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Iroquois 01-02-08 11:17 PM

The Videogames Tab
 
Hey, it's worth a shot.

Currently playing:

Super Mario 64 ~ Nintendo 64
TimeSplitters: Future Perfect ~ Xbox

Lennon 01-02-08 11:27 PM

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i just got a bunch of wii points and bought:

Street Fighter 2 Turbo
Super Mario Bros.
Pac-man
and Yoshi,

from the Wii shop

The Taxi Driver 01-03-08 04:19 PM

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Just beat Gun on 360 and bought The Orange Box
so currently playing
Half life 2 ~ xbox 360
Portal~ xbox 360
God of war II ~ PS2

jrs 01-03-08 06:59 PM

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Recently completed on PS3:
  • Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction
  • Uncharted: Drake's Fortune

Currenly playing on Xbox 360:
  • The Simpsons Game
  • Naruto: Rise of a Ninja

thebest 01-03-08 07:19 PM

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Wii: Spider-man 3
Red Steel
Zelda:TP

DS: Lost (in Blue 2)

Outbreak 01-03-08 11:52 PM

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currently playing:
xbox 360 -Mass Effect, Guitar Hero II + III, Call of Duty 4, Halo 3, and Assassins Creed
PC - Orange Box, and Crysis

... ALL AT THE SAME TIME!
*how does he do it?*

sorry I just got home from some post newyears partying- took me like 30 minutes to make this post coherent
seriously though, I AM GOD

Sinny McGuffins 01-05-08 08:45 PM

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I bought a 360 Elite the day before yesterday, and am currently playing on Halo 3 on Heroic. It can sometimes get very frustrating when you've got enemy fire coming at you from all angles. I can't imagine how hard it is on Legendery. But still, I love it!

TheUsualSuspect 01-05-08 10:48 PM

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I stopped playing Future Perfect when it went offline for PS2.

Beat God of War II and it's a sweet game.

Beat GH3, now tackling Expert, got 4 more songs to go.

I'm a big online guy.

I play Socom 3
COD2
BF 2 -PS2

online right now.

Partimus 01-11-08 05:26 PM

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GUITAR HERO I - III (the best games ever!!!)

WoW

diamondgeeza 01-12-08 06:38 AM

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Ninja Gaiden Sigma (PS3)
Skate (PS3)
Fifa 08 (PS3)

Sci-Fi-Guy 01-12-08 01:08 PM

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Last two games I bought were Time Shifters and Blacksite: Area 51 for 360.

http://img235.imageshack.us/img235/7...meshiftkc2.jpg http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/3...earea51ac2.jpg

Loved both games.
They were really fun and addicting with awesome graphics and gameplay. I'd recommend both if anyone want's to rent a couple sweet games to kill some time with.

Been considering Halo 3 mostly because of the hype but I've never been a big Halo fan since I first tried the original game so I might just hold off and wait till next month for Turok instead and grab Halo 3 when it goes down in price.
Some games I have to buy brand new, but sometimes the $60 or $70 price tag isn't worth it to me. Once I see Halo for $40 I'll grab it i think but Turok is a must-have-ASAP no matter what it costs.

http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/8...boxshotvp3.jpg http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/9...rtofficfh3.jpg

jrs 01-12-08 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Outbreak (Post 402984)
currently playing:
xbox 360 - Assassins Creed
Assassins Creed rocks!!!!

Monkeypunch 01-12-08 06:31 PM

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Final Fantasy 7. Me and my lowly psOne. LOL.

jrs 01-14-08 12:32 AM

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Whoever plays Soul Caliber, look for Yoda and Darth Vader. They are two secret characters within the game.

