WeekEND gaming(10/15/10)- What are YOU playing? [Archive]

Purple Santa

10-15-2010, 02:33 AM

As the weekend approaches thoughts of marathon gaming for most gamers is but a distant memory. This weekend however one of our own takes on those yesteryear memories of marathon gaming for a great cause. Battling the clock, sleep and a stack of games, I bring you National Kato and his 24 hour gaming marathon for Children’s Cancer Research. Words from the man himself National Kato:

Thank you Santa, for letting me hitch a ride on the Weekend Thread sled! Starting at 8:30 a.m. EDT on Saturday I'll be gaming for 24-hours straight and raising money for pediatric cancer research and treatment. Thanks to so many of you, we've already raised half of our goal!

I'll be giving away a ton of fun prizes throughout the 24 hours. Every donation earns you a chance to win a prize - and of course, each donation is fully tax deductible.

You can show your support by donating here (https://www.hospitalshelpingkids.org/ExtraLife/m.aspx?i=18589DC247898B499), joining me online to play some games, cheering along in the official thread (colonyofgamers.com/cogforums/showthread.php?t=19440) as the event happens, or any combination of the three!

Tune in Saturday to watch a grown man lose mental and motor functions (and possibly a bodily function) as I try to last the full 24! It'll be sad and charming at the same time. It's, you know...for kids! (www.youtube.com/watch?v=qF4uboXhJ7I)!

I hope everyone gets a chance sometime over the weekend to get a chance to cheer National Kato on. If NK has a party line open on his Xbox line, I’ll be there listening for any snoring.

As National Kato games for a better cause than my own, these are my selfish goals I plan on playing:

Fable 2- hoping to unlock the pick some flowers achievement to become a Botanist.

Yakuza 3- As soon as I get a HDMI cable since I seem to have misplaced the one I had.

Etrian Odyssey 3- Brushing up on the strategy that keeps you alive in this game: walk around slowly, then run quickly back to the save point.

Cheering section- keeping NK awake, ordering caffeine products to his home and plenty of pizza for the marathoner.

We know what one game marathoner will be doing. What is everyone else doing. What are YOU playing?

Kelegacy

10-15-2010, 04:53 AM

First off, good luck to Kato and he's a good man for what he's doing.

Me, it's pouring out right now and it's going to be pouring most of tomorrow. It sucks because it's stripped a ton of leaves from the trees. Why the hell does it have to rain so much in the fall? I want to see the seasons change slowely, not wake up after a rainstorm and have my trees winter-bare!

Anyway, it will give me an excuse to be inside for a bit, so I plan on playing the following:

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Will beat this over the weekend. Almost done with Chapter X, so that leaves XI and XII. Good game so far, but I might have to say a bit too long. It's good throughout, but it's definitely not a small, short game.

Singularity - I haven't installed this yet, but I plan on playing it after Castlevania. That or I'll pop in

Dragon Age or Risen or Fallout 3 to change things up. I've had my fill of the game-types that CV represents and need to slow it down a bit.

And if it gets nice and dries up on the lawns, I'll mow my leaves. I'm trying not to bag them up this year, so we'll see how it looks after I mow them instead. It's worked fine so far, but after this weekend I might be drowning in them...

menage

10-15-2010, 05:28 AM

Castlevania LOS as well

I actually like the size with this thing. It enhances the already epic scale and almost brings it into action RPG territory for me.

Gorvi

10-15-2010, 05:55 AM

Final Fantasy XIV - I should be getting back on tonight after not playing in a few days, ready to do more crafting. They're supposed to be "fixing" the market wards today, so we'll see how that goes.

Bioshock 2 I should hopefully be beating this tonight, I've really been enjoying it.

Valkyria Chronicles 2 And game #3, I hate how much I've barely touched this. Stupid reading getting in the way of the time I'd normally spend with the PSP........

LarsenNET

10-15-2010, 05:57 AM

Persona 3: Working way up to the 190th floor, late November, 62nd level.

Halo Reach: Started the 3rd level.

Kelegacy

10-15-2010, 06:01 AM

Bioshock 2 I should hopefully be beating this tonight, I've really been enjoying it.

It's not a spoiler at all, but towards the end of the game I said FU to the guns in the game and just used tonics to buff up my drill and used that instead for the last couple hours. Plus, I had a tonic that ONLY let me use the drill and the hacking tool, but let you boost your plasmids by quite a bit.

With just the drill, I had more fun. I had so many tonics that helped replenish health and EVE as I fought, that the game took on a whole new type of experience. I actually felt like a big daddy finally.

Gorvi

10-15-2010, 06:03 AM

It's not a spoiler at all, but towards the end of the game I said FU to the guns in the game and just used tonics to buff up my drill and used that instead for the last couple hours. Plus, I had a tonic that ONLY let me use the drill and the hacking tool, but let you boost your plasmids by quite a bit.

With just the drill, I had more fun. I had so many tonics that helped replenish health and EVE as I fought, that the game took on a whole new type of experience. I actually felt like a big daddy finally.
I was thinking of trying that, I just got that a little bit ago. I've already fully upgraded the drill, so that might be fun.

Purple Santa

10-15-2010, 06:07 AM

Persona 3: Working way up to the 190th floor, late November, 62nd level.

You are getting close to the last part of the game. Enjoy December :D

Bioshock 2 I should hopefully be beating this tonight, I've really been enjoying it.

Since you have liked the game so far, you should be in for a treat.

National Kato

10-15-2010, 06:55 AM

Thank you Santa, for the tip o' the hat. It goes without saying Saturday from 8:30 am to Sunday at 8:30 am I'll be plopped in front of my Xbox. My PS3 is in repair from a lightning strike, so the 360 will be my chariot for this race.

I'll be playing everything and anything. Taking suggestions and dropping into friends' games to join in the fun.

I'll be taking periodic breaks to come back here and update the event thread and give away all those great prizes. Feel free to find me on Live or PM me here if you feel like getting a particular game going.

Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to sleep all the way through to Saturday morning. ;)

Kelegacy

10-15-2010, 06:59 AM

National Kato

10-15-2010, 07:00 AM

What happens if your 360 RRODs during hour 3? What will you play then!?

I've got a backup console. Ha HA! :p

Kelegacy

10-15-2010, 07:06 AM

I've got a backup console. Ha HA! :p

You might want to have a few backups if you're going to play 24 hours....

My slim gets wicked hot, but so far so good. The fans blow out the heat but no problems and I've had it for a few months at least.

Anyway, if you drop dead I'll pick up the torch. Man, what I would love to give to tell my wife I'll be playing videogames for the next 24 hours. She'd be like, "Oh really?" And my son would be like, "You wanna bet?"

frederec

10-15-2010, 07:17 AM

Trying to keep my sanity, I'm pushing towards the end of Etrian Odyssey III. I'm on the 20th floor now, the last floor of the regular game.

Spigot

10-15-2010, 08:00 AM

You are a machine, frederec.

I'm actually kind of off this weekend, despite it technically being my weekend to work. I do have to work an overnight on Saturday though, but I'm going to have a bit of time to relax!

Here's what's on my plate for the weekend:

Enslaved (PS3) - Time to get back to work on this game. I had hoped to play it yesterday but had to take care of my sick son instead. Silly kids and their diseases!

Etrian Odyssey 3 (DS) - I'm nowhere near as far as frederec. I'm just gradually mapping out Floor 7 and trying not to die. I'm getting strong enough to take down the FOEs on Floor 6 though, so that's somewhat heartening.

Last Window (DS) - Distractions (see below) have kept me from putting more time into this than I wanted to, but I will give it the ol' college try over the weekend.

Super Scribblenauts (DS) - I might tinker with some of the challenge levels or try to get gold on some of the puzzles, but otherwise I think I'm done with the game for now. In that I finished it after 2 days of marathon gaming. I wish the original game had been what Super Scribblenauts is. I was totally glued to my DS for the past two days, coming up with sillier solutions to puzzles than I ever imagined :) It has been a while since a game just grabbed me and dragged me through it the way SS did.

FF: 4 Heroes Of Light (DS) - I picked this up on Tuesday with SS and haven't even put it in the DS yet. I'm just afraid that I'll get distracted and leave EO3 to languish if I fire it up, but I really want to try it out and see what it's like.

Amnesia (PC) - I'll probably take this for another spin tonight after it gets dark and everyone goes to bed. Eek!

Spiderman: Shattered Dimensions (360) - I've got this from the rental guys and am not sure how much more I'll bother with it. It's not bad, per se, but I'm already bored midway through the first level. I liked the brief bit of time I spent playing the Noir version of Spidey but that's probably because it felt very similar to Arkham Asylum. The Amazing stuff just doesn't live up to its name :) I'll probably fart around with it a bit more at work when I do the overnight shift though and see if I don't fall asleep after 10 minutes this time.

That's probably it, with maybe some Puzzle Quest 2 thrown in for good measure. In all honesty, I'm hoping that the majority of my time will be spent split between Enslaved and Etrian Odyssey 3 and Last Window. I'm going to hold off on getting back to Castlevania for a bit since I hear Enslaved is shorter.

Outside of gaming, I'm taking my parents to the airport for their flight to China tomorrow, then taking my son to another comic workshop at the comic shop (he's turning into quite the little artist) and then probably hitting the haunted train ride at the local electric railway museum in the evening. Then work. Sunday I shall rest!

rein

10-15-2010, 08:10 AM

I'm still downloading WoW. :eek: Actually, I stopped the download yesterday and just now restarted it. I meant to do it overnight but sort of forgot. :o I'm not sure how much WoW I will play this weekend anyway. I am hoping to not be hooked and play it as a filler when I am working from home and have a little time to kill. My laptop sits right beside me so I will probably be logged in a lot doing very little.

I do plan to try and get back into Atelier Rorona: Alchemist of Arland. If I can't get into it this weekend I am sending it back to GF and spending that time with Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale . I'm starting to feel like a failure when it comes to Atelier games. I never seem to finish them.

I still have a lot of house and yard work to do before it gets too cold. I'm so frakking lazy. I think I will weedwhack for the last time this year and try to cut the grass so low it will be the last time for that too. What I am saying is I don't want to do anymore yard work this year.

The biggest challenge facing me at this moment is to get through the work day today. I still have my cold and the morning has already started with a bang. I was hoping for an easy carefree Friday but that's not going to happen. ARRGGHHH!!

Spigot

10-15-2010, 08:19 AM

Oh yeah. I forgot about the 'clean up the yard and the basement' minigame that I'll be forced to at least attempt over the weekend. Sob.

Purple Santa

10-15-2010, 08:24 AM

What happens if your 360 RRODs during hour 3? What will you play then!?
We go to table top gaming. You have a Skype account?
Trying to keep my sanity, I'm pushing towards the end of Etrian Odyssey III. I'm on the 20th floor now, the last floor of the regular game.
Wow, you blew through that fast. Or fast for EO game anyway. And you are not sane. Hence the "Mad" in your user title ;)

I'm playing the game of "being sick". I caught the cold ADD had last week. Still playing on though, with Fable 2 this morning. I have nothing but love for this game. The bounty jobs opened up so I might do them. A side quest I did involved some bandits killing someone's wife. I spared the guy so the widower could have his revenge. That turned out to be a bit better than the ghost who asked me for a favor. These are some interesting side quests. Nothing legendary so far but the outcomes, what seems like a "good" call hasn't been. I like that.

Now though, it might be time to medicate and sleep for a few hours. I hate wasting time sleeping when I could be gaming.

jpublic

10-15-2010, 08:26 AM

For me...

Probably some LOTRO. I hope to get some more time in on Tales of Monkey Island (Telltale), but I'm not really impressed with it. If I get a chance I want to pick up The Writer and run through that.

hunterx280

10-15-2010, 08:27 AM

Not sure what I'll play this weekend. I'm sort of frustrated because one of our players died in DnD last night. That always sucks, unless you hate them but that's pretty rare.

