Alternating between Dungeons of Dredmor and Darkest Dungeon, i am a Dungeon Crawling Machine !! :laugh:

Playing The Division and Final Fantasy XIV A Realm Reborn

Finished FarCry 4(Xbone).

Sitting at 99.93% completion, but I don't really feel like grinding my arena rank to get the last weapon.

Thinking about trying to start my Time Crisis marathon again since I stopped it for some reason. I think I'll start tomorrow. Here's hoping Time Crisis 5 gets a console release.

i really want to play advanced dungeons and dragons on my sega cd but i need the memory cart for it.
so im playing mickey mania instead

I love to see someone playing the Sega CD.

Lego Marvel Avengers

Lego Marvel Avengers

How is it. Have you been in any of the hubs yet? That's what gets me excited, I love open world.

My marathon's done. Sadly, I failed the Wild Dog boss fight on Project Titan, the final boss fight on Time Crisis 3, and the final boss fight on Time Crisis: Crisis Zone(the Jared Hunter boss fight, to be exact). I can always try them again later.

Going to get back to Jak 2 tomorrow.

Neptunia Rebirth1




Gravity Rush Remastered
Twilight Princess HD

Yes, I'm having a week playing remastered versions
Just how "remastered" is Twilight Princess?

I gave a try to BroForce on PS4 recently. The game is rather nice, I'm currently on what I perhaps mistakenly call zone #13, unlocked the Predator (Brodator), but damn… What a crappy port. I'm plagued by the lose control of your character for a few seconds glitch, which happens at the start of a level/respawn, as well as terrible drops in frame rate. Icing on the cake: the game inexplicably crashes on me after 10 minutes of having set up a public online lobby (already tried deleting+re-downloading, issue still shows up), I can play other games online just fine, so I don't think my console, nor my Internet connection are to blame.
Personally speaking, I'd be rather pissed if I paid for a game in this condition; I hope a patch is coming, I'd like to complete it.

Back to RE Zero HD, for the time being.

Front Mission 4, again. Might try 5 afterwards, it's supposed to be great.

Dark Souls till my eyes bleed out.

Dark Souls till my eyes bleed out.

Whoa, dude! Which covenant you're in? Darkwraith by chance?

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I've been replaying Orange Box's Half Life 2. Still after the "Get Some Grub" achievement.

P.T.

P.T.

Lucky :(. I missed out on playing it, so I instead watched a playthrough of it.

Still on Jak II, and I think I'm close to finishing it. After that, I'm thinking about getting back to Time Crisis: Project Titan(not on my PS2, but on the PS3. The model I have is a slim, which means it can't play physical PS2 games, but it can play physical PS1 games. From now on, I'll be playing all physical PS1 games on it and all physical PS2 games on my PS2 instead). If I successfully finish the fight with Wild Dog, I'll then get started on Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation(PS1).

[QUOTE=franzito;3270545]Whoa, dude! Which covenant you're in? Darkwraith by chance?[COLOR="Silver"]

No, my man, only fair invasions through the red sign, and I play a Sunbro (which is quite meh in the later stages when you cant get anyone to summon you for any boss,
let alone in NG+, and I also have a stupid forest hunter, but that's a load of fun. What you playin?

[QUOTE=franzito;3270545]Whoa, dude! Which covenant you're in? Darkwraith by chance?[COLOR="Silver"]

No, my man, only fair invasions through the red sign, and I play a Sunbro (which is quite meh in the later stages when you cant get anyone to summon you for any boss,
let alone in NG+, and I also have a stupid forest hunter, but that's a load of fun. What you playin?

you either have shitty internet or play at 4 am when literally the entire world isnt playing.
any other time, on any bonfire, on any NG i can find at least ONE player sign

Finished Jak II a few hours ago. Pretty good, it was a bit frustrating at certain points, though. I also give up on Time Crisis: Project Titan. It's so much harder with a regular controller. Wish I still had my GunCon. :/

Time to get started on TR: The Last Revelation.

No, my man, only fair invasions through the red sign, and I play a Sunbro (which is quite meh in the later stages when you cant get anyone to summon you for any boss, let alone in NG+, and I also have a stupid forest hunter, but that's a load of fun. What you playin?

I mentioned the Darkwraith covenant because the last time I played DS I finally joined it and got the trophy. Never thought I'd beat Quelaag before the Bell Gargoyles but for me following the "usual" of ringing the gargoyles' bell first and after hers could ruin everything, I could forget and ring without wanting it (I'd hate to keep ignoring Frampt when I wanted to talk only with Kaathe). Not into DS in the moment but been watching a lot of footage from DS III, looks decent and hard enough, can't wait to play one day. But gotta come back to DS and platinum. Missing the "Knight's Honor" trophy and some weapon related ones.

Samurai Warriors 4 - II

UMH4

I just bought this from a yard sale today for $5.00.

Paying it now. :)

I have completed this game in campaign mode four times on three difficulty settings.
Now I am going through the levels on survival mode.

Project X Zone 2, and Sin and Punishment.

Played and platinumed Ar Nosurge on PS3. Played a bit of Hatsune Miku: Project Diva F again and am now starting on The Legend of Heroes: Trail of Cold Steel.

Leap of Fate:
Cyber-punk.
rouge-like.
twin-stick shooter.
'Hands of Fate' card like system.
Weird story.
Great OST.

Alien: Isolation

Alien: Isolation

I've heard it's very good. Scary as hell too. Definitely going to play that when I get the graphics card.

http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/dukenukem/images/f/fb/Total_Meltdown.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20100813152856

Feeling nostalgic, about to play Duke Nukem - Total Meltdown.

Well, trying to finish Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation legitimately became a failure. I pretty much skipped Cairo because I couldn't stand how dark it was, and the rest of Giza because I felt the game was dragging on(35 levels long, apparently).

I'll get started on Tomb Raider: Chronicles later.

Tomorrow, I'll get back to Destiny.

Tinkering around with Skyrim PC and mods. Most of them are working pretty well, but others... well, deactivate and move on I guess...

final fantasy tactics on psp.

To appease the "Souls fire", coming back to Dark Souls II even though I platinumed some time ago.

Sid Meier's Pirates! (GOG):
Forgot how much I liked this game, even if the dance mini-game irritates the shit out of me and I can't recall how to keep my crew happy on long voyages.



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All this FF15 news, and here I am just waiting on a FF9 PC release date...

Day of the Tentacle Remastered.

Hadn't played it before. It was pretty good in places, but rather short. Platinumed it in 1 day...

All this FF15 news, and here I am just waiting on a FF9 PC release date...

Yeah... I've seen some sites absolutely explode with erotic and violent explosions of nerdgasms over FFXV... I've played both Demo's (The one available to those who purchases Type-0 and the recently released one) and... I've been a FF fan since the beginning... and I have to say I'm not impressed with XV. While it does look good (graphically)... it's a damn sausage fest with regurgitated story from earlier FF's...

I guess my fondness for the FF games will stay to the NES, SNES and PSX era... as well as the MMO's.


Day of the Tentacle Remastered.

Hadn't played it before. It was pretty good in places, but rather short. Platinumed it in 1 day...

Classic game... made before the dark times of LucasArts... before they focused solely on Star Wars games and abandoned all of their other IP's...

Back to topic: Found a few good mods for Skyrim... "Bijin Warmaidens" is a good one... makes some of the main female NPC's have a huge update to their appearance (Looking solely at Lydia here...)

Lydia in unmodded

Lydia in modded

I also have a 'mobile' home...

https://staticdelivery.nexusmods.com/mods/110/images/30933-1-1359908945.jpghttps://staticdelivery.nexusmods.com/mods/110/images/30933-4-1359908612.jpghttps://staticdelivery.nexusmods.com/mods/110/images/30933-2-1359903088.jpghttps://staticdelivery.nexusmods.com/mods/110/images/30933-2-1359908946.jpghttps://staticdelivery.nexusmods.com/mods/110/images/30933-1-1359908611.jpghttps://staticdelivery.nexusmods.com/mods/110/images/30933-1-1359909264.jpghttps://staticdelivery.nexusmods.com/mods/110/images/30933-4-1359908325.jpghttps://staticdelivery.nexusmods.com/mods/110/images/30933-2-1359909265.jpg

I have to admit, I'm having some fun here... granted it's all trial and error til I get the hang of using NMM and finding mods which don't conflict with each other.

Playing DuckTales Remastered again. Such a fun game.

I have to admit, I'm having some fun here... granted it's all trial and error til I get the hang of using NMM and finding mods which don't conflict with each other.
Have you tried this?
http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/33017/

It's pretty cool.

Have you tried this?
http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/33017/

It's pretty cool.

Downloading now

Some of the weapon and armor mods are pretty damn good... running around in a trenchcoat with steelplates and using the Highlander Connor McLeod's 1h sword heh heh

Bu...bu...BUT THAT BREAKS THE LORE...YOU MONSTER!
/joke.


If you're looking for anything specific I might be able to have one I've used.

Hyper Light Drifter by Heart Machine.

Really great game. It reminded me of the good old classics like Zelda.

Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires(PS4)

EDF2: Invaders From Planet Space

Decided to get Final Fantasy Tactics from the PSN. I know I oughta go back to playin Legend of Heroes, but I just can't stop...

zombi, ps4

Completed the "campaign" in Resident Evil 0 HD Remaster, going to take a break from it, don't feel like enduring again such a crappy item management system so soon. Time to complete for the fourth time Medal of Honor: Frontline on Hard.

Time to complete for the fourth time Medal of Honor: Frontline on Hard.

Awesome. Good luck. ;)

Awesome. Good luck. ;)
Thanks, I'll need it, on my last attempt I stopped at the stage requiring you to ride a minecart through the enemy mine, gonna scrap that save and start from scratch. This game is still the hardest FPS I've played.

I'm not even going to bother with Black Ops Ⅲ's Realistic difficulty; Frontline may often turn frustrating, but it's the fair kind of frustrating, at least… BOⅢ, on the other hand, has bullshit written all over it.

Yep. I've noticed today's Call of Duty games, other FPSs also, are hard on the respective and mentioned difficulty, but in a different way.

zombi, ps4

Same here. I'm really liking it so far. It feels like a first-person Resident Evil-like game.

Just started Call of Duty: Ghosts. :)

Enter the Gungeon

Only the Best Game i've played in Years...

Back to GoW III, going for the "Unhuman" thophy. Been playing DS II as Deprived as well.

Back to GoW III, going for the "Unhuman" thophy.
Heh, good times. I personally found Titan difficulty in GoWⅢ to be way easier than the ones in GoW and GoWⅡ. Well, those with the PS4 Remaster should have an even easier time with that trophy, thanks to the glitch.

Still on Frontline here, was close to completing "The Golden Lion" level, but the game froze on me (playing the HD Edition bundled with Medal of Honor, retail version). Between all those games crashing/freezing that both PS3 and PS4 got me used to, I miss the good ol' PS2 days, the worst I had happen to me there was save data corruption with Soul Calibur Ⅱ (something which, according to the Internet, was likely to happen on the PS2 version if you left the autosave feature on).

