Weekend Gaming - What's in your Queue?

[Purple Santa]

Finally, the weekend arrives. Another big week of new releases so plenty to choose from but how much time to you really have to play them all? I don't have any time. Too busy with school so I'm cutting back on my "hopes" of what I will play...my hopes are:

Dead Space- Started to play this last night and it spooked me enough I had to stop playing. I scare easy so I'm not a good judge whether a title is truly scary but...DS is creepy enough.

Time Hollow- hoping to play this while I watch some TV. It seems each time I'm watching TV these days I'm falling asleep I'm so tired...

GH III- Maybe some Co-op with Ms. Claus if she's not busy playing Fable 2. Speaking of which...Mag you get Fable 2 yet ?

So what is everybody playing?

[Reverant]

Playing Far Cry 2 with The Doors rocking in the background.

TRY TO SET THE NIGHT ON FIIIIIIIIIIRE!

[kropotkin]

This weekend is quite frankly scary gaming wise. After picking up beta's for both Resistance 2 and CoD5 care of Fileplanet I'm also going to have to juggle that with Fable 2 and Dead Space. Oh and fit in Warhammer Online to boot. I think it's safe to say my head is likely to explode.

[Zrikz]

Gonna check out some Dead Space and Farcry2 and maybe a few minutes of EvE. Other than that... more paper writing time.

[Lekon]

Fable 2! Lots of it too!

[KamaItachi]

No idea. Will probably shuffle through some of my older titles and see if there'a anything that grabs me. I know I'm nearly finished my second run through of Mass Effect, but I haven't touched that in months.

I could also finally get into Episode 1/2 for half-Life. I only just got around to finishing off the game proper last week, so it might be an idea while it's still fresh in my mind.

[axion]

These: FC2, ZPS, TF2.

[KidCactus]

Dead Space- Started to play this last night and it spooked me enough I had to stop playing. I scare easy so i'm not a good judge whether a title is truly scary but...DS is creepy enough.

This is what I'll be spending my weekend with too. And I'm the same way; I scare very easy, and I have to take breaks just to calm down, but it's just so damn good I can't stop playing.

Last night when I was playing chapter five something (can't remember what it was) scared the shit out of made both me and my girlfriend (she's watching me play), and we screamed so loud that our neighbor's dog started barking. :D

[LarsenNET]

Finally finished MGS1-3. I just started MGS4 and finished Act 1 last night, I hope to get through Act 2 this weekend and play some GH:WT Sunday.

[Gorvi]

Still going on through Wild ARMs XF. I'm just about midway through the 4th act (at 52 hours), which is the last act before the final stage of the game. Hopefully I'll get a good amount of time with the game, since as soon as I finish it I'll be going to grab the new Star Ocean.

FFXI once again is back in the regular rotation. I'm working on San d'Oria [S] quests now, which I should be able to finish this weekend other than the very last one, which I'll need help with.

Other than that, I'll be putting some time into the Resistance 2 beta co-op. That is so much fun.

[Purple Santa]

This is what I'll be spending my weekend with too. And I'm the same way; I scare very easy, and I have to take breaks just to calm down, but it's just so damn good I can't stop playing.

Last night when I was playing chapter five something (can't remember what it was) scared the shit out of made both me and my girlfriend (she's watching me play), and we screamed so loud that our neighbor's dog started barking. :D

At least you had someone there to scream with. That was my mistake last night. Ms. Claus went out and I had a few hours to myself, decided to treat myself to playing Dead Space. I figure try it out to see how I would like it. Well, I like it...but it's not a game I think i'll be playing alone, in the dark, in an attic, in an old house where you can hear the house making noises...yeah...so I will be screaming with Ms. Claus on this game...

After I turned Dead Space off I went to play something safe....GH III was nice and noisey :p

[rein]

I downloaded the Resistance 2 beta last night and will probably give it a go this week end. I'm going to pick up and play something on the DS or PSP this weekend too. I just don't know what yet.

[Kelegacy]

Fable 2 this weekend. Had to restart the game twice so far because of bugs. Not cool.

I didn't find Dead Space scary. The monsters themselves, the amount of action in the game (and enemies) really ruined the "scare" for me. Too much fighting means I don't have time to be freaked out. I think they should have paced the enemy encounters better.

