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[Geese Pants]

Good Looks Geese. Fucking Grasshopper is gonna get his.

Make sure that you stock up on potions though............it won't be an easy fight, but after you get Abbadon's soul...........Abbadon + Dead Pirate = broken.

[X-Death]

Almost done Fire Emblem: Sacred Stones on gba, I'll probably finish that tomorrow.
Just picked up Street Fighter Alpha Anthology, can't fucking wait til I get Hyper Street Fighter Zero unlocked.

[Black Chanler]

decided to play crazy taxi on dreamcast for some reason...My dad pointed out how BD Joe's design is probably the most racist shit he seen recently. That gave me a good laugh

[Spralwers]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xu5M05i9yno&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ebboyblog%2Ecom%2Fprofile%2 Ephp%3Fid%3D221

There's me playing streets of rage, in case anyone is interested ^^

Oh and Freeza = Broken. CyborgFreeza = ULTRA BROKEN. If tourneys do end up getting made for this game, I wouldn't be surprised if both of these two got banned.

Freeza > Cyborg Freeza.

Freeza has red sphere, and his flex laser is three shots instead of one. But red sphere FTW.

And Maou Rebirth Ranbu at first IS really difficult. I've done it so many times that the motion is stuck in my head, and I can almost slide my thumb to do it. Its pretty annoying. Piccolo can combo into it if he uses his electric stun attack, but Piccolo Daimao needs to rely on wall stun. Unless you're really that good to do it in the middle of a combo O_O

And Freeza dominates the tournament scene. Oh well =/

[abacabb]

Make sure that you stock up on potions though............it won't be an easy fight, but after you get Abbadon's soul...........Abbadon + Dead Pirate = broken.
I beat his fucking ass. The last boss is fucking creepy tho.

[junker]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xu5M05i9yno&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ebboyblog%2Ecom%2Fprofile%2 Ephp%3Fid%3D221

There's me playing streets of rage, in case anyone is interested ^^



aw man, that's the stage! nice run through

[Biggzy]

decided to play crazy taxi on dreamcast for some reason...My dad pointed out how BD Joe's design is probably the most racist shit he seen recently. That gave me a good laugh

How is it racist?

[TrunksSS3]

is it really worth picking up that super DBZ game???

[junker]

crazy taxi was full of stereotypes, but not anything racist!

[300 lb Eugene]

Speaking of Robotnik, why did they change his name to Eggman?

I'm currently playing:
Sonic Rush
Sim City 4
Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

The same reason they changed Princess Toadstool's name to Peach...

















































....I.............Dont..........Know..........!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[The Damned]

I beat Mega Man 8 after starting it yesterday. I would have finished it at 2:00 A.M. this morning if I hadn't gotten frustrated with being so idiotic about the first (and most difficult) Wily stage; stupid jetboards and that last fucking jump.

Playing it again, despite being reluctant to, made me realize how much I like that game. In addition to that, the voices for the Robot Masters were all clearer than the PS version and the loading time was much faster (since no save screen needed to come up).

Anyway, besides that same report, I was wondering, for others that have played MM8, what parts do you usually spend your Bolts on?

I got Laser Shot first this time around, but I don't think I'll ever get it again since I finally realized that Arrow Shot is better for the most part.

Besides that, Hyper Charger, Exit, Power Shield, and that x5 shot part I will always get. I'm not sure whether I'll get the Auto Shot if I play again though.

[Geese Pants]

So I started KOTOR again and I notice something.............

The first time I played I had to get to the Lower City of Taris with either documents, or as a Sith Officer.

Now the first time I played through, I had to kill a Sith Officer and take his uniform................during that time I met that girl with the wookie friend. This time around I befriended a Sith officer, got invited to a party where she and other off-duty officers passed out drunk, and got the suit then.

I guess my point is that I didn't think KOTOR was open-ended like that. I plays way different than when I played the last time................and I hope that I don't get stuck on the upper level doing nothing but Jack shit.

[FallingEdge]

Mega Man 2 is always a fun game to play if I just need to kill an hour. As soon as I get off from work, I'm gonna go play it :wgrin:

[RodJ]

does anyone know if they are gonna come out with a kingdom hearts 3?

[ReggieHadoken]

is it really worth picking up that super DBZ game???

If you're looking for a perfect recreation of the DBZ experience, then no. However, if you're looking for a solid fighter that has DBZ characters and their signature moves, then YES!!! YES!!! YES!!! The game currently owns my life right now. Super DBZ is a game that's more for the fighting game crowd and not so much for the fans. However, I'm a huge fan of DBZ and I love the direction this game has taken.

New game purchases on Friday:
-GTA: Liberty City Stories
-Street Fighter Alpha Anthology (Now I just need the guide)

[junker]

I beat Mega Man 8 after starting it yesterday. I would have finished it at 2:00 A.M. this morning if I hadn't gotten frustrated with being so idiotic about the first (and most difficult) Wily stage; stupid jetboards and that last fucking jump.

Playing it again, despite being reluctant to, made me realize how much I like that game. In addition to that, the voices for the Robot Masters were all clearer than the PS version and the loading time was much faster (since no save screen needed to come up).

Anyway, besides that same report, I was wondering, for others that have played MM8, what parts do you usually spend your Bolts on?

I got Laser Shot first this time around, but I don't think I'll ever get it again since I finally realized that Arrow Shot is better for the most part.

Besides that, Hyper Charger, Exit, Power Shield, and that x5 shot part I will always get. I'm not sure whether I'll get the Auto Shot if I play again though.


whoah, i haven't played mm8 since way back in the day! haven't beat it(made it to end), but i remember i really liked that mm game. i don't remember what i bought the bolts with, or anything at all, just that i really liked the game. which version are you playing? going to fire up the old ps copy when i find it.

[Million]

Oh yes...and Lost Planet is the game x360 needed in the lineup all this time. I played the demo at that same friend's house, also last weekend. My only gripe is a very small one....I wish the grapple had longer reach. That potential of zipping around areas like Batman with the grapple....that in itself is awesome to me. The creature designs all look great so far, and the graphics are amazing and TRUE next-gen material. With a little more marketing....this game might even have "system seller" status, imo. (*of course that would be if I didn't like it. Since I am behind this game 100% now, that instantly means it will fail, and nobody will even try it.)

oh, and HDTVs are nice, but not really a requirement for appreciating next-gen visuals, imo. My friend has a "regular fat style" big tv with a nice sharp picture, and the visuals...particularly on Lost Planet... are still amazing.

[The Damned]

whoah, i haven't played mm8 since way back in the day! haven't beat it(made it to end), but i remember i really liked that mm game. i don't remember what i bought the bolts with, or anything at all, just that i really liked the game. which version are you playing? going to fire up the old ps copy when i find it.

I'm playing the version on Mega Man Anniversay Collection, which is why I mentioned faster loading times. Although, now that I think about it, the Saturn version probably has faster loading times than the PS version as well, but unfortunately I don't have that version. (And, unforunately, they don't let you fight Cut Man or Wood Man in the MMAC version either.)

Speaking of MMAC, I was up until 5:00 A.M. playing Mega Man 7 and I might just have a new favorite game...provided that Wily's Castle didn't utterly rape me. I think know that I've known for a while that's most difficult of all the Castles (maybe not including Rockman & Forte), but geez, I didn't think it was pure rape. I barely got past the first version of Bass and Gutsman and I stil had to use two E Tanks. The second version of Bass just raped me.

That aside, all the stages are excellent and I think that Shade Man's stage music might be my favorite MM music ever.

[RowJoe]

i bought unreal championship 2 last week, i think. at first it was a pretty big change from the original uc game, but now i'm really, really liking it. the frags in this game are pretty satisfying. playing against the bots is pretty fun, but i'm kinda bummed that i still have 56k and can't play online. :sad:

[Million]

You're not missing much. The size of the "community" online is truly pathetic. Have you abandoned first person view mode yet? I'd say most players do once they realize the extra level of awareness 3rd view gives you....and besides, it looks cool to actually see your character during battle.

The only people who still talk about the game are here: http://forums.epicgames.com/Board.aspx?brd=10666

Andreebremen and FeveredTNT have become the most interesting thing left in the online experience though, because everyone hates those guys....the whole situation is absolutely hilarious. (*both guys have become infamous for booting you out of a game once they get killed. This way, they've abused the stats system and are now usually ranked as "godlike"..though everyone else knows they suck. A more accurate rating is "Adept"...probably a lower "Adept" than I am, as I haven't had much trouble killing either of those guys. I even have vids of myself getting booted.)

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I haven't played anything since I got back to nashville after last weekend. I've been too lazy to hook up my systems.

*I'm only just now realizing I could play the "King of the World" mode in Rampage against cpu-controlled monsters....interesting. Oh yeah...I forgot to mention that Rampage has the option for 4 player simultaneous action! (*this does me no good...as I really just have 2 friends here in nashville. One isn't into gaming at all, because he's a weirdo like that...and the other one lives way the hell out in the middle of nowhere. My other closest friend from college still lives in Memphis, TN. So....online gaming is really my only hope for playing with other people.)

[Lantis]

Mega Man 7 probably has the toughest version of Dr. Wily EVER (the 2nd battle). In the past games, it was all a matter of finding which weapon would do the trick and then nail him...but in this game, even when you DO find out the weak point, you still have to catch up with that old fart. Goddamn tricky son of a bitch.... :annoy:

[Zephyranthes]

Yeah, Star Wars: KOTOR is fairly open-ended. That's one of the nice things about it. I think if you go to the planets in a different order than the first time you played it, you might even see some sidequests that weren't around the first time. I remember that if you have Jolee in your party when you go to the Water Planet (Makaan? Forget the name.) you can try to help solve a murder mystery. But if he's not in your party, you don't get to do that little quest.

I'm just disappointed that KOTOR II was rush-released. I thought it was really good until the last 25% of the game. Then it became really obvious that the game was incomplete.

Speaking of Star Wars games, SW: Battlefront II is still awesome. Playing on Xbox Live is still great. A ton of people still play it and there are a couple of leagues, too. If you guys got Xbox, you should check out BFII. It should be fairly cheap by now- I saw it for 18 bucks used at a GameStop.

