Weekend Gaming - What's in your Queue? [Archive]

Purple Santa

11-21-2008, 03:43 AM

It's baaaaack. Yes, another Friday where once again the anticipation of rejoicing begins as we anticipate another (or so we hope) the weekend filled with lots of gaming. Well that's my idea of a rejoiced filled weekend. Fill in what you desire for your own weekend if it can't be all about games. Then I would ask...why not??

So rejoicers, what are you playing? Some Left4Dead? Maybe the last note in Banjo-Kazooie Nuts and Bolts? Or maybe you are the other Tomb Raider fan besides myself, planning to continue the adventures of Lara? And before the Wii fans track me down, let's not forget Animal Crossing. Creating a town or four maybe? I know Ms. Claus will since i'll be once again writing papers with deadlines looming closer. As always, the slacker I am, I have some gaming plans:

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Tomb Raider Underworld: The game that was a must have for me. If I was only allowed to buy one game this is mine. Outside of //.Hack, series, no other series I'm as such a fanboy about. I proudly state I have played them all, finished them all and yes I know this makes my mental state challenged. We all have that one game. This is mine. I am trying to tell myself, no I can't play it since I have to much work to do and I need to save, so I can savor it for after the semester. So far it's still in the shrink wrap. Can I persevere? Yeah, I don't think so either...

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Mirror's Edge: I loved the demo. I found it to be very TR like. Originally a Ms. Claus game that she wanted to play, I found it more appealing. How could I not if I found it to have elements of my favorite game? This might take the edge off of not playing TR. I just need something that can distract me just enough to get me some gaming time but not lose myself for hours yet. As long as I can save anywhere I will play this...

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Left4Dead: Gamefly should have my copy of this in my hands today. Unless my unruly roommates have misplaced my mail again. I once found a GF game three days after it was suppose to arrive in a pile of laundry. This game wasn't something I originally was excited about but as the game got closer to release with so many on here talking about it...the chance to flee with friends from zombies sounded to good to pass up. This forum has made me into a "online" gamer. I feel dirty :p.

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GOW2: I'm hoping to find some other Noobs of War online to play some Horde mode. Not sure how available I'll be but I'm going to try. I tend to think i'll be online for a limited amount of time but then suddenly two hours pass. Must resist so I can write papers, pass my classes so I can become employed next May...although I rather be online with the other Noobs....

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Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia: I finally got a chance to play this game this week. Not much at all but I at least took a peek. The game looked pretty sweet if you are a Castlevania fan. I felt myself being hooked already. This one will get some playing time for sure this weekend. It will keep me warm and happy as Ms. Claus builds her empire/town in Animal Crossing.

I still haven't sent back Dead Space. I made the mistake of reading the achievements list which I found so many of the achievements are easy to obtain. I am an achievement whore. This game really needs to go back. And I'm NOT playing Banjo-Kazooie - thank you Circuit City, since your financial problems have made it problematic keeping games in supply. Maybe for the best...I love BK to much to be able to put it down. Being obsessed with finding all the notes isn't a good thing when game playing time is lacking.

So what are you playing?

Vyzov

11-21-2008, 03:55 AM

I'll probably be playing Etrian Odyssey 2, Fallout 3 and WAR.

Widgetcraft

11-21-2008, 04:07 AM

Left 4 Dead will be the biggest time filler. I'll also be playing Chrono Trigger here and there. I've been watching Netflix streaming over Live, and fortunately, it is working much better than it had been initially. This is very watchable. As we speak, I'm seeing Dominion Tank Police for the first time in probably fifteen years.

Kielaran

11-21-2008, 04:47 AM

Mainly Left 4 Dead. Versus mode is so much fun and I still have a lot of achievements to get too.

Purple Santa

11-21-2008, 05:21 AM

Mainly Left 4 Dead. Versus mode is so much fun and I still have a lot of achievements to get too.

I didn't think about achievements for this game. Must resist going to play right now...

Jon the Uncool

11-21-2008, 05:22 AM

Outside of my weekly review for our local paper, I haven't been putting in much game time. In fact I've found lately too much of my time has been wasted vegging out. So after I get back from the gym Saturday morning I promised myself I'd play at least an hour to 90 minutes of Dead Space.

Chris_D

11-21-2008, 05:25 AM

I'm hoping to get some more hours in on Tales of Vesperia on Saturday night.

Jon the Uncool

11-21-2008, 05:25 AM

I'm hoping to get some more hours in on Tales of Vesperia on Saturday night.
Nice. Great game, I should really play some more of that too.

Zrikz

11-21-2008, 05:32 AM

L4D for sure and possibly some Fallout 3 and even a little EVE. Then I will probably have to force myself to focus and do some studying before the thanksgiving break.

Kielaran

11-21-2008, 05:36 AM

I didn't think about achievements for this game. Must resist going to play right now...

The best part is that most of the achievements for it are fun to get too.

jacob.armitage

11-21-2008, 05:41 AM

its all left 4 dead, world of warcraft and gears 2.

Gorvi

11-21-2008, 05:41 AM

Valkyria Chronicles is a sure bet, I've been going through withdrawals for the past few days since my TV has been out of commission (it was repaired yesterday).

I've been in the mood for a racing game the past few days, so since I'm too cheap to buy something new right now, I grabbed Burnout Legends for the PSP off of my shelf. I still have 2 car classes to go through in that and a ton of crash challenges, so that should keep me busy for a while. I almost forgot how great that game is, possibly the best portable racing game I've ever played.

I may play some FFXI, but that I'm not sure about, since I played it a lot over the course of the past week. I started leveling Samurai last Saturday to eventually sub to Warrior and I've gone from 10 to 28 from then til Wednesday. I may just do some meriting on SCH if nothing else if I can find the time.

Also, for some reason, I grabbed Brigandine for the PS1 off of my shelf. I'm not quite sure why, but I may actually play a bit of that this weekend too.

Nura

11-21-2008, 05:43 AM

Left 4 dead, and possibly Rock Band 2, as it seems to be out today. Oh, and wether i want it or not, i'm going to play some Kingdom for keflings.. i just can't stay away.

LarsenNET

11-21-2008, 05:48 AM

I should finish Gear of War 2 and hopefully start Fallout 3.

Commissar Rob

11-21-2008, 05:50 AM

Fallout 3 has taken over my video gaming time...I'll be scouring the wastes for lost treasures, wrongs to right, and really, really big guns.

I may also head to Northrend for a bit...but I'm finding it very hard to want to play anything other than Fallout right now.

Gorvi

11-21-2008, 05:52 AM

Shit, now for some reason I'm in the mood for some Zelda. Maybe Ocarina......

Purple Santa

11-21-2008, 06:05 AM

The best part is that most of the achievements for it are fun to get too.
I'm now avoiding reading what the achievements are...and turning off this computer so I can go do some work...I need better blinders...
Shit, now for some reason I'm in the mood for some Zelda. Maybe Ocarina......

Go play! Must be the 10 yr anniversary that has you wanting to play. And now the memories of playing that for the first time start rushing back...and before I go dig out my own copy...i'm fleeing...

aVaKus

11-21-2008, 06:08 AM

Continuing my insane run thru of Gears2, hopefully some online with people here at CoG, and of course L4D.
Also going to see Hal Sparks Saturday night at the Improv here in Pitt. Should be a good time.

maharahaj

11-21-2008, 06:10 AM

Rock Band 2, Picross DS and Gears 2 are on the agenda.

MagGnome

11-21-2008, 06:28 AM

I'll be playing quite a bit of Left 4 Dead on the PC this weekend. Can't wait to try out versus mode with my fellow COGers.

I might also dig into some of my older PC titles. I've been itching to play an RTS or possibly Dungeon Keeper.

Oh, and I'll be playing Eets as well. :p

TrackZero

11-21-2008, 07:09 AM

Outside of //.Hack, series, no other series I'm as such a fanboy about. I proudly state I have played them all, finished them all and yes I know this makes my mental state challenged.

You mean the .//hack series? That board room generated play-by-numbers money grab that Bandai created, with only 3 real episodes per series that are the same ones used over and over again? Yeah, it was a classic....

KidCactus

11-21-2008, 07:12 AM

I just picked up The Last Remnant, so I think that will take up pretty much all my gaming weekend. But LBP will also be mixed into it.

Young Al Capone

11-21-2008, 07:15 AM

Fallout 3 mostly, with some Mirror's Edge time trails and Order of Ecclesia for good measure.

I have been having the itch to play some Disgaea too, so I will probably bust that out on my DS.

Rune_74

11-21-2008, 07:17 AM

I think I may try that new Never winter nights 2 expansion....and some city of heroes.

JayVe

11-21-2008, 07:23 AM

Animal Crossing (http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa55/goodavatar/RUU_0016.jpg)
Rock Band
And the always fun, lets put our house back together after the LAN party game.

rein

11-21-2008, 07:25 AM

I've ripped and loaded a few PS games to my PSP since Sony will not get off of their ass and get them up on the PSN store.

