The "Currently Playing" Game Thread-Discuss Your Games, Vent, Give Props, etc.

[FallingEdge]

God Hand owns my soul. So much fun...

[HeaT]

Worse than Lament?

definately imo, they really did nothing to improve on lament...it had some interesting concepts but it was just not executed well at all...

im outi

Roberth

[UncleBuck]

curse of darkness is the worst castlevania that has been released that i have played imo...

im outi

Roberth


Did you play the N64 game? That is the worst imo.

[X-Death]

Playing nothing but Hotel Dusk. I am hooked.
God Hand owns my soul. So much fun...
Shadowhaxor has the soundtrack :bgrin:

[4Play]

I got MK:Shaolin Monks its okay fun with co-op. You could also unlock Mk 2 in the game as well so for 20 bones its a good deal.

I have not played Curse of darkness but have not hear anything special about it either.

Recently I started playing Prince of Persia SoT, after a long time in my shelf. I enjoyed it but about the 33% mark the Prince was walking and a got the You died message telling me to retry. WTF. I kept retrying and retrying and the damn message poped up. Even when I loaded the game up again the same shit happened. I later read up on the game and it full of bugs. I was so dissapointed that I erased my file and have not started anew since then. Has that happened to anyone else with this game?

[Doc Holliday]

I got MK:Shaolin Monks its okay fun with co-op. You could also unlock Mk 2 in the game as well so for 20 bones its a good deal.


Yeah. You can unlock the cheap, two-bit, tri-glutton-slut version of MKII that MAT2 has on it. Bullshit how that game got ruined beyond recognition. You don't coin something as "arcade perfect" when it is far from. Same with this version. For 20 bucks though, I guess it's worth it. I'm just a perfectionist.

[X-Death]

Just beat Hotel Dusk. Very solid game. During the middle chapters figuring out everybody's secrets I was like "this seems pointless", but then it all comes together very nicely at the end. Some of the puzzles were a tad unrefined, but overall it was still a very enjoyable experience.

[Ephidel]

Sonic Chaos GG Review:

Zone 1 - Ah, this versions Green Hill zone. Act one is simple with lots of rocket shoes! Wheeee! Enemies here are fucking awful...they suck. Nabing 100 rings is too EASY for emerald hunting (assuming you're Sonic). Act 2 is easy just with more springs and roboflies...simple as pie.

The boss is easy just spin dash away!

[Shade]

Haha, I'm actually playing Sonic the Fighters/Sonic Championship now! Haha! Nebula Emu ftw. I've NEVER played this game, until now. Always wanted to though. Impressions after I'm done!

[Team Scrub]

I'm playing Final Fantasy Tactics,I'm trying to get all the job classes mastered, its such a bitch. I'm also playing Final Fantasy XII, I beat it but I accidently erased my game that fucking sucked!

[io]

started playing final fantasy 3. forgot how much more fun the old-school games were compared to the newer ones

[Capn Spanky]

definately imo, they really did nothing to improve on lament...it had some interesting concepts but it was just not executed well at all...



Idea Time!
1.Go to your local video game store.
2. Buy Devil May Cry 3:Dante's Awakening- Special Edition
3. Take Black Sharpie and write "Castlevania- Sonata of PWN" on the cover.
4. Put game into playstation, and enjoy.

Because, DMC3 takes EVERYTHING Castlevania 3D tried to do, and then pistol whips it and does it WAYYYYYYYYY better.

[Geese Pants]

Wow..........

I was playing God Hand, pummeling a demon with the Fist of God, when I hear a loud ping! I was like wtf........then I notice my wireless controller was leaking. I look inside to see that the batteries have exploded, and these were new batteries.

God Hand is that awesome............

[lseelba]

Wow..........

I was playing God Hand, pummeling a demon with the Fist of God, when I hear a loud ping! I was like wtf........then I notice my wireless controller was leaking. I look inside to see that the batteries have exploded, and these were new batteries.

God Hand is that awesome............

lol...if it can make your controller explode, why did it get horrible reviews?

[Ephidel]

Sonic Chaos GG

Zone 2 - Gigapolis Zone. This is my favorite zone in the game, it was made for speed. Act 1 has 5 (I said 5!) 10 ring boxes at the top - the lower path is dangerous with all the spikes. The tunnels can be sped through into the loops in Act 2, and you will need speed to cross the bridges. The boss can be a threat, but a quick study. Aim for the head while dodging its body parts and you'll be on you're way to stage 3 instantly.

[Darkstalker]

Recently I started playing Prince of Persia SoT, after a long time in my shelf. I enjoyed it but about the 33% mark the Prince was walking and a got the You died message telling me to retry. WTF. I kept retrying and retrying and the damn message poped up. Even when I loaded the game up again the same shit happened. I later read up on the game and it full of bugs. I was so dissapointed that I erased my file and have not started anew since then. Has that happened to anyone else with this game?

SoT's great, but yes it's buggy. I always alternated between 2 saves just in case. I hit that problem and had to play through from the previous save point. There's another one later on (around the 60 or 70% mark) that has the potential to totally screw you over as well, in a different way.

If I were you, I'd skip over both SoT and WW and skip straight to Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones. I have had no problems regarding bugs in this game, and as far as I'm concerned it's by and far the best of the series too.

[X-Death]

lol...if it can make your controller explode, why did it get horrible reviews?

Because Gamespot and IGN are jackasses.

[ChairHome]

Because Gamespot and IGN are jackasses.

While the game is awesome, I do have to admit that the controls aren't the most ideal (I hate tank controls), but they do work. They make my hands hurt like hell after a few minutes though.

[X-Death]

Then YOU ARE WEAK!!:bgrin:

[Ephidel]

Sonic Choas GG

Zone 3 - Stupid zone. I hate it. Lots of block crushing in Act 1, and a huge ass gap at the end. The high road is safer than the low road, but you can fall to your death easy here. Act 2 is simple because it has too many ring boxes - meaning stage skip via special stage. The boss is annoying and very challenging.

[Ryujin]

God Hand

The game is wayyyy too fun. Nothing screams fun like Shoryuken loops, lol

Sword of Destiny

What the hell were these ppl smoking? A lame poor man's Devil May Cry.

Another Century Episode 2 (Crazy Mech Gundam Wing, Mobile suit Gundam, G Gundam, Robotech, lots of other series)

Any mech fan would love this game, its truely amazing.

[ReggieHadoken]

Final Fantasy VI Advance owns my gaming life right now. One day after work I got home and played the game for like, 6 hours straight.

I have everyone but Shadow and Locke in my party in the WoR. Shadow is resting in his home town and I'm leveling up almost all of my characters. I used to think Umaro was dope years ago, but now, not so much. Yeah, he's a strong physical fighter but he's super slow and I think I'd be better off not including him in my party. I'm just gonna level up Relm and Stago instead of Umaro.

I fogot that you can equip various different abilities to Gogo like Steal, Tools, Blitz, etc. Just adds to his brokeness and I'm lovin' it. :rofl:

[Alzarath]

FFVIA: ... The 3rd tier boss in the final battle killed edgar w/ repose TWICE, taking him out of my party for the fight w/ Kefka =( Fucking jewish game :rofl:

[Capn Spanky]

Virtual Console on the Wii is pure Magic. Super Castlevania 4 is fun. Otherwise, im looking for a new game to play. I never beat Twilight Princess, but I think its kinda boring/ cliche... So, I've just been practicing 3S and MvC2 instead.

[Geese Pants]

I just spent 2 hours trying to save the Oracle, and I had to resort to looking up how to do it.

How could anyone have played this and figure out that they need to stack the two statues and drag it to the ledge near the vines................is beyond me.

Although I should've figured that out after figuring that I needed dragging the statues in the room with the neverending wraiths........that was the first hour BTW.

[SFFanatic]

I just spent 2 hours trying to save the Oracle, and I had to resort to looking up how to do it.

How could anyone have played this and figure out that they need to stack the two statues and drag it to the ledge near the vines................is beyond me.

Although I should've figured that out after figuring that I needed dragging the statues in the room with the neverending wraiths........that was the first hour BTW.

I thought the whole "stacking the statues" thing was kinda obvious...then again I play alot of PoP where that thing happens alot.

Been playing the SHIT out of the Donkey Kong Country trilogy. Emulation is a fine thing, but I plan on buying DKC2 on GBA for platforming bliss on the go. Played through the 2nd one first, then DKC3, and now DKC1. My personal thoughts on the three games:

Donkey Kong Country: A beautiful game with responsive controls and one of the best soundtracks in gaming history and yet...very shallow. The gameplay consist of mainly Donkey and Diddy running, jumping, lauching through barrels, and the occasional mine cart level. The platforming sections are fun(if kinda annoying at times), but the barrel/mine cart levels can be a pain in the ass. The gameplay seems to be derived to the lowest denomintor(can't spell); hitting all the right buttons, but never causing anyone to say "Wow!" Rareware thought the graphics would just take care of that. Well 10+ years later the magic seems to be wearing off. Fun game, but its just shy of classic.

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest: Wow. That sums of all my feelings towards DKC2. Rareware must have known how stale the gameplay was in the original, and made fit to make the best damn platformer they could. The changes in gameplay don't revolutize the industry, but not of an evolution of the series. Graphically...just look at it. 2d doesn't get much better than this. Quite possibly the best soundtrack in VG history, and the tight reponsive controls I've come to love. The gameplay has been improved with MUCH better level design. The varied enviroments keeps the game from being boring, and each world usually is based on a cool theme. There are SO many fucking things to collect in this game. I don't really feel the need to find them all, but you will always have something to do. Top 15 games of All-Time for me...I love this game so much.

Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie's Double Trouble: ...And here is the black sheep of the DKC trilogy. Released in 1996 on the tail end of the Super Nintendo's life, this game was pretty much a cash-in of the DKC name. Now don't my voice tell you that this is a bad game; FAR from it. It's actually pretty darn good compared to many other platformers of the world. The problem is, the game adds NOTHING to the DKC formula.

The DKC Platformer formula: Amazing CGI graphics? Check. Controls like a dream? Check. Great soundtrack? Half check(it's kinda a mixed bag). Forced scrolling, annoying deaths, and a GAJILLION things to collect for no fucking reason? Check check check!

