The "What are you playing?" topic.

[The Spartan (Returns)]

also playing Tekken 5/Dark Ressurection. really fun.

[Fragony]

Prey and Arx Fatalis.

Prey: servicable shooter with very good graphics and cool weapons. Not being able to die was a mistake, makes the game way too easy. Spirit walking is fun, and having a pet hawk is fun.

Arx Fatalis: OLD SCHOOL RPG BABY. Tough as nails, very moody. Great stuff.

[The Spartan (Returns)]

just got off RO and played as maching-gunner (allies) on Danzig. i went to a great position (think of shooting down a lane at a pretty elevated level), its where the Axis route to get to the Command Centre. (pretty much the only one) and I slaughtered so many of them with my DP28. so much fun..

[frogbeastegg]

I've started Final Fantasy VI on my gameboy micro. While I've played other FFs more than once, this is the first time I've tried VI. Its reputation preceededs it - as do some fat spoilers I didn't want. Oh well, so far so excellent.

[Rilder]

Act of War:Direct action and Eve online atm.

[Bijo]

When I can, I'm playing Super Metroid and Earthbound.

[doc_bean]

I played some Ratchet and Clank last week, seems like a decent game, though 3D platformers will probably never be as good as their 2D equivalents.

[Andres]

Well, since the 1.02 patch I'm totally into M2:TW again.

Continued my French short campaign yesterday, right after work. Just a couple of turns before I go out sporting...

10.00 pm: still playing, no working out, feeling a bit hungry, my wife watching television, a bit grumbling and a tiny bit upset :shame:

Great game :2thumbsup:

[Justiciar]

Dungeon Keeper 2.. I'd rather be playing the first, but alas it doesn't seem to work. :embarassed:

[Bijo]

Red Pixel (http://www.allegro.cc/depot/RedPixel/). A very cool free action game. It's just about collecting weapons, ammo, and shooting the other and nothing else.

[Orb]

Puzzle Quest demo. Compulsively.

[naut]

HoI II : Doomsday, as Nationalist Spain. Annexed all of Portugal's territories now.

[Kekvit Irae]

Dungeon Keeper 2.. I'd rather be playing the first, but alas it doesn't seem to work. :embarassed:

http://dosbox.sourceforge.net/news.php?show_news=1

[Lorenzo_H]

I'm getting some new games soon. I've had Civ IV, BF2 and M2TW/RTW as my only games for a long time now.

I'm looking out for:

Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfigher 2
Medal of Honour Airborne

which are both coming out in July. Already released I'm considering:

Company of Heroes
Call of Duty 2
C&C Tiberium Wars

[Marshal Murat]

Playing:
BF 2 (Special Forces)
Patrician 3

Considering:
Company of Heroes
C&C The First Decade (or C&C 3)

[Craterus]

Just Cause. PS2.

[Taurus]

Pro Evo 6

[Fragony]

Just got Super Mario Strikers, it's simply fantastic. Gorgeous graphics, easily the best looking Wii-game, and the gameplay is simple but oh so very fun and addictive.

9/10 :2thumbsup:

[naut]

I was playing Oblivion before a power cut rudely turned it off. Gah!

[frogbeastegg]

Picked up Dragon Quest VIII again, and spent some time sorting my party out with better gear and a few more levels. I'll start forging on through the plot again next session.

FFVI remains fun, and my Byzantine campaign in vanilla M2TW is presently interesting in the most Chinese of senses, i.e. doom and death are but a step away unless the vastly outnumbered armies of frogdom continue to perform near-miracles. :sigh: So many full stacks to kill, so little time.

[Marius Dynamite]

I got a loan of Obvlivion off a friend for about 2 days. I managed to complete the main quest and then tried to grab gamerpoints. It was fun and interesting although the story was like something I had seen before. Actually it reminded me of Final Fantasy X.

Also play unranked Gears of War nearly every night with some friends I met online. Very sociable game, fun too.

Also play COD 3 online ranked. I am ok with Axis but excel with the Allies. Allied Rifleman M1 Garand makes most other weapons obsolete at long range except snipers on some maps. Heavy Assault BAR is just like the Garand but with 20 in a clip and can be reloaded at any time (trick is to use it as a rifle rather than holding in the fire button which makes it inaccurate and difficult to see with). I love switching between those if I find them lying around.

[Motep]

RTW and FFVII...again...

[ElectricEel]

Recently, I've been playing X-Com: Ufo Defense. The game has a fairly large number of niggling little issues, but the core concept and gameplay is still very solid, despite the game's age.

[Veho Nex]

Total Annihilation

[Motep]

I finished VII...again....and picked up FFX...again....honestly, I need new games!

[The Spartan (Returns)]

Tenchu: Wrath of Heaven
Anyone play this game? You sneak up and stealth kill people, it's a more realistic simulation of ninjas, quite the contrary to Ninja Gaiden.

[doc_bean]

Started playing some Dawn of War again, the original campaign for the first time and a little bit of dark Crusade (campaigning as Chaos).

[Lorenzo_H]

Recently, I've been playing X-Com: Ufo Defense. The game has a fairly large number of niggling little issues, but the core concept and gameplay is still very solid, despite the game's age.

I sense that Firaxis and Sid Meier might be making a remake of this in the near future.


Started playing some Dawn of War again, the original campaign for the first time and a little bit of dark Crusade (campaigning as Chaos).

Do you play Company of Heroes too? I recently ordered this game upon the reccomendation of Econ21, but it hasn't come yet. It's made by the same developer and is critically acclaimed.

[doc_bean]

Do you play Company of Heroes too? I recently ordered this game upon the reccomendation of Econ21, but it hasn't come yet. It's made by the same developer and is critically acclaimed.

I played around with the demo for a bit. Overall I think I like it less than DoW for two reasons, first of all DoW has much more interesting source material (from a gaming point of view) while CoH is limited to WWII units, I prefer the more original and more diverse DoW universe (it has zombie robots, what WWII game can say that ?) and secondly I don't think the base building/resource system is an improvement, the system is roughly the same as in DoW with capturing points, but now you have three (I think) resources and have to take into account supply lines. Overall I just thought the skirmish game offered in the demo was less fun than a DoW skirmish.

But it looks beautiful though.

[naut]

Way too much Oblivion.

[Fragony]

Little bit of Mortal Wombat for the Wii. Pretty cool, but making special moves got a little bit too easy imvho, and to make up for that they made the AI hidiously hard to beat. Still fun playing with a friend, but while the moves are easy to pull of, the learning curve for doing so is very steep; people find it unresponsive at first (it isn't, just takes a while before get it) and go for the classic controller, which gives the wiimote holder an unfair advantage because he doesn't have to move to do special moves, like in scorpio's spear for example, you can throw it while moving forward if you use the wiimote. Still a good fighting game, but way too hard, to play and to get into. For hardcore gamers only.

how it works https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DG49i4jZgSs

[Meneldil]

I just decided to stop playing WoW (for the 21.367th time), and re-installed Heroes of Might and Magic 5, with the Hammer of Fate addon. Since I've never finished vanilla game, I'm doing the campaigns once again before having a look at HoF.

[Lorenzo_H]

If you are addicted to WoW, a terrible sin, I know the remedy. Guaranteed to work 100% or your money back.

Step 1. Turn on Computer.
Step 2. Log in.
Step 3. Open up Control Panel.
4. Double left click Add and Remove programs.
5. Scroll down to World of Warcraft.
6. Breathe deeply.
7. Click Remove.
8. Confirm Yes.
9. Go wash your hands (by now they will be sweaty).

10. Find World of Warcraft cd.
11. Place thumbs about 3 inches apart on CD, with the rest of your fingers on the other side.
12. Apply 1KG force with fingers upwards, and 1KG force downwards with thumbs, twisting the CD until it shatters into several hundred pieces.

13. Enjoy the rest of your life.

[Geoffrey S]

Finally installed Anachronox, and have got Curse of Monkey Island to work under ScummVM on OSX. Should keep me occupied between rowing.

[Veho Nex]

o reasons, first of all DoW has much more interesting source material (from a gaming point of view) while CoH is limited to WWII units, I prefer the more original and more diverse DoW universe (it has zombie robots, what WWII game can say that ?)


Castle wolfenstein?

[doc_bean]

Castle wolfenstein?

heh, it was more of a rethorical question :laugh4:

Anyway: played some Prince of persia: Sands of Time again, we got a ps2 copy from some friends, already palyed it on the PC, I think I actually prefer the PC version with mouse and keyboard controls (and higher resolution)

Other than that, started palying Wesnoth and still playing DoW.

Exams be damned !

[bedlam28]

Lovin Battlefield 2142 Online at the moment,
Always pop into Eve Online
Just starting Greek campaign in RTW
and I've just bought FEAR for the weekend.

So many games so little time. Damn having to work.
I would damn having my girlfriend too, but she's too lovely.

[The Spartan (Returns)]

Sims 2 Deluxe, just noticed how good it is.

Still play RO of course.

[Proletariat]

Trying out KOTOR2. Loved the first one, no idea why I never bothered to pick this up. I was watching Episode 3 with my 8 year old nephew the other day, and that was enough to make me wanna try out the Dark Side in another CRPG. So far, it's really enjoyable.

I'm also playing MTW2 again after a month or two hiatus, the 1.2 patch and the mod Stainless Steel have breathed incredible new life into that game for me.

[Mikeus Caesar]

Lots of Battlefield 2, with the occassional small binge on Sim City 4. Lots of tasty mods make it much better. Shame Rush Hour is so unstable and every now and then CTD's.

