Which games are you currently playing?

[RingmasterJ5]

Originally Posted by Darth Marsden

Wall-E (it was buried on my rental list but they sent it anyway, alright?). ATM, it's looking at a 6/10.

It's playable, sure, but the camera's a bitch, the level design's not great, there's visual effect problems (one part of the first level got obscured by a nice big light effect until I died, and the sandstorm effect was basically a wall of grey), controls are unrefined and it bears all the hallmarks of a game that needed another week just to polish it off.

I like that you can replay levels though, that's a nice touch.

Which console? Apparently the Wii/PS2/PC version is the better game.

And, on-topic, I'm playing "Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack!". Really great game that apparently no one's playing.

[Darth Marsden]

Originally Posted by RingmasterJ5

Which console? Apparently the Wii/PS2/PC version is the better game.

PS3. I'll give the Wii one a go.

Now playing Rango, also on the PS3. 8/10. For a movie tie-in, this is actually pretty good!

[Jennifer]

I'm playing Indiana Jones Adventure World. It's an annoying Zynga casual game with begging friends and waiting for energy, but I keep coming back to it. It's co-written by Hal Barwood (co-creator of Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis and Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine) so what's there is quite intriguing. It's also interesting how they bring in characters from the films not used much (the guy who was a skeleton on a trap at the start of Raiders (alive and well, and in competition with Indy), the friend of Indy and his son who goes crazy from looking at a skull in Kingdom of the Crystal Skull), as well as Marion. I don't know what deal they have with the characters (since it was apparently licensed from Lucasfilm directly instead of LucasArts), but it would be cool if Sophia Hapgood showed up since Hal's involved in the writing.

[Marsbergen]

Currently playing through The Next Big Thing.

Pretty funny game.

[corruptbiggins]

Finally got around to putting some time into Civilization V a year after I bought the game as I couldn't get it working well at the time but now it's fine (I guess because of various patches combined with a new graphics card for myself).

[ted12]

Mass Effect 3. I picked it up yesterday and I'm enjoying it so far.

[Marsbergen]

Currently playing through the Runaway series.

[Darth Marsden]

Finished Rango, which was a fun little game with a batshit insane plot. It got old after a while though, since you're forced to grind for cash in order to get an achievement (hate when games do that, especially if you have to keep grinding once you've bought everything there is to spend the money on - I'm looking at you, Ratchet & Clank), and I'll be starting the latest Men in Black game tomorrow if I can be bothered. Maybe.

[RetroVortex]

Ok. I bought Xenoblade earlier, and I've been playing it for a few hours.

Oh my fucking god! THIS GAME IS AWEEEEEESSSOOOOOMMMEEEEE!!!

A story thats pretty interesting from the get go, and a battle system that is incredibly smooth but still pretty strategic.

I just want to keep playing it. Its got my attention for sure.

[Gman5852]

Played through Lego Batman 2, good story, but "DC Superheros" is a bit misleading when its really Batman + Superman, which random DC Superheros becoming playable for the finale.

Haven't played much of the sandbox though, IDK if I really want to go for 100% or not, depends on how much of a pain it takes to grind studs.

[Darth Marsden]

Originally Posted by Gman5852

Played through Lego Batman 2, good story, but "DC Superheros" is a bit misleading when its really Batman + Superman, which random DC Superheros becoming playable for the finale.

I still say they should have called it World's Finest instead of DC Superheroes. Fits the wacky tone better.

Originally Posted by Gman5852

Haven't played much of the sandbox though, IDK if I really want to go for 100% or not, depends on how much of a pain it takes to grind studs.

Get the multipliers, it makes it massively easier. There's a little car driving/smashing game near the power plant, IIRC, that has a 2x, and I think there's another one inside the funfair. It's been a while since I played it.

[Gman5852]

Originally Posted by Darth Marsden

I still say they should have called it World's Finest instead of DC Superheroes. Fits the wacky tone better.
Get the multipliers, it makes it massively easier. There's a little car driving/smashing game near the power plant, IIRC, that has a 2x, and I think there's another one inside the funfair. It's been a while since I played it.

