What video game are you currently playing?

cobra_commander · Post by **cobra_commander** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 11:19 am

Just finished level 2 of Gears of War on Hardcore, which seems like the Normal setting...really need to sit down and play this game the whole way through. And you really need a lot of beer to get through this game

depluto · Post by **depluto** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 11:45 am

Playing Darkness on the 360. Not sure if I like it or not, it seems like just your average shooter with a few quirks.

I can't wait to play NCAA Football 08 ... one of my favorite games every year.

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 3:46 pm

Just bought Super Paper Mario for my wife and she is having a blast with it.

Todd Luck · Post by **Todd Luck** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 5:23 pm

Still making my way through X-Men (that's a looong game).

I'm taking breaks from it with Tecmo Arcade Classics, which i got new for $5! I never played most these games much as a kid and I see why. Most of the games are fun and interesting but nothing unique or outstanding and many of them fall into the trap of giving you a slow a** hero who dies cheap deaths every few seconds at the hands of fast moving, overwhelming hordes of baddies. Even Rygar had that flaw (I hear the NES version is better).

The one glorious exception on the collection: Solomon's Key, one of the most underrated games of all time. It's very, very hard to put this action/puzzle game down. Very addictive. I can't recommend it highly enough wether you get it from the Wii Virtual Console or on Tecmo Arcade Classics (both will only set you back 5 bucks.)

ckb · Post by **ckb** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 5:31 pm

Daniel Jackson wrote:Just bought Super Paper Mario for my wife and she is having a blast with it.

I LOVE that freaking game. It's so retro it's cool. Not too easy, not too hard, lots of stuff to do even after you finish the game. Very well written - it has expanded my 8-year old's vocabulary by a lot, and he's always asking me about the cultural references.

I've got just about everything done. I was going to work on getting a full set of cards and recipes made, but I think that's taking it a bit too far. I got all the maps and a full set of the special rare cards.

And I started fooling around with the WoW free trial this week. My initial impressions are that I think I liked EQ2 better - which really surprises me. The games are extremely similar. EQ2s questing seems to be much better. But I'm just getting started. There seems to be a real lack of people around. I think it's because I joined a mature server to be with friends, and no one is low level.

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 5:37 pm

ckb wrote:
Daniel Jackson wrote:Just bought Super Paper Mario for my wife and she is having a blast with it.
I LOVE that freaking game. It's so retro it's cool. Not too easy, not too hard, lots of stuff to do even after you finish the game. Very well written - it has expanded my 8-year old's vocabulary by a lot, and he's always asking me about the cultural references.

I've got just about everything done. I was going to work on getting a full set of cards and recipes made, but I think that's taking it a bit too far. I got all the maps and a full set of the special rare cards.

I watched her play some of it the other night and it's looks like a fun game. She gets bored with games pretty quickly, but so far she seems happy with this one.

cobra_commander · Post by **cobra_commander** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 11:09 am

ckb wrote:
Daniel Jackson wrote:Just bought Super Paper Mario for my wife and she is having a blast with it.
I LOVE that freaking game. It's so retro it's cool. Not too easy, not too hard, lots of stuff to do even after you finish the game. Very well written - it has expanded my 8-year old's vocabulary by a lot, and he's always asking me about the cultural references.

I've got just about everything done. I was going to work on getting a full set of cards and recipes made, but I think that's taking it a bit too far. I got all the maps and a full set of the special rare cards.

And I started fooling around with the WoW free trial this week. My initial impressions are that I think I liked EQ2 better - which really surprises me. The games are extremely similar. EQ2s questing seems to be much better. But I'm just getting started. There seems to be a real lack of people around. I think it's because I joined a mature server to be with friends, and no one is low level.

Sounds like there's a whooole bunch of stuff to do. So its a lot better than the gamecube version?

cobra_commander · Post by **cobra_commander** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 11:11 am

Finished Gears of War Lvl 3. What a kick-*SQUEE* game this is. The last bit of the lvl running around with a bow and arrow is sensational.

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 2:55 pm

cobra_commander wrote:
ckb wrote:
Daniel Jackson wrote:Just bought Super Paper Mario for my wife and she is having a blast with it.
I LOVE that freaking game. It's so retro it's cool. Not too easy, not too hard, lots of stuff to do even after you finish the game. Very well written - it has expanded my 8-year old's vocabulary by a lot, and he's always asking me about the cultural references.

I've got just about everything done. I was going to work on getting a full set of cards and recipes made, but I think that's taking it a bit too far. I got all the maps and a full set of the special rare cards.