So what could possibly go wrong? Hmm...maybe the fact that the monkeys move like molasses now. Maybe the fact that the game is pretty damn easy for 90% of the game. Maybe the fact that the items you collect are pretty fucking pointless(besides the Lost World, if you REALLY want to go there). The level design is decent, but its seen better days. It really felt that Rareware was scracthing for the bottom of the barrel for these. Either the levels are riddicously easy, riddicoulsy cheap(Lighting Look-out anyone?), or just riddicously stupid. The lame boss fights and the Brother Bear thing didn't help the game either. And whos bright idea was it to take out most of the animals and replace them with this stupid elephant? Fuck that shit.

But lets not think about that. The fact of the matter is, this a Donkey Kong Country game. Everything you loved about the first two DKCs are here, just not as good. It's fun as fuck though, and you be crazy to not enjoy it. A solid all-around platformer, possibly on par with the original.

Seriously, you guys need to play these games...they are fucking beast.

[X-Death]

^I actually bought the official soundtrack of dkc2 from nintendo power many moons ago. It's just that good. Let me know if you want me to upload it.:wgrin:

[Mr Mort]

Been playing VF4:Evo. I'm thirsting for VF5, but have no PS3, and I'll be waiting a while for the 360 version, I figured I'd play the shit out of VF4 while I still can, because once the 360 version of VF5 comes out, I'll probably never touch VF4 again.
Ah, good times with Wolf.
I'm also thinking about starting Okami this week. Has anyone played this? What are your thoughts?

[SFFanatic]

^I actually bought the official soundtrack of dkc2 from nintendo power many moons ago. It's just that good. Let me know if you want me to upload it.:wgrin:

Dude I'd LOVE that. Best VG soundtrack ever IMO. PM that or something

[Shade]

Shaolin Monks is my favorite game. Ever.

[StephonJ]

Shaolin Monks is my favorite game. Ever.

I second that statement....even though I've only played it for a total of 8 hours. I gotta get that game.



What I'm playing now? Still playing 3S on my PS2 wit my crappy analog controller.

[Million]

I never got into the rest of the Donkey Kong series...because I think playstation was out by the time DKC2 was released....and once I move on to the next generation, it's hard to go back unless it's something that is unquestionably legendary, like Super Mario 3. Anyway, DKC's underwater level had some of the best music from the entire 16 bit era. It was so relaxing...so soothing...like if that singer Sade composed a video game bgm track.

*I have to admit...the absurd amount of bananas in DKC actually made me want bananas for a snack. On a sidenote...that's a strange thing with bananas....I love the taste, but they're not filling at all. If I ate a basket full of them....I would still be just as hungry as if I never ate.

Nintendo needs to put the damn rock monsters from DKC into Smash Bros....Magikoopas from SMW too.

[Geese Pants]

Shaolin Monks is my favorite game. Ever.

Wow............I'm surprised to see Sholin Monks get its props. I was having so much fun doing 200+ hit combos in the deadpool.

[SFFanatic]

Shaolin Monks is my favorite game. Ever.

Ever? It'd proberly break my top 50, but uh...well to each his own. It very fucking fun, I will say that. Liu Kang > Bruce Lee. Fireball/Dragonkick fatatlity has got to be the most badass thing ever witnessed by human eyes.

I think I need to playthough that again after GoW II comes out.

[Shade]

Yea, I mean. Its just so well made. The Control is borderline flawless (pun intended). The development team did a grand job of making this control right. Fighting multiple enemies at once is amazing fluid. Movement in genereal is fluid. This gameplay destroys any, and all other 3-dimensional games. I say, every Beat-Em-Up from now on, should emulate this fighting style. It would just be in their best interest to do so.

And dont get me started on the extras. Wouldnt Be Mortal Kombat without that. Playing as the extra characters in the MAIN game, with unique moves? Fucking perfection. Hell, Mortal Kombat II (hands down the best Mortal Kombat in 2-D) is an unlockable extra. Wtf? Broken. Artwork, movies? This is what other games TRY to be.

The level design, and all around look is amazing. It also does help that most of the levels are extensions of backgrounds from the fighting games. I mean, this is stuff I used to dream up when I was younger. Ed Boon (and his staff) were on the ball with this game.

So yea, my fav game as of now. Sure, theres the fun classics, that I've played over and over again, but not one of those delivered as this game does.

[Million]

whoah whoah...I didn't know MK2 was in there as an unlockable. The game itself interested me...but that tidbit of info pushed it to definite must-have status for me. I intended to get it before...and then my Xbox just had to go and die on me. (I still have it around to randomly beat the shit out it...whenever the mood hits me.)

I also still intend to get MK Armageddon. Once I saw in the previews that it had custom character and custom fatality....well that was it for me right there. No other info was necessary, it became an immediate must-buy.

[SFFanatic]

Meh, MK2 in the game was just the crappy MAT2 emulation. Meh.

Shaolin Monks is a great game. I enjoyed it more than DMC3, but comapred to GoW or Ninja Gaiden? Not even close.

[Shade]

whoah whoah...I didn't know MK2 was in there as an unlockable. The game itself interested me...but that tidbit of info pushed it to definite must-have status for me. I intended to get it before...and then my Xbox just had to go and die on me. (I still have it around to randomly beat the shit out it...whenever the mood hits me.)

I also still intend to get MK Armageddon. Once I saw in the previews that it had custom character and custom fatality....well that was it for me right there. No other info was necessary, it became an immediate must-buy.

Meh, MK2 in the game was just the crappy MAT2 emulation. Meh.

Shaolin Monks is a great game. I enjoyed it more than DMC3, but comapred to GoW or Ninja Gaiden? Not even close.

I like Shaolin more than both of those. =P

[Geese Pants]

Shaolin Monks..........where do I go to meet up with Smoke and do his missions?

I notice that the menu says Smoke Missions % - 0....

[SFFanatic]

Haha, good shit. I assume you dont have a PS2, then? I got the PS2 version of S.Monks. And of course, I'm more at home with its controller than the Xbox controllers I had (I didnt have the redesigned ones sadly).

Yeah, I got a PS2. Maybe its just my hate for Mortal Kombat fighting games.

Shaolin Monks..........where do I go to meet up with Smoke and do his missions?

I notice that the menu says Smoke Missions % - 0....

Smoke is very difficult to find in this game so this should help you out a bit
Also I'd recommend doing the quests once everything else in the game has been
completed to make life easier.

1: Go to the Living Forest
2: Go to the area with the large waterfall at the back of it
(The one with the ledges you climb up)
3: Destroy one of the clay soldiers' shields
4: Throw the clay soldier into the engraved wall behind it.
5: The wall should collapse and reveal a new area. Smoke is inside there.

Edit: ROFL. GameFAQs FTW

[Shade]

Shaolin Monks..........where do I go to meet up with Smoke and do his missions?

I notice that the menu says Smoke Missions % - 0....

"Smoke is very difficult to find in this game so this should help you out a bit
Also I'd recommend doing the quests once everything else in the game has been
completed to make life easier.

1: Go to the Living Forest
2: Go to the area with the large waterfall at the back of it
(The one with the ledges you climb up)
3: Destroy one of the clay soldiers' shields
4: Throw the clay soldier into the engraved wall behind it.
5: The wall should collapse and reveal a new area. Smoke is inside there."

EDIT: Beat me to it. :P

[X-Death]

SFFanatic, I don't think my pm's are working these days so here's the link to the dkc2 soundtrack. I don't remember what tracks 53 and 55 are so they are listed as unknown.

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=F27EWB81

[ReggieHadoken]

FFVI Advance still owns my soul. Today I beat the Red and Earth Dragons. They fell like dominos. Didn't even use any magic attacks against the Red Dragon. It was straight physical. Thing died real quick. I'd forgotten that Locke loots most of the treasure in the Phoenix Cave. But I did manage to score a Ribbon (w00t!!) and super, mega powerful sword for Cyan from the War of The Magi. Cyan's attack power is now 411. :looney:

I had the old man in Narshe turn the Ragnarok Magicite into a sword. Normally, I pick the Magicite but this time I decided to use the sword. Sword is DOPE!!! Celes attack power is now over 500 with that baby and she's using a Gauntlet. Too good.

[SFFanatic]

SFFanatic, I don't think my pm's are working these days so here's the link to the dkc2 soundtrack. I don't remember what tracks 53 and 55 are so they are listed as unknown.

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=F27EWB81

Thanks man!

[Lantis]

I had the old man in Narshe turn the Ragnarok Magicite into a sword. Normally, I pick the Magicite but this time I decided to use the sword. Sword is DOPE!!! Celes attack power is now over 500 with that baby and she's using a Gauntlet. Too good.

Maybe I'm out of sync with FF VI Advance's new options, but is there any other way to obtain Ultima if it's not via Ragnarok? :confused:

[X-Death]

Paladin Shield teaches it x1. (although I dunno if they changed the name of the shield in this release since I'm not buying it)

[ReggieHadoken]

Maybe I'm out of sync with FF VI Advance's new options, but is there any other way to obtain Ultima if it's not via Ragnarok? :confused:

I took the magicite before so I wanted to try the sword this time. Really glad I did. Celes is a beast with it.

Never used the Master Scroll (Offering) until now. My word, that thing owns. Same with Quick. Seems like I keep learning new stuff about this game.

Gilgamesh is working for me now after I owned him this morning. He teaches some great spells. Valor is too good.

[FallingEdge]

God Hand and RE2.

[H-F Blade]

Double Dragon 2 on the PC Engine. I never knew there was one until I saw some videos of it. The graphics are better than all the other versions but the music is waaay off which is pretty sad because the old NES tracks would have sounded kickass if they were completely redone.

[Shade]

I'm playing this - http://youtube.com/watch?v=M4_FznxyjLo

Bless the intarwebs. Screenshot of the current select screen - http://img380.imageshack.us/img380/1254/newtableql5.gif

[Team Cable]

I'm almost 30 hours into Final Fantasy X. It's pretty good, still nowhere near as good as FF7, but the graphics are nice.