[Andres]

Picked up Hitman Contracts for 5 €.

Finished the 2nd mission yesterday evening (the mission where you need to kill the "Meat King" and his lawyer):

Silent Assasin rating :2thumbsup:

I was afraid my assasin skills would have become rusty, since it's been several years since I finished Hitman 2. Apparantly I still got the touch.

Can't wait to eliminate my next target...

[Bijo]

Hardly playing games but if I do it is usually in the Org's Arcade and any game I find there for personal amusement purposes. Their simplicity is relieving.

[Veho Nex]

Uplink and I hate to say it but WoW`

[Caius]

C&C:Renegade (again!)
I just noticed that when I came into the server I was all the time in, I was 600 in the rank, now Im 114!

[doc_bean]

God of War :2thumbsup:

[frogbeastegg]

Whoohoo! I've finished Dragon Quest VIII! 68:47 hours! Months of playing! Finished!

It's probably the JRPG I enjoyed the most since ... I don't remember when. I liked the way it played to its classic, almost cliched theme and plot, turning it into a joke. Yet when it counted it was still touching. The gameplay side of things was as good. The random battles were rarely too frequent and there were many means to cut down on them, as well as a flee command which actually worked (gasp!) and the ability to intimidate low level enemies into running away.

I saw both endings, but didn't do everything. I couldn't see the point in spending hours in the casino gambling to get the best equipment, or grinding to boost my characters another 20 levels to take on the completely pointless extra bosses. Much as I enjoyed the game, after 68 hours enough is quite enough.

Still working my way through FFVI.

[doc_bean]

Whoohoo! I've finished Dragon Quest VIII! 68:47 hours! Months of playing! Finished!


Pretty long game, though it still doesn't beat my initial run through FFVIII of more than 100 hours (nearly 120 iirc). God I hated that game in the end :laugh4:

I might pick up Dragon Quest if I ever manage to beat KH first, can't have too many RPGs just lying around...

[sapi]

Uplink (finished in a day), DoDS, and hopefully by this time tomorrow, Insurgency

[The Spartan (Returns)]

I might pick up Dragon Quest if I ever manage to beat KH first, can't have too many RPGs just lying around...Join the club! I only know that Froggy and I have KH. Remember there is a KH2.

BTW need any help on KH?

[Fragony]

Replaying Gears of War. It's funny, I can see the obvious qualities, but me and this game simply don't click. Soooooooooooooo pretty, but the gameplay, I dunno. I think Killzone for the psp does this type of gameplay much better.

[doc_bean]

Join the club! I only know that Froggy and I have KH. Remember there is a KH2.

BTW need any help on KH?

No I need time :laugh4:

[Craterus]

Resistance: Fall Of Man

I think it's great ~:)

[Xiahou]

I recently bought a Gameboy Micro and it's breathed new life into Metriod Fusion for me. Great game, played on a great little device. :2thumbsup:

[Decker]

I just started to play Planetside again after a 2 year absence lol.
If anybody plays it, I play on Emerald as TR and my name is Kawaiku.
https://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n73/kawaiku/Planetside/PSScreenShot0223.jpg

[The Spartan (Returns)]

Replaying Gears of War. It's funny, I can see the obvious qualities, but me and this game simply don't click. Soooooooooooooo pretty, but the gameplay, I dunno. I think Killzone for the psp does this type of gameplay much better.Your playing a great game, m8.

[CountArach]

"Take Command: 2nd Manassas Demo" - Quite probably the most fun game I have played in the last couple of years. It is everything the Total War series should be, with the Best AI I have ever played against and set in the American Civil War.

Everyone should buy this.

[Fragony]

Your playing a great game, m8.

I know, but all the time I'm thinking 'hey that's pretty neat, why am I not having fun'. Want to like it, just can't :no:

[frogbeastegg]

I'm pootling about in CivCity: Rome, enjoying myself playing a relaxed city builder. Last time I played it my PC was dying and the game hadn't been patched to fix some irritating bugs, so it's a bit of a different experience to the game I played to half way through and then lost to a dead PC.

Also picked up God of War on the recommendation of a few people here and in the land of real world. So far its ok, not bad but not especially good either. I'm only 20 minutes in, too early to judge.

[Kekvit Irae]

Dark Age of Camelot, the best MMORPG out on the market if you enjoy actual TACTICS in PvP.

[The Spartan (Returns)]

I know, but all the time I'm thinking 'hey that's pretty neat, why am I not having fun'. Want to like it, just can't :no:Yeah I think I understand you and agree with you. I don't own a 360 and GOW, but playing at friends house, it feels so repetitive. I don't feel like playing all the time. (After RO I can't stop!)

Is that it, is it too repetitive?

[The Spartan (Returns)]

I'm pootling about in CivCity: Rome, enjoying myself playing a relaxed city builder. Last time I played it my PC was dying and the game hadn't been patched to fix some irritating bugs, so it's a bit of a different experience to the game I played to half way through and then lost to a dead PC.

Also picked up God of War on the recommendation of a few people here and in the land of real world. So far its ok, not bad but not especially good either. I'm only 20 minutes in, too early to judge.What turned me down to get CivCity: Rome is the low ratings at GS. Is it worth getting?

[doc_bean]

Tried out Soul Calibur III with a friend last night. We both suck at it, though I suck a little less :laugh4:

It seems terribly easy to just repeat the same move and 'lock' your opponent so they can't do anything, but we're probably missing something about escaping such situations.

[frogbeastegg]

What turned me down to get CivCity: Rome is the low ratings at GS. Is it worth getting?
Depends on the player. It's quite easy, which I find makes it relaxing to play. It's not a pretty game if you care about that. There are some bugs and oddities left in which won't be patched; nothing game breaking or devastating. While many of the standard features are there, including the abysmal military side of things, it's not a standard city builder, so if you want a Caesar clone this isn't what you are looking for.

It has some different ideas, and it's these which make the game for me. Firstly citizens will go and get goods they require - the walker system of the old Impressions games is gone and dead, and I'm not sad to see it go. Instead each house has a radius in which it will travel to get goods. Place something providing the desired service inside that radius and off the home owner will go when he's got a spare minute after work. Better houses have more needs, and a larger radius accordingly. They also pick up extra characters to go gather resources: wife, child, slave. Walkers don't need roads either; you can build the entire city without a single tile of road if you wish. That wouldn't be a good idea, as roads speed up travel.

Secondly housing will need to be moved twice to upgrade to the maximum level; the mid-level and high class housing both have different footprints to the standard poor housing you lay out plots for. Insulae can be placed above most of the shop types, and I find myself very appreciative of that. It looks very neat when you have a street of insulae with shop signs, stalls and busy shoppers bustling along it. You can move any house at any time, whether it needs to upgrade or not, which can be handy on occasion.

Thirdly there's research. It's not a massive change to the formula, more a different flavour. It allows you to boost areas of your city to suit your needs and gives you options. Want more meat to support your growing population? Build more goat farms and butchers - or spend money and time to research animal husbandry for a 50% boost to production. Your choice.

Many of the reviews I've seen felt overly harsh to me. Like the reviewer didn't get the game, didn't want to, and didn't care. I wouldn't claim it to be a great title, however. It's merely good and enjoyable, and presently it's available very cheaply.

Don't city builders usually score quite badly anyway? I remember fuming at more than a few reviews back in the hayday of the genre.

[frogbeastegg]

Started playing Magical Starsign (https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?p=1602416#post1602416) on the DS. Me like.

[Tiberius of the Drake]

Romance of the three kingdoms VII and XI-for games apart but both are very good games focused on strategy. Focused on the fictional story of the fall of the Han dynasty in China.

Kessen III-the third installment in a great series that foucuses of the sengoku jidai perios of Japan. Innovative combat sysytem. Story focuses of Oda Nobunaga.

And a great classic..

Suikoden II-considered by some to be the best RPG of the all time. 108 different characters in this great story line based RPG. Despite it being a ps1 game it still has great replay value. If you doubt me, on ebay the cheepest price i found was 100 us dollars, 350 at its highest.

[The Spartan (Returns)]

Romance of the three kingdoms VII and XI-for games apart but both are very good games focused on strategy. Focused on the fictional story of the fall of the Han dynasty in China.

Kessen III-the third installment in a great series that foucuses of the sengoku jidai perios of Japan. Innovative combat sysytem. Story focuses of Oda Nobunaga.
I prefer the original Kessen dont you agree?

Romance of the three kingdoms VII and XI: I always wanted to play that.

[Tiberius of the Drake]

I wish i could say but i cant get my hands on a copy of the orginal or nthe second one. I alwayd get outbid at least moment and my local gamestop only carries III:sweatdrop:

[naut]

Medieval - Total War, after a long-long-long hiatus I'm modding/alpha-testing again.

[AntiochusIII]

Don't city builders usually score quite badly anyway? I remember fuming at more than a few reviews back in the hayday of the genre.I agree. Of all the old CB's only Zeus got any overwhelmingly positive critical response, and it's probably because it's the simplest among the lot (no multiple food requirements, fewer service buildings, etc. Man the Greeks are a pretty happy-go-lucky bunch).

Then again, Zeus is also my favorite CB title. It has a lot of character you don't really get from building 30 identical Egyptian/Roman cities straight.

