What are you playing?

[OmegazeroGA]

The Legend Of Dragoon, a game I've been DYING to play since I was 5.

My god...after playing it for decades on the "Playstation Underground" Demo Disk...a nice friend of mine found the full version in his closet and gave it to me. WHY DID THEY CANCEL THE SEQUEL? Oh well, the game is split into 4 disks, all pretty hard. What I think makes the game unique is the fact is uses this timing system when attacking, while retaining old-school Final Fantasy mechanics. I can't honestly explain it well however. So far after 11 hours I'm only on Disk 2...and apparently he said there's this coding error in which I can't progress unless I don't use something. God...like KH3:DDD, thankfully they patched that. So simply the story is there's this Black Dragon and some person named Lloyd, both connected to this "Dragon Campaign" that was over 11,000 years ago. The Black Dragon wants to kill this person, a "herald" who will "purify" the world, which kinda screws over the Black Dragon. Anyways, about 18 years before the game begins, the Black Dragon attacks this village in which the main character, Dartz, lives in. He is assumed to be the only survivor. (Though I briefly seen walkthroughs explaining that there was one more survivor.) Skipping ahead 18 MORE years, we find Dartz living quite peacefully until yea, Lloyd comes into the picture, blah blah blah, the Dragoons blah blah blah. I can barely remember the story and I just started yesterday. How nice.

[SixtySevenFrogs]

I'm currently playing Final Fantasy X and it's my first time because I never had a PS2 when I was younger. I'm doing the end game just before the final dungeon and it amazes me how people had the patience to accomplish some of the ridiculous minigames. If it wasn't for savestates, I don't think I would've been able to finish the chocobo race that has the worst movement control ever. The control in the field is so fluid compared to the minigame that it made me wonder why square-enix intended it that way for the chocobo race. I guess you can say it's a minigame within a minigame itself.

Well, next up is the dodge 200 thunder bolts in a row. My face is screaming with joy right now.

[OmegazeroGA]

"Finished" Minecraft the other day, but couldn't find the Screenshot of the Dragon's death. So here's the End Portal.

[Aircalibur]

Just finished the trophies for Graces F! I'm thinking about starting up Kid Icarus again. I got a little burnt out on it at first, but I'm really enjoying the online multiplayer due to its lack of a chat function.

[Lozmaster]

Games Finished in 2012

Spoiler

Assassins creed 2/BrotherHood/ Revelations
Super Mario 3d Land
Mario kart 7
Resident Evil revelations.
Sonic Generations
Professor Layton and the Spectres Flute
3d Classics Kid Icarus
Warioland: Super Mario land 3
Pushmo
Fire emblem: Sacred Stones (3DS Ambassador version)
Tales of the Abyss
Kid Icarus Uprising
3d Classics:Kirbys Adventure
Dillions Rolling Western
Metroid 2
Kid Icarus : Myths &Monsters

Games in Progress: Thoughts on games in spoilers.

The Last Story

Spoiler

Pretty much given up on this, I think I'm about halfway but the characters and overall plot are so boring that I'm struggling to find much in the way of enthusiasm to keep going. I also dislike how little it feels like I actually have control of what goes on in battles, mapping attack to the same control stick as movement as a horrifically bad idea.

Pandoras Tower

Spoiler

Started this since it didn't look like I was going to finish The last story soon. The game is quite good, better than it gets credit for. Far enough in the story that Elena has started eating beast flesh without hesitating, which is worrying since it's ...repulsive, to say the least. Also wondering about an old note that I found that suggests eating master flesh might not actually heal her at all, Interested to see where this goes anyway.

Project Zero 2: Wii edition (Fatal Frame 2)

Spoiler

First time playing a Project Zero/Fatal Frame game. Up to chapter 5, not really scared by the game any more, as soon as i found the camera obscura, the game lost any hope of being frightening. I don't understand how people can be afraid of these games when you're given a weapon that makes it ridiculously easy to kill any enemy you come across without even being touched, and even if you do , health items are so abundant that you won't die regardless (Currently sitting on 5 full heal sacred waters and 8 herbal medicines, as well as a revive on death item...)

3DS (Card)
Starfox 64 3D
Minish cap (3DS Ambassador version)
Super Pokemon Rumble
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Working on 100% trophies. getting all characters to level 99 is going to be a huge time sink...