I need to clean out my garage. I think we'll also be doing a bit of Halloween decorating around the house. I'm guessing I won't have a ton of time for games this weekend.

If I get time, I think I'll play a bit more Dead Space, maybe a little TF2.

Kelegacy

10-15-2010, 08:28 AM

Oh yeah. I forgot about the 'clean up the yard and the basement' minigame that I'll be forced to at least attempt over the weekend. Sob.

I need to clean up the basement too. We have lots of baby stuff down there, crates of clothes he has grown out of, etc. Thing is, I don't know where else to put it. We are holding onto it if we have another child.

I need to clean a space out and put a small stand down there with a Dreamcast, PS2 and my old Xbox. I keep saying that but I never do it. We also need to do a dump run and get rid of an old washer and some other crap down there.

frederec

10-15-2010, 09:03 AM

You are a machine, frederec.

It's not so much that, as it is the fact that this week is fall break/first week of my two week suspension, and New Vegas doesn't come out until next week. It's been hard to focus on much of anything, but I've at least made some progress in one game.

rein

10-15-2010, 09:11 AM

It's not so much that, as it is the fact that this week is fall break/first week of my two week suspension, and New Vegas doesn't come out until next week. It's been hard to focus on much of anything, but I've at least made some progress in one game.Damn it. I need to pay attention. Is the two week suspension the result of the facebook infraction? I'm sure it sucks pretty badly but I'm guessing better than the alternative.

I need a good to try and get back into portable gaming. Hell, I need to get "back into" gaming period. I play games now but my completed titles list is so low I can't really say I am making much effort. I hope that is where WoW will come back into play. It works as an excuse to not finish other games and it's a social game with no true ending. It's a loophole that will allow me to keep my gamercard.

Superman's Dead

10-15-2010, 09:12 AM

It's not so much that, as it is the fact that this week is fall break/first week of my two week suspension, and New Vegas doesn't come out until next week. It's been hard to focus on much of anything, but I've at least made some progress in one game.

I hope everything is working out for you. My favorite professor got in trouble from time to time, and it always sucked to think there was a class he might not be teaching.

This weekend I have a TON of stuff to play.

My friend just dropped off Dynasty Warriors 6, and it's a great introduction to the series. You'd have to read the manual a ton because there's so many new systems, but it's exactly what it should be. Focuses on the individual story of the characters, plenty of action, all new tactics, a sweet new evade move, and a way to call your horse anywhere in the level.

And now because I'm tired of typing, the rest. Splinter Cell: Conviction, Path of Neo, Final Fantasy XII, Minecraft, maybe some of the GOG stuff I bought on a whim like Arcanum.

EternalGamer

10-15-2010, 09:26 AM

I beat Dead Rising 2 with both the S and A endings this week. Loved this game. Probably my fav. sandbox game ever behind Red Dead (and maybe Bully). Love the games humor and the social satire on American culture. And I like that the challenge is not so much from reaction time or the fight itself but your preparations for the fight. With smart preparations and figuring out how and when to use survivors (and what to arm them and yourself with) the boss fights are all cake. You generally know within the first 15 seconds of a fight whether or not your prepared enough. Many of them won't even last that long if you prepared well. Not even the final boss on S, which some complained about, gave me much trouble once I learned his pattern. I was level 46 by that point, though.

Now it is on to Castlevania, which I picked up at Best Buy, with a gift card from my birthday last month. I wish they would price match the buy 2 get 1 from TRU, I would have picked up Enslaved and something else too. It was difficult deciding between Enslaved and Castlevania. Haven't actually taken the wrapper off of Castlevania yet. Hope I made the right choice. Ultimately nostalgia won out in my purchase decision.

frederec

10-15-2010, 09:32 AM

Damn it. I need to pay attention. Is the two week suspension the result of the facebook infraction? I'm sure it sucks pretty badly but I'm guessing better than the alternative.

Yeah, it is. The worst part is that I have to just think about what I've done until the meeting next Friday, then they get to decide whether or not I get to go back to teach the following Monday. I'm going to give them a written apology with plenty of mea culpas, but I suspect they'll make their decision regardless of what I do.

I hope everything is working out for you. My favorite professor got in trouble from time to time, and it always sucked to think there was a class he might not be teaching.

Thanks. I appreciate the support, as undeserved as it is. The worst part is just not knowing what's going to happen, and having this full range of possible outcomes, from business as usual to horribly catastrophic.

But at least I still technically have a job. I think we need to pool our concern for those sad fuckers like Santa who don't even have that. Nobody needs this sort of crap.

Superman's Dead

10-15-2010, 09:39 AM

Thanks. I appreciate the support, as undeserved as it is. The worst part is just not knowing what's going to happen, and having this full range of possible outcomes, from business as usual to horribly catastrophic.

But at least I still technically have a job. I think we need to pool our concern for those sad fuckers like Santa who don't even have that. Nobody needs this sort of crap.

I got myself in a similar situation like two days before I graduated. I messed up big time and started freaking out. Clark can tell you, I even called him in a panic. Everything turned out okay though, and I have faith that things will work out the same for you. Good luck.

Another fun game I'm playing this week is Contract Signing! I just found out yesterday that the agent I auditioned for liked what I did, and asked me to sign with them. Feels. Great.

Karak

10-15-2010, 09:42 AM

Spiderman SD. I am excited to try this. I have heard pretty much nothing but good stuff about it.

Clive Barkers Undying.

frederec

10-15-2010, 09:47 AM

Another fun game I'm playing this week is Contract Signing! I just found out yesterday that the agent I auditioned for liked what I did, and asked me to sign with them. Feels. Great.

Very jealous. I haven't found anyone interested enough in my stuff, but I also haven't gone through nearly as many agents as I should. Maybe if I lose my job I'll hit it harder.

National Kato

10-15-2010, 09:54 AM

Another fun game I'm playing this week is Contract Signing! I just found out yesterday that the agent I auditioned for liked what I did, and asked me to sign with them. Feels. Great.

Awesome, Supes! As a former filmmaker, I know how important this is for actors. Keep up the great work!

Kelegacy

10-15-2010, 10:02 AM

Haven't actually taken the wrapper off of Castlevania yet. Hope I made the right choice. Ultimately nostalgia won out in my purchase decision.

It's a good game. I wouldn't say it feels anything like old CV games at all, however, so I felt no nostalgia. It's basically a mix of many types of games, like God of War for the combat, Prince of Persia for the platforming, and there are many puzzles in the game as well. It's not a straight-forward GoW clone because of that.

It's not my favorite game of the year, but it's still a fun title.

Fubl

10-15-2010, 10:21 AM

Bad Buddha

10-15-2010, 10:31 AM

Civ 5. Just started an Aztec game. I appear to be lagging behind my opposition.

My last win was a Science/Spaceship win. I had Asakia/Africa down to one city and had it ringed with Rocket Artillery, Giant Death Robots and Stealth Bombers at the three closest cities. I hammered him down to the red zone and just kept cranking out Spaceship Components. Every now and then he'd get up into the yellow and I would unleash the Stealth Bombers until he was in the red again. He kept offering a Peace treaty but... Screw that! Had about 3 UN votes, but since I had conquered and not Liberated some of the City States there were not enough votes to win no matter how I dumped gold and units at them.

Probably some Icewind Dale on the laptop. Spent about an hour and a half the other evening rolling up a party. Kick ass!

jpublic

10-15-2010, 10:44 AM

My friend just dropped off Dynasty Warriors 6, and it's a great introduction to the series. You'd have to read the manual a ton because there's so many new systems, but it's exactly what it should be. Focuses on the individual story of the characters, plenty of action, all new tactics, a sweet new evade move, and a way to call your horse anywhere in the level.

I love DW6. So much fun.

Spiderman SD. I am excited to try this. I have heard pretty much nothing but good stuff about it.

Clive Barkers Undying.

Undying is an awesome game. One of the best SP FPS games ever.

Kelegacy

10-15-2010, 10:53 AM

Finishing up tomb raider legend. Probably probably moved onto Kane and lynch 2 for a more action paced game. Best buy has it for 20 till Sunday. Otherwise just continuing on my quest I started last month towards 80k gamerscore. My dead line is oct 31st and am only less than 1500 away. I might go for 100k by the end of the year.

Best Buy also has Split Second for $20 as well. I want it, but I might wait and just rent it from Gamefly. Racing games don't have long legs in my home.

Also, Kane and Lynch 2 can be beaten in a sitting. I started and finished it in one afternoon. Lame. They didn't try too hard to make this a good game, you can tell.

Karak

10-15-2010, 10:58 AM

Undying is an awesome game. One of the best SP FPS games ever.

Ya I return to Undying once or twice a year. I found its little box sitting under a computer case yesterday and was screaming like a little girl. So happy to find it. I really love that game.
For me it is right up there with System Shock 1-2 and Thief.

Generation ABXY

10-15-2010, 11:41 AM

Clark can tell you, I even called him in a panic.

Nice try, Supes, but those glasses aren't fooling anyone.

Another fun game I'm playing this week is Contract Signing! I just found out yesterday that the agent I auditioned for liked what I did, and asked me to sign with them. Feels. Great.

Ah, congrats, man! One day I hope to be playing that game, too (albeit, with a literary agent) - so far, I've only tried the demo. :D

I popped into the store earlier today and finally picked up Professor Layton and the Unwound Future, as well as a couple of books: The Incredible Shrinking Man and Heat Wave. I think I know how I'll be spending my weekend...

Ronin

10-15-2010, 12:58 PM

Karak

10-15-2010, 01:02 PM

STO- new episode starts tomorrow!

Castlevania:LoS- Man this is a big beautiful game! Tell me the next part of the story Jean'luc Picard.:)

Halo:Reach- Might be getting a posse together to campaign on Legendary, or I may swan dive out of my second story apartment onto my car. Both are equally as easy to live through.

STO will rock.

Don't sully him by bringing up that turd. He is Leondegrance from Excalibur. Not some wussy constantly pulling his shirt down with a second in command code named Piss.

And we will get through Halo on Legendary. Oh yes we will. Sure I may throat chop at least 2 people during it, but we will get through.

Spigot

10-15-2010, 01:18 PM

Spiderman SD. I am excited to try this. I have heard pretty much nothing but good stuff about it.

Clive Barkers Undying.I'm interested to hear your take on Shattered Dimensions. I kind of like it and by no means disliked it but I was just a little bored with it when I played it. Of course, I also fired it up at 5:30am after being up all night doing an overnight shift and so my attention span was rather brief, but it just sort of fell into a big chasm of yawn once I got past the introductory phase and started playing as Amazing Spidey. I'd like to stick with it long enough to do more of the Noir Spidey because that stuff was pretty neat and very Arkham Asylumish, which makes me happy. Again, it's one of those games that is good but got into my mitts around the same time that a bunch of really great games landed here and I'm having a hard time mustering up a lot of excitement. It's one of those games that would have been a perfect game to play in June when things are quiet.

All of that aside, I can't really fault the game with any real egregious errors on its part. It's more about where my head is at, gaming-wise.

Ya I return to Undying once or twice a year. I found its little box sitting under a computer case yesterday and was screaming like a little girl. So happy to find it. I really love that game.
For me it is right up there with System Shock 1-2 and Thief.

I've never actually made it through all of Undying. I have a copy on disc around here somewhere and really need to take some time one day and give it the old college try. I've made it a decent way through it though and it is a great game. Too bad Jericho sucked so hard...

Is Undying on GoG?

Spigot

10-15-2010, 01:20 PM

Oh, I took a trip to Costco today. I'm poor now. I made the mistake a few weeks back to stop free-loading off of my brother-in-law and actually get my own Costco membership. That place is evil.

