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offline thecurbcreeper from United States on 2006-07-06 13:17 [#01933164]
Points: 6045 Status: Lurker



back into ff7 a bit. just finished the first disc. already
knew the storyline up til that point from reviews/friends
etc.

i don't think i like rpg's but i want to. they're long games
and i love a long game.

also playing my 3rd full season of mlb2k5 w/ the royals

i'm rocking it 75-11 first game after all-star break

bought bomberman generations for gamecube and it's not much
fun. too easy, too childish. was hoping for oldschool
bomberman style, but that's just multiplayer.

considering selling my cube and most if not all games (can
play the ones i keep on wii later) and buying a ds



 

offline qrter from the future, and it works (Netherlands, The) on 2006-07-06 21:37 [#01933402]
Points: 47414 Status: Moderator



finished Halo (the first one, on the PC) yesterday.

so now it's time for..

The Secret of Monkey Island!!


Attached picture

 

offline tridenti from Milano (Italy) on 2006-07-07 06:03 [#01933448]
Points: 14653 Status: Lurker | Followup to qrter: #01933402



What do you use to play videogames on your PC? A keyboard or
a Joypad? I once tried to play with the keyboard but it was
fcuking hard, that made me crazy... because I'm too used
with consoles. With a cool Joypad it should be fun though.


 

offline BoxBob-K23 from Finland on 2006-07-07 06:19 [#01933453]
Points: 2440 Status: Regular | Followup to tridenti: #01933448



If you own a console pad (PS2, x-box, gamecube...) I can
recommend a USB adapter. I've played Prince of Persia, Need
For Speed and various emulators with my PS2 pad. Easy and
fun.


 

offline staz on 2006-07-07 06:21 [#01933454]
Points: 9844 Status: Regular



kotor 2 on my 360, mario kart double dash on the gamecube
and just finished hl2


 

offline tridenti from Milano (Italy) on 2006-07-07 06:56 [#01933459]
Points: 14653 Status: Lurker | Followup to BoxBob-K23: #01933453



Ah! That's cool, I actually didn't know it.


 

offline qrter from the future, and it works (Netherlands, The) on 2006-07-07 08:21 [#01933496]
Points: 47414 Status: Moderator | Followup to tridenti: #01933448



keyboard + mouse!

it just takes a little practice, as any interface does.


 

offline optimus prime on 2006-07-08 10:12 [#01933982]
Points: 6447 Status: Lurker



when you're a 2d fighting game fan you see flaws in *every*
controller. i think the gamecube controller has the best
ergonomics, but that really depends on the game. it would be
my personal favourite in any case.

favourite for fighting games is the saturn pad, of course.


 

offline tridenti from Milano (Italy) on 2006-07-08 10:15 [#01933985]
Points: 14653 Status: Lurker | Followup to optimus prime: #01933982



Totally agree man. I remember the first time I tried it, I
couldn't nearly believe they made such an ergonomics
controller.

qrter: Ok!


 

offline qrter from the future, and it works (Netherlands, The) on 2006-07-08 10:18 [#01933987]
Points: 47414 Status: Moderator | Followup to tridenti: #01933985



did you actually say it out loud?

"WOW this is one ergonomic controller, Woofie!"


 

offline tridenti from Milano (Italy) on 2006-07-08 10:25 [#01933988]
Points: 14653 Status: Lurker | Followup to qrter: #01933987



The first time I tried it, I was actually with my uncle :>
But I was just amazed and I spent my afternoon to play with
"Super Smash Brothers: Melee" one of the first games came
out on GC.

I have no idea what Woofter did when he tried it for the
first time :p


 

offline tridenti from Milano (Italy) on 2006-07-08 10:27 [#01933989]
Points: 14653 Status: Lurker | Followup to tridenti: #01933988



I said many times "first time" there..

qrter style on

:)


 

offline glasseater from Switzerland on 2006-07-08 10:40 [#01933991]
Points: 531 Status: Regular



table tennis on 360
amazing


 

offline BoxBob-K23 from Finland on 2006-07-08 11:02 [#01934000]
Points: 2440 Status: Regular | Followup to qrter: #01933496



Yea I forgot to add that a pad should not be used in FPS
games, even console-oriented ones like Halo, if you have
options. It's just wrong. Stroke that mouse!