Lennon 01-14-08 12:35 AM

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SSX Tricky,



it is the best snowboarding game out there

Sci-Fi-Guy 01-14-08 04:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Lennon (Post 405543)
SSX Tricky,

it is the best snowboarding game out there
Agreed! :up: :yup:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2draUqybzg&feature=related

That damn song was in my head for MONTHS! :eek:

I went a little bit insane with that game when it first came out.
Myself and almost all my friends were addicted to it. We had a contest to see who could beat each other's high-score on the first mountain Garibaldi by pulling off as many ubers as possible on the run. Usually we HAD to get big air on every jump and pull out 3 ubers each time before landing or we knew we'd be out of the running with any less.

http://img105.imageshack.us/img105/5...ky26aaawb4.jpg

Myself and 2 other friends were usually the top 3 of all of us with our quest to be first to hit a million points on Mt. Garabaldi.
Sadly I was the first to get close and only a few hundred away from the million when I wiped out from an uber on the final jump before the finish line.
My buddy got it a few days later, the bastach. :(
I've seen people on YouTube get 2 and 3 million.

http://img61.imageshack.us/img61/948...ky4640waf3.jpg

I usually liked playing Elise, Marisol, or Zoe.
Who's your favorite character to play, Lennon?

Tacitus 01-15-08 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Lennon (Post 405543)
SSX Tricky,



it is the best snowboarding game out there
I prefer SSX3 myself. ;)

I downloaded the PS3 Burnout Paradise demo today. It's pretty groovy but lately I've been playing FM2008 to death.

I've done what Sam Allerdyce couldn't and won a trophy with Newcastle United but the best thing is that I've made a sworn enemy in Roy Keane. Shove it up yer bollix Royston! :up:

Lennon 01-15-08 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Sci-Fi-Guy (Post 405594)
I usually liked playing Elise, Marisol, or Zoe.
Who's your favorite character to play, Lennon?
I usually played as Psymon, but I like Griff in SSX 3

The Gnat 01-15-08 05:42 PM

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Oblivion is my newest addition to my massive video game collection.

blibblobblib 01-15-08 08:07 PM

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My favourite games of recent weeks have been...

Half LIfe 2: Episode 2 (360) - Another AMAZING edition to my favorite game series ever. The story, graphics and game play gets better and better each time. Can't wait for Ep:3.

Portals (360) - So so much fun! Hilarious ending too, from the same universe as Half Life, these guys dark humour is genius.

Mario Galaxy (Wii) - Fun colourful and Mario, whats not too like. Really enjoyed what they did with gravity in this game, brilliant.

Halo 3 (360) - Meh, its OK.

Saying all that though, Bioshock on the 360 is my game at the moment, incredible story, brilliantly scary, awesome graphics and so much fun!

Iroquois 01-30-08 04:39 AM

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Currently playing...

The Sims - PC

Yep, the original. After reading Chuck Klosterman's article about The Sims in Sex, Drugs and Cocoa Puffs, I went out and picked up a copy.

Interesting experience to shift back to the original after all the brilliant additions they made in Sims 2 (such as life goals and generations). Makes it rather unthinkable because, after the more focused approach on offer in 2, playing the decidedly aimless original is rather bittersweet.

Still, it's pretty fun training to be astronaut... :D

Tacitus 01-30-08 06:20 AM

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I just bought an NDS so it's Final Fantasy III for me. Excellent update. ;)

Rob34207 02-14-08 11:15 AM

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Anyone else play Team Fortress 2?!

Iroquois 02-26-08 08:20 AM

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Pilotwings 64

http://www.edinformatics.com/inventi...ngs_64_box.jpg

Excellent.

meatwadsprite 02-26-08 09:37 AM

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currently playing

http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/1...ab2647fbr2.jpghttp://img517.imageshack.us/img517/8...yboxxt9fs4.jpg

http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/1...aft3boxzz0.gifhttp://img517.imageshack.us/img517/5...arhero3vp4.jpg

in a couples days

http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/3...osbrawlom5.jpg

Tacitus 03-28-08 11:58 AM

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GT5 Prologue

The Tattymobile's in it, y'know. Cleaner and without squeaky brakes. :(

Sedai 03-28-08 12:06 PM

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Currently playing the following:

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...eiNocturne.jpg http://www.genesisgames.com.br/image...y2_%5B1%5D.jpg

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...PL._AA280_.jpg

http://www.bajenlo.com/wp-content/up...one_ingles.jpg

linespalsy 03-28-08 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Iroquois (Post 416633)
I spent an entire weekend playing that in winter 1996, it was possibly the last time I enjoyed a game so much.