And I started fooling around with the WoW free trial this week. My initial impressions are that I think I liked EQ2 better - which really surprises me. The games are extremely similar. EQ2s questing seems to be much better. But I'm just getting started. There seems to be a real lack of people around. I think it's because I joined a mature server to be with friends, and no one is low level.
Sounds like there's a whooole bunch of stuff to do. So its a lot better than the gamecube version?

Is this the Gamecube version you're talking about?

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

I bought it for my daugter last year and it looks pretty cool.

cobra_commander · Post by **cobra_commander** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 7:52 pm

Daniel Jackson wrote:
cobra_commander wrote:
ckb wrote:
Daniel Jackson wrote:Just bought Super Paper Mario for my wife and she is having a blast with it.
I LOVE that freaking game. It's so retro it's cool. Not too easy, not too hard, lots of stuff to do even after you finish the game. Very well written - it has expanded my 8-year old's vocabulary by a lot, and he's always asking me about the cultural references.

I've got just about everything done. I was going to work on getting a full set of cards and recipes made, but I think that's taking it a bit too far. I got all the maps and a full set of the special rare cards.

And I started fooling around with the WoW free trial this week. My initial impressions are that I think I liked EQ2 better - which really surprises me. The games are extremely similar. EQ2s questing seems to be much better. But I'm just getting started. There seems to be a real lack of people around. I think it's because I joined a mature server to be with friends, and no one is low level.
Sounds like there's a whooole bunch of stuff to do. So its a lot better than the gamecube version?
Is this the Gamecube version you're talking about?

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

I bought it for my daugter last year and it looks pretty cool.

Yep, its a pretty good game, the fighting dynamics are a lot of fun. I'd be interested to know just how much the Wii expands on that

ckb · Post by **ckb** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 10:41 pm

cobra_commander wrote:
Daniel Jackson wrote:
cobra_commander wrote:
ckb wrote:
Daniel Jackson wrote:Just bought Super Paper Mario for my wife and she is having a blast with it.
I LOVE that freaking game. It's so retro it's cool. Not too easy, not too hard, lots of stuff to do even after you finish the game. Very well written - it has expanded my 8-year old's vocabulary by a lot, and he's always asking me about the cultural references.

I've got just about everything done. I was going to work on getting a full set of cards and recipes made, but I think that's taking it a bit too far. I got all the maps and a full set of the special rare cards.

And I started fooling around with the WoW free trial this week. My initial impressions are that I think I liked EQ2 better - which really surprises me. The games are extremely similar. EQ2s questing seems to be much better. But I'm just getting started. There seems to be a real lack of people around. I think it's because I joined a mature server to be with friends, and no one is low level.
Sounds like there's a whooole bunch of stuff to do. So its a lot better than the gamecube version?
Is this the Gamecube version you're talking about?

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

I bought it for my daugter last year and it looks pretty cool.
Yep, its a pretty good game, the fighting dynamics are a lot of fun. I'd be interested to know just how much the Wii expands on that

I haven't played the older game. I can't imagine it is as deep as the Wii game.

D_N_G · Post by **D_N_G** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 8:48 am

The first one was on the Nintendo 64 and was actually the best of the 3

The Wii version got tedious for me around 15-20 hrs, the other 2 just kinda flew by

Still they are all 3 great games

Heres the current playlist:

Gears of War
The Darkness
Pac-Man Championship Edition
Bomberman Live

Zero · Post by **Zero** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 9:11 am

My son & I are playing the poop out of the Wii Paper Mario game right now. The game is very addictive...

Texcap · Post by **Texcap** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 9:32 am

Currently:

My brother-in-law and I beat Rainbow Six: Vegas (360) yesterday evening on the "normal" setting, and having enjoyed it so much we're going to go back and start from the beginning on "realistic." I love this game!

Other than that, I'm making my way through Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus (PS2), which is a blast, and Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (DS) which me and my girlfriend are able to enjoy together.

Good times.

cobra_commander · Post by **cobra_commander** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 11:42 pm

For the love of GOD somebody PLEASE HELP ME KILL RAAM!!!

This guy just won't DIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!

Mavros, depluto ANYONE PLEASE!!!

depluto · Post by **depluto** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 11:46 pm

mavros · Post by **mavros** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 12:08 am

cobra_commander wrote:For the love of GOD somebody PLEASE HELP ME KILL RAAM!!!

This guy just won't DIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!

Mavros, depluto ANYONE PLEASE!!!

Yeah, he's one tough mother.

Okay, look away if someone else wants to figure it out themselves (I looked it myself in a strategy guide online because it was really infuriating for me at the time... and that was just on the easiest level during my first run through)

****SPOILERS*******

You have it on Hardcore which is the toughest, right?

