What Are You Playing (Autumn 09)

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Originally Posted by AaronChance

Multiplayer is the meat of GG2 and it shows. Some of the story missions feel too much like square peg in a round hole. Easy final boss once you learn the patterns, but way too much story. I didn't skip any of it, and I still have no idea what happened.

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I have yet to try any multiplayer because, honestly, the strategy seems like a mess and I spend so much timing running around poorly designed maps that I have yet to really cut through the nonsense and get good at it. I'll probably have to practice some vs. cpu matches without more nonsense plot points being shouted about before I try anything like that.

For what it's worth, I was lollin' at Dr. Octagon or whatever the fuck's reaction to Ky and Dizzy gettin' it on. Not all that different from anyone else's, I imagine!

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Originally Posted by Rumpy

Wolverine: Origins!

It looks like it could have used a month or two more to iron out the rough spots, but it's a shit load of fun. Glad they didn't PG it up and just ran with the violence that Wolverine can do.

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That game was badass.

I'm playing a shitload of T5: DR on PS3 to practice up for T6 next week.

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Originally Posted by NeoZeedeater

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This is a game that seems like it doesn't have the right to be good but somehow is. It's a relatively simple RPG aimed at the casual market, the areas are almost on rails, the controls are one handed with no option for two, and it has wiimote slashing for battles. The reaction-based battle system works well, though, and the art direction is excellent. There's a certain charm to this game and I like the idea of a JRPG that's not much more than 10 hours long (I will likely actually finish this one). I hope it picks up in challenge a bit later in the game, though.

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i've been wanting to play through this for so long. i got to play up to the first boss at a friends house but that's about it. i'm glad the voice acting is still nice compared to dragon quest 8, too.

i beat the crap out of dragon quest 4 a couple weeks ago. i got through the bonus stuff a little faster than i thought i would. now i'm trying to play through a link to the past on gba again. i seem to hop around on these zelda games. i'm still trying to play through wind waker and zelda 2.

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Originally Posted by Grave

I have yet to try any multiplayer because, honestly, the strategy seems like a mess and I spend so much timing running around poorly designed maps that I have yet to really cut through the nonsense and get good at it. I'll probably have to practice some vs. cpu matches without more nonsense plot points being shouted about before I try anything like that.

For what it's worth, I was lollin' at Dr. Octagon or whatever the fuck's reaction to Ky and Dizzy gettin' it on. Not all that different from anyone else's, I imagine!

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Yeah, the story is... yeah. Wait till you see the final boss thing.

Strategy in multi is basically spawn a few basic units, pocket them and rush to a nearby control point, dropping them off to take it over, and use the incoming points to start to build up defensive lines, and saving points to buy a few abilities for yourself. The one where you can spawn a unit assistant is a must, depending on which fighter you're playing. If you can keep a steady flow of points, you can buff up your forces to the point where it chokes your opponents, then rush in for the kill. Once you got things going your way, you're basically there to keep the other fighter from wrecking your units. Attacking enemy units directly is usually a waste of time.

It's a little clunky. I don't like the default multi options, and some of the maps can be confusing. Once you get a handle of all the various mechanics though, it flows pretty well. There's a lot of little tricks and exploits just like a fighting game, like running into one of those enemy probe units while dashing will let you drop units without ending your dash. Bunch more, usually for specific fighters, but it's been months since I last played.

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Originally Posted by AaronChance

... the story...

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You're doing it wrong again.

I finally got Kororinpa: Marble Mania which I remember James praising a while back. I love it so far, one of the few games perfect for Wii motion controls.

Kororinpa is the only thing that sits between Wii ownership and a slightly richer me. I can not give that game up. It's fucking perfect.

Saw

I can not comprehend how a dev team can sit there and make a game that involves combat, yet make combat so completely and utterly unresponsive and useless.

Halo: Combat Evolved (Xbox)

After playing through Halo 3: ODST, I got the itch to revisit the game that started it all. I forgot how huge and open some of the levels were. It's actually quite impressive. I'm playing through on Legendary, and "Truth and Reconciliation" and "Assault on the Control Room" took me about two hours to clear.

The game is also harder on Legendary than the last two games in the series. Every enemy shoots with near 100% accuracy and your shields dissipate like cotton candy in water. Even Grunts and Jackals can kill you in a matter of seconds if you're not careful.

Halo 3 is the best-playing and most epic game in the series, but Halo: Combat Evolved still has the best combination of gameplay, story, and atmosphere. The graphics may be dated, but they have a sort of simplistic charm to them. Remains one of my all-time favorites.

Started Majesty 2 - So far decent rts with fantasy flair and good humor.

Almost done with MGS Acid