I hardly ever play video games anymore, mainly because I tend to get too addicted.

The last one I played was Half Life 2. Before that it might have been Dragon Warrior 7 for Sony Playstation.

Sedai 03-28-08 12:52 PM

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Lines: I just finished Dragon Warrior 8:Journey of the Cursed King, and it was fantastic, nostalgic fun. A wholesome series all around, it was a nice change of pace from my usual dark fare (see:Nocturne).

I feel the same about the addiction thing, but I only seem to have that issue with MMORPG games. I am more restrained with single player stuff.

Flying Tomato 03-28-08 03:36 PM

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Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker (DS)
We Love Katamari (PS2)

Iroquois 03-28-08 11:52 PM

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Duke Nukem 64 ~ Nintendo 64

http://content.answers.com/main/cont...e_Nukem_64.jpg

ReservoirPup 03-29-08 12:45 AM

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MLB 2K8
Kane & Lynch Dead Men
A li'l bit of COD4 recently got to level 55, I am unstoppable on 360.
When I'm extremely bored:
SCARFACE The world is yours

Lennon 03-29-08 12:48 AM

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http://www.vgboxart.com/boxes/DS/5627-orig.jpg


At www.linerider.com

Ðèstîñy 03-30-08 02:11 AM

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I normally only play word, number, and question games. Why? Because I'm an old fart! If they ever get this one done, as they've been talking about doing for years now, I would get it . . . .

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...HL._AA240_.jpg

Maybe I'm just over-looking it.

Tacitus 03-30-08 07:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Sedai (Post 423919)
Two very dark rpgs there. I got Star Ocean: Until The End of Time and Xenosaga II on eBay the other day.

Can't beat the old PS2 for JRPGs although the DS seems to be getting up a head of steam, especially if Square keep remixing the old NES/SNES Final Fantasy titles. The new FF III is great but I can rarely be bothered staring at a tiny screen for longer than 10 minutes at a time.

It's a good job I got my DS cheap from a friend although someone on the homebrew scene has managed to adapt one of the old Lone Wolf 'choose your own adventure' style books for it. Great memories. ;)

Revenant 03-30-08 08:03 AM

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I'm currently playing Forbidden Siren. With FF8 nad the Original GTA for when I'm done. Or perhaps I'll move back to my old Silent Hill games. I own 1-4 on pS1/2.

Jonah Royston 04-15-08 07:32 AM

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Call Of Duty 4


Easily the best FPS I have ever played in my entire life.

skate.

http://assets.espn.go.com/media/vide..._cover_300.jpg

I've never enjoyed a sports game as much as this. Possibly the most addictive game I've ever played in my life.

Dill-man 04-15-08 02:46 PM

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Currently, I'm playing WoW (just restarted the addiction) and COD4

Both of these are absolutely wonderful games

FILMFREAK087 04-15-08 03:09 PM

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Halo 3, best shooter today.
I also like the Sims 2, constantly borrowing my niece's copy.

chet seven 04-15-08 03:11 PM

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just got a 360 recently

Call of Duty Fo
H3

haven't even started the story mode for COD and i'm half way through finishing the fight on Halo. online multiplyer just kicks so much ass

B-card 04-15-08 04:10 PM

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http://freehost.homelinux.com/poster...6assassins.jpg http://freehost.homelinux.com/poster...gas-HATRED.jpghttp://freehost.homelinux.com/poster...ine_with_1.jpg

All on PC

CaptHowdy 04-15-08 04:12 PM

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i have played the second vegas on the 3****** but i like games better on pc anyway

Sedai 04-15-08 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Ðèstîñy (Post 424319)
I normally only play word, number, and question games. Why? Because I'm an old fart!
Aren't you just a couple years older than me? That isn't old fart territory, at all....

Iroquois 04-16-08 12:23 AM

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Goldeneye 007 ~ Nintendo 64

I'm so retro. :p

FernTree 04-17-08 02:29 PM

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When I do ... I play either Civ3 or Civ4.