[menage]

FABLE 2!. It deserves to be written in caps dammit.

What bugs?

[KidCactus]

After I turned Dead Space off I went to play something safe....GH III was nice and noisey :p

That's a good idea, really, because I actually had nightmares earlier this week, after having played it right up until bedtime. :o

It felt like being 8 years old again, having watched A Nightmare on Elm Street, even though I wasn't allowed to.

[DangerousDaze]

Dead Space is out in the UK today. That's my target.

[Kelegacy]

FABLE 2!. It deserves to be written in caps dammit.

What bugs?

One wasn't a bug, but a bad development decision. I was boxed in an alley by townies and couldn't get past them. Had to restart.

Second time I somehow accrued 6 coins instead of 5 before buying the Music Box...and then the vendor wouldn't even talk to me so I could buy it--even my bread trail wouldn't work. The mission was borked. The mission that you NEED to even start your adventure!! I was ripped and had to start the entire game over again.

Hopefully that's the last issue I encounter, but having encountered 2 in the prologue alone, I'm skeptical.

[itchyeyes]

Loads of Fable 2. Also got Resistance from GF and a Resistance 2 beta code but I doubt I'll make it to either.

[roboninja]

I might be late to the party with this, but I love the fact that, because you put your real name in as Purple Santa, the byline reads "posted by Purple 'Purple Santa' Santa :D

[menage]

One wasn't a bug, but a bad development decision. I was boxed in an alley by townies and couldn't get past them. Had to restart.

Second time I somehow accrued 6 coins instead of 5 before buying the Music Box...and then the vendor wouldn't even talk to me so I could buy it--even my bread trail wouldn't work. The mission was borked. The mission that you NEED to even start your adventure!! I was ripped and had to start the entire game over again.

Hopefully that's the last issue I encounter, but having encountered 2 in the prologue alone, I'm skeptical.

Lol, that last one sounds pretty borked indeed. 6 coins hay, I'm going to try that out sometime:p

First one seemed like kinda of an accident though.

Didn't have any problems yet, except for a Hobbe getting stuck in a wall. Or people walking through a solid wooden door, but I can live with that.

[Fubl]

hopefully going to start something on this list:
dead space
Midnight club
fable II
Nba 2k9

I just spent almost 30 hours takeing over still water so im in a good mood.

[Alkanos]

More Fable 2 for me, also getting Dokapon Kingdom from Gamefly (it was in the middle of my Queue, but looks interesting). And I might be getting Dead Space as well, don't know for sure on that.

[Young Al Capone]

Far Cry 2 and Castlvania: Order of Ecclesia. Also having to apply for jobs, which is certainly not the most fun way to spend a weekend.

[jpublic]

Like to play: King's Bounty on my PC, Dead Space on my PC, Fable II on the 360.
Probably going to play: KB on the PC, Rock Band 2 on the 360 with the wife.

[National Kato]

Far Cry 2 and lots of it. Fable 2 has been relegated to the 'I'll get to it later' shelf, as it just doesn't stand up, comparatively, in terms of sheer enjoyment. I'd like to also get some NHL09 played as I'm about 5 games from the Stanley Cup finals with my Be A Pro character.

[Grifter]

Fable 2
Far Cry 2 (PC)
Infinite Undiscovery
and last but certainly not least World of Goo, this game is as awesome as the title of the game above it is stupid which is to say very!

[Loki_09]

Halloween party this weekend, and a takehome exam to finish up. Probably wont have any time to game, but if I do, I'll probably work through W3: The Frozen Throne on Hard a little more. I'll be picking up either Fable or Fallout next week.

[bean]

Fable 2 - It's awesome.
Warhammer Online - Still liking it a lot. They need to make all RVR scenarios score well though as people only want to do the ones that are fast and are high scoring.
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed - Getting it from Gamefly. I've heard bad things, so no high hopes, but I'll give it a shot.

[Purple Santa]

That's a good idea, really, because I actually had nightmares earlier this week, after having played it right up until bedtime. :o

It felt like being 8 years old again, having watched A Nightmare on Elm Street, even though I wasn't allowed to.
I think we need to be like Kelegacy and put on our big boy pants now :p. Since he didn't find it scary...or maybe just have to play with him...up for a trip to Maine? ;) It's still early in the game for me so i'll have to post in the DS thread to see how it goes further. I'm hoping I stay scared...my feeling is I probably will...

