WeekDAY gaming(8/3/09)- What are you (still) playing? [Archive]

Purple Santa

08-03-2009, 05:23 AM

At the tone of the beep, it is now August 3, 2009. Please wake up and acknowledge another month has been torn away, tossed into the oblivion known in time as the past. The next tone you hear, is the very loud one of where did my summer go? That’s right gamers, another month down, the start of another weekday in a newer month. A sparkling shiny crisp new month awaits our adventurous minds to see what we have in store for it.

Having survived the weekend with a few of the criminally insane (better known as my parents), I am looking upon my last month to goof off before school which will lead to full time employment again sometime next year. So I will savor my last month of goofing off, the goodbye to summer tour month playing as many games as I can; Which wasn’t happening too much over the weekend since my game playing including only these:

The Longest Journey- so much for finishing this game. I met some stick people and then stuck on some odd puzzle that involved some hollow trees playing AT&T with a giant. I kept hoping he would call me collect…didn’t happen. I was too lazy to “cheat” to find the answer in a FAQ.

Flower, Sun & Rain- Spending the weekend with the criminally insane didn’t help me find my inner weird game playing. Only due to the game sage Spigot, do I not return this game because it’s just a tad too weird of a game for me at the moment.

Treasure World- Now this I was ready to play. Unfortunately, I left it at home. I began to play this last night but nodded off while playing. Ooops….

Tiger Woods ’10 (PSP)- Lots of game time with this. No surprises there. I wish this game had a “hours played” feature. The hours may equal those of someone who played a JRPG epic.

So how went your weekend? Spill your tales of ale drinking, game playing, the people you played with…or just tell us the lesser long tales of what you did and what YOU played.

Gorvi

08-03-2009, 06:26 AM

Final Fantasy XI I didn't do anything major, but still had fun. We got Suave Rank 3, and that's about it.

Heavenly Sword I started this up and despite it not being the most amazing game in the world, I'm enjoying it. The acting, story, and animation in the cutscenes is flat out awesome, and the gameplay is pretty fun. I'm at a long stretch of Kai gameplay right now, for some reason aiming those arrows just doesn't get old.

PixelJunk Eden How the hell did I miss out on this for so long? The game is just great, even though I'm only on the second garden. Definitely one I'll be spending a lot more time with in the next few days.

LarsenNET

08-03-2009, 06:36 AM

I'm continuing through Final Fantasy XII. Amazing game so far, I'm getting close to "The Tomb of Raithwall".

Jason

08-03-2009, 07:02 AM

Playing BlazBlue and thinking of playing Mass Effect again.

astranoir

08-03-2009, 07:04 AM

Geez guys, Knights in the Knightmare is really hard. I'll be plugging away at that a bit, but I'm not sure what else I'll be playing.

Cyndair

08-03-2009, 07:13 AM

Aion: I took a mage and a priest up to level 10 to see what the sub classes and wings were all about. Flying is a lot of fun. I know that other games have ways to fly but the fact that you can actually do things in the air (attack, mine) makes it feel a lot different. I just wish I could stay up longer but that is one of those things that are supposed to improve with your level. The main Elyos city is gorgeous. I take back anything bad I said about the graphics in this game. It looks beautiful and runs amazingly well on my mid-range computer (60fps consistently running @ 1920x1080 with 8x AA.... insane!). For some reason I was getting a considerable amount of lag this weekend. I'm not sure if it's my internet connection though since my friend I was playing with wasn't having any problems. Then again, I played FFXI without any issues this weekend as well.

FFXI: I spent most of my weekend FFXI time down in the Quicksand caves running around hunting for keys, coffers (thanks Gorvi!), and hidden stones. I got caught up on my "A Moogle Kupo d'Etat" missions. I'm ready for the next fight now. In addition to this, it was a lot of fun helping Suave Peanut defeat a dragon so that he can continue onto the next story mission that he needs to do. I also spent some time going through my inventory and selling off a lot of the items that I don't use or only use rarely. Between that and some cooking, I was able to make a decent amount of gil this weekend. Top it all off with a few campaign battles last night for a rank up and I was pretty darn constructive.

rein

08-03-2009, 08:07 AM

This week is going to be something on a portable since I am going to be out and about. Airport is fun this morning. Pro tip -don't bundle all of your cables together. It makes the Airport screeners a bit nervous. I have the PSP/DS/Phone/eeePC cables bundled and with all if the mini power bricks I guess it can look like a bomb in the x-ray machine. :D

First flight is delayed an hour and instead of playing a game I am sitting here doing what I love the best, surfing CoG.

Looking to go old school on the PSP. I brought (ripped versions) of Tales of Phantasia and Suikoden. I can't decide which one I want to play. I know I have played them both in the past but I can't remember beating either. I think I beat Suikoden but I just don't remember much about it.

Camel

08-03-2009, 08:15 AM

In Tartarus on January 31, and starting up the PS2 now. I'll report back with what I think about the ending!

And then I'll start Persona 4!

Spigot

08-03-2009, 08:18 AM

I didn't play a lot of stuff this weekend. Most of what I'd planned on playing just fell by the wayside as I chased kids around, did odd jobs for my parents and napped.

That said, I didn't totally waste my game time this weekend!

Treasure World (DS) - I'm coming up on hitting the 6000 star mark and will probably get this by the time I get home this afternoon. I've cleared all of the outfit constellations and am working on the clusters and galaxies now.

Flower, Sun & Rain (DS) - I'm absolutely LOVING this game now. I'm on about day 6 or so and it's just totally clicking for me now. It's strange and odd and nothing makes sense except for all of the stuff that does. Now I need to find a clue that will give me a 10 digit number so I can save the snotty lady who accidentally drank the poison martini. Silly lady.

Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters (PSP) - I'm loving this game and probably have about one or two worlds left to go before I beat it, but I want to punch the person who designed the fight with Luna. It starts off with an awesome homage to North By Northwest but that wears out its welcome after the 33rd time. I can understand why it bumps me all the way back to the start of the three sequences preceeding the actual fight if I end up dying against her, but man, is it ever annoying. That aside, great game.

Peggle Nights (PC) - I finished the adventure mode the other day. Go me.

Bookworm Adventures Deluxe (PC) - All of Tycho's prattling about the sequel reminded me that I never did finish the first, so it got some love last night.

And that's about it. I tried out Wild Arms 2 on the PSP and it looks fantastic, but I didn't actually play it. It will get played eventually though. I also took the demo for Holy Invasion Of Privacy Badman for another spin but it still hasn't quite won me over, at least not for $20.