PC
Binding of Isaac: Working on 100% Achievements.Only missing some unlockable items from completing Sheol to get Golden God, not sure on Platinum God...

[Sarah]

So far in 2012 I've beat...

Demon's Souls (January 7th)
Mass Effect 2 (January 9th)
Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together (January 20th)
Final Fantasy XIII-2 (February 5th) (Platinum on February 12th)
Resident Evil: Revelations (February 9th)
Rayman Origins (extended play for Platinum on February 14th)
Nier (extended play for Platinum on February 17th)
Sly 2 (February 18th) (platinum)
Jak and Daxter (March 2nd) (platinum)
Tales of Graces F (March 20th)
Uncharted 2 (March 31st)
Super Mario 3D Land (April 3rd) (100%, glittering stars)
Devil May Cry (April 4th)
Devil May Cry 3 (April 18th)
Parasite Eve II (April 23rd) (Bad ending haha. FLIIIIIINNNNTTTT)
Rocket Slime (May 4th)
Xenoblade (May 9th)
Professor Layton and the Last Specter (May 17th)
Atelier Totori ("Good" ending [not true ending] May 22nd)
Jak 2 (May 25th)
Jak 3 (May 27th)
Atelier Meruru (June 3rd)
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow (June 13th) (Platinum: June 15th)
Pokemon Conquest (June 21st)
L.A. Noire: Complete Edition (June 30th) (Platinum: July 5th)
Tomba! (July 6th)
Batman: Arkham City (July 8th)
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker (Platinum: July 19th)
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater HD (Platinum: July 21st)

Currently playing:
Dark Souls (on hold)
Ratchet and Clank: All 4 One (going for plat)
ICO
Shadow of the Colossus
Mass Effect 3
Uncharted 3
Grandia
Devil May Cry 2
Legend of Dragoon
Tales of the Abyss 3DS
Musashi: Samurai Legend replay
Riviera: The Promised Land
Yggdra Union

Need to get:
Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance (July 31st)
Paper Mario: Sticker Star (fall)
Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon (fall)
Sly 4 (FALL :()

[acfan]

League of Legends
Team Fortress 2
MapleStory
PAYDAY: The Heist

and when it goes on sale, Arma II/ Day Z
too busy with work to play anything else :/

[Razmos]

Been rocking Kingdom Hearts 3D [Dream Drop Distance].

It's awesome. so awesome. Flowmotion makes moving around easy, and it makes combat a lot more hectic, it's saved my life more than a few times.
The story is surprisingly good so far:

Spoiler

Lea and some of the other Organisation members have come back to life as complete people, but Xemnas and Saix (Isa) are missing for some reason, Lea has set out on a journey to find Isa. Maleficent and Pete are back and kidnapped Minnie.
The nature of the worlds that Sora and Riku are visiting is... strange. Sora, Riku and at first, Joshua, believed that the worlds they were visiting were dreams of the sleeping worlds, but it's becoming increasingly clear that something isn't right. Xehanort even stated to Sora that the world he was in was not a dream, but real, and Joshua eventually realised that the two versions of Traverse Town that Sora and Riku and separated in aren't parallel worlds, but are actually 2 completely different worlds with a different flow of time. It's very interesting, i wanna know what the hell is going on

The way that the characters from The World Ends With You are used is really cool, and Joshua is so omniscient that he's practically become a series main character. Apparently they have a homeworld of Shibuya and told Sora to come visit them one day. Shibuya in KH3? yes please.

As you progress through certain cut scenes you gain "Chronicles", such as "Chronicles: Kingdom Hearts" and then "Chronicles: Birth By Sleep", they tell the entire plot of the other Kingdom Hearts Games, and they are awesome for catching up on the series and refreshing your knowledge.

The Flick Rush minigame is surprisingly fun, i'm enjoying it, and it gives access to some really rare items (such as the Deep Freeze magic spell), though i'm disappointed with the amount of Keyblades in the game so far.

I'm playing Sora as a mage with all Magic commands and Riku as a warrior with all attack commands, it keeps things interesting because you have to adapt your strategy with every Drop.

