones being snapped and other gruesome stuff. Story is also really good so far.

ReggieHadoken

04-13-2005, 10:01 PM

Tekken 4's turtle AI is really getting on my nerves. It can also be cheap at times. The AI knows every flipping unblockable too. :mad:
But I found that I do like Steve Fox. I hardly ever take to boxing characters in fighting games but this dude is pretty tight. Once I beat Story Battle with everyone, I'll move on to some Practice and Survival mode play. I was happy to know that Julia is in Tekken 4... and she's still as good/deadly as ever.

Gonna get back into Spidey 2. If I can just tear myself away from the all the web-slinging, I can beat this game.

P. Gorath

04-14-2005, 09:50 AM

tekken 4 has AI? :wtf:

Dios <-X->

04-14-2005, 12:23 PM

ReggieHadoken

04-15-2005, 10:27 PM

Oh, get it for PS2. After making a Command Mission save file on your memory card, then play the Optic Sunflower's stage in X8. You'll face a 2D, 8-Bit version of Cut Man at the end of the level.

So you've played MMXCM? How good is it? I'm thinking about getting it next week when I pick up Viewtiful Joe 2.

YellowS4

04-15-2005, 10:29 PM

5hrs in on DDS, figuring out which mantras to buy is pissing me off haha. The field hunt in the maribel base pissed me off, 2 of the guys ran off thus neglecting me of precious $ and magic xp. fuckers!

PG, how far you in?

Remy Saotome

04-15-2005, 10:50 PM

So you've played MMXCM? How good is it? I'm thinking about getting it next week when I pick up Viewtiful Joe 2.Actually, I rented it just so that I could make that save file and fight Cut Man. I'm not an RPG fan, personally.

Also, VJ2 is not as good as the first one. It isn't terrible, but there are just several glaring ommissions (like secret characters), and overall it just doesn't ooze with style like the first. IMO the wit and humor is lacking as well.

Million

04-16-2005, 07:02 AM

Yes^ The lack of secret characters is probably the main factor that helped VJ 2 kill off a lot of the series' potential for longevity. There are 2 bosses in particular....one of which was the final one(the "Emperor"), where my first thought was..."it would be SO tight if he was playable!!". And did Capcom/Clover deliver on that..? Something that was an established expectation from the first game? Nope....the bastards. Yeah, I'm still bitter about this. In fact, if my "computer geek powerlevel" was much higher, I would actually take the time...and find a way to FORCE the game to allow me to play as the "Emperor", and Miss Rachel as a team. Even if it took months...or even a year to figure out, it would be worth it to me.

dammit...even though I have a job now, I STILL can't afford to buy Doom 3 on top of Unreal Championship 2.....yes, I've heard all the disappointed commentary regarding D3....I still want it anyway. It's just a much prettier version of the old game, I realize that...plus, it actually comes with the old games if you get that collector's edition, or whatever they call it. I cannot pass this up.

*completely off-topic: some of these girls on W.I.T.C.H. are really hot...it's actually a surprisingly good show too, for a "girl show".

EX-Sucker Punch

04-16-2005, 09:52 AM

Got another game for my Super Famicom.

Macross: Scrambled Valkyrie.

OMFG! Best fucking Japanese Super NES shmup ever! Music is awesome. Stage 1's music fits the stage's setting perfectly.

It's hard as hell too. Die one time and it's Game Over. Bosses have insane patterns, and the stages themselves have enviormental hazards, like one segment of stage 1 has black holes that compress gravity and makes it harder for your ship to move. But you can change the ship in 3 forms, one of them can somewhat withstand gravity compression.

FighterX

04-16-2005, 10:46 AM

Playing Contra Shattered Soldier , Doom 3 , And FFX in that order every few hours every day, i cant put those 3 games down, next on my list is timesplitters 2 and pikmin, they are both sealed and havent been touched yet, i bought em like a year ago. got lots of work to do ;-;. Also tales of symphonia hasnt been opened either...i hear its fun.

I just finished Doom 3 the other night, and it took me a few weeks, playing a few hours here and there when I get a chance.

I want to get Timesplitters and God of War next.

ReggieHadoken

04-16-2005, 10:52 AM

Bummer at Viewtiful Joe 2. Kinda sounds like the game was a rush job. Ah, but I'll still get it anyway.

Blast it, Ex-Sucker Punch, stop rubbing my nose in all that Super Famicom Japanese gaming goodnes!! You're making me want to get some of that stuff :pleased:

BTW anyone know what happend to GamingFM.com? I need my gaming tunes!!! :sad:

EX-Sucker Punch

04-16-2005, 12:04 PM

Blast it, Ex-Sucker Punch, stop rubbing my nose in all that Super Famicom Japanese gaming goodnes!! You're making me want to get some of that stuff :pleased:

Heh, got to mayne. Hit ebay. That's where half my SFC shit came from. Next game to come to my house next week is Akumajou Dracula/Super Castlevania 4j, with the blood, crosses, almost nude statues and in game text font changes.

That's my agenda these days. I ain't no Japanophile, but these days I've been considering consdensing some space in my room by selling just half my American old school games and collecting Japanese stuff. Doing that with my Super NES, alot of my games I don't play anymore so I'm gonna just sell them off and get more Super Famicom games, but keep a few key American titles such as my RPG's, Megaman, and the games that came with my SNES when I got it 13 years ago. Considering doing the same with Sega Genesis and Saturn. Hell if I can use Game Genie and still play US Phantasy Star 4 on a Japanese Mega Drive, I might as well sell the Genesis and get a MD system.

Korigama

04-16-2005, 09:51 PM

Just got a slim PS2 tonight; can make progress in SH:C again as a result, and won't have to worry about disc 2 of SO3 possibly not loading once I get to it.

Hunter D

04-17-2005, 05:18 PM

Just beat Jade Empire. It lived up to all my expectations.. If you liked KOTOR1 then you will love this game.

Million

04-17-2005, 06:00 PM

Do you ever get to play in that cool black samurai armour I see on one of (or the main?) villains of the game? So far he's the coolest looking character in the game to me. But yeah, I'll eventually get it, since it's real-time, the graphics look good, and I read that you can use a transform ability to become some of the creatures you defeated...
*and..is there character customization? I'd hope so...if it is...how deep is it?
I might have to get that Star Wars lego game. It looks funny, and I heard from Xplay that you can play as any character in the game.

*still waiting for Unreal Championship 2...

Remy Saotome

04-17-2005, 06:05 PM

*still waiting for Unreal Championship 2...You and me both. I get off of work at 11 on Monday night and am off on Tuesday. I plan on waiting around at Wally World for an hour to get it. That way I can just stay at home all day Tuesday, playing.

Hunter D

04-17-2005, 06:14 PM

Million

04-17-2005, 06:21 PM

ah, so it is tomorrow...looks like I'll have to hit up Walmart tomorrow as well. Tomorrow at work is going to feel like an eternity...actually, I'll probably go directly to pick it up immediately after work.....

