What are you playing right now? [Archive]

Greg4cr

04/28/2007, 11:34 am

This could be fun. Post about your current gaming addictions. Recommend stuff!

Pokemon Pearl
Hi, I'm Greg, and I'm a Pokemonaholic. I have been ever since Red and Blue hit US shores. The GBA games were disappointments, but Diamond and Pearl are utterly fantastic. They may even surpass Crystal as my all-time favorite. I'm not likely to catch them all this time, but I'll still end up putting dozens of hours into this addictive game.

God of War
Yeah, yeah, I'm behind the times. I finally picked this up when I saw it for $15. It's a blast. I love the combat, it's stylish and deep. I'll probably pick up the sequel when I've finished this one.

ShaggE

04/28/2007, 11:42 am

Right now I'm replaying Far Cry, GTA: San Andreas, and the Flatout 2 demo, which is more fun than most full games (and since I hate most racing games, that's saying ALOT)

(The above are all PC versions, just to clarify)

Shauntron

04/28/2007, 11:51 am

Team Fortress Classic.

Game's almost 10 year old, and infected people STILL wait in the spawn for medpacks while infecting their teammates...

edit:

vvvvvv Yeah ShaggE, but I think the cartoony designs are more characteristic of the mayhem and the absurd physics of TFC. It would be weird rocket-jumping in a game that looked like Battlefield 2.

ShaggE

04/28/2007, 12:07 pm

Not to derail the topic, but have you seen the Team Fortress 2 screens? Looks like a damn Pixar film :P

Badwolf

04/28/2007, 03:17 pm

I'm well into Puzzle Quest at the minute (the PSP version). Fantastic game. Whoever thought of the idea of tacking an RPG onto a Bejeweled clone deserves a medal.

Mel

04/28/2007, 09:47 pm

Nothing. :(

AdamG

04/29/2007, 02:12 am

I'm always playing different games, but right now I've been playing...

Stalker
King's Quest 8
Master of Orion 2

dloeke

04/29/2007, 04:39 am

I am currently not playing any games at all. Most games tend to bore me, and the Sam & Max-games are one of the rare exceptions. ;)

fajerkaos

04/29/2007, 04:49 am

Just a few days ago I started my StarCraft addiction again, and i'm loving it :D
...and I also got Zelda: TP on hold, I must really get together and finish it soon, usually I use to be so in to them I play through them in just a few sit's, but this time I just don't feel like it. :(

Jake

04/29/2007, 09:05 am

I'm playing Super Paper Mario, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Justice For All, and finally just started Okami.

Maratanos

04/29/2007, 11:18 am

I've been playing Beyond Good and Evil. It's suprisingly fun!

Although sometimes suprisingly annoying... :D

Katana

04/29/2007, 02:03 pm

Beyond Good and Evil was just as high-quality an adventure as LOZ, unfortunately it loses 10% off ratings because it just doesn't have the brand name. I mean, I have MUCH more fun playing a game when my character is named Link.
Well, that and it didn't have many side quests.

Haggis

04/30/2007, 02:22 am

Apart from Sam & Max, I still play Oblivion (got Shivering Isles, and all the plug-ins except the horse armour), in which I recently started with a new character - you could say I'm addicted to that. I also do the little fitness program in Wii Sports every day, and now and then I play some Wii Play with my mother.

Mystinsun

04/30/2007, 09:20 am

Grim Fandango...for another time!
And i'm waiting for Electroplankton, Mario Stricked Charge and...SAM&MAX BRIGHT SIDE OF THE MOON!

There is no escape!

maximmortal

04/30/2007, 01:38 pm

I am trying to get into Harvest Moon DS, although it's quite complicated for something that I wanted just for fun.

I am also playing Monkey Island 4 again. I have recently played several other Lucasarts games. Good times.

Badwolf

04/30/2007, 03:45 pm

I just managed to get Discworld II running on my PSP, so that's what I'll be playing in the next week or so til episode 6 comes out.
I've just got back into Psychonauts too, so I could do with finishing that off soon (just in the bull fighter mind at the minute).

Dangerzone

04/30/2007, 11:10 pm

sentinel, uru live, sam and max bright side, flying angels, and i may play safe cracker and csi tdom again later this week

Pvt._Public

05/02/2007, 02:56 am

The Shivah Deluxe (http://www.manifestogames.com/shivah)
Every game Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw has made. The deluxe editions where possible (http://www.fullyramblomatic.com/games.htm)
Stalker
Silent Hill 1 (I love my PSX)
Silent Hill 4 (PC)
Sega Mega Drive Collection (PSP)
Final Fantasy VII/VIII/IX (AGAIN! I always get halfway through then get bored and start over)

I flick between games after playing each one for about an hour. (Excepting for the Shivah which only takes about 1/2 an hour to finish but has a commentary mode). I get bored easily :(.

AdamG

05/02/2007, 04:08 am

Ah, yes, I liked Yahtzee's horror adventure games quite a bit. The last one he made was quite hashed together though and left me very confused. Fans of AGS games might want to check out the "Ben Jordan" series. They're pretty good. :)

Rasher

05/02/2007, 04:58 am

Shivering Isles (Oblivon expansion. Fantastic fun for those times when you want to mindlessly whack things :p )

Ben Jordan (Great and free)

Broken Sword 4

AdamG

05/02/2007, 05:55 am

I don't have Shivering Isles yet. :/ I do have Oblivion though! :D I haven't played it in awhile because I got tired of using summoned zombies for target practise. :p

Leviathan

05/02/2007, 06:35 am

Currently playing either "Shivering Isles" or "Neverwinter Nights 2". Finished "Cave Story" and "Secret Files:Tunguska" a couple days ago.

I somehow hooked on windows' Spider Solitaire lately... always playing it for a while after lunch... I dunno why... heh, oh well...

Hey, yeah just remember now that you mentioned "Broken Sword 4". Yesterday at the shop I saw a Broken Sword game with the title ark something but when I looked at the screenshots on the box it's the same game as the one that I have titled "The Angel of Death"! A change of title after several weeks released??

Badwolf

05/02/2007, 07:02 am

Ark of Covenance? I was wondering about that.