The one thing that kills this game is the trials in the temples. What bullshit. Very frustrating. Like I want to waste my time dicking around in the temple grabbing spheres and putting them in walls. I'd rather waste my time leveling up. Fuck those trials, they're so gay. Dick on dick gay.

Still, I can't wait to finish the game up.

[celcius]

I'm almost 30 hours into Final Fantasy X. It's pretty good, still nowhere near as good as FF7, but the graphics are nice.

The one thing that kills this game is the trials in the temples. What bullshit. Very frustrating. Like I want to waste my time dicking around in the temple grabbing spheres and putting them in walls. I'd rather waste my time leveling up. Fuck those trials, they're so gay. Dick on dick gay.

Still, I can't wait to finish the game up.

I felt the same way at the beginning of the game, but now it's probably my favorite FF.:rock:

Currently playing Lufia 2 since I never finished it back in the day and I'm about level 27.

[Doc Holliday]

I'm still trying to beat Godhand. At Belze right now. He's a bitch. I'm sure I'll still have to take on a few more bosses till it's over.

[Team Scrub]

I'm almost 30 hours into Final Fantasy X. It's pretty good, still nowhere near as good as FF7, but the graphics are nice.

The one thing that kills this game is the trials in the temples. What bullshit. Very frustrating. Like I want to waste my time dicking around in the temple grabbing spheres and putting them in walls. I'd rather waste my time leveling up. Fuck those trials, they're so gay. Dick on dick gay.

Still, I can't wait to finish the game up.

Yeah I agree that shit is frustrating, but if you want to get Anima you need to get all the secret treasurse in the temples.

Currently playing DDR, Xephar owns my soul.

[versus addict]

Mario Kart DS...to much frigging fun!

Killer 7...too much acid? lol

Black ...too much heat!

[Geese Pants]

Played an hour's worth of God of War yesterday...........freakin madness.

Sirens at the 2nd horn were just brutal to me........they brought me to the brink, then I had to fry them.

Right now I'm at the Rings of Pandora.........

[Korigama]

Rogue Galaxy right now. Going to try to get back into Killzone and Okami as well.

[SFFanatic]

I'm still trying to beat Godhand. At Belze right now. He's a bitch. I'm sure I'll still have to take on a few more bosses till it's over.

If you had a couple of God Reels AND Full God Hand, he's pretty managable. Otherwise...he can be a handfill.

Belze is proberly the hardest boss in the game, much harder than Devil Hand IMO

[KidZero]

Currently playing some Zelda: Twilight Princess (Wii). :cool:

[Doc Holliday]

If you had a couple of God Reels AND Full God Hand, he's pretty managable. Otherwise...he can be a handfill.

Belze is proberly the hardest boss in the game, much harder than Devil Hand IMO

Funny you should mention that because I have full tension and one god reel. After I throw all the pots at him, I'll usually get another one or two god reel cards. I fucking had him down to a sliver the other day and I biffed it. One more fucking jab would've done him in and I blew it like a virgin on prom night. I hate having to taunt him a hundred times to build tension because he just gets pissed and his moves take more. I think my problem is that I need to re-set my techniques. The ones I have right now I don't think are the best for this guy.

[Dios <-X->]

Playing lost planet
castlevania PoR
Crackdown
Smash Bros melee
Zelda TP

[ReggieHadoken]

Currently playing Lufia 2 since I never finished it back in the day and I'm about level 27.

Ah, Lufia II. Game is ownage. Doesn't get anywhere near enough credit. One of the best RPGs on the SNES, IMO. Some of the puzzles can get mind rapingly hard. When I played through the game back in '98, I found this great spot to level up and I finished the game with my party in the 70s in less than 41 hours. Probably didn't need to be that high in levels but I guess I got carried away. :rofl:

Still trucking on FFVI Advance. Valor is the best attack up spell in any game. Quick is also too good. Wish I'd known about these spells when I played through the game years ago. Celestriad (Economizer) is so dope. Only takes 1 MP for any spell used. I'd love to get my hands on more. They can be stolen by some birds in the Phoenix Cave but they are rare steals. The one I got came fron a Brachisaur and those things are tough to kill!

Anyhoo, I'm on my way to the Fantatics' Tower.

[FighterX]

Playing Garou Battle Archives Vol. 2

[Team Scrub]

Playing FFXII, still trying to complete it again.

[Doc Holliday]

I think I might move on to Megaman Anniversary Collection. Bought it ages ago and haven't really touched it. How is the Megaman X Collection? Worth picking up? I never got the chance to play any of the X's.

[celcius]

Still on Lufia 2, level 46 now, ready to kick sinistral #2's butt.

[Rokusho]

I just got Final Fantasy 3 for the DS today and I'm impressed. For an early Final Fantasy the game is starting off pretty well. Having the the ability to change jobs is something I'll enjoy once I get far enough in the game (right now I'm only 1 hour into the game). Also, having the DS's touchscreen abilities is also making this game even more fun. Fighting in the battles isn't such a tedious task anymore. Can't wait to play some more of this.

[Kane Blueriver]

Getting a full save on Castlevania: SOTN (PSX). Already leveled at 99 the 5 familiars, but I'm waiting to level Alucard himself until my Murasame drinks so much blood that it deals more damage than Shield Rod + Alucard Shield combo.

[GRITZ]

I think I might move on to Megaman Anniversary Collection. Bought it ages ago and haven't really touched it. How is the Megaman X Collection? Worth picking up? I never got the chance to play any of the X's.

The Megaman X's are awesome games. Parts 1-4 are solid. 5 and 6 are good but I think they end up complicating it more than making it better. 7 does not exist in my heart and 8 was pretty good.

[Lantis]

Getting a full save on Castlevania: SOTN (PSX). Already leveled at 99 the 5 familiars, but I'm waiting to level Alucard himself until my Murasame drinks so much blood that it deals more damage than Shield Rod + Alucard Shield combo.

Good luck trying that. After level 70, even the most powerful enemies will only give you 5 EXP. Not very promising when you need 63782 points to get to the next level. :confused:

[Kane Blueriver]

Good luck trying that. After level 70, even the most powerful enemies will only give you 5 EXP. Not very promising when you need 63782 points to get to the next level. :confused:

Yup, I know. I'm at Lv. 72, and killing the Guardians (highest exp. giving enemies n the game), net me almost no experience right now (And to think that just hours ago the gave me a level for each 3 killed T_T). At least I can crossup them w/ Shield Rod + Alucard Shield combo as long as I can, but what worries me is powering up the Murasame, considering that it needs his 2*attack power + 12 to raise by one point it's attack power, so right now, I need to suck blood around 240-260 times by now to rise 1 point of attack, and still Crissaegrim owns its ass. I'd say THAT is not promising, as I want to level it at least at a point where Murasame > Crissaegrim. Might as well start leveling 1 point a day.

[Dios <-X->]

Playing crackdown its hella fun, trying to finish zelda TP and playing what i can of lost planet before i return it tomorrow.

[Lantis]

Yup, I know. I'm at Lv. 72, and killing the Guardians (highest exp. giving enemies n the game), net me almost no experience right now (And to think that just hours ago the gave me a level for each 3 killed T_T). At least I can crossup them w/ Shield Rod + Alucard Shield combo as long as I can, but what worries me is powering up the Murasame, considering that it needs his 2*attack power + 12 to raise by one point it's attack power, so right now, I need to suck blood around 240-260 times by now to rise 1 point of attack, and still Crissaegrim owns its ass. I'd say THAT is not promising, as I want to level it at least at a point where Murasame > Crissaegrim. Might as well start leveling 1 point a day.

If you want MY advice, do the following:

1) Buy the Duplicator from the Master Librarian and equip it.
2) Equip the Power of Sire.
3) Go to the Reverse Caverns in the Inverted Castle, and go to the long chamber where Scylla used to be in the normal castle. It's the big room where all the squids are.
4) Instead of falling through in the middle of the squids, there's a small platform at the top, near the entrance to the room. Make sure you stand on it, and use the Power of Sire.
5) Wait 2 seconds, jump up, and you'll land back in the room with the squids. Wash, rinse, repeat.

Sure, it's probably the most tedious shit you can get, but you'll be netting 300 EXP per minute. And it's fairly easy, too. I have a save with Alucard at level 92 thanks to this. :tup:

[Kane Blueriver]

If you want MY advice, do the following:

1) Buy the Duplicator from the Master Librarian and equip it.
2) Equip the Power of Sire.
3) Go to the Reverse Caverns in the Inverted Castle, and go to the long chamber where Scylla used to be in the normal castle. It's the big room where all the squids are.
4) Instead of falling through in the middle of the squids, there's a small platform at the top, near the entrance to the room. Make sure you stand on it, and use the Power of Sire.
5) Wait 2 seconds, jump up, and you'll land back in the room with the squids. Wash, rinse, repeat.

Sure, it's probably the most tedious shit you can get, but you'll be netting 300 EXP per minute. And it's fairly easy, too. I have a save with Alucard at level 92 thanks to this. :tup:

How do you think I got my familiars to Lv. 99 ;)? Besides, it's practical, the motions are so automatic that I can do it while doing something else. But I leveled just once in the process of levelling all 5 familiars, so I think that this will take some time indeed.

And my summer vacations end in less than 2 weeks :(. Bummer.

[ReggieHadoken]

Played some NES Super Mario Bros. 3 this morning. Thought I'd beat the game by warping so I collected all three Warp Whistles. I was in World 8 and I had just finished beating all three Hand Trap stages. The power button on my NES starts flashing on and off. :annoy:

In order to make sure my SHMUP skills weren't getting too rusty, I played some MUSHA on Genesis. I played a not too shabby game but I died on the first stage, which really irked me because stage 1 of MUSHA is cake to me now. I just know that if I keep at it, I'll eventually beat this game.

I'm leveling up my crew on FFVI Advance because I like to be high level. Locke is at level 65 right now. Terra, Mog, Sabin, Relm, Celes and Edgar are at level 60. Everyone is in the mid 50s or late 60s. Managed to get another Celestriad from a Branchisaur battle yesterday, making for a total of 2. I was just gonna give my other two major magic users Gold Hairpins but if I can get one more Celestriad, it will be sooooo on.