I might be late to the party with this, but I love the fact that, because you put your real name in as Purple Santa, the byline reads "posted by Purple 'Purple Santa' Santa :D
I noticed that last week when it got moved and I :o a bit. When creating my profile I didn't think my real name would ever be needed. And certainly didn't think I would see my thread in news...maybe i'll create a pen name :).

@Jay/Fits: Thanks for the editing of the post and moving it.

Edit: I think my pen name should be manly....something like....Brock ;) Sorry Spigot...I couldn't help but think of your name as a good pen name...

[Cyndair]

Rock Band 2 with friends and probably some Warhammer: Online on the side.

I also get to play "learn how to deliver a baby" class pretty much all day tomorrow with my wife.

[Wilkz07]

Dead Space
Job Search
Fallout 3
Job Search
Warhammer Online
Job Search
Job Search
Wii Fit - yes i'm awesome at cardio boxing

[KidCactus]

I think we need to be like Kelegacy and put on our big boy pants now :p. Since he didn't find it scary...or maybe just have to play with him...up for a trip to Maine? ;) It's still early in the game for me so i'll have to post in the DS thread to see how it goes further. I'm hoping I stay scared...my feeling is I probably will...
I'm always up for some traveling, but Maine's just a bit too far away, me being on the other side of the Atlantic and all.

And to be honest, I'm starting to get a liiitle bit less scared than I was booting it up for the first time, having played through five chapters now. But I'm still jumpy as hell when something all of a sudden bursts out of a wall to get me. So who knows, by the end of this weekend maybe I'll proudly be wearing those big boy pants too!

Nah, who am I kidding...

[Bad Buddha]

Going to try to get a little further in The Witcher. I'm at a point where I'm having some difficulty advancing in any of the quests; so I just dick around, gambling and killing Drowners in the sewers and swamp. can't seem to get past that BIG plant in the swamp area.

Also receiving a new GIGABYTE GA-EP35-DS3L motherboard and an E8400 today so I''ll be installing that in my game PC! :D

Handing over my E6300 to my son so that he can do his 3D renders in a reasonable timeframe.

[Mdot]

Fable 2. Lots and lots of Fable 2. I'm officially obsessed.

[DeathtollWRX]

I am planning on playing a BOATLOAD of FABLE 2. I need to make sure I smash it this weekend so I have a reason to buy Fallout 3 on Tuesday!

I am soo loving Fable 2.

This is gonna be a great weekend, Wife is working Saturday so it's time to game!

[roguebaboon]

Midnight Club: LA
World at War beta

[Goronmon]

Far Cry 2, Fable 2, WAR and WoW.

[Maskatron]

R2 beta (I'm going to be adding some of you people to my PSN list) & Dead Space.

[Restlessavenger]

Like most people I have way too much to play. On the docket this weekend we have

PS3: Far Cry 2; Dead Space; Resistance 2 Beta
360: Midnight Club LA; Fable 2; Saints Row 2
DS: Disgaea DS.

[National Kato]

Handing over my E6300 to my son so that he can do his 3D renders in a reasonable timeframe.

*sniff* What a great Dad. All my father ever gave me was an old lambskin family heirloom. :(

[Dukefrukem]

I'm going to blockbuster right now to whore up more Trophies for Bioshock and that racing game.

[Bad Buddha]

*sniff* What a great Dad.

He says he wants it for 3D Studio Max and Maya renders, but I think he just wants to crank the options in Warhammer Online!

Oh well, If it helps his school efforts he should be able to get some fun out of it.

All my father ever gave me was an old lambskin family heirloom. :(

Can't be beat for sensitivity and closeness! :D

How old was it? :( Did your grandfather use it? Ewwwwwww!

[bapenguin]

Probably try to finish Fable 2. Also just got a Resistance 2 beta code!

[Jackel]

Going to get started on Far Cry 2.

Also probably put a few more hours into Vampire: Masquerade Bloodlines now that I finally fixed my damn corrupt saved game files.

Maybe see if I can finish up Prey as well.

Probably end up with some co-op BG: DA 2 w/ the wife.

[Widgetcraft]

Moar Fable 2. I beat the game once, and now I'm cleaning up side-quests, while working on two new characters.