I will probably tinker around with NCAA Mach Madness 2001 (once again, no college BB for PSP) and see if I can get into Persona 2. I'm thinking about ripping Command & Conquer Red Alert as well. I've got so many Playstation games this could go on forever. Funny, if Sony would have gotten their act together, I would have never modded my PSP and would be buying PS games off their store.

I will most likely continue the trial and error of loading PS games on the PSP until my copy of The Last Remnant arrives from GF tomorrow or early next week.

*edit - I will probably spend some time working on my spelling too since I seem to have forgotten how to spell certain words.

Mortis

11-21-2008, 07:38 AM

Left 4 Dead, CoD5, possibly some Fable 2.

StarGypsy

11-21-2008, 07:45 AM

Finish Fable 2 and then get back to Fallout 3.

drobvice

11-21-2008, 08:11 AM

Probably some Gears 2 and get ready for the family to invade for Thanksgiving.

Bad Buddha

11-21-2008, 08:21 AM

Need to get back into The Witcher. Been too busy the last couple of days.

It doesn't help that I picked up Left 4 Dead on Wednesday! I got home early from work yesterday and I thought I'd log on and play a couple quick rounds... 3 hours later, it's time to make dinner. I'm not a big multiplayer gamer, but this game rocks! I also have to assume that through the luck of the draw, I got some team mates that weren't total idiots! :D

Also going to a Beaujolais Nouveau Tasting party on Saturday night. Always a good time!

National Kato

11-21-2008, 08:23 AM

Arphahat

11-21-2008, 08:27 AM

I'm going to make a last run at my NaNoWriMo novel. If I can get a little extra in during the weekend than I normally get in the evening after work, I should be pretty close to finishing, and should be done Monday or Tuesday. Dying to get back and do some TF2.

drobvice

11-21-2008, 08:27 AM

Also going to a Beaujolais Nouveau Tasting party on Saturday night. Always a good time!

Ahh...Nouveau. I was just thinking yesterday that this may be the first year in awhile that I won't be picking any up. Probably the first time in 5 or 6 years.

vuk

11-21-2008, 08:28 AM

I can't stop playing FIFA 2009. I don't know why. It still has some issues with player magnetism and stupid motion-capture animations going through while the ball is five yards away...but I can't stop. I must play more.

Also, Rock Band, Fable 2 and I really need to choose a game from the backlog and finish it up. Maybe Bioshock. I'm sure I was close to finished with it.

hunterx280

11-21-2008, 08:29 AM

Let's see, I have so many games it's hard to decide. For some weird reason I've forsaken Fallout 3 for Gears of War PC. Not to say it's a better game, I just needed a wasteland break I think. I'll probably play both this weekend. Throw in some Left 4 Dead and I'm golden!

Young Al Capone

11-21-2008, 08:32 AM

Lots of Far Cry 2 - it has been on the backburner for a bit while these other games have come out, but last night I played some more and remembered how tight the gameplay is. I've put 11 hours into it, 9 game days have passed, and I'm only 20% complete. That's a lotta game!

Damn I gotta get back to that. I love that freaking game, probably still my GOTY, even after Fallout 3. As good and deep as that game is, plus the fact that I am obsessed with it, Far Cry 2 still takes the cake in that it is just plain more fun to play than most anything else I have played this year.

Did anyone read the GameInformer review of that game. I know, thier reviews suck anyway, but that one was particularly bad. The reviewer faulted the game for the combat, but it was obvious he never took the time to actually do anything besides run and gun then blamed the game for only accomadating run and gun strategies. Moran...

National Kato

11-21-2008, 08:45 AM

Damn I gotta get back to that. I love that freaking game, probably still my GOTY, even after Fallout 3. As good and deep as that game is, plus the fact that I am obsessed with it, Far Cry 2 still takes the cake in that it is just plain more fun to play than most anything else I have played this year...

I'm telling you, AC, last night reaffirmed my belief that FC2 will be in my top 3 GoTY - if not the top spot. It never ceases to impress me. I just witnessed last night how if you shoot a rocket-propelled grenade the blow-back from the rear end will catch objects and the land on fire. How great is that?

Of course, I realized this while backed up against a wall in a room with some propane tanks. Lesson learned. :D

What I haven't done yet is play more than one round of multiplayer. I want to give it a try this weekend...

Young Al Capone

11-21-2008, 08:50 AM

Yeah, just wait until you have one in bad shape and the RPG just falls out in front of you then decides it's trajectory.

In a field of grass.

Speaking of that, my friend was telling me about that exactly happening to him, and the RPG drew a perfect circle around him in the grass and and he had to be bailed out by a buddy.

Mortis

11-21-2008, 08:57 AM

I guess maybe I haven't put enough time into FC2 but I find it extremely mediocre so far. For one the aiming sensitivity on the 360 is terrible, this makes the gunplay dodgy and inconsistent. There needs to be a way to turn off the turn acceleration. Two, is there anything to do besides "drive to x location and kill these people"? Anything like climbing a mountain and flying a hang glider onto a moving train? Finally it's bad enough you have to drive everywhere, but I also have to be constantly harassed by enemies in vehicles? At this point I don't know if I will even go back to it.

National Kato

11-21-2008, 09:04 AM

Finally it's bad enough you have to drive everywhere, but I also have to be constantly harassed by enemies in vehicles? At this point I don't know if I will even go back to it.

Everyone keeps saying this about the driving and I can't understand it. I use buses to travel primarily - they get you across the map safely and quickly, there's always a vehicle waiting for you at the destination, the game gives you a save option once you reach your destination, and you don't have to deal with pesky patrols.

Are you guys really driving everywhere? That seems unnecessary.

Young Al Capone

11-21-2008, 09:09 AM

Are you guys really driving everywhere? That seems unnecessary.

It is, and I have no idea why anyone would expect to be able to just freely travel the roads in such a war torn setting.

Like I said in the thread, you can avoid patrols almost entirely by not taking the roads. It is pretty rare that you are forced into a patrol or a checkpoint by a bottleneck, it is a choice to stick with vehicles and on the roads.

Complain about the respawns, those suck. Not exploring your options is not a fault of the game.

Gorvi

11-21-2008, 09:17 AM

Go play! Must be the 10 yr anniversary that has you wanting to play. And now the memories of playing that for the first time start rushing back...and before I go dig out my own copy...i'm fleeing...
That's pretty much what got me wanting to play. I should just play Majora's Mask, I've never actually played that (I have that GC Zelda Collection disc). Of course, I still haven't played Twilight Princess either. :(

Mortis

11-21-2008, 09:38 AM

Everyone keeps saying this about the driving and I can't understand it. I use buses to travel primarily - they get you across the map safely and quickly, there's always a vehicle waiting for you at the destination, the game gives you a save option once you reach your destination, and you don't have to deal with pesky patrols.

Are you guys really driving everywhere? That seems unnecessary.

You have to drive to the buses, also when the bus drops you off you have to drive to the destination. I use the buses but the problem still exists, you get harassed like every 20 feet. You should be able to catch a bus at any road to travel to the designated "stations", it would help a lot.

Not driving on the roads helps, I still get harassed offroad as well (when you get near a road) just not as much.

National Kato

11-21-2008, 09:46 AM

I use the buses but the problem still exists, you get harassed like every 20 feet.

I know you're exaggerating here, but it's par for the course in a sandbox game to have to traverse great distances. Sure, fast travel is a feature a lot of games are adopting to cater to those who just want to get on to the next plot point. But no other game this year has offered me the same 'real world' experience.

Sometimes Far Cry 2 can be frustrating when you're caught out in the middle of nowhere, low on ammo, holding looted guns prone to jamming on you, low on syrettes, and surrounded by patrols and guard posts. It can be daunting and frequently causes me to study my map for safe routes around danger (which there are many: hiking trails, waterways, etc.). But the result is an immersive experience I'd have no other way.

This is a game that will take me some time to finish (I'm playing on Hardcore). But I've yet to dislike it. Sure, there are weaknesses (respawn time being foremost)...but compared to other titles? I'm quite pleased with my purchase.

Mortis

11-21-2008, 09:52 AM

I know you're exaggerating here, but it's par for the course in a sandbox game to have to traverse great distances. Sure, fast travel is a feature a lot of games are adopting to cater to those who just want to get on to the next plot point. But no other game this year has offered me the same 'real world' experience.

Really if it wasn't for the harassing I would not want a better quick travel option. I actually like the idea of driving to the destinations, especially when the game looks as good as this one, because I too dig the real world vibe that brings. There just really needs to be less hassle when doing so for me. I will admit that using the river when possible is highly enjoyable (looks great) and avoids much of the harassing.

When you get further do certain factions stop attacking you to help with this at all? Is there any more variety in missions later on? I really want to like the game I'm just finding it hard to do so.