Heh, good times. I personally found Titan difficulty in GoWⅢ to be way easier than the ones in GoW and GoWⅡ. Well, those with the PS4 Remaster should have an even easier time with that trophy, thanks to the glitch.

Glitched trophy? I have the PS3 version, no fair! Having fun until now, despite of some screw ups in Hades' battle, I'll live. Good to know about your gameplay in RE 0 remaster. Any deadline for platinum?

Glitched trophy? I have the PS3 version, no fair! Having fun until now, despite of some screw ups in Hades' battle, I'll live. Good to know about your gameplay in RE 0 remaster. Any deadline for platinum?
Don't know if I'll bother Platinum(ing) RE 0, going through it caused me to remember why I played it only once back then, I'd rather attempt a second Platinum of RE5 and RE6, that's telling since they're not my favourite kind of RE games. Besides, got the Platinum on the far superior REmake, can live with that ().

As far as the PS4 re-release of GoWⅢ is concerned, there seems to be a glitch which has you keep maxed health/magic bars+maxed out weapons (http://www.ps3trophies.org/forum/god-war-iii/43902-extremely-easy-way-beat-titan-mode.html), don't know if they patched it by now; didn't bother buying the Remaster, already got the Platinum on the PS3 release, it was actually my 3rd Platinum.

I'd rather attempt a second Platinum of RE5 and RE6, that's telling since they're not my favourite kind of RE games.

Me too, although I do feel a guilty pleasure while playing RE 6 and find RE 5 quite the soap-opera (well, RE 6 tops that with little effort). Thanks for the tip on GoW III.

Playing through Rayman Origins right now.

Jim Raynor salutes you off today! I finished the Legacy of the Void campaign and epilogue missions.

Welp, I inadvertently broke Zombi to the point where I can't finish it. Great. Time to quit it, uninstall and never go back to it again. A shame too, because I was liking it. :/

Some Street Fighter V

SMT4

A true MegaTen game?
<3

Been leveling up for KH 2.5 HD and need to go back for GoW II and try the costumes.

Just finished platinuming Assassin's Creed: Syndicate. Great game man, totally worth the time.

Finished Lords of the Fallen. Pretty good game. As a Souls-like game...it's a bit mediocre, sadly. I can definitely see they were really trying their best to make a Souls-like game, but sadly, some of the flaws keep it from being great. Hopefully their next game, "The Surge" will be much better than Lords of the Fallen.

Finished Lords of the Fallen. Pretty good game. As a Souls-like game...it's a bit mediocre, sadly.

I heard this game is plagued by bugs and glitches, and on XONE it runs sufferably.

I heard this game is plagued by bugs and glitches, and on XONE it runs sufferably.

I haven't encountered anything game breaking, but you can tell it lacks some polish. It also ran pretty decently on Xbone for me .

I haven't encountered anything game breaking, but you can tell it lacks some polish. It also ran pretty decently on Xbone for me .

I got interested when you mentioned "it's Souls-like" but I wonder how much "lack of polish" I can endure...

I got interested when you mentioned "it's Souls-like" but I wonder how much "lack of polish" I can endure...

It's not too bad. Like I said, nothing game breaking. Just...make sure you don't fall to your death at a certain angle, otherwise, you won't be able to recover your lost experience. It happened to me twice(I think)where I had to use a Ghost Shard.

I also forgot to mention that the music is really good, and this (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AePHwH_g3UM) is my personal favorite

I was playing Tokyo Twilight Ghost Hunters on my PS3 till I had to rage quit. I was trying to defeat a boss when it disappeared on me and it never came back the rest of the battle. WTF, man? That type of crap should absolutely NEVER happen in video games. Ever! Try to impress me with a better battle system next time. Until then, screw whoever did the battle system. I was enjoyin it too.

I also forgot to mention that the music is really good, and this (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AePHwH_g3UM) is my personal favorite

Ah, the celts...

Started on Atelier Escha & Logy last night. Enjoyin it so far.

Lego Marvel Avengers

FF9 PC:
It looks...different.

Resident Evil 6 PS4

(http://postimg.org/image/n2rckx135/full/)

Finished Tomb Raider Chronicles. Well, like with The Last Revelation, it started off good and it got increasingly frustrating, especially when you get to the Von Croy Incorporated levels. I managed to get through without cheating, but at the helicopter part, I had no other choice but to cheat. That, and I was completely out of healing items.

Now, Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness. I didn't exactly hear good things about it, but you never know. I might like it, or I might not. We'll just have to see.

Edit: Well, I died from a jump, and I forgot to save at a certain point, so I don't really feel like putting up with the movement controls(that are somehow worse than previous ones). I might give it another chance, but I don't know.

I think I'll turn to Silent Hill 3 instead. I don't think I ever finished it legitimately(I played off of my mother's saves, I believe).

Resident Evil 6 in my PS4

Destiny.

Been playing the hell out of Romance of the Three Kingdoms 13 on PC with a translation patch that allows me to navigate around the menus at least. Eagerly awaiting the English release in July so I can see the context of all of the dialogue screens.

Other than the usual CS:GO, I've been playing several new acqusitions: On my Wii, Capcom vs SNK 2 and the original Burnout. As for my PC, ESCHATOS (which has an AMAZING soundtrack, btw) and Azure Striker Gunvolt.

Dying Light.

Skyrim on Xbox 360.

Just got to Whiterum and picking up quests.
Contemplating killing the old witch to use her house as a safe-house until I can afford to buy that one house in Whiterush.

I think I found a recipe that allows you to carry more weight, so looking that up and then seeing where I can hunt down the ingredients.
So much loot to sell.

Skyrim on Xbox 360.

Just got to Whiterum and picking up quests.
Contemplating killing the old witch to use her house as a safe-house until I can afford to buy that one house in Whiterush.

I think I found a recipe that allows you to carry more weight, so looking that up and then seeing where I can hunt down the ingredients.
So much loot to sell.

Sup, bro?
http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/74638/?tab=1&navtag=http%3A%2F%2F

I fricken' love this GameCube game I'm playing:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cubivore:_Survival_of_the_Fittest

D for Saturn

Sup, bro?
http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/74638/?tab=1&navtag=http%3A%2F%2F

o/ (little stick man saying hello with one arm)

I'm thinking of playing on the PC instead.
I got the 360 from my brother because he got an Xbox One. Skyrim was on it but I don't know if any DLC was included.

I got the game on Steam, GOTY edition so it has everything.

Mods really appeal to me. I'm cutting down to buying only games with WorkShop access now. :laugh:

And THAT mod definitely appeals to me. :ashine:

I just need to make room on my SSD now for it. :awsm:

Bookmarked.

Sparky.
You don't consider consoles. Ever.
Have you changed?
I'm not sure.

PC all the time, whenever you can. Best gaming platform by far IMO.

On-topic, I'm playing RuneScape: 3

I like PC, but PC doesn't have games like Klonoa or God Hand or Persona 3.
:/

OT:
Nights Journey Into Dreams

Have you changed?

All my friends play on console only.
either xbox live or psn.
But I dont have any playstation consoles. I want a 4, get some exclusive PS4 games. Arkhman Knight for one.
I won't ever trust it on PC. Even with bugfixes.

I play Borderlands 1 with my friends on Xbox 360.
We used to play Minecraft but they don't want to hook up their 360 anymore. They get pissed at it.

I'd like there to be another God of War game, those have always been exclusive to PS.

I only got 2 215GB SSD's on my PC and I'm always using them for video processing.
I rarely ever get time to finish a game entirely.

Far too many video projects.

Finished Silent Hill 3.

Time to get started on Silent Hill 4: The Room(Xbox). I never finished this installment, but I do remember playing it(and being scared to play it :p)plenty of times. I haven't played it in years, so I'm sure that whatever things I might have forgotten about might give me a fright, haha.

Sparky.
You don't consider consoles. Ever.
Have you changed?
I'm not sure.

PC all the time, whenever you can. Best gaming platform by far IMO.

On-topic, I'm playing RuneScape: 3

I don't like PC master race turds. Play everything you can on everything you get. Console, PC. There can't be just one. I'd play console and PC, all of them if I could. I have no "prejudice" or "first choice" while I do see what's so good about PC, I wouldn't just send all the consoles to hell because of it

I'm thinking of playing on the PC instead.

Mods really appeal to me. I'm cutting down to buying only games with WorkShop access now. :laugh:

And THAT mod definitely appeals to me. :ashine:

Got a couple of Minutes to spare ? Do it the right Way, Workshop simply doesn't compare...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QinA4qD6hXM

Also the Videos are damn entertaining and informative to watch.


I don't like PC master race turds. Play everything you can on everything you get. Console, PC. There can't be just one. I'd play console and PC, all of them if I could. I have no "prejudice" or "first choice" while I do see what's so good about PC, I wouldn't just send all the consoles to hell because of it

PC is superior in every Regard, only Thing Consoles have are Exclusives.

But i don't go yelling it from the Roof, i'd just rather sit here and be the smug Bastard about it that i am :laugh:

IDGAF what People play on, as long as they have Fun.

I simply play on everything I can afford, I also have Steam and a few games.. I just simply dislike the "PC MASTURD RAISE" and I'm like no.. those turds that are like "PC IS BETTER THAN ANYTHING ELSE, EW CONSOLES, PEASANTS, YOU DISGUSTING, BLABLABLA PC IS SUPERIOR IN EVERY WAY AND FORM." Okay, you like PC, good for you, you have a personal preference for PC and want no console, okay, we respect it, but going out of your way to annoy and belittle everyone who uses consoles, it's just damn bad.

3Ds: Project X Zone 2, SMT: IV, Bravely Second
DS: SMT: Strange Journey
PS4: Street Fighter V
Wii U: Smash

I have a lot of free time :(

Random good ol' Resident Evil titles for PSX.

Been alternating between Atelier Totori and the original Final Fantasy Tactics. Also been playing Sound Shapes at the Community section to play new levels each day.

Grand Theft Auto V and (finally) Watch_Dogs

Gave a try to ZOMBI on PS4, thanks to the PS Plus: rather good game, thus far (I've reached the point where I need to survive in some kind of arena, my stuff has been taken away from me). It's what I expected Dying Light to be, at first: a Survival game. DL is fun in its own right, but there's not much survival/resources' management to be had.

Also, connected my PS3 again to re-download TEKKEN REVOLUTION; I guess Bandai Namco stopped supporting that game. I've kept my old save, downloaded and installed the game, I noticed right off the bat something was wrong: I wasn't prompted to download any update (and I'm fairly sure there were a few GBs of them, at least), Practice Mode disappeared from the main menu, a good chunk of the roster is inexplicably gone (I can select Jin Kazama, but there's no Asuka, Jun, or Bob), Arcade Battle is completely screwed up - there's no difficulty-selection, opponents don't have enhanced stats and more often than not I either get stuck on the versus screen, or have Jinpachi as my first opponent (needless to say, both events cause the game soft-freeze). Oh, right, when I try Ranked Battle, the practice stage against the CPU-dummy doesn't load, or I get stuck at the world map loading-screen after a match against a player. Do you want me to get again TTT2 that bad, Namco? My Jin Kazama has been praised by a few Yaksa, in the past, too bad my Internet screws me up so often.