ShaggE

05/02/2007, 08:21 am

Just got Quake 4, started playing it last night... it's damn fun and looks gorgeous, but it feels like I'm playing a Doom 3 mod at times... either the Doom 3 engine is very inflexible, or id Software got lazy :P

fhqwhgads

05/02/2007, 08:37 am

command & conquer. Not three. One. Trying to finish one and two before buying three...

Squinky

05/02/2007, 10:04 am

I'm finally almost done Zelda.

Jake

05/02/2007, 11:18 am

Zelda doesn't care if you're done, why are you telling her?

Mel

05/02/2007, 11:23 am

Hey, yeah just remember now that you mentioned "Broken Sword 4". Yesterday at the shop I saw a Broken Sword game with the title ark something but when I looked at the screenshots on the box it's the same game as the one that I have titled "The Angel of Death"! A change of title after several weeks released??

It's the wonderful policy of giving one name for the UK/European market (Angel of Death) and another for the North American release (Secrets of the Ark). They did it with the first BS game too (Shadow of the Templars-UK, Circle of Blood-NA).

@Jake - hahahahaha!!!

marsan

05/02/2007, 04:03 pm

Leviathan

05/02/2007, 08:31 pm

I was trying to play Harvester (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvester_%28computer_game%29). After trying to get it started in XP, which is impossible, I installed qemu and ran windows 98 through it. There it finally ran, but by the time I got past the intro I remembered how nasty and macabre this game is, so I had to put it down before I had to run to the bathroom. I played it through like 10 years ago, though :D

Yes, sometime that happens! One day, I was craving to play a sci-fi space first-person-shooter: so recollecting Wing Commander as one of my favourites, I installed it and tried to have fun with it; but bang! what's this? why's the screen so small? why's the picture jagged everywhere? why oh why my wonderful memorable experience on the game eluded me that moment? Well, I guess I'm the one that changed... but that's because computer changed too!! And at alarming curve at that, leaving me no chance to relives my nostalgia of a classic game! Argh!! At least I have some old games that I still enjoy playing... but some just feel like killing my sweet memory by playing it again ten-fifteen-years later.

... played DarkStar One instead.

ShaggE

05/02/2007, 10:07 pm

I know EXACTLY what you mean... I can't even begin to tell you how many gaming memories were ruined by time for me :( Even the most die-hard classic gamers among us can't help but be spoiled a bit by technology. Not to say I don't still play more classic games than is considered "healthy", but I'd be lying if I said the words "I thought THIS was amazing?" didn't cross my mind a couple times.

AdamG

05/03/2007, 07:47 pm

I enjoy the old classics more then most of the stuff released now adays. Modern games are so fluffed up it can be nausiating. I like graphics, but I don't need them, and I definately don't want good graphics if it means everything else is going to suck.

That isn't to say new games are all crap, but they spend so much time on textures, meshes, coding, and voice acting, they don't often have the time or resources to actually make a fun game. Legend Entertainment is a good example of proper game design and ethics, though they went out of bussiness a long time ago.

I enjoy a game like Far Cry, Doom 3, Half Life 2, blah blah, as much as any other FPS fan, but that's only one genre. What scares me is the RTS craze that started back in the mid nineties never really stopped. They still crank dozens of RTS games every year, it seems like 90% of games are either FPSs or RTSs, and then you get the occassional adventure game.

But those are often not really adventure games, or they're so low budget that the code is almost viral. At least there's Telltale, and they even have managed to get some attention. It's tough for an adventure game to get attention. I've seen a lot of people react almost violently to hearing about Sam & Max though. Generally they're upset mearly because the main actors are animals. I'm betting those people have some kind of testosterone disorder.

Mel

05/03/2007, 08:11 pm

AdamG

05/03/2007, 08:14 pm

Time Quest? I got that one. :) I believe Abandonia has it.

Pvt._Public

05/05/2007, 12:07 am

I enjoy the old classics more then most of the stuff released now adays.

I agree totally. I have actually started selling most of my newer games so I can buy older ones.

I enjoy a game like Far Cry, Doom 3, Half Life 2, blah blah, as much as any other FPS fan

I have never understood what is so great about Far Cry. Sure, it had good graphics and a charmingly different setting (Outside! Sunny! OMG!). But I failed to see why it was so popular.

They still crank dozens of RTS games every year

I'm more concerned about the number of MMORPGs that are being developed. It's like WoW was some kind of fungus, with the millions of new MMORPGs springing up. I believe there was/is some kind of rumour of the Dreamfall sequel being an MMORPG :( MMORPGs are boring.

Another thing I don't get is why WoW is so popular. I've attempted to get hooked on it multiple times but it always gets so BORING. Click, wait, click, wait, click, wait... Congratulations, you have killed a rat! Kill another 5632854038830 of these and maybe you'll go up a level! Then you can spend some time trying to figure out if any of the new spells open to you actually differ at all from your current roster. And maybe you can skin these rats and after making 679 pairs of trousers you can make yourself some boots! Oh no, it only had a leather fragment on it, better kill some more things so you can make a full piece of leather! You will need 20 pieces of leather to make some pants. Each piece of leather is made of 3 leather fragments.

:mad:

Leviathan

05/05/2007, 06:37 am

There are some people over at Adventure Gamers who are on a Legend games kick (TimeQuest in particular). That one sounds really interesting but finding it is difficult. I don't really have the time to be playing it (well more like I wouldn't be able to concentrate if I made some time).

Ah yes, Legend! I played some of their games: Timequest, Eric the Unready and Spellcasting series. I think I'm going to hunt for the other titles!

It's not that I don't like classic games, but I just can't replay them again. I still plays classics I could get my hand at. The last classic game I played was "Lost File of Sherlock Holmes: The Serrated Scalpel". If I haven't play them, sure I can stand the bad graphics or the lousy sound effects. But for replaying, it has to be really good. I guess it's also a matter of taste, like for example, I would play all Monkey Islands again; I'd also play Ultima 4,6,7,7SI but not 1,2,3,5,8,9, and StarControl not WingCommander, and Undying not Quake or Doom, and ChronoTrigger not FinalFantasy, and Conquest of the Longbow (oooh yes, I really want to play this... sadly, I had sold the game long time ago), and I would not play any AGI-typing-games of Sierra, etc., etc. :)

ShaggE

05/05/2007, 08:03 am

I have never understood what is so great about Far Cry. Sure, it had good graphics and a charmingly different setting (Outside! Sunny! OMG!). But I failed to see why it was so popular.