Young Al Capone

11-21-2008, 10:06 AM

When you get further do certain factions stop attacking you to help with this at all? Is there any more variety in missions later on? I really want to like the game I'm just finding it hard to do so.

Nah, you always have both factions gunning for you.

The mission variety really depends on your creativity. Most of them involve an assassination, or retrieving a package, or blowing something up. However, they are all in locations that allow for very interesting tactics, and about a million choices.

Jackel

11-21-2008, 10:42 AM

I'll be working on Left 4 Dead. And if I'm on too late and no one else is playing that, then I'll play some Fallout 3.

Sonic Alpha

11-21-2008, 11:01 AM

Will probably play a little bit of Oblivion. Restarted it again for the 3rd time last night, hopefully this time I'll get a little further than closing the first Oblivion gate...

Oh, and I might play some Beautiful Katamari, if my copy arrives tomorrow.

biosc1

11-21-2008, 11:01 AM

I can't stop playing FIFA 2009. I don't know why. It still has some issues with player magnetism and stupid motion-capture animations going through while the ball is five yards away...but I can't stop. I must play more.

I find the game like that as well...though I did stop playing, but I'm itching to return. It's one of the few sports games that shares the feel of NHL09. When I miss a goal or mess up a pass, I feel like it was my stupidity and not some pre-programmed pre-determined thing. A high risk pass or rushed shot should be harder to complete.

This weekend:

PC - Tomb Raider: Underworld...Yah, it's a love it or hate it series now and I still quite like it. I think it brings back that feeling of nostalgia of my youth. So, I pre-ordered after playing the demo and it should be sitting there ready for me when I get home tonight :)
PC - Left4Dead...Going to be playing online and splitscreen with my buddy to convince him to buy the 360 version.
PC - Fallout 3...getting near the end, I know it.

360 - NHL09...always in the queue.
360 - FIFA09...now that I've talked about it.
360 - Gears 2...I love the horde mode, even if I suck at it.
360 - RB6:V2...my buddy and I love neutralizing terrorists to no end.

PS3 - Penny Arcade Ep.1...I'm really enjoying this game. I really want to get Valkyrie Chronicles, but I'm holding off until I finish PA...I'll have to see how long I can hold out on that.

Gorvi

11-21-2008, 11:38 AM

Ok, I'm getting serious game ADD here. I just spent the last hour playing Zack & Wiki (gotta love when the planets align and both kids nap at the same time), so that's going to get a lot of play this weekend. And now that makes me want to go get more Wii games again.....

National Kato

11-21-2008, 11:47 AM

Will probably play a little bit of Oblivion. Restarted it again for the 3rd time last night, hopefully this time I'll get a little further than closing the first Oblivion gate...

Ugh, I've been there. Restarted Oblivion maybe 5 times. And that opening tutorial dungeon and the initial main questline can be so toiling. I enjoyed the game a lot (still have to complete some guild chains and Shivering Isles expansion) but I wish the Oblivion gates were more varied in environments. It got to the point where entering a gate was something I didn't look forward to because I knew I'd be slogging through another red-hued, tower climb experience.

Young Al Capone

11-21-2008, 11:57 AM

After my first couple of characters I stoppped ever even going to Kvatch or whatever, and never even opened the Oblivion gates on the map. I hated those damn things, and they were rarely worth entering. I have heard it said multiple times that the full on war you get to participate in in the end is worth it, I have seen it and I disagree.

Ok, I'm getting serious game ADD here. I just spent the last hour playing Zack & Wiki (gotta love when the planets align and both kids nap at the same time), so that's going to get a lot of play this weekend. And now that makes me want to go get more Wii games again.....

That game has been all but impossible to find locally, and I want it so badly.

MagGnome

11-21-2008, 12:00 PM

That's pretty much what got me wanting to play. I should just play Majora's Mask, I've never actually played that (I have that GC Zelda Collection disc). Of course, I still haven't played Twilight Princess either. :(

I'm in the same boat as you Gorvi. I also have that Zelda Collection, and I've never played Majora's Mask or Twlight Princess. One of these days...

I've never finished OOT for that matter. :o

Evil Avnovice

11-21-2008, 12:12 PM

-Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World
-Animal Crossing (GC)
-Animal Crossing (Wii)
-Rhythm de Cooking (DS Import (http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-9g-49-en-15-rhythm+de+cooking-70-30ld.html))

And some goodies from Play-Asia that I won't get the chance to play anytime soon:o:

-Princess Crown (PSP Import (http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-9f-49-en-15-princess+crown-70-1s0m.html))
-Ouendan (DS Import (http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-9g-49-en-70-q2z.html))
-Moero! Nekketsu Rhythm Damashii Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan 2 (DS Import (http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-9g-49-en-70-1v6e.html))
-And one coveted copy of Zero: Gesshoku no Kamen (Wii Import (http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-11a-49-en-70-2srv.html)) http://www.mazeguy.net/happy/cloud9.gif http://www.mazeguy.net/happy/cloud9.gif

Sonic Alpha

11-21-2008, 12:52 PM

Ugh, I've been there. Restarted Oblivion maybe 5 times. And that opening tutorial dungeon and the initial main questline can be so toiling.

I'm at the first Oblivion gate again... and I feel the will to live slipping away.

I may just tell them to feck off, and go crab hunting or something instead...

Young Al Capone

11-21-2008, 12:56 PM

I may just tell them to feck off, and go crab hunting or something instead...

Do it, never even having those damn things on the map is the only way to go.

ON a somewhat related note, it has been quite a while since I have seen someone use the word 'feck'. I always liked that word.

biosc1

11-21-2008, 12:57 PM

That game has been all but impossible to find locally, and I want it so badly.

There are tons here locally for $19.99 at Future Shop. You may try ordering online...wish shipping, it would still be dirt cheap.

Young Al Capone

11-21-2008, 01:07 PM

There are tons here locally for $19.99 at Future Shop. You may try ordering online...wish shipping, it would still be dirt cheap.

I think I may have no choice. I just need a decent online shop...

I wonder if Liongames is still around.

rinichanraar

11-21-2008, 01:27 PM

Probably will play more of the Call of Duty: World at War campaign. I've only seen one other person on my friends list playing that game (wyeast!)... looks like everyone's tired of WWII/Call of Duty 4.5. :p

Maybe if I see anyone else playing Gears 2, I'll jump online for some Horde mode or start the campaign on Insane. Perhaps.

I still need to get Left 4 Dead! :o

I'm in the same boat as you Gorvi. I also have that Zelda Collection, and I've never played Majora's Mask or Twlight Princess. One of these days...

I've never finished OOT for that matter. :o

I actually have the other one that was rereleased on GC... The Ocarina of Time plus the Master Quest. It was weird playing the Ocarina with the C-stick. :p

Maskatron

11-21-2008, 01:42 PM

Fallout 3 STILL. I've been pretty busy plus I'm just taking my time with it. It's been great for my budget though, since I've been holding off buying all sorts of games until I finish this at least.

MagGnome

11-21-2008, 01:51 PM

I actually have the other one that was rereleased on GC... The Ocarina of Time plus the Master Quest. It was weird playing the Ocarina with the C-stick. :p

I have that version as well. At one point I owned 4 copies of Ocarina of Time between the 64 and the Gamecube, and I still haven't gotten more than 1/2 way through the game. :o

Arphahat

11-21-2008, 02:13 PM

I have that version as well. At one point I owned 4 copies of Ocarina of Time between the 64 and the Gamecube, and I still haven't gotten more than 1/2 way through the game. :o

Oh man... *insert favorite FAIL pic here* Seriously, that is an awesome game. You NEED to finish it.

Purple Santa

11-21-2008, 02:38 PM

Did anyone read the GameInformer review of that game. I know, thier reviews suck anyway, but that one was particularly bad. The reviewer faulted the game for the combat, but it was obvious he never took the time to actually do anything besides run and gun then blamed the game for only accomadating run and gun strategies. Moran...
*Sigh*. This proves the point I was trying to drive home in another thread...why publisher's go to extreme behaviors to get their games to sell. Do those tactics sometimes include bullying, censoring etc...yes...but when you have to combat with shit reviews like AC is talking about...and yes, I did read that review...ugh..sorry, this isn't the thread for this soapbox. I just love when people put blinders on not seeing the whole issue.
That's pretty much what got me wanting to play. I should just play Majora's Mask, I've never actually played that (I have that GC Zelda Collection disc). Of course, I still haven't played Twilight Princess either. :(
Play Majora's Mask. It's a really good game...but it came after OOT, and well...nothing compares...but dear god just say not to Twilight Princess. Unless you play it on the GC...