[Rakael]

My GF and son are going out of town Sunday morning, leaving me with a full day to do nothing but play Fable 2 and drink. So awesome.

[TheFlyingOrc]

I'm playing Mega Man 9 Superhero mode. I am towering mega man god among you mere mortals.

Also, what all of you SHOULD be playing, Mother 3 fan translation.

[Scaryfaced]

More and more Dead Space for me. I'm kind of a wuss when it comes to scary stuff, but I'm handling DS suprisingly well. The "survival horror" moniker really doesn't fit this game, honestly. This isn't something akin to Resident Evil. Your pretty much a walking, no talkin alien killing machine, which kinda takes the edge off. Still, space commando or not, Dead Space is freaky. Unexpected giant arms aside, the environment creates an incredibly tense atmosphere. There's been more than one occasion where I've been swarmed by necromorphs and end up running for my life, yelling "Ohshitohshitohshitohshit!". It wasn't a triggered event, just an average encounter. While not "scary", its certainly tense and full of suprises.

Two thumbs up so far. The end of Ch. 6 was epic and I'm looking forward to seeing what else can possibly happen.
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[Arphahat]

Dwarf Fortress -- been playing with some of the guys here (http://www.colonyofgamers.com/cogforums/showthread.php?t=1086). Come, join us!

TF2
Hinterland
Colonization
Maybe I'll finally get around to installing the Witcher
Maybe some Super Mario Galaxy or something else on the Wii... never finished Metroid.

[Norse]

I bought Fable 2, Dead Space and Far Cry 2 this week. I've started with Dead Space, and so far I love it (3rd chapter). I might try the other two in between DS sessions since I can't play DS for too long. The atmosphere is too tense for me :o

[Gorvi]

Add LittleBigPlanet for me, I'll have it tomorrow! :D

[astranoir]

I'll be playing Fable II this weekend.

If anyone wants to co-op with me, feel free to add me, but be sure to send a message that you want to play so I know.

[OldJadedGamer]

I just got a beta code for Resistance 2 so I'll be checking that out. Not wanting to spend more time in the COD5 beta but knowing I will since I'm the only one in my friend's group who has maxed out their rank and I can never turn down a game invite.

Single player maybe try to finish Uncharted finally, more Wipeout HD, and if I have time venture back into Viva Pinata 2.

Odds are, just more COD4 though.

[Cavalier]

Fable 2, X3 and Warhammer for me.

Then off to Wembley for the NFL game on Sunday :)

[Kelegacy]

Add LittleBigPlanet for me, I'll have it tomorrow! :D

This just in, no you won't (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0).

Sorry. :(

[Purple Santa]

Add LittleBigPlanet for me, I'll have it tomorrow! :D

Just as we all suspected...you are secretly a Sony employee and are getting it early ;).

[Gorvi]

This just in, no you won't (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0).

Sorry. :(
You, sir, are an asshole. ;) :p
Just as we all suspected...you are secretly a Sony employee and are getting it early ;).
Ha, I wish! For any of the big three. Man, that'd be nice. :cool:

[MagGnome]

Speaking of which...Mag you get Fable 2 yet ?

I think that's the first time I've been called out on the front page of any site.

No Fable 2 yet, although I'm planning on picking up the game in about 4 hours. I have a coworker coming to get me for a short shopping trip, and my goal is to finally snag a copy of the game. I would have had it earlier this week, but the Target downtown sold all of their copies and hasn't yet restocked the game.

I'm definitely planning on playing more Dead Space this weekend as well. I know avakus is way ahead of me and keeps demanding that I catch up. :p

[diablopath]

I'll be trying to finish up Dead Space. I'm at the start of Chapter 6 now, and my goal is to complete it before leaving for Florida on Wednesday.

I'll fit some Fable 2 in, somewhere.

[Variable Gear]

http://cdn1.gamepro.com/global/radar/blog_images/102848-1.jpg

...And the Guitar Hero: World Tour release party. :)

[Gorvi]

Holy shit, Variable, that's real (http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?r=1&ISBN=9780470402979&ourl=Wii%2DFor%2DDummies%2FKyle%2DOrland). That's just.... I can't find a word that properly expresses my disappointent.

[Purple Santa]

I think that's the first time I've been called out on the front page of any site.