I can't wait to get home tonight and play some 'Splosion Man and Little King's Story, not to mention the fact that I finally got my copy of Mass Effect and The Witcher back from my buddy, so I can try out Bring Down The Sky (which I bought a year ago and haven't had a chance to try out). It should be worth a laugh to fire up The Witcher on my computer and watch the sparks shoot out of the side, though I'm going to snag the EE patch and see if it helps the performance at all.

And isn't Mothership Zeta out today? I just saw the trailer for it last night and it looks awesome.

hunterx280

08-03-2009, 09:08 AM

Mirror's Edge PC - I received this in the mail Sat after waiting 2 weeks due to shipping error. I almost immediately realized this game plays much better with a console controller. The up down mechanic and quick turn arounds work better on the index finger than on the other dumb fingers. It could just be me though. I'm glad I got the USB 360 controller.

Mass Effect - I went back and re-did the ending to the game. I chose the Paragon choice vs. the Renegade choice that I had originally done. I like the Renegade choice much better. I felt the Paragon one was too much of a "best of both worlds" with little consequence on your part. I have both saved so I'm curious how they will affect ME2 when it comes out. After that I started a new character who is going to go pure Renegade this time around. I want to push people out windows in ME2.

Xydarc

08-03-2009, 09:23 AM

Finally hit 99 and successfully recruited my Lady Knight in Atlantica Online. My LK is fantastic, got her up to 65 and she's already got more defense than my 96 swordsman.

I'm also working my way through The Riven Kingdom, book 2 of the Godspeaker Trilogy.

Banacek

08-03-2009, 09:32 AM

Since I realized that I'm never going to get another Legacy of Kain game, I started playing them all in order again. So I'm playing Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain, then I'll play SR, SR2, and then Defiance (BO2 be damned). This game is just as much fun as I remembered.

Commissar Rob

08-03-2009, 09:39 AM

Still plodding away at Uncharted. I'm up to the Fortress...which looks like it will involve a lot of climbing (and black & white falling sequences :( ).

So far, I really like the modern-day Indiana Jones feel...but not so much all the shooting. Lots and lots of shooting. I was hoping for more puzzles, but c'est la guerre. Still an exceptional game.

When I'm not tooling around as Nathan Drake, I'll be leading the forces of GDI in the Xbox version of Command & Conquer 3. Plus, I've added Mothership Zeta to my download queue, so I'll be heading back to the wasteland. Or near orbit.

Wilkz07

08-03-2009, 09:49 AM

a little FFXI - getting a little bored with it even though I just started.

Mothership Zeta - put a couple hours in, doing a space walk now.

Purple Santa

08-03-2009, 10:49 AM

Geez guys, Knights in the Knightmare is really hard. I'll be plugging away at that a bit, but I'm not sure what else I'll be playing.
I guess I did remember correctly that was the game that some others were saying was a bit challenging. Challenging as in as hard or similar to Etrian Odyssey hard. EO is basically masochist dungeon crawler.
This week is going to be something on a portable since I am going to be out and about. Airport is fun this morning. Pro tip -don't bundle all of your cables together. It makes the Airport screeners a bit nervous. I have the PSP/DS/Phone/eeePC cables bundled and with all if the mini power bricks I guess it can look like a bomb in the x-ray machine. :D

A game terrorist among us!

In Tartarus on January 31, and starting up the PS2 now. I'll report back with what I think about the ending!

And then I'll start Persona 4!
See you in a few hours...that last part...all of it..is quite long...

Mothership Zeta - put a couple hours in, doing a space walk now.

Spacewalk = THE selling point of that DLC.

Almost on Chapter 9 in The Longest Journey. Considering I started this game last year...the title refers to more than one long journey. I am determined to finish this game today.

EternalGamer

08-03-2009, 10:51 AM

Kelegacy

08-03-2009, 10:51 AM

I beat Golden Axe: Beast Rider this morning. Was a decent game despite the terrible reviews. Took me about 6+ hours.

Since I don't game during the week save for Friday nights and Mondays, today I'll be playing some Battlefield Bad Company (might bump it down to Normal since Hard hasn't been too fun yet--seems like the bad guys see me before I see them and always kill me quickly. The reloading is almost too forgiving, however, like Bioshock. All the bad guys from my last death are still dead? Ooookay. I guess that's how you balance out the difficulty...

I may also fire up Fallout 3 or install Divine Divinity on my laptop. I've really been in the mood for a great CRPG lately and since the genre is nearly dead besides MMOs or Diablo-style hack n slashers (i.e. NOT RPGs) I have to resort to old games.

Doogie2K

08-03-2009, 10:52 AM

'Splosion Man (XBLA) - I'm of a mind to start a thread for people who are having issues with that game. Unless it's just me. I very much want to finish it, but man, that game is hard.

GH: World Tour (360) - So apparently you get the achievement for finishing "most" of the gigs after...33% complete. WTF? I'm not complaining, but that's just weird. I'm also happy to note that the boss battles are 75% less bullshit than they were in GH III.

Red Alert 3 (PC) - I got kicked in the ass a couple of times for relying too much on the same strategy (air superiority) in the final Allied mission. Once I got back to blowing shit up with tanks, everything was hunky dory (except for your character, who has to choose between Eva and Tanya for a date. Yikes.)

So now I'm getting ordered around by Emperor Sulu. Excellent.

Edit: And I hit submit too soon. To finish, I'll be playing either more RA3, Star Wars: Empire at War, or Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War II in my strategy sessions, while the other time will be more 'Splosion Man (if I don't keep being made of fail), more GH, and maybe getting back to Bad Company.

Double Edit: Go three-day weekend. :)

Camel

08-03-2009, 11:16 AM

Persona 3 - beat! I love how much closure you get with all of the characters, even the minor ones like the random students at the school. Very, very cool.

Really looking forward to meeting a new cast of characters in P4 now!

WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD! DON'T BE LIKE SPIGOT!

EDIT: OK, so I just started up The Answer, and it is somewhat spoiling my good feelings from the end of P3. Hrmph. MAJOR spoiler: I had no idea the main character died at the end! I thought he just went to sleep for some reason and didn't give it a second though.

Kielaran

08-03-2009, 11:18 AM

Nothing too special this weekend. Mainly the usual copious amount of Battlefield 1943 and Splosion Man, but this time it was garnished with a bit of COD4

Spigot

08-03-2009, 03:06 PM

Damn it, why did I push Camel's spoiler thing. Just glanced, but gah!

Granted, I think I'd read something similar a long time ago but I'd put it out of my head.