I do have a shiny new Logitech mouse for my lappy though (it's soooo nice) and snagged the first 3 seasons of I.T. Crowd for about $15 each, which is $10-15 cheaper than I've seen them when I've gone looking locally. Yay!

Generation ABXY

10-15-2010, 01:22 PM

He is Leondegrance from Excalibur.

Odd, you spelled Gurney Halleck wrong. ;)

rein

10-15-2010, 01:29 PM

Ok, I am about to give up on returning to WoW. I don't have the greatest DSL connection so when they ask me to download a file that is close to 8GB I begrungingly will do so. When they ask me to download a patch that is 4.7GB right after that I have to pause and ask if it is worth it. Especially with the shitty downloader. Does anyone know where I can find a torrent for the 3.x to 4.X US WoW patch?

...and some people think we are ready to do away with physical media.

Spigot

10-15-2010, 01:40 PM

I also resisted getting a giant $93 AT-AT... I love AT-ATs so much but my wife would eviscerate me if she found out I dropped $100 on a toy like that. For myself.

Though I would have my 2 kg bag of swedish berries and wine gums to console myself with while sleeping on the couch cuddled up to my giant AT-AT...

By the way, How To Train Your Dragon is out today. Everyone go and watch it because it's simply wonderful and the dragons near the end look like something out of Monster Hunter.

Gorvi

10-15-2010, 01:43 PM

By the way, How To Train Your Dragon is out today. Everyone go and watch it because it's simply wonderful and the dragons near the end look like something out of Monster Hunter.
I need to get that, I'm sure my oldest would love it. On a related note, I've decided that he's going to get to watch the 1985 animated Transformers movie this weekend, that should be fun. :)

And Square Enix has made me happy, they've announced that not only are they extending the free trial for FFXIV for another 30 days, they're fixing 99% of the issues I have with the game. So Purps, by the time that PS3 version hits you should be getting something quite nice. :)

Karak

10-15-2010, 01:45 PM

I'm interested to hear your take on Shattered Dimensions. I kind of like it and by no means disliked it but I was just a little bored with it when I played it. Of course, I also fired it up at 5:30am after being up all night doing an overnight shift and so my attention span was rather brief, but it just sort of fell into a big chasm of yawn once I got past the introductory phase and started playing as Amazing Spidey.

All of that aside, I can't really fault the game with any real egregious errors on its part. It's more about where my head is at, gaming-wise.

I am pretty impressed with the GFX and just the feel. Its not perfect, but it has the one thing I am looking for. Fun. I just enjoy the battle and plunking around. As with games of this type I am sure I will find the one version of spidey I do not like. That is pretty much what happens with games like this.
I could easily get bored with it though. So we will see. For example Assassins Creed 1 and 2 could not have TRIED to be more boring to me. I just can't handle rinse and repeat stuff too much. Though 2 had more things to do, it was horrid looking(in the first levels due to its location in the world) and it instantly turned me off:(

Sadly...and I will be destroyed for this. Batman also just didn't do it for me at all. The 1st hour or 2 was epic, but after that it was well...rinse and repeat. I began to get really really bored especially as the game is so easy with patterns and fighting(though it looked cool). Also...corridor style games just arn't my bag and Batman has a great deal of corridors. It just feels too closed off.

Undying is amazing. If you can't find it on COG I can ship it to you when I am done. I usually beat it in a couple days.

Karak

10-15-2010, 01:47 PM

Odd, you spelled Gurney Halleck wrong. ;)

He was ok in that was well. And I love Dune. But Excalibur and its soundtrack basically inspired my entire life's enjoyment of fantasy and roleplaying and DND and all that.

Only old baldy would have the courage to yell "Against you!" When the other knights ask if he is with them or against them. Knee deep in enemies he did the one thing I love for my heroes to do. He said "fuck it" and took the devil's bet:)

National Kato

10-15-2010, 01:50 PM

Sadly...and I will be destroyed for this.

DESTRUCTION IMMINENT.

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f27/NationalKato/GiantRobot.jpg

Superman's Dead

10-15-2010, 01:50 PM

Oh snap. GOG has Evil Genius on sale for 7 bucks. Bought.

Kelegacy

10-15-2010, 01:59 PM

By the way, How To Train Your Dragon is out today. Everyone go and watch it because it's simply wonderful and the dragons near the end look like something out of Monster Hunter.

My 11 year old nephew is staying over tomorrow night for the first time, and I thought about renting it and watching it with the family. I also might have to sneak downstairs with a mask on and scare him in the night. Nah, just kidding that would be too mean.

This is the Saw-watching, horror film loving nephew that says his favorite movie is Hostel 2. I told my wife that his upbringing is effed up big time. I would NEVER let my children watch those torture films. That's the worst kind of "horror" movie. Her sister allows lots of stupid crap, and my wife's defense is that she's a single mom. That's malarky.

Superman's Dead

10-15-2010, 02:03 PM

frederec

10-15-2010, 02:04 PM

Somehow saying "malarky" at the end of that diatribe just nullifies the whole thing, at least for me. I mean, I agree with half of it up until that point.

Gorvi

10-15-2010, 02:06 PM

This is the Saw-watching, horror film loving nephew that says his favorite movie is Hostel 2. I told my wife that his upbringing is effed up big time. I would NEVER let my children watch those torture films. That's the worst kind of "horror" movie. Her sister allows lots of stupid crap, and my wife's defense is that she's a single mom. That's malarky.
What? At 11? Yeah, single mom my ass, that's just a lazy, bad parent, at least in that regard. "Horror" movies are one thing, Hostel/Saw are torture porn.
Somehow saying "malarky" at the end of that diatribe just nullifies the whole thing, at least for me. I mean, I agree with half of it up until that point.
Would it help if he offered you a Werthers Original and a warm cup of Ovaltine afterward? ;)

Kelegacy

10-15-2010, 02:06 PM

Somehow saying "malarky" at the end of that diatribe just nullifies the whole thing, at least for me. I mean, I agree with half of it up until that point.

I rage when someone nullifies my diatribes.

Feel my emote. :mad:

Fin

frederec

10-15-2010, 02:08 PM

Would it help if he offered you a Werthers Original and a warm cup of Ovaltine afterward? ;)

Only if I could cuddle up with my favorite blanky.

I rage when someone nullifies my diatribes.

Feel my emote. :mad:

Fin

Yay! The emote feels nice and warm!!

Kelegacy

10-15-2010, 02:31 PM

Yay! The emote feels nice and warm!!

It should, because of where I pulled it from. :)

frederec

10-15-2010, 02:55 PM

It should, because of where I pulled it from. :)

Smells like sewer flowers, just like home.

rein

10-15-2010, 03:12 PM

frederec

10-15-2010, 03:16 PM

OK, I disabled Peer-to-Peer on the Blizzard installer and got my network back. Holy shit was it killing it. Plus, the patch is downloading faster. Go figure. I have already mentioned I have a shitty DSL connection. I can even feel it when I have a few torrents running in the background but nothing has ever brought it to a crawl like the Blizzard isntaller did.

I remember running into issues under some connections where if bittorrent was allowed to upload to your maximum speed, it killed your download speed too. You could get it back if you were able to manually drop your max allowed upload speed to a little below what it could actually handle. The last time I used Blizzard's torrent client (which was years ago), it didn't have any options to adjust it, so the download speed would get killed as soon as the upload speed hit the maximum.

Not sure if this was your issue, but it's possible.

MagGnome

10-15-2010, 03:34 PM

These threads always take off so fast! It's a pain trying to catch up. :p

I've had a great day so far! My class said goodbye to our current instructor today, a woman that we all love very much. She's been so great to us as a teacher and a friend. Due to various political BS with the administration she is leaving the program for now, but hopefully she'll be back eventually. Everyone (except one student) chipped in and bought her a nice little clock with a placard on it. It was really nice, and she was so happy to receive it. We were all choked up.

We got out at noon, and I went with three classmates to the dreaded Mall of America, where Microsoft is opening up their own store right across the hall from one of Apple's two locations in the mall. Interesting... Anyway, we ate lunch and then went around to various jewelry stores looking at watches. I've been getting teased by my classmates for a while as I'm one of the only people in the program who doesn't actually wear a watch, so our mission today was to find something nice for me. I found one that I love, and I bought it! Here's a picture I found online of the exact one I got:

http://flexapic.com/g.ashx?id=5175

It's really nice, and I love the look of it! The Precisionist is Bulova's new very high-tech quartz movement. It vibrates at a rate 8x faster than other quartz movements, and the sweep seconds hand moves 16x per second, so it looks like it is continuously in motion. It's also one of the most precise watches out right now.

It feels so nice on my wrist. Thus a new love is born. :D

I came home to find that my new headphones have arrived from Newegg, hooray!

Furthermore, tonight I'm hanging out with a friend. We're going to play some video games and then head over to the Blue Nile, a bar/restaurant where one of my classmates works as a bartender. They just tapped a keg of Souther Tier's Pumking Ale, and I can't wait to try it! Apparently it tastes like pumpkin pie. Yum!

MagGnome

10-15-2010, 04:32 PM

Is Undying on GoG?

It's an EA title, so it's not available anywhere legally. :(

...and some people think we are ready to do away with physical media.

It's not our fault that you live in the sticks. :p

Pale Ale

10-15-2010, 05:03 PM

Not sure what I'll play this weekend. I'm sort of frustrated because one of our players died in DnD last night. That always sucks, unless you hate them but that's pretty rare.

1. It's DnD. Depending on the edition it's designed to kill you if your not already dead from boredom.
2. Death is Cheep
3. Twin with a Cowboy Hat

Another fun game I'm playing this week is Contract Signing! I just found out yesterday that the agent I auditioned for liked what I did, and asked me to sign with them. Feels. Great.

Remember when we all called dibs on your posse? We're holding you to that.:D

This weekend's gaming will include the following,

Nier
Ignoring the DS like it has leprosy
Fulfilling the resurgent Dark Crusade addiction

Spigot

10-15-2010, 05:24 PM

I really want to find a cheap copy of Neir. I liked what I played of it when I rented it a while back.

And while I like the Saw movies, Hostel is too much. There's at least an attempt at morality under the gore in Saw. The Hostel films and ones that ape it are just nasty for nastiness's sake.

Thanks for the offer, Karak, but I have the game on disc. Just wondered if a hand digital release was available anywhere.

frederec

10-15-2010, 05:28 PM

And while I like the Saw movies, Hostel is too much. There's at least an attempt at morality under the gore in Saw. The Hostel films and ones that ape it are just nasty for nastiness's sake.

I would disagree, to a certain extent. The saw movies get more cringe-worthy with each installment, and the morality is loose at best. It's more like a detective procedural with horribly violent traps. Hostel, at least the first one (I haven't seen the second), started out horribly violent, but then for the last third or so took a turn in a direction I didn't expect at all, away from the torture and misery. I've seen the occasional "torture porn" movie ripped off of Saw and Hostel, but only Hostel took the tonal shift that none of the other such movies seem to have the guts to try. Though that shift did serve to make give it a "happier" ending.

Spigot

10-15-2010, 05:30 PM

Ok. I'll be honest. I just like traps. There's a reason I'm a fan of the Deception series!

frederec

10-15-2010, 05:35 PM

Ok. I'll be honest. I just like traps. There's a reason I'm a fan of the Deception series!

I can't disagree in the slightest. I'm almost a little sad to know that this next Saw movie will be the last.

I've only played a few seconds of Kagero: Deception II, but I had some friends that were really into it. Didn't it have a semi-sequel on the PS2 called Trapt?

EternalGamer

10-15-2010, 05:40 PM

Castlevania:LoS- Man this is a big beautiful game! Tell me the next part of the story Jean'luc Picard.:)
.

No kidding. I just finished Chapter 1. It clearly borrows alot from other games (God of War, Shadow of the Collosus), but it is very well executed. Reminds me of Darksiders in that regard. But it is freaking beautiful. One of the best looking games I have ever seen. Love the art style.

