The "What are you playing?" topic.

[Meneldil]

Wow, that picture is completely unappealing.

[Prussian to the Iron]

Wow, that picture is completely unappealing.

is it just me or do the germans in that pic look like demons, with lava in the river in front of them? just a little scary if you really look at it.

[G. Septimus]

is it just me or do the germans in that pic look like demons, with lava in the river in front of them? just a little scary if you really look at it.

I think they were trying to tell, that facing Germans was hell. seeing people dead, was hell, gettin' shootin' at is hell, and if your shootin' someone, your probably gonna end up in hell to

[Craterus]

Star Wars Battlefront II. Just completed Tony Hawk's American Wasteland. Classic games.

[al Roumi]

er, Empire: Total war! Playing my first Austrian campaign. Barely 1705, have a strong alliance with Poland -which led to the partitioning of Prussia (that's a fantasy indulged) and we've just declared war on the Ottoman empire. Catholic empires FTW, or something.

Maybe it's after the length of the break I've had since ETW came out, but I am truly struck by the lack of niggles and irritations. I can play the game without getting annoyed!

[Prussian to the Iron]

er, Empire: Total war! Playing my first Austrian campaign. Barely 1705, have a strong alliance with Poland -which led to the partitioning of Prussia (that's a fantasy indulged) and we've just declared war on the Ottoman empire. Catholic empires FTW, or something.

Maybe it's after the length of the break I've had since ETW came out, but I am truly struck by the lack of niggles and irritations. I can play the game without getting annoyed!

I might get back into it soon.

my republic commando disc is broken, so now i cant play one of my favorite games of all time...

[Monk]

Holiday season is about to reach its apex and I've improved my library of games by an impressive amount in the last 4 months. Considering writing a "Year in Review" or maybe just a "Season in review" post soon, but if I'm gonna do that I would like to get my hands on MW2. I've heard great things and bland things and bad things about it.. but I am still considering treating myself to a copy once the shopping for all my loved ones is taken care of. Oh wait. This isnt the ramble on about gaming in general thread?

Currently: L4D2, Dragon Age: Origins, Mass Effect, and oddly enough - Bioshock! Seriously guys. You can shoot bees from your hands. What more did you want?!

Borderlands.. Just hit me that I haven't played much of that since i got L4D2. It's starting to look at me funny, with those sad, mournful eyes. Maybe i'll give it a whirl later.

[G. Septimus]

I might get back into it soon.

my republic commando disc is broken, so now i cant play one of my favorite games of all time...

You like to play Republic Commando to?????????
well, that's great, I thought I was the only one playing Star Wars: Republic Commando.
It's kind of fun to play it...............

[Prussian to the Iron]

You like to play Republic Commando to?????????
well, that's great, I thought I was the only one playing Star Wars: Republic Commando.
It's kind of fun to play it...............

that is one of the best games ever!!! the multiplayer was masterfully executed as well, and i dont think anyone whos played can ever forget that one map where its a central plaza, 2 bases within jumping distance from eachother, and 2 neutral towers on the sides, each tower with its own retractable shield in front of it.

i got some truly epic snipes on that map, and i usually cant snipe for ****!

[Decker]

Borderlands.. Just hit me that I haven't played much of that since i got L4D2. It's starting to look at me funny, with those sad, mournful eyes. Maybe i'll give it a whirl later.

Yeah... that robot dude needs a job so get to playing it (though I don't own it myself )

Going to hopefully play Oblivion by the end of the semester. Been playing chess on my computer (and a not so good record to boot! )

[frogbeastegg]

I started Zelda: Phantom Hourglass as the new DS Zelda is out next week and all of the adverts had me craving some Zelda action. I'm up to my third visit to the temple of repetitiveness the ocean king, and I have decided that it's a game of two halves.

One half is an amazing, joyful Zelda adventure with well implemented touch screen controls. It's beautiful for a DS game. Everything about it feels spot on, and it's damned near impossible to put down as there's always something else to tempt you onward.

The other is a painful slog through a dungeon with a time limit which stomps all over your instinct to explore and experiment. You're forced to visit it multiple times, and everything always resets. Insufficient short cuts are offered so you end up solving the same puzzles as last time to get the same keys to unlock the same doors before you can finally get on with the new part. The game does not save your progress inside this dungeon so if you quit you end up right back at the beginning and have to do it all over again. It's no coincidence that each time I have quit the game it's been inside this dreary dungeon.