You ABSOLUTELY have to team up with another player either in person or via XboxLive, because the computer team-mate is a complete pylon on hardcore.

One person uses the bowcaster to disperse the krill that form a shield around him. Then when he is vulnerable the other person uses the sniper rifle and headshots. Have some grenades to do some blind throws when he gets close for damage and/or krill dispersement. (The gun in the middle of the carriage is a red herring... chainsaw melee attacks also pointless...). Make sure to heal each other as well when someone goes down... obviously.

The only thing is you have to partner up with somebody that knows what they are doing. I spent an hour with somebody that had no clue what to do and I didn't have the mike to explain it to them (they didn't know that the krill protected them). Then with the right person, I did it in like 10 minutes after numerous tries.

Good luck!

cobra_commander · Post by **cobra_commander** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 12:17 am

mavros wrote:
cobra_commander wrote:For the love of GOD somebody PLEASE HELP ME KILL RAAM!!!

This guy just won't DIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!

Mavros, depluto ANYONE PLEASE!!!
Yeah, he's one tough mother.

Okay, look away if someone else wants to figure it out themselves (I looked it myself in a strategy guide online because it was really infuriating for me at the time... and that was just on the easiest level during my first run through)

****SPOILERS*******

You have it on Hardcore which is the toughest, right?

You ABSOLUTELY have to team up with another player either in person or via XboxLive, because the computer team-mate is a complete pylon on hardcore.

One person uses the bowcaster to disperse the krill that form a shield around him. Then when he is vulnerable the other person uses the sniper rifle and headshots. Have some grenades to do some blind throws when he gets close for damage and/or krill dispersement. (The gun in the middle of the carriage is a red herring... chainsaw melee attacks also pointless...). Make sure to heal each other as well when someone goes down... obviously.

The only thing is you have to partner up with somebody that knows what they are doing. I spent an hour with somebody that had no clue what to do and I didn't have the mike to explain it to them (they didn't know that the krill protected them). Then with the right person, I did it in like 10 minutes after numerous tries.

Good luck!

Thank yew Mav

I still haven't signed up on xbox live yet---this might be a good excuse.

F*** this is one of the worst end of level bosses I have ever seen in my life

X-O Dudeowar · Post by **X-O Dudeowar** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 12:19 am

Texcap wrote:Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (DS) which me and my girlfriend are able to enjoy together.

Good times.

OBJECTION! Your honor, the evidence clearly contradicts the testimony!

Wait, no it doesn't, Phoenix Wright is frickin' awesome!

cobra_commander · Post by **cobra_commander** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 10:46 am

mavros wrote:
cobra_commander wrote:For the love of GOD somebody PLEASE HELP ME KILL RAAM!!!

This guy just won't DIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!

Mavros, depluto ANYONE PLEASE!!!
Yeah, he's one tough mother.

Okay, look away if someone else wants to figure it out themselves (I looked it myself in a strategy guide online because it was really infuriating for me at the time... and that was just on the easiest level during my first run through)

****SPOILERS*******

You have it on Hardcore which is the toughest, right?

You ABSOLUTELY have to team up with another player either in person or via XboxLive, because the computer team-mate is a complete pylon on hardcore.

One person uses the bowcaster to disperse the krill that form a shield around him. Then when he is vulnerable the other person uses the sniper rifle and headshots. Have some grenades to do some blind throws when he gets close for damage and/or krill dispersement. (The gun in the middle of the carriage is a red herring... chainsaw melee attacks also pointless...). Make sure to heal each other as well when someone goes down... obviously.

The only thing is you have to partner up with somebody that knows what they are doing. I spent an hour with somebody that had no clue what to do and I didn't have the mike to explain it to them (they didn't know that the krill protected them). Then with the right person, I did it in like 10 minutes after numerous tries.

Good luck!

I'm live baby

pm sent

siren3-4 · Post by **siren3-4** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 2:15 pm

I just came back from my Family Vacation and one of the things we all did was play Gutiar Hero . .

We came home and within the next 3 days we owned a new ps2, guitar hero 1 & 2, and 3 guitars . . . it was the little woman's birthday present . . .

That game is fun as hell . . .

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 10:39 pm

Just picked up Metroid Corruption and played the first part of it. I see why IGN gave it a 9.6 now.

myron · Post by **myron** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 11:11 pm

19 pages later and I'm still playing Angband...course I been playin' versions of Moria since '85 so I'm not planning on changing soon...

depluto · Post by **depluto** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 11:12 pm

myron wrote:19 pages later and I'm still playing Angband...course I been playin' versions of Moria since '85 so I'm not planning on changing soon...

myron · Post by **myron** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 11:14 pm