This weekend:

PC - Tomb Raider: Underworld...Yah, it's a love it or hate it series now and I still quite like it. I think it brings back that feeling of nostalgia of my youth. So, I pre-ordered after playing the demo and it should be sitting there ready for me when I get home tonight :)

TR has been like this for a while. Even when so many came back to the "revival" game, meaning the last one, it still felt a lot like you either love it or hate it kinda gameplay.
I'm in the same boat as you Gorvi. I also have that Zelda Collection, and I've never played Majora's Mask or Twilight Princess. One of these days...
I've never finished OOT for that matter. :o
Well with your 360 being fixed, you can go back and finish. Forget Left4Dead...OOT is much more important...:cool:

Spigot

11-21-2008, 03:00 PM

Go play! Must be the 10 yr anniversary that has you wanting to play. And now the memories of playing that for the first time start rushing back...and before I go dig out my own copy...i'm fleeing...Hmm... so 10 Years is the Ocarina anniversary, eh? How sad is it that I had my wife get me an N64 and Ocarina Of Time for a wedding gift instead of a crappy watch or *shudder* cuff links? Not sad at all, now that I think about it.

Let's see what I'll be playing this weekend.

Mirror's Edge: I'm actually doing a review of this game for another site and have been enjoying the game so far, though I'm finding that if I play for extended periods of time, I start feeling nauseous. I might have to turn the reticle on if it keeps up.

Castlevania: OoE: I'm working the overnight shift tonight and at the very least I'll be playing this while watching movies and trying to stay awake. Fun times.

Left4Dead: I haven't played this since Tuesday but I'd like to get into it over the weekend. Toss me an invite tomorrow night if you see me on and we'll slay the horde and try to survive!

And Valkyria Chronicles and LBP, depending on how the other games go.

My biggest challenge is that no matter how much I want to play the other games on this list, A Kingdom For Keflings keeps devouring the majority of my time. ARG!

Oh, and I'm back on the WoWgon, so I'll probably tinker with my Death Knight and try to get my mage up to 70-71ish over the next few days.

Gorvi

11-21-2008, 03:19 PM

Play Majora's Mask. It's a really good game...but it came after OOT, and well...nothing compares...but dear god just say not to Twilight Princess. Unless you play it on the GC...
That's great to hear, I'll probably do that then.

What's wrong with TP exactly? Especially on the Wii? I'm a big fan of the Zelda games, the only reason I hadn't played it was that I didn't have a Wii when it came out and wanted it for that instead of the GC.

Goronmon

11-21-2008, 03:39 PM

I want to enjoy the Mirror's Edge Time Trials more before I send the game back to Gamefly, but it seems like TheSilentDeath is the only one with any records, and I keep beating his.

WTB more CoGers doing Time Trial runs.

MagGnome

11-21-2008, 03:42 PM

Oh man... *insert favorite FAIL pic here* Seriously, that is an awesome game. You NEED to finish it.

I got really far into the game one time and got distracted by something else.

Another time I tried to play through and got stuck. I gave up and moved on to other games.

A Link to the Past, Link's Awakening, and Wind Waker are some of my favorite games, but for some reason OOT just doesn't do it for me. I think it's a combination of the very rough visuals and the abomination that is Navi.

Spigot

11-21-2008, 03:47 PM

What's wrong with TP exactly? Especially on the Wii? I'm a big fan of the Zelda games, the only reason I hadn't played it was that I didn't have a Wii when it came out and wanted it for that instead of the GC.I didn't mind the Wii version of TP. I'm not someone who cared which hand Link used, so that quibble is out of the way.

As a game it's fine. My biggest beef with TP is that it just feels like Ocarina Of Time 2... and while you'd think that would be a good thing, it just felt like something I'd already played before.

And yes, I realize the hypocrisy of complaining about repetitive gameplay in a Zelda game.

I also much preferred both the insane dark take on the Zelda series with Majora's Mask and the whimsical cartoony vibe of Wind Waker over TOoT 2, er, Twilight Princess. Ocarina was great and is still great but Twilight Princess felt like a retread rather than an evolution.

Purple Santa

11-21-2008, 03:48 PM

Let's see what I'll be playing this weekend.

Mirror's Edge: *snip*

Castlevania: OoE: *snip*

Left4Dead: *snip*

Please post a review here of Mirror's Edge here if you can. I'm going to try to play this one, especially now it's got a "Spigot" approval :p

I'll try to find you on Saturday for some Left4Dead...

That's great to hear, I'll probably do that then.

What's wrong with TP exactly? Especially on the Wii? I'm a big fan of the Zelda games, the only reason I hadn't played it was that I didn't have a Wii when it came out and wanted it for that instead of the GC.
The game overall is a Zelda game. A great thing...but the controls ...I never liked the Wii controls on the game. I thought the controls killed the charm of the game. It plays a lot like OOT, again not a bad thing...but if I had a real controller...it would of felt better. And for some reason I hated the map...I just think this game was meant for the GC...and then added to the Wii controls. But maybe it's just me...I didn't bother with Phatom Hourglass either. I'm hoping you have TP for the GC...

Gorvi

11-21-2008, 04:11 PM

The game overall is a Zelda game. A great thing...but the controls ...I never liked the Wii controls on the game. I thought the controls killed the charm of the game. It plays a lot like OOT, again not a bad thing...but if I had a real controller...it would of felt better. And for some reason I hated the map...I just think this game was meant for the GC...and then added to the Wii controls. But maybe it's just me...I didn't bother with Phatom Hourglass either. I'm hoping you have TP for the GC...
Hmmm. The Wii version is in widescreen, that's one plus I know it has. I don't think I'd mind the Wii controls, though I really couldn't say for sure. I don't have either version yet, but I hope to soon.

I passed on the PH as well, the temple in that sounded completely infuriating to me. I know I'll pick it up eventually just because I'm a fan of the series, but I'll wait til I can get it cheap.

OldJadedGamer

11-21-2008, 04:18 PM

This weekend is more COD5, Gears 2, screwing around with NXE, trying out the HOME beta, and again, because I didn't do it last week... force myself to play Uncharted again.

And on the download front. Squeeze in some more Wipeout HD laps, Kingdom for Keflings online mode, and more Banjo Kazooie.

biosc1

11-21-2008, 04:21 PM

I passed on the PH as well, the temple in that sounded completely infuriating to me. I know I'll pick it up eventually just because I'm a fan of the series, but I'll wait til I can get it cheap.

Wait. I've been back to that Temple three times so far and I'm already annoyed :( It's actually not a bad game, but I've put it on the back burner for now. Though, I do have a big plane trip upcoming that I may force it back into my queue.

Ondo

11-21-2008, 04:23 PM

More Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts for me. Should be able to "win", though there's still lots more to do.

Purple Santa

11-21-2008, 04:28 PM

Hmmm. The Wii version is in widescreen, that's one plus I know it has. I don't think I'd mind the Wii controls, though I really couldn't say for sure. I don't have either version yet, but I hope to soon.

I passed on the PH as well, the temple in that sounded completely infuriating to me. I know I'll pick it up eventually just because I'm a fan of the series, but I'll wait til I can get it cheap.

I probably need to go back to pick it up again to try to play it. Or I should just track down a GC copy...maybe that's the real answer for me. I'd suggest whatever version you can get cheapest :). But widescreen is nice...

And I didn't pick up PH due to the run through the dungeons in set amount of time...I was like, no thank you. What price is cheap enough for you? My price would be under $15...

Sl1pstream

11-21-2008, 04:33 PM

<- 4 †

Also: GoW2

biosc1

11-21-2008, 04:50 PM

And I didn't pick up PH due to the run through the dungeons in set amount of time...I was like, no thank you. What price is cheap enough for you? My price would be under $15...

Agreed. It is a very pretty game, but feels repetitive very quickly.

Wraith

11-21-2008, 05:02 PM

Valkyria Chronicles
Tropico
Maybe some GTA IV

Gorvi

11-21-2008, 05:18 PM

I probably need to go back to pick it up again to try to play it. Or I should just track down a GC copy...maybe that's the real answer for me. I'd suggest whatever version you can get cheapest :). But widescreen is nice...

And I didn't pick up PH due to the run through the dungeons in set amount of time...I was like, no thank you. What price is cheap enough for you? My price would be under $15...
I'll probably go for the Wii version anyway, I think there was something other than just widescreen and the controls that was different.

As for PH, yeah, I'm looking for under $15 as well.

VerseD

11-21-2008, 05:21 PM

There's too many games. I'm finishing Far Cry 2 and waiting for Fallout 3 to come from GameFly, which failed to run on my computer to my consternation and the sorrow of the women.

pomeroy

11-21-2008, 05:27 PM

Probably will play more of the Call of Duty: World at War campaign. I've only seen one other person on my friends list playing that game (wyeast!)... looks like everyone's tired of WWII/Call of Duty 4.5. :p

Boo to CoD. I only say this because I suck at the multiplayer. :p

Maybe if I see anyone else playing Gears 2, I'll jump online for some Horde mode or start the campaign on Insane. Perhaps.