Right now I'm playing Caesar IV and getting worked up over it. It's so...paradoxical. On one hand it's pretty and the new service system is awesome, sayonara roadblocks! It also feels very much Impression-like which is a point Children of the Nile fails miserably on. On the other hand the service radius is so ridiculously low it's pissing me off. What Pluto-cursed Roman city needs more than one Colosseum anyway? Food production is inadequate half the time and playing "governor" with Caesar sending you all over the place feels like a step back story-wise from Zeus and Emperor.

I can't decide whether it's fun or annoying.

[frogbeastegg]

Food production is inadequate half the time
That's what got me. No matter how many farms and food distribution buildings I slapped down my city was always starving. Half the map was covered in farms and still it wasn't enough for a tiny population. My granaries were empty, my food shops were empty, and my plebs where whining like merry hell. No where could I find an equivolent to the old report which told you how much food you were producing, leaving me more frustrated. That report had been in every game since Caesar III! Why cut it now?

I liked the demo, liked Children of the Nile, and loved all the old Impressions games, but CIV I ended up drifting away from before I finished the lengthy tutorial campaign. Admittedly this was in some small part due to it playing badly on my dying PC. I do intend to load it up and see how it does on my new PC; that will be some time after I complete CivCity: Rome. I always found CC:R to be by far the more enjoyable of the pair.


What Pluto-cursed Roman city needs more than one Colosseum anyway?
In CC:R there is no need to have 6 of each high-end entertainment building; people will walk to them, so unless you plan badly there is never need for a second of each. That was one thing I hated about the old Impressions games. If it's a one of a kind semi wonder of the ancient world why the devil should you need more than one? Just make them really expensive to build and give them map-wide coverage or something.

[Csargo]

https://img62.imageshack.us/img62/6043/revolutionus8.jpg

THE RED REVOLUTION!!! OH NOES.

[Csargo]

Update:

https://img120.imageshack.us/img120/7610/revolution2jm1.jpg

It has gotten worse.:sweatdrop:

[Geoffrey S]

Anachronox is turning out to be something of a gem. I haven't made it very far yet, but am loving the stylised graphics, magnificent character and tight plot and script. It's almost like a combination of an adventure game with a more Japanese-style rpg thing, and it's excellent.

[Motep]

Lets see...

Still playin AOEII and Rome

Just beat Kingdom Hearts II (I was bored, so I played my sisters game)

Mercenaries, again, agin, again, and again (I think ive beat it over twenty times now...)

[Motep]

Update:

https://img120.imageshack.us/img120/7610/revolution2jm1.jpg

It has gotten worse.:sweatdrop:

What game is that?

[doc_bean]

Anachronox is turning out to be something of a gem. I haven't made it very far yet, but am loving the stylised graphics, magnificent character and tight plot and script. It's almost like a combination of an adventure game with a more Japanese-style rpg thing, and it's excellent.

I played it one or two years ago, it's basically a collection of fetch quests, but for some reason it does work (most of the time). Definetely a diamond in the rough.

I'm playing clean up your mess right now :furious3:

[AntiochusIII]

That's what got me. No matter how many farms and food distribution buildings I slapped down my city was always starving. Half the map was covered in farms and still it wasn't enough for a tiny population. My granaries were empty, my food shops were empty, and my plebs where whining like merry hell. No where could I find an equivolent to the old report which told you how much food you were producing, leaving me more frustrated. That report had been in every game since Caesar III! Why cut it now?I agree, even after 1.2 the game appears to be buggy inside. And if the Tilted Mill forums tell me anything it appears game speed heavily affects walker mechanics.

For someone who likes to play at full speed it's a little troublesome to realize that my Prefects will be much less effective than other people's in the same circumstance. :inquisitive:

Still, personally I find the tutorial campaign to be terrible and other maps improve over that. They are so small that you can't build anything meaningful in them.

In CC:R there is no need to have 6 of each high-end entertainment building; people will walk to them, so unless you plan badly there is never need for a second of each. That was one thing I hated about the old Impressions games. If it's a one of a kind semi wonder of the ancient world why the devil should you need more than one? Just make them really expensive to build and give them map-wide coverage or something.Sounds like I need to try out CC:R, then. Who knows? Maybe I'll like it.

What game is that?Hearts of Iron II, by Paradox. World War II setting. :clown: Though do be aware that Ichigo is using a mod; I remember that setting from somewhere...Ichigo, why did you let the commie bastards get out of hand!!? :laugh4:

Oh, and update on topic: replaying Vampire: Bloodlines right now as a Malkavian female. Amazing game, I've never played such scary hotels and zombie catacombs and disturbing mansions in my life; and the Malkavian dialogue is, well...

[Csargo]

.
Hearts of Iron II, by Paradox. World War II setting. :clown: Though do be aware that Ichigo is using a mod; I remember that setting from somewhere...Ichigo, why did you let the commie bastards get out of hand!!? :laugh4:

HoI2:DD with All the Russias (http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/showthread.php?t=212392) mod. It was quite unexpected actually I was at war with Poland and Ukraine then the Proletariats rose up :sweatdrop: and it all went downhill from there. Finland wanted land and another country did. Then Siberia wanted it's independence it was horrible. :wall:

[Xiahou]

Two new games:

Odin Sphere (http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/rpg/odinsphere/index.html?tag=result;title;0) for the PS2- The artwork in this game is truly amazing. Best I've seen for a 2D game. The voice-acting is also well above par and you have the option to switch to the original Japanese if you wanted to. The fighting is relatively straight-forward, but the game gets some depth with it's alchemy system where you find/grow plants and mix various potions. A very engrossing game. :2thumbsup:

Lunar Kights (http://www.gamespot.com/ds/adventure/lunarknights/index.html?tag=result;title;0) for the DS- This is a game in a sci-fi setting where the world is dominated by a race of vampires. You can alternate between 2 characters, a solitary sword-wielding vampire hunter who's attacks are powered by moonlight and a rookie Guild Gunslinger who shoots a gun powered by the Sun's energy to defeat vampires.

The vampires have installed a device over the Earth that filters sunlight and allows them to control much of the weather. Before you can completely destroy a boss you have to first defeat them, then seal them in a coffin which you then must drag out of earth's atmosphere using your spaceship to an orbiting satellite that you use to focus concentrated sunlight on them, thus destroying them for good. Most of the game takes place from an isometric, overhead viewpoint- but the spaceship sequences use a 3D perspective and make exclusive use of the touchscreen and actually can get pretty frantic in the heat of battle. The game also makes copious use of anime-style cut scenes (for the DS anyhow).

[The Spartan (Returns)]

Replaying Oblivion and now I would like to get some mods for it.

What mod would be better? Francesco's or OOO?

[ElectricEel]

Patrician III. It is a trading game set in northern Europe during the heyday of the Hanseatic League. Looks interesting so far.

[Kekvit Irae]

Replaying Oblivion and now I would like to get some mods for it.

What mod would be better? Francesco's or OOO?

I personally use Francesco's with a few of his optionals tacked on.

Right now, I have...

Better Water
Arcane Bank of Cyrodiil
Attack and Hide Easier
Bounty Reduction Over Time
Cheydinhal Alchemists Tower
Crowded Roads
Dark Rose Armor (much love for the sexy light armor!)
White Rose Armor (for ladies who feel a little too pure for Dark Rose)
Harvest - Flora Lite (removes and/or replaces the textures of flora when you gather them)
Harvest - Containers (modifies the look of containers when you use them)
Oblivion Cats (tabby cats ftw!)

[Craterus]

I don't know what to play! I'm thinking of getting Tekken 5 but I can't find it in shops anywhere and buying online can be a hassle. Worth it?

[Geoffrey S]

I played it one or two years ago, it's basically a collection of fetch quests, but for some reason it does work (most of the time). Definetely a diamond in the rough.
Certainly at the start, yes, but it does work; when there is combat (more of that now) it's also good. Nice minigames, great humor and plot, amazing use of the Quake 2 engine for lovely graphics... just got to the bit where...
...Democratus joins the party. I mean, come on, a shrunken planet joining, how brilliant is that?!
Looking forward to playing more after the holiday.

[Warmaster Horus]

Operation Flashpoint GOTY Edition.

Dang, I forgot how hard it was... I played too much Call of Duty 2 recently.

[Csargo]

HoI2:DD-Mod 1934

World in Conflict Beta Demo

[naut]

HoI2:DD

[Csargo]

HoI2:DD

What nation?

[Kekvit Irae]

Operation Flashpoint GOTY Edition.

Dang, I forgot how hard it was... I played too much Call of Duty 2 recently.

It's even more fun in multiplayer. :loveg:

[Veho Nex]

Sim City 4 deluxe, Diablo, and AOM: Titans

[The Spartan (Returns)]

I don't know what to play! I'm thinking of getting Tekken 5 but I can't find it in shops anywhere and buying online can be a hassle. Worth it?Tekken 5 is a great fighting game. If you have a PSP, however get Tekken: Dark Ressurection, it's much better.


I personally use Francesco's with a few of his optionals tacked on.

Right now, I have...

Better Water
Arcane Bank of Cyrodiil
Attack and Hide Easier
Bounty Reduction Over Time
Cheydinhal Alchemists Tower
Crowded Roads
Dark Rose Armor (much love for the sexy light armor!)
White Rose Armor (for ladies who feel a little too pure for Dark Rose)
Harvest - Flora Lite (removes and/or replaces the textures of flora when you gather them)
Harvest - Containers (modifies the look of containers when you use them)
Oblivion Cats (tabby cats ftw!)I now have Francesco's with pretty much all of his optionals, a massive weather mod for Oblivion, and MMM 3.0.