Both of these Sid Meyer "Civilisation" games are micromanagement god games, easily moddable on so many levels, fun to play alone or if you want to play other humans, you can network, play on-line or by e-mail. I was also involved in a team play by e-mail variant on the CivFanatics site.

I really like this type of strategy game and Civ is brilliant :D

Ðèstîñy 04-17-08 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Sedai (Post 427989)
Aren't you just a couple years older than me? That isn't old fart territory, at all....
Yep!
I had to blame my boring choice of games on something, and a brainiac I'm not. :D

John McClane 04-17-08 08:31 PM

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I've recently started playing a bunch of RPGs again. I hardly get anytime to play them, but every now and then I do.

Rogue Galaxy
Dark Cloud 2
Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3
Final Fantasy VII
Final Fantasy X
Final Fantasy XII

Tacitus 04-25-08 08:30 AM

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The Metal Gear Solid Online beta, which has finally gone ... ermmm ... online.

Looks like you'll need to get a PS3, Iro. :D


EDIT - It's basically Warhawk with lots of little Snake's running around but with the traditional MGS interface (and weapons, accessories etc). Unlike Warhawk, it's got a solo practise mode so you can finally enter a game for the first time with a grasp of the controls and not feel like a total noob. ;)

Iroquois 04-25-08 08:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Tacitus (Post 430587)
Looks like you'll need to get a PS3, Iro. :D
But...they cost money...

Tacitus 04-25-08 09:01 AM

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You could always kidnap Shane Warne's cellphone. I'm sure he'd pay a fair bit to get his saved text messages back... ;)

John McClane 04-25-08 10:26 AM

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Tacitus: I thought it was delayed till Saturday?

Sedai 04-25-08 12:01 PM

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My new lady friend loves to play video games (she's hot too, honest). So, we have been logging a lot of time in on the games lately.

Twisted Metal Black

http://www.gamerankings.com/screens4/378092/1.jpg

Sure, it's a few years old, but this game is by far the best car combat game I have ever played. I'll leave Mario-Kart for the kiddies, thanks. Dark, atmospheric, tone combined with a great controls, amazing level design, and a slew of fun to use weapons. Also, I got the game for under 10 bucks. Sorry, you just can't beat that.



We also recently went through Resident Evil 4, which still totally rocks.

John listed a Shin Megami Tensei game above. I must again chime in on the cool design aspects these games have. Check out one of these titles soon, folks!

My lil lady is also going through GTA: San Andreas. I had already beat this game, and I am now constantly impressed with how differently her game is developing when compared to my first run through. Fun stuff. I will say though, some of my other games, like God of War, have aged pretty well as far as graphics are concerned, but, GTA is looking pretty rough these days...

Tacitus 04-26-08 06:39 AM

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Originally Posted by John McClane (Post 430600)
Tacitus: I thought it was delayed till Saturday?
I know the different servers had slightly different opening times (I was able to log in since early Friday) but all the Americans on my PSN list are able to get on now, and have been since Friday morning 'their time'.

It's not earth-shatteringly good, to be honest (but I'm told that it improves once you've levelled up a few of your core skills), but it's a free beta so who's complaining? ;)

Seds - I gave GTA:SA a twirl a few days back in preparation for GTA:IV and, yeah, the character models in particular look like something from the PS1. I was never 100% sold on any of the GTAs, to be honest, though I see that Ricky Gervais makes a cameo appearance in the new one.

Being able to shoot him repeatedly would be reason enough for me to buy it...

B-card 04-27-08 04:47 PM

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http://freehost.homelinux.com/poster...t_uk_large.jpg
http://freehost.homelinux.com/poster...x%20Vegas2.jpg(Which is even better than the first one)

HASSARD1994 04-27-08 05:07 PM

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I've started playing Super Mario 64 recently, i've played it 6 hours in total, got myself 42 stars!