EG: That's some not half-bad francais you be speaking there. Now just mangle it a bit more and throw in random English words and you'll fit in perfectly in Quebec :)

Are you headed to la belle province for work ou pour plaisir?

Purple Santa

08-03-2009, 05:14 PM

Je escribe cet messages de l'aeroport là où je parti pour Quebec. Le weekend dernier, je jouai "My French Coach," "'Splosion Man," et "Marvel Ultimate Alliance" (avec mon amies). Cette semaine, je suis allee au Quebec et je suis allee jouer "Crisis Core" et Patapon (je le achetai ajourdhui de PSN). Bon jour joueur de la colocalisation!
Show off! How do you say that in French?

I may also fire up Fallout 3 or install Divine Divinity on my laptop. I've really been in the mood for a great CRPG lately and since the genre is nearly dead besides MMOs or Diablo-style hack n slashers (i.e. NOT RPGs) I have to resort to old games.
I say fire up a good PC game. That's only due to myself playing an old PC adventure game. There is a nice charm to them. Besides, if I get frustrated, I can't throw my laptop. I'm stupid, but not that stupid. Well maybe...there was that first marriage thingee...
'Splosion Man (XBLA) - I'm of a mind to start a thread for people who are having issues with that game. Unless it's just me. I very much want to finish it, but man, that game is hard.
I don't think you would get ridden out of town if you think that is what would happen. There is a 'splosion man thread and there have been some who have had some issues. Yeah, the game is challenging. I find the word "hard" for a game that is almost impossible unless you have ninja like game skills or the patience of one...see Ninja Gaiden games...ridiculously hard, made that way on purpose. I think with this game, the trial and error eventually allow you to figure out the levels. Basically, they are doable even if you don't have ninja like skills. I play it in short bursts. I get past a level, congratulate myself on doing that..and leave with my dignity in tact to go back later. Long answer to ...yeah the game is F****** hard :p

GH: World Tour (360) - So apparently you get the achievement for finishing "most" of the gigs after...33% complete. WTF? I'm not complaining, but that's just weird. I'm also happy to note that the boss battles are 75% less bullshit than they were in GH III.
I played around with WT for a bit, but not far enough I believe to do a boss battle. I'm glad they are less BS...the one in GH: Aerosmith, you go against Joe Perry....oh go suck my ball sac on that one. I took the loss and it shows clearly on the playlist that you gave up...bastards. I'm probably get WT when GH 5 comes out so I can get it cheap :D

Persona 3 - beat! I love how much closure you get with all of the characters, even the minor ones like the random students at the school. Very, very cool.

Really looking forward to meeting a new cast of characters in P4 now!

WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD! DON'T BE LIKE SPIGOT!

EDIT: OK, so I just started up The Answer, and it is somewhat spoiling my good feelings from the end of P3. Hrmph. MAJOR spoiler: I had no idea the main character died at the end! I thought he just went to sleep for some reason and didn't give it a second though.
Interesting. I thought that was what happened at the end of P3. The Answer if you are going to try to play...well I suggest you skip it and just go to P4..it's a grind fest in the dungeon only...and the difficulty was upped quite a bit. I only saw the 50 min opening for P4, but what I seen...it looks promising. I say go play P4 if you need to play more Persona.
Nothing too special this weekend. Mainly the usual copious amount of Battlefield 1943 and Splosion Man, but this time it was garnished with a bit of COD4
No women? ;)

EG: That's some not half-bad francais you be speaking there. Now just mangle it a bit more and throw in random English words and you'll fit in perfectly in Quebec :)

Holy crow...I don't know much about Canada and the politics there but...even I know that was a huge slap at Quebec...you sure are taking some shots at your cities up there Spig :p

Made it to Chapter 11 in The Longest Journey. I will finish this game...even if i'm bleary eyed when I do. Some of the puzzles, well...if you play enough adventure games there are those which make you go..why would I even think of doing that??? And of course when you do...viola...puzzle solved.

Doogie2K

08-03-2009, 05:45 PM

It's alright, Purple, Quebec is fair game, as long as they don't want to be part of our fucking country.

Spigot

08-03-2009, 06:19 PM

It's alright, Purple, Quebec is fair game, as long as they don't want to be part of our fucking country.Plus I spent 3 months in Switzerland listening to the french people there make fun of the Quebecois accent like most english speakers make fun of the way a redneck talks, so I can't help dig on our nation within a nation at any opportunity.

And I am curious about whether Mr. Dan is coming up here because he wants to or has to :) That said, if he's hitting Quebec City, it's a gorgeous place, especially the historic section of town. Montreal, on the other hand, is Toronto with an even bigger chip on its shoulder :)

Doogie2K

08-03-2009, 06:23 PM

Plus I spent 3 months in Switzerland listening to the french people there make fun of the Quebecois accent like most english speakers make fun of the way a redneck talks, so I can't help dig on our nation within a nation at any opportunity.

And I am curious about whether Mr. Dan is coming up here because he wants to or has to :) That said, if he's hitting Quebec City, it's a gorgeous place, especially the historic section of town. Montreal, on the other hand, is Toronto with an even bigger chip on its shoulder :)

It amuses the hell out of me that Quebecois are the backwoods rednecks of the Francophone world. They used to get so high and mighty about their Frenchness a few years back, when my grandparents still lived there, but somewhere along the way, they seem to have (somewhat) smartened up, though the Francophone media are still full of howling jackals, especially the sports section.

Since they turned the Forum into a fucking mall, Montreal has been dead to me. I mean, Old Montreal is nice, but fuck them, they ruined an historical building with a bunch of commercial bullshit.

EternalGamer

08-03-2009, 08:47 PM

EG: That's some not half-bad francais you be speaking there. Now just mangle it a bit more and throw in random English words and you'll fit in perfectly in Quebec :)

Are you headed to la belle province for work ou pour plaisir?

Pour plaisir. But I've already determined that you are correct about my ability to converse with the locals. On the way here, a woman behind me was returning with an infant (probably around a year old), and she talked to it most of the flight in french. But even though she was clearly talking baby talk I could make out maybe five or six sentences out of everything she said.

Similar situition with the cabbie and the hotel clerk. I start use a French introduction and suddenly I'm overwhelmed with a bombarment of sounds that only sound vaguely familiar. So, seeing that I'm overwhelmed, they apologize and revert to English. I never was very comfortable with conversational French even though I had several years of it in college and the combination of the speed and accents of the natives here makes it impossible for me to follow. If only little word bubbles would pop up above their head so I could read along as they spoke...

Oh well, I guess I'll have to console myself in the fact that I can at least read menus and signs and that's good enough. Should be a fun trip.

