Games your playing.

[Iekleane]

Well lets hear what games you've been playing lately.

I've recently started playing MapleStory, but I've also been playing Gunz, Ragnarok Online, and i just replayed the first Half Life games.

[Daishikaze]

Haven't played anything in awhile, My wife and I played Magic The Gathering ( alot) last month, I was playing Samurai Spirits: Warrior's Rage abit too, but thats all really

[B RoCkS1010]

ive also been playing Gunz!! that games awesome! I also play WarCraft3 every once and awhile. I also play Sims 2 University but not as much since i got Gunz

[Iekleane]

I haven't played Gunz in awhile I've been too busy with MapleStory.

[sakana]

I've been working on my own FPS game and it sux. Well, it looks good but so far there are no enemies. :p I've also been going back to Super Smash Brothers:Melee recently. No new games though.

[kawaii]

Gunz is fun, but annoying after a while, i've been playing my usual stuff: CS:S, hl2, warcraft3,and recently finished the good old Deus Ex for the like 1000th time :D

[Zaysho]

I'm currently playing:

- The Legend of Zelda The Minish Cap (GBA)
- Megaman 8 (Anniversary Collection) (PS2)
- Dragonball Z Budokai 3 (PS2)

Nothin' much at the moment as you can see.

[Iekleane]

I only ever dueled while playing Gunz and just got tired of all the people joining without listening to the channels rules.

[General_Admission]

Call of Duty (PC)
Age of Mythology: The Titans (PC) btw: can't wait for Age of Empires III!
Unreal Tournament 2004 (PC)
soon...Jade Empire (XBOX)
Memoir '44 (board game)
Shadows over Camelot (board game)

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[Eleriel]

hmmm... I've just gotten Eternal Story for the Game Cube... but haven't had the time to play it just yet. prolly get to it either tomorrow or during the weekend.

also semi-playing Legacy of Kain: Defiance...
and Star Wars Battlefront (against them bots only. online-play is evil).

oh.. and solitaire.

[Loc]

Devil May Cry 3 was the last game I've played.
Love that game, was badass on it too :p

[h2orowe]

i got Gungrave OD and have been playing that.... pretty good, not great though.

[RDClip]

-MGS3 for the 4 time
-RE: CVX
-Sims 2
-WWE Smackdown vs. Raw (wrestling is crap, but the games are addictive)

[Arilou]

I'm playing City of Heroes and some paradox games, alternating between Victoria, Hearts of Iron 2 and Crusader Kings.

[ChronoSphere]

I'm playing EVE Online, Planetside, and Skies of Arcadia.

[Xephon]

I'm currently playing Xenogears and I'm fighting the final form of Deus. I'm also replaying FFX over again and playing Halo 2 on Live at a friends house.

[Saitou Hajime]

Half-Life 2 and Counter Strike: Source.

[hapacheese]

I'm playing... Skies of Arcadia.

You, sir, are a hero.

[AnonCastillo]

I've been playing Gunz semi regularly (AnonT from OmniHitokiri), although for the past couple days I've been replaying Oni (which everyone should play).

[mugen]

PC: age of empires II: the conquerors
beyond good and evil
prince of persia: the warrior within

gamecube: ssb:melee
mario kart DD

I only play gc when friend are around :S

[mugen]

I've played Oni back when it was new. really cool game

[Sardaukar]

Guild Wars, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn Of War and Rise Of The Triad.

[Dresh]

Destroy All Humans (PS2)
Disgaea: Hour of Darkness (PS2)
Metroid Prime 2 (GCN)
Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance (GBA)

[Kaziel]

PC:
WoW

PS2:
Katamari Damacy
MGS3
GT4
Suikoden 4

[KujiInRetsu]

Cube: Resident Evil 4, Metroid Prime 1 & 2, Naruto: Gekitou Ninjataisen 2

PS2: Ace Combat 5 (with Flightstick), Katamari Damacy

PC: The Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind/Tribunal, Neverwinter Nights: Hordes of the Underdark

[Jiant Flying Panda]

Counsels:Halo 2 (multiplayer only), GTA:SA (rarely) and that's it. I won't play with my Xbox or GC until I get a new/fun game.

PC:Counter-Strike (1.6). because that's all my computer can handle

Cards (gambling):Traditional stud Poker, Texas hold'em, Omaha, and Iron cross.

Card (for fun):Shithead, Crazy eights, and the best card game of all time THIRTEEN!!!

Me and my friends were so addicted to thirteen we would skip classes in senoir year just to play it, lol. irresponsible but damn was it worth it. Highly addictive.

[Lambda]

I just got Half-Life:Decay for PS2
I usually like to play:
HL2 for PC
CS:S for PC
Katamari Damacy for PS2

[Dead Sexy Vocab]

Def Jam: Fight For New York on GameCube.