In one word: stealth. The stealth subgenre is becoming more and more popular, and we haven't had a good first person stealth game since Thief. There's just something primal about silently hunting down your enemies that appeals to human instinct.

Plus, it's one of few single player games where a single headshot can kill you (on higher difficulty settings), which really adds to the need for strategy and patience.

Jake

05/05/2007, 08:32 am

I have never understood what is so great about Far Cry. Sure, it had good graphics and a charmingly different setting (Outside! Sunny! OMG!). But I failed to see why it was so popular.

I enjoyed Far Cry because unlike most FPSes (especially most 'atmospheric / story' FPSs in the Half Life style) the bad guys presented slightly formidable foes... and they were formidable in ways other than "it takes 80 shots to kill them." The game had limited stealth, which was fun especially in the jungle / beach environment (lots of combinations of interesting natural and man made cover, lots of moments where you could really sneak up on someone and feel that it wasn't scripted for you to do so) and it had enemies who were able to call for reinforcements but also use cover and vehicles to their advantage as well. Many games allegedy have such a thing, but again, in Far Cry it felt like it was happening because of my actions beat to beat, not because I walked over a script trigger which played the "call for more dudes" cutscene. The game didn't throw new set pieces and new plot reveals at you left and right like Half Life does, but I found that the moment to moment gameplay was far more engaging than either Half Life game.

ShaggE

05/05/2007, 08:55 am

That's what made Quake 4 so different too. Not immersiveness, but the feeling that even at full health you could die at any moment. The AI knew when it needed cover, and when it had the upper hand. I was amazed to see a Strogg grunt hide until a few more grunts had walked in, then it ran out and started firing.

Far Cry didn't use that particular tactic, but it used a very similar one where a lone guard will sometimes run off and get backup if he can't see who's shooting at him.

In either scenario, the feeling of "uhohwhat'dIdoholycrapI'mscrewed.....
THEYWANTMETOTAKEDOWNACHOPPERWITHAPISTOL????" is pure gold.

Maratanos

05/05/2007, 04:26 pm

Well, that and it didn't have many side quests.

It totally made up for it with the amazing plot. Seriously, that plot trumps Zelda in so many ways it's not even FUNNY.

I hope they really do make a sequel like they clearly intended to (ever seen the clip after the credits? ;) )

Chuck

05/05/2007, 05:31 pm

At the moment I'm playing Settlers of Catan on Xbox Live non-stop. They did a great job with this version. I haven't played against any friends yet (unless Shaka and Cleopatra count as friends (and they don't, the way they keep stealing from me)), but it seems like a natural. I may even have to dig up the stupid, annoying headset.

And so Greg doesn't feel alone: I'm playing the Pokeymans too. Point me at any game that gives you a ton of OCD-based objectives and I'm all over it.

ShaggE

05/05/2007, 06:34 pm

Pokeyman!? Pokeyman with the pokey and the man and the thing where the guy comes out of the thing and he likes to glhablhahblha... *fish-flappy gesture*

Jake

05/05/2007, 09:31 pm

http://pics.fort90.com/journal/pokemans.jpg

doom saber

05/05/2007, 09:36 pm

Final Fantasy III DS ver
Elite Beat Agents
Advance Wars (original)

Waiting in the mail:
Ouendan 2

OnCallDoc

05/06/2007, 02:56 am

Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter. Got it cuz it was only $30. Kinda tough to play after Rainbow 6 Vegas and its cover system. I wouldn't mind another Rainbow game.
Can't wait for the next Sam & Max ep... Gonna be playing that next.

Pvt._Public

05/06/2007, 04:46 am

I have a sudden urge to go dig out my old copy of Pokemon Blue and see if any of my gameboys (Original, pocket, colour...) actually have any batteries. I seem to remember spending at least 3000 hours on that game (no, really. I played it multiple times through and added up the times on the game clocks!). But somehow, although I enjoyed Pokemon Silver I have failed to really enjoy a Pokemon game since. Rest assured I will buy one of the new ones though because I have enjoyed playing my DS a hell of a lot more than my GBA. Maybe the magic has returned?

Captain Bingo

05/08/2007, 01:34 pm

For me its Super Paper Mario. I dunno why but I just like it. And of course my favourite RPG (though its old) Super Mario RPG!!!

ShaggE

05/08/2007, 02:53 pm

For the last 3 days I've been playing Resident Evil 4 (finally, thanks to importing the PC version). The game is frustrating as hell, but never so difficult that I had to resort to walkthroughs or cheats. (yet... this game is loooong.... and then there's the Ada missions after I finish the main story... definitely plenty of content for the money)

My only beef with it is that I had to download patch after patch to get it to run, and it takes more hard drive space than it has a right to.

SamExplorerBoy

06/07/2007, 10:53 am

Sam & Max 4 and Pop Life

If you whould like more info for sam & max you're in the right place.
If you whould like more info 4 POP LIFE search for MONTE CRISTO GAMES.

ShaggE

06/07/2007, 11:08 am

Forgot about this thread... Beat Resident Evil 4 a couple weeks ago, and started the mini-missions. Now I'm trying to find my Doom 3 discs so I can finally play it through from beginning to end.

Badwolf

06/07/2007, 11:43 am

Now hooked on Twilight Princess. I'm about 30 hours in in just over a week (I spent one day on it for a total of 11 hours >_<).

I also got Sonic and the Secret Rings which is okay, but the music sort of ruins the game =/. And with the volume turned down, it doesn't feel right.

doom saber

06/07/2007, 12:19 pm

Doom Saber update:

Ouendan 2 (ds)
Guilty Gear X Dust Strikers(ds)
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney(ds)

Greg4cr

06/07/2007, 12:41 pm

Hmm.. Maybe I should update. :p

I'm currently putting a lot of time into Crackdown, Catan, and Pacman Championship Edition on Xbox 360. Crackdown is fantastic. Being able to leap across rooftops in a big open city environment is all kinds of rad.