[Disciple of Ryu]

Finished Suikoden 4 yesturday. I've had the game for a about a year but my first, and second impression of the game were so bad that I didn't actually start playing through it until recently. Honestly, the game great, I can't quite see how it got so trashed when it's much more like Suikoden 2 then part 3 was. My only real gripe with the game was that I ended up missing three characters cuz' I got to a point where it was too late to get and the game gave no warning at all which makes my game data totally useless for Suikoden Tactics which is what I'm getting ready to play next. :bluu:

[The Damned]

Mega Man 7 probably has the toughest version of Dr. Wily EVER (the 2nd battle). In the past games, it was all a matter of finding which weapon would do the trick and then nail him...but in this game, even when you DO find out the weak point, you still have to catch up with that old fart. Goddamn tricky son of a bitch.... :annoy:

I beat him in three tries, via gamefaqs.com. Whoa. MM8 final Wily is a much toned down MM7 final Wily. Still, he was fucking hard. I had to use 3 E-tanks on him and 1 W-tank as well.

Anyway, the Wily Castle bosses were extremely fun regardless. Well, except Guts Man. Even after I figured out his weakness, the fact that he makes you take damage regardless of what you do is bullshit.

Well, anyway. I finally unlocked the last game. It's Power Battle 2. I was kind of hoping that it would be Rockman & Forte, but I expected that it would be PB2. Oh well.

I just hope that one is better than PB1.


I think that I should get around to finally playing Kingdom Hearts II.

[dummyface]

Auto Modellista - GC
CapCom Vs. SNK 2 - GC
QUAKE - PC
Double Dragon Advance - GBA

[Hokuto no Jeffro]

I just ordered FF9, FF8, Chrono Trigger and Chrono Cross. So which one is better, FF9 or FF8?

[Chozen1]

I just ordered FF9, FF8, Chrono Trigger and Chrono Cross. So which one is better, FF9 or FF8?

you MONKEY! chrono trigger OWNS. neither of those FF are worth any mention however, if you want a kick ass one, wait for the FF4 on DS and play 6 or 7 if u haven't already but come on, chrono trigger FTW

[Green]

I just ordered FF9, FF8, Chrono Trigger and Chrono Cross. So which one is better, FF9 or FF8?
FF9 is a little more old school, if you're into that.

[junker]

Oh yes...and Lost Planet is the game x360 needed in the lineup all this time. I played the demo at that same friend's house, also last weekend. My only gripe is a very small one....I wish the grapple had longer reach. That potential of zipping around areas like Batman with the grapple....that in itself is awesome to me. The creature designs all look great so far, and the graphics are amazing and TRUE next-gen material. With a little more marketing....this game might even have "system seller" status, imo. (*of course that would be if I didn't like it. Since I am behind this game 100% now, that instantly means it will fail, and nobody will even try it.)

oh, and HDTVs are nice, but not really a requirement for appreciating next-gen visuals, imo. My friend has a "regular fat style" big tv with a nice sharp picture, and the visuals...particularly on Lost Planet... are still amazing.

yeah, that's true, but play lost planet on your pc monitor or something and the details really stand out! played the demo countless times, and definitely looking forward to what will be the 360 action game.

MM7! another MM game i haven't beat(also rockman & forte, how sad). i need a whole day to spend with this hah

[Infested Jester]

TO 360 OWNERS:

Can someone reccomend me a good game? I've had this system over a week now and I haven't even opened it up yet. I wanted it mainly for Gears of War, but thats not due out til October or later. Dead Rising has gone from "wow a new zombie game!!!" to "Ohhhh, its like State of Emergency but slower and more boring" after the vids I watched.

I played Elder Scrolls and DOA4 at a friends the other night, definitely didn't like either.

I don't like most FPS games, but what would you say is the best one on this system? I might consider that.

Is Condemned any good?

Thanks

[Million]

Interesting...I had the opposite reaction with Dead Rising. In just still pics it looked like nothing special to me...but after seeing some footage, I most likely will have to get that.

*Condemned seemed boring to me...visually interesting, but boring. I can't even remember what happened when I played a little of it at my friend's house.

There's Ninety-Nine Nights...I'm interested in that. Most Ps2 owners(aka "everybody but me") seem not to like it, probably because Dynasty Warriors did that at least 5 times over by now....99Nights is more interesting to me though, because it is a fantasy setting with magic and all that. I'm surprised it took that long for someone to make that type of game with that kind of context.

Saint's Row comes soon, which is another one only I seem to like. IMO, it's the improved and evolved version of GTA. Just the fact that it's "GTA with character customization" is enough to have me sold. That's not even considering the online possibilities.

[Infested Jester]

Interesting...I had the opposite reaction with Dead Rising. In just still pics it looked like nothing special to me...but after seeing some footage, I most likely will have to get that.

*Condemned seemed boring to me...visually interesting, but boring. I can't even remember what happened when I played a little of it at my friend's house.

There's Ninety-Nine Nights...I'm interested in that. Most Ps2 owners(aka "everybody but me") seem not to like it, probably because Dynasty Warriors did that at least 5 times over by now....99Nights is more interesting to me though, because it is a fantasy setting with magic and all that. I'm surprised it took that long for someone to make that type of game with that kind of context.

Saint's Row comes soon, which is another one only I seem to like. IMO, it's the improved and evolved version of GTA. Just the fact that it's "GTA with character customization" is enough to have me sold. That's not even considering the online possibilities.

Ah thanks man, I didn't even know about Ninety-Nine Nights, just watched some clips and that definitely looks like something I can get into until Gears of War hits. I've had a PS2 since launch and I have never played a Dynasty Warriors game so this will be completely fresh for me.

[Biggzy]

TO 360 OWNERS:

Can someone reccomend me a good game? I've had this system over a week now and I haven't even opened it up yet. I wanted it mainly for Gears of War, but thats not due out til October or later. Dead Rising has gone from "wow a new zombie game!!!" to "Ohhhh, its like State of Emergency but slower and more boring" after the vids I watched.

I played Elder Scrolls and DOA4 at a friends the other night, definitely didn't like either.

I don't like most FPS games, but what would you say is the best one on this system? I might consider that.

Is Condemned any good?

Thanks

Battlefield 2 is awesome if you have online. The single player is pretty fun, but trying to get the medals in online play is addictive for some reason.

I haven't seen the videos for Dead Rising, but I was pretty excited about it until you said it looks like state of emergency (a god awful game).

Ninety Nine Nights is gonna be the shit.

Saint's Row looks fuckin awesome.

Games available now: Ghost Recon is good, but a little too slow for my pace. Avoid Gun, The Outfit, and Perfect Dark Zero.

Don't forget about the xbox live arcade. Some pretty fun games are there like Geometry Wars, Hexic, etc.

[junker]

everyone trashes PDZ, but it's a decent game. anyway, if you're into action-adventure games then Kameo is a must have(especially now that it's only $20!). if you like semi-realistic mech action, then chrome hounds is pretty good. NICE graphics, depth, and has what looks like great online play(haven't tried that).
other choice games i can think of: doa4(give it time), pgr3, and motogp2006(extreme tracks are gorgeous).
just be sure to hit up all the demos of interest along with xblive arcade demos.

and ninety nine nights isn't all that. demo is up now, and it's pretty much a pretty looking dynasty warriors with better audio and an actual story. all the really good games are coming out much later.

[Formation Z]

First post in the longest, been out of the fighting game loop for awhile due to school.

Anyway instead of telling what I've been playing, here's a link to my youtube
profile, my videos do all the talking.
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=Toneman

[Gasaraki]

Android 16 in SDBZ is awesome. He has "Evolution Buster" which is a command throw where everytime you conenct with it, it does a slightly longer and more damaging animation up to the third time. It then it resets to the first version. If you land all 3 versions in a row it'll actually kill some characters all by itself. The negative is that it's even slower than a normal throw, with just a small bit more range. Good thing is he has a super command grab version which does about as much as the 2nd version of evobuster, but is much faster, better range, and invincible to anything on startup till the moment the grab connects.

However, he has a learnable super called "Armor Mode" which gives him unlimited superarmor for about 10(?) seconds. This makes landing his non-super command grab WAY easier.

Besides that he's just got some really nice damage. Only problem I'm really having is that throw in general aren't that great in this game =/

[Hokuto no Jeffro]

I just ordered FF9, FF8, Chrono Trigger and Chrono Cross. So which one is better, FF9 or FF8?

you MONKEY! chrono trigger OWNS. neither of those FF are worth any mention however, if you want a kick ass one, wait for the FF4 on DS and play 6 or 7 if u haven't already but come on, chrono trigger FTW
Save the best for last, right?

[Murt!]

OMFG. Tekken DR pwns SOOO much. If you have a psp and like Tekken get it now.

[Spralwers]

Managed to beat Streets of Rage on hardest mode. I used Adam. What an accomplishment, that definitely wasn't easy.

Then I played SORII, and the gameplay was completely different. And I didn't like it at all.
Oh well. =/

Now, I played SORII before, its just that I was never proficent at both games. I take the time to get good at SOR, and then playing SORII was just like playing a completely different game, and I didn't enjoy it at all. The gameplay was alot slower, the characters in general had much less distance in their attacks, stun time from normal hits was significantly reduced, there would be more lag with the basic hits, and I could go on.

On the up side, the graphics are much better, the music is higher quality, new jump attacks, and new desparation and special moves. I still really prefer the original's gameplay, since it was alot faster, and beating up enemies was alot easier and more fun. And hardest mode was still very hard in the process.

[junker]

with me, i've only spent time with #2, and not so much much #1. it is def. faster!

[#reload]

started grandia 3, started steambot chronicles, started monster hunter, thinking of playing star ocean 3 again, and STILL FUCKING WAITING FOR ROGUE GALAXY. now i'm waiting for tales of the abyss, okami, and diagaea 2.
scratch all of that. final fantasy ix has taken over my soul. started like 3 days ago and already on disc 2. i've forgotten how truly great this game really is.

What do you think of Monster Hunter? Are you playing it online?
it's really mediocre... yea, i play it online, but there's no point in me doing so because no one really helps the low monster rankers (me being level 2). basicly all i'm doing is running around doing the same stupid move over and over, so i quit. maybe i'll pick it up again sometime later.

[Infested Jester]

My God of War conquest has finally come to an end.......Normal Level beat with no leveling up and no magic, I can now rest easy.

Hey, what do you guys think of that game God Hand coming out? Looks so far out there that it might be fun, I think its only gonna be 30 bucks also.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChOTp1u5Z2w&search=god%20hand

As for my 360 game search, I decided to pick up Dead Rising next week, got a $100 Toys R Us gift card, so I guess I'll pick it up, then Ninety-Nine Nights the week after for sure. :tup:

[Seany_Boy]

I just started up Metal Gear Acid, and I'm really diggin it so far. It's kind of annoying that so many thing take up a turn like crawling or opening a door but it hasn't been that much of a problem yet.