John McClane 04-27-08 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Tacitus (Post 430766)
It's not earth-shatteringly good, to be honest (but I'm told that it improves once you've levelled up a few of your core skills), but it's a free beta so who's complaining? ;)
I don't care about multiplayer. I just want a glimpse of what MGS4 will be like, and the beta does that perfectly. I love the graphics and the gameplay. MGS4 is going to rock. :yup:

Tacitus 04-28-08 06:09 AM

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It's funny, but Kojima is being pretty harsh on it in interviews - not a great way to drum up sales for your new product.

I'm not too keen on multiplayers in general and MGO looks like joining the likes of Warhawk and Team Fortress in the 'can't be arsed to give another chance' pile.

My local video store phoned me yesterday, inviting me down at midnight tonight for GTA4. Once I've decided what to trade I might actually do it - I'm gonna be busy enough on Tuesday as it is. ;)

Dill-man 04-28-08 02:48 PM

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I want in the MGO beta so badly, too bad i don't have a PS3. Might get one for my 16th birthday solely for MGS4 hehe.

GTA4... omg... im pissing my pants in anticipation.

John McClane 04-28-08 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Tacitus (Post 431048)
It's funny, but Kojima is being pretty harsh on it in interviews - not a great way to drum up sales for your new product.
Harsh?

Tacitus 04-28-08 09:20 PM

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Originally Posted by John McClane (Post 431165)
Harsh?
Link

Basically, I think he got a little carried away when dreaming of what the new machine could actually do compared to how experienced people are at coding for it in this still early stage in the PS3's life cycle.

Sedai 04-29-08 12:48 PM

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Tac: GTA:SA does look rough around the edges, but it's a great game, and HUGE. I mean, just massive. I enjoyed playing it.

Speaking of huge games, my girl is -playing through this:

Final Fantasy XII

http://www.the-nextlevel.com/reviews...tasy-xii-a.jpg

I had already finished this game, managing to complete maybe 80% of the side quests, as well. I logged about 140 hours in on my run (!!!)

I am actually having even more fun playing it the second time. I mean, Lisa is playing the game, and she loves it, so I play here and there and sit back and enjoy the story, while thinking up kooky gambit strategy etc. I must say, the game is playing much differently this time around, as she is developing her characters in a different way, and has to approach the game with different strategies. She is also doing alot of the side quests/general exploring in a much different order. The flexibility of the game, for an RPG, is pretty deep. Although somewhat linear as far as story progression is concerned, everything else is pretty non-linear. She is doing side quests at different times, and in a different order, and the world is pretty much open.

I am marveling at the high production quality of this game. The story is presented in a more mature way than any other FF title. FFVII still has the craziest, most involved story in the series to date, but that story was also extremely obtuse in comparison. This writing is more elegant and more mature in many ways. A fine send-off to the series for the PS2...

Tacitus 04-29-08 01:33 PM

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I like GTA: SA a lot but haven't given it a go in ages. Bought GTA 4 this afternoon and have only dabbled in it so far (still waiting to see if I can shoot Ricky Gervais) but it looks pretty good.

I know a lot of people who hate FF XII but I'm a bit more forgiving, I just don't love it as much as I do FF X (or VIII, or VII ... or VI). I just didn't find the storyline very involving but admit that it's probably the best looking game on the PS2, it's just a pity that it doesn't support progressive scan. FF XIII was one of the reasons I decided on a PS3, to be honest, so I hope it lives up to the hype that's bound to surround it. ;)

Sedai 04-29-08 02:18 PM

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Agreed.

Doing a bit of looking just now, GTA got a perfect 10 on both CNET and Gamespot. I guess they liked it.

I was thinking about Final Fantasy X yesterday, and I liked that game, but I thought the main character was just damn annoying. He did become more endearing as the game progressed, but it did bother me to some extent. I did like 'lil Yuni, though....

Tacitus 04-29-08 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Sedai (Post 431345)

I was thinking about Final Fantasy X yesterday, and I liked that game, but I thought the main character was just damn annoying.
Who? Meg Ryan? :D

Yup, he was an annoying little **** but that's shared with the lead character in almost every JRPG (I found Vaan in FFXII just rather dull, though) I've played. You probably feel the same as I do but when you're not a teenager you don't really get a kick out of playing as a marginalized 17 year old.