[naut]

What nation?
Germany. The Axis is at war 1937 because France invaded.

[Kekvit Irae]

I almost forgot to mention that I hand-edited a NASA picture of Jupiter to fit into the textures of the large moon, and the Death Star on the other moon. It's fun modding Oblivion :gring:

[frogbeastegg]

Finished Magical Starsign a few days ago. Fun, and very silly.

Today I returned to God of War. I'm very close to the end of CivCity, just a few more scenarios left if I guess rightly. FFVI is on hold for a bit; my random battle tolerence has reached its limit once again.

[Evil_Maniac From Mars]

Hearts of Iron II: Doomsday

Playing Finland, Germany, Soviet Union, Italy, and the UK.

[Csargo]

Germany. The Axis is at war 1937 because France invaded.

Never seen France invade Germany that early.

[Decker]

Started playing Starcraft and Starcraft Brood War. Maaaan do I suck.

[naut]

I now have Francesco's with pretty much all of his optionals, a massive weather mod for Oblivion, and MMM 3.0.
MMM is really good, I don't like some of the meshes for the monsters/creeps though as they are a bit tacky. But it adds a lot of play time.


Never seen France invade Germany that early.
Probably due to my Alliance with Japan and active support of Nationalist Spain that put my belligerence through the roof.

[Motep]

Started playing Starcraft and Starcraft Brood War. Maaaan do I suck.

I hear ya. I somehow *cough*cheatcodes*cough* beat the game...dont know how though...

:grin2:

[frogbeastegg]

Finished with CivCity: Rome, which leaves me playing God of War and nothing else. I need to think about what else to play.

[Pannonian]

Replaying Planescape: Torment, but spells have a nasty habit of bluescreening, something I never experienced when playing it on Win98. Does anyone else have this problem with P:T on XP?

[Evil_Maniac From Mars]

Still HOI2:DD (waiting for Kaiserreich final and 1914 1.0, or at least 0.8), but also Red Orchestra.


Somebody was shooting at me from behind with a pistol, and all I had was a panzerfaust, so I turned around, shot from the hip, and...

https://img504.imageshack.us/img504/144/panzerfaustkillch7.png

[The Spartan (Returns)]

Still HOI2:DD (waiting for Kaiserreich final and 1914 1.0, or at least 0.8), but also Red Orchestra.


Somebody was shooting at me from behind with a pistol, and all I had was a panzerfaust, so I turned around, shot from the hip, and...

https://img504.imageshack.us/img504/144/panzerfaustkillch7.png


Wow, m8. BTW what is your gfx card? The graphics are quite low. (Mine are on highest!)

[Csargo]

Probably due to my Alliance with Japan and active support of Nationalist Spain that put my belligerence through the roof.

Very nice. I tried supporting Nationalist Spain but the allies declared war on me. :sweatdrop: horrible day...

[Evil_Maniac From Mars]

Wow, m8. BTW what is your gfx card? The graphics are quite low. (Mine are on highest!)

It's one of the Intel ones, it's something like 96 megabytes. I need to keep it on low graphics to maintain a good connection, which is odd, because I can run games like AOEIII on about medium.

[Motep]

Gta III
Ford racing II
Runescape

[King Jan III Sobieski]

PS, PS2 - Dragon Quest 8, Dragon Warrior 7

GB - Dragon Warrior Monsters

PC - MTW, VI, Pike & Musket mod, Fable:wall: ,...and I occasionally go back to play some old favorites, i.e., Quest for Glory and King's Quest (including the remakes).

:egypt:

[Husar]

World in Conflict beta
Medieval 2

[Decker]

I hear ya. I somehow *cough*cheatcodes*cough* beat the game...dont know how though...

:grin2:
hehe, I'm doing custom games to get used to it atm. I play as zerg mainly because I last longer(thanks to zerglings lol). I was really good on the N64 version and could kick some serious tail (mainly my brothers) and was very good. Then I see that Starcraft 2 is coming out so I decided to play the first ones (which I discovered I had) and see how good/horrible I really am. Lets just say I won't be playing online anytime soon.

[Lorenzo_H]

Civilization IV Beyond the Sword. Get it.

[frogbeastegg]

Picked up Heroes of Might and Magic V again. I shelved it about a month after release to wait for patches. It's now in quite good shape, and the AI isn't as dreadful as it used to be. I'm loving the way I can slap everything on full and have it play perfectly on my new PC; on my old one it was strictly half settings and jerkiness on busier maps. It looks very pretty, and I don't have to wait so long for the AI to think. Only done two missions so far, so I've a long way to go before I catch back up to where I was.



Now I'm back at work I've started a new portable game for those lunchtimes when I can't be bothered to lug in whatever heavy book I'm reading. The lucky choice is :drum roll: Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow on the DS. So far it's a worthy enough sequel to the GBA's Aria of Sorrow. Having a choice of the map or the vital stats and enemy details on the second screen makes such a difference; it cuts down on the 'start, map, start, run a bit, start, map, start, run a bit' gameplay, minimising interruptions and making the experience smoother.

The magic seal thing is awful. When I smack a boss down to his last sliver of health I don't want to have to scramble to grab my stylus and draw a precise imitation of some fancy design inside a time limit to finish it off!

[English assassin]

Civilization IV Beyond the Sword. Get it.

I just reloaded Civ III. WHY, God, WHY?

Just...one....more....turn.

Next time I am burning the discs, its the only way

[Lorenzo_H]

I just reloaded Civ III. WHY, God, WHY?

Just...one....more....turn.

Next time I am burning the discs, its the only way
Civ IV is even better man, trust me. BTS is right on as well.

[doc_bean]

The magic seal thing is awful. When I smack a boss down to his last sliver of health I don't want to have to scramble to grab my stylus and draw a precise imitation of some fancy design inside a time limit to finish it off!


If you practise a bit it gets pretty easy, keep your stylus half out so you can grab it quickly.

Aria of Sorrow is still the better game imo, I'm thinking of replaying that again.

[Kekvit Irae]

I'm currently playing Star Wars: Empire At War - Forces of Corruption.
I just wish Star Wars: Rebellion had the space battle complexity of EaW :(

[Xiahou]

If you practise a bit it gets pretty easy, keep your stylus half out so you can grab it quickly.

Aria of Sorrow is still the better game imo, I'm thinking of replaying that again.
I think even the developers acknowledged that the seals were a mistake. They just tacked it on so they could say the game used the touchscreen. It's still a good game though. :yes:

Anyone tried 'Portrait of Ruin' yet? It's been on my 'to be played' list for quite awhile not, but I've never gotten it yet.

[Lorenzo_H]

One of my friends recently got my lil bro a game called Sniper Elite. I played it for a few minutes last night. It is a unique cross between a WW2 shooter and a stealth game. It is quite good, however I think I prefer normal WW2 shooters. Stealth games to me are just a bit tedious (with all the hiding you have to do) and the atmosphere gives me the creeps. You can walk through the whole of (a pretty well ruined) Berlin and not see a single soul apart from an NKVD agent with a machine gun, who will suddenly appear in front of you from nowhere.

[Martok]

I'm currently playing Star Wars: Empire At War - Forces of Corruption.
I just wish Star Wars: Rebellion had the space battle complexity of EaW :(
Bah! Rebellion would still be a labyrinthian mess, even with EaW-type battles. ~;p

On a more serious note, do you enjoy EaW overall? I've looked at picking it up for a while now, but haven't decided if it would be worth my while.

[Kekvit Irae]

Bah! Rebellion would still be a labyrinthian mess, even with EaW-type battles. ~;p

And yet I still play it often.


On a more serious note, do you enjoy EaW overall? I've looked at picking it up for a while now, but haven't decided if it would be worth my while.

It's ok. The land battles need to play a lot less like your average RTS and more like actual battles. The space battles is where the game really shines.
I'm sad because the Forces of Corruption expansion promised me I could play with SSDs, but the only SSD I saw was a partially-built one on the final campaign mission, along with one I fight. At least Rebellion had fully-playable SSDs.

[Motep]

Naruto Ultimate ninja 2

my playstation broke this morning, so Ill have to replace it and finish the damned game. My sister prides herself on kickig ass, and I whooped her the first time I played it. :grin2:

[doc_bean]

Just finished Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, I played the first four cases around easter but still needed to do the fifth case. It certainly was interesting with all the extra features, though story and 'gameplay' wise I didn't think it was the best.

Well, if all the cases in And Justice for all are as good as the last one I'll be happy.

[Fragony]

Embrace The Darkness!

The Darkness is awesome. AI is not the best but if you are a sucker for dark and moody games, with awesome enviroments, downright cruel powers and one sick puppy of a villain, gogogo. Now the gameplay isn't that good, it feels dated, but New York is such a fantastic setting, and the WW1 levels, oh god, think about it. The soldiers have gotten stuck in a nightmare-war where they can't die, there is a guy constantly trying to blow his brains out, only to come back to life again and again and again, now there's futility for ya. The mood is so thick here, the best realised utterly depressing place in a game I have seen in a long long time. Story...ah, see for yourselve it is great. great music, great story, great powers, great music, great setting, somwhat dated gameplay, yup this is a buy.

[Decker]

Just bought and started playing The Warriors game after watching the movie. I haven't gotten very far but I am enjoying the game immensely and I can't wait to get to the levels that replay the awesome movie it was created after.