Well I broke your front page calling out cherry...woohooo:eek::eek:

Ms. Claus said it's about time you are buying it. She sees Astronoir on all the time playing...I think she's hoping for a threesome in Fable 2...;)

[Purple Santa]

Holy shit, Variable, that's real (http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?r=1&ISBN=9780470402979&ourl=Wii%2DFor%2DDummies%2FKyle%2DOrland). That's just.... I can't find a word that properly expresses my disappointent.

Aw, come on Gorvi...GH: World Tour isn't THAT bad ;)

[astranoir]

Ms. Claus said it's about time you are buying it. She sees Astronoir on all the time playing...I think she's hoping for a threesome in Fable 2...;)

Hmmm... I haven't heard this proposal, sounds interesting :D

[Orca]

Finished Dead Space, continued Fable II, started Spider-man: Web of Shadows, and put off Fallout 3 until Sunday.

[Purple Santa]

Finished Dead Space, continued Fable II, started Spider-man: Web of Shadows, and put off Fallout 3 until Sunday.

How is SM:WoS? I know Spigot was clamoring for it...want to know how it plays before I put it on my Gamefly backlog...

[ADDGirl]

Well I broke your front page calling out cherry...woohooo:eek::eek:

Ms. Claus said it's about time you are buying it. She sees Astronoir on all the time playing...I think she's hoping for a threesome in Fable 2...;)

Hmmm... I haven't heard this proposal, sounds interesting :D

How is it that I miss out on all these very interesting conversations that I am supposed to have contributed to? I feel so left out

[pseudopseudo]

Saint's Row 2: I'm at 86% right now. I'm shooting for all 1,000 gamerpoints on this. However, I also said that about GTA IV, a game I haven't popped in for about 3 months now.

D&D 4th Ed: Not actually playing, but my brother and I have been rolling characters to prepare for our first adventure this coming Tuesday. So far I have a Gnome Wizard and a Halfling Cleric.

Wario Land: Shake It!: I played it for a short bit the other night at work - and it's awesome. I'll hopefully be picking it up this weekend and playing it a bit more.

[Purple Santa]

How is it that I miss out on all these very interesting conversations that I am supposed to have contributed to? I feel so left out
Well this isn't a thread you visit so of course you feel left out :p.

As for the conversations...as any writer will tell you, we all have conversations that exist only in our minds...creative license ;)
Saint's Row 2: I'm at 86% right now. I'm shooting for all 1,000 gamerpoints on this. However, I also said that about GTA IV, a game I haven't popped in for about 3 months now.

Wario Land: Shake It!: I played it for a short bit the other night at work - and it's awesome. I'll hopefully be picking it up this weekend and playing it a bit more.

I would think getting all the 1000 points is easier in SR2 than GTA IV since I don't believe you need to find pigeons or do crazy ass jumps to get what you want.

I really need to play Wario Land: Shake it...another one that is slated for Gamefly....at least I have plenty to play during the slow winter months...

[Orca]

How is SM:WoS? I know Spigot was clamoring for it...want to know how it plays before I put it on my Gamefly backlog...

Some quick impressions here. (http://www.colonyofgamers.com/cogforums/showthread.php?t=1722)

Basically, if you're a comic/Spidey fan, it's not the low-scoring game that IGN said it was. The webswinging is fun, the combat starts slow but turns awesome in a hurry - I'm liking it.

[Purple Santa]

Some quick impressions here. (http://www.colonyofgamers.com/cogforums/showthread.php?t=1722)

Basically, if you're a comic/Spidey fan, it's not the low-scoring game that IGN said it was. The webswinging is fun, the combat starts slow but turns awesome in a hurry - I'm liking it.

Thanks for the impressions. I was an old time Spidey fan, collecting for years the comic. Never been into the movies or much of the games, although it seems there is a consensus Spiderman 2 game is the one to pick up. I'm going to add this to my list of "i'll get around to playing".

[MagGnome]

Well I broke your front page calling out cherry...woohooo:eek::eek:

Ms. Claus said it's about time you are buying it. She sees Astronoir on all the time playing...I think she's hoping for a threesome in Fable 2...;)

I bought it yesterday! I haven't had much time to play it yet, so I'm going to dig in today.

It's snowing, so I'm planning on staying in my room most of the afternoon.