And, I've got the Special Collector's Edition of the Legend Of Zelda games that include two movies, Legend Of Zelda, Zelda II: Link's Adventure, Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, and Legend of Zelda: WindWaker Demo.

Yay.

[AssButt.]

hmmm... I've just gotten Eternal Story for the Game Cube... but haven't had the time to play it just yet. prolly get to it either tomorrow or during the weekend.

also semi-playing Legacy of Kain: Defiance...
and Star Wars Battlefront (against them bots only. online-play is evil).

oh.. and solitaire.

Is Eternal Story Eternal Darkness in Canada? Oh, and myself, I am playing through all the classic LucasArts Adventure games, like Sam and Max, Curse of Monkey Island, Grim Fandango, and Full Throttle. Excellent games they are.

[Dead Sexy Vocab]

Counsels:Halo 2 (multiplayer only), GTA:SA (rarely) and that's it. I won't play with my Xbox or GC until I get a new/fun game.

PC:Counter-Strike (1.6). because that's all my computer can handle

Cards (gambling):Traditional stud Poker, Texas hold'em, Omaha, and Iron cross.

Card (for fun):Shithead, Crazy eights, and the best card game of all time THIRTEEN!!!

Me and my friends were so addicted to thirteen we would skip classes in senoir year just to play it, lol. irresponsible but damn was it worth it. Highly addictive.

Did you also play Big 2 with your Filipino friends, too? :D

[Kircheis]

I'm playing Diablo 2 on USA east.

It certainly does suck :p

[Jiant Flying Panda]

Did you also play Big 2 with your Filipino friends, too? :D

lol no. I never even seen that game played before.

Also. Not all my friends are filipino :). We got a white guy, 2 asian guys, a black guy, some Hispanics and then more white guys lol.

[Shadowblade]

Well lately i've been playing:

Warcraft 3: Frozen Throne
Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic 2
Unreal Tournament 2004

I've also been playing a lot of random GBA games.

[Josh]

GC: RE4
RE: Code Veronica X

PS2: GTA: SA
Madden 2005
GT4

Xbox: Halo 1 & 2

PC: Rome: Total War w/ Total Realism Mod 6.0
Black and White
Imperial Glory

Thats all for right now really. The dog days of summer are too damn hot lately for outside stuff sooo... Console Fun Time!

[harper]

Legend of the Green Dragon is the only game I'm currently playing

(though I playes softball last night and tennis on Tuesday :rolleyes: )

[Donut]

For once I'm not playing any games. Stopped playing World of Warcraft a couple months ago and just haven't touched anything else. Although I continue to pick up Burnout 3 and put some time in on that. That game just rocks!

[rush]

I've been playing Halo 2, Star Wars: Battlefront, and Conker: Live and Reloaded over Xbox Live lately.

[Josh]

Forgot to mention, tomorrow I am getting Area 51 and Star Wars: Republic Commando.

[ChronoSphere]

Guild Wars, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn Of War and Rise Of The Triad.

Rise of the Triad? Holy shit that's old :P

[Vidgmchtr]

I'm finishing up Pikmin 2 on the Gamecube (Though I've had the game and beaten it previously).

As for my DS, I just purchased Meteos for it yesterday. Quite fun.

[Scapegoat Handy]

Is Eternal Story Eternal Darkness in Canada? ...
No It's still called Eternal Darkness.

My PC is shit so I stuck with console.

Resident Evil 4
Ace Combat 5
Tekken 5
GTA's

[ZeekeXIV]

Right about now, I'm playing Final Fantasy 3 (FFVI), and I just maxxed out all characters in SSX Tricky. Yeah, I know that game is old, but I still love it so.

[Kaji]

Rockman and Forte mostly
Also doing bits of Duck Hunt and Hogan's Alley along the way

Recently rebeaten Mario 2, Mario 3, and Double Dragon 2 as well...

[astral]

Used to play World of Warcraft on Blackrock server, Alliance side.
Left in feb, to play Real Life :p

Recently picked up Mechwarrior Miniatures as a hobby.

[gizmaluke]

mainly battlefield 2... any form of leveling up is evil! too much addiction involved. after getting 9/50 in this weeks chinese test and a similar mark in my japanese test ive decided only to play when my clan has war. more fun for me.

[Myrsilus]

I've been occupying myself with Katamari Damacy... It does not really get old and there is always a record to beat. Can't wait for the fall games.

On a related note, I'm going to kill my friend for leaving the city with my Xenogears. It took me so long to get that game. I spent $50 renting that game over and over to beat it, then I buy it... lend it... and he steals it. Bah. My poor Xenogears.

[Jay]

Rise of the Triad? Holy shit that's old :P

Not fuckin' wrong there, mate. I remember playing that game sometime suring the early/mid '90s! (Where the fuck is the smiley list?)