[Doc Holliday]

The Megaman X's are awesome games. Parts 1-4 are solid. 5 and 6 are good but I think they end up complicating it more than making it better. 7 does not exist in my heart and 8 was pretty good.

Sweetness. Next up on my shopping agenda...

[Green]

I'm leveling up my crew on FFVI Advance because I like to be high level. Locke is at level 65 right now. Terra, Mog, Sabin, Relm, Celes and Edgar are at level 60. Everyone is in the mid 50s or late 60s. Managed to get another Celestriad from a Branchisaur battle yesterday, making for a total of 2. I was just gonna give my other two major magic users Gold Hairpins but if I can get one more Celestriad, it will be sooooo on.
You applying the esper bonuses properly? Don't level too much, though, otherwise there's no point to playing.

[Capn Spanky]

Sweetness. Next up on my shopping agenda...

You'll thank yourself for MMX Collection. I swear, every single game on that disc is amazing. X-X4 are wonderfully done. X5 is pretty solid, and X6 isnt Amazing, but its fun. X7 and X8 arent on there, but it doesnt matter. There's also a megaman style kart racer which can be unlocked by beating X1-X3. This game is really fun too if a little outdated...

[celcius]

Finished Lufia 2 yesterday...another sad ending...

[1]

I've been playing some Jet Grind Radio. I really love the soundtrack and the whole style of the game. I have JSRF and haven't finished it and it looks like I won't be able to untill MS adds it to their BC list.

[Geese Pants]

Started on KOTOR again.............damn Bastilla is a bitch. I just want to slap that ho.

[The Invincible Swordsman]

Still playing Disgaea 2. Jus trying to build my guys up so I can kick ass in the Land of Carnage and all the Dark Worlds. I suppose if I was single I'd have more time but eh..... whatchagonnnado?

Trying to beat RAAM on Gears of War on Hardcore difficulty. It shouldn't take me much longer. I just have to be more patient (or start that stage over becauce I ain't got no crossbow).


This has been THE INVINCIBLE SWORDSMAN saying:

Also just bought Zelda: Link To The Past for nostalgia purposes. I've already gotten to the 3rd crystal in just a day.

[DeathScythe]

I managed to make it to Act 6 today in Victorious Boxers 2. That game is unrelenting and hateful against whomever picks up the control.

And I'm also rockin' Berserk in my Japanese PS2. That game is made of win.

[SFFanatic]

Still playing Disgaea 2. Jus trying to build my guys up so I can kick ass in the Land of Carnage and all the Dark Worlds. I suppose if I was single I'd have more time but eh..... whatchagonnnado?

Trying to beat RAAM on Gears of War on Hardcore difficulty. It shouldn't take me much longer. I just have to be more patient (or start that stage over becauce I ain't got no crossbow).


This has been THE INVINCIBLE SWORDSMAN saying:

Also just bought Zelda: Link To The Past for nostalgia purposes. I've already gotten to the 3rd crystal in just a day.

There is a crossbow in the ammo room before you fight RAAM. It's across from the sniper rifle...just keep looking.

[Naslectronical]

Started Mega Man X8 today on my PS2. After beating Jak & Daxter: TPL, I had to start shooting stuff again.

Yesterday, I got on the bus that takes the longest to get to the mall so I could play Kirby Canvas Curse on my DS Lite. I'd have never thought it'd be so addictive, and it's actually challenging, too. Not a complete cake walk like the other Kirby games(not that I don't like them, though).

If my enemies were to ever find out that I'm enjoying this game so much.............

[ReggieHadoken]

You applying the esper bonuses properly? Don't level too much, though, otherwise there's no point to playing.

Well, I don't know if I'd go as far a saying there isn't a point in playing if you don't use Esper bonuses but I am using them. Just got ANOTHER Celestriad from a Branchisaur. That's 3 so far. :rofl:

[Team Cable]

Just finished Final Fantasy X in just eight days.

Thumbs up. It seemed a bit short though. The only reason I took so long is because the damn cut scenes were so long.

Up next will probably be Twilight Princess or Kingdom Hearts 2. I don't know which one to start. Keep in mind I like to obsess over one game if it's huge.

[Capn Spanky]

Just finished Final Fantasy X in just eight days.

Thumbs up. It seemed a bit short though. The only reason I took so long is because the damn cut scenes were so long.

Up next will probably be Twilight Princess or Kingdom Hearts 2. I don't know which one to start. Keep in mind I like to obsess over one game if it's huge.

KH 2 is an AMAZING game. TP is good too, but It didn't seem to hook me as much. The story in both is excellent, but I think KH2 isn't as Cliche as Zelda's story. Seriously, KH2 has so many plot twists and memorable fights, I never wanted it to end. Zelda.. well, im still truckin through that one. Waiting for it to become the amazing game everyone says it is.

[Capn Spanky]

Going through Julius Mode on Castlevania: DoS. I just beat Paranoia... where do I go now?

[Remy Saotome]

Going through Julius Mode on Castlevania: DoS. I just beat Paranoia... where do I go now?Same place as you went next in Soma Mode when you unlocked Julius Mode. Up to the top of Pinnacle to fight Aguni.

[Infested Jester]

Fucking around with DMC3 some more....gonna go through God of War next week for the 30th something time to get back in the groove for 2 which I plan on playing a shitload of when it hits.

[altron1x]

Currently going through Valkyrie Profile on hard mode trying to get the A ending. The only bad part is having characters start at lvl 1, otherwise not really any harder than normal mode.

[Doc Holliday]

You'll thank yourself for MMX Collection. I swear, every single game on that disc is amazing. X-X4 are wonderfully done. X5 is pretty solid, and X6 isnt Amazing, but its fun. X7 and X8 arent on there, but it doesnt matter. There's also a megaman style kart racer which can be unlocked by beating X1-X3. This game is really fun too if a little outdated...

Eh dammit. I buckled and bought the first Guitar Hero instead since I miss playing that one so much. After playing GHII, I smoked through all the songs on Expert right away save for CFH and Bark at the Moon. Beat CFH after like 6 or 7 tries. I'm still working on Bark at the Moon. Fucking lost it at 99% completion! Unreal.

[Geese Pants]

I said fuck it and got my first Football game.............NCAA 06. For $5, I'm willing to give it a shot.

And I also got Dynasty Warriors 5 XL.......anyone play this game? Thoughts?

[#reload]

Currently going through Valkyrie Profile on hard mode trying to get the A ending. The only bad part is having characters start at lvl 1, otherwise not really any harder than normal mode.

it's better that characters start at level 1 because you can use bracelets of zoe and that one other one that gives you 100 more skill points every level up

[Biggzy]

I'm trying to find out if some of these release dates have changed or not. On the ebgames website, it says alot of these 360 games are supposed to come out March 1st, but some sites are saying TBA.

Can anyone confirm when some of these games are coming out? Huxley, Battlefield Bad Company, Golden Axe, etc.

Heres the link

http://www.ebgames.com/comingsoon.asp?platform=32&sortby=eta&imageFlag=show

[Darkstalker]

Currently going through Valkyrie Profile on hard mode trying to get the A ending. The only bad part is having characters start at lvl 1, otherwise not really any harder than normal mode.

You gain access to 7 more dungeons though, puzzle based ones. The puzzles are quite challenging. Be prepared for those.

[celcius]

Just bought the metal slug 4 and 5 pack for xbox:rock:

[ReggieHadoken]

Just bought the metal slug 4 and 5 pack for xbox:rock:

I got the PS2 version back in '05. That's some high quality action/platforming right there. Whenever the PS2 version of Metal Slug Anthology releases, I'll be there to snag a copy.

Brought another used first party controller or my GameCube since the last one kept going arwy. Nothing like a game of Super Smash Bros. Melee. It never ceases to amaze me how weak and useless Pichu is. 50%. I KOed this little snot at 50%. Peach can last longer than that. A ton of Pokemon and they pick this little puke. I don't want to see him at all in SSB Brawl.

Been a long time since I did my Metal Giants scenario. I'll run it tomorrow and maybe some Sonic Heroes. Don't know if I posted this a few pages ago, but I found a new copy of Sonic Heroes new for $10 weeks ago.

FFVI Advance. I think everyone is high enough in levels. Time to kill Kefka.

[X-Death]

Console: Rented Rogue Galaxy. It's alright but definitely not as good as Dark Cloud 2. I'd pay 30 for it.

Portable: Playing SVC Card Fighters Clash on my NGPC until the DS release. Also playing Castlevania: DoS. Going through with just a gun.:bgrin:

[Capn Spanky]

Same place as you went next in Soma Mode when you unlocked Julius Mode. Up to the top of Pinnacle to fight Aguni.

Hmmm... I didn't see him when I went there... I swear I remember fighting him already, but I may be wrong. If I beat him, are the black flames removed?

@ H82: GH 1 is great. I think most of the tracklist is better than GH2's. I just like GH2's engine better. Did you ever finish ALL of Expert on GH2? Because compared to Jordan, Bark at the Moon Is Piece of Cake.

[SFFanatic]

Yeah, I got Metal Slug Anthology for PSP. Some of the best video games of all time in the palm of my hand, whenever I want them. The only problem are the loading times >_>

[Doc Holliday]

Hmmm... I didn't see him when I went there... I swear I remember fighting him already, but I may be wrong. If I beat him, are the black flames removed?

@ H82: GH 1 is great. I think most of the tracklist is better than GH2's. I just like GH2's engine better. Did you ever finish ALL of Expert on GH2? Because compared to Jordan, Bark at the Moon Is Piece of Cake.

Yeah, the track list is way better imo. I agree with the engine comment too. The HO/PO's are way easier in the second one. I fucking tap all my notes in the first game. When you ask if I've beaten all of guitar hero 2, what are you talking about? I only count the main songs and yes, I've beaten it on expert. I don't like most of the bonus songs anyways. Jordan's another story though. I can only get through 50% of it. It's a bastard. It takes a rare breed to beat that song. Actually though, as far counting the bonus songs, I do count Jordan because of the amount of ass kickery it represents.