I'm gonna start Xenosaga ep.1 today or tomorrow, as I'm a
long time xenogears fan, and as I've given up on doing all
the side-quests in DQ8. Great boss battles all the way,
though.


 

offline 1up from greater manchester (United Kingdom) on 2006-07-11 19:26 [#01936103]
Points: 2302 Status: Regular



guild wars -well impressed. the game is huge!


 

offline optimus prime on 2006-07-12 22:01 [#01936745]
Points: 6447 Status: Lurker



i need to stop buying games, this time for financial
reasons.

anyway, every monday i've been getting together with a
friend for a little something we like to call Mortal Monday.
in it we proceed to play street fighter 3 for like five
hours in a row. and instead of getting bored of it we just
get more and more pumped up over it. fun fun fun.


 

offline thecurbcreeper from United States on 2006-07-13 21:33 [#01937417]
Points: 6045 Status: Lurker | Followup to optimus prime: #01936745



i meant to say in my last post that i found it odd you got
odama for 10 dollars and chibi robo for 57. were they at the
same place?

also,

i've rented konami's winning eleven 9 international

kind of had a hankering for a soccer game, especially after
watching some world cup. it's a good game so far, but i'm
not sure how into it i can get because i don't really know
who anybody is (and i'm not entirely sure how much of the
players/teams in the game are real. supposedly fifa is the
only 100% true to life game, but i'm an EA hater and i've
heard really good things about konami's game)


 

offline optimus prime on 2006-07-13 21:49 [#01937419]
Points: 6447 Status: Lurker | Followup to thecurbcreeper: #01937417



i got odama at eb; in canada they have a deal where every
day there's a different 10$ game. i got chibi robo at a
grocery store. so yeah, they kinda jacked up the price.

i personally haven't touched my ds since the last time i
posted about it, but that's probably because i still haven't
picked up the new super mario yet. i'm looking forward to
the next wave of good games.


 

offline REFLEX from Edmonton, Alberta (Canada) on 2006-07-14 00:55 [#01937452]
Points: 8864 Status: Regular



Just grabbed a Nintendo DS Lite.... New super mario RULES!
Also for the DS Lite; Super mario kart, tetris DS, Kirby,
Mario 64 all for DS.. AWESOME!

Also currently playing:
Ps/ps2: Sly Cooper 2 (good platformer), Final Fantasy VIII
(replaying all the FF games, already did 7 again for the 4th
time! haha)....

SNES: Super Punch Out, Axelay and Final Fantasy III
(actually FF6), one of the best Final Fantasy games of all
time.

NES: battle toads and double dragon, return to silius.

Atari 2600: tennis.

Yeah I own all these old systems a few more too, and the new
stuff, the Ps3 and the Nintendo Wii will both me mine later
this year as well. cant wait!.


 

offline Gwely Mernans from 23rd century entertainment (Canada) on 2006-07-14 01:40 [#01937464]
Points: 9856 Status: Lurker | Followup to REFLEX: #01937452



Final Fantasy III
(actually FF6), one of the best Final Fantasy games of all
time.


THE best Final Fantasy game of all time.


 

offline BoxBob-K23 from Finland on 2006-07-14 01:53 [#01937466]
Points: 2440 Status: Regular | Followup to REFLEX: #01937452



ah, good memories... I've played through all the games you
mentioned, except for the new DS games, and return to silius
on NES. FF6 is conceivably the best in the series, although
7 and 5 are not far behind.

I'm playing Xenosaga Ep1 now. Quite story-intensive, I'm
well bought into it.


 

offline Gwely Mernans from 23rd century entertainment (Canada) on 2006-07-14 01:54 [#01937467]
Points: 9856 Status: Lurker | Followup to BoxBob-K23: #01937466



Xenogears didn't need any backstory, but they insisted. I've
played the first Xenosaga, still need to play the second,
someday.


 

offline optimus prime on 2006-07-14 08:04 [#01937594]
Points: 6447 Status: Lurker | Followup to Gwely Mernans: #01937467



i enjoyed the first xenosaga back when it first came out but
never beat it. sometimes i get a craving for a jrpg but when
i finally end up getting one i find myself becoming bored
fairly quickly. i'm still looking forward to ff12, though.
i've played through every final fantasy from ff5 (well, i
made it to the last boss at least) to ff10. 10-2 was the
first one that didn't do anything for me. 11 doesn't count,
of course. i don't think there's a single rpg i finished
this generation outside of ff10 and kotor (i've mentioned
this before). so i've either grown out of them or they've
become a lot worse than the ps1 days.

p.s. i hear that the third xenosaga is enjoyable for what it
is, a low budget wrap-up of the entire storyline. people
seem to be enjoying it a lot more than the second game.