Have you tried the Xenosaga games? They've got pretty mature themes (not dark, like the Atlus RPGs though) and if you can get past the mountains of exposition they might be right up your street. ;)

Sedai 04-29-08 03:06 PM

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I played Xenosaga Episode One, and I really liked it. I do agree about the ridiculous levels of watching/exposition in that game, but the combat system with the slot-machine modifier was FUN. Good strategy there. I played the second, but I felt like the combat was dumbed down, so I lost interest fairly quickly.

RE: FFXII - You know, When I played through the first time, I sort of felt like the characters were a bit detached, and I didn't feel much of a connection with any of them. This time, I am really caught up in the story and the plot events are having more of an impact on me. Not sure why, but I am finding the story a lot more engaging this time around.

Oh, I want to see Fran naked, too.

Best virtual ass ever.

meatwadsprite 04-29-08 03:12 PM

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Can't wait to play some GTA4 - 10's everywhere.

Tacitus 04-29-08 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Sedai (Post 431351)

Best virtual ass ever.
Agreed. :up:

Heck, I want Fran to have her own game. And that voice...

Apropos to nothing, I used to go out with a girl called Fran. She turned out to be a complete nutjob stalker type and didn't have bunny ears. I'll not say any more due to the minute chance she's a reader of MoFo. :frustrated:

John McClane 04-29-08 09:42 PM

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I need to play and beat FFXII this summer. Along with the rest of my RPGs. :yup:

jrs 04-30-08 01:26 AM

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Just purchased - finally - Burnout Paradise

Iroquois 04-30-08 01:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Iroquois (Post 424056)
That. Almost finished the story mode.

Wish that 3D Realms would just hurry up and finish Duke Nukem Forever...

Pyro Tramp 05-01-08 07:00 PM

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My missus started FF XII but jacked it in for FF VII.

XII had a weak battle system, it was more practical to have all the character be the same instead of follow different paths which i initially tried. And once you'd set up a working gambit system didn't need any input during battles, save running a bit to keep MP up. The game wasn't very expansive, especially not to live up to the scale of the story, which was itself poorly developed- over soon as it got started. The only time i felt i was playing Final Fantasy was in the last battle. The world was given no scope. The main character wasn't a Leader in any way. Would have been better with Balthier, Basche, Fran and Ashe and only them. The subquests were too hidden to get full appreciation of them. The summons were AWFUL i never ever used them, complete waste.

John McClane 05-01-08 07:24 PM

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FFVII was revolutionary, and I can still replay it and have ***** loads of fun.

HASSARD1994 05-02-08 06:31 AM

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I've now got myself 74 stars in Super Mario 64! I havn't tried the third Bowser battle, but i will soon! :)

Pyro Tramp 05-02-08 06:57 AM

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Originally Posted by John McClane (Post 431806)
FFVII was revolutionary, and I can still replay it and have ***** loads of fun.
How was it? Yeah, i forgot to mention i enjoyed playing through it just wasn't drawn or attached to it as much as others.

Iroquois 06-23-08 12:53 AM

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Tacitus 06-23-08 07:22 AM

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FFVII might well have been revolutionary but FFVIII was better. ;)

Anyway - Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection Online

Mucho chop-socky goodness here...

EDIT: A tip for PS3 peeps - get your hands on some trigger extensions if you can. My local HMV is full of them at £2.99 a pair.

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b6...l/PIC_0002.jpg

Sedai 06-23-08 10:10 AM

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My Special Lady Friend (TM) and I are hopelessly addicted to Heroes of Might and Magic IV. We slog along for hours conquering and strategizing. It's one of those turn-based strategy games that has us saying "OK, time for bed....right after one more turn," until about 3 AM...

http://www.wargames.com/images/heroe...nd-magic-4.jpg

Konstantinos 06-23-08 10:31 AM

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I like to keep it simple.Madden NFL 2008 and NBA 2K8
I never really liked final fantasy

B-card 06-23-08 04:06 PM

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http://kupax.com/thumbs/small/2563_c...9825_front.jpg

http://kupax.com/thumbs/small/2564_3...6760_front.jpg

They are OK now

Sedai 06-23-08 04:09 PM

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Those links are busted, B-card...