[ReggieHadoken]

16 is indeed tight in Super DBZ. I tried he out in training to find out he's a grapple character!:lovin: I love how the characters in SDBZ are so diverse. After playing SDBZ, I really can't take my fellow DBZ fans seriously when they say Budokai Tenkichi 2 will be better than SDBZ.:rolleyes: With Goku I haver over 500,000 BPts. I just wish I could find the right moment to use the Spirit Bomb. No way I can do it full blast or close to full blast. Hmmm. I think I need to use EXP points to inherit Krillin's Solar Flare.

Also playing Street Fighter Alpha Anthology. Guy is a monster in the original SFA. All he has to do is hit you with regular attacks to do good damage. Only managed to beat him in 1 round using Ryu. Maybe Guy's the one I should be taking through Survival mode.

[Lantis]

Yeah, Guy is like the monster God tier in SFA 1. I even heard he has a redizzy combo of sorts. :looney:

I already finished SFA 1 and 2, and am now heading for SFA 2 Gold. Cammy seems to be available right off the bat for me (no "get a ranking with Bison and enter CAM as your initials" thing), and she seems to have her own story, but I'll get to her later. Difficulty seems to be amped a bit from the original SFA 2, and the game also has the remixed tracks whereas SFA 2 has the original tracks.

[Hokuto no Jeffro]

...I don't care much for the Junction system in FF8....

[Gasaraki]

16 is indeed tight in Super DBZ. I tried he out in training to find out he's a grapple character!:lovin: I love how the characters in SDBZ are so diverse. After playing SDBZ, I really can't take my fellow DBZ fans seriously when they say Budokai Tenkichi 2 will be better than SDBZ.:rolleyes: With Goku I haver over 500,000 BPts. I just wish I could find the right moment to use the Spirit Bomb. No way I can do it full blast or close to full blast. Hmmm. I think I need to use EXP points to inherit Krillin's Solar Flare.

You can combo Spirit Bomb with ff+H. When you activate the attack, the chargup of the attack itself can actually deal damage though it won't be as much damage as if you landed it while thrown instead of charging. Still, it's a great way for a shitload of easy damage.

[ReggieHadoken]

Thanks for the info Garasaki.

Still playing SDBZ like mad. I used the Dragon Balls to wish for a new outfit for Krillin. He's wearing white pants, black shoes, an orange/black jacket, and a baseball cap. Best outfit for him. I love is orange karate gi, but the aforementioned clothes own it.:lovin:

Garasaki, have you been using 17? I like him but I'm just not as good with him as I am characters like Krillin, Goku, Cell and Ultimate Gohan. To me, he seems like he's for more advanced players.

As for Street Fighter Alpha Anthology, I'm gonna beat arcade mode of SFA1 with Ken then play some more survival mode before I move on to SFA2. Ken & Guy's brokeness kinda ruin A1 for me.

[Kyoujin]

Playing:

Grandia 3 (still)
Radiata Story (loving it!)
Killer7 (again)
Gungrave OD

I put SDBZ on the back-burner for awhile; I'm not really feeling fighting games at the moment.

[Digital Master]

currently playing TDR for psp,its a beautiful game but diagonals sucks ass

[ReggieHadoken]

Got back into GTA: San Andreas. Did 3 missions today to advance the story. Finally got past that first Jizzy mission. Had to chase a ho-traitor through the city. The chance ended when the limo finally flipped over on the highway and blew up. I shot the sucker a few times but it never got to the point where it just blew up like the truck that was hired muscle to protect that broad.

Little things in the GTA games amuse me. If someone says something to me that i don't like, I can take out the bat and beat them down. I get a lot of chuckles out of running people over either purposely or by accident.:rofl:

BTW, Anyone that's played GTA: Liberty City Stories on the PS2, how much did you enjoy the game? I mean, I'm not expecting another GTA: SA here. As much as I like SA, sometimes the game just feels like it's TOO huge. I mean, a freaking state, for crying out loud. And curising around Liberty City was a lot of fun in GTAIII so I really wouldn't mind going back there. I brought up GTA: LCS because I bought the game a few weeks ago but I didn't want to start it until I fininshed GTA: SA. Just wanted the thoughts of some of my fellow SRKers that played the game.

Street Fighter Alpha Anthology. Well, I beat SFA last night and beat SFA2 on Monday. Haven't touched SFA2 Gold, SFA3 or Super Gem Fighter MiniMix. As someone that only played SFA2 on the PS1, the arcade version seems pretty tight from what I've played. I enjoyed the PS1 version of SFA2 but it had some problems that got in the way for me. The occasional cheap AI during last boss fights was a major pain. And while the custom combo system was interesting, I justy didn't dig it all that much. But the arcade version of SFA2 is making me see the game in a better light so my opinion of A2 could be brought higher.

Super Dragon Ball Z. Yup, still trucking away at this game. 17 is a good character but unless you give him a projectil skill via inheritence, he's strictly a close range fighter. That said, he's got some nice combos and he seems to do good damage. Videl seems like she's almost a much weaker version of 17. She's got his stance, his throw, and one of his combos, but there's still enough there for her so she isn't simply a clone of 17. She's got this one move that's mid-range that reminds me of one of Chun-Li's attacks. Problem is, the recovery time for the move SUCKS. The move is really hit or miss and if you miss well, it ain't pretty

Majin Buu has become one of my fav chars in SDBZ. I love his moves. If you connect with this Hurrican Dash, you can do even more damage after the initial 5 hits. Also, Chi-Chi is really fun to use. Not sure what type of range character I'd classify her as because from what I can tell, she seems to be really good up close but kinda in between far away. Her projectile game doesn't seem as good as other characters. But then, I'm still learning a lot about fighting games in general. I'm no expert.

Ultimate Gohan: Screw the Z-Sword. Extra power and a little more reach is not worth the cost of speed. Yeah, he Z-Sword probably does more damage, but I'd rather use a midrange sword and be fast instead. I don't like Trunks as much as i do Ultimate Gohan, but he's still good.

I was fightig Cell in arcade mode and I was using Gohan. I went Super Saiyan and did his Dragon Shot. A move that is usually 9 hits or so, went up to a 29-hit combo. Freaking. Sweet.

[Infested Jester]

Started GTA Liberty Stories for PS2, and gonna pick up Dead Rising today...finally got a game to use on this 360.

[Zinac]

I've been playing FFXII since thursday, only stopping to eat and sleep. Even with my limited Japanese vocabulary I've been able to get through it. It is imo, the #1 FF game I've ever played. It is even the best RPG I've played, period. GG is going to have to take the back seat until I finish this.

[orka]

got started on Growlanser V

it's... all... 3D *gasp*

o well the game is still good

[roninwarrior24]

I'm playing FFX-2, and I'm in chapter 5. I know I'm not going to get 100% so I'm jst kinda blowing through the game. The only sidequest that interests me in the Via Infinito (mainly because I want Catnip). I missed Lady Luck in Chapter 3, and since I suck at playing Shinra in Sphere Break, I don't know if I am going to get them. I feel like I should, though, because they make the early parts of Via Infinito easy (killing everything instantly).

I'm also playing Ninja Gaiden (normal one, not Black), and I'm in Chapter 12. Should I try to get the Unlabored Flawless? I have my Wooden Sword ant level 4, but it keeps getting more expensive to the point of insanity. Is the difference between a level 3 Daibalahro and the Unlabored Flawless drastic or minor? If it's minor, than I might very well just spend the money on the Daibalahro.

[Hokuto no Jeffro]

The UF is the best weapon in the game, so I suppose it's worth getting. It's a very heavy and slow weapon though. Of course it makes up for this with it's outrageous strength. I personally use the DDB and the Kitetsu.

[X-Death]

Finished Fire Emblem: Sacred Stones, and basically just playing SFAA and the Dead Rising demo.

Also just acquired both Golden Sun games for cheap, so I'll be playing through those next.

[roninwarrior24]

I just beat Ninja Gaiden on Normal. It's not as challenging as most people say it is (I guaranteee it's MUCH harder on the higher levels, but so is every single game out there), but it's not super easy either. I got the Unlabored Flawlessness, and even though it's pretty powerful, I feel that it's not worth the money you pay for it (108500 Essense!!). The True Dragon Sword, however, is powerful, fast, and free (although you could, and would, spend the money to upgrade the Dragon Sword to level 2 or 3). I need to try the Dark Dragon Blade out.

EDIT: It seems that the power of the Unlabored Flawlessness is released when you are at really low health (5% I believe). So if you're at low health and you're good, you could potentially rape everything like nothing. I still like the True Dragon Sword more, however. But it seems that the UF is really a top tier weapon (when you're at low health).

[PingPong]

just picked up Super Robot Taisen: Original Generation, can't wait for SRT:OG2 to come out and hoping SRT:OGs will come out for the ps2...

[RodJ]

There are two games that I played back in the day, I don't really remember the names, can someone tell me if im right on one..

battle arena toshenden(don't know if i spelled it right)

and the 2nd game was also a battle game. one of the charecters was a egg shaped head alien,green and used yoyo's..the last boss had a huge ass sword...does anyone remember?

[lseelba]

Happy birthday vg_emblem and VG Emb1em. I think you might be the same person :clap:

[ReggieHadoken]

Super DBZ continues to own my life. Making custom char cards is just too much fun., as is beasting on fools with my fav DBZ chars. Exposed my friend to this game and he likes it. He wants to play me on Monday. I'm gonna own him so hard.

Gohan seems to be a projectile moster in this game. I just wish he could get the ATK up skill to do more damage. But when he turns SS2, he gets even more beastly, so I guess that's pretty good. My Goku is getting real close to 1 million BPs. The scouter cracks before each match. Only a matter of time before it explodes.:lovin:

I picked up OutRun '06: Coast 2 Coast for PS2 on Friday. Been wanting to get it and wasn't sure how long it would be on the shelves. Just seemed like one of those games where if I don't get it now, I'd be kicking myself for not doing so later.

[Angry Black]

There are two games that I played back in the day, I don't really remember the names, can someone tell me if im right on one..

battle arena toshenden(don't know if i spelled it right)

and the 2nd game was also a battle game. one of the charecters was a egg shaped head alien,green and used yoyo's..the last boss had a huge ass sword...does anyone remember?

ya that game your talkin about was called star gladiator on ps1 but part 2 on dreamcast was called plasma sword

[Million]

...and for some reason that reminded me of Psychic Force 2012. I think that was the name...it was an interesting 3d fighter for DC. I should've bought that when I had the chance...it's probably completely gone forever now, outside of ebay. Anyway, it was one of the best "almost DBZ!" games to get. The downside was the limited space....the area you could fly/float around in was pitifully small. If they revamped this game for current technology, thus allowing for huge areas to fight, it would be nothing short of amazing.