WHOAHHHHHHH Teri Hatcher just came down the stairs in her panties and a tshirt!! :wow: Desparate Housewives is The Shit™.

Remy Saotome

04-17-2005, 06:32 PM

ah, so it is tomorrow...looks like I'll have to hit up Walmart tomorrow as well. Tomorrow at work is going to feel like an eternity...actually, I'll probably go directly to pick it up immediately after work.....No, it doesn't come out until Tuesday. That's why I'll have to wait around at Wal-Mart for an hour, until midnight, to buy it.

ReggieHadoken

04-18-2005, 12:16 AM

Finally beat Tekken 4 with all fighters in Story Battle. The stories/endings of the Tekken series have always been good. Two of my personal fav endings: Law and Nina. SPOILERS Law runs into some jerkwad customers in his resturant and kicks the crap of of them. His resturant goes outta business but his dojo is booming with business. Nina has to assasinate Steve Fox. Turns out the mother of Steve was a subject of cryogenic suspension at the Mishima science labs. Turns out Nina is Steve's mom. Verrrry ineteresting. END SPOILERS I like every chick in Tekken 4 except Christie. Never cared for Eddy Gordo's fighting style. Its almost like being a babe in a Tekken game means you kick booty by default.

Gonna put in some time with Spidey 2 and MvC2. I need to beat Mysterio.

AkumaTX

04-18-2005, 12:31 AM

Well im still playing GT4 and 1 million short of having 4.5 million so that i can finally get enough cash to compete in the tougher evens. Is it me or is this game extremely long, and I officially hate rally racing aswell. 5 second penalty takes the fun out of it in the harder difficulty, and stupid me cleared all the harder ranked courses first, than the easy, leaving the normal for last. Oh i also did the new york endurance race. Too Easy. 76 laps. 2+ hours. 7 tire changes, and over lapped 2nd place over 7 times.

ReggieHadoken

04-19-2005, 12:07 PM

MvC2 AI continues to annoy me. Screw you, Capcom.

I beat Mysterio on Spidey 2. Had to go through some gay obstacle course. Ugh. I just wanted to hit that guy. Now I'm free to swing all over NY again. Yaay!! :rock:

Korigama

04-19-2005, 02:56 PM

SO3, at Moonbase, first time seeing Nel's Mirror Slice... :amazed: :pray:

SH:C, just left Russia.

Remy Saotome

04-19-2005, 04:21 PM

Currently playing...
Unreal Championship 2: The Liandri Conflict

My current impressions are that I'm going to need a lot of practice. Also, melee seems quite overpowered. Several of the consistently high-placing players were abusing that mid-air pounce attack. Also, melee just in general has counters to every situation. The only 100% reliable way to fight melee is with melee.

Serapis XLE

04-19-2005, 04:26 PM

Damn, remy that is NOT what I wanted to hear.

Remy Saotome

04-19-2005, 04:33 PM

Damn, remy that is NOT what I wanted to hear.Yeah, it dissappoints me a bit, too. But it could simply be the novelty. Perhaps, like with MvC2, we'll eventually get past the Guiles and Jills to discover the Sentinels and Storms.

AkumaTX

04-19-2005, 07:43 PM

I broke the 300 mph barrier in Gran Turismo 4 :rock: :clap: :clap: :clap:

I broke it with 300.2 mph

Remy Saotome

04-19-2005, 07:56 PM

I've cleared the Campaign Mode, and have started on some of the Tournament Ladders. I decided to begin with Lauren, as stylisticly she's my favorite character. Though her abilities are a bit weak.

Plutoburn

04-19-2005, 10:08 PM

Playing Sim City 4 Deluxe and Dynasty Warrior 4 (Shin Sango Musou 3) for PC. Never really got into Sim city before so it was pretty fun, as for DW4, I like how I can save anytime during a battle, I really hate getting killed by LuBu because of 1 slip up all the time.

Serapis XLE

04-19-2005, 10:15 PM

Lubu is still recking players in the 4th installment eh. Damn him.
Also Remy let me know how the Unreal develops if it becomes melee world I'm staying away from it.

AkumaTX

04-19-2005, 11:19 PM

There is dynasty warriors for PC? Is the game still broke like the first 2 games.

mastermind

04-20-2005, 02:31 AM

I just picked up God of War today. Man this game is pretty brutal. Not even through the first level yet, but I can already tell this game is gonna be awesome.

Million

04-20-2005, 05:28 AM

I want that game(God of War) so much...it's too bad I'd have to get a Sony system to get it...I'll probably get the ps3 if it comes out later this year or something...or perhaps a pawnshop ps2. Dammit, if only Sony's hardware quality weren't always so questionable....it would be a nearly perfect system. The games are awesome....the system itself is the problem.

elhandro

04-20-2005, 10:42 AM

Have any of you tried beating the action game in tekken 5, That is the most annoying game i have played in a long damn time. The only reason im playing it is bc i need the money to get my Bruce his new costume but I starting to think its not worth the 100, 000 gold pts. Why do people insist on making shitty side games that are essential to the main game......I hate jumping in this stupid game.

El

^million, GOW is a fucking amazing game and it is worth buying a shitty ps2 to play.

Remy Saotome

04-20-2005, 09:43 PM

I've now finished both Lauren and Malcolm's Tournament Ladders, unlocking Brock and Gorge. I've discovered that I really like Malcolm. His Sentinel skill is fucking cool, and Homing is okay too. I also like both of the Juggernauts (Arclite and Gorge), and Selket. I still really like Lauren stylistically, but skills and abilities wise she just seems really weak.

ReggieHadoken

04-22-2005, 10:41 PM

Picked up the following today:

-Bombastic $10 new (PS2)
-Chu Chu Rocket $6.99 used (GBA) Still haven't played my DC ver.
-Advance Guardian Heroes $20 new (GBA) Never played the original on the Saturn but I was curious. I already know what some haters have said but I figured I'd try it myself.
-Mega Man Zero 3 $20 new (GBA)

Million

04-22-2005, 10:56 PM

BROCK's tournament complete in UC2. It's really kind of disappointing that there's apparently not even 1 cinema scene for any character besides the main guy Anubis. I think the least they could do would be perhaps some still pictures for endings, like in the old MKs There's nothing....but text. Hell, a lot of games just use the real-time graphics engine since today's graphics look so good anyway....so wny not go that route with everyone else? The regular Anubis cinemas seem to be real-time graphics....they could've at least given the others 1 short cinema for an ending....just one.

BROCK is too tight in coolness factor. It gives me Lauren's abilities with "Fear" instead of wack ass Siphon, and all without having to play as a woman character. Not that I have anything against that....it's just I can obviously get even more attached to the game environment if my character is a male...just like girls would likely have a better time relating to the game environment/experience by playing Lauren and other female characters.

