What are you playing? - February

[Schlep]

This place is boring as shit. Tell me what you're playing.

Lately I'm still working through Valkyria Chronicles, getting into Little Big Planet, and as always playing RB and SSF2THD. Also there's been 3rd Strike on GGPO, which I thought would be filled with amazing players. Either I'm good and they're not all that amazing, or more than likely, the competition isn't all that good.

[kingoffighters]

Finishing up Lost Odyssey, some Gears 2 MP, and whatever other game I feel like playing atm.

[bbobb]

Persona 4 at the moment. I should get the Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection in the next day or two, which I'll then be playing and I'm eagerly anticipating SFIV at the end of the week.

[James]

I was working through some backlog stuff, thanks to the dead space of January, but the last two days I've been playing Miner Dig Deep off the 360's Community Games. I'm also doing some Stubbs the Zombie, because I suddenly realized I'd picked it up when it started getting hard to find but never got around to playing.

James

[Korian]

Starting Harvey Birdman PSP.

[NeoZeedeater]

Jet Set Radio Future (Xbox)
Given that the first JSR was near perfect, this was one of my biggest disappointments of all time when I got it in 2002. They botched the formula in multiple ways (messy level design, lack of intensity in the action since enemies aren't hunting you down). Playing it again (and trying not to compare it to the original), the flaws are still there but I'm enjoying it enough to likely finish it.

Blood (PC)
I hadn't played this in many years and it holds up surprisingly well both visually with its sprite animations and in gameplay as the weapons have so much kick to them (especially the dynamite). I miss this era of FPSes when the genre didn't always take itself so seriously.

Sonic Unleashed (PS2)
This is a flawed game that had potential. The regular Sonic levels are quite cool (not compared to real Sonic platforming but for Secret Rings style platform/racing anyway) but you have to go through crappy to decent werehog levels and lots of stupid story shit to get there. And this is the supposed superior version of the game, too. I'll probably play to the end but only so I can replay the good levels.

Boulder Dash (Atari 8-bit)
It's been a long time since I last played this; it's friggin' hard but still an addictive action/puzzler.

So Blonde (PC)
Nice looking environments, okay puzzles, and mildly amusing dialogue in the first hour or so. Seems decent so far but it hasn't really gripped me yet. Hopefully the story will pick up.

[Joust Williams]

Burnout Paradise--got a few more stunt runs to get my Elite...finding the rest of the smashes etc will suck too (and I doubt I'll try very hard)

R-Type Dimensions--Infinite Mode is the way to go. Switching from 3D to 2D is slick.

Dirt--Going through this again to clear the harder difficulties. Probably won't get that far (the multi car events are hard)



soon this list is going to go apeshit...I count 6 games I will buy before the end of the week after next

[Chux]

Burnout Paradise - Also working on my Elite
A few games on 2DF - Breaking in my SFIV Pad.
Warcraft - Ugh
Valkyria Chronicles - Need to finish.

[Othello Harrington]

COD:WAW

Gears 2 mp

Bourne Identity

[Despair]

X-Files Resist or Serve (PS2) - Mulder & Scully visiting Silent Hill/Racoon City. Having some silly fun, with it, as it allows you to use Mulder to punch infected townfolk, and finish them off with trusty kick to the balls. Beginning of the game feels quite like a SH homage.

Legendary (360) - Hmm, we find it decent fps so far. The beginning scenes of New York destruction, with griffins and fireballs and giant rubble golems ripping everything to shit are pretty awesome. Then the game sticks you into warehouse. Still, beating the shit of werewolves with trusty fire axe is fun.

Crysis Warhead (PC) - Since we finally got a pc that can run this nicely (and then some), I just had to give this a try. So far fun, and it is a gorgeous game. DJ is dissapointed a little, that the suit doesnt give you options to be complete superman. LOL