The "What are you playing?" topic.

**Decker** · 07-18-2007, 08:44

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

**naut** · 07-19-2007, 13:50

Originally Posted by God's Grace

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.

Originally Posted by Ichigo

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.

**Csargo** · 07-20-2007, 23:34

Originally Posted by Rythmic

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.

horrible day...

**Motep** · 07-20-2007, 01:34

Originally Posted by Decker

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...

**Decker** · 07-22-2007, 05:16

Originally Posted by Kal 'Motep

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

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** · 07-24-2007, 10:49

Civilization IV Beyond the Sword. Get it.

**frogbeastegg** · 07-25-2007, 11:21

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!

**doc_bean** · 07-26-2007, 14:53

Originally Posted by frogbeastegg

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** · 07-26-2007, 18:59

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** · 07-27-2007, 03:13

Originally Posted by doc_bean

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.

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.

**English assassin** · 07-25-2007, 11:50

Originally Posted by Lorenzo_H

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** · 07-25-2007, 12:08

Originally Posted by English assassin

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.

**frogbeastegg** · 08-01-2007, 18:17

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 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