Overdose can be a real bitch on other maps....there was one super easy one though, where the ball always spawned in just one location....which wasn't far from the goal. The difficulty of this game is really kinda all over the place....certain things are too easy, and certain other situations just make you want to smash a controller. I finally played Raptor....I guess he isn't as bad as I assumed...Radar is interesting to have...and whoahhhhh the blast radius of Self Destruct appears to be HUGE. :wow:

mastermind

04-22-2005, 11:10 PM

I'm up to the Desert of Athens right now in God Of War. I'm not sure if it'll get redundant as I progress; hopefully there'll be different enemies and a few more different ways to kill them. Triangle > Triangle > Triangle attack = win buttons. :rofl:

Remy Saotome

04-22-2005, 11:48 PM

It's really kind of disappointing that there's apparently not even 1 cinema scene for any character besides the main guy Anubis. I think the least they could do would be perhaps some still pictures for endings, like in the old MKs There's nothing....but text. Hell, a lot of games just use the real-time graphics engine since today's graphics look so good anyway....so wny not go that route with everyone else? The regular Anubis cinemas seem to be real-time graphics....they could've at least given the others 1 short cinema for an ending....just one.Agreed. I would've liked a closing cinema for each character, as well. I understand why the Tournament Ladders don't get full, fleshed out stories like Ascension Rites, but one movie would've been cool. Oh, funny thing... Because of how Acension Rites ends, Selket's TL is actually her play through of the Ascension Rites, not a real Tournament Ladder like everyone else's.

As for the robots, I'm not fond of either one. Radar only gives those enemy location markers. Granted, it can see through walls, but that's it. All of the other vision modes get other extra features, but Radar gets nothing. Homing adds a homing to all ranged weapons, Berserker gets enhanced ROF and damage, Warrior's Spirit get enhanced ROF and movement speed, Wraith gets enhanced defense and makes it impossible to lock-on, Predator gets greatly enhanced speed and damage to melee attacks, but Radar marks through walls. Woo! Most of the other skills are kinda pointless, too. Upgrade is really slow and costs two bars, though isn't terrible (I just prefer Heal, myself). Cannibalize damages you to gain ammo (really stupid). Devastation's Head Turret is okay, but Malcolm's Sentinel is a much better version. Raptor's Self Destruct is nice, but kinda a special use skill.

Another thing that I hate about the robots is the way their vision gets worse the more damage they take. The screen slowly gets fuzzier, and eventually turns B&W. While this is a nice touch graphically, it is a problem for combat.

Million

04-23-2005, 06:42 AM

eh, the vision thing for robots near death is interesting to me...it's not a problem for me so far in the middle of combat....it adds a nice effect to remind you even more that you're a robot...it's cool, imo. But yah...the robots seem to have been short-changed when it comes down to adrenaline abilities. Everyone else has better stuff.

heh, there are some cheats after all...I'll get into that cheat menu later today. I don't care about "honor" in this case...I just want all the characters....it sucks that I can ONLY get Malcom from Live though.

oh, over at Gfaqs, there's speculation that at least some of the bots will become playable via dowloadable content in the near future.

Remy Saotome

04-23-2005, 07:32 AM

oh, over at Gfaqs, there's speculation that at least some of the bots will become playable via dowloadable content in the near future.I hope so. I'd really like to play as Memphis (kitty Nahkti) and the Skaarj with the Poison Cloud skill. It is entirely possible, too. I read in an interview on GameSpot.com that the designers want to add extra characters as DLable content.

Nightraid

04-23-2005, 02:09 PM

Just started playing Fable.

Million

04-23-2005, 02:24 PM

yeah, and Ra looks tight too, from what I remember.

After some experience with the challenge mode, I have concluded that yet again...there is a certain Gamefaqs member that must've been lying his ass off. I saw a thread about Challenge mode and cheating yesterday, and one guy claimed to have beat it all without cheating...which might be believable, sure...until he said "I beat most of them on my first try." Bull-ass-shit. Get the hell outta here with that. That's almost as bad as TMOG's claim of getting a No-Damage Clear on Smash Bros. Melee, Very Hard mode with Pichu.

anyway, I'm currently taking a break...I'm probably about 60% thru challenge mode on UC2 now. I actually did get a few completely fair kills on Raiden a little while ago in the Mortal Kombat challenge.

Raiden is now unlocked. Even utilizing cheats...that took awhile, cuz sometimes I was trying to beat certain challenges without cheats. There was one towards the end that I won fair and square...I forgot what it was though....maybe one of the CTFs,,,

Korigama

04-23-2005, 09:43 PM

SO3, back from Styx, on Elicoor II now.

SH:C, just started disc 2, at the warehouse in Japan.

Shade

04-23-2005, 09:51 PM

Counter Strike, DMC3, City Of Heroes, and Pong. Yes, fucking Pong.

Infested Jester

04-23-2005, 10:09 PM

God of War, God Mode for the second time, can't get enough of this fucking game.

Gasaraki

04-23-2005, 10:24 PM

bought Gradius 5. I hate myself for not buying this sooner, this game is fucking awesome

ReggieHadoken

04-23-2005, 10:41 PM

Wait a minute, some fool said he got a No-Damage Clear on SSB Melee with PICHU? Man, I wish I knew where this jerk lived so I could take a metal bat to his groin.
:lame:

Anyway, I just picked up Mega Man X Command Mission on PS2. I'm not sure whether to play it, Zero 3 or Advance Guardian Heroes first.

And yes, Gasaraki, Gradius V is shmup utopia. Let me know if you can get past stage 5 with few deaths. Keep that Advil handy! :tup:

cannabiscreator

04-23-2005, 11:32 PM

bought Gradius 5. I hate myself for not buying this sooner, this game is fucking awesome

I have this game, one of my most valued ps2 games. :tup:

Gradius V is tha shit!

EX-Sucker Punch

04-24-2005, 09:52 AM

Hard shooter though. The enemies and gunfire hog up all the space on the screen just to see yourself eventually get helplessly surrounded.

cannabiscreator

04-24-2005, 01:23 PM

Hard shooter though. The enemies and gunfire hog up all the space on the screen just to see yourself eventually get helplessly surrounded.

Use the weapon type with the sweapper. To me this game isn't hard at all, sure the first week or two it is but now I have this whole game memorized in my head.

Susano-o

04-24-2005, 01:27 PM

Xenosaga :tup:

Strangevision

04-24-2005, 02:09 PM

Good Game Alert!

After some of the garbage I've played lately, I finally found a good game: Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly. I have never played the series before, but this game is really creepy. Love the atmosphere.

I don't think I'll get much sleep tonight. :sweat:

Dios <-X->

04-24-2005, 06:44 PM

This just in!

Found a sealed copy of Panzar Dragoon Orta at the wearhouse at the mall for 19.99! yay! <3 !!!