On the DS, I'm putting some time into Age of Empires and Picross DS. Both are excellent. I reviewed (http://www.4colorrebellion.com/archives/2007/05/19/4cr-review-picross-ds/) Picross DS recently, but I'm *still* playing it. Tons of content to be had.

Derwin

06/07/2007, 01:30 pm

doom saber

06/07/2007, 03:56 pm

This is a good thread. How did I miss it?

I am currently playing World in Conflict Beta, Fury Pre-Beta (yay for non-retail games), and Tomb Raider Anniversary (a surprisingly fresh and attractive remake of the first game). Other than that, I should sometime finish Oblivion (but I got bored) and Fahrenheit (I finally got the UK version of Indigo Prophesy, woohoo!).

I like how they revamped the look of Lara Croft. Never liked the blocky, oversized-big breasted, polygon-lookin lips of Core's Lara. Mind my non Telltale forums behavior, but man, if she was real, single, willing, and interested, I would um...be willing to let her "rub my unicorn."

God I am pathetic.:D

Btw, I heard the uk version of Indigo is uncensored. Is it better than the U.S. release? i might have to find myself an import copy

glo_kidd

06/07/2007, 06:11 pm

Lately i am mostly busy participating in scummvm's pre-release testing which has provided me a great excuse to go back and play all those great games again (like i even needed a reason :p )

Currently i am playing or have recently completed: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (PC, 16 color EGA) LOOM Fm-Towns and Full Throttle. Somebody had beat me to the monkey island games :(

On the console front i have been playing POTC: At Worlds End (not very much as i dont want to spoil the plot for myself) and Mortal Kombat Armageddon, both on the Nintendo Wii (plus a few VC games: Actraiser, Starfox 64, Toejam and Earl 2 and Punch Out).

Derwin

06/08/2007, 12:42 am

I like how they revamped the look of Lara Croft. Never liked the blocky, oversized-big breasted, polygon-lookin lips of Core's Lara. Mind my non Telltale forums behavior, but man, if she was real, single, willing, and interested, I would um...be willing to let her "rub my unicorn."

God I am pathetic.:D

Btw, I heard the uk version of Indigo is uncensored. Is it better than the U.S. release? i might have to find myself an import copy

You may be pathetic, but so am I :) Especially after she goes for a swim...

The UK version has one more scene... although I haven't finished the game, so I do not know all the details... wait, I just looked up the differences between the versions, and I now feel like an absolute pervert in specifically seeking out the UK version. Apparently, the US version censors all sexual related content... meaning that naked character models now wear underwear, and there is apparently an interactive love scene in the UK version.

purple_monkfish

06/12/2007, 03:29 am

Oh currently i'm revisting an oldie. Playing PLanescape: Torment for about the billionth time. I love the game, it's the greatest rpg ever made imo, mostly because there's a lot more talk and intrigue than just killing monsters. One of the only rpgs i've ever found where you need high charisma, intelligance and Wisdom and can just dump strength. hahahah.

Molokov

06/12/2007, 04:44 am

Sam and Max Episode 1 has given me a nostalgia hit, so I dug out all the old adventure games to give them a spin.

Some are working OK under a Win98 Virtual Machine with VMWare, others kinda work on WinXP but not very well...

Currently partway through:
- The Feeble Files
- The Dig
- Grim Fandango
- Monkey Island 4

Recently finished
- Monkey Island 3

I also, of course, played SnM:HtR and Day of the Tentacle late last year as the first few episodes were coming out...

glo_kidd

06/14/2007, 10:13 pm

ShaggE

06/15/2007, 03:26 am

I decided to give Frets On Fire another go after the Psychonauts dissapointment.... and holy hell, I don't know why I hated it the first time around! All night I was hopping around like a madman while holding my keyboard like a guitar, playing song after song after song :P

After my legs and wrists stop throbbing, I'm going in for more :D

taumel

06/15/2007, 04:48 am

No biggie, only small selfmade stuff in between like gridwars ( http://gridwars.marune.de ) for instance.

AdamG

06/18/2007, 01:10 am

Still playing Oblivion. :( I'm trying to explore everywhere and do everything, and the mods aren't helping either.

Molokov

06/19/2007, 05:05 am

i reccomend using ScummVM for a lot of those titles if you want to run them on modern systems, its great :D

While it wont help you with grim or monkey 4, it currently supports the rest of the titles on your list, even feeble files :D

check it out at http://www.scummvm.org if you havent already ;)

Oh I have already used ScummVM as well... and yes, it worked very well for the older LucasArts games.

For Feeble Files, you have to convert all the video files, and considering doing one CD's worth took over 12 hours, I went "bugger it" and gave up....
Running the game under VMWare works just as well and wasn't too much hassle to set up.

Emily

06/19/2007, 06:54 pm

This past weekend I replayed Fahrenheit. I sat down to play it Friday night at about 8:30 and played through all the way to the end. (Otherwise known as 3:00 in the morning...)

I have replayed the beginning of this game several times, but this was only the second time I played through to the end. The game takes a turn about 2/3 of the way through that I really don't like, and the story goes from being awesome to terrible. I still felt that way this time. But I had a few glasses of wine while playing so by the time I got to the bad part, it just seemed funny. :D

This is a really great game (the beginning is, anyway) and I encourage anyone who likes story driven games and who hasn't played it to do so. It's known as Indigo Prophecy in the US and is slightly censored to get an M rating rather than AO, but to be honest, the stuff that was censored (one sex scene in particular) was somewhat gratuitious/tasteless and I think Indigo Prophecy has a better presentation because of it. But Fahrenheit is a cooler title.

So... that's my current answer to "what are you playing right now?" I'm also close to the end of Mario and Luigi Partners in Time on the DS, and about halfway through King's Quest 6, which I started a couple weeks ago when my new King's Quest Collection arrived in the mail. Also Psychonauts, but as mentioned elsewhere I'm stuck in the dance party level...

tabacco

06/19/2007, 07:05 pm

I just bought Runaway 2 off of Steam, because even though I suspect it might be mediocre, I kind of enjoyed the first one, so why not? Also, I bought Geometry Wars because a) it's awesome and b) $2.50

Jake

06/19/2007, 08:11 pm

I'm maybe a bit over half way through Hotel Dusk on the DS... and not enjoying it anymore, but trying to power through to the end.