Speaking of disappearing games...it appears that DBZ Supersonic Warriors 2 is gone now. I haven't seen the game anywhere in the past several weeks. I had a feeling it would disappear, and I foolishly chose to continue waiting. This has been the only downside to the industry's expansion, imo. Great games occasionally just vanish forever, then there's no hope of getting them.

*random news: apparently Rampage Total Destruction will also come out on *Revolution*.(**I still refuse to acknowledge the "w" word.)

[solidfox]

I know it's late but I'm playing MGS3 Subsistence for PS2. I got foxhound rank on european extreme mode. I'm almost done unlocking everything. I just need to beat the two classic MGS games bundled in disc 2. Then in september I move on to Sega's Yakuza. http://www.sega.com/gamesite/yakuza/

[Calcal]

Is there a difference between extreme and european extreme? I only have MGS3 not subsistance. I keep wondering if the online play is worth it for a purchase.

[Kyoujin]

Did anyone pick up that Growlanser 2 disc set for PS2? There's one around here and it looks interesting; any feed back would be appreciated.

[ReggieHadoken]

Finished a somewhat annoying mission in GTA: San Andreas last night. Had to find this moron before his cell phone battery died, then had to kill of some goons, then had to ditch the fuzz by getting to a pay 'n' spray. Keepin the man off my back wouldn't have been so irksome if one of my tires weren't shot flat. This made driving very difficult. At least my two partners made themselves useful by shooting while I drove. Ugh. At least I passed it and for now, I've no more Jizzy missions.

OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast is really grabbing me. Still feels like the classic OutRun games and you can even buy the original OutRun songs from the '86 arcade game and some songs from an '89 OutRun. I just wish they started me with some cars that didn't look so terrible. I mean, they might appeal to others but the cars I want cost a lot of miles. One of the cars I've eyed, I think it's a ferarri, costs over 7000 points. But those rides will be mine.

Million, you mentioned DBZ: Supersonic Warriors 2. I take it you have a DS now? Also if you've got a PS2, get Super DBZ. Game is all sorts of awesome.

[solidfox]

Is there a difference between extreme and european extreme? I only have MGS3 not subsistance. I keep wondering if the online play is worth it for a purchase.

The difference between them is in european extreme if a guard see's you once it's game over. In other words it must never go into alert mode.

[TrunksSS3]

...and for some reason that reminded me of Psychic Force 2012. I think that was the name...it was an interesting 3d fighter for DC. I should've bought that when I had the chance...it's probably completely gone forever now, outside of ebay. Anyway, it was one of the best "almost DBZ!" games to get. The downside was the limited space....the area you could fly/float around in was pitifully small. If they revamped this game for current technology, thus allowing for huge areas to fight, it would be nothing short of amazing.




i remember that game my friend had it and i liked it a lot..not for nothing did it even had a part 2..for that game>i 4 got

[Darkstalker]

Psychic Force 2012 IS the second part of the game. The original was Psychic Force for the PS.

[kindaichi]

I know it's late but I'm playing MGS3 Subsistence for PS2. I got foxhound rank on european extreme mode. I'm almost done unlocking everything. I just need to beat the two classic MGS games bundled in disc 2. Then in september I move on to Sega's Yakuza. http://www.sega.com/gamesite/yakuza/


can you give me some tips on how to be really good at MGS3? I am alright but then I realized the normal level is easy as hell. I tried hard and not fucking around or knocking too many guards out but I just couldn't do it.

GIVE ME SOME ADVICE!

[Rickstah]

Has anyone here ever play the game "Poy Poy" for PS1? I remember having that game a long time ago, and having fun playing it. It was basically Bomberman in 3d, and... that's all I really remember, lol.

[BudaFuka]

can you give me some tips on how to be really good at MGS3? I am alright but then I realized the normal level is easy as hell. I tried hard and not fucking around or knocking too many guards out but I just couldn't do it.

GIVE ME SOME ADVICE!

I saw my friend beat most of the game on European Extreme mode, he would just stare at guards for like 30 mins at a time, trying to decipher patterns...

So yeah, just a shitload of patience, no kills (not even bosses), and nobody there to tell how fucking BORING watching it is...:annoy:

[TrunksSS3]

Psychic Force 2012 IS the second part of the game. The original was Psychic Force for the PS.

right my bad :rofl:

[Honest Monk]

Psychic Force does good damg. The Anime intro was off the hook!

[solidfox]

can you give me some tips on how to be really good at MGS3? I am alright but then I realized the normal level is easy as hell. I tried hard and not fucking around or knocking too many guards out but I just couldn't do it.

GIVE ME SOME ADVICE!

1. Practice Aiming (Head Shots are the name of the game.)
2. Learn routes to completly avoid guards
3. Use the D-Pad to Sneak Behind Gaurds
4. Master the art of CQC
5. If you want foxhound rank you must never kill a person(this means bosses as well) so rock the MK22 (Tranq Gun)
6. Always update you camoflauge if you don't they will see you.

Go here for more help:
http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/ps2/game/928437.html

Go here for a video demonstration on extreme euro beaten in one and a half hours!:
http://speeddemosarchive.com/gamelist/PS2.html

[solidfox]

I saw my friend beat most of the game on European Extreme mode, he would just stare at guards for like 30 mins at a time, trying to decipher patterns...

So yeah, just a shitload of patience, no kills (not even bosses), and nobody there to tell how fucking BORING watching it is...:annoy:

Thats what I had to do. In the end when you do get foxhound rank you get mad bragging rights!!:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Lucretz]

Kyoujin ~ I've rented Growlanser Generations twice, but I've only played the first disc Growlanser II. In general, I like the game, or else I wouldn't of re-rented it.

PROS
-A fairly good storyline.
-Decent number of characters.
-High character customization in terms of what skills, magic, techniques they learn when.
-Seems to be fairly deep, could probably invest a good amount of time in it before finding everything

CONS
-Pretty terrible/irritating voice acting
-Some missions seem impossible at first
-It seems a single wrong answer during dialogues can bar you from getting certain characters, so you have to be careful or look it up beforehand.
-The battle system didn't grow on me that much. It seems to take forever to move, which made me heavily favor ranged/magic over close-range.

I don't know, I'd suggest you try and rent it, or look it up some more reviews before deciding to buy.

Rickstah ~ I remember playing PoyPoy with my friends. Pretty alright game, it was fun stuff. Hurling rocks at each other. Probably doesn't top Bomberman though.

[blackadde]

grabbed goku makaimura (ultimate g&g) from play-asia a couple days ago. it's pretty goddamn awesome - tough as nails and probably the best looking game on psp to boot.

[moeller61]

I finally finished X-Men Legends II, work has been killing me lately so not much time for games. I am re-playing Jade Empire right now, but I can't decide whether I should buy God Of War or Ninja Gaiden Black Next.

[Infested Jester]

I can't decide whether I should buy God Of War or Ninja Gaiden Black Next.

God of War>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Ninja Gaiden


Been playing Dead Rising and GTA Liberty Stories, how can I explain what I think of these two games, hmmmmm.

:zzz: :zzz: :zzz: :zzz: :zzz: :zzz: :zzz:

(Breaks out the RE4 and God of War)

[ChairHome]

You really don't like Dead Rising? I think the game is hilarious and fun. Try these things:
*SPOILERS kind of. Nothing to do with plot*
- Make smoothies. If you combine two food items in a blender, you'll make a smoothie that gives you special attributes like invincibility, speed (looks really funny but is useful), zombie bait, spitfire (headshot zombies with loogies. When you run out of ammo on your handgun, you'll try to spit at the zombies. Usually does nothing, but with this you can kill them), more.
- Find masks (servbot or horse heads), put them on zombie heads and take pics to get "outtake" points
- Take pics of whore zombies (they attack your crotch) to get "erotica" points
- Put on kids clothing or a dress
- Try to escort people and then have them die. Watch them die in horrible, horrible ways (one zombie ripped a woman's tongue and throat (I think) out through her mouth.
- Run around with the chainsaw or Katana.

I'm having a blast with this game. Its a little clunky at first, but all the weapons and skills you get when you level up make it better. I'm not too far in the game yet though. But, hey, I guess everyone has different tastes.

[Infested Jester]

You really don't like Dead Rising? I think the game is hilarious and fun. Try these things:
*SPOILERS kind of. Nothing to do with plot*
- Make smoothies. If you combine two food items in a blender, you'll make a smoothie that gives you special attributes like invincibility, speed (looks really funny but is useful), zombie bait, spitfire (headshot zombies with loogies. When you run out of ammo on your handgun, you'll try to spit at the zombies. Usually does nothing, but with this you can kill them), more.
- Find masks (servbot or horse heads), put them on zombie heads and take pics to get "outtake" points
- Take pics of whore zombies (they attack your crotch) to get "erotica" points
- Put on kids clothing or a dress
- Try to escort people and then have them die. Watch them die in horrible, horrible ways (one zombie ripped a woman's tongue and throat (I think) out through her mouth.
- Run around with the chainsaw or Katana.

I'm having a blast with this game. Its a little clunky at first, but all the weapons and skills you get when you level up make it better. I'm not too far in the game yet though. But, hey, I guess everyone has different tastes.

I tried giving it a few chances, but I'm still not liking it. I really don't like how you are timed on cases, I feel like I don't have any freedom to explore the way I want to. I know you are given the times to be back, but I'm the type of person who likes to search everything and do all side quests and I feel rushed as hell while doing this. Also, I know this had to be done for balance purposes, but why in fucks sake does my SLEDGEHAMMER have to break after so many kills? Ugh.....I hope they do a sequel and fix the minor annoyances with this game, I heard you have to finish all cases and scoops to get the real ending? WTF? I would have thought doing everything 100% would get you the weird or extra ending, not the regular one, oh well.

(makes ebay listing)

[ChairHome]

I know what you're saying, its kind of like forced replay value. I'm just having a great time mindlessly killing zombies that I figure I'll do the stuff I missed on infinite or overtime mode after I beat it. All the sidequests I've done so far.... everyone has died. Haha. But I respect your opinion.

[ezekial45]

I tried giving it a few chances, but I'm still not liking it. I really don't like how you are timed on cases, I feel like I don't have any freedom to explore the way I want to. I know you are given the times to be back, but I'm the type of person who likes to search everything and do all side quests and I feel rushed as hell while doing this. Also, I know this had to be done for balance purposes, but why in fucks sake does my SLEDGEHAMMER have to break after so many kills? Ugh.....I hope they do a sequel and fix the minor annoyances with this game, I heard you have to finish all cases and scoops to get the real ending? WTF? I would have thought doing everything 100% would get you the weird or extra ending, not the regular one, oh well.