Not sure I'm going to complete this one. As much as I love the rest, the temple of deja vu the ocean king stomps all over my fun until it's dead.

Still working on assassin's creed II. I've slowed down a lot since I reached Venice; I don't find the environment to be as enjoyable to get around in.

[Xiahou]

Been playing Infamous on the PS3. It's like playing GTA as Thor the god of thunder. Every time I start to think things are slowing down, I unlock a new super power to play with.

I'm also still playing and enjoying SMT: Devil Survivor on the DS.

Not sure I'm going to complete this one. As much as I love the rest, the temple of deja vu the ocean king stomps all over my fun until it's dead.

Maybe you'll like Spirit Tracks better. I hear they cut down on the repetitiveness- I heard you have to make return trips to a dungeon, but you don't need to retread the same territory/puzzles over and over again.

[frogbeastegg]

I can't manage to motivate myself into turning my DS back on so I can tackle another run through the temple of wasted time the ocean king, so that's me done with Phantom Hourglass. Pity; outside of that dungeon it's a great little game.

Maybe you'll like Spirit Tracks better. I hear they cut down on the repetitiveness- I heard you have to make return trips to a dungeon, but you don't need to retread the same territory/puzzles over and over again.

Almost definitely. Alas, I can't afford it so I was hoping Phantom Hourglass would fill the spot. I'm in the midst of buying a house so I'm not buying non-essentials like games.

[Hooahguy]

bought Combat Wings: Battle of Britain.
its quite fun, but also very arcadey. but still, its a fun time waster.

also, i got SoaSE: Entrenchment, as well as the Diplomacy beta.
Encrenchment is fun, but Diplomacy and its benefits is lost on me. prob because its a beta.

[Prussian to the Iron]

Almost definitely. Alas, I can't afford it so I was hoping Phantom Hourglass would fill the spot. I'm in the midst of buying a house so I'm not buying non-essentials like games.

i'll buy you one for channukah!

honestly though, i probably would. if i knew your street address, full name, family line, social security number, credit card number, bank account, pin number, and where you keep the deed to your house, than i could probably send it to you

[Decker]

also, i got SoaSE: Entrenchment, as well as the Diplomacy beta.
Encrenchment is fun, but Diplomacy and its benefits is lost on me. prob because its a beta.

How long have you been playing the beta of Diplomacy?

[Fragony]

Replaying The Darkness, had forgotten how good it is, such good story. The Darkness is a great villain, very sinister and cruel, Jackie can control the powers but not The Darkness, he is it's slave and it's never shy to let you know. Great levels, NY rocks, and that.... place.... such sadness. Oh and the soundtrack, fantastic. Visuals didn't age well though, but that's no biggie

[Azathoth]

Great levels, NY rocks, and that.... place.... such sadness. Oh and the soundtrack, fantastic. Visuals didn't age well though, but that's no biggie

New York feels too small, and the subway is kind of inaccurate. I'm not just talking about the lighting, that's clearly to heighten the atmosphere, but the subway tracks are way too close to the platform. I see Canal St. nearly every day, so I have firsthand experience (this is really the case for all the platforms I've ever seen, they're like 5+ feet above the tracks). Also, the real Canal St. station is at least twice as large. The trains look just like the old E, though.

[Husar]

The R.U.S.E. VIP beta (yes, I do feel special ).

[Fragony]

New York feels too small, and the subway is kind of inaccurate. I'm not just talking about the lighting, that's clearly to heighten the atmosphere, but the subway tracks are way too close to the platform. I see Canal St. nearly every day, so I have firsthand experience (this is really the case for all the platforms I've ever seen, they're like 5+ feet above the tracks). Also, the real Canal St. station is at least twice as large. The trains look just like the old E, though.

Could be, I take the taxi, it's highly immersive imho. Love how this game has it's own logic, The Darkness won't allow poor Jackie to die. Adore the execution kills, mafia and the supernatural, who would have thought

[Alexander the Pretty Good]

The R.U.S.E. VIP beta (yes, I do feel special ).

How'd you get it?