Nothing is less exciting to me than an adventure game that only lets you do one thing at a time, despite encouraging you to do otherwise.

I was in the middle of a totally unrelated task when a character walked up to me and said something like "Remember when the bellhop delivered my package to your room by mistake? Well, I think a bookmark of mine might still be in there... can you take a look for me?" Great, sounds good, another little mini-thing I can do in between my horrible stuckness on the current task. So, I go back up to my room and click on the empty box. What does my character say? "It's an empty box." Okaaayy... So, I ignore that and go back to completing the A-level task I was in the middle of. When I finish that, what does my character say, now, when I click on the exact same box I clicked on 10 minutes earlier, now that my totally unrelated other task is done? He says "Hey now that that's done, that reminds me: didn't that guy I talked to earlier say there was a bookmark in that box? I should go look for it!" Now, suddenly, woosh, I get zoomed into an interactive 3D view where I can spin the box around and have fun tapping at it with the stylus to make the bookmark fall out from between some flaps. Why the hell couldn't I do that 10 minutes earlier? The game is full of these things. Bah.

Fortunately the art is great, and it's got a lot of atmosphere for a DS game, so that's keeping me going I guess, and I just want to get to the end so I can ... see the end... but man is it frustrating sometimes.

Emily

06/19/2007, 08:20 pm

I got Runaway 2 a few months ago because Eriq gave me a gift certificate to Amazon for my birthday, which was awesome of him. Haven't started playing it yet. I feel like I should finish Murder on the Orient Express first, but then I play it a little and it annoys me, so I stop. I'm sad about that, because I really enjoyed the first Agatha Christie game. Maybe I'm just not in the mood.

Regarding Hotel Dusk - you haven't reached the best part yet. The best part being when you're in a time sensitive situation that's just begging for you to use the built-in notebook, but the game won't let you use the built-in notebook. Yeah, that's the best part. Um, I mean the worst part. :p

Still, it's worth finishing. Just give yourself permission to be annoyed at it, and everything will be fine...

Kaldire

06/20/2007, 01:53 am

Fahrenheit is a truly awesome game.. I wish there were more like it :P
Runaway rocks too...
Sadly I dont own a ds :O

Currently playing
System shock 1 &
Atelier Iris 3

AdamG

06/20/2007, 03:59 am

Ah yes, System Shock. I believe I have the CD version with enhanced graphics, but I don't think I have the audio files for the notes. : /

ShaggE

06/20/2007, 08:10 am

I just finished SiN Episodes: Emergence a few minutes ago... I really don't know if I liked it or not. The physics felt a bit dumbed down from HL2, even glitchy at parts... the acting was horrendous... the weapon and enemy variety was almost non-existent...

But on the bright side, it was too short to get repetitive, the mutagen gas was a nice touch, and it had the Dopefish in it. :p

jmm

06/20/2007, 09:04 am

Dopefish rules!
http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s127/jmontesi/burpfish.gif

ShaggE

06/20/2007, 09:40 am

http://www.dopefish.com/images/swimfish.gif

:D

doom saber

06/20/2007, 03:00 pm

fajerkaos

06/20/2007, 03:23 pm

Also playing Phoenix Wright... Bought it a few days ago, and I'm already at the end of the 4.th case.
It's the first game in a while that I got this engaged in, can't wait to buy the next one when I got money.

Still* got Zelda on hold :p

(*) see previous post (http://www.telltalegames.com/forums/showpost.php?p=28789&postcount=9)

doom saber

06/20/2007, 04:01 pm

Same here. I seen the 2nd game for 30 at Target yesterday, but I may either get the import or buy the domestic version it from Capcom.com (if you guy it there, the game includes a free Phoenix Wright Stylus). However, because of money, I may just purchase the import of the 3rd one first and then get the 2nd one

LuigiHann

06/20/2007, 05:36 pm

Sounds like Hotel Dusk has the same sort of problems as Trace Memory, which is what I was afraid of.

It really took me out of the game when they do that swirly transition into every puzzle. It's like "HEY! HERE'S A PUZZLLLLLE! IT USES THE DS'S UNIQUE FEEEEATURES!" How am I supposed to be immersed in the story when the puzzles are so jarring?

Kaldire

06/20/2007, 10:31 pm

I gotta get ahold of a darn ds... hmm

fajerkaos

06/21/2007, 01:44 am

I love my DS :)
The games that I had to pay around 70$ for here in Sweden, I can as well import from the US/Canada for just about 30$

It feels great to get games for practically nothing, why can't every console be region free ;)

doom saber

06/21/2007, 01:56 pm

I gotta get ahold of a darn ds... hmm

If you own an ebay account and don't mind about used items, you can buy a broken hindge DS and buy a replacement shell for a few dollars more

It is cheaper that way, though I didn't do this yet; l might when I buy a 2nd one

Emily

06/21/2007, 03:11 pm

doom saber

06/21/2007, 04:04 pm

Speaking of Phoenix Wright, I have seen a lot of (new) copies of the first one selling for $20 at GameStop stores as part of some big sale they're having. If anyone is still looking to pick up a copy, go to GameStop. :D

Ironic, since it was impossible to find for so long.l..

That is where I got mines at. However, even though they are new, they are opened. Personally, I don't mind, but I know some ppl will or have, like my brother (who bought the game.)

Oh wait, you put new in (), my bad.

Jake

06/21/2007, 04:34 pm

I am at chapter 5 of Phoenix Wright(first game) and man, this ep is long. I had to start start over twice; the first time I ran out of ! and the second is because I choose the wrong option, which ended the game. I am gettin addicted to the game and I am thinkin of getting the import for the 3rd game (Gyakuten Saiban 3) mainly because it will be roughly the same price when it comes out to the US (28 dollars +free shipping), it is region free, has the english option, and is comming out a month before the domestic version.

