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Its 2009 in Australia and very soon to be in Finland (less than 30 minutes). So I thought I'd start up the new thread for '09.
Been playing Jaws Unleashed (PS2). I'm contemplating starting up a new game of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. I've played it and beaten it so many times, but I never get sick of it. I can hear the CD calling my name (been listening to the soundtrack, maybe too much).
Might start up Pokemon Yellow, which I haven't played in a couple of years.
Been playing Tomb Raider Underworld since I've come back from Nunavut.
I only spend an hour a day, maybe a little more playing it. I think I'm a little more than halfway through it. I'm looking forward to getting my copy of Star Ocean: Second Evolution for my PSP.
I went back to the original Fable to maybe finish up so I can play Fable 2.
I got myself Dead Rising (and um, Conan) in a bargain bin, but I haven't played them yet.
I got Uncharted and Bully for Xmas and I've put them in my system for a good wander around.
Uncharted is beautiful and although the combat works well, I was hoping for less combat, and more puzzles/exploration. But it is good at what it decided to do.
Bully seemed like it was moving a bit fast. I'd pause for mischief and instantly be caught because there's a prefect in every hall who has better vision that my radar says. I think I just need to get used to it more.
And still got tons of other stuff I was in the middle of or havent played yet.
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Recently finished Tales of Phantasia (GBA) including the opened-upon-completion "Let's Go Arche!" game, so now I'm on to the last of my old-school game before moving on to the newer generations: I'm mid-way through Zelda: Oracle of Ages, playing it as a linked game with my already-finished Oracle of Seasons. Not bad, but after playing all the older Zelda games so far, it turns out I'm not all that much of a Zelda fan. Maybe when I get to the N64 era Ocarina of Time, it might change that?
Friend/Wife: Continuing trying to get all/most of the stars in Rock Band (PS3) before moving on to Rock Band 2. We're getting there (almost 1,700 stars!).
Sometimes: Warhawk (PS3). Want to get to Resistance 2 (PS3) online when I get a chance. Also some Little Big Planet (PS3) with my wife, but not nearly enough.
I am playing Red Alert 3 and Grand Theft Auto IV now. I think GTA IV will keep me a little more busy. Despite the initial problems with that stupid SecureROM and the start-up bug, and the fact that I have to use Games for Windows Live and Rockstar Social Club instead of just double-clicking the executable, the game is fun. I am enjoying the story-line so far. I am constantly amazed by the level of detail they put in it. Like these Caberet-Shows, and the radio shows.
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I really don't know.
Just finished Mass Effect, which was great, so I'll see what else can grab my attention long enough (which certainly isn't an easy feat).
Maybe I should just start with one of those dozen or so games in my cupboard, that I bought, but never even installed?
Bye
Thanee
Hah; I am one step ahead of you, Thanee - I installed them, just never played them any time.
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Say, how's R2's single player campaign, and can you do split-screen co-op?
Pretty good, from what I've played. I haven't had a lot of time with the single-player game, though, and probably won't for the foreseeable future (whattaya want? I'm still way back playing Zelda: Oracle of Ages (GBC), for pete's sake!)
Yes, you can do split-screen co-op (and split-screen co-op + online at the same time, since you can have up to 8 players in the co-op campaign), but it's it's own campaign that intertwines with the single-player campaign story.
R2 is like having 3 games in one (single player campaign, multi-player co-op campaign [up to 8 co-op players], multi-player modes [up to 60 players, some modes are squad based]).
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PC: World of Warcraft, Company of Heroes, Bioshock
Wii: Metroid Prime 3 - Corruption
DS: Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga
I'm REALLY wanting to pick up a copy of Red Alert 3 but I'm still ticked about their DRM restrictions. 2K was smart enough to remove the issue from Bioshock, if EA would do the same with RA3 I'd go out and buy it today. I don't like the idea of being restricted on how many times I can install a game. Many times I'll install a game just to check it out but then will uninstall it and then reinstall it later on when I get around to wanting to play it through. I'm not one to keep unused software on my machine.
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Picked up Mass Effect for cheap (PC). Real good game but almost unplayable from bugs (random freeze ups and crashes).
Still going strong on Left 4 Dead. And I hear a map pack is coming out as soon as Valve get's off... er, comes back to work from vacation!
I snagged a cheap-ish copy of Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World. I usually hate 'Japanese' RPGs with the effeminate characters, drama-queen storylines and horrible dialogue. But this one is a guilty pleasure of mine. The crazy combat system is the big draw for me.
And I'm planning sometime this month, probably in a week or so to pick up this little known game Mount & Blade. Info from my two friends who have it, this little known indy-game by Paradox is a 'hard' fantasy/medieval sandbox/RPG game. You start off as a single warrior and around your are warring factions that play out without your direct input (basically the computer playing a war game with itself). You are free to make allies and enemies with the different factions which all have their own Pros and Cons. Eventually you raise an army, get granted titles/land, upgrade gear... Graphics look kind of poor, but I'm told gameply makes up for it tenfold.
I'm working on finishing Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia (DS). A great game, but it's no Dawn of Sorrow.
On the console front, I just got Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe, which should keep me entertained until my big box o' Rockband gets shipped to my apartment. I also plan on finishing God of War 2 one of these days.
Am I the only gamer in the world that just never really got into Mass Effect? I've tried to get into that game three times now, and every time I pick it up, it gets about three good sessions before something else seems a ton more entertaining, and ME goes back on the shelf. Something about the "personal interaction" mechanic simply does not pull me in at all.
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WoW: Wrath of the Lich King. My Holy Paladin is pretty much full T7 now. Naxxramas has fallen, Obsidian Sanctum and Archevon as well. The only boss left is Malygos on both 10 man and 25 man Heroic - and he's a damned tough nut to crack, too.
Which pretty much means that's the only thing I've been playing much of as, well, that's the nature of WoW.
But I have got 15 hours or so of Sacred 2 in over the holidays. A very well done Diabloesque game and highly recommended.
As for Mass Effect...I have to confess I just could not get into it. I expect that there is an amazing game there and my wife and son both pushed through the start and loved it. The pacing in BioWare's CRPGs has always been hard for me to push through that initial beginning and get into the "good part" of the game. Mass Effect's pacing pushed me to the limits of moy tolerance with it's slow start (read: boring) and I just could summon the effort to push through it to get to the "good stuff".
As for Mass Effect...I have to confess I just could not get into it. I expect that there is an amazing game there and my wife and son both pushed through the start and loved it. The pacing in BioWare's CRPGs has always been hard for me to push through that initial beginning and get into the "good part" of the game. Mass Effect's pacing pushed me to the limits of moy tolerance with it's slow start (read: boring) and I just could summon the effort to push through it to get to the "good stuff".
It's certainly not for everyone... you really have to like reading through the whole conversations with all the NPCs.
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Picked up Mass Effect for cheap (PC). Real good game but almost unplayable from bugs (random freeze ups and crashes).
Really? I had very few crashes (like three or four) during the whole play-through. Did you patch it to 1.01?
Bye
Thanee
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Been playing a lot of Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War and its 3 expansions. Also spending time with Left 4 Dead and Team Fortress 2.
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I never owned any consoles until this year. I bought myself a PSP3000 with an Amazon gift certificate my parents got me.
I bought the following games for it and am alternating between them currentls; Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles, Dungeon Maker II: The Hidden War, Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy II, Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII.
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