Remy Saotome

04-24-2005, 07:01 PM

I just finished the Raiden Tournament Ladder and have now unlocked everything in UC2. Hopefully, I can get back to playing online soon.

Korigama

04-24-2005, 08:50 PM

SH:C, on the way to Dr. Hojo's lab. On a side note, still in disbelief after getting surrounded in a battle on the warship and getting hit with a combo of 84 hits by 6 soldiers with machine guns... :mad:

EX-Sucker Punch

04-25-2005, 12:02 PM

Another small gaming package arrived.

2 new Super Famicom games (1 I bought, the second one a surprise freebie) and a Saturn game.

Akumajou Dracula (Super Castlevania 4j), Romancing Saga 3 and Symphony of the Night for Saturn (Dracula X: Moonlight Nocturne)

So far 2k5 has been a great year for gaming for me. Importing Japanese games has become a way of life now.

ReggieHadoken

04-26-2005, 04:35 PM

Hopped back into Spidey 2. Mysterio is really getting on my nerves. The dude just does not know when to quit. First that gay obstacle course, then taking hostages in some theatre, and then take over Lady Liberty (although I gotta say, I did enjoy taking down those bombs or whatever they were aroud the statue.) And I laughed out loud when Mysterio said "You have no chance to survive, make your time!!" That was just gold.
:clap:

Nightraid

04-26-2005, 07:39 PM

DDR

:l: :d: :u: :r:

GlassNinja

04-26-2005, 07:55 PM

Jade Empire....fuckin badass

YellowS4

04-27-2005, 05:34 PM

Why is Stella Deus so fucken good!? Haven't played DDS in nearly two weeks and that'll have to wait cos SD is fun

Korigama

04-27-2005, 06:05 PM

SH:C, at Inugami Village, enjoying Neo Amon's "Die, Scumbag!!", as well as Kurando's Tsukiyomi fusion and Karin's lv. 3 Geuschbenst. :badboy:

Gasaraki

04-27-2005, 06:12 PM

Why is Stella Deus so fucken good!? Haven't played DDS in nearly two weeks and that'll have to wait cos SD is fun
I just bought the game too. Just barely starting now but I can't wait to really get into it.

YellowS4

04-27-2005, 07:00 PM

haha yeah SD is like the 2nd coming of FFT. Voice acting isn't bad for the uhh, 6 chars I've come across so far. The art and cutscenes are really nice.

atm, doing the first stage of that catacombs alone. Always dying when I'm about to take out the last guy haha, fuck.

ReggieHadoken

04-30-2005, 01:10 AM

Now I love me some 2D fighters but man, I just had to take a break from MvC2. The game's 99 level AI was really starting eo irk me with its cheap bull crap tactics that no human player can do. I mean, I love MvC2 but screw that garbage. So I went back to my 3D fighting love. That's right, I'm talking about Viruta Fighter 4: Evolution. I just can't get over how amazingly deep and awesome this game is. Each fighter has a move set that snaps two pages in the instruction booklet. I have to get used to blocking with a button again and I miss the quick get ups from Tekken 4 but by and large, VF4: Evo is still the king of 3D brawllers in my book. Now for my personal status:

Pai-SPIDEYGOKU
8th Dan
Win/Lose: 198/10

Anyone else think Lau Chan looks like Tao Pappi from Dragon Ball? All he needs is "KILL YOU" on the back of his gi and he'll be good to go.

D-Force

04-30-2005, 01:30 AM

Remy Saotome

04-30-2005, 05:31 AM

Playing Mega Man Anniversary Collection on Gamecube. Beat MM1 and MM2 and halfway through MM3. At first I was having a hard time because for some reason, Capcom decided to reverse the buttons for the Gamecube version, but now I've gotten used to it. I wouldn't have so much a problem with it if you can change the button configuration, but you can't. I hope they don't do this for the Megaman X collection.If a MMX collection does come out, then they likely will include alternate button configurations. A lot of people bitched about the GC version, so the X-Box version of MMAC has four different selectable button layouts.

Million

04-30-2005, 06:15 AM

hmm...^thanks for the tip...I'll get the Xbox version then. Good thing I'm late on the whole Megaman Anniversary thing. I can usually adjust to just about any control setup though.(*except inverted controls in a FPS...that's stupid...I'm playing a game, not flying a plane. Up is supposed to mean Up!)

I'll probably be playing UC2 all day today, since the weather is crappy right now and there's no point to going outside.(*no super short skirts walking around.)

MvC2 was never hard, imo...most people actually thought it was too easy....at least...the Dreamcast version. I don't know if the other versions were made more difficult, but I doubt it. But there are certain characters you have to just cheap out to beat....like Rogue, or Thanos, or Storm particularly. With say...Cable on my team, I'd just jump fierce and/or HVB all day while calling a good cover assist like Doom's rocks or "pink shit".....or Spiral's swords. Usually the ai characters will just block this all day, and eventually die to block damage. Also, Cable is of course THE Assist-killer.....every time I'm playing with that character....I'm just waiting for an assist to hop out on the screen so I can blast that ass with AHVBxWhatever. (heh, usually get the announcer to say "MARVELOUS!" when you do that)

Or, I might get Iceman, and of course another good coverage assist like Doom, and Icebeam/Glacier(?) all round...and chip them to death like that.....Megaman is even better with the Buster shots and Rockball + Assist. cpu characters can't do shit usually if you have Mega and a good assist, and you just get out the Rockball to add to your screen control.....it keeps the cpu locked down in one little area until they die.

sidenote---I like Megaman in the grey color on that game....I like a red color scheme Strider...or green...

and Spiral = HOTNESS. Check spiral's Booty™. It's serious. :sweat: And just imagine the sexual implications of those extra arms, as well as her weird stretchiness....

Defective

04-30-2005, 08:38 AM

"My crew and me commit atrocities like we got immunity"

Jade Empire muthafuckas!

EX-Sucker Punch

04-30-2005, 11:32 AM

Even though it's riddled with slowdown, Dracula X: Moonlight Nocturne for Saturn pounds the PS1 Castlevania: SotN into the ground, seriously. For several reasons

>You can pick which of the 3 to play as they have their own quest: Richter, Alucard and Maria.

>Has several remixes of some familiar Castlevania tunes never heard on the PS1 version.

>Unlike Alucard, Richter and Maria does not have to level up, nor equip items and weapons.

Well, it's been awhile since I last did this, but it's collection pimpin' time.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v125/Youkai525/SuperFami.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v125/Youkai525/Castlevania.jpg -Forgot to put Bloodlines (Genesis) and CV64

ReggieHadoken

04-30-2005, 01:04 PM

FallingEdge

04-30-2005, 01:12 PM

Well I've gotten much better with Mega Man in MvC2 but certain characters in that game are a major pain to go against when the CPU controls them. And yes, I'm referring to the ones that Million mentioned. I'm still trying to find new teams to use. I can put Mega Man on almost any team and rock with him. But as much as I've played MvC2, I'm still learning.