I didn't notice until half way through the second case that you could press start to pause, and save the game at any time. (Before that I thought you could only save at the end of chapters, eg when the Judge calls a recess) It may ruin a bit of the suspense, for some, but it means that if you're at a crucial decision, you can save right before, so that if you really screw it up, you can turn off your DS and then turn it back on again right before that happens. A crappy situation that might be deemed as cheating by some, but it didn't make the game experience any worse for me.

doom saber

06/21/2007, 05:03 pm

I didn't notice until half way through the second case that you could press start to pause, and save the game at any time. (Before that I thought you could only save at the end of chapters, eg when the Judge calls a recess) It may ruin a bit of the suspense, for some, but it means that if you're at a crucial decision, you can save right before, so that if you really screw it up, you can turn off your DS and then turn it back on again right before that happens. A crappy situation that might be deemed as cheating by some, but it didn't make the game experience any worse for me.

Thanks for the info, though I couldn't save at the time since my brother was saving a save for me for chapter 3; his save point is near where I was when I accidently turned off the system in chapter 3 and since he passed chapter 3, he didn't need the save point. So after choosing the wrong option for chapter 5, I finished chapter 3 so I can clear the save data to use with chapter 5. I passed chapter five yesterday.

Emily

06/22/2007, 12:47 pm

A crappy situation that might be deemed as cheating by some, but it didn't make the game experience any worse for me.

I did this often, and didn't feel guilty about it at all. :p

DrakeFox

06/23/2007, 04:29 am

Currently playing at Ghost Recon Advanced warfighter, and S.T.A.L.K.E.R., and Monkey Island 4, and TrackMania United, and Guitar hero 2, and Within a deep forest.

And people wonder why I never seem to complete any of the games I play :-D

AdamG

06/23/2007, 10:50 pm

I've been messing around with some old games lately, Conan the Cimerian, Lion, and Bioforge. :)

purple_monkfish

06/27/2007, 02:39 pm

Currently.. well.. I started playing the sims 2 again today.. man that's addictive. Still can't find that damned vampire count in nightlife though.. CURSE YOU COUNT! I want your fangy goodness! ok... that... came out wrong.. <_< >_>

Also, Baldur's gate. Having not played the game for years and having never finished it I decided to revisit it and slaughter more innocent Kobolds. Alas however, while my pc seems laggy with the sims but doesn't crash, it does crash with Baldur's gate.. WTH is up with that?!? Seems my pc has old game phobia, it refuses to even install icewind dale and playing any of my old horror games? hah.. surely you jest!

I did get in the mail the other day Grim Fandango (I've played it so many times but never owned my own copy.. wierd), full throttle and the Dig, so.. soon enough lucasarts adventure game nostelgia shall begin. How many can I play before my brain melts and I go completely mad? hmmm??? All I need now is fate of atlantis and then, then they are ALL MINE! mwahahahahaa.
I really should install still life too, I went mad and bought lots and lots of games a while back and because my pc hates me I haven't had a chance to play em.

AdamG

06/27/2007, 06:09 pm

Not finishing the Baldur's Gate series is a serious sin of computer gaming, so everyone needs to do it! :I

Cyberlink420

06/27/2007, 07:10 pm

I'm currently replaying Psychonauts so I can write a review of it for a podcast I'm involved in. (I actually reviewed Season 1 episodes 1-3 a few months ago for a different podcast - I gave it a 4/5; probably would have been a 5 if eps 4-6 had been out by that time...

Snajdarn

06/27/2007, 09:38 pm

PLaying Windows 2003 server...real fun...:eek:

Badwolf

06/28/2007, 05:14 am

Just dug out Final Fantasy VII and IX again. How did Square go so wrong with XII?

Kaldire

06/28/2007, 06:48 am

Ahem not to point out that the ladder FF10 aka FFX FFX-2 FFXII are all SQUARE_ENIX not squaresoft.. the merger kinda made most of the rpgs horrid..ahh runnn

purple_monkfish

06/28/2007, 07:40 am

Not finishing the Baldur's Gate series is a serious sin of computer gaming, so everyone needs to do it! :I

I KNOW! *cries* Last time I got to the actual town of Baldur's gate and my harddrive went kaboom and I lost my save game. I've never quite had the patience to play through that far again.. I wanted to go kill rabid chickens tooo!
Same thing happened with BG2, thankfully I actually finished BG2 (took me several years though... ooops) but my harddrive failed when I was almost done with the expansion! NOOOOOO! I can't be bothered restarting the expansion and I lost my character so meh.. maybe some day i'll go back.. but i'd finished that huge dungeon crawl and everything, I dun wanna do that agaaaain!

My pc just hates long games obviously. I only finished NWN about a year ago.. it went wierd on me and the NPC ai went crazy so my minion started killing every single other npc it encountered.. even non hostile ones! making it impossible for me to complete the missions I needed to. Also, the dragons pissed me off. Rogue + Dragons = NO! I much prefered SOU.. far far better game imo, NWN was too.. bitty and annoying.

DrakeFox

06/28/2007, 01:57 pm

Played BG1 once. Multiplayer. 2 hours. Left it alone and the sequel after that. Never been a fan of CRPGs. Love RPGs but it's just as much the social aspect I suspect. Never had the patience for RPGs on the computer since Ultima V (when I didn't understand enlish ironically enough). Still got a couple, but never made it far. Promised myself I need to complete fallout 1 and 2 at some point. Bought neverwinter nights and played through chapter 1. Bought Morrowind the day it was released and lost interest after 3 hours. Like that with most games, but action games which can be played in small chunks, preferably in a window really catch me better, easier to feel you make progress withou...oooh shiny new game *pounce*

Chuck

06/28/2007, 03:58 pm

Everybody should at least try the Overlord demo on Xbox 360 or PC. I got the game last night and I'm loving it so far.

Shauntron

06/28/2007, 07:40 pm

I just started playing Hotel Dusk for DS, and it's highly enjoyable so far. It's a reminder of how immersing a first-person exploratory approach to adventure gaming can be.