Hope you don't unintentionally break ZOMBI to the point where it can't be finished, because that's what happened to me. I don't even feel like starting over after that happened.

Still on Silent Hill 4. I've been creeped out a couple of times, but I'll probably be scared by the time the hauntings in room 302 get worse the further you progress. Man, I keep thinking back to that head slowly falling when you look at one of the windows. I don't know why, but it just seemed very disturbing to me.

Yeah, I've read that ZOMBI suffers from glitches/bugs. Thankfully, I've already avoided two, at least (I suppose I shouldn't use avoided, the glitches/bugs didn't simply occur): I left the nursery where I had to find some medicine without troubles (you could get stuck in there), the fuel needed for the generator in the hideout spawned and I could collect it; if I have to trust the "reports" I've found, I only have another major game-breaking glitch/bug to fear and it happens in one of the latter missions, close to the ending.
If crap happens and I'm unable to finish it, too bad, but I've got to play it for free, I'm not one of the unlucky ones who paid for a broken game (yeah, game, not port, the original on Wii is plagued by the same game-breaking bugs).

So my friend just got a new laptop. And installed World of Warcraft.

Before we start playing that again, I decided to jump on to my account and look up where I last left off.

Now I'm playing that again...

Finished Silent Hill 4: The Room. Pretty good. Not as good as the previous ones, but still good. :)

8 Bit Armies:
It's almost like a 'intro to RTS 101'.

Not a bad game for someone to get introduced to the genera, but that's about it.

Mad Max on PC/Steam. Finally!
Thanks to Humble Bundle's monthly subscription.

Love the opening to it.
Can't wait to go through the game files.
really want to make a presentation for my brothers.

Mad Max on PC/Steam. Finally!
Thanks to Humble Bundle's monthly subscription.

Love the opening to it.
Can't wait to go through the game files.
really want to make a presentation for my brothers.

Hell yeah!
Without spoiling anything, the ending will piss you off.

One of my favourite games to date. Following Ghostbusters and ARK.
I already have a lossless M4A gamerip of all the tracks. I can send you a link if you'd like.

Vampire Night

I'm going to figure out how to unlock this "Special Mode" that was mentioned on the back of the case.

Edit: Nvm, it's actually unlocked, I just never played it. :p

I can send you a link if you'd like.

That'd be awesome!

I found some extractors and a BMS script works. So it's just a matter of finding the video files.
If it uses any. :erm: It seems to use a lot of game play for video sequences.

Finished Special Mode. It's kind of like The House of the Dead 2's Original Mode(with some differences).

I think it's time to get started on Final Fantasy VIII(digital PS3 version). I played the demo countless times back in the day, but never played the full game. Time to right that wrong! :D

Danganronpa 2.

It's good, better protagonist, better trials, but the story is somehow even less convincing than the first game.

I think it's time to get started on Final Fantasy VIII(digital PS3 version). I played the demo countless times back in the day, but never played the full game. Time to right that wrong! :D
1) Mentally prepare yourself for a "WTF moment" at about 15-20 minutes from the end of the game, something the (then)SQUARESOFT would later pull also with FINAL FANTASY IX's final boss, if you've played that;
2) Understand how Junction works, draw everything (maximum units of spells, keep an eye especially on Bosses, some of them have G.F. for you) and you won't have to level up, ever. Seriously, the stronger you become, the stronger common enemies and most Bosses get (if memory serves me right, only Ultima and Omega Weapons are always at level 100);
3) Play Triple Triad and collect a lot of cards, then transform them into items using one of Quezacotl's (or something like that) skills, it's the Thunder G.F. you get at the start of the game, along with Shiva.

This morning I tried to enjoy a few matches in Black Ops Ⅲ, but there are too many campers.

Been playing the Ni-Oh demo and I finally finished the 2nd area(Nue was damn near impossible, but the lightning charms made a bit of a difference). Initially, I was frustrated with how things work, but I managed to adapt and get a better understanding the more I played. Hope to see how the full game turns out.

Back to Final Fantasy VIII


1) Mentally prepare yourself for a "WTF moment" at about 15-20 minutes from the end of the game, something the (then)SQUARESOFT would later pull also with FINAL FANTASY IX's final boss, if you've played that;
2) Understand how Junction works, draw everything (maximum units of spells, keep an eye especially on Bosses, some of them have G.F. for you) and you won't have to level up, ever. Seriously, the stronger you become, the stronger common enemies and most Bosses get (if memory serves me right, only Ultima and Omega Weapons are always at level 100);
3) Play Triple Triad and collect a lot of cards, then transform them into items using one of Quezacotl's (or something like that) skills, it's the Thunder G.F. you get at the start of the game, along with Shiva.

This morning I tried to enjoy a few matches in Black Ops Ⅲ, but there are too many campers.

1. I never played Final Fantasy IX, so whatever it may be, I'm probably gonna get confused anyway. :p

2. The tutorial(s) did a nice job explaining Junction, so I'll definitely be using it. I've seen two draw spots at the academy, but had no idea what they do. Guess I'll find out soon.

3. The card game sounds interesting after reading the tutorial about it. I just hope I don't suck at it lol.

Been playing Ar Tonelico Qoga again since I decided to take a break from Atelier Totori. Forgot how much fun it overall is.

Well, my computer forgot my password, my e-mail address changed since I joined so I couldn't retrieve my password. So yeah, Vrykolas' legendary technical prowess strikes again. So new account until I can remember what the hell my damn password is!

Platinumed Dark Souls 3 though, so at least some skills penetrate my shield of ineptitude! :D

Still playing Skyrim (modded like Hell) via Steam. Have to admit, some of the quests available are pretty interesting and the mods themselves are damn good.

I am currently bouncing between COD 4 Modern Warfare, COD Black Ops I, COD Modern Warfare 3 and COD Ghosts.
About to go search for more COD games on eBay, and yes I am obsessed with Call of Duty right now. :D

Well, my computer forgot my password, my e-mail address changed since I joined so I couldn't retrieve my password. So yeah, Vrykolas' legendary technical prowess strikes again. So new account until I can remember what the hell my damn password is!

Platinumed Dark Souls 3 though, so at least some skills penetrate my shield of ineptitude! :D
About your account problem, read here to hopefully recover it: Thread 203339

In short: Not your fault in any way. Following a database error, passwords are no longer recognized, even when typed correctly, you'll have to change your password/e-mail address linked to your main account (since the system isn't sending password reset e-mails to some mail providers). To speed things up, enter the chat and talk with Jessie, or you could simply unlock private messaging privileges.

Still playing Skyrim (modded like Hell) via Steam. Have to admit, some of the quests available are pretty interesting and the mods themselves are damn good.

Have you played the Rebuilding Helgen DLC? One of the best quest lines I've ever seen in a mod, with new areas to unlock, fully unique and voice acted characters, as well as a coherent story that actually makes sense. I highly recommend it if you haven't checked it out already.


I am currently bouncing between COD 4 Modern Warfare, COD Black Ops I, COD Modern Warfare 3 and COD Ghosts.
About to go search for more COD games on eBay, and yes I am obsessed with Call of Duty right now. :D

I really am not much of a fan of Call of Duty nowadays. Not since they went so futuristic. The only Call of Duty I play now is World at War on PC.

There are no FaZe try hards 360 no scoping you and screaming down the microphone, nor are there any Xx_Pr0_0ptic_xx six year old that have fucked my mother.

Plus World at War has custom zombies.

Well... thank you LSK, but I'll probably just leave it then. I know it probably doesn't seem like a big deal and it probably isn't, but I just hate dealing with this kind of thing. I'm just not wired to be interested or engaged in it. I'll live without my old profile.

Have you played the Rebuilding Helgen DLC? One of the best quest lines I've ever seen in a mod, with new areas to unlock, fully unique and voice acted characters, as well as a coherent story that actually makes sense. I highly recommend it if you haven't checked it out already.

Just downloading the mod now and gonna give it a shot.


I really am not much of a fan of Call of Duty nowadays. Not since they went so futuristic. The only Call of Duty I play now is World at War on PC.

There are no FaZe try hards 360 no scoping you and screaming down the microphone, nor are there any Xx_Pr0_0ptic_xx six year old that have fucked my mother.

Plus World at War has custom zombies.

Only CoD games I enjoyed was the Modern Warfare trilogy, Ghosts and Advance Warfare... Yes, I'm one who plays them for the SP campaign more than the MP (and Advance Warfare was awesome for Kevin Spacey's sinister portrayal).

On topic: Still playing skyrim PC... modding modding and more modding.

Have you played any from Call of Duty to Call of Duty 3?

In some ways, I like those better, but Call of Duty will ALWAYS be the best game in my opinion. I actually only like it just a little better than Call of Duty 2.

Splatoon, MOTHER 3 and Psychonauts

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy(3DS)

Gets better and better each episode..

Have you played any from Call of Duty to Call of Duty 3?

In some ways, I like those better, but Call of Duty will ALWAYS be the best game in my opinion. I actually only like it just a little better than Call of Duty 2.

Not yet. TBH, haven't really been a fan of FPS games, until a friend got me into Battlefield 3 (for the MP, which was pretty fun I have to admit. Gulf of Oman is still my favorite map to play). After that, started looking at the other military FPS games and at that time, CoD Ghosts and Black Ops I/II were out. Hated Black Ops III SP...

On topic : Some mods in skyrim aren't working how they are meant to... so having a look around. Yup, still on skyrim.

Project X Zone 2. Loving all the banter and all the references even if I don't get most. I feel more than just making a crossover fan-service game it's also a good way to advertise different series.

Star Wars: Battlefront II

Switching between Grand Theft Auto Ⅴ and ZOMBI: with the former I'm currently replaying the storyline-missions (already completed that on the PS3) and I might actually try GTA online, didn't bother on PS3 because of hackers.
As far as ZOMBI is concerned, got past a rather nasty mission (the mission should be called something along the lines of: Save the girl at Saint George Church) and I guess I'm reaching the end of the game, only have to collect a few letters scattered around the areas. If comments on the Web can be trusted, at the point I've reached I may still incur in one last game-breaking bug/glitch, before I'm "safe".

Yeah, I'm leaving Resident Evil Zero behind and it may even be pushed further when I buy Mortal Kombat Ⅹ and the ⅩL Pack, I miss fighting games and that seems to be the best one currently available, there should be a nice amount of content to unlock in single player. Preddy and Aly are nice incentives for the purchase, too.

Been playing the Overwatch beta on PC. I'm really liking it! Plus, it runs great at 4k.

FIFA 16.

Taking a break from Skyrim and gone back to Final Fantasy XIV. Working on my Astrologist.