 

offline retape from http://retape.net (Norway) on 2006-07-14 08:47 [#01937600]
Points: 2355 Status: Lurker



forza motorsport.
gran turismo rip off, but better!


 

offline REFLEX from Edmonton, Alberta (Canada) on 2006-07-14 11:56 [#01937681]
Points: 8864 Status: Regular



Yeah Final Fantasy III (6), VII, VIII, V.... IV all my
favourites.... I just like those games so damn much....
Chronotrigger is amazing as well. Played through all this
stuff so many times.



 

offline Gwely Mernans from 23rd century entertainment (Canada) on 2006-07-15 16:56 [#01938098]
Points: 9856 Status: Lurker



prey was crap, for so many reasons.
chrome hounds (xbox360) total garbage. I'll never understand
how video games can downgrade (engine mechanics, effects,
etc.)


 

offline QRDL from Poland on 2006-07-15 18:05 [#01938105]
Points: 2838 Status: Lurker | Followup to Gwely Mernans: #01938098



Prey:

Pros:
- graphics
- portals and gravity

Cons:
- moronic main hero
- new gameplay elements get old fast
- the major platform puzzle was extremely easy
- old wise man


 

offline REFLEX from Edmonton, Alberta (Canada) on 2006-07-15 18:40 [#01938114]
Points: 8864 Status: Regular



Im not an xbox guy, the 360 has not impressed me, like I
said before im a ps3 and Wii guy, not tha the 360 doesnt
have titles that I personally enjoy....

Prey was ok, but like you guy said its nothing special at
all. Halo 3 is coming out later this year or early 07...
looks neat but who knows if it will actually improve upon
the series.


 

offline Gwely Mernans from 23rd century entertainment (Canada) on 2006-07-18 13:30 [#01939392]
Points: 9856 Status: Lurker



megaman legends

!


 

offline optimus prime on 2006-07-18 17:27 [#01939542]
Points: 6447 Status: Lurker | Followup to Gwely Mernans: #01939392



i loved that game when i was younger.

i picked up ape escape 3 on sale thinking it would be some
cheap fun but god, it's a little kid's game, it sucks. there
is absolutely nothing about it that satisfies my gaming
needs.

but i looked at onimusha 4 in the store and dang it looks
awesome. i'm gonna ask for it for my birthday.


 

offline BoxBob-K23 from Finland on 2006-07-19 03:22 [#01939790]
Points: 2440 Status: Regular | Followup to optimus prime: #01939542



don't know about ape escape 3, but 2 and 1 were great fun.
you just got to wiggle those thumb sticks and spank that
monkey.


 

offline REFLEX from Edmonton, Alberta (Canada) on 2006-07-19 03:32 [#01939792]
Points: 8864 Status: Regular



yeah hehe..

just picked up a Nintendo DS Lite.... got some games for it
too

New Super Mario Bros (brand new Mario game.. awesome)
Mario 64 DS (upgraded and ported version of the N64
classic)
Mario Kart DS
Tetris DS
Metroid Prime Hunters

All awesome... great gaming experience!


 

offline Gwely Mernans from 23rd century entertainment (Canada) on 2006-07-19 05:53 [#01939830]
Points: 9856 Status: Lurker | Followup to optimus prime: #01939542



this game is so nostalgic. been playing it all day. i heard
there was a second legends, never played it though. i'll
have to look for it now.


 

offline Gwely Mernans from 23rd century entertainment (Canada) on 2006-07-19 06:01 [#01939835]
Points: 9856 Status: Lurker



also been playing lots of 'we love katamari'.
great retarded fun. seeing what the king of the cosmos says
before and after each level is more fun than the levels
itself.


 

offline aphextriplet from your mothers bedroom (United Kingdom) on 2006-07-19 08:20 [#01939874]
Points: 4731 Status: Lurker | Followup to optimus prime: #01939542



ask for it for your birthday?

Fucking hell i am way too old to be on this thing


 

offline giginger from Milky Beans (United Kingdom) on 2006-07-19 08:32 [#01939879]
Points: 26325 Status: Regular | Followup to aphextriplet: #01939874 | Show recordbag



Dude, I'm 24 and I still ask for things for my birthday. If
my parents or girlfriend say "Is there anything you want?"
I'll say I wouldn't mind this game or that record or this CD
etc. It's easier.