[Prussian to the Iron]

just finished MW2's campaign, it was pretty cool. i hated that there weren't any really long firefights though. like the level "The Bog" (or was it "Warpig"?) in cod4. it was at night and you had a long-ass firefight between 2 sides, and it was great.

but it was a cool game. specops is really fun, though NP is kinda time consuming. nto because of the lack of players or unbalance, or anything like that. its that you spend about 15 minutes inbetween games, because the lobby is closed, you spend 3 minutes finding a new one, stay in it for a minute, than it gets closd, until you are about to rip out your eyes, than it puts you in a game.


for some reason, riot shields stopped working online. playing splitscreen, riot shields are evil tools of destruction counterable only by an AT-4 behind it (because AT-4 to the front does squat), but i got some fairly long killstreaks with it, as opposed to getting 2 kills, 1 death, 2 deaths, 1 kill, etc with any other weapon.

[Husar]

How'd you get it?

Friend of mine was a hostess for R.U.S.E. on the GamesCom and when I was there she gave me a little card with a special key that I could use to sign up. Basically everybody could sign up but I think the GamesCom card keys had some kind of guarantee that you'd be chosen.
I kinda like the game, it's fun to play, a mix of Supreme Commander, Company of Heroes and maybe some Hearts of Iron thrown in, although not in terms of complexity.

[Ja'chyra]

Friend of mine was a hostess for R.U.S.E. on the GamesCom and when I was there she gave me a little card with a special key that I could use to sign up. Basically everybody could sign up but I think the GamesCom card keys had some kind of guarantee that you'd be chosen.
I kinda like the game, it's fun to play, a mix of Supreme Commander, Company of Heroes and maybe some Hearts of Iron thrown in, although not in terms of complexity.

Hmm sounds good, always thought you were a good guy to know Hus.

[woad&fangs]

for some reason, riot shields stopped working online. playing splitscreen, riot shields are evil tools of destruction counterable only by an AT-4 behind it (because AT-4 to the front does squat), but i got some fairly long killstreaks with it, as opposed to getting 2 kills, 1 death, 2 deaths, 1 kill, etc with any other weapon.

Riot shields are actually fairly easy to beat. Use explosives, aim at their feet, flank them, shoot them while they switch to a gun, etc. I actually think MW2 did a pretty good job with balancing. I can't wait until I head home for the holidays and get to play my little brother's copy of it again

Until then, I'm playing waaayyyy too much NCAA Football '10 and that Axis&Allies game that was linked to in the Arena.

[Husar]

Hmm sounds good, always thought you were a good guy to know Hus.

Why? Because I happen to know a GamesCom hostess?

[Prussian to the Iron]

Riot shields are actually fairly easy to beat. Use explosives, aim at their feet, flank them, shoot them while they switch to a gun, etc. I actually think MW2 did a pretty good job with balancing.

oh, without a doubt. not even the damage or anything as much as the huge variety of guns. only in assault rifles there must be around 10-15!

its just that when you cant hit their feet, and they see you, you cant really flank unless your just trying to be faster than them, which is cheap. ive had a few online where i meleed someone, then they magically shot through my shield with a shottie and killed me, and the killcam shows that lag is responsible for getting me killd; while they were in front of me on my screen, he was to my right side on his.

[Xiahou]

Almost definitely. Alas, I can't afford it so I was hoping Phantom Hourglass would fill the spot. I'm in the midst of buying a house so I'm not buying non-essentials like games.

Target had Spirit Tracks for $10 off this week, so I decided to grab it. I'm intent on finishing Devil Survivor before getting wrapped up in another DS game, but I gave it a half hour or so preview- it was hard to put down. Looks like a great game.

[Fragony]

Yay Fallout 3, bought this game ages ago and it has been collecting dust ever since, simply don't have enough time for something like this. But now I have two full weeks having to do absolutely nothing for a change. It does not disappoint this is great stuff. The graphics, where to begin, somebody pick up my jaw, amazing. not just somewhat amazing but amazing. wow. Simply incredible. Words fail me but i'll sing the praises when I find the proper way to put it. wow will have to do for now. wow.

bethesda, thankyouverymuchforthis

XXX

Frag

[Alexander the Pretty Good]

Been playing TF2 since the War started. Death to soldiers!