Purple Santa

10-15-2010, 06:10 PM

Spiderman SD. I am excited to try this. I have heard pretty much nothing but good stuff about it.

I gave it a try for a split second but want to come back to it. I'll be watching for your commentary on it.
Very jealous. I haven't found anyone interested enough in my stuff, but I also haven't gone through nearly as many agents as I should. Maybe if I lose my job I'll hit it harder.
I had not idea practitioners of the black arts had agents.

And Square Enix has made me happy, they've announced that not only are they extending the free trial for FFXIV for another 30 days, they're fixing 99% of the issues I have with the game. So Purps, by the time that PS3 version hits you should be getting something quite nice. :)
Well I better be employed by then, other than that I am ready :)

Sadly...and I will be destroyed for this. Batman also just didn't do it for me at all. The 1st hour or 2 was epic, but after that it was well...rinse and repeat. I began to get really really bored especially as the game is so easy with patterns and fighting(though it looked cool). Also...corridor style games just arn't my bag and Batman has a great deal of corridors. It just feels too closed off.

No, I can totally see that view on the game. I know I liked the game so much because i'm a huge Batman fan. Or was at one time. I don't think I would of liked it as much if it wasn't a Batman game.

Kelegacy

10-15-2010, 06:18 PM

frederec

10-15-2010, 06:19 PM

I had not idea practitioners of the black arts had agents.

It's partly for PR purposes, partly to make sure you don't overlap on someone else's territory, but mostly so you can have a scapegoat/corpse ready if things go bad.

Pale Ale

10-15-2010, 09:23 PM

It's partly for PR purposes, partly to make sure you don't overlap on someone else's territory, but mostly so you can have a scapegoat/corpse ready if things go bad.

Be a triple treat if they had souls too.

Kelegacy

10-15-2010, 09:52 PM

Beat Castlevania. Nice ending. But I'm glad it's over, as it was getting a bit long for me.

Kelegacy

10-16-2010, 07:35 AM

Installing Singularity now. Played Fable II last night to see if the fuck-up from Microsoft (putting the game out as free on XBLA) worked...and it did! Heh. Awesome.

And played some Animal Crossing this morning with the wife and child watching.

Spigot

10-16-2010, 07:56 AM

I can't disagree in the slightest. I'm almost a little sad to know that this next Saw movie will be the last.

I've only played a few seconds of Kagero: Deception II, but I had some friends that were really into it. Didn't it have a semi-sequel on the PS2 called Trapt?Trapt is technically Deception 4 in all but name. I think I did a TTS on it last year. Deception 3 is awesome on the PS1.

Same here, I'd like to get Nier. $20 or bust for me though. Or I'll just rent it, though it's not a short game...Same here. I rented it and played long enough that I knew I wanted to play more and that it would be worth owning. But it wa also a game I couldn't see myself paying more than ~$25-30 for. I've found it used for about $40 but I also want the PS3 version and I can't seem to find it cheap anywhere. No problem tracking down the 360 version though so I might just cave and grab it later.

Purple Santa

10-16-2010, 08:06 AM

Beat Castlevania. Nice ending. But I'm glad it's over, as it was getting a bit long for me.

A little Gears of War afterward to exfoliate the cooties after playing that? ;)

I tried to download the Fable 2 freebie but only saw $20. I was to sick to try the suggestion but I could always just install from the disc I have. Still free game is a free game. I wanted to participate :p

The night before I was in the mood to finally fire up my PS3 to play some Yakuza 3. Turn on the PS3, TV is telling me no signal. On my last TV the HDMI port was a bit wobbly on holding the cable so I thought that must be it. No, it seems I never attached my PS3 up to the TV. Now I go hunting for the cable...no where to be found. I have no clue what I did with it. Simple logic would have had me LEAVE the cable near the PS3 but nooooo...luckily a store near us Five Below started selling HDMI cables cheap ($5) so grabbed one last night and hope to start playing that again. More Fable 2 of course then I plan on bothering National Kato during his marathon gaming session. He's 2 1/2 hours in so far. Don't forget to send him a Live message asking him if he is tired yet or needs to pee real bad yet :)

Kelegacy

10-16-2010, 08:09 AM

Purple Santa

10-16-2010, 08:23 AM

Purple, it seems like it mostly worked for people who had downloaded episode 1 of Fable II in the past. It was the free episode, but when we went to redownload it last night the entire game downloaded. Seems like a weird fluke that may still be working for people.

Ah, that explains it. Would of been cool if a bunch of people who didn't download before got a free game.

What I really wanted to know is how are the cooties? Did they eat away at your skin yet? I think Karak suggests some kerosene lotion then a lit match.

Kelegacy

10-16-2010, 08:52 AM

Ah, that explains it. Would of been cool if a bunch of people who didn't download before got a free game.

What I really wanted to know is how are the cooties? Did they eat away at your skin yet? I think Karak suggests some kerosene lotion then a lit match.

Those aren't cooties. I had to shave and apply a cream to get rid of them.

Singularity is my exfoliater, I guess. It's pretty interesting so far, and I can see the similarities between this and Bioshock already.

Generation ABXY

10-16-2010, 08:53 AM

I tried to download the Fable 2 freebie but only saw $20.

Likewise. Afterward, I actually felt a bit ashamed about being sad for missing out on what was most likely just an error. :o

On the upside, though, Prof. Layton and the Unwound Future is turning out to be a fantastic game, so far (well, apart from what I felt was one completely cheap puzzle). I even enjoyed that little toy car mini-game they tossed in there.

Karak

10-16-2010, 10:39 AM

I gave it a try for a split second but want to come back to it. I'll be watching for your commentary on it.

Ok this was easy enough.
I like it. It is just plain fun. Each spidey is different, which will most likely leaving you one that your not the happiest with and the other three basically being, fun, more fun and...funnest:)

I am really just enjoying it for what it is. It also looks fantastic at time.

rein

10-16-2010, 11:51 AM

So much for doing anything that requires energy today. I'm still fighting the cold and still losing. I'm trying to avoid much direct contact with Hai even though she still has the sniffles herself. I did hold her for a few minutes last night because my daughter finally admitted she needed me to get her to sleep. What can I say, I have the touch.

I finally have the WoW client downloaded and patched. 7.7GB+4.7GB+2.7GB+whatever I didn't notice = One hell of a download. I'm too intimidated to log in right now so I will probably read up a bit on some of the old UI mods I used to use. I just looked and the installer took 7.7GB and the WoW folder is 23.9GB. 23.9 for a clean install? :eek:

I'm also still scratching my head as to what is taking up all of my 360 HDD space. I know the system files take up a lot but I should still have more than the < 6GB I have showing. It's not adding up.

Norse

10-16-2010, 12:13 PM

I'm also still scratching my head as to what is taking up all of my 360 HDD space. I know the system files take up a lot but I should still have more than the < 6GB I have showing. It's not adding up.

Check if you have any abandoned downloads that take up hdd space. I remember having a few items on the list that hadn't downloaded correctly and still used some space. I think you have to go into 'system' -> 'memory' and see if there's any items you don't need.

rein

10-16-2010, 12:21 PM

Check if you have any abandoned downloads that take up hdd space. I remember having a few items on the list that hadn't downloaded correctly and still used some space. I think you have to go into 'system' -> 'memory' and see if there's any items you don't need.
I've already checked there. That is where I am seeing that things don't add up. I don't have the 360 on right now to get exact numbers but even if I was to delete everything that shows up in there I would have way less than 10GB on a listed 20GB drive. Actually, closer to 7GB free deleting everything out of there. I'm not too broken up over it but I was a little surprised. I may try to reformat the system some day but I don't even remember what CC number I use to recover my gamertag if they still do it that way. I don't think I have a CC attached to the system anymore.

Thanks for the tip though.

Purple Santa

10-16-2010, 12:53 PM

Ok this was easy enough.
I like it. It is just plain fun. Each spidey is different, which will most likely leaving you one that your not the happiest with and the other three basically being, fun, more fun and...funnest:)

I am really just enjoying it for what it is. It also looks fantastic at time.

Awesome. I'll be over in a bit to play your copy :D

Time to put it back on the Gamefly Q.

My Fable tales: Made my way through the "Arena" or better known as the crucible in the game. Trying to do the few sidequests since the game is telling me "do all that you can now" since I might not be back for awhile. That sounds rather...ominous. Also realized how the spell selector works. I have been leveling up my magic skills but not using them apparently. Using them would of made the "arena" a lot more bearable.

Anyone play the DLC Knothole island for Fable 2? Is it worth buying as I am going through the main quest?

I haven't bugged National Kato in a few hours. Time to see if he's still awake...

MagGnome

10-16-2010, 01:03 PM

I've already checked there. That is where I am seeing that things don't add up. I don't have the 360 on right now to get exact numbers but even if I was to delete everything that shows up in there I would have way less than 10GB on a listed 20GB drive. Actually, closer to 7GB free deleting everything out of there. I'm not too broken up over it but I was a little surprised. I may try to reformat the system some day but I don't even remember what CC number I use to recover my gamertag if they still do it that way. I don't think I have a CC attached to the system anymore.

Thanks for the tip though.

A large portion of the drive is reserved for game caches and the like. In fact, I believe that 13GB is reserved.

rein

10-16-2010, 01:08 PM

13GB? I knew they took a lot of space for the firmware and game caching but damn I wouldn't have expected it to be that high.

frederec

10-16-2010, 01:31 PM

Kelegacy

10-16-2010, 01:39 PM

I got my hair cut/styled in Animal Crossing and the bitch dyed my hair pink. WTF. And I can't afford another cut. They are damn expensive. So now I look ridiculous.

MagGnome

10-16-2010, 02:41 PM

I don't even know what to say to that...

Purple Santa

10-16-2010, 02:53 PM

I just beat the boss on the twentieth floor of Etrian Odyssey III. Now the debate is whether I should try to push on into the post-game floors, or try to unlock the other class in a New Game+ (and probably hit another round of retiring while I'm at it).
I vote for the New Game+. I just got my copy in (Yay Gamefly!) so I want to keep you playing as I ask many questions about the game.
I got my hair cut/styled in Animal Crossing and the bitch dyed my hair pink. WTF. And I can't afford another cut. They are damn expensive. So now I look ridiculous.
I have to comment but first...
I don't even know what to say to that...
Let me help...

Kel, for a game you called boring and wondered why anyone would play...you do seem to put a lot of time into it. I know you keep playing for your wife and kid :D

So a favor to anyone who has played Yakuza 3. I am hoping someone has...I am in Chapter 3 and I can't find a way into the Ryudo house. This is the most ridiculous thing. I see it on my map, I try to find a way in but...nothing. I know Yakuza sometimes they have odd entrances keeping it "real" but I have wandered around so long...help..anyone?

MagGnome

10-16-2010, 02:57 PM

rein

10-16-2010, 03:16 PM

WTF? I launched WoW earlier and the Cataclysm launcher was completely updated through stage 3. Everything was complete. I just now went to log in and it's updating another 2+GB. Fuck! Exactly how much downloading is this game going to require? Is this normal?

MagGnome

10-16-2010, 03:22 PM

Welcome to the world of MMOs. ;)

Every time I log into the beta I'm in it patches.

rein

10-16-2010, 03:36 PM

Welcome to the world of MMOs. ;)

Every time I log into the beta I'm in it patches.

I've played MMOs since MUD days. I've even played WoW for years. I will never complain about maintenance day patches but this doesn't seem normal to me. I can't imagine they released a new launcher in the last hour or so.

National Kato

10-16-2010, 04:06 PM

Two prizes given away: a subscription to Game Informer and a Junpei baseball hat!

I'm still awake and a bit tipsy, so all is well. :D More prizes to give and we're still accepting donations. All donations earn a chance to win the many games and prizes we're giving away!