(makes ebay listing)

Once you beat the 72 hour mode, and get Ending A, you unlock Overtime Mode. That mode will lead to the True Ending. Getting all the Cases is apart of Ending A, but you don't have to finish all the scoops (I missed some and still got to it). If you beat Overtime Mode, you unlock the Infinity Mode. It's a mix of Free-Roam and Survival Modes. You are free to move around the mall, but you have to survive from Zombies, Psychopaths, Survivors that have turned against you, and depleting health (every 2-3mins your health drops by 1).

[roninwarrior24]

I am re-playing Jade Empire right now, but I can't decide whether I should buy God Of War or Ninja Gaiden Black Next.

If you can, get both. They're both like $20 each, and they're both good. God of War seems much easier, though (yeah, it's probably a lot tougher on God Mode, but that's like saying Ninja Gaiden is a lot harder on Master Ninja mode), but it's still fun. I like Ninja Gaiden the most out of the trilogy (DMC3, NG, and GoW), but they're all good.

I just beat Xenogears two days ago. The ending was kinda "whatever", but I guess they were going easy on us considering about 70% of the game was cutscenes. I like it a lot for the battle system and the gears, but I can't see myself playing through it again. It was too long for it's own good, and it only had like 3 sidequests.

I don't know if I should continue playing Dragon Quest VIII. I just don't like it as much as most people here do, and it also seems too long for it's own good. I might enjoy the game more when I begin researching on Metal Slime hunting and casino abusing, though, as doing those things make the game a lot more tolerable.

[Rise Vader]

currently playing
wc3ft (my job) Final Fantasy Tactics (just started chapter 4) MVC2 and burnout revenge.

havent really seen anything worth playing recently. That okami game looks decent tho.

[YellowS4]

Okami is fucken awesome.

edit - Dirge of Cerberus is still shit.

[D-Force]

Got Super Robot Taisen: Original Generation last Thursday and been playing it nonstop ever since. I'm up to Scenario 16 in Ryusei's route.

[Sweet Tooth]

Brought Second Sight for my Xbox the other day. Really loving it. Great game all around. The psychic attacks are great. I'm gonna get Psy Ops next.

[WasFemto]

Sept.5th bitches.

Who's picking up Okami on day of release?

*raises hand*

[akumatrunigga]

Currently, im playing Devil Kings and onimusha dawn of dreams. I just need to play the games until the games i want come out on Xbox 360. (Gears of War, Too human, mass effect)

[Angry Black]

anyone here play or beat fire emblem on gamecube? im on chapter 15 and around 12 hours or so. should i bother going any further?

[PingPong]

finally, on scenario 36 kyosuke route of Super Robot Taisen: Original Generation...
almost halfway done to earning the benefits of new game+, too bad i need to beat both routes to actually get the bonuses T_T

[ReggieHadoken]

GTA: San Andreas. Put some bullets in Jizzy got 12K for it an some Respect. Now I'm doing missions for Woozy, a blind dude and the head of the Triads. I'm really getting back into this game. Actually had to make myself stop playing so I could move on to the other games on my plate.

Super DBZ. Well I can now wish for a new scouter, one that can read a BP power level of over 1 million so it won't explode. With Goku's Instant Transmission, I got beyond Freeza's Pyschokensis and Death Ball combo. Just wish you could actually teleport behind the opponent with it. So glad Krillin is in this game. Screw Tien. They put in the Earthling that mattered. At least IMO. Solar Flare and After Image are skills you don't wanna mess with.

OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast. I was already having a blast just going through OutRun mode to make it to the goal, earning OutRun miles to buy more cars and OutRun music. Then I started doing the Heart Attack events in Coast 2 Coast mode. You gotta do oddball stuff to please the girlfriend like dodging meteros, hitting cars, or even bouncing a beach ball. Can't believe how much fun Heart Attack is. Plus you get mad OutRun miles for doing it in Coast 2 Coast mode. I easily racked up over 4000 miles. The musc in this game rocks so freaking much. Some of my fav songs are Night Flight, Shake The Street '89, Rush A Difficulty '89, Magical Sound Shower (all versions), Shiny World (all versions), Risky Ride all versions). If this game has an OST release, I must have it.

[roninwarrior24]

anyone here play or beat fire emblem on gamecube? im on chapter 15 and around 12 hours or so. should i bother going any further?

I don't remember what that chapter is like, but I'm one of the guys here who've beaten that game (on normal only, though. Haven't tried hard). Are you liking the game, or is it boring you? Do you try to keep all your units alive, or did anyone die already? If the second choice applies twice, you might want to stop, but it's totally up to you.

Question about Dragon Quest VIII. Are the Falcon Blades worth getting? They are not all that strong, but they give you 2/4 attacks per turn (mostly 4 for me since I always use Falcon Slash). Does the 2X attack apply to skills like Metal Slash, Miracle Slash, etc.? That would make Metal Slime hunting that much easier (they give insane EXP, but they run away often). If only I did this Metal Slime stuff while I was in thr Dark Ruins. I would have spent like 3 hours less. I also wish I didn't pour so much skill points in Clubs (Yangus), because getting the best club means losing the best axe. Dammit.

[Ephidel]

Question about Dragon Quest VIII. Are the Falcon Blades worth getting? They are not all that strong, but they give you 2/4 attacks per turn (mostly 4 for me since I always use Falcon Slash). Does the 2X attack apply to skills like Metal Slash, Miracle Slash, etc.? That would make Metal Slime hunting that much easier (they give insane EXP, but they run away often). If only I did this Metal Slime stuff while I was in thr Dark Ruins. I would have spent like 3 hours less. I also wish I didn't pour so much skill points in Clubs (Yangus), because getting the best club means losing the best axe. Dammit.

Yep, the falcon blades are worth gettting extremely because of the fact of their 2x cut skill or whatever you want to call it. Plus, they give you the same bonus of using them with abilities such as metal slash or whatever....making the regular metal slimes pretty easy to beat since they have like 4HP. As you stated the Falcon Slash/Falcon Blade gives you about 4x hits max - all in all, hell yeah the weapon is worth getting. I don't play that casino bullshit though - takes too much time IMO....I usually just kill the gold golems and get rich buying the damn coins myself.

Anyway, I don't really recall any metal slimes in the dark ruins - maybe I just didn't run into any but that's what I remember. There's some in the Ruin Abbey I think - but everybody knows to go to that mountain near Rydon's Tower....It's nothing but metal slimes over there in PACKS! Could be six or maybe five metal slimes - or even one Metal King Slime and 4 Liquid Metal Slimes all at once.

So what I'm playing now - Yeah, I'm still on the Dragovian Trail on Dragon Quest VIII. Killed about four dragons that were kicking my ass over and over. I'm on the Darksteel Dragon right now - goddamn thing is :annoy:

I bought Dark Cloud 2, it's ok but confusing at times - I'm stuck in some woods trying to fight some boss that won't show itself. I'll just try to improve Monica's sword abilities and Max's Ridepod in the time being....

Also I got New Super Mario Bros. for the DS - game is hella fun. The minigames are also outstanding - fucking golden.

[makmak!!!]

Currently playing Treasure of the rudras(SNES) because it was recently translated and it is a good game and Super Robot Wars OG 1(although I already finished the Japanese version).

[Angry Black]

I don't remember what that chapter is like, but I'm one of the guys here who've beaten that game (on normal only, though. Haven't tried hard). Are you liking the game, or is it boring you? Do you try to keep all your units alive, or did anyone die already? If the second choice applies twice, you might want to stop, but it's totally up to you.






the game is good and i lost a good amount of units, im trying to play the game kinda like disgaiea by which i mean im pretty much just powerin up the main char, then have 4 or 5 above average helpers

[YellowS4]

Darkstar1 and Reservoir Dogs are pretty fucken tight for pc.

FEAR MP is out for release tomorrow. Free!

Disagea "The Best" was out a few days back, not bad if you really enjoyed the game and wanted to get through the new game plus nonsense.

Now where the fuck is my Valkpro2

[Kusanagi02]

So i'm rollin into my local arcade and all of a sudden i see "TIME CRISIS 4".
This game is the shit!!! You still can pick through various weapons just like the previous games and they added in new enemies. They're like big nanite insect machines that u have to shoot with your machine gun.
U also have split screen battles in certain instances where u have to hold off enemies in different directions.
I haven't beaten it yet but i managed to get near the end of Stage 2 with the 2 dollars i had so that wasn't too bad.

[thedahmerkid]

Did anyone pick up that Growlanser 2 disc set for PS2? There's one around here and it looks interesting; any feed back would be appreciated.

yeah i got that set. it's a really interesting game. graphics are extremely nice in an old school 2d way. i was expecting a more Final Fantasy Tactics kinda game, but it isn't totally like that. the battle system is very challenging. i honestly only played about 5-7 hours of it, but i was really busy around the time i got it and was playing FF9 and FFX and various other games at the same time, and I just never got back into it. i do not regret buying it, and i look forward to a day when i have time to get thru it.

i also just spent a few days beating Dead Rising, then getting the Zombie Geonocide acheivement, and tomorrow i'll be going thru the game again with a Megaman blaster and I'll make sure to unlock the achievements for the boots and suit. this time i'll also be grabbing the books that let you use blade weapons for like 27x longer and i'll get those mini chainsaws and stock up on katanas. such a wicked game with amazing replayability.

other games i'm playing here and there include: MvC2, 3s, Garou: MOTW, Rock* Table Tennis (so much fun), SF2:HF on Live, and some wankery in GTA:SA.

[Calcal]

So what I'm playing now - Yeah, I'm still on the Dragovian Trail on Dragon Quest VIII. Killed about four dragons that were kicking my ass over and over. I'm on the Darksteel Dragon right now - goddamn thing is :annoy:

I bought Dark Cloud 2, it's ok but confusing at times - I'm stuck in some woods trying to fight some boss that won't show itself. I'll just try to improve Monica's sword abilities and Max's Ridepod in the time being....


Darksteel dragon is really annoying all I remember is that it attacks 3 times a turn. It has HP much lower then the rest of the dragons which is good. There is a certain monster team but its been so long I cant remember the nicknames. But its a witch,jewelbag and like this seaweed monster. Occasionally they do tension boost which raises your tension automatically to your whole party by 20. They can do it more than once but there HP is very low and will usually die quickly.