And I actually did smoke through Bark at the Moon yesterday. I was fresh. The day I kept failing I think my arm was just tired after going through the entire game first.

[Team Scrub]

Still playing FFT, I just need 4 more job classes. The Timemage and summoner are a bitch to complete!

[The Invincible Swordsman]

There is a crossbow in the ammo room before you fight RAAM. It's across from the sniper rifle...just keep looking.

Really? Huh..... guess I was just too pissed to look around. Oh well. I beat him anyway. A couple of grenades and some patience and I killed. Gonna go through the game on Insane next. It's pretty tough so far. They flank you pretty well when it's just one of you and all your dudes got killed off because they're idiots.


This has been THE INVINCIBLE SWORDSMAN saying:

Just got a Gold Artemis bow in Disgaea 2! Sweet! That's makes 2 of the Gold Level 39 items that I own (That one and a Gold Excalibur).

[altron1x]

it's better that characters start at level 1 because you can use bracelets of zoe and that one other one that gives you 100 more skill points every level up

True, but I don't like the fact that I have to waste event experience to lvl up characters I am going to transfer anyway.

You gain access to 7 more dungeons though, puzzle based ones. The puzzles are quite challenging. Be prepared for those.

Luckily I have the guide to help me out with these puzzles :looney:

[Gasaraki]

My PS2 died and I haven't finished the extra quest in Rogue Galaxy or the last ending for Ar tonelico. Me sad :sad:

[altron1x]

I said fuck it and got my first Football game.............NCAA 06. For $5, I'm willing to give it a shot.

And I also got Dynasty Warriors 5 XL.......anyone play this game? Thoughts?

I played the first dynasty warriors game for the ps2 and from what I have read from every review the games are all the same, but anyway, the dynasty warriors games are just super hack and slash games but each level will take you about 30 minutes just to clear out all of the soldiers.

Fun to pick up and play but don't expect anything too deep.

[Capn Spanky]

Yeah, the track list is way better imo. I agree with the engine comment too. The HO/PO's are way easier in the second one. I fucking tap all my notes in the first game. When you ask if I've beaten all of guitar hero 2, what are you talking about? I only count the main songs and yes, I've beaten it on expert. I don't like most of the bonus songs anyways. Jordan's another story though. I can only get through 50% of it. It's a bastard. It takes a rare breed to beat that song. Actually though, as far counting the bonus songs, I do count Jordan because of the amount of ass kickery it represents.

And I actually did smoke through Bark at the Moon yesterday. I was fresh. The day I kept failing I think my arm was just tired after going through the entire game first.

Well, GH2 is a great game. I consider the bonus songs to be much much better. (Thunderhorse, Lady Lightning, Arterial Black.) I just think that the mixing on the covers was poorly done. (Poor vocals, loud bass.) Still an almost perfect game though. Also, once you get past 61% on Jordan, the song is EASY. Guaranteed 4 stars or more.

Still need help with Castlevania Julius mode. Aguni isnt in the pinnacle... i think he's dead. How do i remove the black flames?!?

[Calcal]

Still playing FFT, I just need 4 more job classes. The Timemage and summoner are a bitch to complete!

I dont think you can complete the Summoner job class till you get to the last floor of the deep dungeon and survive the summon the boss uses. But its been awhile since ive played so I cant be sure.

[Lucretz]

Brought another used first party controller or my GameCube since the last one kept going arwy. Nothing like a game of Super Smash Bros. Melee. It never ceases to amaze me how weak and useless Pichu is. 50%. I KOed this little snot at 50%. Peach can last longer than that. A ton of Pokemon and they pick this little puke. I don't want to see him at all in SSB Brawl.

Haha, fuck Pichu. They could of put Mr. Mime in there or anyone else better in his place. : <

I wanna see an all Pokemon SMB style game. I don't care how gay that sounds, I want it. Put in some kind of soft RPG/travelling around doing stuff mode and the mini-games, typical Nintendo Mario franchise fare. I'll play it.

So I have this copy of RPG Maker 2, that I've borrowed from a friend for about a year which I only looked at once, and finally got in the mood to really go through that shit and make a new game. I made one with the original RPG Maker that was fairly awesome for comedic purposes. I wanted to make a real-style one though, and was totally into the idea.

... so I pop it in my PS2 and the shit fails to load cuz of reading errors. It's one of those blue-backed discs, similar to my MVC2 which doesn't work anymore either. What's with these games, and why do they fail to work in my PS2? Is there anything you can do about it?

[Capn Spanky]

the blue backed ps2 games are the old cd-rw kind whereas now theyre on silver backed dvd's. The Ps2's ability to read cd-r is lost after time. A trick I learned about requires two pieces of scotch tape. Here goes.
Step 1. Take disc into hand.
Step 2. Take 2 pieces of scoth tape, approx. 1 inch long.
Step 3. Take one piece of scotch tape, place on label side of disc, about one-half inch away from the hole of the disc.
Step 4. Take tape piece number two, and apply it to the opposite side, so the two tape pieces are symmetrical.
Step 5. This should fix your disc. Place into PS2 and test. Enjoy

This seems to work because the tape adds mass, thus allowing the disc to sspin faster inside the magnetic tray. This lets the laser read at an appropriate speed in order to play the disc. Don't ask.

NOW, can someone help me remove the black flames in Julius Mode!?!?!?!

[ReggieHadoken]

Well I beat Final Fantasy VI Advance last night. Man, the ending to that game is still amazing. I think it has been about 10 years since I last saw it. I was gonna do the bonus dungeons immidiately after I beat the game but decided I'd have enough FFVI so I'll do them another time.

Drill Dozer is the game in my DS now. Game started off slow and I thought it was merely an OK game. Once I got to level 1-2, things picked up and I'm really digging this one. Kinda hard to believe this game came from Game Freak, makers of Pokemon. Nice to see a platform game that has settings in areas you hardly see in a platform game. The first stage was a business building. The second stage was a musiuem. Game has some awesome sprites to boot.

Well I'm off to play some Super Smash Bros. Melee and beat some Pokemon like they owe me money.

[Capn Spanky]

Anyone!?

[PingPong]

NOW, can someone help me remove the black flames in Julius Mode!?!?!?!

if its Aria of Sorrow, then to my knowledge you can't...

[Capn Spanky]

Dawn of Sorrow.
edit: So I was right, I had already Killed Aguni. I HAD NOT killed Bat Company though. Now the flames are gone. At Abaddon now. Harder with Julius' team than Soma.

[PingPong]

Dawn of Sorrow.
edit: So I was right, I had already Killed Aguni. I HAD NOT killed Bat Company though. Now the flames are gone. At Abaddon now. Harder with Julius' team than Soma.

hmmm looks like i need to replay Dawn of Sorrow if i don't remember the black flames in that game...

oh and use julius for abaddon, whip brandishing is your best friend there

[Korigama]

Just got Ar tonelico from Gamefly, so starting that one now.

[Doc Holliday]

Well, GH2 is a great game. I consider the bonus songs to be much much better. (Thunderhorse, Lady Lightning, Arterial Black.) I just think that the mixing on the covers was poorly done. (Poor vocals, loud bass.) Still an almost perfect game though. Also, once you get past 61% on Jordan, the song is EASY. Guaranteed 4 stars or more.

Still need help with Castlevania Julius mode. Aguni isnt in the pinnacle... i think he's dead. How do i remove the black flames?!?

See, I prefer the bonus songs in the first one by far. As far as Jordan, sure, once I get past 61% it'll be easy. It's getting to the point that's the problem. :rofl: I really don't know how anyone can get through the part where it's practically nothing but notes on the screen. I've only played it a couple of times on expert because I'm too scurred to do it. I'm sure I'll get through eventually though.

[#reload]

Just got Ar tonelico from Gamefly, so starting that one now.

i've seen this game pop up a couple times in this thread. review say it's a really average RPG, but it looks interesting... how is it?

[Korigama]

i've seen this game pop up a couple times in this thread. review say it's a really average RPG, but it looks interesting... how is it?

Interesting enough, done in old-school 2D graphics (along the lines of RPGs on the SNES, but the overworld map's in 3D). The environments are nothing special in terms of polish or interactivity, but the character sprites are clean, and the soundtrack's solid.

Gameplay's traditional turn-based battle, with the twist being the Reyvateil serving as the party member in the back (Reyvateils being girls capable of using powerful support magic either for healing or just for taking everything out). As they build up their spells, a gauge determining the power of the spell shows up, with bonuses for the party's overall attack power added over time. Some enemies try to target the Reyvateils specifically, which prompts the player to take the damage in her place (they can easily be killed in a single hit if you don't), giving a chance to counterattack with a button-press combo afterward.

I'm still early on in the game, and although it's a bit on the easy side, it's been fun so far (it'll be a bit longer before I can decide if I think of it as a 3/5 or a 4/5).

[Million]

So....Final Fantasy 12's action is real action?! I didn't even know about it until seeing the review on an Xplay repeat yesterday. That would actually be a FF game I could get into then. It's a real shame that game has possibly the most fruity-looking main character I've ever seen in a game released here. That guy makes Richard Simmons look like Rambo in comparison. The "femme" powerlevel is off the charts there. Isn't it at least a little awkward for you people to play with a character that's like that? It's obviously not just him too....that may be "the ladies man" or cool and "macho" in Japan, but here....a guy like that looks and appears like gay x10000. I have nothing against *those people*....just saying.

---
Alien Hominid has redeemed Live Arcade for me, though there are some terribly annoying things about the game and it's gameplay mechanics. It still manages to be a good time overall.

[Capn Spanky]

hmmm looks like i need to replay Dawn of Sorrow if i don't remember the black flames in that game...

oh and use julius for abaddon, whip brandishing is your best friend there

I actually used Alucard against him. I've worked out a decent dodge strategy against him. Alucard's warp slash gives him invincibility. Julius whip + Holy Water was really good though, I just couldn't do it. I finished the game yesterday on Julius mode though. I was level 45. Soma's second form was tough until I learned his attack pattern. Using Julius, I finished the game with 2 hp left. It was awesome.