Good to see another MM user for MvC2. I usually have MM, Guile, and Magneto on my team. Is it a good idea? I have no fucking clue but it is fun as hell :tup:

Dios <-X->

04-30-2005, 01:28 PM

Million

04-30-2005, 02:08 PM

Prince of Persia is The Shit™. I still haven't beat that game, since there were others that stole my attention from it....particularly Phantasy Star Online. My PSO addiction could steal me away from nearly any game at any time....

Magneto and Guile with Mega? I prefer some assists that give some good coverage....like Doom. Mega with Doom keeps the whole screen under your control....there's stuff flying everywhere, and it severely cuts off the cpu opponents options. It's been months since I played that...I can't even remember the whole roster....but my favorite assists were always Doom, Spiral, Sentinel, Iceman, and Captain Commando. heh, the cpu teams NEVER have a chance when you have some of those assists....Sentinel(drones) or Doom (rocks or "pink shit")especially....they just can't get around that at all.

it would be so great to have Zangeif's Iron Body power for real...

time for some Unreal Championship 2 greatness....I was on a roll the other day with Arclite....against cpu opponents of course, heh. I could not be stopped....heh, and that gives me an idea for my future gamertag...(yeah, I'm actually putting quite a bit of thought into what my gtag will be. "Million" is only one possibility.)

Superking

04-30-2005, 02:14 PM

Duck Strong

04-30-2005, 02:36 PM

Playing FFX for the first time right now. My new roommate has a PS2 so I figured I'd give it a try.

It's not the greatest, but I was still pleasantly surprised. I mean the story is kinda bleh, the writing is sub-par and the acting would make Roger Corman cringe, but it's still oddly amusing. I dig the new leveling system and the fully controllable/customizable "Aeons"(why the fuck does square not settle on one fucking name). One thing I do wish they'd adopt is a more complex equipment system. Instead of making it more elaborate they keep simplifying it from game to game. They could learn from games like Diablo2. Adding more possible inventory slots and item affixes would allow you to play through the game in so many more ways. The combat, albeit pretty, is still shallow; I REALLY REALLY wish they'd make advances in this department considering so much of the game happens here.

But anyway, I'm having fun even if it seems like I'm being overly negative.

FallingEdge

04-30-2005, 02:41 PM

Magneto and Guile with Mega? I prefer some assists that give some good coverage....

MvC2 is just not my game. I would just get owned, OWNED, by the better players and even the not so great players. It's just a team that I somehow picked and just stuck with.

Plan to pick up MGS3, Xenosaga: Epsiode 2, Xenogears, and Skies of Arcadia sometime this week. Summer is here and I really wanna play these games.

And Dios, go with Shenume 2. Great, great game :clap:

Etcetera

04-30-2005, 02:43 PM

what should i dedicate myself to next after i destroy FFX my 2nd time?

Contra shattered soldier
Panzar Gragoon Orta
Shenmue 2
Timeplitters 2
Tales Of Symphonia
Kingdom Hearts
Prince Of Persia

all those games i havent even touched, dont know where to start ;-;
Panzar Dragoon Orta
This game is awesome and has a lot of replay value if you want to unlock all the stuff and get better scores on levels. The original panzar dragoon is added also.

Stabby

04-30-2005, 02:45 PM

Shenmue is only good if you like Shenmue-ish games.

Out of the ones you listed, I'd say Tales of Symphonia. Best RPG of 2004.

Remy Saotome

04-30-2005, 02:59 PM

Good to see another MM user for MvC2. I usually have MM, Guile, and Magneto on my team. Is it a good idea? I have no fucking clue but it is fun as hellThough I play roughly half the cast (including MegaMan, of course), my favorite team will always be Felicia, Tron Bonne, and Sentinel. Lots of people have made fun of me for no anti-air, but I can make it work anyway. And like you said, it's fun to me. So anyway, more power to you, man! :tup: Play who you like.

EDIT: And usually, I manage to at least impress my opponents. Even when I lose, it's never a massacre like they expect.

Dios <-X->

04-30-2005, 03:40 PM

Shenmue 2 -1
Panzar - 1
PoP - 1
ToS - 1

first one to 3 is teh win !!! only cuz im not quite done completeling my ultimate ffx file just yet. <3!

ALSO, i forgot to ad Viewtiful joe 2 to that list, havent played it yet.

Remy Saotome

04-30-2005, 04:46 PM

ALSO, i forgot to ad Viewtiful joe 2 to that list, havent played it yet.Put a negative 1 on VJ2 for me, plz. It doesn't live up to the first, and IMO you should save it for when you have little else to do.

RagingStormX

04-30-2005, 05:00 PM

X-Men Legends is too dope, too bad Sentinels go down faster than a prostitute, with Storm and Cyke on your team that is. BloodRayne is pretty fun also.

TheHulkster

04-30-2005, 05:17 PM

Shenmue 2 & Kingdom hearts are both excellent. VJ2 is a step down in quality from VJ1.

I've been playing Metal Gear Acid. It's had me by the balls with it's addictiveness.

SF-Zero2

04-30-2005, 06:23 PM

Brothers In Arms Road To Hill 30-XBX....makes the console Medal of Honor and Call Of Duty games seem like child's play. Gameplay's like Full Spectrum Warrior, but you actually control a character this time. Wicked enviroments, cool squad tactics, and pretty hard edged storyline(compared to other WWII games). I'm not usually into WWII shooters, but Bros. In Arms is an exceptionally well done game.

Kingdom Under Fire-XBX: This game is a sleeper, but actually wicked fun. Take the hack and slash shit from the Dynasty Warriors series and put in a whole lotta military strategy. You end controlling armies of 1000 plus warriors...complete with archers and catapults. You move around the battlefields, strategically placing your soldiers and setting up for attacks...when the combat begins it turns into a melee free for all, with hundreds of onscreen characters duking it out Braveheart style. Not the freshest visuals, and the dialogue can be harmful if listened to, but the gameplay is hella fun.

Million

04-30-2005, 06:35 PM

I just played a nice and intense deathmatch on UC2---of course, 7 bots and me, as BROCK. (*heh, really...names just don't get more macho and awesome than that) I actually won the 2nd matchup....though I'm doing worse as BROCK than certain other characters I've picked...that sucks, since I like the character.

*hey....the charged nanoblack shot from a Necris either doesn't affect another Necris, or it helps them...I forgot....so...wouldn't it actually be to my benefit that someone reflects my charged shot back at me? The announcer still says "WASTED!" though when that particular situation happens.

Flak Cannon and Sniper(*added bonus of being more difficult to reflect) might be my combo from now on...it's just delicious.