Dark Cloud 2 I rented but never completed. The ridepod in the game can be upgraded to become very powerful to the point you might not want to use your other party members. For the boss that wont show itself I think for it to appear you have to make a path of water from a lake to a tree then examine the tree. But I might be thinking of Dark Cloud 1.

[Infested Jester]

Picked up NNN. Definitely fun since I never played a DW game so this is something new for me. Control is smooth, combat isn't as visceral as say GoW but still fun, and it looks damn nice on the HD. :tup: (graphics whore mode off)

[Gasaraki]

So i'm rollin into my local arcade and all of a sudden i see "TIME CRISIS 4".
This game is the shit!!! You still can pick through various weapons just like the previous games and they added in new enemies. They're like big nanite insect machines that u have to shoot with your machine gun.
U also have split screen battles in certain instances where u have to hold off enemies in different directions.
I haven't beaten it yet but i managed to get near the end of Stage 2 with the 2 dollars i had so that wasn't too bad.

WOW, you're really late there man. TC4 has been out for over a year(years?). That game is OLD by now.:rofl:

[YellowS4]

Madden 07, eh typical Madden shit.

[FurryCurry]

MGS3 Subsistence and Klonoa 2.

[Ephidel]

Darksteel dragon is really annoying all I remember is that it attacks 3 times a turn. It has HP much lower then the rest of the dragons which is good. There is a certain monster team but its been so long I cant remember the nicknames. But its a witch,jewelbag and like this seaweed monster. Occasionally they do tension boost which raises your tension automatically to your whole party by 20. They can do it more than once but there HP is very low and will usually die quickly.

Dark Cloud 2 I rented but never completed. The ridepod in the game can be upgraded to become very powerful to the point you might not want to use your other party members. For the boss that wont show itself I think for it to appear you have to make a path of water from a lake to a tree then examine the tree. But I might be thinking of Dark Cloud 1.

Somehow, I figured it would have low HP since it's defensive points are so goddamn high - actually I just use decoy monsters to heal my party members. Might be The King and Us or the Wizard of Oz' - both can do tons of abilities in a single turn to help out my party members. As for using tension - there's an item that raises tension by one level I think...The timbrel of tension or whatever it's called. The only thing is that it's a lot better for the monsters to be out there fighting instead of the main party...healing my characters and taking the overall damage. All in all, this thing is pissing me off since it has the ability to attack 3 fucking times in a turn - and that's just down right :annoy:

There's an item I'm suppose to throw in the water in Dark Cloud 2, but what the hell is it? Tried everything but nothing's happening - maybe its just someting that I missed or forgotten so I'm just go around re-doing everything again and leveling up...

What I'm playing - Of course it's DQ8 - actually I'm still going through the trails and getting rare seeds around this time. Do you know how many Seeds of Skill are in the entire world? Not a lot, hell maybe like 6 or 7 only - but certain monsters do carry these seeds like the Great Trolls or the Solaris....a stained steal sickle might get you one.

New Mario Bros - so I was like "er...how the hell do I unlock world 4 and 7?" Then it hit me, I have to be so tiny enough where I can fit thorugh the small space on my way to certain other worlds - funny shit.

edit - oh yeah, I'm collecting all the star coins on new mario bros. as well.

[Seth]

MGO. better than I expected. what really keeps me coming back is the realization that I'm playing metal gear solid online.

[kill2this]

Just got ex3 from the wonderous ebay, not really sure on it tbh. Will probs have a look at some of the threads regarding it on here then play some more. Aside from that Ive been playing a lot of Mvc2 on the xbox, I still love that game..

[Infested Jester]

Just got ex3 from the wonderous ebay, not really sure on it tbh. Will probs have a look at some of the threads regarding it on here then play some more. Aside from that Ive been playing a lot of Mvc2 on the xbox, I still love that game..

Heres an old EX3 combo vid of mine:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XLb534YlAc

Also here for for a lot more:

http://www4.streamload.com/Nodes/Node.asp?cxInstID=1742315&nodeID=996015014

http://www4.streamload.com/Nodes/Node.asp?cxInstID=1742315&nodeID=1031886819

http://www4.streamload.com/Nodes/Node.asp?cxInstID=1742315&nodeID=1018305024

[Calcal]

What I'm playing - Of course it's DQ8 - actually I'm still going through the trails and getting rare seeds around this time. Do you know how many Seeds of Skill are in the entire world? Not a lot, hell maybe like 6 or 7 only - but certain monsters do carry these seeds like the Great Trolls or the Solaris....a stained steal sickle might get you one.

I dont know the exact number but I know for every different dragon form in the dragovian trials when he transforms he has another seed of skill to steal.

And the timbrel of tension makes the game a lot easier. Its a re-usable item. I didnt make one till after I finished the dragovian trials. Spear and axe skills that have a possibility of a critical hit when it hits the darksteel dragon it ignores defense. Which also makes it easier to one-shot Metal king slimes. But they always seem to get there turn first and run away.

[Ephidel]

I dont know the exact number but I know for every different dragon form in the dragovian trials when he transforms he has another seed of skill to steal.

And the timbrel of tension makes the game a lot easier. Its a re-usable item. I didnt make one till after I finished the dragovian trials. Spear and axe skills that have a possibility of a critical hit when it hits the darksteel dragon it ignores defense. Which also makes it easier to one-shot Metal king slimes. But they always seem to get there turn first and run away.


Yeah that's right - something like the Megaton hammer would be effective against Darksteel only if it didn't dazzle your entire party. This makes getting a hit off around 50% or less ( and even lower if we are talking about the thunder thrust attack and etc. ) I'm just better off improving my stats abit before I take it on again - but I may get lucky in the long run and beat it...

[YellowS4]

I don't remember if it was like this in 06 but wow, the blocking and tackling in Madden 07 is brutal.

If you break a tackle and a defender is around you, he turns into some sort of quasi blocker for a few moments (or some sort of wall that you bounce off of) and then get taken down.

[Rise Vader]

CPMA, wc3 and shadow of the collosus

[PingPong]

ugh finally got done with Kyosuke's route on SRT:OG... man no wonder i was having a hard time with the import version of SRT:OG2, didn't know enough japanese to figure out which weapons were the ever-so-important status missiles

[ReggieHadoken]

OutRun '06: Coast 2 Coast is super addictive. The songs get stuck in my head and when I come home from work, I pop that baby in my PS2. I bought the 15 Continuous Stages from OutRun last night. I think I made it to stage 7 before running outta time. The girlfriend in this game is getting on my nerves. Her repetive dialogue and her body momevents when I screw up make me want to throw her out of the car and run her over... repeatidly.

I need to get a mass amount of OutRun miles. The sweeter cars keep getting more pricey. Speaking of cars, I love drivng them in this game. Screw simulation, this game lets you drive these beasts the way they were ment to be driven. So far my fav car is the 360 Spider. It's a bit easeir to control than the F50 Ferrari.

Did I mention how freaking awesome the music is in OR '06: C2C? My word at times I have a hard time just picking out a song to jam to while I'm whipping around those sharp turns. '86 "Magical Sound Shower" is one of the best songs in all of gaming. And "Night Flight." Oh man. Love. Dat. Song. "Who Are You" is just such a pumping song as is "Rush A Difficulty." Man, I wish Sega would have just package in an OST disc with the game. Oh and I can't forget "Passing Breeze" and Splash Wave." Those songs also rule.

[Shade]

Currently playing the hell out of a few Castlevania titles, specificly juggling between Symphony of the Night, Chi no Rondo (Rondo of Blood)*Fuck yes*, Aria of Sorrow, and Super 4.

I also got ahold of Air Zonk. Old school fun at its best. I'll give some Snatcher a whirl after these too (for the first time).

I bought Devil May Cry 3, and I'll try that sometime this weekend aswell. Full weekend of gaming, GO.

[kindaichi]

ok guys I need your help and advice/opinion on Metal Gear Acid 2

I thought I would like the game, but about 70% through I began to hate it more and more. Now I am playing again after beating it I am absolutely disgust with it. The story is crap, the turn-based function is shit, the guns don't work reguarly blah blah blah

I am aware that it justmight be I haven't understood the game too deeply, so please enlighten me, tell me what's good and what can be better for me in this game

[FighterX]

Finally finished up Timesplitters FP last night.

Excellent game with a great story.

[rsigley]

WOW, you're really late there man. TC4 has been out for over a year(years?). That game is OLD by now.:rofl:

Actually it hit Japan arcades in June of 06 which would make it 2 months which is less than over a year

[Gasaraki]

damn, really? Feels like it's been much longer than that. Wait, I might have been thinking of TC3. I think I was =(

[Naslectronical]

The Engrish in Gunbird 2 is hilarious.

"Say what? What you want?"

"Do not stand in the way of the Queen Pirates."

[Superking]

damn, really? Feels like it's been much longer than that. Wait, I might have been thinking of TC3. I think I was =(

Yes you were, or Crisis-Zone.

Anyway TC4 is new, and my local arcade recently got it, but for some reason they price it higher than HotD4 (which is superior to TC4). =x

Umm, for games, I've just been playing some EWJ SE, and Sonic CD, but most of the time it's just going back with Comix Zone. <3 <3 <3 That game.

[Infested Jester]

Finished NNN, what shit hit detection. :mad:

Dead Rising on the back burner.

Almost done with Condemned.

Starting up Parasite Eve 2 this afternoon.

[ReggieHadoken]

My DS is finally seeing some action again, but not with DS games. Nope, I'm talking GBA games. I found a used copy of Sega Arcade Gallery gor $10 at Funcoland. It has OutRun, After Burner, Space Harrier and Super Hang-On. I've played version of the every game on the pak except Super Hang-On. Man, Super Hang-On rocks. Almost like OutRun except with motorcycles and no forks in the road. Like OutRun, the music also owns. My fav Super Hang-On tune is "Outride A Crisis." I still haven't beaten the Beginner level of 6 tracks. I've only made it to the 4th one. I suck at OutRun. I mean, I just suck. I haven't even beaten it yet. Only made it to the 3rd stage.

The other GBA game I picked up on Friday is Dragon Ball Advanced Adventure. Man, this game takes me back to the old days of sidescrolling action. Goku can use melee attacks and deflect bullets with his power pole. The music also has a feel of that of the Dragon Ball anime, which is a very good thing IMO. Overall, this is a solid action game that any fan of DB/DBZ should pick up. Heck, even if you aren't into the source material but love 2D action games, you should pick it up.

Still playing OutRun 06: Coast 2 Coast. Love this freaking game. Basically just trying to get more OutRun miles so I can buy cars, tracks, all that jazz.

