What Are You Playing? - August 2008

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Originally Posted by StriderKyo

I don't much care for platformers. I'm going to get Fire Emblem & probably Zelda, and for some reason Dragon Quest Swords appeals to me. I'll probably check out Mario when I've gone through all the other stuff - there's a huge black hole of nothing ahead for the system, so no huge rush.

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If you have even a remote interest in adventure/puzzle games, get Zack & Wiki.

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Originally Posted by NeoZeedeater

If you have even a remote interest in adventure/puzzle games, get Zack & Wiki.

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Looked at it, it looks really well done for what it is, but it's too cutesy for me.

I beat Rainbow Six Vegas 2. I couldn't even keep track of the story but I guess it was alright. No one plays this shit for the campaigns anyway.

I'm not sure what to tackle next. Probably GTA4 with a smattering of The Club. I've got Burnout Revenge and Paradise coming in the mail so I might be stuck on those for a while too.

It goes without saying I'll be playing a lot of Galaga this week too :\

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Originally Posted by Cowutopia

No you're not, if you were paying attention a few weeks ago I started playing through the Orange Box too. I mean, I bought the Orange Box for Portal and finally decided to get the rest of my money out of it, but yeah, HL2 has not blown my skirt up so far. I stalled out halfway through EP1 because it was more broken down city shit, but I heard 2 is out in the woods and I desperately want to get there.

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The city environment at the beginning once you get out of the train station was really cool. But that lasts all of 5 minutes. I was hoping to get back in the city. It's also hard to play a game without a cover system after getting used to using them.

Started playing Clash at Demonhead last night.

It's pretty awesome.

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Originally Posted by StriderKyo

I'll probably check out Mario when I've gone through all the other stuff - there's a huge black hole of nothing ahead for the system, so no huge rush.

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Keep me in mind. I've got a copy of Galaxy that I'm pretty sure I'll never touch again.

Braid - Backgrounds and music are fucking amazing, which also makes it kind of a shame that the character and enemy sprites are all so hideous. Puzzles range from annoying to awesome and I'm enjoying it so far, though I'm wishing there was a heavier emphasis on the jigsaw puzzles with more and smaller pieces.

BC:Rearmed - Fucking amazing.

Geometry Wars 2 - Fucking amazing.

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Originally Posted by YellerDog

Started playing Clash at Demonhead last night.

It's pretty awesome.

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I still don't get why people love this game. I regretted buying it back in the day. It's not bad but it doesn't do anything above average.

So far, I just like the bizarre world it's setting up.

You're a spy or something who's chillin' on the beach, the bad guys show up in early levels and say things like "See you at level 22, chump!" and so on. Only game besides maybe Bionic Commando that had a map overview level select deal, you can call up a shop and buy upgrades for your character, and the bosses look neat.

Plus it got a namedrop in Scott Pilgrim, and I appreciate that. :D

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Originally Posted by YellerDog

Only game besides maybe Bionic Commando that had a map overview level select deal

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There are a few others. Kenseiden comes to mind from that era.

Who?