EternalGamer

08-03-2009, 08:54 PM

Plus I spent 3 months in Switzerland listening to the french people there make fun of the Quebecois accent like most english speakers make fun of the way a redneck talks, so I can't help dig on our nation within a nation at any opportunity.

And I am curious about whether Mr. Dan is coming up here because he wants to or has to :) That said, if he's hitting Quebec City, it's a gorgeous place, especially the historic section of town. Montreal, on the other hand, is Toronto with an even bigger chip on its shoulder :)

I'm here for 8 days on vacation and doing a combination of some sight seeing half the days and just loafing around the other half. Going to the Cirque du Soleil, a tour of old Quebec, the art museum, Montmorency Falls and Sainte Anne de Beaupre. Other than that, just looking for some good food and some nice streets to wander around on.

pomeroy

08-03-2009, 09:02 PM

I'm playing Mirror's Edge. I'm on chapter 8, I think.

This game got a lot harder, really quickly.

SenatorSpacer

08-03-2009, 09:14 PM

Playing Valkyria Chronicles, and maybe get back into Lost Odyssey.

Kielaran

08-03-2009, 09:19 PM

No women? ;)

Heh, can't say I was so lucky, but I can't say that I was really trying either. Nobody has caught my eye at the climbing gym in a while, so nothing on that front.

Past that, there is a really cute girl at work. I haven't tried anything there mainly because I am goign on vacation starting this weekend and if I were to get a positive response I would have to tell her it would have to wait a few weeks. Still I get a few words in whenever I see her (she is at the other end of the building) and maybe something will eventually flower there.

All things aside, vaccation soon *insert schoolgirl-like squealing here*. Damn have I needed a vacation for a while now.

Spigot

08-03-2009, 09:47 PM

I'm here for 8 days on vacation and doing a combination of some sight seeing half the days and just loafing around the other half. Going to the Cirque du Soleil, a tour of old Quebec, the art museum, Montmorency Falls and Sainte Anne de Beaupre. Other than that, just looking for some good food and some nice streets to wander around on.Nice. That's the best thing to do in Quebec City.Just wander around and soak in the city.

Purple Santa

08-04-2009, 12:58 AM

It's alright, Purple, Quebec is fair game, as long as they don't want to be part of our fucking country.
That's funny, I remember reading as a kid (which was a looooong time ago) about how Quebec wanting to be separate. Also remember reading about the draft dodgers going to Canada so I was always intrigued by Canada for being "odd" (from a kid's point of view. Now I think it's odd place because...well Spigot lives there :eek:;))
I'm playing Mirror's Edge. I'm on chapter 8, I think.

This game got a lot harder, really quickly.
Yep it does. The last two chapters are even more chaotic. For some odd reason this makes me want to actually try to finish that game now.

All things aside, vaccation soon *insert schoolgirl-like squealing here*. Damn have I needed a vacation for a while now.
So you are going to Quebec too? :p;)

I would of probably finished The Longest Journey tonight if not for my incompetence. I wandered around for quite a while trying to figure out how to get past someone in a lobby. Only when I realized there was something in my inventory I was to leave with someone who I had done business with already, that allowed a particular event to happen with a pizza box. One pizza box later...saw some nice dramatic cut scenes with the game obviously coming to a conclusion very soon.

Gorvi

08-04-2009, 06:32 AM

I enjoyed Heavenly Sword up until the SECOND fight with Flying Fox. Most broken boss fight, ever. At least, most broken boss fight that makes you use the deflect move that you've never had to use more than once before in the entire game and then force you to use sixaxis motion controls to get pinpoint accuracy on a moving target ever. I just walked away after that fight. I was kind of annoyed because I was SO close to the ending and quibbles aside, it was a fun game.

I'd buy it if they ever dropped the cost to something remotely reasonable for a 2-3 year old game.
So I figured I'd bring this over from the Weekend thread. Man, that was an easy fight, I think you must have been approaching it all wrong. You can use the deflect move (that's actually really easy, just tough to aim), but I don't think I hit him with that once. All you really need to do is block those throwing attacks based on what color they are and attack him when he jumps down. The toughest part is killing off all the clones he spits out from time to time, but even that isn't too bad if youi just use the ranged attack thing (hold L1) and try not to get surrounded. That really wasn't bad at all, I had a tougher time taking out Roach, which wasn't even that bad to begin with.

So now I think I'm getting towards the end of Heavenly Sword. I shut it off this morning after killing off Flying Fox, so there shouldn't be too much to go. If I don't jump on FFXI tonight I should be able to finish up. After that I'm thinking of either playing Folklore or Tomb Raider Underworld. One of the two.

Kelegacy

08-04-2009, 06:50 AM

I find the word "hard" for a game that is almost impossible unless you have ninja like game skills or the patience of one...see Ninja Gaiden games...ridiculously hard, made that way on purpose.

NG2 isn't as bad. You can pick your difficulty at least and is more forgiving for us apprentice NG players. I go to about the 5th stage before I started having trouble with enemies. There are some cheap areas in the game, like if you have to run across water (you can't stop to attack or you fall in) and enemies faster than you are on your tail. I couldn't get to land in time before getting decimated (I could have gone around the area but kept falling into the water when trying to jump across a chasm). I tried a few times and haven't played since. Too bad because I liked the game quite a bit (because I was progressing whereas in the first game I just died all the time).

Spigot

08-04-2009, 06:53 AM

Gorvi

08-04-2009, 07:04 AM

Really? REALLY? It's that easy? I tried that fight so many times I wore out a controller (at least, it feels like that) and I don't recall him ever jumping down so I could actually attack him outside of once or twice at the beginning of the fight. He just hung out on the edge of that cage-type thingy and shot stuff at me till I was ready to stab myself in the eye.

I guess I'll have to rent the game again and see if I can get past that part.
His pattern is pretty simple. He'll throw his sword 3 times, jump down, take a certain amount of damage, (or after a set time) jump back up throw his swords, repeat. He has 4 life bars I think, and after you take each one down he spawns some clones of himself, more each time. Kill those off, he goes back to his pattern. Do that 3 times I think then you *spoiler deleted* to finish him off.

The first time I fought him last night I died, but I didn't even realize you could hit Triangle after blocking to control his sword on the way back. Even after realizing it this morning, you really don't have time to aim for him, he moves too quick, it's just good for hitting the red pots up by him to get a health recharge if you need it.

Spigot

08-04-2009, 07:27 AM

Huh. It never seemed that simple to me. Most of the strategies I found for him involved deflecting his projectiles back at him and aiming with Sixaxis, which did nothing but make me pop the disc out ASAP.