If I'm online, send me an invite. More Gears!

I still need to get Left 4 Dead! :o

Yes, you do.

Left4Dead and Gears 2 when I'm not drunk is what I'll be playing this weekend.

Spigot

11-21-2008, 05:36 PM

Please post a review here of Mirror's Edge here if you can. I'm going to try to play this one, especially now it's got a "Spigot" approval :p

I'll try to find you on Saturday for some Left4Dead...I'll at least link to the one I'm doing for the other site :) I'm liking it but I'm kind of glad I didn't have to actually pay for it. Right now I really hope that they go through with their talk of leaving guns out of the sequel(s).

And I would love to play L4D with you on the weekend :)
The game overall is a Zelda game. A great thing...but the controls ...I never liked the Wii controls on the game. I thought the controls killed the charm of the game. It plays a lot like OOT, again not a bad thing...but if I had a real controller...it would of felt better. And for some reason I hated the map...I just think this game was meant for the GC...and then added to the Wii controls. But maybe it's just me...I didn't bother with Phatom Hourglass either. I'm hoping you have TP for the GC...
What were the problems with the Wii controls? I didn't have a problem waggling the wiimote to swing my sword and beyond that, the only other thing that seemed different was that you could aim your bow with mouse-like accuracy. I'm down with that.

Plus it's in widescreen.

Now PH, that temple had serious problems. There were teleports that unlocked as you made it further in and so forth, but the fact that you had to fight/sneak through the earlier levels over and over again (instead of having them cleared out) AND do the puzzle aspects of each floor repeatedly pissed me right off. Thankfully the rest of the game was excellent, but that temple almost made me stop and never go back.

Pale Ale

11-21-2008, 05:50 PM

Definatly:

Sins of a Solar Empire The 1.1 patch went live. Finally.

Maybe:

Plug the Wii back in. I'm hoping I'll warm up to Twilight Princess after I get out of the noob dungeon.

P.S. As for Phantom Hourglass, I would rent it because you can probably muscle through it in a weekend, give or take. Also there were one or two sport in which I swear I almost gave myself an aneurysm. Ironically that doesn't include the oft talked about time based dungeon. Which is not very hard, especially after you learn what's what after your first cycle.

Cavalier

11-21-2008, 06:09 PM

WAR, Fallout 3, GoW2 and Last Remnant.

MagGnome

11-21-2008, 07:21 PM

Valkyria Chronicles
Tropico
Maybe some GTA IV

I should dig out my Tropico disc this weekend.

That's a game that needs to come to GOG and Steam.

Definatly:

Sins of a Solar Empire The 1.1 patch went live. Finally.

Really? That's great! What are the big changes in the update? I am a huge Sins fan, but I took a break from the game during the last few months so that I could play other games (and surf COG). For a while Sins was the only game that I spent any time playing, and I played a lot of it.

Purple Santa

11-22-2008, 07:24 AM

As a game it's fine. My biggest beef with TP is that it just feels like Ocarina Of Time 2... and while you'd think that would be a good thing, it just felt like something I'd already played before.

And yes, I realize the hypocrisy of complaining about repetitive gameplay in a Zelda game.

I also much preferred both the insane dark take on the Zelda series with Majora's Mask and the whimsical cartoony vibe of Wind Waker over TOoT 2, er, Twilight Princess. Ocarina was great and is still great but Twilight Princess felt like a retread rather than an evolution.
I think you express what I couldn't why I didn't like TW. And you would think I would like a rehash of OOT. How bad would that be. It just never felt...exciting as other Zelda games did. I don't feel I suddenly lost my allure for the Zelda series. I think my issue is for a game like Zelda, a big world action adventure/RPGesque game...I don't think Wiimote works for me. I want my controller in one piece. I don't want to waggle with my bow...even riding on his trusty mount didn't feel right...just plain exploring looking for heart pieces felt like a chore. And I need to find heart pieces since I need all the lives I can get to finish a Zelda game. like I said, I don't think i'm overly joyed with the Wiimote in most cases. And Zelda was the first game I was playing with the Wiimote. Now i'm a bit more used to it...it might differ.
I'll at least link to the one I'm doing for the other site :) I'm liking it but I'm kind of glad I didn't have to actually pay for it. Right now I really hope that they go through with their talk of leaving guns out of the sequel(s).
I played through the first level. I am too I didn't buy this. Not a bad game...just a game i'm not sure i'll have the patience to finish :). Trial and error type games can be very trying...

And I would love to play L4D with you on the weekend :)
I'll look for you. The bad part about me turning on my 360, I tend to be lazy and play whatever disc is in there. So if you see me playing Mirror's Edge...just tell me to get off my lazy ass and change the disc to whatever you are playing :p

Now PH, that temple had serious problems. There were teleports that unlocked as you made it further in and so forth, but the fact that you had to fight/sneak through the earlier levels over and over again (instead of having them cleared out) AND do the puzzle aspects of each floor repeatedly pissed me right off. Thankfully the rest of the game was excellent, but that temple almost made me stop and never go back.
I have no interest in playing this game...seriously, what have they done to the Zelda series...

DangerousDaze

11-22-2008, 07:30 AM

Tomb raider! Enjoying it so far. :)

Purple Santa

11-22-2008, 07:42 AM

Tomb raider! Enjoying it so far. :)

I was so tempted last night to start this. Really trying to hold off till I can play it in larger chunks of time than I can now. Played Mirror's Edge instead...until I finished the first chapter I thought I was going to rip open TR instead...

It would have helped if you frontpaged the Weekend Gamer thread :P
Not wanting to extend the "Monday Blues" thread any longer I cut and pasted your quote from there here...I post this really early Friday and one of the CoG God Mods usually edit and post it within a couple of hours. Sooo...you should see this front paged by 8am...yes, I do notice when it goes front page...so my canadian yoda/mentor/stalker online...you should be able to find this easily :)

I consider you the younger "pain in the ass" brother I never had...thanks for filling that gap in my life ;)

jpublic

11-22-2008, 07:47 AM

Late to the party, but...

After some L4D last night, I think today I'm going to be working on *something* on my 360.

I'm torn between my GOFASTNOW urges with PGR4, my OCD-based need to grind corruption in Fable 2, or my guilt-fueled desire to work on Infinite Undiscovery.

Hmm. I need a vacation so I can play more games, but I'm saving them up for Persona 4.

drobvice

11-22-2008, 09:22 AM

Not wanting to extend the "Monday Blues" thread any longer...

Do it! Do it! Weekend Gamer/Monday Blues fight!

Spigot

11-22-2008, 11:16 AM

I'll look for you. The bad part about me turning on my 360, I tend to be lazy and play whatever disc is in there. So if you see me playing Mirror's Edge...just tell me to get off my lazy ass and change the disc to whatever you are playing :pI'm the same way. I almost wish there was a 5 disc tray that I could just load games into on my consoles so I wouldn't have to keep getting up and down to swap them. That's why the Arcade stuff is so nice. All those games at a touch of a button and no walking back and forth across my living room. If only the MS hard drives were a lot less money...

And Phantom Hourglass IS a good game when you're not in the Temple of Time or whatever it's called. It's just a shame that they made that experience such a major drag.

Hmm... I'm a youngin'? Wow. I didn't realize that you're older than I am. I always thought of myself as one of the older fogeys on this board (Bad Buddha excepted) but I guess a lot younger than I thought I was!

Purple Santa

11-22-2008, 11:20 AM

Do it! Do it! Weekend Gamer/Monday Blues fight!

lol. Thanks for the feedback...I need a few laughs today as I'm only checking in from writing a paper. I thought if I kept responding to Spigot...who I know would just keep responding back...would have the thread closed since Monday Blues should not be still going during the weekend :eek:

Weekend Gamer/Monday Blues - The Thread Wars ;)

Edit: And my nemesis sneaks in a post while i'm typing...yeah BB has me beat by a handful of years, but I believe i'm the second oldest. I think you typed somewhere you were 34...i'm not anywhere near that age...lol.

Edit,edit: I only type like i'm young and ignorant :). Just old and ignorant...

Spigot

11-22-2008, 01:20 PM

Nah. I'm a wee bairn at 32.

And I don't want a Weekend Gamer/Monday Blues fight. I love both threads. I just wish they were BOTH front-paged! :)

Speaking of which, I spent some time playing Space Invaders Extreme and Jeanne D'Arc on the PSP last night while trying to stay awake. Good times.

Kelegacy

11-22-2008, 01:51 PM

I rented and beat CoD4 in an afternoon. Holy shit is that game short. Probably the shortest game I've played all year. It was good, but wow...just brief. Went back and snagged a few more achievements playing on Veteran, but I think I'm done with it. I had heard it was short, and since I'm not a huge multiplayer guy, a rental was perfect for this.