EX-Sucker Punch

04-30-2005, 09:27 PM

Actually regarding the slowdown, just how bad is it? I'm still considering on getting Dracula X for my Japanese Saturn, along with some other stuff.

From what I observed, there really isn't much. If I can recall, the only time slowdown occurs is when you kill larger enemies.

All the other points I mentioned earlier overshadow the slowdown. Buy it. You won't be disappointed.

ReggieHadoken

04-30-2005, 11:05 PM

Doom with Mega Man? I can't believe I've never thought of that. I'll still keep play VF4: Evo but I'll get in some practice with MvC2 now that Million brought that pair to my attention. I've used Doom a few times but never really stuck with him. And what is with all the Ken users in ANY SF or Vs. game? I mean, Ken is great and all but man, EVERYONE and his leg-humming dog picks him now. And it seems like it doesn't take any skill at all to be good with him. And I HATE Thanos Blackheart with a passion. I know MvC2 wasn't made for ballance but man, these guys are like the ultimate in cheese moves.

And Prince of Persia is a great game. Amazing visuals and sweet gameplay abound in that sucker. I haven't played Viewtiful Joe 2 yet but I really enjoyed the first (hair pulling, controller throwing, rage inducing difficulty aside). Million, you're the biggest VJ fan at SRK. I'm surprised you haven't said more about it.

EX-Sucker Punch, I invy you with that collection but thanks for the new wallpappers :tup: Oh and I also own Castlevania Chronicles. I beat that game but man was it tough.

Remy Saotome

04-30-2005, 11:15 PM

Doom with Mega Man? I can't believe I've never thought of that. I'll still keep play VF4: Evo but I'll get in some practice with MvC2 now that Million brought that pair to my attention. I've used Doom a few times but never really stuck with him. And what is with all the Ken users in ANY SF or Vs. game? I mean, Ken is great and all but man, EVERYONE and his leg-humming dog picks him now. And it seems like it doesn't take any skill at all to be good with him. And I HATE Thanos Blackheart with a passion. I know MvC2 wasn't made for ballance but man, these guys are like the ultimate in cheese moves.Thanos is super bottom tier, dude. Everything he has can be jump-back blocked and counter-assisted. And Ken is only ho-hum in that game, except for his Anti-Air, which is one of the better AA assists (though not BH/CapCom/Jin tier). Another good pairing for MM is Sentinel with Ground assist. Arguably better than Doom rocks, even, since it can be used to ghetto trap with Rockball and FPs. IIRC, the pattern is drop ball and call Sent, jump back FP, standing FP, short kick the ball, repeat. Though Doom is good too, he provides better chip and meter build. You just have to be a tiny bit more careful with him, both due to being harder to cover and having lower defense.

Million

04-30-2005, 11:22 PM

I'm hoping the new VJ games will make up for some of the disappointment that VJ2 was. heh, the constant bashing makes it sound like the game sucks, but it really doesn't, imo....it's just that it's a letdown after the first one....since the first one happens to be one of the greatest games of all time, imo.

Unreal Championship 2 ---I finally did a coup de gras! Thanks to Gamefaqs, I found a way around my problem with following random button prompts in the middle of such fast paced action...they now have SECRET coup de gras posted! Unlike the normal ones, these are the same button inputs everytime, which makes it easier on me....this is a lot easier than trying to follow the prompt on the screen(it's better for me to just memorize an input command, rather than follow random prompts)....I started off easy with BROCK's secret cdg. Of course the problem with CDGs in this game is obvious to anyone----I'd say most of the time, it just isn't a practical option. Yeah the secret cdgs give an adrenaline boost on top of being a guaranteed kill, but it leaves you wide open in a fast-paced FPS, which is a definite no-no. Fortunately I think your character may be invincible while the killing animation is going on.

I completed more tournament action today with various characters. I still haven't unlocked Malcom and Gorge though.

heh, it's funny to hear the characters curse....that country/slight redneck sounding "HOLEEE SHEIT!" is great....and I think I heard Malcom call someone a bitch when they took our flag today. And of course, there's the classic "FUCK YOUR TOURNAMENT." at the end of the story mode.

edit---and I never imagined I'd enjoy a CTF mode....until this game. Perhaps it's the superior design of the maps, but I actually enjoy this mode now....there's something awesome about the different elements of strategy going on...for example, I like going on defense, and holding off all opposition to the base, while 1 or more teammates go to get the other team's flag.
...or, it's funny to hide out in the other base, and as soon as one of my guys drops the opponent team's flag and they recover it...I run up and snatch the flag out of their base again. And defense is just perfect for trash talk...your enemies are coming to you, and you lay there waiting...like a perfectly poised predator....and you see them..."ah, they approach....like lambs to the slaughter..."

but yah...the maps are just brilliant. I'd love to have my dream house/palace modelled after "Horizon".

Dios <-X->

04-30-2005, 11:28 PM

i just fuckin PWNED ebay, Lunar 2 Etnernal Blue SEALED was 79.99 when released in stores, going now for 130 or 120$ on ebay sealed, i got it for 58$ plus 4 $ shipping!

HYPER COMBO FINISH!

Remy Saotome

04-30-2005, 11:36 PM

*UC2 is god*Hmmm.... secret Coup de Gras? Sounds sexy. I'll have to look that up.

And yes, several of the characters do indeed swear. Malcolm particularly says bitch a lot. One of his CTF taunts is "That's our flag, bitch!" I think it's hilarious. Prevalent swearing in games is such a recent thing. I laugh almost every time I hear it. BloodRayne used "fuck" about three times. Cracked me up every time.

ReggieHadoken

05-02-2005, 08:09 PM

I haven't played 3rd Strike in forver. I take it over to my buddy's place and play it with one of his friends. His friend doesn't even play 3S. Dude owns me with Ken & Ryu. :wow: Only time I won was when he used Necro.

And my MvC2 game was so off today. :sad:

Mr. Bastos

05-02-2005, 09:54 PM

i just fuckin PWNED ebay, Lunar 2 Etnernal Blue SEALED was 79.99 when released in stores, going now for 130 or 120$ on ebay sealed, i got it for 58$ plus 4 $ shipping!

HYPER COMBO FINISH!
nice shit

ReggieHadoken

05-03-2005, 11:05 PM

Well my friend wanted to check out Mega Man X Command Mission on the PS2. In the past I had wondered what Mega Man would play like an an RPG setting but I didn't think it would be the X series. I just started the game but so far, this is some good stuff. The combat system takes some getting used to but I like it. Fire X and Black Zero are some bad mothers. The first boss Hippopressor, is surprisingly putting up a good fight. He's gotten both X and Zero's LE (Life Energy or HP) into the yellow. Normally I don't get nervous for my characters in a RPG this early on but if this is any indication, Command Mission could be quite challenging.