Also still getting in Super DBZ.

[abacabb]

Im still trying to beat Julius mode on DoS. Waiting for Disgea 2 to drop.

[Etcetera]

I started playing Disgaea this week... and I am pissed that I waited this long. I got it I think 3 years ago, played it for a couple of hours and never went back. Why, I don't know, because it is damn fun and addictive. Only up to chapter 7 now but enjoying the ride. Hoping to get it done soon for part 2.

[Mango91]

Started to play Tales of Rebirth again. This game is really hard to understand. Also, everyone seems too serious, especially Veigue and Eugene. I wish there were more characters too. Six usuallly isn't enough. Especially when you don't like half of them. I only like Tytree, Annie, and Hilda. Also, it's really hard to learn new magic. The battles are fun as always, but it's kinda hard to heal in this game. Also, the prices for everything is high. It's 500 for an apple gel, but this time it heals half of your max hp and I think life botttles are 800.

Overall, not so good characters, fun battles, cooking is a necesity for me now, hate Veigue, hard to learn ougis and magic, high store prices, this game is freaking hard for me.

I still like it though, and I'm glad I'm saving Abyss for last.

[OneInchPunch]

Shadow of the fucking Colossus... Easy game but so fucking annoying. Fucking camera and so fucking tedious. And wtf is the point of a sword swing animation if you never use it?! On top of that wtf is the point of a grip meter when on the final colossus you get thrown off when the colossus flicks its wrist enough times!?!?!?! Reminds me of Dark Cloud 2... fucking "good" reviews my ass.

edit: I need new adjectives

[YellowS4]

Phantasy Motherfucken Star Universe. Holy shit this game is beast, time to relive the old PS days.

No comment on online play since I totally forgot about beta testing months back and that I can't get into the japanese servers for ps2. Too lazy to wait for domestic rls ):

[Biggzy]

I started playing Disgaea this week... and I am pissed that I waited this long. I got it I think 3 years ago, played it for a couple of hours and never went back. Why, I don't know, because it is damn fun and addictive. Only up to chapter 7 now but enjoying the ride. Hoping to get it done soon for part 2.

Gritz told me about this post, and we laughed for about 10 minutes straight. Dude that is not going to happen. When I stopped playing Disgaea, I had 220+ hrs on it, and I didn't even complete the game, I beat it, but didn't get everything/beat all the extra bosses. But good luck.

Disgaea 2 should be fucking amazing. I can't wait. I hope this damn hurricane doesn't knock my power out.

[YellowS4]

Ok, after spending a bit more time w/PSU, it's safe to say that if you liked any of the previous PS games you'll like this one.

If not then.. well, it isn't exactly a replacement for any other rpg.

[ReggieHadoken]

Sega Arcade Gallery. I finally beat OutRun!! Didn't hit any cars or signs, which is pretty much key to beating this game. Got to stage 6 or 7 in After Burner. Man, its hard to tell when you're getting shot at it that game.

Dragon Ball Advanced Adventure. Got to the portion of the game where Goku meets the Red Ribbon Army. Agent Purple (Murasaki) nearly beat me when I fought him in Muscle Tower. He was teleporting all over the place and after I beat him once, there was like 5 of him that I had to take down right after that!! I also almost lost to General Blue. He kept making rocks fall down towards me and he could use his eyes to paralize Goku. Barely finished him and used a Kamehameha Wave. And speaking o General Blue, yes, I'm positive he was gay.

[Infested Jester]

Bought Condemned last week for 15 bucks, beat it in 3 days. It was pretty good and I really enjoyed the atmosphere.

Hittin up the God of War again too. :tup:

[ChairHome]

Bought Condemned last week for 15 bucks, beat it in 3 days. It was pretty good and I really enjoyed the atmosphere.

Hittin up the God of War again too. :tup:

Where did you score Condemned for that much? And what the hell is in your avatar?

[Akutabi Gamma]

Aight, I been playing Megaman Battle Network 1 recently & man is it better than it's later games, and FINALLY got all 175 chips! Plus I seem to have gotten the hang of beating the secret boss.
Speaking of which, PharaohMan's fucking easier than I thought he was :/, BombMan on the other; total pain in the ass >_<

[Infested Jester]

Where did you score Condemned for that much? And what the hell is in your avatar?

This video store by me sells used games as well as movies.

The AV is some Japanese octopus porn I found.

[rsigley]

Picked up Saint's Row on Mondya been playing it almost since I got it. (Besides sleep/work)

I never played GTA (expect for GTA2 when it came out) so this idea is new to me and I think the game is really awesome.

It took about 15 long missions to destroy one gang, now there's two others I'm beefing with. The way you gain respect makes sense (which allows you to do missions to advance the storyline). I'm guessing the single player will run 20-30 hours. Not sure about multiplayer, people are saying it sucks but I haven't tried it out yet


Definately should check it out

[X-Death]

Beat the Golden Sun games, the second one sucked hard ass.
Finally got around to beating the Advance Wars: Dual Strike campaign, so I've mainly just been playing that.
Also trying to make my Alpha 3 Guy less shitty.

[tsumi]

always playing we 10. they really need to fix ssome shit in that game, it's so annoying.

[psychochronic]

I just wrote a FAQ for NBA Showtime: NBA on NBC for DC explaining Hidden Character Attributes.

I'll try to write a FAQ on Looney Tunes B-Ball for SNES. Marvin the Martian and Wily E. Coyote is the best team. :looney: :lol:

[ReggieHadoken]

The Flying Nimbus levels are a lot of fun in Dragon Ball: Advanced Adventure. You can jump off the Nimbus at any time and not have to worry about dying from a fall. Nimbus will always catch you. Anyway, the Red Ribbon Army is no more. But Commander Black put up one nasty fight. The Blackjacket would go off screen and into the backgroound then fire off this missle that, as far as I can tell, cannot be avoided, even if you are out of the way and off the groud when it hits and it does a lot of damage. I just kept spamming him with Kamehameha Waves and a few melee attacks. Can't wait for King Piccolo to enter the picture.

And OutRun '06: C2C still owns. Over 80000 OR miles but I still need a lot more to buy a lot o stuff at once.

[ReggieHadoken]

Bump.

Well, I beat Dragon Ball: Advanced Adventure. Solid action/platform game. After so many Z titles, it was nice to get one based off plain on DB. Pick it up if you like the source material, or if you're into old-school action/platforming games. Also, Krillin is a playable character after beating the game once. He plays different from Goku: he has double jumps and the Solar Flare move.

Still playing Sega Arcade Gallery. I've beaten the Junior and Beginner courses of Super Hang-On. Love that game. Its on par with OutRun IMO. Yu Suzuki is a freaking genius. I was close to beat Space Harrier a few nights ago but failed.

[X-Death]

Got Diablo 2 fever yet AGAIN. Making a Tesladin this time :rofl:

[GRITZ]

Been playing Disgaea 2 and Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow. Disgaea 2 is the shit. Too much stuff to do and too fun. You can always go at whatever pace you want, and thats damn refreshing for an SRPG. You also have more control over the difficulty as far as how you want to progress, compared to lets say.... FF:Tactics where the stronger you get, the more the monsters decide that they want you to bleed from the asshole. Dawn of Sorrow is fun too but I seem to be able to only play it in short bursts. Gets boring quickly, which I guess is good since its for the DS; I can turn it on and off as I please.

[Million]

Saint's Row
A new character is born. Today, I created Agent Smith. So far the only problem is that he looks slightly younger than intended. Of course I'll need some sunglasses for him...I already have a nice looking coat, with a white shirt and dark red tie...with black pants and shoes. I tried making Brock Samson earlier, but it just wasn't working. The face was on point, but the hair options are a bit too limited. "Mullet" doesn't look right at all, and that's the closest thing in the set of available styles.

-I think it would be more funny to have the soft drink costume...hopefully we could get both it and the hotdog costume as DLC in the near future..?

Hitman Activity hasn't been that bad so far. Heh, I feel so stupid for thinking the weapons pictured with the targets were weapons they had on them....so now that I've been on the hunt with the correct weapons for each job, I've actually made 3 hits already. A few hours ago, I got that black guy in the red shirt from the suburbs...this was with Agent Smith. Psycho Ronald McDonald found 2 of his targets as well...."Dick"(heh), and that black guy in the nice suit Downtown....black dude in the suit was a bit of a challenge, as he was in an SUV limo when I found him...so I had to chase him around for awhile.

Acheivement unlocked: I made over $200,000 in Insurance fraud today. It's funny when the tally goes so high the game just says "A LOT." A police car seems to produce the best results so far...because you get a bonus for the accident involving a civic vehicle.

*I figured I'd post this here simply to help a different piece of the srk community realize the awesomeness that is Saint's Row.
here is my Psycho Ronald McDonald: http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/3931/psychoronaldmcdonaldlo4.jpg
http://img244.imageshack.us/img244/3891/psychoronald2aw0.jpg

More info and Adventures! can be found in the Xbox 360 thread.

Geometry Wars current high score: 1,234,735 (or "..785", I forget) I left a message for my friend that there's no way he's catching my score on that now.

[WasFemto]

Yakuza is pretty badass.

I think I can see where the story is going, which if it does, is gonna shit on 98% of stories in games(despite being somewhat done before ex. GunGrave).

[ReggieHadoken]

Million, good to see you post here. Seems like you haven't chimmed in since forever. When I saw commercials for Saints Row, I immiediately thought it was yet another GTA knock-off. But it looks to be a pretty good game. When I buy a 360 (don't know when that will be. Still need to get a Xbox), I'll be sure to pick this game up.

The 14 Stage Course in Super Hang-On is tough for me to get past, mainly because I keep scewing up. 10 Stage Course is cake to pass now. 6 Stage course I can pass but you can't go nitro crazy on it like you can 14 and 10.

Late's game buys:

Midway Arcade Treasures 1, PS2 ver.
Konami's Collectors Series: Advance Arcade
Mystical Ninja Staring Goemon

Also picked up Gran Turismo 4 last week. Was on sale at Meijer for $14.99

[The Damned]

I think I'm finally tired of playing the same old games. As of late, I've lost interest in KOF XI, 3rd Strike, and, finally, even Super Smash Brothers: Melee.

I just haven't played KOF XI in a while, and I've long been tired of broken joysticks and much of the absolute juggle bullshit--I predicted along time ago that K' would be a beast there, but finally getting my ass repetitvely owned by him (and others of the flame) made me even reluctant to play the game again.

