What are you playing?

[Aircalibur]

I'm playing Ys: Ark of Napishtim for PSP.

It's not going well. It's really buggy. I really loved the chronicles collection, and four and seven, but this is a slog.

[Dark Link]

Playing Final Fantasy I for the first time ever.

Rephrase: Playing a Final Fantasy game for the first time ever.

Are you serious? Hahaha.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkIZNmHiiF0&t=72

@1:12 -> 1:43

[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)
Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance (August 4th)
Metal Gear Solid 4 (August 10th)
Ratchet and Clank HD (September 4th) (Platinum: September 15th)
Ratchet and Clank 2 HD (September 11th)

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
Heroes of Mana
Ratchet and Clank 2 HD (going for platinum)
Ratchet and Clank 3 HD

Need to get:
Resident Evil 6 (October 2nd)
Pokemon Black/White 2 (October 7th)
Assassin's Creed 3 (October 30th)
Paper Mario: Sticker Star (November 11th)
Epic Mickey 2 (3DS) (November 18th)
Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon (2013)
Okami HD (fall)
Sly 4 (fall)
DmC (January 15th)
Ni No Kuni (January 22nd)
Tales of Xillia (???)

Got back into Maple for a while there so it sort of killed my gaming efforts. But I've been playing less of it recently. Next month is a HUGE month for games.

[Dusk]

That's a sizable list.

I want some new games to play. Any recommendations? Since late 2011/2012 I've only beaten (excluding the time I spent on multiplayer games - Spiral Knights, WoW, Dota 2, Diablo 3, Guild Wars 2):

Bastion
Sonic Generations
The Witcher
The Witcher 2
Costume Quest
Stacking
a bunch of random indie games from Humble Bundle

I mostly like twitchy action games and puzzle games. I'm a sucker for good story/writing/atmosphere, and I'll play an RPG if it has that (I liked The Witcher even though the game was pretty mediocre overall). Not a huge fan of FPS since I tend to get motion sickness after a while. I don't own any consoles, and I don't want to hunt down DS carts, so PC only.

[Sarah]

If you haven't played L.A. Noire and can get into the sandbox style of game then I definitely suggest it. It's less like Grand Theft Auto than it seems and it's got a really solid story and interesting investigation-based gameplay. @Dusk

I don't play on the PC so that's really all I can recommend.

[Dusk]

I'm iffy with sandbox games. I played Fallout: NV because everyone was praising it for being the coolest game ever but I ended up getting bored and quitting about 10 hours in. It was too complex and there was too little direction. I wasn't sure where the main story was and I didn't enjoy just wandering around killing random scorpions and bandits and pomegranate. If it's got a main idea with a bunch of stuff to do on the side, I'm okay with it, but too much freedom and I lose interest.

[OmegazeroGA]

Initial D-Street Stage (PSP)-Main Story Complete
Wangan Midnight (PS3)-Main Story Complete
Megaman Battle Network 6 (JAPANESE VERSION)-@ Graveyard.
Battle Network CROSS Starforce-72% Complete
TWEWY Solo-Remix-100% Complete -Time Attack
Legend Of Dragoon:Disk 3 Complete.

Team
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Dartz-Level 25 (Using "Crush Dance" addition)
Hachel-Level 21 (Using "Fury Of Styx" addition)
Arthur-Level 24 (Using his finale addition, "Gust Of Wind Dance")
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Crisis Core:Final Fantasy VII, AGAIN.-Nibelhiem indecent
Final Fantasy VII-Nibelhiem.....Haha.

[Hanabira.Kage]

Corpse Party (PSP)

It's awesome.

EDIT: Watching a random LP just to see the LPer's reaction. And it's hilarious. On top of that, he very nearly escaped a seemingly inescapable room, but gave up and loaded a previous save. Too bad for him; that's locked him out of the true ending (and with that, access to the next chapter).

EDIT2: DAMMIT. I wanted to see his reaction to a really pineappleed up scare...but he chickened out of triggering it...

[Sarah]

I'm iffy with sandbox games. I played Fallout: NV because everyone was praising it for being the coolest game ever but I ended up getting bored and quitting about 10 hours in. It was too complex and there was too little direction. I wasn't sure where the main story was and I didn't enjoy just wandering around killing random scorpions and bandits and pomegranate. If it's got a main idea with a bunch of stuff to do on the side, I'm okay with it, but too much freedom and I lose interest.

It's very linear (mission based)

[Dusk]

It's very linear (mission based)

Cool, I'll check it out then.

[Sarah]

Cool, I'll check it out then.

Also, pretty much everything you've said in the last few posts applies to me. Can't play FPS because of motion sickness; get overwhelmed by huge sandbox worlds with no clear goal; prefer RPGs because of story and atmosphere.

The DS had a lot of really good games, so it might be worth it for you to "hunt down carts"

[MariettaRC]

So while I'm still on FFI (currently in Chaos Shrine, after collecting), here's the question since I'm trying out the series...

Do I play II or V after? A certain somebody's been nudging me to go for FFV once I beat FFI.

[Sarah]

So while I'm still on FFI (currently in Chaos Shrine, after collecting), here's the question since I'm trying out the series...

Do I play II or V after? A certain somebody's been nudging me to go for FFV once I beat FFI.

Are you looking to play them in order? There's no real reason to suddenly jump to V and it's a pretty weak game on its own so...

If you're just running through them I'd stick with their numbered order, though 2 is basically the same as 1 with the introduction of actual story elements and a really cool "keyword" system that I would actually like to see come back in games.

[MariettaRC]

Are you looking to play them in order? There's no real reason to suddenly jump to V and it's a pretty weak game on its own so...

If you're just running through them I'd stick with their numbered order, though 2 is basically the same as 1 with the introduction of actual story elements and a really cool "keyword" system that I would actually like to see come back in games.

Pretty much, yeah. He was pretty excited to see me get to V eventually, but that'll be another 3 games before I can do that. I've also had lots of people tell me to go play VII right away. I'll probably stick with the order, I feel that things will get too confusing otherwise. :I

[Piggy 2.0]

Beat TWEWY. Good stuff.

Dropped SJ while I was working on it, now playing it in feverish anticipation of SMTIV.

[Scaeva]

Got Tales of Graces f the day it came out here in Europe, I'm at about 70 hours now, currently grinding at the end of Lineages & Legacies. I'll probably end up getting absolutely everything I can get before my NG+, after which I'll probably do solo runs or something (or at least main characters that aren't Asbel).

[Sarah]

Got Tales of Graces f the day it came out here in Europe, I'm at about 70 hours now, currently grinding at the end of Lineages & Legacies. I'll probably end up getting absolutely everything I can get before my NG+, after which I'll probably do solo runs or something (or at least main characters that aren't Asbel).

Just a warning in case you don't know: almost nothing carries over to NG+

[byakugan]

I'm playing MapleStory

[JoeTang]

Are you looking to play them in order? There's no real reason to suddenly jump to V and it's a pretty weak game on its own so...

If you're just running through them I'd stick with their numbered order, though 2 is basically the same as 1 with the introduction of actual story elements and a really cool "keyword" system that I would actually like to see come back in games.

What's wrong with V, other than the mindless amount of grinding to get the overpowered skills? I always thought II was bad.

[OmegazeroGA]

Legend Of Dragoon Disk 4...AND IT KEEPS ON BLACK SCREENING ME AFTER EVERY BOSS BATTLE. ASDF

Team

Dartz:Level 31 (Using Madness Hero)
Rose:Level 29 (Using More And More)
Hachel/Albert:Both level 30 (Using 5-Ring Shattering/Gust Of Wind Dance)