Spigot

10-16-2010, 04:09 PM

On the upside, though, Prof. Layton and the Unwound Future is turning out to be a fantastic game, so far (well, apart from what I felt was one completely cheap puzzle). I even enjoyed that little toy car mini-game they tossed in there.I loved Unwound Future, but I want to kill the parrot. It started off nicely but some of the later puzzles with it just made me angry. The core game is great though and I liked the sticker book.

Ok this was easy enough.
I like it. It is just plain fun. Each spidey is different, which will most likely leaving you one that your not the happiest with and the other three basically being, fun, more fun and...funnest:)

I am really just enjoying it for what it is. It also looks fantastic at time.I think I will work on this some more while at work tonight. I want to give it a fair shake when I'm not at the tail end of a 20 hour day with no sleep before passing judgement. You're right about the art styles though. Even if I wasn't really crowing from the rooftops about the combat you can't fault the game for looking pretty.
I'm also still scratching my head as to what is taking up all of my 360 HDD space. I know the system files take up a lot but I should still have more than the < 6GB I have showing. It's not adding up.I wish I had 6 GB of space free. I'm down to something like 400 megs and about a gig free on the 4GB memory stick plugged into my unit. I even tried to clear out all sorts of extra stuff but the problem is that I have about 3GB tied up in FO3 downloadables and 4-5 GB of Rock Band songs. Sigh. I need to get a bigger HDD. I was eyeballing used HDDs at a store today but I know that if I do get a replacement drive I'll end up having a RROD and may as well just get a new Slim.

So I spent the day out and about with my son. Dropped my parents off at the airport for the 10 day trip to China. Bought my son some stuff for his halloween costume. Took the boy to the comic shop for a workshop where he ended up getting a private comic drawing lesson since none of the other kids showed up.

I also picked up Nier for more than I really planned but less than I've seen it anywhere else around these parts. The cheapest I've seen it was $39 for the 360 version used. The PS3 version was still selling for $50 new at one shop and $60 at others. I ended up finding it for $39 at the last store I stopped in and grabbed it as I've never seen it used anywhere and that was only about $5 more than my theoretical top-end price. I also grabbed R&C: A Crack In Time for $30, so I still ended up getting two games for the usual cost of one new game, so that will be my rationalization for getting them :)

Oh, and I was busy playing Etrian Odyssey 3 while my son was learning how to draw The Hulk and a meatball sub car. That is not an easy game to explain to people who walk past and want to know what you're playing and what it's like. I did get one of the owners intrigued after he came by and watched me for a bit and I threw out how it is an old-school cartography sim where kittens will destroy your entire party if you're not ready.

Generation ABXY

10-16-2010, 04:18 PM

I loved Unwound Future, but I want to kill the parrot. It started off nicely but some of the later puzzles with it just made me angry. The core game is great though and I liked the sticker book.

So far, I've only seen the parrot (Luke called to it, and it flew off), so I can't speak to that yet. And, yeah, the picture book seemed an interesting exercise, but I didn't really have enough stickers to play with it earlier... I should probably give it another shot, now.

Purple Santa

10-16-2010, 05:06 PM

I just opened my new headphones and plugged them into my PC for the first time. So far they are great! They seem to do a great job of blocking about ambient noise (including the roommate's cat). I fired up a song in Media Monkey and the sound quality seems to be good as well.

I'm going to dive into Fallout 3 and see how they fare. :)
Which headphones did you get? Headphones with FO 3....nice.

Well I did get "unstuck" in Yakuza 3. Sheesh. Pre-rendered backgrounds suck. That entrance did not look like an entrance. Anyhoo...at least now I can move forward with the game.

Except for some night time chat with the Kato man, I think i'm done with the consoles for now. I basically hogged the TV all day so it looks like catching up with the DVR recordings we have piling up. However I do have EO 3 to keep me company. And frustrated :D

MagGnome

10-16-2010, 05:13 PM

I just finished playing a game of Sins of a Solar Empire with iHap, BrassGecko, and Rogue_Hunter. It was a lot of fun! I hadn't played the game in many months, so I was a little rusty. Still, it's easily one of my favorite strategy titles.

They pulled me out of Fallout 3 to play, so I didn't spend much time exploring the wasteland. I'm off to a surprise party for a friend after which I will hopefully play some Fallout.

Which headphones did you get? Headphones with FO 3....nice.

I got the Sennheiser HD 202 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826106306) on a recommendation from a fellow COGer. They are quite nice so far!

MagGnome

10-16-2010, 05:49 PM

This is rather disturbing...

http://flexapic.com/g.ashx?id=5177

Purple Santa

10-16-2010, 06:27 PM

maharahaj

10-16-2010, 06:56 PM

Best Buy also has Split Second for $20 as well.

Thank you sir for pointing this out. I was just at the store looking at Split/Second which they had listed as $40. I thought to myself "I'll wait unitl it hits $30" and sure enough here it is at $20. I just ordered it.

Spigot

10-16-2010, 07:00 PM

I love Split/Second. So fun.

And why am I a princess? Welcome to EO3, Purps.

I'm still trucking along, having just shut off the currents in the second stratum. Whee!

And sadly, my overnight shift looks as though it will have me actually being productive as I have to paint an office overnight. At least I'll be awake and doing mote than keeping the couch from floating away.

Kelegacy

10-16-2010, 07:02 PM

Welcome to FO 3 Mags. And damn that looks amazing. If I played games on my PC that looked like that I would be playing more PC games.

It looks like that on my 360! I don't see much difference in that screen shot anyway.

National Kato

10-16-2010, 07:26 PM

Dead Rising 2 and more zombies fall to my Pain Killer/Broadsword combo.

We just gave away two Mario Mushroom beanies as part of the 24-Hour Gaming Marathon! Where were you?? ;)

Pale Ale

10-16-2010, 08:04 PM

And sadly, my overnight shift looks as though it will have me actually being productive as I have to paint an office overnight. At least I'll be awake and doing mote than keeping the couch from floating away.

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAH AHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAH AHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAH

*gasp*

funny...

jpublic

10-16-2010, 08:08 PM

rein:

Try this. Go to the console settings section on your 360, enter the memory tab, and select your HD. Hit Y and select 'Delete Cache' (or something like that). It gets rid of stuff like gamerpics and the like you may have DLed.

Spigot

10-16-2010, 08:41 PM

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAH AHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAH AHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAH

*gasp*

funny...Why won't you feel bad for me because I can't just watch movies and play games all night while being paid for it? *sniff*

Thankfully the office is about 4 feet square, so it shouldn't take too long. Ah well.

Purple Santa

10-16-2010, 09:58 PM

I love Split/Second. So fun.

And why am I a princess? Welcome to EO3, Purps.

I'm still trucking along, having just shut off the currents in the second stratum. Whee!

Why a princess? No one stated I was mature. It just seemed amusing to me at the time.
It looks like that on my 360! I don't see much difference in that screen shot anyway.
Ordinarily I would say get some glasses but you are the resident graphics ho, so you would know if it was that close. Besides, your TV is a lot better than the one I was using to play FO 3 on.
Why won't you feel bad for me because I can't just watch movies and play games all night while being paid for it? *sniff*

Because PA is heartless bastard. Of course, I think PA is a male. Otherwise just use the the other B word if PA is female :p

Didn't get to far in EO 3, since I was to busy creating characters, then unequipping them then selling their gear then deleting the useless characters :D I had equipment and healing potions to buy. It's a bit tedious but at least my team will be able to start the game a bit less handicapped. I started to explore the first floor, did about half then ran out to save before I ran into anything.

frederec

10-16-2010, 10:21 PM

Welcome to FO 3 Mags. And damn that looks amazing. If I played games on my PC that looked like that I would be playing more PC games.

And yeah, that was disturbing when I played but it's even more disturbing seeing it that clearly.

So I am fooling around with EO 3 and here is my party so far: Mad M.P., Zodiac. MMP fits his title well. Spiggles, as a Princess. GiGa (Girl Gamer, Kelegacy) is the Gladiator. PurpleS, Arbalist and Fae (ADDGirl) is the Monk. Now i'm going to create more characters and see if an old trick from EO 2 still works in this game :)

For your Zodiac, most people swear by the power of etheric charge + meteor. I went through the whole game trying to round him out, and only now that I've done NG+ have I tried the meteor route. So I haven't personally seen the supposed crazy damage it can do. Whichever way you go, etheric charge is very useful. At high rank, etheric charge + one of the spell casting limit skills (like hellfire) can do impressive damage, since they are multi-hit. Just make sure it's the zodiac that casts it, not one of the other people with the limit.

jpublic

10-16-2010, 10:32 PM

So, I played through the Tales of Monkey Island 1-5. Eh. Not thrilling.

MagGnome

10-16-2010, 10:51 PM

Welcome to FO 3 Mags. And damn that looks amazing. If I played games on my PC that looked like that I would be playing more PC games.

And yeah, that was disturbing when I played but it's even more disturbing seeing it that clearly.

I noticed that I could up the resolution quite a bit, so I might try that later. :)

It really is a beautiful, fun game. I'm fighting the fire ants in Grayditch right now. They are tough, but not nearly as much as some people made them out to be. I'm starting to run low on ammo, however, so hopefully I complete the quest soon.

Purple Santa

10-16-2010, 11:31 PM

I noticed that I could up the resolution quite a bit, so I might try that later. :)

It really is a beautiful, fun game. I'm fighting the fire ants in Grayditch right now. They are tough, but not nearly as much as some people made them out to be. I'm starting to run low on ammo, however, so hopefully I complete the quest soon.

*sigh*. Yes that was me originally complaining about the fire ants. I was ill prepared to fight them off when I originally took them on. I also found out later on they actually drop nectar that was to assist you in the cause if you wanted the challenge to fight them with low levels. There is a side quest that totally goofs on the fire ants and if you do the quest you get something useful. If you wander enough you will find the quest :)

I went back to map more of floor 1 in EO 3. I don't know if it's just my memory/imagination but starting out in this EO is a lot friendlier than EO 2. Maybe I just know how to play now. Just seems "easier". I have also fled the floor three times to go save.

MagGnome

10-16-2010, 11:43 PM

I found the boy's missing father, and now I'm delving into Marigold Station in order to locate the source of the fire ants.

Spigot

10-16-2010, 11:54 PM

I went back to map more of floor 1 in EO 3. I don't know if it's just my memory/imagination but starting out in this EO is a lot friendlier than EO 2. Maybe I just know how to play now. Just seems "easier". I have also fled the floor three times to go save.It's not easier, per se. You just know better this time around. Once you've sunken some time into an EO game you know what to expect the next time around and you aren't the cocky punk that strolled up to the errant mushroom on floor 1 and was brutally massacred. You know now that you'd better have someone with a big shield and another person with an even bigger fireball to help roast that SOB and then you'll be high-tailing it for the exit before anything else can wave its whiskers at you.

Like Demon's Souls, the EO games are perfect for teaching you some humility about how awesome you are as a gamer. They're also immensely satisfying for making your progress actually feel meaningful.

I'm happy that I'm at a point in the game where I'm almost overpowered for the floors I have access too but not so much that I can't be slaughtered if I happen to get ganged up on by a few FOEs if I don't play smart. Thankfully I have a strategy for anything that is harder than a few rounds of whacking dutifully with my clubs involving some buffs/debuffs by my farmer and princess and some hearty pummelling by the front row crew. I also have the XP boost skill mastered on my farmer so it's making leveling go a tinch faster!