Also rented Bourne Conspiracy (all from Gamefly) and started playing on the hardest difficulty. I got 4 or 5 levels in and it's been nothing but frustration for me. I think I'm just going to knock the difficulty down a notch or two. Some of the bosses (the one on the plane was the worst thus far) have taken me a LONG time knocking around before they die. It's terrible, since I kicked the living snot out of the man but he wouldn't die. Took me many tries to kill him, and each battle was a long one because of the amount of damage you have to dish out. Plus, some of the other areas just aren't very forgiving with their checkpoints and I've had enough of this shit. It's an alright game but I find the fisticuffs pretty boring. Their a huge part of the game, so I haven't enjoyed the game as much as I thought I would.

After I go back to normal difficulty and beat this game I'll fire up Banjo or Fallout 3 again. I'm trying to play through short games before getting back to my more beloved titles.

Spigot

11-22-2008, 03:18 PM

Variable Gear

11-22-2008, 04:56 PM

I am playing these games:
Gears of War 2, Fallout 3, and Rock Band 2.

drobvice

11-22-2008, 06:05 PM

I believe i'm the second oldest.

I was just jokin' on the thread fight, though I have considered being evil and going back and digging up about 10 old weekend gamer threads at the same time. :devil smiley: I would never really do that though.

The fact that there are older people on this board [maturity level aside :)] is what drew me here (and the other site) these last, oh 3 some odd years. Other sites I have visited, don't necessarily seem that way and it can be annoying.

Kelegacy

11-22-2008, 06:38 PM

The game overall is a Zelda game. A great thing...but the controls ...I never liked the Wii controls on the game. I thought the controls killed the charm of the game. It plays a lot like OOT, again not a bad thing...but if I had a real controller...it would of felt better. And for some reason I hated the map...I just think this game was meant for the GC...and then added to the Wii controls. But maybe it's just me...I didn't bother with Phatom Hourglass either. I'm hoping you have TP for the GC...

Same here. After popping in TP for the Wii, the first Wii game I bought since I'm such a big Zelda fan, I came across my first example of why I dislike the Wii, or how companies use controls on the Wii. I never finished it, got very far in it, and I ended up selling it along with my Wii. I hated shaking my controller to make Link swing.

I sold my Gamecube (but not my games) in anticipation for the Wii, and waited to buy the Wii version of TP. I've since sold my Wii and wish I had kept my Gamecube. I guess I could still pick one up and snag Twilight Princess cheap and finally play it as it should be played. If I could find some component cables for the thing, I'd be even happier.

Kelegacy

11-22-2008, 06:42 PM

Purple Santa

11-22-2008, 06:54 PM

Bourne Conspiracy was a huge disappointment for me too. I loved the fighting in it (though you're right, the bosses take far too much damage) but the gunplay sucked, esp. with the less than stellar checkpoint placement.

I gave up towards the end of Bourne because the boss I was fighting was just stupidly difficult and after 4-5 attempts with little to no progress, I was done.

I would love to see a combination of the freerunning of Mirror's Edge with the fighting engine of Bourne Conspiracy. Mmm... Just leave guns far, far away from it!
I thought I remember the other game you ranting about...it's so rare I can actually remember despite my swiss cheese memory...about BC...that it was a rare game you disliked you couldn't finish.
I was just jokin' on the thread fight, though I have considered being evil and going back and digging up about 10 old weekend gamer threads at the same time. :devil smiley: I would never really do that though.

The fact that there are older people on this board [maturity level aside :)] is what drew me here (and the other site) these last, oh 3 some odd years. Other sites I have visited, don't necessarily seem that way and it can be annoying.
I figured you were joking about the thread war. Was just funny...you caught me when I really needed a laugh. And some threads tend to...never end. Spigot and I will get banned one day due to that fact :).

Older people on the forum..yep..more mature...wellllll...most days. And most people...so you found a good place. I for one am not mature..and neither is my long lost younger brother Spigot...we don't even pretend to be mature anymore :)
Same here. After popping in TP for the Wii, the first Wii game I bought since I'm such a big Zelda fan, I came across my first example of why I dislike the Wii, or how companies use controls on the Wii. I never finished it, got very far in it, and I ended up selling it along with my Wii. I hated shaking my controller to make Link swing.

I sold my Gamecube (but not my games) in anticipation for the Wii, and waited to buy the Wii version of TP. I've since sold my Wii and wish I had kept my Gamecube. I guess I could still pick one up and snag Twilight Princess cheap and finally play it as it should be played. If I could find some component cables for the thing, I'd be even happier.

I really have to many games to play and the Wii for me is my second/third console. Some stuff I would like to play...yeah, it's the more "obscure" Spigot loving kind...or Avnovice kind...but I enjoy stuff like that. I just barely get to play my 360 as it is. But games like Zelda...no, no, no...the fucking Wii Mote doesn't work. I'm seriously tempted to track down a GC version of TP.

If you really want component cables for the GC...I am sure I have some. And I'm suppose to be looking for something else too in my unwieldy basement. Not that I can remember...but give me a shout if you want them. I'll look...

As for what i'm playing...Mirror's Edge is an awesome game. Unless you have a high threshold for possibly dying a lot...stay clear.

Kelegacy

11-22-2008, 07:14 PM

If you really want component cables for the GC...I am sure I have some. And I'm suppose to be looking for something else too in my unwieldy basement. Not that I can remember...but give me a shout if you want them. I'll look...

You have component cables for the GC? I thought they were hard to come by. I couldn't find any when I was out component shopping for my last gen systems. I got the Xbox and PS2 ones, but had to settle for composite for my Gamecube. :(

If you want to get rid of them or don't need them, yeah!

Do you have component cables for your Wii? Cuz I was a sucker and spent $35 bucks on the official Nintendo ones. And I don't own a Wii anymore. We could do a swap if you wanted.

Now I just need to buy a Gamecube again--no idea how much they're going for. I still have all the controllers and games I've wanted to play but can't since I don't own a Nintendo console anymore. Games like Tales of Symphonia, Baiten Kaitos, REmake, and many more.

Arphahat

11-22-2008, 07:26 PM

Do you have component cables for your Wii? Cuz I was a sucker and spent $35 bucks on the official Nintendo ones. And I don't own a Wii anymore. We could do a swap if you wanted.

If anyone is looking for component cables for the Wii, you can get a great deal at MonoPrice.com

There are a couple of different options and colors, but here is one for under $4.
http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=108&cp_id=10830&cs_id=1083001&p_id=3490&seq=1&format=2

I looked for Gamecube cables there, and am sorry to say I didn't find any.

Purple Santa

11-22-2008, 07:56 PM

If you want to get rid of them or don't need them, yeah!

Nah, I don't need em. I use my Wii for my GC now. I have to check though. I can't remember what was stolen from me anymore. Now that i'm thinking about it...I had a purple GC...and I remember wondering why anyone would want that...guess they were big nintendo fans :mad:. But if I still have them they are yours...

Kelegacy

11-22-2008, 08:17 PM

Nah, I don't need em. I use my Wii for my GC now. I have to check though. I can't remember what was stolen from me anymore. Now that i'm thinking about it...I had a purple GC...and I remember wondering why anyone would want that...guess they were big nintendo fans :mad:. But if I still have them they are yours...

Man, I had a platinum Gamecube, the one that came with the bundle along with Mario Kart. I always wanted the indigo one (the one that was actually purple, no matter what color they called it) because I found it...different. And I actually liked the color. I thought the Platinum one was blah.

But you are Purple Santa. Why wouldn't you want a purple console? :)

MagGnome

11-22-2008, 08:57 PM

drobvice

11-23-2008, 09:39 AM

I love my Gamecube. I've been meaning to dig it out something and play some of the games that I bought for it and either didn't play at all (Paper Mario 2, Tales of Symphonia, Geist, etc.) or didn't spend enough time with (Eternal Darkness and a few others). Great console that I own many games for.

I'll have to look for some component cables sometime and do some Gamecube lovin'.

I started to say, "Why not just play them on your Wii?" but then remembered not everyone owns one or wants to. It's starnge but for a second there, I assumed everyone has one.

*Edit* And I thought the Gamecube was a neat machine. Don't know whey really, but I loved the design.

Purple Santa

11-23-2008, 09:53 AM

Gorvi

11-23-2008, 10:05 AM

Rogue Galaxy! I loved that game, despite the absolutely awful level design. The crafting was neat, the battle system was fun, and the story was at least pretty good, with a few very nice cutscenes. The last boss was a long ass fight, though, but fun.

Kelegacy

11-23-2008, 10:10 AM

More derailment of this thread...but maybe it's under the "weekend gaming/play/purchase" theme...

Thanks to all the talk of cheap buys (Kelegacy, Spigot) I went to my local Circuit City looking for Banjo-Kazooie Nuts and Bolts. Couldn't find that but low and behold...the discount bins. Of course I couldn't resist...for $10 each I picked up Dark Sector, The Darkness, Rogue Galaxy, Enchanted Arms and Condemned: Origins.