Jake

06/28/2007, 10:50 pm

It'll also remind you how hackneyed adventure game puzzle design can be if done lazily. The environment, artwork, and general atmosphere are very engrossing, and I even like the music (with the exception of a couple tracks), and for the weak points there are some awesome things in that game that I have been enjoying, but oh man there's some stuff in there that will make you want to snap your DS in half so you never have to play it again.

purple_monkfish

06/29/2007, 03:52 am

I couldn't get into Morrowwind.. far far to open ended.. I wanted obvious quests and goals not some vuage "oh go to this city.. yeah.. if you want to".. what?

Never bothered playing BG multiplayer, why would I? I don't play well in a team.. hahaha.. i'm a born adventure gamer! we don't do team playing! *grin*

DrakeFox

06/29/2007, 09:12 am

@Purple:
You'd do horrible at the Gobliiins games then (gobliiins to goblins) since they'd require you to play co operatively with yourself

Ryan

06/29/2007, 01:05 pm

Company of Heroes, Shivering Isles, Resident Evil DS, Metal Gear PO, Super Paper Mario, Big Brain Academy, Gears of War, Half Life 2.. so many because I cant find time to finish them.

AdamG

06/29/2007, 10:36 pm

I suddenly have the urge to play Earthworm Jim. : I

Haggis

06/30/2007, 04:57 am

I'm playing Mario Strikers Charged Football and Mario Party 8. Although not a lot of both at the moment, since I've had my wisdom tooth extracted yesterday, so I'm mostly playing the 'sit-down-and-just-relax' game.

Ryan

06/30/2007, 10:55 am

ShaggE

07/03/2007, 09:34 am

I've been plowing through Indigo Prophecy for the first time. I don't see the bad turn that Emily mentioned, but that could be because I've been busy banging my head against the wall from the action and stealth sequences... I'm loving this game in spite of that, though! :D

patters

07/10/2007, 12:16 pm

replaying skies of Arcadia legends
i love this game

AdamG

07/11/2007, 01:14 am

I tried Might & Magic 3 yesterday, but it was a bit too old for my tastes. So, I'm trying out Might & Magic 5. :)

Badwolf

07/11/2007, 03:57 am

Cave Story just came out for homebrew-enabled PSPs, so I've been playing through that again.
And I've just started on Final Fantasy 7, 8 and 9 again.
And I got Paper Mario: Thousand Year Door (no Super Paper Mario in Europe yet :<), Metroid Prime 1 and 2, Super Smash Bros Melee, Starfox Adventures, Mario Sunshine, Luigi's Mansion, Eternal Darkness, and something else which I can't remember the name of (I got most of those games from a friend), and seeing how big a completionist I am, I'll be at them all until I finish each and every one of them.

Worryingly, the games on the Wii I've had most fun from, and have the most of, just so happen to be Gamecube games.
Not that I had a Gamecube before I got the Wii anyway, so I just see the Wii as a Gamecube which'll play Mario Galaxy and Smash Bros Brawl when they come out.

ShaggE

07/11/2007, 12:48 pm

Been playing Facade (www.interactivestory.net). Finished it numerous times already, but it never gets old barging in to the apartment and going insane.

Harald B

07/11/2007, 01:10 pm

I've just started playing What Linus Bruckman Sees When His Eyes Are Closed (http://www.xiigames.com/linus), a patently absurd (but highly intriguing) experiment where you play two adventure games at the same time, with your clicks affecting both. And one of them is serious while the other is not, and they're in different languages (you can unlock subtitles by completing the other subgame).

andersoyvind

07/11/2007, 11:22 pm

Hi.

This week I finally finished Space Quest 0: Replicated. Two years ago I found it, and played till the space station. There I needed something to hit some alien on the head. Drat. Hmm, not sure if it is possible to use the board, but I think I passed the stairs... aar, anyhow, this time I played all the way through, always fun to finish things.

Staying in the nostalgic corner, I entered the world of Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers. I found a xp-installer that made it more xp-friendly. Still unstable. Saving the game like after every little cutscene and point that I can get. Finished it maany years ago, and tried to redo that a couple of times, but it always crashed after a while. This time I'm already at day 5! "DJ BRING SEKEY MADOULE" is one of the things I'll never forget. It just sticks. Keep wondering if I'd make it through without knowing it. Searching in Dr Johns museum, fishing for ideas to put on the wall? Just like Police Quest 1 and "administer test". As a young kid I got the "o d" (open door) etc, but the game often stopped at the drunken driver... :

Ok, I'll stop here, first post to this forum, talkative...

AdamG

07/12/2007, 01:37 am

I believe DosBox v.70 runs Gabriel Knight 1 just fine. That must be what I used to run it when I played it about 2 years ago, and it worked great.

AdamG

07/17/2007, 08:47 am

I'm still playing Might & Magic 5. It's quite good, as long as you think that the voice overs and some of the animations are supposed to be corny and humorous...

ShaggE

07/17/2007, 09:41 am

doom saber

07/17/2007, 07:49 pm

Silent Hill 4: The Room. I went for the whole experience last night: Lights off, headphones on, door closed... I jumped on more than a couple occasions :P

This is shaping up to be my new favorite in the series. :D

I had that game, but my lyin' ass former roommate from a yr ago stolen it when he left. It is considered stolen even if he agreed to let me have it to me (originally, he planned to sell it to me for five dollars) in exchange of all the food he was leeching off of me, right?

Anyways, I am still playin ouendan 2.

However, I am also playing the new Pokemon game for the DS. Waiting to get phoenix wright: Justice for All sometimes this week.

Emily

07/17/2007, 09:42 pm

I've been plowing through Indigo Prophecy for the first time. I don't see the bad turn that Emily mentioned,

Have you finished it yet?

Don't have much time for games these days, but when I do, it's always Sims 2. I'm fairly addicted.

ShaggE

07/17/2007, 10:02 pm

Have you finished it yet?

Don't have much time for games these days, but when I do, it's always Sims 2. I'm fairly addicted.

Yep, finished it not too long after I posted that. The story was a bit jumbled near the end, so I think I see what you meant now. Still loved the sheer originality of the game though.

Speaking of originality, I've finally joined the legions of Garry's Mod players :D Greatest. Anything. Ever.