Still on ZOMBI, the even-glitchier-than-WiiU-version port on PS4 (they've ported a version of the code which doesn't have a few patches applied… Still, not as bad as the PS4 version of God of War Ⅲ, in that one there's still the glitch which allows you to go from the three judges statues to the final segment of the game, they had patched it on the PS3 :itsamystery:). Let's move on to business:

- Collected all Dee Letters, just need to get them to the doctor;
- Hacked 15/16 CCTV Junction Boxes (the last one should be located in an area of Buckingham Palace that I'll unlock now that I'm near the end of the game);
- Killed 200 zombies with one survivor (tedious task for a Gold Trophy, but at least you can farm kills, since zombies respawn in the areas). Not fun stuff for me, but it may get a laugh out of you: my first character died with 183 kills, damn Arena~show/ambush, wasted other six characters at that part…

Hoping I'll have no glitches from here to the end of the game, I'll try to complete the game in Survival Mode, too, for the Platinum; the game shows you the "Credits roll" and deletes your save as soon as you die in Survival Mode, but there's a simple workaround to that awesome permadeath thing: save backup, rather hilarious ZOMBI allows you to restore a save, honestly thought they [devs] would lock it. Normally, I wouldn't be so cheap, but the game's so damn glitchy/buggy that I'm not ashamed to "cheat".

May 8th, 2016 EDIT:
Hacked all CCTV Junction Boxes and completed the game with the best ending, too.

Been playing a lot of Blackwake recently.

May 8th, 2016 EDIT:
Hacked all CCTV Junction Boxes and completed the game with the best ending, too.

Nice! You must've gotten lucky.

Battlefield 4

Started a new game of GTAV... going to try and work on 100%.

Battlefield 1918, a World War I modification of Battlefield 1942.

Nice! You must've gotten lucky.

Battlefield 4
Yeah, I did. There has been an instance where I panicked and thought to be stuck in a glitch, but in reality, I didn't notice a zombie crawling out from where I was supposed to go. :laugh: I spoiled myself the ending escape bit first, though:
The whole place is full of zombies by then, every area has a lot more, even the Sewers. All the manholes-shortcuts get blocked again and you are supposed to reach the Tower of London... Saw a guy on Youtube take the long route for it, but I've found that you might reach it much faster by going through the door which would lead you to the "Church of Saint George," the game then points you to a path through the sewers which ends right in front of the Tower. There's a problem, though: pack of zombies near the door in the Safehouse, never ran so much, they made them scary... That, or I simply shouldn't have played with Headphones jacked in and volume to the max.

At any rate: what helped me a lot with glitches was reading what might trigger them and, for the worst-case scenario (like the Survivor dying in a particular spot which would glitch the game and prevent me from retrieving key items), I always kept a save backup on an external device. ZOMBI is a mess of bugs/glitches, but those things have been Ubilol's trademark for years (pick an Assassin's Creed), there are safety measures one could take.

Read something on ZOMBI (which for me is extremely annoying) this morning: difficulty-specific trophies do not stack, three complete runs are needed... One for Chicken/Easy, another for Standard/Normal and the grand final for Survival Mode. Could think of it as training, I suppose, but I might lose interest and leave it at 82%. resident evil HD has them stack.

I thought basically every game did. But don't give up - Platinum trophies always have that moment where you think 'Am I really going to put myself through this level of tedium just to get a digital badge that doesn't really matter at all?'

Its the main hurdle to getting most Platinums really. Push on through the pain - you've done the hard work, so not getting it because you didn't finish the game on Easy would be hard to accept I would think!

I don't find games annoying, usually, but that's because even the useless crap defined trophies is designed better; look at resident evil HD: you could get most difficulty-specific trophies (Easy, Normal, Hard) in one go by completing a Scenario on Hard. I don't "hunt" for Platinums/100%, most of mine just happened (by that I mean I simply played, often I don't even look at the list until I feel I'm mostly done); there were just three in my collection I really wanted: DEVIL MAY CRY 4 Special Edition, resident evil/REmake HD and Medal of Honor Frontline HD.
As for ZOMBI, actually, I did finish the game on Easy first, I was hoping I could earn the two remaining trophies simply by completing Survival Mode... The buggy/glitchy mess which the game happens to be doesn't really help my resolve, but there are zombies and it's still a decent survival horror, I'll eventually get it, my Plus subscription has to be renewed in October, got plenty of time. In the meantime, I'll take a short break from it: going to take care of my FFXIV character in a while and I also want to keep my skills with Vergil in DEVIL MAY CRY 4 Special Edition at a satisfying level.

I don't recall every actually meaning to get all the 'trophies' in a game.

I've gotten a few based around just really enjoying the game and playing the shit out of it.

XD

For me it depends on how well the trophy list is put together, and whether it encourages me to replay/gives me a good excuse to replay and try things I wouldn't normally have bothered with. Poor trophy lists that feature the need for excessive grinding or requiring you to finish the game in number of mutually exclusive ways (i.e collect of X items/never collect any of X items etc) really kill my enthusiasm to get a Platinum though.

SURPRISE MOTHER FUCKER!
http://store.steampowered.com/app/359870/

Been playing Earth 2140 HD, but probably gonna have to give up on it because

1: according to the store page on steam it has "more than 50 exciting missions" which is a bit much for me(I'm a casual when it comes to the RTS genre :p).

2: It feels like I'm playing an ass backwards CnC game, despite the fact it came out in 1997.

Gonna skip Earth 2150 as well since it doesn't seem any better(plus clicking the construction tab crashes the game). Earth 2160 seems better compared to the last two, so I'll continue to play 2160 whenever I can.

FFXIII -
God Bless PC Gaming & Ports.


On the other hand, this game feels retarded gameplay wise so far. Let's see how much I endure.

Also playing Digimon World Re: Digitize.
Great game, captures what made the first Digimon World so good and addicting.

So Valkyria Chronicles Remastered is finally coming out next week. And Fire Emblem Fates is out then too. I can't remember the last time there has been 2 games I want to buy out in the same month, let alone the same week. In fact I average 1 game per quarter of the year at this point...

But at least next week will be a banner week. And please if you have any decency and humanity in your heart, do your civic duty and buy a copy of Valkyria Chronicles. Support a good game - be a good person! :D

FFX PC

Playing GemCraft on Kongregate. I really like this game.

SURPRISE MOTHER FUCKER!
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is it just me or does it look like it only got AA upgrade?

I'm not a big fan of AA. It makes things look way too smooth and round.
I'll need to check youtube videos for anyone who did a comparison.

Playin Disgaea 2 on my PS2. Been tryin to finish up semi-perfecting 6 legendary Cosmos Muscles for my 6 fighters so I can finally go for Prinny Baal at his most powerful in the Land of Carnage. Currently working on the second one.

Mostly been playing smash bros and mother 3

Back to Final Fantasy 8. I've been gone with my folks and I got back yesterday.

Its bizarre to see a new Shadow of the Beast game has come out. Its been what... decades since the last one. Nostalgia alone may dictate I buy it, but apparently its actually pretty good. A definate maybe.

Five completed Cosmos Muscles later, finding Prinny Baal in the Land of Carnage Item World, giving him the smackdown and going for his 160 million HP version after that and given him and his Baal cronies the smackdown they FINALLY deserve in Disgaea 2, I have finally completed my year-long mission of defeating them. I can FINALLY rest easy.

World of Warcraft.

Trying to figure out how to get TomTom to work.
So far it only adds my last death on the map.
I had it working before for quests.

Still on Final Fantasy 8.

FINALLY, I beat Adel. After learning about the trick of using Petrify on low level party members, I finally managed to beat him.

Fuck. Adel.

The first time I played FF8, I had to cast Shell on Rinoa and use my GFs, healing her up quickly afterwards. People say FF8 is easy, but if you don't have the guide to find the rather obscure items you need for powering up your weapons etc it gets really hard later on. GFs are so incredible early on that its really easy to use them as a crutch and be totally screwed later on when they aren't as useful.

Huh. Adel… I'll never forget my first playthrough of FFⅧ: managed to reach that boss fight with the three Basic GFs (Shiva, Quezawhatsitsname, Ifrit), needless to say, I kept getting "raped". :laugh: Actually, it was because of that stupid mistake that I learnt to draw spells and ???? from everything I came across, I didn't do it the first time. Ever since then, against Adel I would later momentarily switch Junction for Rinoa and take my risks with Renzokuken or, if I wanted to play safe, the martial artist's Duel technique. Adel stopped being a problem, if I'm lucky with the timer, I may even bring that boss down by using a single special technique.

Still playing DEVIL MAY CRY 4 Special Edition on PS4, I dream of "No Damaging" the whole Bloody Palace with Vergil, I can consistently No Damage the firsts 51 floors for now, then that bonus is scattered around the remaining 60 floors.

After that, I'll return to Resident Evil Zero, I guess… Need to complete it on Normal difficulty to make use of all the nice stuff I'll unlock on its Leech Hunter mode.

Currently playing through the Gears of War games. Missed out on them last gen.

Halo 5, Killer Instinct, and a wee bit of Destiny too.

RE0 is awful. I still consider it the worst of the main series, due to the tired unambitious nature of the game and the silly retcon scenario it portrays. I liked Rebecca and Billy, but they need a much better game than this. Its unfortunate that the dire state of that game seems to have been the nail in both those character's coffins. They were about the only thing that *didn't* suck in that game!

That inventory system... Not wanting to put myself through that idiotic 'dump items in a big heap in the corner of the main hall' nonsense is a big factor in why I don't intend to play the game ever again. Its a shame really, as the bit on the train at the start is actually very good (silly 'leeches that can turn into humans' antics notwithstanding).

Wolfenstein: The New Order

Damn, this game is awesome, the music is great too (been listening to the soundtrack a lot recently), but Deathshead is terrifying, especially the part where he pops out of fucking nowhere at the window of the door, and the music (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaBndKbf2SE) just completes it.

Maybe not on his own, he isn't, but when he pops out of nowhere and the noise starts playing, it hit me hard. :p

RE0 is awful. I still consider it the worst of the main series, due to the tired unambitious nature of the game and the silly retcon scenario it portrays. I liked Rebecca and Billy, but they need a much better game than this. Its unfortunate that the dire state of that game seems to have been the nail in both those character's coffins. They were about the only thing that *didn't* suck in that game!

That inventory system... Not wanting to put myself through that idiotic 'dump items in a big heap in the corner of the main hall' nonsense is a big factor in why I don't intend to play the game ever again. Its a shame really, as the bit on the train at the start is actually very good (silly 'leeches that can turn into humans' antics notwithstanding).
I used to have a very similar opinion to yours, about Zero, but since I took time to think about it: the only thing I find really bad about the game is having 6 inventory slots for each character (earlier entries gave us more), apart from that, the game plays exactly like REmake's "Real Survival" mode (instead of backtracking to that particular item box to retrieve an item, you go back to a room), minus the Hard difficulty perks, unless one picks that setting, of course. I've re-evaluated Zero, it's not that bad. Real Survival on steroids.