I found the boy's missing father, and now I'm delving into Marigold Station in order to locate the source of the fire ants.I loved the Fire Ant quests. I loved making fun of Purps' ineptitude with regards to the Fire Ants even more :)

MagGnome

10-17-2010, 12:51 AM

I'm so glad I decided to dive into my old Fallout 3 save instead of starting over. I've come across a couple of interesting things tonight in the wasteland, including a startling replica of my kin:

http://flexapic.com/g.ashx?id=5179

And a very sexy new outfit:

http://flexapic.com/g.ashx?id=5181

I think it's hilarious that a guy ran into the room and demanded that I hand over the "Naughty Nightwear". :D

Purple Santa

10-17-2010, 03:55 AM

I found the boy's missing father, and now I'm delving into Marigold Station in order to locate the source of the fire ants.
How sad I can't remember most things but missions/side quests from this game I remember bringing back all kinds of memories. I even remember the choices you have too. So glad you are getting around to playing the title.

I loved the Fire Ant quests. I loved making fun of Purps' ineptitude with regards to the Fire Ants even more :)
Well at least a game like FO will allow you to go on do other quests then come back to squash the ants if you want. When it comes to shooting, my ineptitude is easy to make fun of.
I'm so glad I decided to dive into my old Fallout 3 save instead of starting over. I've come across a couple of interesting things tonight in the wasteland, including a startling replica of my kin:

a Gnome in the wasteland

And a very sexy new outfit:

Gnome luring in some wasteland baddies for the kill

I think it's hilarious that a guy ran into the room and demanded that I hand over the "Naughty Nightwear". :D

I remember finding those gnomes. I kept a bunch of them and I tried to find out what they could be used for. I also remember finding that nightie, wearing it and getting some attention because of it.

Spigot

10-17-2010, 04:06 AM

This has been the fastest overnight shift in a while for me, but I didn't end up playing any games or watching any movies. I just chatted with my coworker for 2 hours after his shift ended (poor bugger) and then painted the downstairs office and sat around listening to Retronauts podcasts and reading graphic novels for the last hour or so. Now to survive the last 45 minutes and get some sleep.

Kelegacy

10-17-2010, 06:02 AM

Purple Santa

10-17-2010, 07:41 AM

MagGnome

10-17-2010, 08:55 AM

I remember finding those gnomes. I kept a bunch of them and I tried to find out what they could be used for. I also remember finding that nightie, wearing it and getting some attention because of it.

Do you know if you can wear the nightie if you're playing as a male character?

I thought the guy running in to steal it from me was pretty hilarious. I talked him out of it, but I kind of wish I'd shot him instead. :D

Purple Santa

10-17-2010, 09:01 AM

Do you know if you can wear the nightie if you're playing as a male character?

I thought the guy running in to steal it from me was pretty hilarious. I talked him out of it, but I kind of wish I'd shot him instead. :D

I believe you can as a male character. I thought I remember reading someone did. As for the crazy loon wanting the lingerie, I had saved recently so I played out both ways. I kept the "talked him out of it" since i was playing a good person but shooting him did have it's moment :D

So what did you do with Megaton?

Kelegacy

10-17-2010, 09:11 AM

Played some Sacred 2 today on a whim. It feels like Sacred, with a massive world and lots to do. But I don't really like the camera much.

MagGnome

10-17-2010, 09:31 AM

I disarmed the bomb. I'm playing as a good character this time around, more or less.

MagGnome

10-17-2010, 10:19 AM

The ant problem has been cleared up in Grayditch. I now set out for Rivet City to find a new home for Brian Wilks.

First I stopped off at my house to unload all of the stuff I'd picked up. I have a ton of crap, but I'm running low on ammo.

Purple Santa

10-17-2010, 10:52 AM

I disarmed the bomb. I'm playing as a good character this time around, more or less.
That's what I did. But a few suggested going back to an old save then wait till night time to...well do the alternative. The night time look is best :D
The ant problem has been cleared up in Grayditch. I now set out for Rivet City to find a new home for Brian Wilks.

First I stopped off at my house to unload all of the stuff I'd picked up. I have a ton of crap, but I'm running low on ammo.

You'll play enough you will find plenty of ammo. Goody two shoes or not, you will learn to find Raiders and others out there that will die and give you lots of ammo :D I can't wait to read about more quests you will do. Some had some interesting choices.

MagGnome

10-17-2010, 11:23 AM

I'll definitely keep posting my progress. Hopefully I actually stick with the game this time. :)

EternalGamer

10-17-2010, 12:59 PM

Played some Sacred 2 today on a whim. It feels like Sacred, with a massive world and lots to do. But I don't really like the camera much.

Switch to the fixed camera. The dynamic one is a pain in the ass. I also usually zoomed out when roaming and zoomed in when fighting.

As for me, a lot more Castlevania. I actually managed to convince Best Buy to give me the Buy 2 Get 1, so I got both Castlevania and Enslaved with my gift card. I couldn't find a 3rd game I wanted, so I bought another Castlevania to sell.

But it is Castlevania that eating up my time. I'm up to Chapter 4 now and it is quickly becoming one of my favorite games this generation. It is actually really hard not to gush all over it. The graphics are some of the most beautiful in any game I've ever seen. I like the combat system better than DMC or God of War. I love the way the counter attacks result in every enemy becoming a fountain of magic for you to pop open for healing and rage galore.

I'm actually surprised Kelegacy didn't like it more than he seemed to. Perhaps it was playing on easy in order to barrel through it quickly to move on to other stuff. I'm taking my time. I have spent a lot of time replaying through earlier levels to complete challenges and find hidden items. I actually find the levels are even more fun on multiple playthroughs because you learn your way around them and the traversal has a nice rhythm to it.

Awesome game.

Gorvi

10-17-2010, 01:01 PM

I think I'm getting very close to the end of Bioshock 2, and yeah, this is ending on a strong note. Hopefully I'll be finishing tonight.

MagGnome

10-17-2010, 01:09 PM

But it is Castlevania that eating up my time. I'm up to Chapter 4 now and it is quickly becoming one of my favorite games this generation.

I swear you say this about at least half of the games you play. ;)

Kelegacy

10-17-2010, 01:14 PM

I'm actually surprised Kelegacy didn't like it more than he seemed to. Perhaps it was playing on easy in order to barrel through it quickly to move on to other stuff. I'm taking my time.

Oh, I really liked the game. I think it's one of the best entries in the genre, I just felt my strength flagging by the end of the 8th chapter I think (the vampire levels). It was then that I started wanting it to end faster. I usually don't overly enjoy games in this genre but it did a lot of stuff right. Boss battles were very epic. The story, I thought, wasn't as good as people are making it out to be. I predicted some plot points early on and they turned out that way.

I really enjoyed it all the way through, but 75% of the way it did start to wear on me. It's a damn long game for this genre.

I did bump it down to easy, but I was dying more than I wanted and it was just interrupting the flow of the game. Or, I thought enemies had too much health and it slowed things down when you had to hammer on certain enemies over and over again--too much I thought. I could have switched back to Normal after I got used to it, but Easy seemed to make me the happiest even if it was a tad too breezy (enemies still have to be hammered on however). First game I played on Easy in years.

Anyway, good game. I'd give it an 8/10 probably.

Kelegacy

10-17-2010, 01:24 PM

I also picked up Nier for more than I really planned but less than I've seen it anywhere else around these parts. The cheapest I've seen it was $39 for the 360 version used. The PS3 version was still selling for $50 new at one shop and $60 at others. I ended up finding it for $39 at the last store I stopped in and grabbed it as I've never seen it used anywhere and that was only about $5 more than my theoretical top-end price. I also grabbed R&C: A Crack In Time for $30, so I still ended up getting two games for the usual cost of one new game, so that will be my rationalization for getting them :)

Nier is $20 at Kmart today. I'm going to swing by this afternoon and see if it's in. I don't know if the deal is in Canada or if there are even Kmarts in Canada, but a LOT of games are dropping to $20. Here's the list courtesy of CAG.

http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showpost.php?p=7670073&postcount=1

Scroll down to see the drops.

I have seen great sales on games lately for $10 and $20 but I'm holding out as much as I can while I have Gamefly if they can be beaten in under 10 hours. Nier is a longish game so I'll pick that up if they have it in stock.

White Knight Chronicles is tempting, but I'm holding out. I've seen it for $17 and I still can't pull the trigger.

MagGnome

10-17-2010, 01:57 PM

EternalGamer

10-17-2010, 02:22 PM

I swear you say this about at least half of the games you play. ;)

It has happened more often recently, but there are two reasons for this. First, I tend to avoid most games that are mediocre/bad by consensus. Second, this has been an exceptionally good year.

MagGnome

10-17-2010, 02:51 PM

It has happened more often recently, but there are two reasons for this. First, I tend to avoid most games that are mediocre/bad by consensus. Second, this has been an exceptionally good year.

I just found it funny that you've been saying that so often lately. I'm glad you're finding so many games of such a high quality. I'll get around to playing many of them...eventually.

Purple Santa

10-17-2010, 02:57 PM

I found this illustrated account of a Dwarf Fortress play through that ended in doom, as they usually do. It doesn't take long to get through and is quite fun, so check it out (http://www.timdenee.com/oilfurnace/)!

I checked your link out and will have to go back. The site looked like it would be fun to see how some of the ends come. Another game that I now I needed to play but never got around to.

MagGnome

10-17-2010, 03:05 PM

I checked your link out and will have to go back. The site looked like it would be fun to see how some of the ends come. Another game that I now I needed to play but never got around to.

It really doesn't take long to read through the comic, so don't put it off too long.

Dwarf Fortress is such an amazing and deep game. I've avoided it for over a year now because it's hard for me to stop playing once I get into it. I'm terrible at the game, but that's part of the fun.

jpublic

10-17-2010, 03:37 PM

Purple Santa

10-17-2010, 03:37 PM

frederec

10-17-2010, 03:49 PM

@Spiggles: My future bro in law just told me he's playing some odd little game. He's playing Lux Pain :). I told him he's lucky he found it since I don't know how many copies are floating around. I should tell him about Theresia too while he's here.

Thanks to jerks like you, I've got both of those games, and played them both a little bit, but not finished. They're just extra little bits of the pile of so many games I need to play one of these days.

Spigot

10-17-2010, 04:03 PM

Nier is $20 at Kmart today. I'm going to swing by this afternoon and see if it's in. I don't know if the deal is in Canada or if there are even Kmarts in Canada, but a LOT of games are dropping to $20. Here's the list courtesy of CAG.

KMart died here in Canada. Their Canadian operations went bankrupt.I was thinking that there were K-Marts still around here but I was thinking of Zellers. According to my wife, there haven't been K-Marts around for something like 13 years up here. But I'm not surprised that Neir would go on sale cheap the day after I buy it. I wouldn't be surprised if I start seeing it super cheap all over the place in the coming weeks, just because I bought it. If I DIDN'T buy it, then it would never drop in price.

I found this illustrated account of a Dwarf Fortress play through that ended in doom, as they usually do. It doesn't take long to get through and is quite fun, so check it out (http://www.timdenee.com/oilfurnace/)!That's awesome. I wish I could wrap my brain around the game interface so that I could actually see what all the fuss is about.

@Spiggles: My future bro in law just told me he's playing some odd little game. He's playing Lux Pain :). I told him he's lucky he found it since I don't know how many copies are floating around. I should tell him about Theresia too while he's here.There was a copy of Lux Pain still at the old quasi-indie shop (probably my old one) but that's closed down now, so it's lost forever. Again, why can a game like Lux Pain get a showing in NA while Last Window is stuck in Europe? WHY!?

I just put Theresia away in my box since I don't know when I'll get back to working on it. Maybe after Etrian Odyssey 3 has run its course.

Man, I don't know what's wrong with me, but I've either pinched a nerve in my back or I've got kidney stones. I should go see the doctor soon...

MagGnome

10-17-2010, 04:13 PM

KMart died here in Canada. Their Canadian operations went bankrupt.

If only we were so lucky in the US.

That's awesome. I wish I could wrap my brain around the game interface so that I could actually see what all the fuss is about.