3rd Strike, while interesting outside of the top tier, can still turn into a boring "I'll just wait for you to attack so that I can parry" fest. (Okay, Yun is sometimes interesting to watch when it comes to mix-ups, but beyond that....)

And besides "Adventure" and "Cruel Melee", I think I've done everything in SSBM that I can do without other people--I mainly just play the hell out of "Event 51" and finally learned who owns whom. (Ness owns Giga Bowser with Pika Fire, Peach indirectly owns Mewtwo by floating off the edge of the stage if he's infront of the other two [since he will get pushed off when he tried to charge Shadow Ball], and I think Link was the person who appropriately owns Ganondorf.)

It's not like I don't have a bunch of games to play, and even outside of games, other stuff to do (like homework, my job, tons of non-school books to still read, etc). So I was wondering if people could suggest to me what games to try out playing:


Metroid Prime - I've tried playing this game, but the first-person perspective just creeps me the fuck out. It's completely weird, considering how much I played Doom on my computer; Doom is one of the games that I've ever played on my computer. Maybe it's because the graphic are much better than the first Doom. Maybe it's because of the now-literally alien terrain, though I suppose that Doom was eventually retconned to take place on Mars. Maybe it's because, in all honesty, all of the Metroid games have creeped me the fuck out for some reason. It's probably because I didn't know what the hell I was supposed to do, unlike with Super Mario Brothers and Megaman. Or maybe it's because I'm forced to wear a helmet that I would never wear since my depth perception is easily the best part of my shitty eyesight.

I want to give it another try though, especially considering I didn't play that far into it and basically ran the hell away from everything as far as I can remember.


Sonic Mega Collection - I want to kick Sonic 3's ass again, especially after Hydrocity shamed me. I may hate underwater zones, but listening to Sonic music for the entirey of all year makes me anxious to fight again. I'll likely get around to playing this sometimes anyway, though. That's only reason it's not a priority. (Well, that and I've beaten all of the four Genesis platform; Mean Bean Machine and Pinball still utterly destroy me and any sense of self-worth that I was delusional enough to have by that point.)


Kingdom Hearts II - I was so excited to play this game when I bought it, but I guess taking three hours to just get Sora wore on me. By time I got Sora, I wasn't as enthused, and so I toyed around with "scouting" ahead without saving. I remember getting as far as the Underworld in Hercules and the Cerebrus fight, but I don't remember what worlds I had actually beaten when I last saved outside of Hallow Bastion.


Final Fantasy Tactics - Battle Poll has kind of motivated me to want to play through this again, especially since I got screwed out of my Single Character Challenge Summoner playthrough at Altima because I chose the wrong Zodiac sign. Ugh. I think I'm going to try Knight, which will be a pain the ass, or Chemist, which is still one of the easier ones, at least when it comes to not dying.


Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - The only other game that I have for PSP. It looks interesting, but I just haven't played with my PSP in a while because of the fact that I'm still trying to beat all the damned challenges in Megaman Powered-up!. (Stupid Yellow Devil.) The PSP also isn't that great when I forgot all the instructions despite trying to read the booklet and don't have a Wi-fi connection.


Final Fantasy X-2 - It was actually decently fun. I don't see why it and Final Fantasy X, especially since the apparently much hated Tidus is not even in X-2.


Final Fantasy 9 - I bought this Final Fantasy a while ago. I always wanted to give it a serious try. I've a plethora of other RPGs that I haven't finished, including every other Final Fantasy that isn't Tactics, but this one I want to finish over others because, besides the first four. (I own the first two, but the one was a bit boring and I hear that everyone hates the second Final Fantasy because of some weird leveling system.)

X EDIT: Oh, I forgot. I did actually finish Final Fantasy X. That's only other Final Fantasy that I've finished, though.

[Million]

You should definitely get 360, Reg. The good stuff is (finally) coming out now, and there most likely will not be a price drop for quite some time...ah, and if you're any kind of fan of classic style shooter games, Geometry Wars (and Mutant Storm, imo) are MUST-HAVES. Seriously, you need those games like you need oxygen. Geo Wars was instantly added to my list of "Greatest Games of All Time" See and read of the greatness for yourself: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geometry_Wars

*ooh...more ideas spring to mind for later creation:
-The Mad Pierrot
-the T-800
-Mr. Spock(I think it's possible to stretch ears out to Vulcan-status)
-Rev. T.D. Jakes
-Guy Sensei! or Rock Lee!
-an Abobo from Double Dragon
-oh why didn't I think of this earlier!!! Bobobobobobo! eh, on second thought...pro'ly not a good idea. I doubt the option for muscle goes that far. I think the biggest you can make your guy is roughly HHH(a WWE wrestler) size

-Joe Don Baker as "Mitchell"! I love character creation in games...it is the greatest feature, possibly of all time.

[Ephidel]

What I've been playing update....

Madden 07 - Fuck yeah I had to get Madden - I always pick the colts or the panthers. Sometimes I pick the bears since they have good defense - but anyway, the controls are okay and the game is quite fun. Yeah I'm not online yet just in the season mode or whatever it's called tearing up the league....

Final Fantasy 7: Dierge of Cerberus - Or whatever it's called....Actually, I read up on this game and many of the so-called gaming experts gave it low score. I got it still and from what I can tell the game is quite boring in some ways, but I still enjoyed shooting up everything. The story line is kind of...well....all over the place - the graphics look nice though. Some bosses piss me off like that spider thing that fires that goddamn laser cannon....

Dragon Quest 8 - Dragon Soul pretty much ended my adventure in this game -once you learn it with the hero around level 65 or 66 - you are GOD in this game. Take that dragovian trials, I killed every single dragon just by powering up the hero and using the Dragon Soul ability. Too bad it doesn't work on the metal slime kings though...

Dark Cloud 2 - OK, I get this rebuilding stuff that I struggled to understand about a month ago. But still I find myself getting lost by not having the correct people with me and the enemies are starting to piss me off like fucking pixie's and giant tree's....I did manage to defeat the Rainbow Butterfly though. I did way better than what I did against Linda in the sewers...

Sonic Mega Collection Plus - Sonic 1 was what I played - The water stage on sonic 1 still challenges the fuck out of me and sometimes I get smashed by giant blocks in the spring yard zone. But by now, I usually just fly right through that stages unlike the very first time I played the game.

[Million]

So, I finally made a decent Smooth Criminal Edition Michael Jackson: http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/3996/smoothcriminalmjsg9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Here is a pic of the Smooth Criminal MJ next to this whore I found...she had QUITE a nice juicy ass:http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/8609/unknown1au9.jpg (http://imageshack.us) I even recorded it....I've never seen a good thick ass like that in a video game before. And oh yes...it jiggles. I made a ton of cash with MJ right off by doing all insurance frauds, and the luck of finding a Titan truck quickly. (Titans are armored trucks that carry loads of cash. First time I found one, I got at least 7,000 after destroying it.) So, with all that money, I immediately got MJ his Smooth Criminal outfit.

Psycho Ronald now has 30k on him. I completed all levels of insurance fraud with him....I got some of that on tape as well...because everything that happens during insurance fraud is hilarious.

[oyg]

The Allstars Fighting Festival - A $20 Simple 2000 series game that's undoubtedly broken but also fun at the same time. The game's graphics aren't bad for a cheaply made game. Pseudo 2D characters with 3d models with somewhat japanese-unique designs. The music is forgetable and the cast is quite kooky. I like the fact that there's NOT only just one bikini clad character, but three! (And both are broken as shit, I think!) The game is more deeper than I thought it would be, but then again it wasn't till I went into practice mode I was able to pull off insane corner combos. I highly recommend this game to those that're bored of mainstream games and just want mashing fun.

[Superking]

Well I just started playing Virtua Tennis 3 lately at my local arcade, damn I need a PS3 for that game. lol

James Blake FTW!!!

[Million]

Here are some more creations I've spotted at the gamefaqs board...more proof of how great Saint's Row is:
the T800--> http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n104/trev2724/aaaaa.gif (*I think this T800 is the extent of how muscular you can make your guy, btw. eh, I still may try making Bobobobobo later though..)
**dammit, the Chuck Norris one isn't up anymore...trust me though, it was awesome. I liked his Walker, Texas Ranger version more though.
Mr. T: http://img519.imageshack.us/img519/2758/mrtjt9.jpg

and many more in this thread: http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=928235&topic=30406341

heh, I'm not even sure which of my characters I want to play at the moment(I have Agent Smith, MJ, and Psycho Ronald...I'm going to make Fat Albert in a minute)...this is too much fun. It would be better if there was some extra custom stuff in future DLC...I'd like the option of creating older characters...then I could make people like Hugh Hefner, Ronald Reagan, that Six Flags dancing guy, etc. I'd like more clothing options too. A trenchcoat would open up many possibilities, such as Inspector Gadget.

Now, if Crackdown's customization is at least this good....that might even be better, since you have a super-human character to play with....then my Agent Smith could REALLY be accurate. (sadly, this doesn't appear to be the case though. Despite the game having a custom character option....EVERY pic and movie I've seen of Crackdown has the player character wearing the same damn outfit. If all I can customize is a face, then that kinda sucks.)

[GRITZ]

Metroid Prime - I've tried playing this game, but the first-person perspective just creeps me the fuck out. It's completely weird, considering how much I played Doom on my computer; Doom is one of the games that I've ever played on my computer. Maybe it's because the graphic are much better than the first Doom. Maybe it's because of the now-literally alien terrain, though I suppose that Doom was eventually retconned to take place on Mars. Maybe it's because, in all honesty, all of the Metroid games have creeped me the fuck out for some reason. It's probably because I didn't know what the hell I was supposed to do, unlike with Super Mario Brothers and Megaman. Or maybe it's because I'm forced to wear a helmet that I would never wear since my depth perception is easily the best part of my shitty eyesight.

I want to give it another try though, especially considering I didn't play that far into it and basically ran the hell away from everything as far as I can remember.




You should definitely give the Metroid Prime games another chance. They are honestly 2 of the best games Ive ever played. I, as well as everyone, thought that the FPS view would totally ruin the explore/discover elements of the series but we were all wrong. MP1 was better imo so if you only want to try one, give part 1 a shot.

[Mr Mort]

For the first time in a looong time, I played UC2 online for quite some time last night. The game is almost all but deserted, but I managed to find some people to play with for a good while.
While playing, I performed the single most equisite act possible during actual gameplay. I was playing vs 3 human opponents last night. 2 of them flanked me on either side, and were trying to shoot me while I was in melee mode... They both happened to shoot at precisely the same time, and I simultaneously deflected both shots and got kills off both!!! A double-rejection!