I also played some Mega Man X8 today. Oh snap, is this too good. Beautiful 3D visuals but with sweet, sweet 2D gameplay. X, Zero, and Axl all play differently. Axl can hover AND shoot in 8 different directions!!! Shooting in 8 different directions with rappid fire in a Mega Man game = THANK YOU, GOD!! :pray: And Vile is back!! And he looks pimped!!! And the voices = GOOD!! X finally sounds like a man and even Axl doesn't suck this time.

Nightraid

05-03-2005, 11:13 PM

Midnight Club 3 Dub Edition :cool:

YellowS4

05-03-2005, 11:22 PM

On a racing game tear. Enthusia, Forza and Juiced on occasion. 17ish hrs in on Stella Deus though.

Finished SW EPIII in a few hrs, what a short game =\

X-Death

05-04-2005, 03:04 PM

Last weekend I hit the pawn shops and other random spots. Bought:
(cdn currency in effect)
Dark Cloud 2 (ps2) - $10
Transformers (ps2) - $15
Viewtiful Joe (ps2) - $10
Jet Force Gemini (n64) - $5
Mario Party (n64) - Free
Mario Tennis (n64) - $10
Robotron 64 (n64) - $5
Megaman X (snes) - $20

Very glad to find Megaman X and complete my snes trilogy.

Now for the sad news that I'm sure nobody on srk but me knows/cares about:

Frequency(ps2) - It seems they're finally pulling the plug, shutting down the online servers on May 9th. Right now me and several friends are just playing it online like old times, and we'll be playing on the 9th til the servers get shut down. :sad:

ONE Weapon

05-04-2005, 03:15 PM

Currently playing Resident Evil Outbreak File #2 online.

So much funnn

Dios <-X->

05-04-2005, 07:42 PM

playing Kingdom Hearts, Just entered the games in hercules world, beat it with all 3 on my team, now trying to beat it with sora alone. i got a prize for doing it with a team, i wonder what happens if you beat it solo.

DarkGiygas

05-04-2005, 07:46 PM

Started playing FF3 SNES again. Great game.

Million

05-04-2005, 08:03 PM

Remy Saotome

05-04-2005, 08:23 PM

that's it...I think Arclite is my new #1 character in UnrealChamp2. I'll know for sure when I finally play other people, but at the moment, I'm absolutely destroying the bots like it was nothing with this particular character...I'm far more efficient with Arc than any other character.

there;s something beautiful about having U-damage and activating "UNSTOPPABLE" at the same time....at least for that period of time, I'm so overpowered it's just disgusting...I love it. I become like a god among insects.Watch out for Brock and Torgr when using Unstoppable. Their unique skills (Primal Scream/Fear) both deactivate currently active Adrenaline skills, and prevent further use for 20 seconds.

Also note that most of the bots are stupid and keep attacking you when Unstoppable is active, while some human players recognize the red aura and run away.

And seriously unlock Gorge if you are liking Arclite. He's exactly the same except his skill Smash is way better than Concusion. Smash costs 1 bar and deals extremely heavy damage to everyone caught in the blast (it will kill Lights immediately, and Mediums can only survive if their health is fully Overdriven).

Million

05-04-2005, 08:31 PM

ah yes....I was wondering about Brock and Torgr's skills there....like what happens if an adrenaline power is already activated, and they use fear/primal scream...thanks for answering that already. At first I thought their powers just prevented adrenaline powers...I didn't know they also cut off powers that were already active.

I'm lazy about getting Malcom and then Gorge, because my 2nd controller is a piece of crap from Madcatz....and thus, unlocking Malcom is going to be quite annoying.(*the signal from that Madcatz junk is not consistent apparently, as the Xbox keeps reacting as if I'm pulling that controller plug out every now and then.)

*small sidenote---I think Arclite looks cooler than Gorge though. There's just something "junky" looking abut Gorge, and it's not a good thing.

Remy Saotome

05-04-2005, 08:38 PM

*small sidenote---I think Arclite looks cooler than Gorge though. There's just something "junky" looking abut Gorge, and it's not a good thing.I agree, actually. I like Gorge's armor, but his face paint and mohawk thing look stupid. For that reason, I still use Arclite as well. But like I said, Smash >>>>> Concussion, so I like Gorge better.

EDIT: Oh, I also like Arclite's personality. How he doesn't have any violent tendancies, but because he is still a genetically enhanced Human, the Liandri Toutnaments were still the only place he could find work. So he only fights begrudgingly out of it being the only job he can find. It makes him an interesting, somewhat pitiable character.

YellowS4

05-04-2005, 08:52 PM

wow, Pariah is such a shit game. I'm not gonna even bother trying to explain why I feel that way.

Artelier Iris is a bland rpg for ps2. It just feels a bit sloppy, then again I'm only 20mins into the game. Still playing Forza, Enthusia and Stella Deus though.

WasFemto

05-04-2005, 11:29 PM

FFFoooooooOOOOORRRZZZAAAAA!!!!

okay that was a bit too much for now, but I'm fucking digging this racer. Can't wait 'till one more week when finals are done with and I can spend more time with this.

I heart car damage.

Dios <-X->

05-05-2005, 09:20 PM

SRK , let me know if this is a good deal, my friend got MGS snake eater for x-mas, but never played it, its opened , he watched the intro but he never got around to playing it, he needs $ fast and asked me if i would buy it off him for 25$, should i? your opinions, and is this game awesomeness?

DarkGiygas

05-05-2005, 09:23 PM

Buy that shit. One of, if not the best game of last year.

They sell for around $25 new on ebay but then you gotta pay shipping and all that, so $25 for a basically new copy is a good deal.

EDIT: And there's a guy that shoots bees out of his mouth.

Korigama

05-05-2005, 09:45 PM

Beat SH:C (both endings), still don't know what to think regarding Karin's side of the story...

Attempted mission 13 in DMD in DMC3, yet got trounced by Vergil once again. Also playing KoF '02, mainly working on MAX mode combos here and there, occasionally playing GGX2 as well.

WasFemto

05-05-2005, 11:02 PM

Snake Eater is the shit. Why you don't have it is beyond me.

Dios while your at it pick up Forza.

ReggieHadoken

05-05-2005, 11:55 PM

Snake Eater for $25? Buy that thing ASAP!!!

I'm in love with the X series all over again. Mega Man X8 is just so freaking awesome. The stage designs, music, gameplay; it all comes together marvelously. MMX8 is now $20 at Funcoland, EB Games, Gamestop. I highly reommend MM fans jump on this NOW!!! Tag team 4 life, muthas!!!

Nightraid

05-06-2005, 12:08 AM

Just playing some Tekken 5.

lseelba

05-06-2005, 12:35 AM

I just bought Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne for $20. Hopefully it is good, as I haven't played it yet. I have trouble starting RPGs because I know I have to set aside several hours just to start playing the game.