The dumping of items is completely pointless. To avoid completely losing track of where you left stuff, you are sensible if you only do so in certain easily reachable rooms (like the entrance hall for example). So it ends up being the same, but without the convience of having the item box in those rooms - instead everything is just scattered across the floor.

And it isn't just the inventory. The story is poor, with nothing of any real interest, no good set pieces etc after the train. The geography of the game ma,es no sense with Rebecca starting near the mansion, coming back into Raccoon City to get into the re2 locations, then somehow teleporting all the way back out into the mountains to be near the mansion again at the end. And Enrico does the same despite not even being on the train at the start he manages to get to the facility and then back to the mansion again in time for RE1. It makes no sense at all.

So a leaden story that goes nowhere, a frankly ridiculous plot about leeches that can merge to become humans, a terrible co-op partner puzzle and item swapping system, and endless recycling of the classic Snake mutated creature boss with a variety of other creatures that never provide an encounter anywhere close to the aforementiond slitherer... Its just RE by numbers. The rote nature of this game was what drove Capcom to change the RE formula and send us down the blind alley of the RE4 and onwards era, so zero has a hell of a lot to answer for IMO.

It just feels like such a low ambition retread. It has none of the atmosphere of RE1 and the daft lengths it goes to in order to try and justify its silly retconned story for characters who are the definition of Supporting Cast make it feel like a huge waste of time on everyone's part - both Capcom's for making it and ours for playing it.

Fire Emblem Fates and going through the Conquest pathway. Also uploaded Robin, Ike, Marth and Lucina via Amiibo and have them in my army. They are pretty damn powerful.

Sorry, wrong Thread.

Welp, I'm done with FF8. Griever is bullshit. Maybe I'll come back to it, maybe I won't, I don't know, I'm just completely frustrated. Doesn't help that your party members get randomized to hell.

Gonna play some Warthunder, and then Overwatch to help clear my mind.

Welp, I'm done with FF8. Griever is bullshit. Maybe I'll come back to it, maybe I won't, I don't know, I'm just completely frustrated. Doesn't help that your party members get randomized to hell.

Gonna play some Warthunder, and then Overwatch to help clear my mind.
Man, two points:

1) Set up your Junction(s) to three characters;
2) "Help" yourself by killing the characters you don't want early in the fight (against Ultimecia).

Then, you'll only have to pummel the Bosses with Special/Desperation techniques (Renzokuken, etcetera). Also, if you have acquired Bahamut as GF, transform its card for 100 Megalixirs, or Megaelixirs. Those fights should be a piece of cake, assuming you have beaten all the Guardians and unlocked the Commands.

If he hasn't powered up his weapons, then it won't be easy at all. Doubly so if he hasn't been stocking good spells and applying them to his party's stats. Its very easy to coast through most of the game and still not really get a grip on this stuff until the very end. And who can be bothered to grind out that stuff at the very end? Not to mention that all the villages and shops are locked by Ultimecia's dimension warp, so you can't do any upgrading unless you got Tonberry King and Doomtrain.

Frankly the final battle is a real pain if you haven't powered your weapons up to the highest levels and gotten a firm handle on how junctioning works. You need lots of good spells in every category, or your characters just won't be strong enough or fast enough. The bosses will be having about 3 turns for every 1 you get etc. The final battle(s) are sort of like the battles against Cid Raines and Barthandelous in FF13, in that they act as an acid test to see if you really understand how the game works, or whether you just *thought* you did.

If Squall can do Lionheart, then you at least have a chance. Powered up properly and with Aura cast on him, Squall can win this fight by himself. If not...

If he hasn't powered up his weapons, then it won't be easy at all. Doubly so if he hasn't been stocking good spells and applying them to his party's stats. Its very easy to coast through most of the game and still not really get a grip on this stuff until the very end. And who can be bothered to grind out that stuff at the very end? Not to mention that all the villages and shops are locked by Ultimecia's dimension warp, so you can't do any upgrading unless you got Tonberry King and Doomtrain.

Frankly the final battle is a real pain if you haven't powered your weapons up to the highest levels and gotten a firm handle on how junctioning works. You need lots of good spells in every category, or your characters just won't be strong enough or fast enough. The bosses will be having about 3 turns for every 1 you get etc. The final battle(s) are sort of like the battles against Cid Raines and Barthandelous in FF13, in that they act as an acid test to see if you really understand how the game works, or whether you just *thought* you did.

If Squall can do Lionheart, then you at least have a chance. Powered up properly and with Aura cast on him, Squall can win this fight by himself. If not...
Not really, man. Seriously, that's not true, if he's playing the original PlayStation version. I've completed that multiple times without levelling at all throughout the years… The only two bosses which are always stuck at LVL 100, regardless of the average level of your party, are Ultima Weapon and Omega Weapon; the rest of the bosses tend to scale with you and provide an appropriate challenge for whatever level you are at, when you fight them. There's no point to levelling up in FFⅧ, it's useless grinding, therefore:

- "Tame" Bahamut as a GF;
- Transform its card with the Thunder GF's skill for the 100 Megaelixirs;
- When you reach Ultimecia's Castle, make sure you unlock at least Items and Special techniques, then SPAM them. You'll get to see the Ending.

I did that and I know for a fact it works. Of course, you may also try cheapening the whole thing by using Selphie's "The End," if I remember correctly, that thing takes out Omega Weapon, but I currently don't remember if it works on the last "team" of Bosses, too.

EDIT:
To elaborate further on what I was trying to say: the Junction system is a great help (and "breaks" the game when used effectively), but you can really complete Ⅷ without that, or levelling up a lot. Couple that with the fact both common enemies and bosses tend to be set at 4/5, or 6/5 of the average party-level and you're not going to have much trouble. Renzokuken, Duel [Manual inputs] and some of Selphie's stuff are more than enough to "rape" Ultimecia's first form and what is beyond that, personally tested.
At any rate, if one still hasn't grasped the Junction system by the time he/she reaches endgame quests, all I have to say (and I'm including my past self in this) is that the person is extremely lazy, or extremely stupid; if there's one thing Ⅷ did rather right, is explain how stuff works (and you always have access to information/tutorials through the Menu/Status Screen, so no excuses for ignoring them that long).

if he's playing the original PlayStation version

Digital version on PS3, to be exact.

Alright! After heeding Leon's two points, some Junction rearranging, getting 100 megaelixers(I obtained Bahamut long before I went into the castle, I just never thought about using Bahamut's card to get the megaelixers), and a couple of soft restarts, I finally beat Ultimecia. Would've been nice to beat her with Lionheart. Oh, well.

Her final form wasn't too bad, but it was soooooo boring. I can't help but remember how satisfying it was to beat Sephiroth's One Winged Angel form.

Oh:
assuming you have beaten all the Guardians and unlocked the Commands

I missed about two GFs, I believe. Still, I'm grateful I was able to manage.

I can't help but remember how satisfying it was to beat Sephiroth's One Winged Angel form.

The battle's super easy with two maxed out Knights of the Round summons. Emerald and Ruby Weapon were tougher than him.

Everything is easy when you know how goes the old saying. My point is that without knowing these things, the game is very hard and first time players are spectacularly unlikely to know this without a guide or someone coaching them. Its yet another example of a game that is generally so easy that you never really feel the need to learn how its systems work, only to eventually be hit with a 'final exam' that you have no idea how to pass.

Ultimecia and Adel are classic difficulty spikes, and expose the same problems that many games have - that they don't give players a reason to learn the systems, so they don't bother. Its terrible design and this sort of thing happens all the time. Sephiroth's various forms have similar issues (like Bizarro where you are obliged to use several teams, but the game never promotes the idea that you are ever going to need everyone to be levelled up and so many players arrive there with an ultimate team and a lot of slackers who have basic equipment and are lagging behind it levels etc). Sure you can use Knights of the Round and 2 shot him, but getting that means getting the Gold Chocobo - an involved, Guide Dang It process that statistically only a miniscule amount of hardcore fans ever get (though many people here probably have lol)

My only real point is we shouldn't confuse 'Its easy if you have these obscure items and know exactly to exploit them etc' to mean that its easy period. Easy is when you can take a fairly rag tag crew of badly equipped characters, give a boss a few chops and that's that. If a game is easy when you got the super secret sword of never being killedness from the invisible locked broom cupboard that you can only see by dying 500 times to the weakest enemy in the game etc, but really hard any other time, then its not really an easy game is it?

Nevertheless, well done to Dodo and his wise old owl Leon. A winner is you! :D

Everything is easy when you know how goes the old saying. My point is that without knowing these things, the game is very hard and first time players are spectacularly unlikely to know this without a guide or someone coaching them. Its yet another example of a game that is generally so easy that you never really feel the need to learn how its systems work, only to eventually be hit with a 'final exam' that you have no idea how to pass.

I know. I did beat him fairly the first time I did so, although it was a super tough battle...before I ever knew what Knights of the Round was.

The PS3's digital version is a "bootable image" of the original PlayStation game, so no worries there.

Heh. We kinda said bits of the same stuff. In my experience, the player is to blame; to speak the truth, I think some stupidity has to be involved: I didn't have Internet (so no GameFAQs, nor official strategy guide knowledge) in 1999, but I didn't need any of that to come to the conclusion both enemies and bosses tend to "become stronger" along with my team in Ⅷ - in one game I was weaker, but then I reloaded a previous save, gained 30-40 levels and I noticed the increased damage dealt to me; in a more subtle way, the fact a first timer is likely to reach an 85%-90% of "story completion rate" without worrying about Junction & co. is a testament to the inner working of the game, I'm referring again to the whole "enemies and bosses providing an appropriate challenge," Junction and stronger weapons do not factor into it, that leads to one being able to beat Ⅷ by spamming Renzokuken and Duel, no Triple Triad, the only Junction he/she gets to do is the one granting you access to commands like "Item"/"Draw".
Other than that, Ⅷ provides excellent tutorials, attention+trial and error+some approximation of logical thinking… There's technically no excuse to not know how stuff works the first time around, guides in-game are always available, so… As I stated at the beginning: the player's to blame, the game is easy.
Let's take a look at the fact Ultimecia randomly picks three characters to fight against, let's assume you have used only three for most of the game… The slight amount of panic/fear induced by the way the fight is designed doesn't last long, why? Because it won't take long for a downed character to get swapped with someone else, 2+2 = quicken the process up and get your favourites on the spotlight, unless you're a masochist, of course.

As for Ⅶ and Bizarro: I was almost never forced to use different teams against that form (most of the times, I was only asked to set up a single team, the rest of the cast got blown away right before the fight started), in the few instances someone else besides my main team stuck around, I remember the game suggesting the switch, once a side got downed, but I could have kept fighting with the same characters. And breeding a Gold Chocobo is a pain in the ass, is far more easier to kill the Weapons, there's the whole EXP+AP benefit, too.

Going to restart Ⅷ myself today, want to see if I still remember how to get Lionheart in Disk 1.