 

offline Ophecks from Nova Scotia (Canada) on 2006-07-19 08:40 [#01939883]
Points: 19190 Status: Moderator | Followup to optimus prime: #01939542 | Show recordbag



Onimusha 3 was weird. Jean Reno was just kind of... there,
for no apparent reason. I wish they'd had some sort of ''odd
couple, bizarre buddy-game'' chemistry into it, but the
whole Reno/Samonosuke pairing was pointless. Onimusha's a
solid series though, I want to play 4.


 

offline BoxBob-K23 from Finland on 2006-07-19 09:46 [#01939924]
Points: 2440 Status: Regular



Jean-murai


 

offline optimus prime on 2006-07-19 10:34 [#01939949]
Points: 6447 Status: Lurker | Followup to giginger: #01939879



yeah, i'm 21. i still demand video games from people for my
birthdays.

ophecks: i'm a big fan of the onimusha series. i never got
around to finishing 3 since i started playing it right
before my 'i quit video games!' phase, so i'll have to get
around to that. the graphics and gameplay are both
incredibly smooth for a ps2 game.

i hear onimusha 4 can be up to 30 hours long if you let it.
plus all of the playable characters in it have alternate
street fighter costumes! of course i must have it!


 

offline thecurbcreeper from United States on 2006-07-20 20:54 [#01940909]
Points: 6045 Status: Lurker



bought world soccer winning eleven 9 after renting it so
i'll be playing a season of that soon

got a burrrrrrrrned copy of rez on dc (euro version)

it's quite amazing, but short


 

offline Gwely Mernans from 23rd century entertainment (Canada) on 2006-07-21 01:06 [#01940945]
Points: 9856 Status: Lurker | Followup to Gwely Mernans: #01939392



beat in 10 hours, mastered in 15. am bored now.


 

offline optimus prime on 2006-07-21 01:19 [#01940946]
Points: 6447 Status: Lurker | Followup to Gwely Mernans: #01940945



megaman legends 2?


 

offline Gwely Mernans from 23rd century entertainment (Canada) on 2006-07-21 01:22 [#01940947]
Points: 9856 Status: Lurker | Followup to optimus prime: #01940946



First one. I've got to find the second. Never played it.
Also, a copy of the misadventures of tron bonne. Haven't
played that either.


 

offline unabomber from Palma de Mallorca (Spain) on 2006-07-21 01:23 [#01940948]
Points: 3756 Status: Regular



Flatout 2.


 

offline w M w from London (United Kingdom) on 2006-07-21 01:51 [#01940951]
Points: 21427 Status: Regular



I refuse to read any of this thread (and nobody will read
this) but:

SUPER PUZZLE FIGHTER 2 TURBO!


 

offline Indeksical from Phobiazero Damage Control (United Kingdom) on 2006-07-21 02:01 [#01940952]
Points: 10671 Status: Regular | Followup to w M w: #01940951 | Show recordbag



ace game


 

offline optimus prime on 2006-07-23 10:23 [#01941955]
Points: 6447 Status: Lurker



i picked up onimusha 4 yesterday so last night i decided to
play through the original trilogy before even opening the
packaging. finished onimusha 1 and am currently about
halfway through 2. onimusha 2 has such a strange style to
it, it's great.

what saves such a marathon from monotony are the noticeable
improvements between each game. this will let me beat
onimusha 3 for the first time!


 

offline Fah from Netherlands, The on 2006-07-23 10:39 [#01941958]
Points: 6428 Status: Regular



Metroid NES


 

offline REFLEX from Edmonton, Alberta (Canada) on 2006-07-24 01:11 [#01942146]
Points: 8864 Status: Regular



Battletoads and Double dragon (NES) again!

heh... FF12 is coming out soon too.. gonna be sweet I think


 

offline optimus prime on 2006-07-24 16:21 [#01942508]
Points: 6447 Status: Lurker | Followup to optimus prime: #01941955



beat onimusha 2 last night and played through half of 3
today. gosh do i love onimusha 3 -- it takes all of the
really great bits from the first two games and adds a whole
lot more to make it one of my most favouritest games of all
time. if 4 really does top it then i'm going to be all kinds
of blown away.


 


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