I'll give it a rent again. That said, I just cancelled my online rental stuff with Getgames.ca. I've been with them since day one but I'm utterly sick and tired of their lack of response to any of the e-mails I've sent them about games that I put in the mail but never seemed to make it back to their mailbox. I changed my billing info with them too, so this should be interesting. If they try billing me for the 4-5 games they say I have out but that I know were sent back, I'm going to drop a Better Business Bureau on them.

Purple Santa

08-04-2009, 08:10 AM

So now I think I'm getting towards the end of Heavenly Sword. I shut it off this morning after killing off Flying Fox, so there shouldn't be too much to go. If I don't jump on FFXI tonight I should be able to finish up. After that I'm thinking of either playing Folklore or Tomb Raider Underworld. One of the two.
Tomb Raider....so says the resident TR fanboy :D
Really? REALLY? It's that easy? I tried that fight so many times I wore out a controller (at least, it feels like that) and I don't recall him ever jumping down so I could actually attack him outside of once or twice at the beginning of the fight. He just hung out on the edge of that cage-type thingy and shot stuff at me till I was ready to stab myself in the eye.

I guess I'll have to rent the game again and see if I can get past that part.
Maybe if you asked real nice...pretty please with sugar on top, come down so I can whack you a few times to kill you :D. Sometimes sugar instead of vinegar and all that cliched stuff ...

One year later...I finally finished The Longest Journey. I remember a few people saying bring some tissues with the end. I'm always slow on the uptake with twists...so the ending...well yeah it took me by surprise. Glad a certain someone was there at the end too :D. Great game...glad I saw the end...now i'm tempted to play the sequel.

Now i'm back to the game of what shall I play now...

Gorvi

08-04-2009, 10:03 AM

Tomb Raider....so says the resident TR fanboy :D
I won't hold that against you..... much. ;)

I may just go back to Dead Space and get back into that, it depends on my mood.

Spigot

08-04-2009, 11:35 AM

I just got my code for Braid from my win as a member of the Mob a week or two ago in 1 vs. 100. I gave it to my buddy who had never heard of the game. He's very happy now.

I'll see how happy he is in a day or two when he can't figure out how to get one or two of the puzzle pieces... :)

Lima Beans

08-04-2009, 11:36 AM

Still, slowly, working my way through Dead Space =D

pomeroy

08-04-2009, 11:37 AM

Yep it does. The last two chapters are even more chaotic. For some odd reason this makes me want to actually try to finish that game now.

Well, I just finished it. Purps, you need to beat it...although I think the level design takes a hit at the end, the very end of the game is pretty satisfying (with a door left open for a sequel, of course). What took me so long was not shooting anyone for that stupid achievement.

Troggles

08-04-2009, 11:38 AM

Tomb Raider....so says the resident TR fanboy :D

Maybe if you asked real nice...pretty please with sugar on top, come down so I can whack you a few times to kill you :D. Sometimes sugar instead of vinegar and all that cliched stuff ...

One year later...I finally finished The Longest Journey. I remember a few people saying bring some tissues with the end. I'm always slow on the uptake with twists...so the ending...well yeah it took me by surprise. Glad a certain someone was there at the end too :D. Great game...glad I saw the end...now i'm tempted to play the sequel.

Now i'm back to the game of what shall I play now...

You should play Dreamfall. I actually beat that before I even heard about The Longest Journey, which I have yet to complete. Dreamfall has much saner puzzles, the story is great, and it's a lot shorter. Overall it's one of my favorite games ever.

I just started playing Prince of Persia. I got to the first cleansed ground part and the game was like "Ok, now do all that shit you just did over again" and I decided that I don't like this game for that. Now I need to find something else to play.

Spigot

08-04-2009, 12:14 PM

If only they would put out some kind of final installment in the Longest Journey/Dreamfall saga to tie up all of the loose ends left dangling at the end of Dreamfall. Zoe's tale is told capably but a lot of the characters they introduce towards the end of Dreamfall feel like they're being set up for a future tale that has yet to be told.

I wonder what I'll end up playing at work tonight. I think I'll be bringing my laptop as well as the portable game systems, so I'll be able to play some Loom or The Dig if the urge strikes me. Anything to keep me awake until 7am tomorrow...

Troggles

08-04-2009, 12:18 PM

Spigot

08-04-2009, 12:25 PM

I heard somewhere that they were planning on some episodic content for Dreamfall, but that was supposed to be out early LAST year, so who knows. They would be a day one purchase for me, that's for sure.Yeah. I've heard a few different things. Episodic content and/or some kind of MMO. I'd be fine with episodes that wrap up the final chapter of the game but the last thing I want is for the story to become diluted by the changes that would have to be wrought to turn it into an MMO.

Same thing with Shenmue. I'm happier not having any more Shenmue than I would be if they tried to tell the final parts of the story via an MMO.

Vigil80

08-04-2009, 02:24 PM

Red Faction: Guerilla came from Gamefly yesterday. It wraps up my open-world roundup starting with Infamous and Prototype. Unfortunately, it seems I saved the worst for last. There are some great ideas at work in this game, but there are two problems that are ruining this game for me.

First, enemies practically sprout out of the ground and burninate me at the slightest provocation. The game does destruction of buildings best, not fighting, and with the fighting heaped on this way it really distracts from the destruction. Second, destroyed structures stay destroyed. This is fantastic for enemy structures, but not so much for things I didn't intend to knock down. The end result is that the world looks like some kind of giant construction site, with half-standing buildings and red clay everywhere. Yuck. Some way to repair buildings/vehicles would have been neat.

As much as I hate to send games back without playing all the way through, I think I'm about to send Guerilla away. I'm just not having as much fun as I thought I would, and there are far too many games to play to waste time on a disappointing one.

Meanwhile, Sid-fest continues wth Civ 4 and Pirates!. I play them in bursts in between others.

Yesterday was my birthday, and my friend bought me Little Big Planet. It's charming, and some of the user levels I fooled around with were very clever. I don't see myself playing it in marathon sessions, but a quick session here and there should be fun.

I bought Marvel vs. Capcom 2 on XBL. I remember being amazed by this game in arcades, so I couldn't stay away. Unfortunately, I doubt I'll spend a lot of time with it. Like most fighters, it's just too technical to be fun for me.

I want to get sucked into Fallout 3 again, but not without purchasing the dlc, and cash is short this month.

I'm in limbo again. Usually, I have one game that I really focus on, but I'm lacking that at the moment. Just playing a few games in bursts in the meantime.