Cofiguring the Jagged Alliance 2 V1.13 Ini to get the best Mix of Fun and Challenge outta my next Playthrough,
think i'll go for a Sci-Fi Mode Run this Time, raiding Mines and killing Bugs, oh yeah !! :laugh:

Well you can claim that its player stupidity all you want, but I deal in the actual reality of things. Players never bother to learn systems they don't feel they need. That's why people ignore crafting in games (other than in a purely cosmetic Fashion Souls sense anyway), never bother with elemental properties for weapons, why people have all kinds of anxiety over creature fusion in the Shin Megami Tensei games etc etc etc. When just levelling up, and whacking monsters with the strongest weapons you've found works against 95% of the opponents you face for the majority of the time in most RPGs, then most people don't see any need to bother with all the other stuff. Because its either too overwhelming for them, they are afraid of making a mistake they can't take back or simply don't feel they want to commit that much time and effort to it.

Just saying they are stupid and should have been paying attention is nonsense. Games design must be constructed with a view to how people *actually* play games, not what you think they *should* be doing. The fact is that gamers don't pay enough attention and don't dig below the surface *unless you force them to* and you must do so early on and then consistently after that. Or they will settle into their comfort zone, from which most will never budge. And if they can't complete the game, they won't blame themselves - they will blame the game. And IMO they are right, because the onus is on the game to drill this stuff into the player's heads so they can't ignore it. Because the customer is always right, and upsetting/alienating your customers is no way to run a business. Dismissing these people is just elitist chuntering and shows an ignorance of how the average gamer plays video games.

To be clear, I do want games with depth and interesting systems. But making them irrelevant until certain infamous difficulty spikes is a silly way to do things. Its something that has consistently needed addressing over the years. Unfortunately as games got more mainstream popularity, most companies now take the alternative approach. Instead of designing their games better to force players to learn (in the way that Fromsoft have done so sucessfully in their Soulsborne games), they simply dumb down and make games easier so even the most casual gamer who is listening to music, fiddling with his phone, chatting to people on Twitch and getting blasted on Newcastle Brown Ale can still succeed by sheer brute force levelling up. And this approach alienates your core fanbase, the hardcore faithful who actually do learn all the systems.

And btw anyone who manages to raise the Gold Chocobo, find Tonberry King and Doomtrain or work out how to be able to attack Ozma etc without any help or guide shouldn't be wasting their time playing video games. They should be hiring out their services to the government as a professional clairvoyant.

TMNT:
It's Platinum Games, so I knew what I was getting.

Debating if it's as good as Korra or TF:D.
Wait till a second play though to decide.

Spider-Man 2 on GCN.
Only ever saw my brother play it back in the early 2000s.
I did buy it on PS2, but I didn't get much far.
With a Nintendont on my Wii U, it was only time for me to start a proper play-through.

Getting back to the BF 3(PC) campaign

Playing Battlefield 4 Campaign

Alright, BF 3 campaign is done. I think I'll get back to the Battlefield Hardline(PC)campaign as well. Maybe even look for some of the stuff I missed once I'm done.

FFX HD remaster on Steam.
No more cracks or emualation.

Playing Fire Emblem Awakening

Finished Battlefield: Hardline a few days ago, and got all the collectables.

Fatal Frame 3: The Tormented.

Still on Final Fantasy 8.

FINALLY, I beat Adel. After learning about the trick of using Petrify on low level party members, I finally managed to beat him.

Fuck. Adel.
I thought Adel was a she?

I thought Adel was a she?

Adel is a female. Hence the sorceress look.

Adel is a female. Hence the sorceress look.
Just double checking, given the whole 'Sorceress War' thing.

But, it is Japan, so maybe Adel was both.

I thought Adel was a she?


Adel is a female. Hence the sorceress look.


Adel looks like a dude(seriously, look at his pecs and biceps!), so I'm calling him a dude. :p

Just finishing up Operation Overlord in Medal of Honor: Allied Assault

Apparently the D-Day missions in this and Frontline are almost exact replicas of the areas in Saving Private Ryan.

Makes sense, Steven Spielberg created the Medal of Honor series and Directed Saving Private Ryan. :p

Adel looks like a dude(seriously, look at his pecs and biceps!), so I'm calling him a dude. :p

That would make Cid gay because he is married to her.

GTA San Andreas

It's been like what, 7 or 8 years since i last played it ?

Should be Fun, i don't remember too much anymore so that makes it more interesting.

That would make Cid gay because he is married to her.
Haha, actually, Cid is married to:
Edea

You know the actual gender of a fictional character is in limbo when even rule 34 doesn't have much about him/her.

Played a quick match in NBA2K16, given for free with PS Plus this month… It doesn't seem bad, but I hope the full game comes with a training mode, hopefully one of those which requires the player to… Err… Execute the move.

So X-COM 2 is coming out on consoles after all, it seems. Hopefully without all those timed missions I heard about - that sounds like a right pain.

Haha, actually, Cid is married to:
Edea

Wait, there's an Edea and an Adel? I've played the game but I thought they were the same person. Granted it's been a long time for me.

Wait, there's an Edea and an Adel? I've played the game but I thought they were the same person. Granted it's been a long time for me.
Yeah, they are two different characters; you most likely confused Adel with Ultimecia:
The witch that, you discover in a rather WTF~plot-twist, possessed Edea for quite some time. For all intents and purposes, she's also a last boss of the game hastily put together, nice tattoo, though.

Well, I finished Fire Emblem Fates Birthright (tires you out just typing the name...) and it was okayish I suppose. It was like Awakening but without as compelling or credible a story. The world was arguably more interesting actually, but it never felt like the game let me experience much of it. Just held up quick flash cards of 'You've arrived here for a short and easy battle, but no time to waste so we're onto the next area' etc etc. Awakening had distinct story arcs (fighting Gangrel's forces, joining the resistance against Walhart then dealing with the Grimleal and their dastardly schemes), but this game just seemed to be a straight line of travelling to the enemy castle, and killing the very obviously evil king, which somehow only your people can see.

It wasn't bad, but it felt a bit by the numbers. More Fire Emblem Awakening basically, except not really as good or engaging.

Well, I finished Fire Emblem Fates Birthright (tires you out just typing the name...) and it was okayish I suppose. It was like Awakening but without as compelling or credible a story. The world was arguably more interesting actually, but it never felt like the game let me experience much of it. Just held up quick flash cards of 'You've arrived here for a short and easy battle, but no time to waste so we're onto the next area' etc etc. Awakening had distinct story arcs (fighting Gangrel's forces, joining the resistance against Walhart then dealing with the Grimleal and their dastardly schemes), but this game just seemed to be a straight line of travelling to the enemy castle, and killing the very obviously evil king, which somehow only your people can see.

It wasn't bad, but it felt a bit by the numbers. More Fire Emblem Awakening basically, except not really as good or engaging.

I felt the same with Fire Emblem Fates Conquest, only a bit more challenging in some parts. Fire Emblem Revelations is better though (I'm up to Chapter 12 in that) able to see from both sides and what is really going on.

Up to Chapter 13 of Fire Emblem Awakening and I'm still enjoying it.

Awakening is an excellent game. The story might not be 'Oh my God, its so incredible!' but it is good fantasy fare and the explanation for the presence of the fully grown kids is much better. Plus the world map and item management just seem far more user friendly (I really didn't get anything out of the whole 'You have this Castle in a pocket dimension thing' in Fates - it was full of buildings and features that seemed completely pointless).

I can't play Revelations, as Nintendo's online security doesn't recognize my router. Works fine with everything else, but not with Nintendo's online (so no Ace Attorney 6 for me - And I Must Scream...'

But yeah, Fates... frankly it got to the point where I won most missions simply by rushing Ryoma ahead and letting the enemies kill themselves trying to take him down. He's absurdly powerful, and never died once in my whole playthrough!

Ahh... I got the Fire Emblem Fates SE, which came with Birthright, Conquest, Revelations, steelbook and artbook... When you can, give Revelations a try, it is better (imo) than Birthright and Conquest. Ryoma IS over powered... almost game breaking over powered...

But he's rather WEAK to Ike... Use four of the Fire Emblem amiibo's, get Marth, Ike, Lucina and Robin in Fates... and you're army will ALWAYS win.

ALWAYS.

And that *isnt* overpowered?! lol Seriously though, Ryoma *was* game breakingly powerful for me - he was fast, strong, tough, had great skills, a formiddable crit rate and a sword which could strike 1-2 spaces, so the enemies couldn't even try and whittle him down with bows or magic. Most of the time he dodged, when he was hit he took single digit damage, and on the (incredibly rare) occasions he got below half HP, Vantage kicked in and he started getting Always Strikes First.

And this was him completely unsupported. I always just charged him forwards, had Azura sing to him to get an extra turn and then charged him right into the thickest concentration of enemies (I also gave him some Boots upgrades to up his MOV). And he always killed like 7-8 people in the enemy phase alone!

As for the other games, I won't bother. I don't like the idea of alternative timelines, especially because the 5 or so missions at the start that are common to both campaigns pile on about a thousand revelations and events that beat you over the head with the fact that the Nohr king is evil. I just can't see why your character would aid Nohr, after learning the truth about their past, seeing their mentor killed under the king's orders, realizing that they had been effectively used a suicide bomber, and just generally giving crazy orders to invade peaceful kingdoms and execute helpless prisoners. If you could just say 'Well, I want to be evil for the lulz, it would be silly but I could understand people wanting to do it', but the game isn't like that. Your character is a good guy no matter what, so siding with Nohr under those circumstances seems utterly ridiculous.

Revelations is apparently a continuation, but like I said I can't get that and Birthright was so meh that I don't have much incentive to seek it out.

I wanted to get the Special Edition but it was heavily limited and now it is scalper meat.

Conquest isn't 'evil' per se... when you choose to join them you do see how evil the king is as well as how unhappy your siblings and the overall kingdom of Nohr are. Revelations isn't a continuation... rather a neutral path where you choose the 'third option' and find out who the REAL troublemaker for Hoshido and Nohr are.

I always send Ike, Marth and Lucina out by themselves... the three of them lay waste to everything lol (They often strike twice in one turn and Ike can attack from 2 spaces away). Robin is just deadly no matter where you have him as he has close range attack and ranged attack.

To me, Revelations is more of a 'true' kind of story. It's a choice I honestly would take... Can't side with Hoshido against my siblings in Nohr and can't join Nohr against my siblings in Hoshido. Therefore, choose neither and go searching for the truth behind the war... but that's just me.

My point is why would you possibly choose Nohr after those opening levels? The king sent you out there as an unknowing suicide bomber, Gunter was killed on his orders as Hans confesses himself, you have remembered that the King ambushed and murdered Hoshido's former king under a flag of truce and then kidnapped you, and as you have quite plainly seen, the people of Hoshido are peaceful.

And in case anyone thinks this is spoilers, you learn it in the first couple of missions! So why on earth you would choose to just return to Nohr and its crazy, evil, muderous, kidnapping, terrorist king who has personally tried to have you killed twice in the first 5 missions... I'm sorry, but I just can't get over that hurdle.