[Ice]

Insurgency: Modern Infantry Combat Beta

[Ace of Spades]

I've been playing the crap out of Caesar IV lately. I've spent many late nights trying to get my city ratings just a little bit higher so I can go on to the next one. Then I get sleepy & have to quit (have to get up for work and all). I'm gonna' get back into MTW (XL) & take a break from city-building for a little. I also have The Warriors on the PS2 that I have to finish. If I didn't have to work, I'd have all the time in the world :laugh4: .

[doc_bean]

Continuing God of War. Ugh, I wish I could find my thread again so i could withdraw my recommendation. It has way to many frustrating platforming sections (the kind that take me half an hour to an hour or more to beat), I've just about gien up on this game 3 times by now, the fighting is still fun, but the variety in the enemies just isn't enough, there aren't enough fighting sections anymore, and where you do fight enemies they just respawn four/five or more times. Even worse, enemies are often placed on higher ground (or you are) and the AI has no idea how to handle that, making them easy pickings.

I just want to finish this game now, I hope it does pick up again, it has some brilliant moments, but far too many flaws and boring sections to deserve all the praise it has gotten (including from me, sorry about that).

[frogbeastegg]

This last week has seen two big changes in my console set up. First is my acquiring a PS3, or PSfree as I call it, owing to the fact it was free. If it wasn't I wouldn't have bothered with it. The second is that I replaced my tiny, ailing standard definition TV with a HDTV. Oooh, prettiness. Finally I can see what I'm doing - my old best score in Super Stardust HD was a pitiful 49,000; I got vaguely respectable for a newbie 250,000 on my first go on the new TV.

God of War is on hold while I decide whether to keep going with my game on the PS2, losing the benefits of upscaled graphics and a wireless controller, or whether to restart it on the PSfree and take advantage of those bonuses. :mutters about Sony's stupidity in not putting a port for PS1 and PS2 memory cards on the PS3: I'd like to use the PSfree but there are three parts of GoW I don't want to play though again: the entire first level, the bit where you need to freeze an enemy onto a switch, and the battle with the big grey monsters in Athens square.

I started up Okami (https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?p=1626652#post1626652) instead, and fell in love once the game got going. All other games shall remain ignored until Okami is completed, methinks.



Doc_Bean, your thread (https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=87987) :winkg:

[Bijo]

Continuing God of War. Ugh, I wish I could find my thread again so i could withdraw my recommendation. It has way to many frustrating platforming sections (the kind that take me half an hour to an hour or more to beat), I've just about gien up on this game 3 times by now, the fighting is still fun, but the variety in the enemies just isn't enough, there aren't enough fighting sections anymore, and where you do fight enemies they just respawn four/five or more times. Even worse, enemies are often placed on higher ground (or you are) and the AI has no idea how to handle that, making them easy pickings.

I just want to finish this game now, I hope it does pick up again, it has some brilliant moments, but far too many flaws and boring sections to deserve all the praise it has gotten (including from me, sorry about that).
It is humble of you to see and admit the error of your ways.

[Veho Nex]

DW5 and Res Evil 4

[Kekvit Irae]

DW5

Xtreme Legends = :loveg:

[Stig]

Planning on finally buying Anno 1701, been playing the demo for almost a year now, that should change

[ElectricEel]

Recently, I've been playing Jagged Alliance 2 again. It's an old classic - and like with Freespace 2, which I mentioned earlier in this thread, the source code has been released by the developers, and the fans have continued to improve the game (http://ja2v113.pbwiki.com/).

[doc_bean]

Finished God of War, 12hours of gameplay time. Hard game to judge, I absolutely loved some parts and absolutely loathed others. Luckily there weren't that many parts I loathed, and they were concentrated towards the end.
I'd say the game is still worth playing for its good parts.

[Decker]

Has anybody played the "Call of Juarez"? I heard it's pretty darn good.

[Marshal Murat]

Company of Heroes
I am enjoying it, despite the harsh language.

[CountArach]

Take Command Second Manassas (http://www.madminutegames.com/)

Best game I have played in a long time.

[Taurus]

Picked up Command & Conquer 3 Tiberium Wars yesterday at the bargain price of £14.99 it's the Kane Edition too. Anyways its an awesome game, more of the same old build and destroy but thats we we like. A definate recommendation to everyone.

[TinCow]

Civ IV BTS. As if the game wasn't good enough before this expansion pack... I think the amount of time I spend on this game would cause marital problems if it wasn't for the fact that my wife is addicted too!

[Lorenzo_H]

Company of Heroes
I am enjoying it, despite the harsh language.

Yeah the language almost put me off it, but I got it anyway.


Picked up Command & Conquer 3 Tiberium Wars yesterday at the bargain price of £14.99 it's the Kane Edition too. Anyways its an awesome game, more of the same old build and destroy but thats we we like. A definate recommendation to everyone.
Dude where did you get that? The cheapest I found the normal version was HMV for 20 quid.


Civ IV BTS. As if the game wasn't good enough before this expansion pack... I think the amount of time I spend on this game would cause marital problems if it wasn't for the fact that my wife is addicted too!
lol I have never met a woman who likes Civ! If I do, thats who I'm marrying.

[TinCow]

lol I have never met a woman who likes Civ! If I do, thats who I'm marrying.

My wife actually plays it more than I do, though we tend to play cooperative (same team) multiplayer games together more often than single-player. We were just getting good at consistently beating Monarch on Large before BTS came out. We've dropped it back to Prince for our first BTS coop game though.

[doc_bean]

I've been meaning to get back into civ 4 (after a break of over a year, I have a short attention span). Do you think Beyond the Sword is worth it, even for the less fanatical Civ4 player ?

[Lorenzo_H]

I've been meaning to get back into civ 4 (after a break of over a year, I have a short attention span). Do you think Beyond the Sword is worth it, even for the less fanatical Civ4 player ?
Yeah BTS is really good. It introduces a lot of new stuff which will keep you going for a long time. The new scenarios, especially Final Frontier, are great as well. I'm not at all a fanatical player, and I love it. Even the new civilizations alone are enough to get me coming back, but thats not to mention all the other amazing features like corporations and espionage, random events and all the cool new units like Mobile Artillery and Paratroopers.

[TinCow]

Yes, BTS is a very good and definitely worth buying. The only downside is that some of the new features are not balanced very well, which throws off the pretty decent balance that they had going with Warlords.

I'm a Dutch addict.

[sapi]

Currently playing EUIII when I can - someone un-addict me :laugh4:

[Bijo]

I am playing no video games at all. I think that is good.

[Craterus]

Gun.

[The Spartan (Returns)]

Gun.Gun is awesome m8! How far is your progress?

[Lorenzo_H]

Yes, BTS is a very good and definitely worth buying. The only downside is that some of the new features are not balanced very well, which throws off the pretty decent balance that they had going with Warlords.

I'm a Dutch addict.
Yeah the Dutch are really good! Traits are a beauty...

I intend to play as Lincoln next because he is one of the new leaders and the American Navy Seal should perform well in the enhanced modern era.

[Csargo]

Yeah the Dutch are really good! Traits are a beauty...

I intend to play as Lincoln next because he is one of the new leaders and the American Navy Seal should perform well in the enhanced modern era.

Ah never mind Civ 4

[Kekvit Irae]

I'm currently addicted to WH40k: Dawn of War: Dark Crusade. It makes me want to dust off my Imperial Guard army and paint new miniatures.
But what POs me the most is that all commanders EXCEPT the Space Marines (haven't checked the Orks) get a wargear upgrade that allows them to detect infiltrated units. This isn't all that bad since he gets the best melee in the game and has a personal teleporter. Still, it's trouble if you run against a Tau or Eldar army.

[Fragony]

Xbox360 died so I am fanatically playing Mortal Kombat:Armageddon and Super Strikers Charged.

FUN

[seireikhaan]

Well, I'm still on my PS2, and probably won't get a 'next gen' system, since my vid game interest has waned somewhat. Currently playing the Prince of Persia series(again). Definitely one of my favorite series of all time.

Also, BTS is great, I played it at a friend's place and was very impressed with the limited time I was playing it.

[Decker]

Just started playing Track Mania- yea and I pretty much suck and can finish the token race if Im lucky

[Craterus]

Gun is awesome m8! How far is your progress?

Got to Hollister last night. I quickly discovered that his face is invincible to shotgun bullets so, after two or three tries, I gave up for the evening, I'll probably try again later. Any tips?

EDIT: I think it's Hollister. The leader of the Renegades, odd-looking face, strange hat.

[The Spartan (Returns)]

Got to Hollister last night. I quickly discovered that his face is invincible to shotgun bullets so, after two or three tries, I gave up for the evening, I'll probably try again later. Any tips?

EDIT: I think it's Hollister. The leader of the Renegades, odd-looking face, strange hat.Well I have played Gun perhaps 1/2 years ago so I forgot some things, but here is a walkthrough (from a Gamespot walkthrough) on how to kill him:

As you can probably tell by your clothing, you're reaching the final leg of
your quest. Our good friend Hollister isn't keen on that idea though, and so
you have to deal with him. Equip your Dual Peacemakers before heading into the
next area.

Hollister's location is marked on the compass. Head to him quickly, as he will
throw dynamite when you're not in sight. At close range, he will shoot you with
Ned's rifle, which is VERY powerful. Ideally, you should give him the drop, tap
the Quickdraw button and unload as much lead as you can into Hollister's ugly
face. He should either die or have a slither of health left to finish off. If
you can't Quickdraw his health down, dodge his rifle shots by running around
corners, pop out and give him a few shots from your revolvers, but you're far
better off using Quickdraw.