The interface is pretty complex, but if you give the game some time and use the Wiki, it slowly opens up. It's really worth diving into. I spent many hours playing it. Plus it's free! I highly recommend using a tile pack, however, as I'm not fond of the ASCII graphics.

I spent some more time in the Capitol Wasteland. I discovered Big Town. What a sorry bunch they are! I agreed to help them, but I know I'm not ready to take on Super Mutants, especially since I stumbled upon a couple of them shortly thereafter and died a swift death. This game is pretty tough. I finally made it to Arefu so that I can deliver a letter that I received ages ago. I also stumbled upon a doctor traveling around who had several illicit drugs available. I gave him a bunch of stuff in exchange for the schematics for some nuclear grenades. :D

jpublic

10-17-2010, 04:18 PM

Nier is $33 from Amazon.ca for 360. It's almost at my 'what the hell' point for Console games. Worth it, or should I hold out until the PS3 ver is also that cheap?

frederec

10-17-2010, 04:19 PM

If only we were so lucky in the US.

I'm honestly surprised they are still some of them around. So many of them closed down a few years ago, I haven't seen any in quite some time.

I spent some more time in the Capitol Wasteland. I discovered Big Town. What a sorry bunch they are! I agreed to help them, but I know I'm not ready to take on Super Mutants, especially since I stumbled upon a couple of them shortly thereafter and died a swift death. This game is pretty tough. I finally made it to Arefu so that I can deliver a letter that I received ages ago. I also stumbled upon a doctor traveling around who had several illicit drugs available. I gave him a bunch of stuff in exchange for the schematics for some nuclear grenades. :D

Do you have the expansions? If so, beware of super mutant overloards. They have some very nice drops, but are pretty scary. I think they're only found in DC itself, if I recall correctly. They don't stand out as much as behemoths, so try not to let them surprise you and destroy you utterly.

Actually, I'm curious if you've seen a behemoth yet, and how you liked it.

Spigot

10-17-2010, 04:31 PM

Nier is $33 from Amazon.ca for 360. It's almost at my 'what the hell' point for Console games. Worth it, or should I hold out until the PS3 ver is also that cheap?
If you don't care about whether you have the 360 or PS3 version, I'd say go for it. I don't know if there is any appreciable difference between the two. $33 is a fair price. I'm kind of surprised that the 360 version seems to be so plentiful and so much cheaper than the PS3 version.

The only reason I was being so picky is because my 360 is so bloody loud and the HDD is pretty much full and I just don't like using it that much anymore. If it would just do the noble thing and die then I could get a Slim and maybe start loving it again.

And I'd already started the game on the PS3 when I rented it a while back...

MagGnome

10-17-2010, 04:46 PM

I'm honestly surprised they are still some of them around. So many of them closed down a few years ago, I haven't seen any in quite some time.

There's one not to far from my apartment. It's really ghetto, and I wish they'd just tear it down. I've never gone in there.

Do you have the expansions? If so, beware of super mutant overloards. They have some very nice drops, but are pretty scary. I think they're only found in DC itself, if I recall correctly. They don't stand out as much as behemoths, so try not to let them surprise you and destroy you utterly.

Actually, I'm curious if you've seen a behemoth yet, and how you liked it.

I do have the DLC, so thanks for the heads up. I haven't actually turned it on yet, however.

I haven't seen any behemoths yet. Other than the obvious humans, raiders, etc., I've seen some wild dogs, fire-breathing ants, a couple of super mutants, a giant mole rat, some large wasps, and a few different killer robots.

Purple Santa

10-17-2010, 04:50 PM

Thanks to jerks like you, I've got both of those games, and played them both a little bit, but not finished. They're just extra little bits of the pile of so many games I need to play one of these days.
What are we here for if not to help expand your backlog. You are very welcome :D

There was a copy of Lux Pain still at the old quasi-indie shop (probably my old one) but that's closed down now, so it's lost forever. Again, why can a game like Lux Pain get a showing in NA while Last Window is stuck in Europe? WHY!?

I think it might have to do with the developer going bankrupt. Not sure bankrupt game developers with products get translated very often.

Do you have the expansions? If so, beware of super mutant overloards. They have some very nice drops, but are pretty scary. I think they're only found in DC itself, if I recall correctly. They don't stand out as much as behemoths, so try not to let them surprise you and destroy you utterly.

Actually, I'm curious if you've seen a behemoth yet, and how you liked it.
I ran into the DC area a bit too soon when I played. I did have fun taking down some of the super mutants. I gained a few levels there as I found a great strategy. I ran a lot and hid behind columns. I'm not a big fan of "duck and shoot" but it worked. And wandering around the DC area, trying to figure out how to get out...whew...I was basically just killing anything so I could find a way out.

Mags, are you doing the Moira quests? They were a lot of fun. Also, helped to level up too. I actually shot someone in her place once and she threw me out. I had to wait it out before she would let me back in :o

jpublic

10-17-2010, 05:42 PM

The only reason I was being so picky is because my 360 is so bloody loud and the HDD is pretty much full and I just don't like using it that much anymore. If it would just do the noble thing and die then I could get a Slim and maybe start loving it again.

I think I'm going to hold out for PS3 for much the same reason.

Spigot

10-17-2010, 05:47 PM

But Last Window is fully translated. It's just not being released here in NA. Sigh.

The Moira quests were great for giving you an excuse to wander everywhere.

TheKeck

10-17-2010, 05:47 PM

I just started playing Mass Effect. Yes, the first one.

MagGnome

10-17-2010, 06:03 PM

Mags, are you doing the Moira quests? They were a lot of fun. Also, helped to level up too. I actually shot someone in her place once and she threw me out. I had to wait it out before she would let me back in :o

I did some of them, but I'm not sure if I did them all or not. It's been a while, as I recently picked up an old save, so I'm not sure what all I did for her.

MagGnome

10-17-2010, 06:06 PM

Congrats to Purple Santa for winning a copy of Tekken 6 in National Kato's giveaway! :)

Karak

10-17-2010, 06:06 PM

Well, Singularity has been surprisingly fun so far. There are some quirks with it, and I seem to take more damage than normal in a FPS, but it's pretty and it has a nice time-traveling narrative. It does borrow some elements from Bioshock, but never feels like a copycat.

For some reason this game just didn't hit the target for me. I gave it 4 hours but...I am not sure. It just...maybe it is indeed the borrowing but after 4 hours I think I just grew a bit tired of it.

Its funny because it reminded me a great deal of Area 51 Black Site, which will forever be one of my top 10 favorite surprises in gaming ever. But I just could get into this one. How many hours you in?

Karak

10-17-2010, 06:09 PM

This and Alpha Protocol are two games that I want to get around to playing. Good things have been said about both around here. Time to make a "to be played" list again.

Alpha Protocol. Man. That game surprised me. I beat it so many times. The different things you can do and ways to play just kept drawing me back.

And rare is the game that allows you to be a lumberjack pretending to be a secret agent. I so dig the different looks on the main character.

Kelegacy

10-17-2010, 06:37 PM

For some reason this game just didn't hit the target for me. I gave it 4 hours but...I am not sure. It just...maybe it is indeed the borrowing but after 4 hours I think I just grew a bit tired of it.

Its funny because it reminded me a great deal of Area 51 Black Site, which will forever be one of my top 10 favorite surprises in gaming ever. But I just could get into this one. How many hours you in?

I'm probably 4 hours in, I don't know. I'm in a segment right now where I'm fighting the armored guys that are impervious to most of the TMD's effects.

I find fighting humans extremely satisfying. Arms, legs, heads...it all blows off. The other enemies aren't as fun, but I really am liking it.

I liked Black Site too.

Kelegacy

10-17-2010, 06:54 PM

I converted my son's crib into a toddler bed, and tonight will be the first night he stays in it I hope. As I was hooking up the camera/baby monitor in his room, I went into our room to test the video feed. As it was starting up I heard whispering that freaked me out badly. I froze, and heard it again (like someone was truly whispering near the camera) and then I flipped to the right channel and I saw a picture of his bed.

I was a bit unnerved and still am. I tried to duplicate it but I couldn't. Just quiet. I don't think I can see Paranormal Activity 2. The first one didn't scare me, but it resonated for weeks and months and made me start seeing and hearing things. I still get nervous in the middle of the night if I come downstairs sometimes. Stupid, but I swear I've had strange feelings here. An old lady owned the house before the previous owner purchased it, and I wonder if she croaked here. And Holden's room would have been hers, because our room is a newer addition/conversion.

It makes me nervous when I'm jerking off, basically.

Karak

10-17-2010, 06:56 PM

I'm probably 4 hours in, I don't know. I'm in a segment right now where I'm fighting the armored guys that are impervious to most of the TMD's effects.

I find fighting humans extremely satisfying. Arms, legs, heads...it all blows off. The other enemies aren't as fun, but I really am liking it.

I liked Black Site too.

Ya I have to agree. In most games if there is an alien/evil creature enemy and a human enemy I almost always enjoy battling against human characters.

Purple Santa

10-17-2010, 07:02 PM

But Last Window is fully translated. It's just not being released here in NA. Sigh.

The Moira quests were great for giving you an excuse to wander everywhere.
Who is the publisher on the game? There are still costs if the game would be released here. I would like to know why it's not worth the effort too. I wonder how well or not Hotel Dusk sold in NA.
I just started playing Mass Effect. Yes, the first one.
You are one step ahead of me. I still need to try to play this and keep playing.

I was a bit unnerved and still am. I tried to duplicate it but I couldn't. Just quiet. I don't think I can see Paranormal Activity 2. The first one didn't scare me, but it resonated for weeks and months and made me start seeing and hearing things. I still get nervous in the middle of the night if I come downstairs sometimes. Stupid, but I swear I've had strange feelings here. An old lady owned the house before the previous owner purchased it, and I wonder if she croaked here. And Holden's room would have been hers, because our room is a newer addition/conversion.

It makes me nervous when I'm jerking off, basically.

Ok, this creeped me out. I wish you would of stopped typing so I didn't have to read that. I won't sleep now. I can't get the picture of you JOing where someone died in your home :eek:

MagGnome

10-17-2010, 07:49 PM

I have done a few of the Moira quests. She wants me to get radiated apparently. I'd forgotten all about it.

I went off to find "The Family" of punks that are bothering Arefu. I found an abandoned grocery store that had some goodies inside. I then went into the nearby Metro station and discovered a ghoul who is making Ultrajet. I talked him into giving me 30 caps for every box of sugar bombs that I bring him, so I'm officially a drug runner. :D

I then descended into the bowls of the train station and encountered my first Mirelurk, or rather a pair of them. I was no match for such armored beasts, so I ran off deeper into the tunnels, tripping two traps in the process. Crippled and with 1HP remaining I stumbled through the darkness, desperately seeking a place to hide. I rounded a corner and came face to face with a little baseball throwing machine. One baseball to the head and I was dead. :o

frederec

10-17-2010, 07:52 PM

Mirelurks do suck, at almost any level. Don't forget to save any Nuka Cola Quantum you find. Don't sell or use it.

Kelegacy

10-17-2010, 07:53 PM

Ok, this creeped me out. I wish you would of stopped typing so I didn't have to read that. I won't sleep now. I can't get the picture of you JOing where someone died in your home :eek:

And she's probably watching me. That's the creepy part. What if she was conservative and doesn't approve? I don't want any afterlife wrath or bad hauntings. If she is turned on, that's fine. Just don't show yourself, that will ruin the orgasm.

PA2 looks to freak me out because a toddler is in the movie. IT shows him standing up in his crib and everything, staring at whatever is in the house. I saw one of the extended previews and it bothered me too much. But it should be fun...though I'll regret it later.

EDIT:....and everyone is in bed but me and one of the doors in the house popped. Probably the house settling, but it made me look around. Fucking Halloween heebie jeebies.