The problem with this game's story is that the Nohr siblings kind of have it coming for not being to see what is obvious to absolutely everybody else. The lengths they go to in order to deny that Garon is evil is prespostrous and sucks all credibility from the story.

Leo (one of your siblings in Nohr) reveals to you that the rest of your siblings are fully aware of what their father is doing... but are unable to do anything against him for fear of the repercussions. It takes Corrin (default PC's name) standing up to him, to force their hands and join up against him. Thing is... the Nohr King isn't in full... faculties... if you know what I mean. Conquest deals a bit more into the story around Corrin's kidnapping and the real enemy of the game. It's more... political aspect... but the siblings don't ignore what their father is doing, just too scared to stand against him.

metal gear solid 3 3d.

Playing "My Career" mode in NBA2K16, I must say it is good (this coming from someone who doesn't enjoy most sports). A great game, overall.

Latest built of 8 Bit Armies.

Now with a new faction!

But that still doesn't explain why you would go back after everything you have just seen and heard. You'd be insane to do so, given that your adopted parent has just tried to have you killed and your real parent committed a noble act to save you. And the information about Nohr in general is revealed far too late in the game. You can't base a decision at the start of the game on information you only learn later on.

Silas for example explains they have basically no food or resources, which comes as a shock to everyone - player included since he only says this in like Chapter 24, and none of the Nohrian characters in your group have mentioned this either. And every time you mention Garon is evil, your siblings are like 'How can you suggest such a thing?' despite the fact that he routinely kills everyone who questions his orders. We're never given any reason as to why they wouldn't trust the Hoshidans and/or ask for help (as all resistance movements do, and which Scarlet in fact does). But your siblings are just 'Well never mind, nothing to be done - may as well do as the crazy old megalomanical murderer slash terrorist wants...'

Its really bad storytelling. Killzone is more nuanced than this, and that's a dumb first person shooter!

I am currently playing "Robin Hood - Legend of Sherwood" back from 2002... :D but this game got a tasty soundtrack!

Finally finished Yakuza 4. Another great sequel. Can't wait to tackle Yakuza 5. Here's hoping we get Yakuza 0, and Yakuza 6.

On a sort of related note to Robin Hood, I was watching a Youtube playthrough of 'Beyond the Forbidden Forest'. Man, that brought memories of my beloved Commodore 64... Rest my weary friend, you were a true champion of gaming! :D

Got through Medal of Honor: Warfighter(PS3, was free for PS Plus users at one point). Pretty good campaign. A shame I missed out on the multiplayer. The beta was pretty fun from what I remember.

I think I'll finish up Dead Space: Extraction(Wii). Trying to work on my backlog(Medal of Honor: Warfighter being one of them).

Edit: Done. Very nice prequel to the first Dead Space. I still haven't gotten the chance to play Dead Space 2, so hopefully one of these days, I will. Same with Dead Space 2: Severed, since that takes place after the events of Dead Space: Extraction.

Platinumed Valkyria Chronicles Remastered. I'd played the PS3 version so many times, that I'd been very disappointed with myself if I couldn't get this plat! :D

Bully: Scholarship Edition(360)

Galactic Civilizations II Ultimate Edition

Just finished the "RESIDENT EVIL Ⅶ Beginning Hour Teaser Demo"… And I loved it. Liked the First-person view, the fact that there seems to be once again an emphasis on Detective work (searching for clues, taking time to explore every corner/bit of the area…). Also smiled at how they are technically returning to the series' roots (the first Resident Evil was originally supposed to be played with a First-person view camera).
I've definitely got a stronger horror vibe from this demo than that piece of crap titled resident evil 4. Can't wait for the full game. Never thought I'd say this, but CAPCOM gave me hope: I had a vague interest in the REmake of RESIDENT EVIL 2… Now I'm looking forward to RESIDENT EVIL Ⅶ.

Since when has detective work and a first person view been something that characterised Resident Evil? That's like saying Mass Effect will be better when it goes back to being a cooking simulator.

Unless we're counting the Gun Survivor games of course. Which we shouldn't be.

Since when has detective work and a first person view been something that characterised Resident Evil? That's like saying Mass Effect will be better when it goes back to being a cooking simulator.

Unless we're counting the Gun Survivor games of course. Which we shouldn't be.
Goddammit, are you serious? Rather pitiful how you seem to focus on camera setting as the reason this game is no longer a pure RE (the first Gun Survivor was still a Survival Horror, extremely easy/dumbed down, but you went through the same tasks as the other entries). One could say: since when has shooting everything on sight, kung fu+wrestling enemies characterised RE? Yet, one day RE4 showed up and turned this stuff into a staple of the saga; this to say things could very well change (also drastically) within the same franchise, it happened once with the aforementioned RE4, it can happen again. 'bout damn time, I say, we've been playing the same crap for more than ten years.
As for detective work: I'm starting to wonder if we have played the same RE1/RE2/RE3/CODE:VERONICA/Zero. Trivia: the first RE was supposed to be in First-person view and, yes, detective work played a huge role in the earlier "main" entries. You spent a lot of time investigating the area, looking for items/clues/ways to advance+escape. That was the core of the gameplay. Yeah, yeah, you had to combat, too, but the times you were actually forced to do that were limited, fighting was mostly optional. I'm happy the Demo had some detective work in it. I'm fucking tired of the CoD-like "Enter a new area->kill all enemies in it in order to advance" way to do things, which RE shamelessly borrowed for the last ten years or so.

Granted, they may miss the mark with RE7 too, but the demo showed they can still pull off a slow-paced game shrouded in the right kind of atmosphere and, more importantly, where it's up t you, the player, to use your hopefully still-functioning brain and do some research on your own, without the game holding your hand and telling you where to go..

Goddammit, are you serious? Rather pitiful how you seem to focus on camera setting as the reason this game is no longer a pure RE (the first Gun Survivor was still a Survival Horror, extremely easy/dumbed down, but you went through the same tasks as the other entries). One could say: since when has shooting everything on sight, kung fu+wrestling enemies characterised RE? Yet, one day RE4 showed up and turned this stuff into a staple of the saga; this to say things could very well change (also drastically) within the same franchise, it happened once with the aforementioned RE4, it can happen again. 'bout damn time, I say, we've been playing the same crap for more than ten years.
As for detective work: I'm starting to wonder if we have played the same RE1/RE2/RE3/CODE:VERONICA/Zero. Trivia: the first RE was supposed to be in First-person view and, yes, detective work played a huge role in the earlier "main" entries. You spent a lot of time investigating the area, looking for items/clues/ways to advance+escape. That was the core of the gameplay. Yeah, yeah, you had to combat, too, but the times you were actually forced to do that were limited, fighting was mostly optional. I'm happy the Demo had some detective work in it. I'm fucking tired of the CoD-like "Enter a new area->kill all enemies in it in order to advance" way to do things, which RE shamelessly borrowed for the last ten years or so.

Granted, they may miss the mark with RE7 too, but the demo showed they can still pull off a slow-paced game shrouded in the right kind of atmosphere and, more importantly, where it's up t you, the player, to use your hopefully still-functioning brain and do some research on your own, without the game holding your hand and telling you where to go..

Fuck RE4, piece of shit game.

Grow up eh, LSK? You're taking way too much notice at simple comments. Chill out.

All I said was that these elements were in no way a return to old school RE as you characterised them. Since when has picking up a key and using it on a door with the same symbol been detective work? The old games had a few simple block pushing puzzles and adventure game style 'find item and use it in place' elements. Its hardly following clues is it, as you put it? I've never heard anyone refer to it as detective work - because it isn't! And you don't think its a bit of stretch to say 1st person is a return because they considered making the first game like that, but didn't in fact do so? And I see you're still trying to push that whole 'combat was a small, optional part of RE' angle. Your prerogative but still just your opinion, which isn't a fact no matter how strongly you believe it.

It was a simple comment that these things do not represent a return to RE values. They are blatantly just trying to steal Silent Hills PT's ideas and popularity, as the industry always does with things that seem sucessful. I don't blame them, nor am I suprised. But as to whether it'll make a good RE game... I highly doubt it. I suspect it will in fact shrink the game's appeal to a niche audience who like this sort of thing, and unless its genuinely incredible will struggle to please such people as they are notoriously hard to win over.

I'd be happy to be wrong about that, but as with all games I'll believe in its quality when I've seen the finished thing with my own 2 eyes.

You should follow your own advice, you realize that, right? You always sound like you're the one in the "right", fuck off, brat. We're both spewing what merely are personal opinions. Oh, wait… Weren't you the one who liked to deal with the reality of things? I'm starting to think it's pointless to have a discussion with you, you're not capable of it. At any rate, those things are a step in the right direction, at least. I've read plenty of people call what I talked about detective work, I guess I'm not the only one who had that impression. The old games also had solutions, or even simple hints to the solution of a puzzle scattered around in files/documents, the amount of research you could do was mostly limited to small areas, but it doesn't change that you were required to do that.

Survival Horror has always been a genre for a niche audience, it could be said it had its "golden age" thanks to games like Resident Evil 2 and the earlier Silent Hill(s), but things died out quickly. So, they're going to copy from P.T. now? Who goddamn cares? That thing got cancelled, last I heard, the finished RE7 might very well turn out to be the closest thing to the old RE some fans are going to get, after more than ten years of shooting-shit. Unbelievable to you, maybe, but some old RE players are happy and/or intrigued with what this latest Teaser Demo has shown. This will be my last message on the matter and to you, too.

My favorite RE was on the SDC.
My second favorite is a tie between a rail-shooter and remake/master.
MY third favorite started on the NGC.
So, IDKMBFFJ?

OT:
Master of Orion
This game is ONLY in 'BETA' and it feels so 'complete'?

Going to be checking out 0.60 for DayZ(it's supposed to improve the performance with a new renderer)and then it's back to Dark Souls 3. I'm quite surprised how well I've handled the crystaline monster(at the area where there's a message that says "Turn back") and the very first boss, both without dying. I'm sure that'll change eventually lol. xP

Well that's a shame, isn't it? I find myself utterly distraught at your biting, hurtful remarks lol. But whilst you're busy gathering the zombies in the drawing room so Hercule Poirot can point out the murderer, or whatever it was you were going on about, I guess we'll just see how things turn out with RE7. I hope its good, but I'll believe it when I see the finished thing.

Anyway, I've been trying to play The Witcher 3, but its not going well. Geralt continues to be the same inpenetrably uncharismatic protagonist he always was, sounding bored all the time. It seems okay I guess, but I just can't make myself care about the world this game takes place in and its cast of 'too cool for school' characters. I'll stick at it a bit longer and see if inspiration strikes. Paid for it after all, might as well try and squeeze my money's worth out.

A bit of Catherine and Ninja Gaiden Sigma lately. By the way, NGS IS amazingly and beautifully hard. Loving every minute!