I found that specific multiplyer already actually, and its 4x so even better There is one place that is full of green lantern usable stuff and it always gives me at least 4 blue studs + 1 purple stud so that helps.

What I will most likely do is read up on ALL the multiplyers, get those, and play the rest of it(until I get bored at least) without any help, seems fair enough.

[Darth Marsden]

Oh, well, there you go. You shouldn't need to use a guide or anything - just use the in-game map. It reveals where all the collectable doodahs are, even if it is a bit of a pain to have to keep pausing the game to use it.

[RetroVortex]

I'm going to admit, I think the only flaw Xenoblade has is that its side missions are pretty generic. Lots of find X amount of Y, or go kill this. (At least at this point in the game)

Its still pretty addictive though. I've just spent about 2 hours just doing sidequests (because I felt like it).

And I really love killing those special monsters. Especially going back and getting revenge on the hard ones you had to avoid earlier on in the game! XD
(I've seen lvl 70 monsters! One was in a lake and I was like "huh why is my spidey sense going off" and then I see this lvl 70 fish and I was like "OMFG! RUUUUUUNNNNN!!!!!" (Game doesn't really penalise for death but it was inconvenient at the time))

The main story is great though, I'll give it that. And I have to say again how I love how rewarding the battle and collecting and creation systems are. Unlike say FFXIII, it really lets you get tucked in on the game. I've already played it for 10 hours and while in FFXIII I had to quit at this point, in this game I'm like "MORE! MORE! MORE! ".

Probably at least going to spend about 20-25 hours on this game minimum, probably even go beyond the 40, which is really rare for me, (I get distracted from RPGs very easily).

Haven't even wanted to play Pandora's Tower yet or even go back to Metroid Prime or some other Gamecube games, (except Melee. Having a little go on that since my Brawl has vanished sadly.. ), or even the Xbox 360!

[Gman5852]

Well I've gotten all the stud multiplyers, and I think it's impossible for me to ever run out of money now...

Well that gives me time to actually find the gold bricks/buy everything I find along the way instead of thinking "crap, I need this money to get poison ivy so she can activate these things before I get a clown minion!"

[Darth Marsden]

Uh, yeah. Have fun. I didn't.

Currently playing Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock. My thoughts are in the Doctor Who thread, In short - ugh.

[ryannumber1gamer]

Originally Posted by Darth Marsden

Uh, yeah. Have fun. I didn't.

Currently playing Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock. My thoughts are in the Doctor Who thread, In short - ugh.

Was Doctor Who hyped up a lot in the playstation blog and then it was disappointing?

[Gman5852]

Originally Posted by Darth Marsden

Uh, yeah. Have fun. I didn't.

Currently playing Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock. My thoughts are in the Doctor Who thread, In short - ugh.

Yeah, considering I have seen the same 4 "puzzles" over and over again stapled together with really easy platforming, I'd say I won't be 100%ing this game, but I'll try because why not.

[Queen Sars]

Games I'm currently playing:

Left 4 Dead 2: I've basically overkilled this game, I've had it for a long time and it's always fun to pick up and play with your friends. Going on the public servers is iffy at night time though (griefers, general jerks and such) so I mostly stick to friends. Definitely suggest playing it though. (PC)

Team Fortress 2: I've been playing Mann vs Machine with my buddies, the game can be somewhat difficult if you're new to TF2 (most of my friends are) and can get quite frustrating. However when you win it's an awesome feeling. I like how it has 6 slots for players, which is just enough for my friends so no one is left out. There are different game modes but I've been mostly playing this one. (PC)

The Darkness: I flipping love this game, I'm only playing on normal and have a really crummy shot but I've never ran out of ammo and your powers you get can be quite helpful. I love the story so far (it had at least one twist I wasn't expecting) and I've never read any books/comics on The Darkness so it's an easy to follow storyline for newcomers. (PS3)

[Johro]

I just replayed HL2: Episode 1. Maybe it's just me, but I found this more difficult than the main game. Much more. Except the very end which was my own damn fault for falling so much.