Oh, and Final Fantasy characters appear in name as the Link Portals that show up around the worlds. like Celes, Lightning, Balthier, Vaan, Firion, Squall and every other main character in the series.

[Icho]

Cant wait to get KH:3D... it is all my want and what I've been waiting for since KH2 lol. Looking forward to playing this game for a long time and re-living what made me so hooked on to the series.

Also cant wait to play KH 358/2 as I havent played that yet either. Along with the Zelda remake on the 3DS and a few other games.

[Sarah]

Playing Lollipop Chainsaw.


What. The. pineapple.

Also got my platinum in MGS3 HD yesterday.

[Secun]

Managed to beat DLC1 for Borderlands yesterday.
Waiting on a friend and some of his friends to catch up so we can 4-man Mad Moxxi's Underdome Riot.

[Chew]

Last week games:
Awesomenauts (probably I'm gonna play a little bit more since they unlocked more characters).
Battlefield 1943
Frogger (more like TronFrog).
Yeah I've been into some arcade games lately.

This and next week games:
Witcher 2.
Max Payne 3 (hopefully)
Aaaaaand maybe if I get some money to spare I'll get D&D: Daggerdale.

[Sarah]

So far in 2012 I've beat...

Demon's Souls (January 7th)
Mass Effect 2 (January 9th)
Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together (January 20th)
Final Fantasy XIII-2 (February 5th) (Platinum on February 12th)
Resident Evil: Revelations (February 9th)
Rayman Origins (extended play for Platinum on February 14th)
Nier (extended play for Platinum on February 17th)
Sly 2 (February 18th) (platinum)
Jak and Daxter (March 2nd) (platinum)
Tales of Graces F (March 20th)
Uncharted 2 (March 31st)
Super Mario 3D Land (April 3rd) (100%, glittering stars)
Devil May Cry (April 4th)
Devil May Cry 3 (April 18th)
Parasite Eve II (April 23rd) (Bad ending haha. FLIIIIIINNNNTTTT)
Rocket Slime (May 4th)
Xenoblade (May 9th)
Professor Layton and the Last Specter (May 17th)
Atelier Totori ("Good" ending [not true ending] May 22nd)
Jak 2 (May 25th)
Jak 3 (May 27th)
Atelier Meruru (June 3rd)
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow (June 13th) (Platinum: June 15th)
Pokemon Conquest (June 21st)
L.A. Noire: Complete Edition (June 30th) (Platinum: July 5th)
Tomba! (July 6th)
Batman: Arkham City (July 8th)
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker (Platinum: July 19th)
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater HD (Platinum: July 21st)
Devil May Cry 2 HD (July 22nd)
Lollipop Chainsaw (July 23rd)

Currently playing:
Dark Souls (on hold)
Ratchet and Clank: All 4 One (going for plat)
ICO
Shadow of the Colossus
Mass Effect 3
Uncharted 3
Grandia
Legend of Dragoon
Tales of the Abyss 3DS
Musashi: Samurai Legend replay
Riviera: The Promised Land
Yggdra Union

Need to get:
Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance (July 31st)
Paper Mario: Sticker Star (fall)
Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon (fall)
Okami HD (fall)
Sly 4 (FALL :()

Playing through the DMC HD collection for platinums. pineapple DMC1 and its auto-progression to HARD MODE. Some of the levels are pretty easy but others are insanely pineappleing hard. I die a little inside whenever the shadow wolves appear.

[Piggy 2.0]

So far in 2012 I've beat...

Demon's Souls (January 7th)
Mass Effect 2 (January 9th)
Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together (January 20th)
Final Fantasy XIII-2 (February 5th) (Platinum on February 12th)
Resident Evil: Revelations (February 9th)
Rayman Origins (extended play for Platinum on February 14th)
Nier (extended play for Platinum on February 17th)
Sly 2 (February 18th) (platinum)
Jak and Daxter (March 2nd) (platinum)
Tales of Graces F (March 20th)
Uncharted 2 (March 31st)
Super Mario 3D Land (April 3rd) (100%, glittering stars)
Devil May Cry (April 4th)
Devil May Cry 3 (April 18th)
Parasite Eve II (April 23rd) (Bad ending haha. FLIIIIIINNNNTTTT)
Rocket Slime (May 4th)
Xenoblade (May 9th)
Professor Layton and the Last Specter (May 17th)
Atelier Totori ("Good" ending [not true ending] May 22nd)
Jak 2 (May 25th)
Jak 3 (May 27th)
Atelier Meruru (June 3rd)
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow (June 13th) (Platinum: June 15th)
Pokemon Conquest (June 21st)
L.A. Noire: Complete Edition (June 30th) (Platinum: July 5th)
Tomba! (July 6th)
Batman: Arkham City (July 8th)
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker (Platinum: July 19th)
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater HD (Platinum: July 21st)
Devil May Cry 2 HD (July 22nd)
Lollipop Chainsaw (July 23rd)