MagGnome

10-17-2010, 08:06 PM

Mirelurks do suck, at almost any level. Don't forget to save any Nuka Cola Quantum you find. Don't sell or use it.

I'll keep that in mind, thanks! Don't spoil anything, but is it used to anything other than weapon schematics?

Kel - Your stories are giving me the creeps. As a believer in the paranormal myself, I hope I don't have any nightmares tonight thanks to you.

EternalGamer

10-17-2010, 08:25 PM

And Holden's room would have been hers, because our room is a newer addition/conversion.

t makes me nervous when I'm jerking off, basically.

Ok, ghost stories don't creep me out, I don't believe in any of that nonsense. I think most of it can be explained either by faults in the human brain (such as how Deja vu is just your brain getting a double feed back loop or how people who hear voices ha e neural circuitry issues). What can't be explained by the shoddy qualities of our brain's perception of the world I chalk up to scientific phenomena that is not yet fully understood.

But here is what bothers me about your tale: what are you doing masturbating while in your son's room putting together his crib...

Purple Santa

10-17-2010, 08:26 PM

I have done a few of the Moira quests. She wants me to get radiated apparently. I'd forgotten all about it.
I strongly recommend her quests. Just for the outrageous requests and the dialogue that follows with Moira.

I went off to find "The Family" of punks that are bothering Arefu. I found an abandoned grocery store that had some goodies inside. I then went into the nearby Metro station and discovered a ghoul who is making Ultrajet. I talked him into giving me 30 caps for every box of sugar bombs that I bring him, so I'm officially a drug runner. :D
There is some great stuff with the ghouls. That's all i'll say. Wish I could say more but i'd ruin it.

I then descended into the bowls of the train station and encountered my first Mirelurk, or rather a pair of them. I was no match for such armored beasts, so I ran off deeper into the tunnels, tripping two traps in the process. Crippled and with 1HP remaining I stumbled through the darkness, desperately seeking a place to hide. I rounded a corner and came face to face with a little baseball throwing machine. One baseball to the head and I was dead. :o
Ah, the precious memories in FO3.
I'll keep that in mind, thanks! Don't spoil anything, but is it used to anything other than weapon schematics?
Don't ask such questions if you don't want the answers. My 360 died involving those damn colas :mad:

Kel - Your stories are giving me the creeps. As a believer in the paranormal myself, I hope I don't have any nightmares tonight thanks to you.
You can't get the image out of your mind either. Kelegacy...his penis...his...noooooo :eek:

Dostoyevsky

10-17-2010, 08:28 PM

God I love Fallout 3. Which is why I'm hard a work cleaning my backlog because if New Vegas is even half the game I hope it could be I'll be occupied for a year.

Alan Wake - 1500/1500! I loved Alan Wake. Alot. But I think The Signal was a bit better than The Writer imo. Platforming has no business in this game, and jumping across moving platforms in a spinning tornado was the worst part of the entire game, hands down. Still, I liked the way the addressed some of what was going on, but...who the hell is Thomas Zane? I always assumed this was a Dark Half inspired-story, but there might be more (or less) to it than that.

Dead Space - This time of year I always get the survival horror itch, and while a run through RE:Remake will undoubtedly happen over Halloween weekend, I decided to start early and take a crack at the final Achievement I have left in Dead Space, a run through on Impossible. I only just started, but it's a bitch. And I'd better get it done soon.

TheKeck

10-17-2010, 08:28 PM

Don't forget to save any Nuka Cola Quantum you find. Don't sell or use it.
If only someone had given me this advice.

And to (not really at all) answer Mag's question, I don't even remember WHAT they give you, but suffice it to say that there's someone who will want them later on.

frederec

10-17-2010, 08:36 PM

I'll keep that in mind, thanks! Don't spoil anything, but is it used to anything other than weapon schematics?

Someone collects them. So don't necessarily even use them for schematics. Though I guess you may want to once, if you're after the achievement for building one of each weapon. There are some places in the wastes that have a number of them, and there's more than you need for the quest. But there's not enough that you'll ever feel like you're swimming in them.

Kel - Your stories are giving me the creeps. As a believer in the paranormal myself, I hope I don't have any nightmares tonight thanks to you.

I've been in a haunted house. Not maliciously haunted, but the person who lived there had experienced many things. I saw a couple interesting things while I was there too. Little things you could explain away if you wanted, but they could also seem like something more if you were willing to think that way.

Pale Ale

10-17-2010, 08:44 PM

If only we were so lucky in the US.

I concur, our local one still shuffles along like a zombie. The only way it looks decent is by comparing it our wal mart.

I have done a few of the Moira quests. She wants me to get radiated apparently. I'd forgotten all about it.

I went off to find "The Family" of punks that are bothering Arefu. I found an abandoned grocery store that had some goodies inside. I then went into the nearby Metro station and discovered a ghoul who is making Ultrajet. I talked him into giving me 30 caps for every box of sugar bombs that I bring him, so I'm officially a drug runner. :D

I then descended into the bowls of the train station and encountered my first Mirelurk, or rather a pair of them. I was no match for such armored beasts, so I ran off deeper into the tunnels, tripping two traps in the process. Crippled and with 1HP remaining I stumbled through the darkness, desperately seeking a place to hide. I rounded a corner and came face to face with a little baseball throwing machine. One baseball to the head and I was dead. :o

I love your FO3 monologue, it's like Mr Magoo the Great White Hunter.

I have some advice though,

[list]Remember Stim Packs
Remember which button V.A.T.S. is
Remember the flashlight[/list

I converted my son's crib into a toddler bed, and tonight will be the first night he stays in it I hope. As I was hooking up the camera/baby monitor in his room, I went into our room to test the video feed. As it was starting up I heard whispering that freaked me out badly. I froze, and heard it again (like someone was truly whispering near the camera) and then I flipped to the right channel and I saw a picture of his bed.

Kel - Your stories are giving me the creeps. As a believer in the paranormal myself, I hope I don't have any nightmares tonight thanks to you.

BOOHHHOOOOOOOO!!!! I AM THE GHOST OF POORLY SHIELDED ELECTRONICS!!! WOOOOHHHOOOOOOOO!!!! FEAR ME!!!!

MagGnome

10-17-2010, 08:47 PM

If only someone had given me this advice.

And to (not really at all) answer Mag's question, I don't even remember WHAT they give you, but suffice it to say that there's someone who will want them later on.

Someone collects them. So don't necessarily even use them for schematics. Though I guess you may want to once, if you're after the achievement for building one of each weapon. There are some places in the wastes that have a number of them, and there's more than you need for the quest. But there's not enough that you'll ever feel like you're swimming in them.

Thanks for the heads up guys. This is why I'm so nervous about selling anything I find in the game. I'm broke, but I have a ton of junk in my house.

I've been in a haunted house. Not maliciously haunted, but the person who lived there had experienced many things. I saw a couple interesting things while I was there too. Little things you could explain away if you wanted, but they could also seem like something more if you were willing to think that way.

I had several experiences when I was younger. I'm sure they could all be explained away, and maybe I'm just crazy, but I've believed in the paranormal ever since. It's not something I talk about very often these days.

I love your FO3 monologue, it's like Mr Magoo the Great White Hunter.

I have some advice though,

[list]Remember Stim Packs
Remember which button V.A.T.S. is
Remember the flashlight[/list

I'll definitely keep the tales of my adventures coming. :)

As for your list, I use Stim Packs pretty often. Hopefully I don't run out of them. I use VATS quite a bit as well, but I completely forgot that there was a flashlight.

pomeroy

10-17-2010, 08:55 PM

After trading in some games today, I came home with Uncharted 2, Little Big Planet GOTY, Civilization Revolution, and the Wolverine movie game.

Yay for in store credit!

Kelegacy

10-17-2010, 09:12 PM

But here is what bothers me about your tale: what are you doing masturbating while in your son's room putting together his crib...

Haha. No, but I am in the room directly below his.

And Raven can suck my dick. Seriously, tonight I was jumped out of my fucking bones playing Singularity. And not cheap scares, at least not really. I activated a tape recorder to listen to some audio like I have dozens of times already and these crazy images blare across the screen with a sharp sound effect (I'm wearing headphones to boot), one showing an emaciated corpse hanging from a noose. It was reminiscent of that scene in Eternal Darkness with the body in the bathtub. My god.

The second, which was perfect, was when I was swimming underwater. I was coming around a corner in a shaft and this dead body with a gaping rictus was floating there, trapped in the passage with me, but the way the body was positioned made its face appear instantly, almost filling up the entire screen. It was placed there on purpose, but it was a devious scare and I jumped and convulsed at the same time. I hate that feeling, but I also really like it.

Now when I activate tape recorders in the game I turn my head away. I haven't seen it since though, so they'll probably catch me off guard later. If at all. Or maybe it wasn't the tape recorder that set it off, but the room I walked into itself. Dunno. But I'm moving very carefully through the world, at least in the slow parts. Good game, really liking it overall.

jpublic

10-17-2010, 11:37 PM

Yeah, Singularity has some awesome 'eek!' moments.

Purple Santa

10-18-2010, 05:36 AM

I'll definitely keep the tales of my adventures coming. :)

As for your list, I use Stim Packs pretty often. Hopefully I don't run out of them. I use VATS quite a bit as well, but I completely forgot that there was a flashlight.
You will explore more and will be in endless supply. I used tons and never ran out. I'm basically saying I sucked at the game but despite my anemic play you will eventually not worry about them. Same goes for ammo. Now about being broke, I took a suggestion that Kel (I'm pretty sure it was Kel) did was steal everything you could find. Yes, it will make you more "evil" but you can counter that very easily doing other little things like giving someone fresh water and keep giving someone in Megaton particular items you find. It was a brilliant idea. I had so much money from stealing but finished with my halo intact :)
After trading in some games today, I came home with Uncharted 2, Little Big Planet GOTY, Civilization Revolution, and the Wolverine movie game.

Yay for in store credit!

Play Civ Rev last. There should be a warning label on that game. Could lead to extreme addiction.

Spigot

10-18-2010, 08:18 AM

Who is the publisher on the game? There are still costs if the game would be released here. I would like to know why it's not worth the effort too. I wonder how well or not Hotel Dusk sold in NA.
Hotel Dusk seemed to sell well enough to get reissued a lot and sold along the same lines as Professor Layton did.

And I think that Nintendo published Last Window over in Europe and Japan. I'll go take a look at the box later, but I'm pretty sure that's who published it there. They just hate us!
I'll keep that in mind, thanks! Don't spoil anything, but is it used to anything other than weapon schematics?

Kel - Your stories are giving me the creeps. As a believer in the paranormal myself, I hope I don't have any nightmares tonight thanks to you.Go west, young man...

And all of your chatter about ghosts must have percolated out of internet and into my son's brain because he was having night terrors last night at 1am or so. He just would NOT stop crying and freaking out for a good 20 minutes or so. I think he was still suffering the after-effects of the fever/cold thing that he had been dealing with over the last couple of days.

Thankfully he finally calmed down but we were getting worried...

Purple Santa

10-18-2010, 11:44 AM

Hotel Dusk seemed to sell well enough to get reissued a lot and sold along the same lines as Professor Layton did.

And I think that Nintendo published Last Window over in Europe and Japan. I'll go take a look at the box later, but I'm pretty sure that's who published it there. They just hate us!

Maybe there is hope this will come here. I don't understand why not bring it here but maybe they are just delaying the release here. It's Nintendo, do they ever make sense? ;)

And all of your chatter about ghosts must have percolated out of internet and into my son's brain because he was having night terrors last night at 1am or so. He just would NOT stop crying and freaking out for a good 20 minutes or so. I think he was still suffering the after-effects of the fever/cold thing that he had been dealing with over the last couple of days.

Thankfully he finally calmed down but we were getting worried...

Well if your son could read your thoughts and saw the Kelegacy images of the crib, his son's room....yeah, he might be scarred for life.