Spigot

08-04-2009, 02:34 PM

Wow, Prizefighter. You're about the first person I've seen who didn't love RFG to death.

I played a tiny bit of Mothership Zeta last night and adore what I've seen so far. I want to collect all of the abductee audio journals. And it's sad how wimpy my weapons are compared to the shock baton that the aliens drop. Sheesh.

Purple Santa

08-04-2009, 02:45 PM

I won't hold that against you..... much. ;)

Hey, we all have our vices. I have no idea with the short frustration span I have, I actually enjoyed the last gen Tomb Raiders for it's "unique" controls involving jumping. I even understand why most left the series after TR 2. I kept on buying into the series...I own a pre-order Lara Croft resin statue bobblehead that is a prize treasure of mine. Does it make any sense why I like the series? Pfft...called insanity :D But the last two were really good games. That is no fanboyism. Now when I tell you to go out and play TR: Angel of Darkness...run...
I just got my code for Braid from my win as a member of the Mob a week or two ago in 1 vs. 100. I gave it to my buddy who had never heard of the game. He's very happy now.

I'll see how happy he is in a day or two when he can't figure out how to get one or two of the puzzle pieces... :)
Exactly. I love Braid. I want to figure out those puzzles...some day...just not today. The best game I think that I can't finish...
Well, I just finished it. Purps, you need to beat it...although I think the level design takes a hit at the end, the very end of the game is pretty satisfying (with a door left open for a sequel, of course). What took me so long was not shooting anyone for that stupid achievement.
I will beat it...eventually. At the moment my greenhouse quarters are condemned from extreme heat but if I sneak a few hours in the morning I can play on my Xbox. I figured what took so long was you were trying for that evil achievement. I think i'm going to go back to an earlier save and try it again. I do want to see that ending which is why I am even bothering going back to finish.

Ok, I did start up Dreamfall. Wow, does the game look so much nicer. Except it doesn't control the same or as easily as TLJ. I tried using a mouse...nope...I even tried my xbox controller...this is going to take some time getting used to moving and looking. My PC noobness is now showing...i'll stick with the xbox controller...but damn it's weird to look and try to click on stuff.

Still obsessed with virtual golf, i'm halfway through the U.S. Open and in the lead.

Spigot

08-04-2009, 03:14 PM

Kielaran

08-04-2009, 05:25 PM

So you are going to Quebec too? :p;)

Nope, Vermont. Take in a few Breweries, hike a mountain and hit up the Ben and Jerry's factory. :)

Spigot

08-04-2009, 06:19 PM

Aaaaand I'm back at work. Good times. It's sad that the guys here already know I have a giant bag full of software and are basically treating me like the local Brockbuster (get it?).

At least they don't hide the fact that they only care about me for my games... sniff...

Purple Santa

08-04-2009, 10:07 PM

I found Dreamfall unplayable with mouse and keyboard controls. I did go out and buy a 360 wired controller just to play the game and enjoyed it immensely when played that way. This was before I owned a 360, mind you!
Well this makes me feel much better. I know i'm no PC gamer but holy crow...for an adventure game, the mouse/keyboard combo was awful. I'll definitely keep playing now...
Nope, Vermont. Take in a few Breweries, hike a mountain and hit up the Ben and Jerry's factory. :)
B&J's...mmmmmm....send us back some samples :p. And of course enjoy the vacation...maybe you will fall in love with someone and move to Vermont. Hey, I can dream for you can't I? :D
Aaaaand I'm back at work. Good times. It's sad that the guys here already know I have a giant bag full of software and are basically treating me like the local Brockbuster (get it?).

At least they don't hide the fact that they only care about me for my games... sniff...
And they call me Santa...so what was in your bag of goodies? And better to be loved in some way...than not at all :p In all seriousness, I think it's cool that you do such things for your guys. I wish more people in the field had your compassion.

Some sage advice about portable gaming and virtual golf: trying to play a game such as golf in a moving vehicle...makes it much more challenging. No more golfing in moving vehicles for me. Still attempting to win the U.S. Open...

Wilkz07

08-05-2009, 12:17 AM

Kane & Lynch - got a few friends together in a party and played multiple rounds of Fragile Alliance. Traded a few achievements and then played to finish as a group and a few with 1 traitor vs the respawned as cops. good times.

Fallout 3 Mothership Zeta - great dlc. too bad that was the last one, this game could keep going on and on.

Spigot

08-05-2009, 12:23 AM

Ah, I didn't have anything too exciting in ye olde bag of tricks. They just know that I've got lots of stuff when I work an overnight and wanted to borrow it all.

Sigh. Just when I thought I had things buttoned down, I have to go and start a kind of quasi-fight with my online rental guys. Now I'm stressing again... and I'm in the right! Would it kill them to send me an e-mail that wasn't auto-generated?

Troggles

08-05-2009, 12:53 AM

Ok, I did start up Dreamfall. Wow, does the game look so much nicer. Except it doesn't control the same or as easily as TLJ. I tried using a mouse...nope...I even tried my xbox controller...this is going to take some time getting used to moving and looking. My PC noobness is now showing...i'll stick with the xbox controller...but damn it's weird to look and try to click on stuff.

I felt the same way when I first started the game, but decided to stick with keyboard/mouse controls. After a couple of hours playing the game, it finally clicked with me and it all felt so perfect. It's different, I know, but once you get the hang of it it's as intuitive and fluid as any game I've ever played.

Purple Santa

08-05-2009, 09:38 AM

Sigh. Just when I thought I had things buttoned down, I have to go and start a kind of quasi-fight with my online rental guys. Now I'm stressing again... and I'm in the right! Would it kill them to send me an e-mail that wasn't auto-generated?
Well, the first response from Gamefly is auto-generated if that makes you feel any better. Then within 48 hrs, a real reply is sent. Holding out hope, that occurs here.
I felt the same way when I first started the game, but decided to stick with keyboard/mouse controls. After a couple of hours playing the game, it finally clicked with me and it all felt so perfect. It's different, I know, but once you get the hang of it it's as intuitive and fluid as any game I've ever played.
I like the game and want to see the sequel to badly to give up on it. I figure play around with it long enough, some semblance of being able to navigate in the game would come more comfortable. It just makes it less of a "pick up and play" with the controls being so uncomfortable for now. Now when I think about playing, it's about having to deal with the controls etc. Then I drift to thoughts of playing something else.

I'm thinking of moving my PS3 down into the cooler parts of the house so I can play something on that. Anyone know how long Kingdom Hearts takes to finish? The news of the release of the DS game in September has me wanting to start playing them.