Dios <-X->

05-06-2005, 12:39 AM

I get piad tomorrow, i think ill pick up god of war while im at it

HeaT

05-06-2005, 10:41 AM

ReggieHadoken

05-08-2005, 03:11 PM

I think Mega Man X8 is now one of my fav X games. The game just has so many good things going for it. I got the Neutral Armor for X a few days ago. Looks like X is packing a Kamehameha Wave!!
:tup: And seeing Vile back in action is just tightness. The game isn't really overly difficutl but I've die a lot. I think I died more than 10 times in Burn Rooster's stage.

I posted this in the Mega Man thread, but I found a copy of Mega Man X3 for $39.99 at EB Games. So I snatched that sucker up ASAP!! Now I have all the X games!! W00t!!
:clap:

Gasaraki

05-08-2005, 04:04 PM

Even though I can agree X8 is fundementally a good game, I don't see how it's fun at all. It's just such a bore to play and I thought it was too easy =/

Remy Saotome

05-08-2005, 06:49 PM

I'm glad you like X8 Reggie.

Million

05-08-2005, 07:04 PM

I was on Live the other night with Unreal Champ2...under a friend's account. All the bad commentary is true, unfortunately. The lag is rediculous. I was losing to lag, and then....I was actually WINNING because of lag. It got to the point where I no longer feared most of my opponents rejecting my Flak shots....because I knew the timing for them on rejecting a shot was just as screwed up as it was for me..(I stopped even trying to reflect stuff, and just held block and tried to dodge) Of course, the only guy that could reflect my shots was the 1 guy who actually had a stable connection.

There were 2 great moments where I was on a roll with the kills...and yeah, I was Arclite as usual. (*announcer called "MULTI-KILL", and "SAMURAI!") The dude who played as Brock wasn't even using his "Fear" ability, surprisingly....and that's 1 of the few things that can beat Arc's "Unstoppable". Besides the lag, I think I was doing alright for the first time fighting real people in that game. I'm thinking if there ever is a tier-listing done up for this game, Arclite has GOTTA be near the top. Just review the deal ya get with Arclite here:

-Melee dominates --Arc is one of the heavy characters....you get POWER, and you can take the hits, unlike someone weak like Lauren or Devastation(*really what's the point of Deva besides TnA? Her head turret ability is nice, but that's pretty much it.).
-UNSTOPPABLE! (+ possible Heal or health powerups to compensate for gradual energy loss.)
-Heavy character + Charged/targeted air dash = pain.

DeathScythe

05-08-2005, 07:12 PM

I'm playing:

Phantom Brave(I've had this game for 7 months and still haven't found the time to finish it)
La Pucelle Tactics(still haven't even started it)
Gran Turismo 3 and 4(try playing this simultaneously and get 100%)
Prince of Persia 2(one day I'll finish this....thing)
Resident Evil 4(I'm halfway through and I still haven't finished. Fucking school)

PSP:

Ridge Racer
Wipeout Pure
Hot Shots Golf Open Tee(top tier)
Darkstalkers(I hate the pad for this game)

Remy Saotome

05-08-2005, 09:25 PM

You're right Million. UC2 is a good game for the most part. But the online play right now is stupid. A patch to fix the lag + a few balance changes would make it one of the greatest online experiences ever, though.

ReggieHadoken

05-09-2005, 08:16 PM

I really got into Advance Guardian Heroes today. I like the combat system and leveling up your character at the end of a stage is pretty cool. Drawbacks: slowdown. When too much action hits the screen, things slow to a crawl. And enemies also hav eno qualms about ganging up on you--they have no code of honor. They will literally kick you when you're down. And on the final stage after beating the last boss, you have to use counter with the R button to stop a fire ball from wiping out the Earth. Alright. I'm cool with doing that. Here's the kicker: if you mess it up it's game over and you have to do the final stage all over again. That stage had enough bosses and annoyances to begin with and you're telling me that I gotta do the whole freaking stage again?! You mean I can't start where I left off like all the other stages? Screw the game and screw you, Treasure.

Korigama

05-09-2005, 08:57 PM

SO3, back to the Shrine of Kaddan. On a side note, I finally unlocked the sound test mode.

YellowS4

05-09-2005, 09:01 PM

Atelier Iris is fucken garbage. What a weak rpg. Waiting on Namco x Capcom though

Gasaraki

05-09-2005, 09:11 PM

Atelier Iris is fucken garbage. What a weak rpg. Waiting on Namco x Capcom though
Why is it so bad? And wasn't it supposed to come out later this month?

YellowS4

05-09-2005, 09:16 PM

AI is just so basic. The way to get mana is pretty lame too, its like repetitive and you kinda have unlimited amounts since you can enter a section, absorb or wtvr it is to get mana, exit and come back again, repeat. I'll play it a bit more tomorrow, but it feels sloppy too.

Atleast you have an option for jpnse voices. VA either way isn't that great either.

Its easy to find leaks

Remy Saotome

05-09-2005, 09:34 PM

I've spent some time with the Chambers in VJ2 the last couple days. I'm just wondering if there is a good way to deal with those electro-shield idiots? The best I've been able to manage, and this is after beating the story mode on every difficulty, is to Zoom In in front of them, then jump over them and slow punch them in the back, then VF the dodge when they reel backwards and their shield strikes you. And that leaves you with no VFX, and takes a long time if there is more than one of them.

Also, I wish that the Chambers gave some indication of how long each one is. It sucks to have to just keep playing until it ends. I'd like to have some idea of how much further I have.

lseelba

05-09-2005, 10:10 PM

where did you buy that game for 20$ at???

im outi

Roberth

I found Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne at Bookman's. Sometimes I don't think they are so good at pricing stuff out. I also got a modded Pelican Real Arcade there for $25
:wow:

VruS

05-09-2005, 11:07 PM

pc
Pariah single player - kinda blah, but atleast it's damn pretty.
pariah multiplayer demo - halo/tribes. Pariah rips off those games pretty good. Nothing that special.

guildwars- pvp is too good.

Mame - esp ra.de - still trying to 1cc this shmup.

PS2 - Midnight Club 3. I love it. Makes me feel thug gangster.

Gran Turismo 4 - Finally beat that bloody world championship series. 50% done

No more downloading/buying games for awhile.

HellSap

05-10-2005, 01:53 AM

I also thought Atelier Iris was a fucking shitty game, until I kept playing it. And wow, its pretty nice, you run out of mana fast, so its not that bad, and it does get a bit more complicated later on, but godamn, its a fucking easy ass game, and yet Im still itching to play it some more...
1:40... meh, I got time... oh, and thank god for jp VA... its still pretty bad, but "-nyaaa" is way better than hearing "MEOW something unimportant! MEOW"

Also gotta get through the last bit of Psychonauts, which is fucking awesome (I posted a response to remy's last post)

Gonna try a bit more of Dungeon Lords as well... sorta ok except for the major fucking glitches that really ma