Once his health is down, Hollister will do a suicide run. Head down to the
ditch he's in and he will run towards you with as much dynamite as he can
carry. You can't kill him, so you have to stop him from killing you. Start
running backwards and unload your revolvers into him non-stop. This will slow
him down until the dynamite blows him up. If you're too slow, the dynamite will
kill you too. Don't use Quickdraw, you're trying to end this as quickly as you
can.

[Craterus]

Hmmm. I've tried using Quickdraw but he just seems bulletproof and I tend to get discouraged when that rifle starts to get a few shots in.

Today, I did a lot of the side missions and bought a lot of upgrades so should be easier this time. Thing is, I died on the way back to the mission start point. Saved it just after but do you know what's the effect of dying? It didn't seem to undo my side-mission progress and I had all my guns and ammo. All it did was transport me to the mission start point.

EDIT: Heh, I also tried to get in nice and close and attack him with my melee weapon which is that Tommahawk. Turns out he owns a pretty good sword so that didn't pay off.

[ELITEofWARMANGINGERYBREADMEN88]

admin on a BF2 server right now, #7 worldwide we are ranked me thinks!!

[Craterus]

Well, I finished Gun. Thanks for the help God's Grace.

Kind of playing Battlefront II again now, but not much 'cos it's gotten too easy.

[The Spartan (Returns)]

Well, I finished Gun. Thanks for the help God's Grace.

Kind of playing Battlefront II again now, but not much 'cos it's gotten too easy.Congrats m8, and no problem. The bad thing about Gun is that there really is no replayability value.

[Craterus]

Maybe... I did mess about with that superhorse for a while and started a few showdowns, but I'm done with it now.

Only borrowed the game, so it didn't cost me anything but it was fun for the week or so that I was playing. Obviously, I won't buy it.

Any PS2 games that people can recommend or is it all about the PS3 now?

[frogbeastegg]

Any PS2 games that people can recommend or is it all about the PS3 now?
I use my PSFree to play my PS2 games in upscaled glory with the benefits of a wireless controller and faster loading. PS3 games? There aren't any, not really. That's why I wouldn't have the console if it hadn't been free.

What kind of games are you looking for? I recommend you start a separate topic with a few details; it will get more views.

[Craterus]

Well, it's nothing serious. My brother has a PS3, I'll just see what other games he buys for that. (He only has Resistance at the moment).

Thanks anyway.

Although, none of my PS2 games work on the PS3. Does it have to be updated at least once before it can play any?

[Kekvit Irae]

Developers are staying the heck away from the PS3 for several reasons:
1. Low sales of the console due to the price increase and low-quality launch games. It's easier to make a profit producing a game on the 360 because more people own 360s.
2. Bad press. As good as your game may be, nobody wants to fork over 600 dollars for a console nobody likes.
3. More difficult to program for. Having to program on the Blu-Ray format is one of the reasons why programmers do not like the PS3.

Currently, the only top-rated games out of the whole PS3 library are Resistance: Fall of Man and Virtua Fighter 5. Metal Gear Solid 4 may OR may not be a PS3 exclusive. If it is not, then that would signal the death knell of the console.

Back on topic, just grab yourself a cheap flat PS2 and games like Okami, God of War II, and many other great games that are still being produced.

[The Stranger]

FM 2007, EB, and currently reinstalled M2TWto try again.

How are you doing Craterus?

[econ21]

I'm almost "between games" at the moment - rather like the unemployed person who is "between jobs". Nothing much in my collection or on the shop shelves grabs me. Bioshock and Kingdoms should put that right soon though.

At the moment, I am playing The Last Days mod for Mount and Blade. It is an astonishing piece of work (although I am a great LOTR fan, so I am biased) and vastly enriches M&B.

[Caius]

MU Pirate, an Arg server of MU.

[frogbeastegg]

Although, none of my PS2 games work on the PS3. Does it have to be updated at least once before it can play any?
Short answer: Yes.

Long answer:
In the case of non-PAL consoles (i.e. any brought outside of Europe) PS2 emulation is provided by the Emotion Engine chip present in the console, meaning that it pretty much has a PS2 console built into it. There was a small update released around launch which tweaked a few things with this style of emulation. Without the update most games will work; once that update is in place the emulation should be near flawless with any game.

PAL consoles don't have an Emotion Engine chip in them because Sony wanted to cut manufacturing costs. Emulation is purely software. The version of software included on the console when you buy it is frankly useless. It won't work with most games, and it's buggy as a jam sandwich in an ant hill. Each update to the console firmware has improved emulation, adding new games to the supported list and fixing problems with others. As of the latest update nearly all games should work, most of them without problems or with minor problems only. Happily, updates will break emulation for a game or three, meaning some titles which used to work now don't. Metal Gear Solid 3 is currently broken on the latest firmware; it worked on all previous ones except the version present on a new console.

There's an official website ( http://faq.eu.playstation.com/bc/bcGames.htm;ZSESSIONID=GG9jlZMdypfhTNRkWR00WbbGJq0C1FLn303lXDkrj14QMzbm6ny4!73331366?locale=en_GB) which lists which games work and at what level, but it hasn't been updated to reflect the most current firmware so it's not as helpful as it used to be.

Do note that whatever version of the console and firmware you have, using emulation mode will turn your controller off. You need to hit the PS button as the game begins to load to turn it back on again. Same again if you exit the game and go back to the main PS3 interface. Most irritating.

If you have the console linked to a HDTV and want to make use of enhanced features such as upscaling and smoothing you need to enable these features in the main PS3 settings before starting a game. As of the latest update you can then alter the settings while playing a game to tweak them to whatever suits the game best; just hold down the PS button until the black menu appears, choose settings, then tweak. If you have not turned smoothing and upscaling on in the main menu this option will not be present.

My console has the latest firmware in place, and TBH I've not had any problems with the emulation thus far :touches wood:. Every game I have tried has worked without problems, and has benefited from better visuals, faster loading, and faster ‘memory card’ access (I say ‘memory card’ because it’s actually accessing a simulated card on the consoles hard drive). I've not tried my copy MGS3: Subsistence though ...

[Beirut]

Half Life 2

I said I'd never buy it because of Steam, but it was on sale for $19.99 and I heard it supported widescreen monitors, so what the heck. On the plus side, HL2 and Steam installed perfectly. Mind you, I have yet to actually play the game. It got rave reviews across the board so there must be some fun in it somewhere.

I'm terrible at puzzles, so I'll probably load up some cheats, but I'm not really playing it for the challenge, I just want some nice eye-candy and to blow some stuff up.

[sapi]

The puzzles are self-explanatory, for the most part - there should be no need to cheat.

Steam's mature these days, and works pretty well, across the board.

I think you'll enjoy it, if you like FPS games at all ~:)

[Kekvit Irae]

I especially like how HL2 is the only game to have a true Closed Captioning system built in. Instead of just subtitles when someone talks, you get subtitles when someone is shooting at you, when an explosion detonates, and everything else. Thumbs up from the deaf community.

[Beirut]

I especially like how HL2 is the only game to have a true Closed Captioning system built in. Instead of just subtitles when someone talks, you get subtitles when someone is shooting at you, when an explosion detonates, and everything else. Thumbs up from the deaf community.

No kidding? I didn't know that. Well done indeed. :balloon2:

The game itself is quite something. Pulled me right in within the first few minutes. Played for about an hour. Excellent... everything. The widescreen option worked perfectly and the graphics are pretty sweet. Have it at 1920 x900 (or something like that) and it really looks great. Haven't noticed any FPS slowdowns. Had one lock up at the start of my first game but nothing bad since then.

I've only been hit with one "physics puzzle" so far and the funky thing was I figured it out without knowing it was a puzzle, I was just farting around and then realized that what I had done was something I had to do anyway to get where I was going. That was neat. Lots of interesting you do this - then they do that - then you do this actions and re-actions.

I just got a machine gun a minute ago. Was pistol and crowbar before that. Looking forward to the heavy weapons. :evil: I don't think I'll load up any cheats, the game's too much fun so far to mess with it.

I see why HL2 got the reviews it did. It's certainly an above average game.

[Csargo]

Devil May Cry 3 probably FFXII soon...

[Kekvit Irae]

I've only been hit with one "physics puzzle" so far and the funky thing was I figured it out without knowing it was a puzzle, I was just farting around and then realized that what I had done was something I had to do anyway to get where I was going. That was neat. Lots of interesting you do this - then they do that - then you do this actions and re-actions.

I just got a machine gun a minute ago. Was pistol and crowbar before that. Looking forward to the heavy weapons. :evil: I don't think I'll load up any cheats, the game's too much fun so far to mess with it.

Wait until you get the Gravity Gun. It's a world of fun. You can grab enemy grenades in midair and shoot them back at them, pick up explosive barrels and hurl them at soldiers, and even have fun by capturing the flying drones.
In Ravenholm, you will absolutely love it. I wont spoil anything, but I will say this: circular saw blades + gravity gun = slice n' dice!

[Beirut]

Wait until you get the Gravity Gun. It's a world of fun.

In Ravenholm, you will absolutely love it. I wont spoil anything, but I will say this: circular saw blades + gravity gun = slice n' dice!

Oh, I read about that particular toy, sounds like fun. Looking forward to it!