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You go back to gathering the zombies in the drawing room so Hercule Poirot can point out the murderer or whatever it was you were going on about, I guess we'll just see how things turn out with RE7. I hope its good, but I'll believe it when I see the finished thing.

:tksays:
I don't mean to change your point of view, but I think you're missing the point on what you call detective's work. Didn't the players, in the past REs, have to look for items in order to make progress? And how's that for detective's work? Isn't the same thing from a different perspective?
Of course I raised my eyebrows too about the change of direction CAPCOM is planning for RE7, but yet, having a little faith doesn't kill, does it?

Hey there Franz.

That's precisely my point, actually. The games have all had these simple puzzles in them, so how can this be a return to it? Its a question of emphasis. Its how you characterise it, so you give people what they expect and whether the language you're using is what people would recognize as being appropriate to that game. Say 'the game has plenty of puzzles' and most fans who know of old school RE would think nothing of that. But say its a detective game or has detective game elements, that muddies the waters a little because detective game are their own thing, even within certain genres (i.e Monkey Island and Cruise for a Corpse are both adventure games, both have puzzles, but one is considered a detective game and the other just an adventure game). Just as calling say Bioshock (the first one) a first person shooter is wildly misleading. It is first person, there is shooting, but is that really how most people would describe that game? Because its hardly the same thing as Doom or Quake is it? You need to be able to communicate accurately to people if a game is something they will enjoy. And to further explore that example, Bioshock Infinite meanwhile absolutely *did* fit the definition of 1st person shooter, being a much more traditional shooter experience. So it ended up displeasing many fans of the original game who had expected more than just a shooter.

It might not seem important, but any PR man will tell you that it is. People react postively and negatively to words and phrases, so its important to know which ones fans of your games like and are looking for, and which ones will put people off because it seems to have no relevance to the product they were hoping for. (It actually worked in reverse with The Evil Within, where your character was a detective and early previews suggested there would be detective work like in Codemned Criminal Origins for example, but the final game was largely just combat from start to finish, some stealth and basically nothing approaching detective work). So the game set people up to expect one thing and delivered another, which annoyed many. I know its a depressing way to think about games - at the core we all just want it to be good, and never mind all this flim flam. But the series (RE I mean) has gotten itself into real trouble since RE4 defining what it is, against what the fans want it to be and what they think it should be. This is perhaps the critical moment for this series' survival. So how they present the game and what they focus on going forward could be make or break for the series. Basically, whatever they do, they'd better make sure they do it right! Castlevania stands (or doesn't more accurately at least at the moment) as an example of the consequences of even long running series into perhaps terminal danger by losing track of what kind of game it is and communicating that to people.

Also, the original games had more of these adventure game style puzzles, but whether or not they are intrinsic to a game's 'Resident Evilness' is highly debatable. Some people say its the horror, some the action, some the shlock factor etc. I never said I was fundamentally against any of these changes that RE7 is making, but he appears not to have noticed. I simply pointed out that these things wouldn't constitute a return to old values. Because to me it seems like they are just trying to latch onto P T's popularity and in a very obvious way. (I don't mind them doing it as the industry does this all the time, but I do worry that imitation of such things rarely produces something better or even as good. I just can't see how such blatant copying could be for anything but short term gains and that can backfire badly). If it does make a good RE game, then great - like I said, I'd be delighted if that were the case. But my suspicion is that P T was one of those 'lightning in a bottle' moments, that worked because of its short length, free to play status, and of course the fact that it genuinely was great. Time will tell, I guess. I have hope, but the industry has long crushed faith out of me. I believe in results now, not promises. But that's just me.

The TL DR is that I hope its good, but I doubt their motivations in making it like this.

it seems like they are just trying to latch onto P T's popularity and in a very obvious way. If it makes a good RE game, then great - like I said, I'd be delighted if that were the case. But my suspicion is that P T was one of those 'lightning in a bottle' moments, that worked because of its short length, free to play status, and of course the fact that it genuinely was great.

But time will tell, I guess. I have hope, but the industry has long crushed faith out of me. I believe in results now, not promises. But that's just me.

As CAPCOM seems to have lost the manual "How to make a RE to be RE again", it's only natural they borrow inspiration from P.T., although RE used to be good enough by itself and also a reference. Nothing wrong with believing in results but, for better or worse, things change and you don't need to keep up with everything just because "everybody says is great, the next best thing, blah blah blah". Most of the time most people just see want they wanna see (that's how hype starts) imo

True, but there's nothing wrong with having faith IMO, if you don't let it blind you. I don't have it at the moment, because I think the last few years have been very poor and a sucession of disappointments in series I cherish have left me scarred. But I hope that the industry can turn that round. Too many sequels, too many remakes and remasters and too few new ideas for my liking as well. But Good games cure all ills. It only takes 1 truly great game to get people energized again. Any faith I have left is geared in this direction - that an unexpected game that speaks directly to me like Deadly Premonition or Killer 7 etc could be lurking just round the corner.

And yeah, them riffing on P T is entirely understandable and natural, but I really wish they hadn't done it. I wish they'd taken that enthusiasm for the genre and used it to come up with some new ideas of their own. But without seeing the finished RE7, we're not going to know either way if they've just gone through the motions and copied, or whether they really have something of their own to say.

I think the last few years have been very poor and a sucession of disappointments in series I cherish have left me scarred. But I hope that the industry can turn that round. Too many sequels, too many remakes and remasters and too few new ideas for my liking as well.

I couldn't agree more but, apparently, many gamers don't have that much taste and everything goes for them. I like to invest my precious time in quality. Period. I don't beta test everything I see or download every game I can get from PS Plus or whatever. And I'm happy this way XD


But good games cure all ills. It only takes 1 truly great game to get people energized again. Any faith I have left is geared in this direction - that an unexpected game that speaks directly to me like Deadly Premonition or Killer 7 etc could be lurking just round the corner.

Is Deadly Premonition any good? I've heard a lot about it, good and bad things. Nice talking to ya, dude.

To you too, its been too long :D

Deadly Premonition... well, I guess its not for everyone sure (the combat sequences are awful, but the developer did point out that he was pretty much forced to include those, and the graphics... well, it was made on a budget and is highly ambitious - you can't have everything! :D).

So its basically a Twin peaks simulator, but it really does nail it. The emotional intensity and balance of open world freedom and focus to solve the case is outstanding. The game has some of the most eerie yet tragically beautiful and heartbreaking moments I've seen in gaming. Good detective elements, hilariously funny, an interesting and organic open world, great characters (not just the main characters, but all the NPCs) and just a perfect example of how gaming still has the power to be more than simple shooters or fighters. Nothing wrong with those genres, but this was just so unexpected and a true delight for me.

It was my No. 3 game of the last gen to put it into context. I *really* loved that game. And like Killer 7 and other unusual gems, I spent most of my time thinking 'I cannot believe this game was made, and that they allowed the team to make it like this'. Because it flouts so much of what you would expect to find in gaming and does it own thing at its own pace. The combat sections are the only concession to popular gaming it seems to make.

Fire Emblem Fates Conquest... nearly at the end and I REALLY hate Garon, Hans and Iago... the members of the Nohrian Royal family in my party are rather decent people, in a situation with a corrupt father (who's actually possessed by the 'real' enemy) pretty much ordering the massacre of everything in sight. I'll be glad to split that pig's stomach...

Finally finished Bully: Scholarship Edition

Some MK X(Xbone).

Finished Fire Emblem Fates Conquest... and I was right about the outcome. Good game, though a bit short I thought. Anyway, now on to Fire Emblem Fates Birthright.

Left 4 Dead 2

Dead Center, 2: The Streets

Finally finished 3D Dot Game Heroes.

Rocket League

Rayman Legends

My fourth Playthrough i think...

Love playing this Game, perfect platforming.

Witcher 3 : Blood and Wine, just amazing.

Decided to pick up on Star Ocean: Till The End Of Time again since I know I'm not gonna be able to get the new one next week. Hunting for battle trophies for now.

Having a go on Salt and Sanctuary. It seems okay I suppose, but the art style doesn't do much for me. I have a hard time seeing the enemies in some areas, as they tend to blend into the background.

I don't know - its not blowing me away, but its something to pass the time I guess.

Majora's Mask 3D, feeling the urge to play through the entire Zelda series after seeing Breath of the Wild...

Finally got past The Witch of the Lake boss in Salt and Sanctuary. Jesus H Christ, she was the difficulty spike from Hell!

Returned briefly to Dying Light, took the opportunity to clear the "Quarantine Zone Challenges" I left behind, an easy silver trophy. I will probably get the Platinum, I don't have many trophies left; earned most of the hardest ones quite some time ago.

Finished Carrier(Dreamcast)

Apparently, you can play as Lieutenant Manning(to get her side of the story)after finishing the game for the first time. I'll get to her later.

dungeon explorer for psp. its actually quite good

Finished Jessifer Manning's scenario.

Pretty good Resident Evil-like game. Not as good as RE, but good nonetheless.

I'm going to try and play Zombie Revenge(Dreamcast)without dying so much. The game is a lot of fun(from what I remember), but it's sooo hard at times.

Mostly Devil May Cry HD Collection and God of War Ascension occasionally.

Wrapped up the Salt and Sanctuary platinum. Game grew on me, I have to say - it does copy Dark Souls outrageously, but it does it well and the 2D element makes it feel like arguably a fresher and more interesting game than the rather tired and by the numbers Dark Souls 3.

So yes, it were right grand, so it were.

Can't seem to stop playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3...it really has the best sub-game selection than others in the series. :)
It has become the PS3 game I play the most next to Borderlands 1.

Enjoying Black Ops Ⅲ's Multiplayer right now; my performance has improved with the new Internet connection.

2/3's of the way through Fire Emblem Fates Revelations and I think out of the three (Birthright, Conquest and Revelations) this has the better story arc. That and I'm going to ensure that two of the kingdoms will be joined (through marriage)...

Zombie Revenge didn't work out to well yesterday. Even with 15 credits, it's near impossible to play by yourself on Normal. It starts out fun, but gets frustrating about a quarter in. Hm, maybe I should try Bare Knuckle mode next time.

Finally finished Fatal Frame 3. Great game, but the final boss frustrated me, due to the one-hit kill mode it activates from time to time, but I managed beat it on my 5th attempt after looking for some tips. My rank is E, sadly. :p I remember doing better in the first two(or maybe I did just as bad, who knows lol).

Gonna jump into Street Fighter V to refresh myself, maybe check out the story mode, and then play whatever comes to mind.

Bought a Playstation TV so i can finally finally play Disgaea 3 Absence of Detention.

Decided to take the Plunge since it was on Offer for 6,99 € on PSN...

Got the PSTV for 30 Bucks off Ebay (factory sealed), normally it's 99 €... Pretty happy with that... :)

Finally played Okami HD remaster. Immersive. Beautiful. And a little silly too.

Got the Sonic 25th Anniversary Humble Bundle. Don't know where to start, but I guess CD and Generations, since I already owned those.