Kaldire

07/17/2007, 11:38 pm

Lol Im stickin by my original assessment I love games like this but yep I agree with Em. I just loved the interactivity in action sequences.. made a nice twist to adventure games both pc and console lovers can get into. Overall a huge success in my book.

Maratanos

07/23/2007, 08:07 am

I just finished playing Prince of Persia: Sands of Time and replaying Psychonauts (totally worth replaying. It's so fun!).

Pvt._Public

07/26/2007, 03:11 am

Now I'm alternating between playing Silent Hill 2 and Condemned: Criminal Origins on PC.

Also, Touch Detective and Pokemon: Diamond for DS (Phat yo. None of this Lite shit) and The Warriors (I love this game so much, although I don't know if that's because I love the movie, or just because it's so much fun) and Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops on my PSP. I've also discovered that if you get your PSP running on custom firmware, it becomes pretty much the coolest thing ever. Therefore, I'm also occasionally playing Tombi 1 & 2 (Known as Tomba! in the US) and Parappa the Rapper. Good times.

I'm also playing around with the spell checker on Firefox. Apparently movie is not a real word. Nor is Firefox.

ShaggE

07/26/2007, 03:20 am

I just got a 360 on Tuesday, so I've been playing Dead Rising and whatever XBLM demos tickle my fancy. :D (Co-op Crackdown demo for the win!)

fajerkaos

07/26/2007, 09:40 am

Just got Deus Ex, Zelda: Oracle of whatever and the two first Broken Sword games, so it's no chance I'll be seen anywhere in a few days.

AdamG

07/26/2007, 11:33 am

Original Deus Ex = Good, Sequel = Very Bad

Mel

07/26/2007, 08:01 pm

I'm flitting between Brain Age, Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2 and Zelda: A Link to the Past on the DS.

Kedri

07/26/2007, 09:42 pm

I'm downloading the update for Uru Live. :D

DrakeFox

07/26/2007, 11:36 pm

Glad I'm not the only one to have thought the sequel to Deus Ex was horrible compared to the first one. It might have had nicer graphics but the UI and whole feel of the game changed.

Currently I'm playing Linx, Lyle in Cube Sector, Xpand Rally, Trackmania, S.t.a.l.k.e.r (still), Sin 1, GTA1 2 and 3 (hopping back and forth) and occasionally fire up that adventure game Reactor 09 I think it is.

patters

07/27/2007, 02:02 am

at the moment i have broken sword 4 to finish but i have become re addicted to unreal tournament '04

Badwolf

07/27/2007, 11:14 am

Currently playing Paper Mario and Paper Mario 2 (I hate Nintendo for still not bringing out Super Paper Mario here yet), Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology (it's 95% level grinding, but I'm addicted to it), Lyle in Cube Sector, Tombi 1 (I never liked Tombi 2 as much), and Smash Bros Mélee.

AdamG

07/27/2007, 05:07 pm

I currently be playing Planescape: Torment. May Black Isle rest in piece.

jmm

07/30/2007, 01:07 pm

Civ 4: Beyond the sword

The Duckmeister

07/30/2007, 04:11 pm

My Guitar.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HmGoUuMVcc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCfsY6X9rDw

patters

07/31/2007, 02:58 pm

my guitars better than yours

(electric though)
sorry just had to say it

AllenB

07/31/2007, 03:59 pm

What kind of guitar is that? It looks similar to my old Yamaha FG-430. I've also got a Pacifica and a disappointing-sounding Gibson Epoch.

Maratanos

08/01/2007, 08:26 am

Just finished Scrapland. Fun game!

patters

08/01/2007, 08:50 am

http://www.laboitenoiredumusicien.com/images/produits/LAG/GLE-RM200-PWH-B.jpg

not up to scratch on acoustics but that's my electric but I have it in golden grey

The Duckmeister

08/01/2007, 10:31 am

I'm getting an electric in about 5 months, but my accoustic is an Alvarez model. Really nice guitar, and I doubt yours is better, patters.

I added another video to my youtube channel of me playing Take Me Out by Franz Ferdinand.

Check it out.

Cyberlink420

08/01/2007, 11:23 am

Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s. I'm waiting on Mario Strikers Charged, plus I've got a bunch of games lined up to be sent to me via GameFly over the next few months.

*repeatedly chanting "Dec. 3rd" almost as if entranced*

patters

08/01/2007, 01:16 pm

it looks like an Alvarez AF60S

personally i prefer Washburn and ovation acoustics (suit my style of playing better)

my guitar pushes the abilities of a £600 guitar and its pretty rare (only available in a few countries when made and now has been remodelled)
similar to the zakk wylde epiphone les paul (£650)
with 2 emg-hz humbuckers (H4A-neck, FH3A-bridge) both with coiltaps installed, Hard Maple set neck with ergonomic junction, graphite nut, mahogany body and an Indian ebony fret board

Xenephobe

08/01/2007, 04:50 pm

Resident Evil 4.

The Duckmeister

08/01/2007, 05:06 pm

My friend has mario strikers for the wii, and it ROCKS. I love it. I'll just go on over to his house, and we'll play a set of 5 games, 10 goals each, and I'll beat his butt.

Basically, my strategy is to tackle his player just before they get the ball, and sometimes tackling them without even being near to the ball.

My strategy involves a lot of tackling, I should say.

Mike Haley

08/01/2007, 09:59 pm

Currently, I'm playing Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis. I've never played it before, so I decided to follow the team path. The fists path seemed very unadventurous.

Kaldire

08/02/2007, 01:49 am

re enjoying toonstruck and fatman the fan made advent that should have been a series.. if no one has this game I urge you to get it.. its a great point and click :P. Not to be confused with tongue of the fatman... different game :P
http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/toonstruck

http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/adventures-of-fatman-toxic-revenge

and .. sue me I also like the nancy drew series from her interactive, and I just got white wolf

jmm

08/03/2007, 05:05 am

Currently, I'm playing Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis. I've never played it before, so I decided to follow the team path. The fists path seemed very unadventurous.

Well, each path has different challanges, but all paths go to Rome, errrm Atlantis. If you want to skip most of the fist part of the fist path hit INS while in fight mode.

Also, the Wits path its not hard at all, just different puzzles.