Currently playing:
Dark Souls (on hold)
Ratchet and Clank: All 4 One (going for plat)
ICO
Shadow of the Colossus
Mass Effect 3
Uncharted 3
Grandia
Legend of Dragoon
Tales of the Abyss 3DS
Musashi: Samurai Legend replay
Riviera: The Promised Land
Yggdra Union

Need to get:
Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance (July 31st)
Paper Mario: Sticker Star (fall)
Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon (fall)
Okami HD (fall)
Sly 4 (FALL :()

Playing through the DMC HD collection for platinums. pineapple DMC1 and its auto-progression to HARD MODE. Some of the levels are pretty easy but others are insanely pineappleing hard. I die a little inside whenever the shadow wolves appear.

Oh boy, you're gonna LOVE Dante Must Die.

[Sarah]

Oh boy, you're gonna LOVE Dante Must Die.

Well, I know I can go back through on Normal so I intend to do that a few times to stock up on orbs and healing items as well as maxing my life and trigger. When I was younger that's how I got through DMD in DMC3. And if I ran out then I'd just go back to level 1/2 on normal/easy and grind for orbs.

[Piggy 2.0]

Well, I know I can go back through on Normal so I intend to do that a few times to stock up on orbs and healing items as well as maxing my life and trigger. When I was younger that's how I got through DMD in DMC3. And if I ran out then I'd just go back to level 1/2 on normal/easy and grind for orbs.

You can go back to previous missions in DMC1? If not, call me a moron etc.

IN OTHER NEWS: Playing SMT: Strange Journey now that I got my emulation issues fixed. Sector Bootes hurts.

I'm almost finished with Viewtiful Joe 1, but MAN, Fire Leo can eat all the plantains.

[Sarah]

You can go back to previous missions in DMC1? If not, call me a moron etc.

No, you can go Normal -> Hard -> Normal -> Normal -> Normal -> Very Hard -> Normal -> Normal -> Normal -> DMD

just to build up orbs.

[Razmos]

Recently played Jurassic Park: The Game.
It was really cool, i liked the way it fit with the plot of the the film and even provided a link between the first film and the sequel in a way that i didn't expect. The scenes were fast paced and the characters were all interesting.

There were lots of HOLY pomegranate moments too, like when the T-rex showed up near the start and you had to button mash like crazy to get out of the fence you were trapped under, or when you are playing as the little girl as she tries to get around the T-rex to get to some medicine. And i literally said Holy pomegranate when i saw the guy stalking the Velociraptors rather than the other way around.

The only things i didn't like about this game was that the T-rex was used far too much. I started calling it the Deux Rex Machina by the end. And some of the commands were too fast and too complicated, to the point where you would only get 100% (and not die many times) if you had played the game before and knew what commands were coming.
...Or maybe i just have pomegranatety reflexes.

Anyway, i love how they had new dinosaurs in this game too, not just the ones shown in the film. They even introduced something more deadly than Velociraptors, which i was surprised about, because i expected the raptors to show up a lot more in the game, rather than just the third episode. They also cleared up problems people had with the film (such as the Velociraptors being too big, which was explained in the journal as being an error in their DNA)

The puzzles were mostly fun and interesting (the puzzle where you have to work out what intersection you are at by looking at blueprints for example). some weren't so great (the one with the mating calls for example).

But overall i enjoyed it immensely and the fanboy in me was really happy to get back into Jurassic Park again.

[Sarah]

...the NES game? @Razmos

[Razmos]

...the NES game? @Razmos

Naw, the one that came out last year. I bought it in the Steam Summer Sale.

I've seen the NES one though haha