Also read about Gary's Mod as well and all the demented things you can do with the Gravity Gun. It's a $10 DL but I just might get it. The mods and the gravity gun were two of the big reasons I bought HL2. (Well, that and it was on sale for less than $20.)

[Beirut]

In Ravenholm, you will absolutely love it. I wont spoil anything, but I will say this: circular saw blades + gravity gun = slice n' dice!

:balloon2: :grin:


Small HL2 spoiler below.
Playing catch with the gravity gun and the "Dog" was hysterical. Was pretty much laughing out loud at that. There are truly moments of brilliance in this game.

[Kekvit Irae]

You should enjoy Episode One then. Dog's back, and just as amusing.

[Incongruous]

Well, just got Jade Empire spec edition for my brother, but since uni is havin' a break I thought I'd do the right thing and make sure that everything loads up ok. Into the fourth level, everything seems ok, but I feel I need to go all the way:yes:

As a reward for doing so well in Hist and Class, my old man has just got me COH. I likey.:2thumbsup:

[The Spartan (Returns)]

Well, just got Jade Empire spec edition for my brother, but since uni is havin' a break I thought I'd do the right thing and make sure that everything loads up ok. Into the fourth level, everything seems ok, but I feel I need to go all the way:yes:

As a reward for doing so well in Hist and Class, my old man has just got me COH. I likey.:2thumbsup:Yup CoH is fun!

Back on TW playin' Lusted's 3.1 LTC mod for M2TW.

Schooled the 100 year war campaign and so far blitzing the Italian cities in the Italian Campaign as the HRE.

[Geoffrey S]

I know what I want to be playing: Mafia 2. Only just saw the announcement, and since I loved part one I'm looking forward to this. As long as they don't make it like that recent Godfather game I'm happy.

[Husar]

It's made by Illusion Softworks again, so we can hope it will come up to the standards of the first part.:2thumbsup:

Looks very nice so far, I hope it won't take them until 2009 to finish it.

Btw: http://mafia2game.com/

[Geoffrey S]

Yeah, the developers are good. I hope the story is as good this time round, it really felt like playing a movie (as opposed to watching, like Dreamfall).

Oh, and I'm not playing it myself since I don't have CoH, but this (http://mods.moddb.com/8627/europe-in-ruins/) looks extremely interesting for anyone playing that game online. Anyone already do so?

[frogbeastegg]

I finished Okami last night. Nice game, shame it never came out of tutorial mode. It kept telling me what to do when I already knew.

Now playing Bioshock.

[The Spartan (Returns)]

I finished Okami last night. Nice game, shame it never came out of tutorial mode. It kept telling me what to do when I already knew. Can you describe Okami to me Lady Frog? I heard it was a great game.

[Kekvit Irae]

Can you describe Okami to me Lady Frog? I heard it was a great game.

Why describe it when you can watch it in its full glory (http://www.gamespot.com/video/920500/6157851/okami-video-review)?

[frogbeastegg]

Can you describe Okami to me Lady Frog? I heard it was a great game.
I started a topic (https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=89458&highlight=okami) after playing for a few hours. It's a very good game, absolutely gorgeous in style; one of those games where you find yourself running around being silly just to absorb the locations and listen to the music. The video review doesn't do it justice; the music is missing and they concentrate on the more gloomy locations.

[The Spartan (Returns)]

I started a topic (https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=89458&highlight=okami) after playing for a few hours. It's a very good game, absolutely gorgeous in style; one of those games where you find yourself running around being silly just to absorb the locations and listen to the music. The video review doesn't do it justice; the music is missing and they concentrate on the more gloomy locations.


Why describe it when you can watch it in its full glory (http://www.gamespot.com/video/920500/6157851/okami-video-review)?I love the manga like graphics just like in Musashi which sucked, and that brush mechanism, looks so fun!

[Dutch_guy]

Currently playing Rainbow six: vegas, online as well as SP, and also playing a bit of Caesar IV on the side.

:balloon2:

[Geoffrey S]

Ha, just ordered Full Throttle! It was a youthtime favourite, but a deep scratch on the disc made it impossible to play anymore and I never got far. Hopefully that will arrive within the week.

Also, The Argas Effect (http://spacestationk7.eliteforce.com/briefingroom/). I advise anyone with Elite Force to give this a whirl; it's an amazing reproduction of TOS Enterprise, and it's an interesting SP mission to boot.

Installed Baldur's Gate I, II and expansion packs recently (for 5 euros!). Bit apprehensive about starting it, they look time consuming.

[frogbeastegg]

I love the manga like graphics just like in Musashi which sucked, and that brush mechanism, looks so fun!
Technically speaking Okami is in the style of a Japanese watercolour painting, not manga; it's an absolutely gorgeous effect, and a styling no other game I know of has used. The graphics look a lot better on a nice TV; there's detail and effects you can't see in that tiny little video.


Installed Baldur's Gate I, II and expansion packs recently (for 5 euros!). Bit apprehensive about starting it, they look time consuming.
A bit time consuming in the same way the Queen is a bit rich. Depending on how throughly you play them, the two games plus expansions could take you in excess of 200 hours to complete! They're also a bit good, in the same manner of speaking. Lots of people here have fond memories of them.

[Kekvit Irae]

Baldur's Gate II + Throne of Bhaal are extreme time wasters. I once started playing on the weekend at dusk, and when I got up to get something to eat, it was already noon.
You can grab all the great modifications and bugfixes from baldurdash.org (it's also home to where I got the idea to play a solo mage)

[Craterus]

True Crime: Streets Of LA

I really do need something new.

[Caius]

The Legend of the Green Dragon. Hosted by UltraWar.

[Kekvit Irae]

I miss those old BBS games, especially Legend of the Red Dragon and MajorMUD.

[doc_bean]

Played some Phoenix Wright on the train with my girlfriend, I finally found a game she likes !

Too bad the games don't support multiple saves though.

[professorspatula]

Baldur's Gate II + Throne of Bhaal are extreme time wasters. I once started playing on the weekend at dusk, and when I got up to get something to eat, it was already noon.
You can grab all the great modifications and bugfixes from baldurdash.org (it's also home to where I got the idea to play a solo mage)

Yea it does devour your life! I started playing that again the other week with the idea to create a couple of evil characters and go around making a mess of Amn. Unfortunately there isn't really enough support for evil characters in the game in my opinion. Aside from the bug-fixing and minor improvement mods I don't go for the others - they just don't seem to feel right. Despite only just escaping Irenicus' dungeon (it's so tedious) I'm actually going to start yet again with a sorcerer and some custom items to make them a bit of a tough guy. I've played the game solo with a thief/berserker and with large parties so a final go at the game with a super-ish character seems fine by me. I'll have to recruit some foxy lady for the romance too. Well it's lonely out there for a warrior at times.

By the way, is there some kind of way to discover who is playing BG2 online? I didn't realise as I created a MP game just for myself so I could use a few custom characters, then I go watch TV, come back and someone's trying to play. Gave me a fright as it's never happened before!

[Taurus]

Purchased Oblivion last week for a tenner, I've never really been one for RPG's but already I'm hooked, Im astounded how much choice and free will you have and the graphics are superb. I'm not very far as mostly I've just been exploring but worth every penny so far, brilliant game.

[shlin28]

Replaying Warcraft 3 campaign (especially human and undead campaigns), in anticipation of Wrath of the Lich King :beam:

[Geoffrey S]

Right, finished Full Throttle. Short, but oh so sweet. It's like playing the game of a movie that was never made, the guy playing Ben is the most perfect casting I've ever heard in a game. Puts many a movie to shame, let alone modern adventure games.

[UltraWar]

Right, finished Full Throttle. Short, but oh so sweet. It's like playing the game of a movie that was never made, the guy playing Ben is the most perfect casting I've ever heard in a game. Puts many a movie to shame, let alone modern adventure games.

Ron Conrad is dead.

[Evil_Maniac From Mars]

I'm buying a new computer, so that means Red Orchestra on better settings, BF2, and best of all...FLIGHT SIMS!

[Geoffrey S]

Ultrawar, yeah, I'd heard. It's what made me want to play the game again, in fact.

[Xiahou]

Well, after finishing both KotoR games, I decided to take on a JRPG- "Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000FPM4WC/ref=wl_it_dp/102-5045118-8115354?ie=UTF8&coliid=I2PBAEB4W3NWMJ&colid=A7IIO0ZVO59V)". I had heard a ton of good press about the game and it sounded original enough to interest me. So far, it's been very linear but I'm still in the "tutorial" phase and I expect things to open up more later. Interesting characters, excellent soundtrack, and tons of anime cutscenes- I like what I've seen so far.

Here's a brief description of the game that doesn't give away too much:
Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 is a strange and wonderful trip into an anime adventure. You're an orphaned high school student, transferred to Gekkoukan High School on Port Island. After arriving, he's attacked by creatures known as Shadows. The assault awakens his Persona, Orpheus, from the depths of his subconscious, enabling him to defeat the terrifying foes. He soon discovers that he shares this special ability with other students at his new school. From them, he learns of the Dark Hour, a hidden time that exists between one day and the next, swarming with Shadows. Under the supervision of school chairman Shuji Ikutsuki, he joins his new companions in confronting this threat to humanity. With your school as the primary battlefield, you'll be forced to juggle two lives: Student by day, defender by night. And your greatest challenges await you on the eve of each full moon.