See, I prefer the bonus songs in the first one by far. As far as Jordan, sure, once I get past 61% it'll be easy. It's getting to the point that's the problem. :rofl: I really don't know how anyone can get through the part where it's practically nothing but notes on the screen. I've only played it a couple of times on expert because I'm too scurred to do it. I'm sure I'll get through eventually though.

I liked some of the bonus songs on the original, but not enough to make me prefer GH1's bonus songs over GH2's. Breaking Wheel, CHeat on the Church and Get Ready To Rock are the only songs I played on that game. Whereas, on number 2 I play Thunderhorse, Jordan, Trogdor, The Light that Blinds, Push Push (Lady Lightning), Gemini, and FTK. Just preference though.

As far as Jordan is concerned though, I played training mode on ONLY the soloes. I learned the basic note patterns on slowest. Then, I played through the song.
Don't use ANY Star power until the notes get insane. Try to move your fingers in the patterns (the song DOES follow a pattern for the solos, except the pattern changes so quickly its hard to pick up on.) While following the patterns, Increase how fast you pick. That's the part that saved me. Just by picking faster, I hit more notes and it increased my score and kept me in yellow a bit longer. (if you do do that though, I recommend you turn off sound effects... it will get annoying.) Otherwise, I activate star power around the third part of the solo. (The second wave of insane notes.) If star power is full, which it should be by this time, it will run out on the wave before the last. It's the wave that starts yellow, blue, yellow, blue, yellow, blue, and the goes crazy.

That's all I can recommend to get you through, but once you do the rest of the song is easy.

[Korigama]

So....Final Fantasy 12's action is real action?! I didn't even know about it until seeing the review on an Xplay repeat yesterday. That would actually be a FF game I could get into then. It's a real shame that game has possibly the most fruity-looking main character I've ever seen in a game released here. That guy makes Richard Simmons look like Rambo in comparison. The "femme" powerlevel is off the charts there. Isn't it at least a little awkward for you people to play with a character that's like that? It's obviously not just him too....that may be "the ladies man" or cool and "macho" in Japan, but here....a guy like that looks and appears like gay x10000. I have nothing against *those people*....just saying.


It's still turn-based, but allowing you to move around (so if you enter a command, you still have to wait until the action gauge fills before they do anything). The closest comparison would be the combat system of Parasite Eve 1, but unlike PE1 (where you can step out of the way and have an attack miss you), despite having the ability to move around during battles, you can't dodge anything on your own, regardless of the distance between you and an enemy unless putting them completely out of reach by running away from them (otherwise, attacks missing or being blocked in FFXII are simply a matter of luck).

[4Play]

Right now Paper Mario TYD and Marvel UA are both owning my soul. They are just too good.

[TTZ231]

I've bought a GT Driving force Pro wheel so I started back on some old driving games I own. Good times, they all feel like new shit. I even started playing WRC again, game from 2001. I'm gonna look in the cimputer at work as see if any sequels came out in America, I know they did in Europe...

I also found Rumble Roses used at work a few weeks ago. Bought it as soon as I saw it, didn't play it until last night. The graphics are VERY good for a PS2 game, especially a 2004 one.

I'll be using GTA Vice City stories and God of War 2 from work, I'll be buying Test Drive Unlimited on the 20'th. After beating GTA and Gow2, I will start getting Smackdown 2007 again. I checked it out for 3 straight months. Anyone else playing SVR 2007?

[TTZ231]

Right now Paper Mario TYD and Marvel UA are both owning my soul. They are just too good.

Doom was a beast in that games' storyline. It was a fun game!

[Lucretz]

After beating GTA and Gow2, I will start getting Smackdown 2007 again. I checked it out for 3 straight months. Anyone else playing SVR 2007?

Yes.
Worst current gen wrestling game ever made.

[Fudd]

Kyle never gets his free breakfast.

[Doc Holliday]

Still on Mega Man Anniversary Collection. Beat the first two the last couple days.

*Moving on to MM3: the best one ever*

[SFFanatic]

Still on Mega Man Anniversary Collection. Beat the first two the last couple days.

*Moving on to MM2: the best one ever*


I thought you said you beat that one already?

[X-Death]

Kyle never gets his free breakfast.
lolz.

[Lucretz]

Still on Mega Man Anniversary Collection. Beat the first two the last couple days.

*Moving on to MM3: the best one ever*

No way.
MM2 forever. BUBBLE LEAD FTW.
:tup:

[FallingEdge]

No way.
MM2 forever.
:tup:

Truth. MM2 > MM3.

Metal Man 4 Life.

[VruS]

That is false. Mm3 is, indeed, the best mm ever.

[Infested Jester]

Fatal Fury Battle Archive Volume 2...mainly RBS on it though.

[4Play]

Yes.
Worst current gen wrestling game ever made.

Worse than the first SvR and Just Bring It?

[Lucretz]

Worse than the first SvR and Just Bring It?

I had fun with SvR back in the day. It looks like crap now, but back then it was alright. For SvR07, it doesn't have the excuse of being the first in the series. The shit in SvR07 is just unexcuseable for a series that's been around this long and not advanced at all. They've just gotten lazier and the games have gone to complete shit, rather than improving. So yeah SvR 1-2> SvR07.

[FallingEdge]

SYM was my favorite SD game. Of course, WWF No Mercy > SD Series.

[4Play]

Here Comes the Pain was possibly the best from the whole series. Yet No Mercy was the truth.

[Lucretz]

I really wanna download an N64 emu so I can play No Mercy. It's probably gonna run choppy as hell though. : <

[EDIT] I will know in an hour and a half. -waits-

[Team Cable]

That is false. Mm3 is, indeed, the best mm ever.

Ha, laughable.

Even though MM3 is top tier it just doesn't have the dick size of MM2.

[X-Death]

The size of mm3's dick is way more supreme than mm2. Better bosses, same quality music, and you fight the entire mm2 cast. Thus making it superior.

[ReggieHadoken]

Mega Man 3's wang is indeed bigger than Mega Man 2's. That said, MM2 is still full of ownage.

I've been kicking it old-school the last few days. Picked up some old games:

Virtua Fighter 2, Saturn
Sega Ages, Saturn
Hellfire, Genesis
Guerrilla War, NES
Gargoyle's Quest II, NES
Joe & Mac, SNES
Virtua Cop, Saturn

I'm really surprised at how fast and fluid Virtua Fighter 2 plays. The AI even seems to learn from the way I fight.

Arcade perfect OutRun in my bed room is too dope. That alone made Sega Ages worth the $8.95 I spent on it. Of course Space Harrier is also good. Never did play After Burner II but it looks and sounds ill.

I love SHMUPs and Hellfire delivers. Love the different types of weapons you get access to from the get-go.

Been playing more Drill Dozer as well. Man, do I HATE underwater levels in this game. You move so freaking slow and dodging spikes is a pain. Metal City must have been an apology for all the crap I had to deal with in the underwater ruins stage because I've been loving Metal City. You hardly ever seen this type of level design in a game anymore. Most of the time you get an ice world, desert world, lava world, grass world, etc. Not that I don't like these places but Drill Dozer's numerous city levels are a breath of fresh air.

[FireisWet]

Recently been playing some Actraiser 2. Much like its predecessor, the music in this game is incredible, and the fighting system is very much improved from the first one. Still, the sim mode being stripped from the sequel...it just doesn't feel right. It makes the experience of the game seem hollow, somehow.

[D-Force]

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I find it similar to the Star Wars: KOTOR games. I like the Gambit system.

[Lantis]

My SNES reviews of the day:

The Jungle Book - You know, Virgin Games were on FIYAH with the Disney license. Pretty much every game they handled, it had gorgeous animation (other games including The Lion King). Of course, their games always ended up being generic side-scrollers, but watching it flow was a piece of art. As for The Jungle Book itself...meh, I doubted you could get anything productive out of the movie anyway, but they managed to pull it out, although being killed by a dragonfly or a rabid squirrel is kinda WTF-ish.

What kinda annoys me is that in EVERY stage you have to hear monkey cries and elephant noises in the background. I hate the jungle. :annoy:

Cultural note for this game: Tommy Tallarico (the smartass from G4) did the music for this game. Hey, I guess he's not a complete deadbeat after all! :rofl:

The Flintstones - Treasure of Sierra Madrock - Ehhhh...what can I say? It certainly TRIES to emulate Super Mario World in some way (even has the same map exploration feature), but falls short. Simply put, the levels are way too short, and the time for each stage is even shorter (99 seconds), which allows little time for extense exploration. The minigames are blah, and the selection of enemies is rather plain.

Amusing fact: Betty and Wilma tend to run lurk around in the map. If Fred stumbles upon Wilma, she drags him back some stages (same happens with Barney and Betty). Pussy-whipping FTL. :lol:

Annoying fact: Fred and Barney squeal like little bitches when they get hit.

So, in short, if you have the chance...don't play it.

[Lucretz]

So I'm trying to run No Mercy on Project64, and having little success. The game will load and the credits and intro sequence will play out fine, but when you hit start to advance, the screen goes white and nothing happens. Sometimes an error message comes up along the lines of "The instruction at "0x79973fa0" referenced memory at "0x00008570". The memory could not be written." : <

I thought it might be a bad rom, but I dl'ed a second copy and had the same problem. I was all excited to play that shit after I got it too. :sad:

[Darkstalker]

^ That sounds like not enough RAM, actually...

[Rickstah]

Just downloaded Gain Ground for the Wii. Damn this game brings back some good memories, and one really bad one. Me and my buddy played all the way to the last stage without using a continue, and the final boss fucking wrecks us. I'd be more pissed, but we'd just end up playing through it again.

Also bought NBA Street Homecourt, and this game is really fun. I do wish it was a bit more like Vol 2 though with the career mode, but the gameplay is dope.

[Lucretz]

^ That sounds like not enough RAM, actually...

Someone else told me that too. It's the only thing I can think of. I might go out and buy some more RAM tomorrow. If I get another 512mb card, it'll double my current memory and I'm assuming it'll run then. If not .. I just wasted fifty dollars. :confused: It's the only thing I can think of though.