The first two I bought because it seems everyone seems to say they are the overlooked gems for this year. RG, i've been wanting to pick up...Enchanted Arms...I don't know...I'm on a RPG thing lately, just compiling them to play. And Condemned I started to play when it came out but was renting it and sent it back probably because something else came out I wanted to play more. So thank you Kelegacy for all your talk of cheap games...my backlog now grows bigger. I never used to have one. I was content with just missing out on to many games. Not now. Now I can stare at my small but growing backlog making me feel guilty i'm not playing them all...

Wow, great haul Purple! You never got Banjo from CC online? I remember you had some issues with shipping it to you. I'm still waiting on my raincheck for the free 1600 XBL points card that was out of stock when I bought my Gears of Wars (it came free with the game). Called yesterday and though I bought the game on the 8th, they still haven't got the shipment in yet. I'm guessing I might never get it, with Circuit City's financial problems.

Anyway, back to the haul!! Cheap games make me a happy gamer! Enchanted Arms isn't a bad game for $10, in fact I'd like to pick up another copy someday as I never finished my play through and sold it. Dark Sector...well, that's one of my overlooked games of the year. I loved it and couldn't stop playing until I beat it. Condemned was one of my fav. games that I played LAST year, even though it released in 2005. Condemned 2 is a great title too, and I snagged that for $17 at Gamestop earlier this year.

Rogue Galaxy and The Darkness are phenomenal as well (The Darkness was the one-two combo for my surprisingly great gems played last year, along with GUN). Rogue Galaxy is a great Level 5 JRPG, and I loved the actiony combat.

All in all, you scored big time. I always love getting incredible games for cheap. I'm surprised they were all $10 though, since my store seems to price the bargain bin games at weird amounts, like 8.96 or, as usually is the case with 360 titles, 16.96. Looks like I'll need to head back there sometime and scour the bins. I know there are some games I need to pick up on Black Friday from CC, but hopefully I can score those online (I'm under "house arrest" by my health insurance for the next couple weeks if they are to pay for my home-health nursing from my surgery).

Thanks for sharing your deals. I always like hearing people picking up incredible games for a very affordable price. Let me know how you like each of them as you play. Dark Sector was only just released this summer, and it's tragic it fell in price so fast--it was fantastic. Did you ever pick up Alone in the Dark, my other top underappreciated game, from Gamefly? It's only 5.99 right now.

EDIT: On topic, I beat Bourne Conspiracy last night. I winded up enjoying it after bumping the difficulty down to normal. Great graphics in this one. I also enjoyed the gunplay, something a lot of people condemned. I had no problem racking up the head-shots, but then again I heard people complain about Uncharted's gunplay and I loved that as well. Maybe I'm just a great 3rd person shooter. Head shots are no problemo usually.

JayVe

11-23-2008, 10:29 AM

It has been cold here. The Mrs. (http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa55/goodavatar/RUU_0028.jpg) and I have been cuddled up on the sofa, drinking coffee (http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa55/goodavatar/RUU_0024.jpg) and playing Animal Crossing all weekend long. We went to K.K.'s concert (http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa55/goodavatar/RUU_0025.jpg) last night and got some music for our pads. Today is a flea market day, so other residents come into your home and try and buy your stuff (http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa55/goodavatar/RUU_0020.jpg). if you haggle well, you can make a lot of money.

Purple Santa

11-23-2008, 11:10 AM

@ JayVe: Ms. Claus is really enjoying Animal Crossing. I told her to look for you and Mrs. Kamalot friend code :D

@Kelegacy: I haven't picked up Alone in the Dark yet but now that you remind me for $6 from GF...I might have to start that one again too...

As for the BK game...no, they still haven't shipped it. I don't think it's going to come either. I had TR ordered but canceled it. But that they had in the stores..so I don't know what they will have or not. I'm not holding my breath for BK to be shipped to me.

I basically picked up Dark Sector and The Darkness because of your recommendation :).

MagGnome

11-23-2008, 11:16 AM

I started to say, "Why not just play them on your Wii?" but then remembered not everyone owns one or wants to. It's starnge but for a second there, I assumed everyone has one.

No Wii here. I don't plan on getting one either. I've owned all previous Nintendo consoles, but the Wii doesn't really excite me. There are times where I wish I had picked one up, but I honestly don't have the time or the money for another system.

Kelegacy's high praise of The Darkness made me add that game to my list. One of these days...

Kelegacy

11-23-2008, 12:19 PM

No Wii here. I don't plan on getting one either. I've owned all previous Nintendo consoles, but the Wii doesn't really excite me. There are times where I wish I had picked one up, but I honestly don't have the time or the money for another system.

Kelegacy's high praise of The Darkness made me add that game to my list. One of these days...

I saw some ads for Black Friday where The Darkness is being sold for as low as $5. You really have no excuse not to pick it up these days. Even if you hate it, it's only $5! But I doubt you'll hate it. I bought it last black friday along with Rainbow Six Vegas, part of a 2 for $40 deal through Amazon, and I will never sell my copy. It is part of my permanent collection now.

Purple Santa

11-23-2008, 12:33 PM

Kelegacy's high praise of The Darkness made me add that game to my list. One of these days...

Kelegacy is a good guide to a good game. He's in my list with Gorvi, Spigot, Avnovice, Variable Gear ...if they recommend something or they really are liking a game that I haven't put on my radar...i'll check it out. I haven't been disappointed yet.

MagGnome

11-23-2008, 01:18 PM

I saw some ads for Black Friday where The Darkness is being sold for as low as $5. You really have no excuse not to pick it up these days. Even if you hate it, it's only $5! But I doubt you'll hate it. I bought it last black friday along with Rainbow Six Vegas, part of a 2 for $40 deal through Amazon, and I will never sell my copy. It is part of my permanent collection now.

I have to work on Black Friday...grumble.

I'll definitely snag a copy at some point though.

Spigot

11-23-2008, 04:06 PM

Great haul there Purps. I especially loved The Darkness and Rogue Galaxy is a JRPG that I adored (though Kel's right. The level design leaves a lot to be desired). I need to go back and finish that sucker up one of these days.

Note to self: Stop buying new games and finish all of the half complete old JRPGs gathering dust on your shelf! Only Persona 4 and Chrono Trigger from now till March!

I ended up snagging The Last Remnant today while I was out buying some RAM for my laptop. When I'll end up playing it, I have NO idea, but hey, it's now in my collection!

Sigh. I also grabbed Band Of Brothers on Blu-Ray this afternoon. The sad thing is that it was only $80, which is about $20-30 cheaper than I've ever seen it on DVD. I'm just happy I waited to get it.

I'm still up for L4D on the 360 tonight if anyone is interested. I'll probably be forced to watch TV until about 10pm EST, but after that I'm up for some zombie killing if anyone else wants to join me.

rinichanraar

11-24-2008, 01:44 AM

Finished up Call of Duty: World at War. Great game, but everyone's pretty much spot on when he says it's basically Call of Duty 4: World War II. I think my favorite part of the game was hearing Gary Oldman every time I was playing on the Russian side.

I played more Gears 2 this weekend than I expected. I helped three friends get through wave 50 again on Normal, but then we decided to try it on Insane. With the four of us (on Blood Drive), we've only gotten up to wave 10. I actually might try to get in some more Gears tonight, though it's already almost 1 o'clock in the morning, so it's technically already Monday.

OldJadedGamer

11-24-2008, 02:16 AM

Finished up Call of Duty: World at War. Great game, but everyone's pretty much spot on when he says it's basically Call of Duty 4: World War II. I think my favorite part of the game was hearing Gary Oldman every time I was playing on the Russian side.

I'm playing Hardened and I'm stuck on the stairs in the last level. It's giving me an ulcer. I'm going to have to wait till Thanksgiving before I finish it up.

Skull3r

11-24-2008, 02:19 AM

Spigot

11-24-2008, 07:32 AM

I played more Gears 2 this weekend than I expected. I saw you playing Gears 2 last night and it made me sad, because I had hoped to play some L4D with you (and a few others). Oh well.

I've got to go work a 12 hour shift today so I could probably use some zombie killing later tonight!

Kelegacy

11-25-2008, 10:37 AM

I keep hearing that all of the call of duty games are really short, but I still haven't finished them all. I should see if I can find an old copy of call of duty 2 to start working through them. Any ideas on where to find?

I got my copy for free from Target over the summer. Had a coupon for $10 of any game (or a similar coupon) and they honored it with CoD2, which was on clearance for that amount. Seeing how CoD3 is selling for 14.99 at Circuit City on Black Friday (or was it another store?) you can snag CoD2 for $10 or so nearly anywhere. It won't cost over $20, that's all I know.

