August '08 - What are you playing?

[Arnwyn]

I am now on to Phantasy Star IV, which means clearing up my old-school list is nearly complete. And, AFAIC, Phantasy Star IV is the only Phantasy Star worth playing. I was tremendously disappointed with 1-3 (I actually consider them those to be out-and-out bad), but IV is the one game worthy of the supposed "Phantasy Star" pedigree.

With my Wife: Rock Band (PS3), now getting into the world tour mode.

With my buddy: Warhawk (PS3).

Just my wife: She's almost finished Final Fantasy VIII (PS1), which she has really enjoyed (though not as much as FF7).

 

[drothgery]

Lately, Mass Effect (360). Pretty good, even if the Mako has control issues and the planet-based sidequests are way too repetitive (I'm avoiding this with my second run by ignoring sidequests that don't yield anything useful).

It was one of two games I got with my 360 (the other was Lost Odyssey, which I played through right away). But basketball and spring television post-strike meant I didn't go right on to the next game, so my console had been sitting idle for a while.

 

[GlassJaw]

Lord of the Rings Online

 

[andargor]

Finished Mass Effect (PC) twice. Played Bring Down the Sky (free downloadable expansion). Great game if you liked KotOR! My only gripe is the lack of modding tools, and therefore community content.

Back to NWN2 that does have a modding toolset, which means loads of modules. Playing Dark Waters 1 and 2 right now. If you like RP and an original system, try it out.

Shelved Age of Conan. Got a character at 80, another at 46. Great game, but lacking content in the upper halves of each 10 levels, which means you need to grind. Not happening, I'll be back when the new stuff comes out.

I gave up on Assassin's Creed. Wow factor that lasts 5 minutes and then way too boring.

Eve Online in the background, as usual.

 

[Mallus]

Mass Effect PC and Soul Calibur IV (PS3, and yes, my soul still burns... quite a bit, in fact).

 

[EricNoah]

I play a lot of nothing, interspersed with the occasional jaunt into Oblivion. But mostly nothing. I want Fallout 3!

 

[Welverin]

Soul Calibur 4 and Mario and Luigi Partners in Time.

I really need to finish Okami, though.

 

[fba827]

I am now on to Phantasy Star IV, which means clearing up my old-school list is nearly complete. And, AFAIC, Phantasy Star IV is the only Phantasy Star worth playing. I was tremendously disappointed with 1-3 (I actually consider them those to be out-and-out bad), but IV is the one game worthy of the supposed "Phantasy Star" pedigree.

Is Phantsay Star IV the one where they could do combo attacks?

If it is the same game, my friend and I didn't know that you could combo when we rented the game decades ago and we found one of the combos by accident... wow, we were shocked by the coolness. I wish a game would do that now But, yeah, that was an awesome game.

 

[Orius]

Got a used copy of Gauntlet Dark Legacy for PS2 about a week ago, so I'm having fun with that.

 

[Arnwyn]

Is Phantsay Star IV the one where they could do combo attacks?

If it is the same game, my friend and I didn't know that you could combo when we rented the game decades ago and we found one of the combos by accident... wow, we were shocked by the coolness. I wish a game would do that now But, yeah, that was an awesome game.

That is indeed the one. You can combine two or more spells and/or skills and get a unique effect (Zan + Wat = Blizzard; Zan + Foi = Firestorm... that's all I've got so far).

PSIV is such an improvement over the first three (which were painful to play through) that it's just amazing. So far, PSIV is tremendously fun. Great story, great pace, and [amazing for the Genesis and PS series] pretty good graphics. Lots of neat little bells and whistles too (e.g. "talk" to your group anywhere in the field and they have cool little conversations that serve to remind you what's going on, what you have to do next, and why).

(Aside: Heh, decades ago. I've got a long, long ways to go before I catch up with my game collection... )