[Capn Spanky]

Someone else told me that too. It's the only thing I can think of. I might go out and buy some more RAM tomorrow. If I get another 512mb card, it'll double my current memory and I'm assuming it'll run then. If not .. I just wasted fifty dollars. :confused: It's the only thing I can think of though.

You can also run in dual channel... so, its not a waste of money. Its a speed upgrade.

[celcius]

Beat Metal Slug 4 & 5 yesterday, looking forward to the Shivering Isles.

[Lucretz]

So I bought a 256mb card and installed it, but it didn't help me run No Mercy on Project64. Then I dl'ed a different N64 emulator and the game ran fine. Something I probably should of done before buying more memory, but whatever. It seems to help my download speed so I guess it wasn't a total loss.

Also: I already asked in the wrestling thread but maybe someone will reply here faster: How do you execute a pin in No Mercy? Faqs say 'L button', which didn't work for me.

[The Damned]

Ugh.... That's fucking it.

I give up trying to beat Bison II on Hard (or any) Mode in Street Fighter EX 2 Plus. All the times that I even manage to fucking get him I pretty much get raped by his superb Guard Breaks, chipping damage, and infinite meter.

...And that's count the barely double-digit times that I've faced in between the computers stupid turtling crap and utter stupidity with some characters, such as Shadow Geist's insanely invincible shoulder ram (which goes through everything for half of the time that it's out), Kairi's stupid fucking "I mimic Storm's runaway by teleporting around the damn field ad infinitum and there's not a damn thing that you can do about it because I'm the only computer character that gets really really erect by dragon-punching every second poke and jump attempt", and Blanka's pretty much invincible status (stupid fucking instant-recovery, instant-Jungle Beast against projectile users, and electricity's stupidity make impossible...and that's without taking the other supers or his fucking Meteor into account).

(I've only ever managed to beat Blanka with Zangief, which tells you something considering how stupid tick-throws are in the EX series, and that was only once. I think I may have beaten one time in Hard Mode with someone else, but that means I've only beaten the bastard twice ever in Hard Mode then. Yay.)

I could have finally been half-way through fucking Kingdom Hearts II with all the time that I wasted on that damn game.

Don't get me wrong. I'm not an EX-basher. It's interesting, even when it seems like everything will ineventually end up being "activate Excel", "Don't jump ever...unless you can activate Excel", or "Guard Break or Throw because overheads aren't worth a damn (and many things that look like overheads actually aren't)...and then Excel" will be all that it ends up as at high level play.

...Which I will never get to play because there is no one around me and there aren't any arcades reasonably nearby.

Fuck.

I'm going to start on Kingdom Hearts II since I stopped after the three hour introduction last time (save-wise)--I remember playing until Hades and fooling around with the improved Cereberus.

[ReggieHadoken]

Played some Street Figher Alpha Anthology last night. Unlocked SFA3 Upper. By far my fav version of A3. Love Survival mode.

Also playing Gargoyle's Quest II on NES. Game is fun and a bit similar to Demon's Crest on the SNES. At first I thought the River of Fire was hard with its tricky platforming segments. It is nothing, NOTHING, I say! There's this cave that's full of of spike pits, shooting plants, and shooting platforms. Still haven't been able to pass it after numerous tries.

Gonna see if I can beat Fireshark today. I was real close last night until I got screwed with the weapons and kept dying.

[volvox]

Loved Demon's Crest, but I've never heard of Gargoyle's Quest. Too bad I don't emulate anymore.



Btw, megaman 2 is better than megaman 3, but megaman 4 is better than BOTH. Yeah, I said it.

Megaman 4 has better gameplay (mega buster!) and way WAY better music. You read correctly. Unlike most of my posts, this is fact not opinion. It has been scientifically proven.

Note: Any posts about above statements that are not in the affirmative are incorrect and will be deemed herein as liable. Please save your time. Thank you for reading.

[SFFanatic]

Just beat God of War for the upteeth time. Only took 6 hours though ;_;

God of War II is just around the corner...it will consume my life for awhile.

[Geese Pants]

Just beat God of War for the upteeth time. Only took 6 hours though ;_;

God of War II is just around the corner...it will consume my life for awhile.

I have yet to finish God of War..........I'm at the room with the damn boulders. I hope to beat the game and Challenge of the Gods this week.

[Onslaught2000]

Mega Man 2 is way too easy! Still really fun though.

Anyways, playing through Resident Evil 4 again, expect playing it on the PS2 for the first time. I'm using S-Video, but it's still looks really nice, just the sound effects are complete crap. Can't wait to play through Ada's missions.

[Remy Saotome]

Y'know, personally MegaMan 5 is the one i enjoyed the most. The weapons (except Power Stone; WTH?!) are tight and the levels are just fun.

[Team Cable]

Y'know, personally MegaMan 5 is the one i enjoyed the most. The weapons (except Power Stone; WTH?!) are tight and the levels are just fun.

What?! I hate to diss MegaMan, but 5 and 6 for the NES were just garbage. The bosses were ridiculous, the weapons were lame and there was zero challenge.

In one of them, ALL the bosses in the Dr. Wily stages looked EXACTLY the same: this small piece of shit would use a trite weapon to try to kill you.

[Remy Saotome]

Well I liked it. Charge Man in particular is pimp. Slide motherfuckin Kick. Coolest weapon ever.

[The Damned]

Btw, megaman 2 is better than megaman 3, but megaman 4 is better than BOTH. Yeah, I said it.

Megaman 4 has better gameplay (mega buster!) and way WAY better music. You read correctly. Unlike most of my posts, this is fact not opinion. It has been scientifically proven.

Ah. Now you're just trying to get on my good side.

The FFT avatar and now an appreciation of the greatness that is Cossack's stages' musics.

Damn brown-nosing newbies. [/self-importance]

Y'know, personally MegaMan 5 is the one i enjoyed the most. The weapons (except Power Stone; WTH?!) are tight and the levels are just fun.

...I could have sworn that you said you hated that game.

...Oh, wait. That was me and everyone else.

My bad. :arazz:

Well I liked it. Charge Man in particular is pimp. Slide motherfuckin Kick. Coolest weapon ever.

Gah. Charge Kick. I could never use that damned move correctly until recently, and even then, more often then not it ended up still being kamikaze against Wave Man.

...Given that I haven't really played anything--I have to find the appropriate controller for KHII...and the time--since the last time I posted, I guess I just wanted to drop in with blasphemy to say that Mega Man 3 isn't in my top 3 of the original Mega Man series.

[X-Death]

Playing through Dark Cloud 2 again. I love this game.

[Ephidel]

Playing through Dark Cloud 2 again. I love this game.

That's what I'm playing lol.

I'm still at some valley leveling up my weapons.

[X-Death]

Same here man. Balance Valley. My least favourite place in the game.

[DropKick Murphy]

Playing FFXII. I cant seem to find this Trickster mother fucker. I started the quest already and fought him but I had to run. So whenever i go back to paramina rift, the bangaa is there but trickster isnt.

[Ephidel]

Same here man. Balance Valley. My least favourite place in the game.

Why? It's cakewalk for me - looks nice too.

[Green]

Oy, that's a bitch. For some reason, it seems like you get a higher chance of seeing it on the first time you go through, and resetting if you don't see it the first time.

I'm not too sure about it, but I think Monid won't tell you the thing's there (if it actually is) on the subsequent visits, so that's a bitch. I could be wrong though.

Try going into the area on a Chocobo. I heard that tip on the GameFAQs forum and when I tried it, Monid told me it was there.

[X-Death]

@Ephidel: Nothing to do with challenge as the whole game is a cakewalk, I just don't like the way the levels are laid out. It seems to me there's more walking involved compared to other places.

[DropKick Murphy]

Oy, that's a bitch. For some reason, it seems like you get a higher chance of seeing it on the first time you go through, and resetting if you don't see it the first time.

I'm not too sure about it, but I think Monid won't tell you the thing's there (if it actually is) on the subsequent visits, so that's a bitch. I could be wrong though.

Try going into the area on a Chocobo. I heard that tip on the GameFAQs forum and when I tried it, Monid told me it was there.

Ill give that a try. Thanks.

[Ephidel]

@Ephidel: Nothing to do with challenge as the whole game is a cakewalk, I just don't like the way the levels are laid out. It seems to me there's more walking involved compared to other places.


I agree, sometimes I wonder why I even bother killing all the enemies in one area - then have to run all the way back to the exit.:annoy:

And I extremely hate those golf game layouts - I can't play worth of shit.

[Lantis]

I am currently into Resident Evil Zero now.

The game looks pretty damn fine and all, and it's still RE, so that means the tension is at pitch-high levels, but my only complaint comes from the lack of item boxes. With only 6 slots in your inventory (and big weapons occupying 2 slots), you're gonna have to drop items...a lot. And then backtrack to go get 'em. :annoy: FUCK THAT!

[ReggieHadoken]

Stuck on Gargoyle's Quest II, so I have to check GameFaqs for help.

Street Fighter Alpha Anthology, SFA3U. Think I'm hooked on Survival mode again. Had about 12 fights til I ran up to Zangief. Freaking pile drivers. Was using Ryu, BTW. Super Gem Fighter Mini-Mix (Pocket Fighter) is sitll good stuff. I can see how some fans wouldn't like the game, but I personally enjoy it.

Since beating FFIII, FFV and FFVI, I've been on a huge FF kick. Was fighting the urge to play FFI on FF Origins on Normal mode. Been wanting to play FFI again but I need to get back to Wild Arms 2.

[Remy Saotome]

I am currently into Resident Evil Zero now.

The game looks pretty damn fine and all, and it's still RE, so that means the tension is at pitch-high levels, but my only complaint comes from the lack of item boxes. With only 6 slots in your inventory (and big weapons occupying 2 slots), you're gonna have to drop items...a lot. And then backtrack to go get 'em. :annoy: FUCK THAT!Yeah, that was a serious pain in the ass. Having to spend three or four trips walking back and forth between your old safe room to your new one as you move into a new section of the game was annoying as shit. Also the story was way whack. It contradicts a lot of stuff from 2 and CV. Still fun to play though.