Gorvi

08-05-2009, 09:40 AM

I'm thinking of moving my PS3 down into the cooler parts of the house so I can play something on that. Anyone know how long Kingdom Hearts takes to finish? The news of the release of the DS game in September has me wanting to start playing them.
25-30 hours maybe? I can check my save files when I get home, I have them both archived on the PS3, but I think both KH games were about that. KH2 is much better than KH1.

I played FFXI a bit last night with Cyndair, Goronmon, Silentdeath, Suave Peanut, and Wraith (welcome to Lakshmi!), we had a pretty decent time getting Goron to 20 so he can finally get his Chocobo License. :)

I got in a bit more Heavenly Sword this morning, though not much. I now need to shoot rockets into feild of soldiers and somehow kill 500 of them. I'm pretty close to the end I think.

Spigot

08-05-2009, 10:54 AM

Ok. Time to start (and hopefully finish) my romp through the alien ship in FO3. I haven't played a vidya game in over 24 hours and my brain is starting to hurt!

National Kato

08-05-2009, 03:21 PM

I've reached level 28 in PQ: Galactrix and am enjoying it much more than when I started. the Leapgate hacking minigame is still a bit of an annoyance, as it now appears that Leapgates close over time so I'm forced to hack them all over again. :(

Otherwise, my struggle right now is to make some big money in order to afford a larger ship. I'm finding myself outmatched by the Voltraag Death Ray (standard, it seems, on every Voltraag ship) and I'm starting to run up against level 50 enemies that pretty regularly trounce me.

Purple Santa

08-05-2009, 04:19 PM

Ok. Time to start (and hopefully finish) my romp through the alien ship in FO3. I haven't played a vidya game in over 24 hours and my brain is starting to hurt!

I don't think I could manage without playing some kind of vid game within a 24 hr period. I'm trying to think the last time it happened....I don't think it has since...I was married to the Dark Empress or better known as my X-wife.

I squeaked out a win for the U.S. Open in my virtual golf life so i'm having a better year than Tiger :). Of course he does have that money from endorsements while I don't...ouch. I'm in a lazy gaming mood so this is pretty much all i'm motivated to play. I am sending back a bunch of Gamefly rentals i'm not playing nor will be playing anytime soon. I am going to try to focus on playing 'Splosion Man in spurts and give Kingdom Hearts a try (Thanks Gorvi for the info).

Spigot

08-05-2009, 07:30 PM

I made it a few more levels into 'Splosion Man (I think I'm on 2-4 or 2-5 now) and it's as delightful as always.

I'm made it through a good chunk of Mothership Zeta before succumbing to VATS sickness and having to play something else. I'm cursing myself for not bringing up my usual Winterized Power Armour from Anchorage. I love my alien disintegrator rifle though. It's amazing.

Doogie2K

08-05-2009, 11:21 PM

Started the co-op campaign in Dawn of War II with my regular strategy-game buddy, and I've just received my first off-world mission. I'm starting to get the hang of controlling the squads; it's kind of in a weird place, initially. It's not like I can't manage multiple groups of units in an RTS as a general rule, but for whatever reason, the RPG elements threw me off at first just enough to force me to use one or the other. I'm starting to adapt to the DoW II mode of play, and I'm beginning to like it. Not coincidentally, I just unlocked the jetpackers, which we will undoubtedly be fighting like schoolchildren over in the coming days.

I also played a bit of Red Alert 3 yesterday. The fourth Japanese mission -- defend Pearl Harbor -- can bite me.

Spigot

08-05-2009, 11:27 PM

Purple Santa

08-06-2009, 06:08 AM

Ok. I really didn't want to do this, but I finally broke down and looked up a solution to a puzzle in FS&R on Gamefaqs. I didn't actually read the solution, just where the solution is found, so I'll still have to sort it out myself...

But man. I resisted as much as possible because it's very easy to fall into a habit of checking solutions once you've started, but upon seeing how the puzzle is to be solved, I know for a fact that I'd have NEVER thought to look there.

Ok, I lied. It did cross my mind, but it was probably the last place I would have thought to look for the solution to the puzzle, esp. in my sleep-deprived mind.

I know you like to solve the game yourself which i'm sure made the looking all the more painful. However...that game...you are granted sainthood if you haven't looked earlier. I really did like the game, but not in the frame of mind at the moment for such a eccentric perspective in a game or it's gameplay. But there is always a point in a game for me that i'll come across a puzzle I can't solve, then look at the solution...realizing no way I would of thought of that. I did most of The Lost Journey by myself but two puzzles I did look. I don't remember at the moment which one it was but I said out loud "who the F*** would of thought to do that??

Wilkz07

08-06-2009, 06:28 AM

Mothership Zeta -finished. great dlc though it seemed a little short. going to restart and play as good this time around but hit up the spaceship first to bank the weapons early on.

Kane & Lynch - new appreciation for this game once I figured out how precise the aiming has to be. Played a lot of online Fragile Alliance on tuesday with 3 other friends. Better to play with friends in a party rather than douchebags who turn on you as soon as the round starts.

CoD4 (ps3) - ranked to lvl 10 playing hardcore headquarters and some Ground War maps. not keen on the amount of glitch exploiters, especially on the maps that use the kill cam... YEAH I SEE YOU UNDER THE MAP SHOOTING ME ASS! hopefully they patch it, but there hasn't been much support for the game since Variety map pack - why is World at War getting all the DLC?

Gorvi

08-06-2009, 06:40 AM

Heavenly Sword - Finished. That was one hell of a boss fight/ending sequence. I'm very glad I played the game now, if for nothing other than the story elements. The gameplay was competant enough, but not really as deep as I would have liked.

Now I get to decide what to play next. I really should go back and do the end of Metroid Prime 2 since Trilogy is coming out so soon. I'm in a Nintendo mood, so there's that, Super Paper Mario (which I still really want to play despite the "meh" reaction I've heard about it, I loved 1000 Year Door) or even Zelda. Or maybe I'll go back to Dead Space..... Or play Folklore..... Decisions decisions. :)

Cyndair

08-06-2009, 06:52 AM

Heavenly Sword - Finished. That was one hell of a boss fight/ending sequence. I'm very glad I played the game now, if for nothing other than the story elements. The gameplay was competant enough, but not really as deep as I would have liked.

I too enjoyed HS despite its flaws, particularly the ending. I really hope that they get to do a sequel (Has this been confirmed? Can't remember...). So that they can delver a bit deeper into the combat system and flesh out the game's world a bit more.