The Call of Duty games ARE short. I rented and beat 4 over the weekend in just an afternoon of play. I rented CoD3 a couple years back and beat that just as quickly. Playing on Veteran will make the games feel much longer, but it could also frustrate many people because of the increased difficulty. The only sections I have problems on in Veteran are when enemies continually respawn and you have to hold an area for a set amount of time for help to arrive. The odds of dying and having to restart the segment are high in those instances.

But they're all worth a play through. I'd suggest renting them all and beating them in a weekend (you could probably beat two of them in a single day) but because of their greatness and cheap pricing, you might want to buy them. Maybe not CoD4 because that's still floating around $30 and unless you play the multiplayer I don't think the game is long enough even for that price. But CoD2 and 3 can be found for peanuts now.

Kelegacy

11-25-2008, 10:43 AM

I have to work on Black Friday...grumble.

I'll definitely snag a copy at some point though.

If I see a copy for $5 used or new, or somewhere near there (Gamestop was selling it for $7 over the summer), I'll snag a copy for you. People need to play this game, it's really great. I tend to slip into hyperbole when I speak of the game, but I'm speaking from the heart. Probably the most emotion-packed game I've played this gen. From anguish to craving revenge, to glee and sadism, I experienced it all while interacting with the game's characters and gameworld.

Purple Santa

11-25-2008, 10:47 AM

If I see a copy for $5 used or new, or somewhere near there (Gamestop was selling it for $7 over the summer), I'll snag a copy for you. People need to play this game, it's really great. I tend to slip into hyperbole when I speak of the game, but I'm speaking from the heart. Probably the most emotion-packed game I've played this gen. From anguish to craving revenge, to glee and sadism, I experienced it all while interacting with the game's characters and gameworld.

Please stop. Don't make me play this game before Fallout 3, TR: Underworld, SR 2 and the rest of the games I have from this fall waiting for me to be played in December. With a mini-impression like that...I'm going to have to play that now first...ugh...

And I love how this weekend thread just keeps on going...I love this forum :)

Kojak

11-25-2008, 10:50 AM

Yes finaly finished my last exam so I spent big and brought myself a second 360. My first one died 400+ days ago and problem was not covered due to warrenty. Just when was that you ask? Well that was when Halo 3 came out so now I can finally play Halo 3. Just finished Gears of War 2 and was very impressed at the scale of it compared to what little I played of the first. Other than that I've got for PC

Far Cry 2 to finish off
Deadspace to start
Fallout 3 to finish
Red Alert 3
Left 4 Dead

Kelegacy

11-25-2008, 10:51 AM

Please stop. Don't make me play this game before Fallout 3, TR: Underworld, SR 2 and the rest of the games I have from this fall waiting for me to be played in December. With a mini-impression like that...I'm going to have to play that now first...ugh...

And I love how this weekend thread just keeps on going...I love this forum :)

Well, I hope I'm not hyping the game up so high that it doesn't live up to those expectations when you finally play it. It's not a long game, and some of the optional sidequests can get repetitive (I loved killing people since using Darkness powers are always damn fun and never got old--I wish there were MORE people to kill in the game).

Still, I think you should wait. Game isn't going anywhere. Fallout 3, on the other hand, will eat your soul and free time.

Purple Santa

11-25-2008, 12:43 PM

Well, I hope I'm not hyping the game up so high that it doesn't live up to those expectations when you finally play it. It's not a long game, and some of the optional sidequests can get repetitive (I loved killing people since using Darkness powers are always damn fun and never got old--I wish there were MORE people to kill in the game).

Still, I think you should wait. Game isn't going anywhere. Fallout 3, on the other hand, will eat your soul and free time.

True. But I am extremely impulsive...as you can tell by the recent deleve into CC bargain bin. So it's old but new shiny game that is attracting me to play. I'll probably take your advice and just put it in the backlog pile and wait for January to play.

Spigot

11-25-2008, 06:01 PM

The Darkness is such an amazing game that got shortchanged for some strange reason.

I can't see how anyone could pass on it for $5-10. It's just sad to know that it has fallen that low in price.

Chris_D

11-26-2008, 05:28 AM

The Darkness is such an amazing game that got shortchanged for some strange reason.

I can't see how anyone could pass on it for $5-10. It's just sad to know that it has fallen that low in price.

Yeah, one of the biggest irritations about living in Japan and mainly relying on PlayAsia for games is that I almost never get the chance for those kind of absolutely awesome bargains. The 25% sales are cool but the older games I want are often not in stock so don't qualify. Occasionally I might find a cool Japanese release in the bargain bins over here but language is too much of a barrier for most genres.

Purple Santa

11-26-2008, 05:39 AM

The Darkness is such an amazing game that got shortchanged for some strange reason.

I can't see how anyone could pass on it for $5-10. It's just sad to know that it has fallen that low in price.

I went to look when it was released, which was June 2007. I went on Metacritic and it had a good score of 82. It's possible it's the summer drought although it's surprising since you would think so little games...gamers will want to buy it? And then I thought about Alone in the Dark, another summer release...i'm wondering if the publishers have it right not selling games during ths time. Despite all the issues with Alone in the Dark, it's still coming around as a game that wasn't as bad as advertised.

But then I dug a little deeper into the scores for The Darkness, wanting to know what scores and from whom were pulling it down. There were quite a few "above 90" scores, and then I looked twoard the bottom. G4 TV gave it a 40. Nothing like a nice anomaly to throw off a score. And G4 TV? I don't want to even get started on that..and The Onion, gave it a 50. This is why I hate metacritic. Stupid uninformed gamers unfortunately use it. Is that the sole reason why the game didn't sell? Probably not. But it's another example of a game that in retrospect gets a lot more respect than it did when it came out...is it the price?

Spigot

11-26-2008, 06:53 AM

Gorvi

11-26-2008, 06:55 AM

From the demos of both, I'd rather The Darkness than Alone in the Dark. The Darkness played well, while the controls for AitD completely ruined that demo for me.

Purple Santa

11-26-2008, 07:00 AM

Those are some very strange scores for The Darkness. I actually rely more on Gamerankings than Metacritic, though that is more out of habit than anything else.

The contrast between The Darkness and Alone In The Dark is that AitD has some control issues and quirks that can get in the way of what I hear is a pretty interesting batch of ideas for a horror/action game while The Darkness is just a polished game that didn't get its due.

Sigh. It was based on a property that a lot of people didn't know and while the gunplay isn't the greatest, the game is brilliant once your darkness powers come into play. I gladly paid full price for it and didn't regret it one bit.
Yeah, I know comparing it to AiTD was a stretch. The control issues were killer to AiTD to some...I just chose to come back to it at a later date...but the word of mouth on it killed it. It was a game many were looking forward to also. Still, a lot of the criticism was unfair because it made it sound like it was unplayable. But it was another case of a summertime release and I wonder if it would of sold more if at another time of the year despite the bad reviews.

The Darkness, yes being an unknown property outside of the CB community...still have to wonder if releasing it in the summertime was a factor. Or maybe it wasn't marketed that great. But those ridiculous scores just underline what is wrong with game reviewing.

Kelegacy

11-26-2008, 08:29 AM

From the demos of both, I'd rather The Darkness than Alone in the Dark. The Darkness played well, while the controls for AitD completely ruined that demo for me.

Unfortunately, you never fully get used to the controls in AitD. I was still having trouble swinging my weapons with the right analog stick towards the end of the game. It feels more clumsy than "difficult", and fights were overly frantic as a result. Factor in that enemies WON'T die unless they are burned (you can stick a wooden stick in fire to make it catch and then touch them, or shoot at impossible fissures in their body with "fire bullets") and fights can get crazy, fast.

And the inventory...whooee! Don't get me started. But still, it's a game I adapted to the best I could and enjoyed it immensely. But yeah, most people won't want to battle with some of the control elements.

Spigot

11-26-2008, 10:04 AM

Gorvi

11-26-2008, 10:14 AM

I really want to try the PS3 version of AitD as they were supposed to fix most of the glaring issues with the controls and inventory mechanics.

Hmm... I just noticed that the tags for this thread are wii and wiiware? WTF?
The PS3 demo is my only experience with the game and the controls felt broken. If they were that bad and that's "fixed" I can't imagine how bad they were in the 360 version.

Purple Santa

11-26-2008, 10:27 AM

I really want to try the PS3 version of AitD as they were supposed to fix most of the glaring issues with the controls and inventory mechanics.

Hmm... I just noticed that the tags for this thread are wii and wiiware? WTF?
I might try the PS3 version when I go back to it. I don't think the achievements are worth the pain...

The tags for the wii and wiiware seemed to be automatic for some reason. I added a few :)
The PS3 demo is my only experience with the game and the controls felt broken. If they were that bad and that's "fixed" I can't imagine how bad they were in the 360 version.
I didn't like the demo. I thought the game itself was a better indication of how the controls overall really were. I'm sure this will be in a bargain bin near you and likely you will find under $10 for somewhere eventually (if not now). According to the Kelegacy rule, a game under $10 is worth trying...