Concerning MegaMan... Honestly, I like all the classic series games except 8. MM8 was utter ass in all ways. But the rest, from 1 to 2 & 3, to hated upon 6 and even up to MM&Bass and the overlooked Gameboy games. Just 5 was my very favorite of all. Also note that I refuse to acknowledge the existance of the 2 PC games. They weren't made by Capcom, aren't canon, and suck balls in every way possible. Expecially the second one (which is labeled 3 for some reason :wtf:).

[AdverseSolutions]

playing heroes of mana right now. don't like how the battles work. really hard to get an overall feel on what's going on everywhere.

[DropKick Murphy]

playing heroes of mana right now. don't like how the battles work. really hard to get an overall feel on what's going on everywhere.

that game is trash B. seriously.

Finally beat Trickster. Coming thru on a choboco really works.

[volvox]

I'm playing FFXII right now. I'm enjoying it... but someone said in another thread that the ending isn't that good.:sad:


Ah. Now you're just trying to get on my good side.

The FFT avatar and now an appreciation of the greatness that is Cossack's stages' musics.

Damn brown-nosing newbies. [/self-importance]



Hey, it's like saying the sky is blue. I'm just stating fact.

Here's another fact:
Even though mega man 6 sucked, it has the best boss selection music. Not an opinion. Can't be disputed.

[celcius]

Just started playing Melty Blood today, cool game.

[Dios <-X->]

dunno if i posted it already, but im playing crackdown and ninety nine nights, crackdown is fun with online co op, even offline it has its charm. NNN its Really fucking simple and mashing X and Y all day gets the job done, your team mates are useless, but the cg is pretty and the story sucks. easy achievements though, which is why i checked it out. ill return it tomorrow and probably check out TMNT for 360 if they have it, or maybe rainbow six vegas, to go with my obvious GoW 2 purchase.

[tharimrattler]

I am loving God Hand.

[Million]

Envy us, bitches. TMNT, the original arcade, is up on our glorious Live Arcade today. Yeah, that's right. I just hate that I have to go to work today. I'd rather play this and Crackdown all day.

Crackdown--got the Firefly finally(a missile launcher).....oooooh that's the God weapon there. I feel completely unstoppable now. My agility and strength are maxed out, and the explosions are gorgeous. I blew up a car and some gang members while in midair from jumping off a building last night, looking down on my destruction before I even touched the ground....and damnnnn I happened to NOT be recording. I love this game.

Convert to 360-land already. You know it's the Promised Land...don't deny it...don't deny yourself.

[solidfox]

Virtua Fighter 5 (PS3)
The quest mode isn't as good as VF4: EVO but it seems gold is hard to get. So it will be a while before I get every item for Shun.

[Geese Pants]

I'm still treking God of War...........and I think I am stuck in the cliff of madness.

I got the green necklace from the puzzle in the cave..........but where is the red necklace? Do I have to backtrack?

[Infested Jester]

I'm still treking God of War...........and I think I am stuck in the cliff of madness.

I got the green necklace from the puzzle in the cave..........but where is the red necklace? Do I have to backtrack?

Yeah, there is a second cave with a spike puzzle, just wander around the cliffs a bit. Not sure exactly which way to go since you can do either necklace first, but yeah it's in the cliffs.


Oh yeah, playing God of War 2....and damn, just damn. :tup:

[Doc Holliday]

Oh yeah, playing God of War 2....and damn, just damn. :tup:

F you bud. I've gotta wait till friday for my preorder. :tdown:

[Infested Jester]

F you bud. I've gotta wait till friday for my preorder. :tdown:

Damn, I feel your pain. :sad: Waiting for payday I take it?

[Doc Holliday]

Damn, I feel your pain. :sad: Waiting for payday I take it?

Haha, yeah totally. Guess I'm not the only one.

[DVD:madZ]

I've been reading alot of good stuff about some games lately, but I've never gotten a chance to try them. Can someone tell me their opinions on these games (I'm considering buying them)? Shadow of the Colossus, God of War (actually, I've tried this one and like it), and Devil May Cry 3 (Greatest Hits or normal?).

[4Play]

Buy all three there all good. I got DMC3 greatest hits which had more features than the original. Yet for hardcore gamers the original ver. is much more harder.

SotC is just epic. God its good. But be warnedyou explore a lot in an unoccupied land and some people get bored with that.
And God of War- enough has been said it is a must buy.

[Remy Saotome]

Buy all three there all good. I got DMC3 greatest hits which had more features than the original. Yet for hardcore gamers the original ver. is much more harder.Not really. What is "Normal" difficulty in the original American release is "Hard" in GH version, and "Hard" from the original is "Very Hard" now. But that is really fixing things, because the Japanese version of Hard was shifted down to Normal for the American release. The GH version just shifts everything back.

GH version is probably the way to go. Vergil as a playable character, Bloody Palace Mode, a video viewer... lots of nice new stuff. The only sucky new features are the boss fights with Jester, which aren't very fun and don't make much sense story-wise. But you can skip them if you want to, so no big deal.

[ReggieHadoken]

I unlocked Hyper Street Fighter Alpha last night. Man, I cannot wait to deliver the beastage to my buddy with Alpha Guy.

[Tone!]

Almost finished with Lufia 2 again..

I'm curious, has anybody else ever play this game?

[peskypurple]

I played lufia, I thought it was a good game. Currently I playing through Kingdom Hearts (it's sad I haven't beaten it yet) and I'm also addicted to CIV4 right now.

[Raiko]

Playing Tekken 5(ps2). I obtained all the free items in the little adventure mode and achieved Tekken Lord with Kazuya. I'm going for Tekken Lord on ALL the characters. :looney:

[ReggieHadoken]

Almost finished with Lufia 2 again..

I'm curious, has anybody else ever play this game?

Yeah, and I really enjoyed it. A friend of mine is currently playing it and loving it. Some puzzles are mind-rappingly hard.

[Green]

Lufia 2 puzzles were rape. Need more games like that.

[Infested Jester]

I've been reading alot of good stuff about some games lately, but I've never gotten a chance to try them. Can someone tell me their opinions on these games (I'm considering buying them)? Shadow of the Colossus, God of War (actually, I've tried this one and like it), and Devil May Cry 3 (Greatest Hits or normal?).

Shadow of the Colossus is overrated IMO. It's a unique game for sure, but all you do is ride a clunky horse around a giant fucking map while battling each colossus, thats it. There are no other enemies in the game to fight inbetween. Battling each colossus is fun, but after the first 4 or 5 I was kinda bored with the exception of maybe 2 of the later ones. I suggest renting it first.

DMC3...GH version, no question.

God of War....buy that shit...and get part 2 while you're at it. :tup:

[Mr Mort]

Shadow of the Colossus is overrated IMO. It's a unique game for sure, but all you do is ride a clunky horse around a giant fucking map while battling each colossus, thats it. There are no other enemies in the game to fight inbetween. Battling each colossus is fun, but after the first 4 or 5 I was kinda bored with the exception of maybe 2 of the later ones. I suggest renting it first.

DMC3...GH version, no question.

God of War....buy that shit...and get part 2 while you're at it. :tup:

Actually, that is what I liked about Shadow of the Colossus. All I cared about was getting to and fighting the next Colossus. Having regular enemies in the game would have only been a distraction and a dissapointment IMO. I liked it, thoroughly enjoyed it.

I agree on God of War though, both games are the shit.

[KidZero]

Currently playing Sonic and the Secret Rings.
Control of Sonic is kinda weird, but other than that, good stuff.

[AdverseSolutions]

that game is trash B. seriously.


i think you've got the wrong game man...heroes of mana is at least decent.

[Rokusho]

Currently playing Sonic and the Secret Rings.
Control of Sonic is kinda weird, but other than that, good stuff.

I beat that game last week and I have to say that it's the most fun I've had in a Sonic game that's 3D. The controls do take a little while to get used to but once you're adjusted then things will go smoothly for a while. The only other time the controls are an issue is a little past the half-way point when he have to start to break during the stages but even that becomes easier with practice and if you equip the right skills. This game really shines on the introductory missions for each world. The game really gives you a great feel for how fast Sonic is moving through the stages.

Just a couple of hours ago I finished Trauma Center: Second Opinion for the Wii and it was amazing. Having played the DS version of Trauma Center made me really love the use of the Wii's nunchuck to switch your operating tools. Having that made the surgeries so much more enjoyable. Also, the extra missions with Dr Kimishima are great even though there aren't many of them and her healing touch is pretty creative. I was really expecting that her healing touch would be just like Derek's but I'm glad that they made it different.

So now that leaves me with Final Fantasy III to play through. The lack of MP is taking some getting used to but that's not a big deal.

[SFFanatic]

GOD OF WAR II

Seriously, this game is like crack. I'm already entrusted about 70+ hours into the son of a bitch...some of the most fun I've ever had with a video game.

[ReggieHadoken]

Played some WarioWare: Mega Microgame$ today. Made some new high scores. Game is sooooo much fun. The ultimate game for killing time. 9-Volt is one of the greatest characters in gaming history IMO.

Still getting in Survival mode on SFA3 Upper, via SFA Anthology. Made 2nd place with Sagat. I thought I could beat my high score in first as Chun-Li but no go. Opponents that give me the most trouble are Birdie and Zangief.

Started playing GTA: Liberty City Stories on PS2. Man is it good to be back in LC. Everything seems to familiar. City looks just like it did in GTAIII except more detail. So far I have over $2000, the bat, and have already offed a ton of people. Did a few missions already. As enjoyable as GTA: SA was, it really is nice to return to a GTA that doesn't have a million things to do. I also like that my character doesn't have to eat to keep from losing energy.

[altron1x]

Finally beat Valkyrie Profile on Hard Mode with the A ending and I went ahead and went through the Seraphic gate as well.

VP is fun but it sucks that the later game degenerates into Auto Item/Guts and no real tactics are needed.

Oh and there is only one fight in the game that I believe if you make one mistake it is unbeatable and that is the 2 x Hell Eyes and 2 x Ram Guardians. IF you don't kill all 4 of them at once it is pretty much impossible to win. lol that was the only fi