Now I get to decide what to play next. I really should go back and do the end of Metroid Prime 2 since Trilogy is coming out so soon. I'm in a Nintendo mood, so there's that, Super Paper Mario (which I still really want to play despite the "meh" reaction I've heard about it, I loved 1000 Year Door) or even Zelda. Or maybe I'll go back to Dead Space..... Or play Folklore..... Decisions decisions. :)

I had a hard time with the end boss of MP2 for some reason. It just felt... unfair. I didn't feel limited by the game's controls at all until that particular fight. I got past it eventually but I was more annoyed than having fun. (Disclaimer: I'm a huuuuuge Metroid fan and I was still annoyed) Still, it's worth seeing at least, I'd say.

I've played through Super Paper Mario and it's a fun romp but it ran a bit long. The combat wasn't as deep as 1000yr Door (the story was funny and charming though). In the end, I saw it through just to see the dialogue and story but I was totally bored by the end of it.

Zelda, I loved the whole way through. I think I put 50 hours into it in less than 2 weeks when it came out. I'm not sure why you are having so much trouble getting into it. I eat up anything Zelda though and I'm an admitted fanboy.

Gorvi

08-06-2009, 07:00 AM

I had a hard time with the end boss of MP2 for some reason. It just felt... unfair. I didn't feel limited by the game's controls at all until that particular fight. I got past it eventually but I was more annoyed than having fun. (Disclaimer: I'm a huuuuuge Metroid fan and I was still annoyed) Still, it's worth seeing at least, I'd say.
See, I'm a huge Metroid fan too, I've played and beaten every game in the series aside from Prime 2 (saved right before that annoying last boss), Prime 3 (which will be remedied in a few weeks), and Hunters (which I refuse to aknowledge). That boss just sucked, and at the time I didn't have the patience for it.
I've played through Super Paper Mario and it's a fun romp but it ran a bit long. The combat wasn't as deep as 1000yr Door (the story was funny and charming though). In the end, I saw it through just to see the dialogue and story but I was totally bored by the end of it.
About how long is it? The game looks like more of a platformer than the GameCube game was, is that the case or have I just not seen enough of it? I love the style it seems to have.
Zelda, I loved the whole way through. I think I put 50 hours into it in less than 2 weeks when it came out. I'm not sure why you are having so much trouble getting into it. I eat up anything Zelda though and I'm an admitted fanboy.
I'm the same way with Zelda as I am with Metroid: I love the series. I just had a bit of a hard time with the Wii controls. I need to go back to it......

Cyndair

08-06-2009, 07:23 AM

See, I'm a huge Metroid fan too, I've played and beaten every game in the series aside from Prime 2 (saved right before that annoying last boss), Prime 3 (which will be remedied in a few weeks), and Hunters (which I refuse to aknowledge). That boss just sucked, and at the time I didn't have the patience for it.

Haha, glad it wasn't just me then. You will LOVE Prime 3 then. It's my favorite of the Prime series (until Prime 1 comes out with new play control anyway). The controls just make the game that much better.

About how long is it? The game looks like more of a platformer than the GameCube game was, is that the case or have I just not seen enough of it? I love the style it seems to have.

I believe it took me close to 30 hours to beat it. It is a platformer and a charming one at that. The whole flipping between 2d and 3d mechanic is well implemented and a lot of fun. However, it gets tired and I sort of felt like the level design lost steam toward the end. There is one particular chapter, for example, where you are just running through the same tile set over and over again fighting enemies in a "tournament" type thing. I really felt like it was filler and almost gave up on the game. Overall I still really enjoyed the game but it could have been about 5-10 hours shorter and more focused and I wouldn't have anything bad to say about it. The reason it's compared to 1000yr door is due to the graphical style writing style (which is very similar even if the game play mechanics aren't).

I'm the same way with Zelda as I am with Metroid: I love the series. I just had a bit of a hard time with the Wii controls. I need to go back to it......

You could always track down the Gamecube version if you dislike the Wii controls. You'd loose widescreen but I think I remember you saying that you played Wii on an SDTV anyway. I got used to the waggle sword mechanic after a couple hours and I loved the IR aiming for the bow and other devices.

LarsenNET

08-06-2009, 07:34 AM

The end boss for Prime 2 (Emperor Ing) is the hardest boss in the whole trilogy by far. It took me forever to beat that bastard.

I loved Mario 1000yr door but Super Paper Mario is terrible. I almost never give up on games but this was not fun for me at all.

Gorvi

08-06-2009, 07:59 AM

Now I almost want to play SPM just because it's quality is being called into question......

And Cyn, I have my Wii hooked up to my LCD with my PS3 and 360, so having the widescreen in the Wii version of Zelda is a nice thing.

Dammit, I have too many choices sitting around.

Purple Santa

08-06-2009, 08:35 AM

Now I get to decide what to play next. I really should go back and do the end of Metroid Prime 2 since Trilogy is coming out so soon. I'm in a Nintendo mood, so there's that, Super Paper Mario (which I still really want to play despite the "meh" reaction I've heard about it, I loved 1000 Year Door) or even Zelda. Or maybe I'll go back to Dead Space..... Or play Folklore..... Decisions decisions. :)
Undecisive here...P4, Kingdom Hearts, Yakuza 2 and 'Splosion Man. I really want to play Kingdom Hearts but I know P4 is the "better" game. The shortness of KH though might be better at the moment. P4 might be better in a month when i'm near my PS3 on a regular basis aka watching tv with ADD. And for some reason...I have a hankering for running around Tokyo..or wherever Yakuza is set in... Finish off Dead Space then move onto Folklore. My 2 cents :D
I too enjoyed HS despite its flaws, particularly the ending. I really hope that they get to do a sequel (Has this been confirmed? Can't remember...). So that they can delver a bit deeper into the combat system and flesh out the game's world a bit more.

I wish ADDGirl would finish playing HS. Although it was so long ago she played...I was into the story and she never finished the game. I won't play it....the sixaxis crap would drive me insane.

You could always track down the Gamecube version if you dislike the Wii controls. You'd loose widescreen but I think I remember you saying that you played Wii on an SDTV anyway. I got used to the waggle sword mechanic after a couple hours and I loved the IR aiming for the bow and other devices.
I really need to do that. I hated the motion controls in TP. The game was typical Zelda, which I was enjoying...but the damn motion control...blah. I tried to play it recently, but I think my disc is borked for some reason. My Wii refuses to read it. And now thinking of Gamecube games, it reminded me I never did play Eternal Darkness that I have sitting around...unplayed...

Today's game agenda: Kingdom Hearts, Yakuza 2 and maybe...XIII...I have hidden my PSP...