The "What are you playing?" topic.

[FactionHeir]

Did I already mention Drakensang?

Also played some ETW but Drakensang is better and more polished, even though the two aren't really comparable.

I got it back when it came out (the German version that is). I even ran the wiki for it at wikia, which was a big success personally, but eventually I lost a bit of steam on it because the game was simply too linear for replay value (I replayed it 3 times mainly to fill up all wiki entries with the team). Not getting any recognition from the devs wasn't great either.

Good concept, bad implementation.

As for my currently playing, still hanging around Witcher: Versus (because its a flash game) and Red Alert 3 + Uprising (finished both, beat everything etc. Nice thing was getting Uprising for free off the competition). Played a bit of C&C3 and Generals the last few weeks too just for nostalgia, but mainly to get all achievements and beat everything under the toughest difficulties.

I'm currently wondering if Demigod is worth getting.

[CountArach]

Getting further and further into FEAR 2 and the game is keeping me addicted. The atmosphere is tense, the AI is rather god most of the time and I find myself shooting at shadows during some of the scenes.

Thank god for Slow-mo.

I also played a bit of Guitar Hero IV last night.

[Gregoshi]

I finished Diablo Sunday night. I didn't really enjoy it much at all as it is quite dated. Way too much clicking. For some odd reason, I find myself a bit anxious to start Diablo II. It seems to be a huge leap forward in the interface & features departments. Oblivion on the Xbox has been on hold for two plus weeks as my son won't let me get near his Xbox - which has led me to start thinking about getting Morrowind on the PC.

[Xiahou]

I finished Diablo Sunday night. I didn't really enjoy it much at all as it is quite dated. Way too much clicking. For some odd reason, I find myself a bit anxious to start Diablo II. It seems to be a huge leap forward in the interface & features departments. Oblivion on the Xbox has been on hold for two plus weeks as my son won't let me get near his Xbox - which has led me to start thinking about getting Morrowind on the PC.

Why not Oblivion on the PC? To me, Oblivion (and Morrowind) is fairly unappealing in their retail form. With the right mods, they're both pretty good games though. Trouble is that there are no mods on the console versions....

Just bought Madworld today on the Wii and wow... my heart is pumping and I was laughing the entire time...

Did you finish MadWorld? I've been playing that on and off for a few days now and I really do like it. That sort of originality doesn't come along every day.

I recently found WiiMusic for a $20 discount, so I decided to give it a whirl- and since then, it's been taking up a big chunk of my gaming time. I'm pretty horrible at it, but the act of trying to arrange songs in different styles and playing them so that it all comes together as something that doesn't make my ears bleed, has been quite engrossing.

[CountArach]

Did you finish MadWorld? I've been playing that on and off for a few days now and I really do like it. That sort of originality doesn't come along every day.

I'm determined to finish FEAR 2 first before I go any further with Madworld. I love the gameplay though. So simple, so brutal and so hilarious

[Gregoshi]

Why not Oblivion on the PC? To me, Oblivion (and Morrowind) is fairly unappealing in their retail form. With the right mods, they're both pretty good games though. Trouble is that there are no mods on the console versions....

Well, I've logged at least 130 hours on Oblivion Xbox and don't relish the thought of starting over again. Also, several people here have put in good words on Morrowind, therefore I can get an Oblivion type experience on the PC without re-hashing stuff I've already done. If I go the PC route, I guess I'll look into the mod that are out there.

[frogbeastegg]

I finished Diablo Sunday night. I didn't really enjoy it much at all as it is quite dated. Way too much clicking. For some odd reason, I find myself a bit anxious to start Diablo II. It seems to be a huge leap forward in the interface & features departments.

Give it a try. I played Diablo II first and I found I couldn't get on with the original when I tried it. It felt very primitive and limiting.

Alternately, try Titan Quest. It's the same idea but with an ancient Greek setting, more character options and modern graphics/interface. Get the gold edition so you also get the expansion pack; it's very cheap these days.

[Gregoshi]

Give it a try. I played Diablo II first and I found I couldn't get on with the original when I tried it. It felt very primitive and limiting.

Alternately, try Titan Quest. It's the same idea but with an ancient Greek setting, more character options and modern graphics/interface. Get the gold edition so you also get the expansion pack; it's very cheap these days.

Thanks for the recommendation froggy. I'll look into Titan Quest. The price certainly sounds right. The only reason I have and am playing Diablo/Diablo II is that I picked up the warchest for $12US on the second to last day of Circuit City's liquidation sale.

[Crandaeolon]

I'm currently wondering if Demigod is worth getting.

Me too. The couple of reviews that are out already are pretty gushy. Anybody tried this yet?

[frogbeastegg]

Thanks for the recommendation froggy. I'll look into Titan Quest. The price certainly sounds right. The only reason I have and am playing Diablo/Diablo II is that I picked up the warchest for $12US on the second to last day of Circuit City's liquidation sale.

I thought of another one for you. Sacred: Gold. Note, not Sacred 2 or Sacred in a non-gold flavour. The sequel was very buggy at release, and still sounds as if it has a way to go. The expansions and additional content in Sacred Gold boost the game up from the unremarkable experience it was at release, and turn it into something which gets a lot of love around the internet.

When the slow drip, drip, drip of positive comments wore me down I got a copy from good old games. Very cheap, fully patched and up to date in the initial download, no DRM, no additional interfaces like steam or impulse; just a game ready to go. You can probably buy the gold edition on a disc from somewhere if you don't like downloads.

[Gregoshi]

Thanks again froggy. I'll put it on my list, but no more recommendations please. My brain will lockup due to too many choices and I won't buy anything. (you should see me walk into a video rental store and try to select a movie - brain lock!!).