The game gets an M rating, which it probably deserves. I know some people find the way you summon your Persona disturbing..
You use your "Evoker", which looks nearly identical to a handgun, point it at your head and pull the trigger. So yeah, you essentially have to blow your brains out to summon your Persona.. except your Evoker doesnt kill you- important distinction there. :wink:

[Kekvit Irae]

Let's not forget the game's tendency to have half-nude women as bosses. :tongueg:

[Xiahou]

Let's not forget the game's tendency to have half-nude women as bosses. :tongueg:
Haven't seen that yet. Something else to look forward to. :laugh4:

[Judge]

i have just got
medal of honor airbourne :rifle:

[Midnight]

Dwarf Fortress, until the new version of Dwarf Fortress comes out. Then, new Dwarf Fortress.

[Xiahou]

30 hours in and Im still loving Persona3. I'd say it's the best JRPG that I've played in years. :2thumbsup:

Here (http://www.playmagazine.com/index.php?fuseaction=SiteMain.showGamePage&Game_ID=634), for those who are interested, is the review that first piqued my interest in the game.

[frogbeastegg]

30 hours in and Im still loving Persona3. I'd say it's the best JRPG that I've played in years. :2thumbsup:
Oh, don't say that! It still isn't out here in Europe, and won't be until some unspecified point in 2008.

Did you play any of the other Shin Megami Tensai games? I've got Devil Summoner, Digital Devil Saga 1+2, and Nocturne. Not sure which is the best starting place.

[Kekvit Irae]

I once made the mistake of playing the original Persona years ago on my old PS1. I never again made that mistake.

[frogbeastegg]

I once made the mistake of playing the original Persona years ago on my old PS1. I never again made that mistake.
What was so bad about it? The series has only recently been receiving PAL releases; my knowledge begins - and ends - with the 4 PS2 titles I named above.

[Craterus]

Guitar Hero ~:)

Played it for the first time the other day and I was shocked to find its much better than I ever expected. So I went out and bought it heh.

[Xiahou]

Did you play any of the other Shin Megami Tensai games? I've got Devil Summoner, Digital Devil Saga 1+2, and Nocturne. Not sure which is the best starting place.
Digital Devil Saga looked interesting to me, but I never got around to playing it (or even buying it, thankfully :wink:).

Persona 3 stands on it's own- you don't need to have played any other 'SMT' games to enjoy it (I haven't). Actually, from what I've read, Persona 3 is a "reboot", so there should really be no story arc at all from it's predecessors.

Another plus about the US release is that it includes a hardcover art book and the soundtrack on CD. :2thumbsup:

[Boyar Son]

BF2

[Mouzafphaerre]

.
Medieval II, Europa Universalis III.
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[Evil_Maniac From Mars]

Hearts of Iron, waiting for the Kaiserreich 1.0 to come out, sometime in the next few days.

I've also decked out my Wings over Europe flight sim, I posted some screenshots of add-on aircraft in the screenshots thread.

[Marshal Murat]

World in Conflict (see Mead Hall) :]

[Csargo]

Hearts of Iron, waiting for the Kaiserreich 1.0 to come out, sometime in the next few days.

I've also decked out my Wings over Europe flight sim, I posted some screenshots of add-on aircraft in the screenshots thread.

Kaiserreich still hasn't come out? I thought it was supposed to be released the 5th...

[Evil_Maniac From Mars]

Kaiserreich still hasn't come out? I thought it was supposed to be released the 5th...
It was delayed, but it's worth it. It came out today.

[Csargo]

Thanks for telling me. I've been waiting for this for a while.

[Xehh II]

I spend most of my time playing Madden '08, I still play GTA: San Andreas on the PS2 and on computer I spend most time on the Discworld MUD.

[Fragony]

Guitar Hero ~:)

Played it for the first time the other day and I was shocked to find its much better than I ever expected. So I went out and bought it heh.

That is one excellent game, I find it extremily hard not having played this type of game before but it simply rocks :yes:

[Craterus]

If you've just got it, keep practicing. After an hour or two, it'll feel a lot more natural.

My first go (at a friends) was really embarassing. I was just crap, but yeah, you soon pick it up.

[Odin]

Been consumed with Take command 2nd manasses. A mod called rebels and redcoats with some decent OOb's. A new pike and musket mod was released yesterday with Nappy and a waterloo oob.

Game's a jewel great period combat sim.

[Charge]

Well this is what I'm interested most of all (after TW of coz):
https://img20.imageshack.us/img20/4835/ph2ar3.th.jpg (https://img20.imageshack.us/my.php?image=ph2ar3.jpg)
Richard Burns Rally.
As I yet haven't wheel, I can't drive very fast, but anyway in top 10 or 20 in my country.
If anyone had played this game, here my records
http://files.filefront.com/Charge+recordsxls/;8660470;/fileinfo.html

[DukeofSerbia]

Various Moorhuhn games (Piraten mostly).
World in Conflict
Hard Truck Apocalypse (hope soon)
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Everything is for PC.

[Tiberius of the Drake]

EUIII-1503 Venice winning war against bosnians

UPDATE:1623-winning war against Poland as Prussia.

[Mouzafphaerre]

.
EU3 ― England (1453)
MTW ― Spain (Early)

:charge:
.

[Craterus]

NFS: Carbon.

Again.

Muscle cars this time though..

[Mikeus Caesar]

Lots of things - EVE Online, STALKER, Bioshock, World in Conflict, Battlefield 2142.

I have too many games.

[Csargo]

Vicky

Not enough games :sweatdrop:

[Viking]

Played M2TW for the first time, and I must say my campaign was a success. :beam:

https://img105.imageshack.us/img105/2733/victoryqd7.th.jpg (https://img105.imageshack.us/my.php?image=victoryqd7.jpg)

[Ferret]

HALO 3!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :2thumbsup: (just finished it on legendary difficulty)

[Motep]

MOH Vanguard. Beat it once on veteran, going for the medals. (I have all the madals from the first two campaigns, and need three more for the third, and all but five for the last)

Once finished, Ill beat it on hard.

[Ayachuco]

TES:Arena
Hopefully I will make it out of the starter dungeon tonight.

[Xehh II]

I just downloaded Steel Panthers: World at War this morning and have been playing it non-stop since then.

[doc_bean]

Stole my DS back from my girlfriend and am playing Phoenix Wright 2.

On the PS2 front: DQ8 and DMC3

[Viking]

I just played F.E.A.R. Perseus Mandate-demo. Now that's some real crap right there. :inquisitive:

(at least if you have played Monolith's F.E.A.R. :shame: )

[Decker]

Anybody here play Prenumbra?
http://www.penumbra-overture.com/
http://pc.ign.com/articles/793/793566p1.html

[Motep]

MOH Vanguard. Beat it once on veteran, going for the medals. (I have all the madals from the first two campaigns, and need three more for the third, and all but five for the last)

Once finished, Ill beat it on hard.

Yay! Beat it! And Driver 4, parrallel lines.......and drakenguard....

I need to stop playing video games...

[Tiberius of the Drake]

surprised no ones said it yet. EB1.0
:smile::drools:

[The Wizard]

I just finished Final Fantasy VIII after revisiting it after like -- what, six years? I hadn't finished it originally (I managed to get stuck at the first encounter with Galbadia Garden in the village of Balamb), but I was bored recently and decided to play it through again, and finish it this time. I gotta say... I wish I'd done this earlier. The game reached whole new levels of epic from where I'd previously stopped playing.

The scene in space where Rinoa's about to die and Squall saves her is iconic. The scenes that follow, specifically the one on the Ragnarok's bridge during re-entry, as well as them making "the promise" at Edea's house... awesome. I definitely missed out on something by calling it quits all that time ago.

[frogbeastegg]

Now the guide's out I can say I'm playing nothing but Kingdoms. It's been that way since release day. Bioshock et al had to be shelved.

Now work has calmed down sufficiently for me to get a lunch break I'm starting to play Brave Story on my PSP on some days. It's light, it's enjoyable, and it's perfect for an exhausted frog to play in short bursts. The shop which used to sell imported games has begun to cautiously stock American DS and PSP titles again. I admit I snapped up a fistful of titles before the opportunity disappears.

[Kekvit Irae]

Now that I have a computer capable of running most anything, I'm now switching between BF2, M2TW, The Movies, Titan Quest, Oblivion, Vampire: Bloodlines, and anything else that catches my fancy.

[Mouzafphaerre]

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Europa Barbarorum (for RTW)
MTW/VI (the original)
EU3
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[Warmaster Horus]

EB, The First Triumvirate, Deus Lo Vult (mods for RTW/M2TW).
Star Wars:JK3 with the Survival Mod. Not necessarily easy.

Oblivion, from time to time, and Company of Heroes too. Much less than before, sadly.

[Geoffrey S]

I'm trying to find I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream. Not going too well unfortunately.

[Motep]

Playing Naruto:Uzumaki Chronicles 2....again...trying to get Gai to his max level before I get bored again. I will kick your ass with gai..:dizzy2:

[frogbeastegg]

Completed Brave Story in 23 hours, 12 minutes.

Next up will be Jeanne d'Arc, another of the little batch of import games I snapped up from that shop. Jeanne d'Arc the PSP strategy RPG, not the disappointing Dynasty Warriors PC clone with exactly the same name.

[naut]

This morning, TES IV: Oblivion; playing as a werewolf with some mod, pretty fun.
Afternoon, HOI2: Doomsday; playing as Germany its 1940 and I've got all of Western Europe, now onto Russia.

[doc_bean]

Finished PW2: And Justice for All, definatly not as good as the first game, but pretty entertaining none the less.