Tacitus 06-23-08 06:27 PM

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Seds - Would you say that HoMM IV is the best in the series for someone who hasn't played any, apart from a few minutes of II or III years and years ago?

I got Overlord: Raising Hell for the PS3 on Friday. It seems like a cross between Dungeon Keeper and Fable but nowhere near as good as either. I must stop wasting money on impulse purchases...

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b6...ing-Hell-2.jpg

Much like Ricky Gervais, your minions are funny for a few minutes but then you just want to punch them.

Iroquois 07-07-08 09:23 AM

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Dead Rising - Xbox 360

http://www.yonixgames.com/Images/Pos...of-zombies.jpg

Once you get over the initial novelty value of zombies in a shopping mall, you realise that Dead Rising is actually not that great a game. Some of you may already know this or have probably guessed it, but yes, the game has a series of fundamental flaws that do ruin it to a degree. The one that really annoys me is the saving-after-death system. Either you can load the game from your last save or you can "save status and quit", meaning you start the game again with all your current skills.

I accidentally did the latter, and it was a pity because I was about 30 in-game hours through...

Sedai 07-07-08 10:34 AM

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Tac - Heroes 4 is my favorite of the series, but I would think 5 is maybe the most advanced. It certainly has the best graphics. I have yet to play that, though. You have to like Turn-Based strategy to like any of these, though.

Currently, I am completely sucked into...

Shin Megami Tensei - Nocturne


This game is the ****. I LOVE the art direction in this game. Some of my favorite of any game, ever. I also like the dark theme w whole lot. This game is rare, and I am continually reminded why, with it's occult theme and nihilistic trappings. The game is difficult, too, which is a nice breath of fresh air after easy fare like Final Fantasy. The Atlas RPGs are quickly becoming my favorite RPGs of all time. Don't even get me started on the ridiculously deep and rewarding demon fusing system. SO addicting...Too bad a couple of the battle themes are almost unbearable, or it would be almost perfect...

One of the best use of cell-shaded graphics in a game.


A caveat - This game is difficult, big time.There is no mashing the X button through battles in this game. That fetches a big GAME OVER sign for you. The game uses a press-turn system, in which you can gain/lose turns in any given round depending on strengths/weaknesses. If you hit an enemy with lightning, and it is lightning based, your spell will actually heal the opponent, and you lose 2(!!) of the four attacks in the round. That's three negative hits per one of your mistakes, in case you weren't counting. This wouldn't be such a big deal if there weren't what seems to be an endless list of demons, all with different attributes. And finally, you really have no party. You recruit your enemies to fight along side you, and fuse them together to create more powerful demons. What this means is that, if you main character dies, it's game over. It doesn't matter if you have three support style demons with full mana and heal/rise spells galore. If you die, that's game.

LTIZZY 07-07-08 11:34 AM

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Babe this game is pretty awesome! So um.......lets play like now! LOL

B-card 07-07-08 06:07 PM

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http://www.nl.atari.com/images/produ...pc_flat_uk.jpg

Sedai 07-09-08 01:04 PM

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Along with Nocturne, LT and I have recently started playing Persona 3, as well. Another JRPG by the people that made Nocturne, this is yet another creative title. Combining SIM games with dungeon crawling RPG, it's a fresh turn in a somewhat stale genre. As with Nocturne, this game has a very dark theme. For instance, to summon the characters Personas, which are sort of demon-esque manifestations of their psyches, they shoot themselves in the head with a gun shaped "invoker" device.

http://pcmedia.gamespy.com/pc/image/...5045716225.jpg

That said, this game is super cool. We were instantly drawn into the story and socializing aspects of the game. It strikes a cool balance between SIM-like activities and social engineering, and old school hack and slash dungeon crawl.

As with most of the Shin-Megami Tensei games, it has an anime design paradigm, which works well with this trippy, dark material.

Yoda 07-09-08 01:11 PM

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I've started playing Super Mario Galaxy again as of late. Though there are 120 stars in the game, it only took something like 70 to unlock the game's final battle. After I beat it, I got around 10 more stars, and then put it down for months. I've picked it up again recently and grabbed another 20, so I'm around 100 now.

The way the game is setup, it could take quite awhile to get them, as I'm pretty sure I've exhausted most of the relatively easy or straightforward ones. I'm almost entirely down to comet-based stars, including a few horrific purple coin levels that have been giving me fits. As stubborn as I can get about these things, I can still absolutely see myself throwing in the towel over a few of them.

LTIZZY 07-09-08 01:17 PM

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Persona 3 !!!! I totally agree.....consumed by the story and the characters growing into individuals with personalities !!! You can make or break your character and it's the deepest game I have ever played!!! Art work is awesome and well Sedai and myself are going to have no lives LOL ! This is a must play game!!! Love it!

n3wt 07-12-08 08:55 AM

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Ive been playing a few games recently.

Wii - Super Smash Brothers Brawl
http://npbloggers.newpaltz.edu/blog0...bros_brawl.jpg

Wii - Boom Blox
http://www.wiitalia.it/immagini/cove...m-blox-big.jpg

For the 360-
http://newtech.aurum3.com/images/xbox360_gta4.jpg
They are all good games and definatly worth a look.

B-card 07-13-08 03:05 PM

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http://www.aeropause.com/archives/images/dmc4_cover.png

Tacitus 07-14-08 05:27 AM

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Has anyone got one of those Nintendo USB Wi-fi thingies?

I fancy hooking up the DS but am not gonna change my router's WPA encryption just because the Nintendo only supports WEP.

Anyway, yesterday I played the original Neverwinter Nights for the first time in ages. BioWare have just released a final, massive, patch for the game which updates a lot of textures, sounds etc and generally freshens the old girl up.

It's always been one of my all time favourite PC games. ;)

These Filthy Hands 07-14-08 02:38 PM

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Xbox 360:
GTA IV, Alone in the Dark, Assassin's Creed and Rainbow Six: Vegas 2. I'm perpetually playing and working on Forza 2.

Revenant 07-14-08 07:39 PM

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I'm back to playing Resident Evil 4. It's been long enough that it's got back that newness factor.

n3wt 07-19-08 09:48 AM

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Ive been playing dead rising for the 360, which has been named to be released on the Wii at some time
http://www.theaveragegamer.com/wp-co...ackshot-tb.jpg

Used Future 07-20-08 05:21 PM

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Still Playing on my PS2.:(

fave games: -

Resident Evil 4

Soulcalibur 2&3 love the character creation on 3, but quest mode sucks, weapons master on 2 was better.
Smash Court Tennis Pro Tournament 2
Tekken 5
Pro Evolution Soccer 6
Viewtiful Joe
SSX3 & SSX On Tour

Sleezy 07-20-08 05:30 PM

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I was playing Grand Theft Auto IV (360) for awhile, but put that on hold about a month ago so I could play through The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Wii). Both games are well worth the purchase price.

Tacitus 07-21-08 05:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Used Future (Post 447223)
Still Playing on my PS2.:(

fave games: -

Soulcalibur 2&3 love the character creation on 3, but quest mode sucks, weapons master on 2 was better.

SSX3 & SSX On Tour
SoulCalibur IV is out next week and I'm looking forward to it hugely. I still play 2, 3 and the original occasionally - the PS2 games still look great in 480p.

I'd love a next gen SSX release too, SSX3 is probably in my top 5 games from the last gen. ;)

n3wt 07-21-08 05:46 AM

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Just started playing GTA 4 again

Iroquois 07-22-08 09:03 AM

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Meet my latest challenge...getting through all of these games within a week (with work and uni commitments)

http://www.vpd.fi/kuvat/x3_halflife_2_orange_box.jpg

http://comicotoko.com/zencart/images...ranglehold.jpg

http://crispen.typepad.com/photos/un...ob_final_2.png

http://www.snorksstore.com/covers/xb..._dark_zero.jpg

n3wt 07-22-08 10:39 AM

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good luck m8 lol


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