Good game, too. :D

[MeneerDijk]

The game du jour is burnout 3 on the PS2, nice and mindless racing/crashing after a hard day of work

[Jay]

I just go and do mindless laps on Nürburgring on GT when I need to calm down/after a hard day. There's NO feeling like acing a lap on that track.

[Spike]

Cs:s, Jo, Bf2

[DragonSama]

Right now I am playing Xenogears, Darkstalkers 1, and Metal Gear Solid VR missions. I am really playing Xenogears but I break out the other two when I need a break form it. After this I am going to play though the Doom 3 collectors Edition on my X-box. I plan to beat them all in order starting with Doom 1

[Mechs]

Americas Army, BattleField 2, CS, CS:S, Falcon 4.0. Thats all that im playing right now

[Sardaukar]

Rise of the Triad? Holy shit that's old :P
It is indeed. Hurrah for DOSBox.

[Pyrona]

Let's see... I've got a lot going on right now, but the most notable is Beyond Good and Evil, which is really fucking awesome. Most overlooked game EVAR - Ubisoft released it at the same time as Prince of Persia, then threw their advertising behind PoP so poor BGaE didn't get the acclaim it deserves. Go play it. Now.

I also just re-aquired a genesis and have been playing Castlevania: Bloodlines, which is fairly entertaining.

[renegade]

halo (pc) online demo (the most)

battle realms

need for spead underground

raganarok

[phagan]

Metal Gear Solid, Chrono Trigger and....oh yeah, Red Faction.

[DJEvan]

PC: Gunz, WC3:TFT (DoTA Mostly) FFXI.
PS2: Gran Turismo 4, Super Robot Wars @3, Tekken 5.

[Bobbybirdtree]

I play a lil css and replayed Kingdom Hearts the other day.

[.zero]

pc: Rakion, CS:S, CS 1.6 Reloaded, Bejeweled (-.-)
ps2: Kaido Battle 3...thats about it.

[ChronoSphere]

Metal Gear Solid, [/b]Chrono Trigger[b] and....oh yeah, Red Faction.

You sir, just became my favorite person on the boards. Congratulations. CT for teh win!

http://manny.chronosphere.us/sig_sarcasm.jpg

[Y.T.]

Currently, UT (2000 & 2004) from time to time. Fortunately, it's not very
time consuming..

Yeah, and CS is crap. If it's still as realistic as CS 1.6.
I mean, if you shoot someone's right calf with an AWP from two meters,
he can still blow your head off your shoulders..(if he has a loaded firearm) and BTW, no one noticed that if you use at certain class of rifle scopes
in reality, you can see not only through the scope but also
your surroundings? I mean..
(and how come that with all that supposed realism, there never was
such a thing on those guns as three round bursts, or fire selectors.
I mean, any self respecting individual is aware that the AK-47 has
two firing modes, full auto, semi auto). Or bayonets?
Just combat knives! It's absurd.
Absolutely no simulation of endurance, exhaustion and such.
Still, it's good they use the new engine, the original HL one
was very lame(compared to UT ).

[Rupugus]

Currently I'm playing City of Heroes AND World of Warctaft. I can have a life later....

[MaverickHL]

Depends at the moment I have a backlog of stuff and more games coming in that I know what to do.

My list consist of the following currently:

PSP - Tales of Eternia JP

PS2 - Namco X Capcom, SMT: DDS, Atelier Iris Eternal Mana 1/2, Grandia III, Tales of Destiny 2 JP, Tales of Rebirth JP, Tales of Symphonia JP

PC - None only because I have a slow connection here in the countryside

GBA - Rockman Zero 4, Kingdom Hearts COM, Metroid Zero

PSX - Tales of Phantasia JP

As for the rest, well I can say it will be a while, I need to really get back and spend a couple hours a day doing some work :p

[Henjin]

I've been playing BF2 when I get the chance. Made it to the next rank and got my first weapon unlock. *giddy grin*

[MaverickHL]

Yeah BF2 is an addicting game, I just don't want to add anymore right now to my backlog. What was worse was when I was playing RO and PSO, those MMORPG's can really suck time off your other video game and even other more important things.

[Annie]

FFXI and FF3

[akitaka]

I used to play FFXI. I had a 56 samurai too; but god jesus does that game consume time. You almost have to play for a minimum of 3 hours or your party gets angry enough to cut your head off.

[Annie]

The only time I really get to party is on the weekends. It's even harder for me because on my main job, my boyfriend and I play together, always. So I'm stuck in Jeuno half the time waiting for party, because parties don't have room for both of us. It's not that bad though. If we get bored we just level one of our low level jobs. The only jobs we party together with really is our main and sub jobs, and BST. I've been playing since like March '04 though. I love this game and I ain't givin it up til I hit 75 with at least one job.

[MaverickHL]

I may try FFXI later, when it is abandoned and we can hack their servers and use it for private use. I still do not like the thought that monthly fee can end up getting me more games in one year, also the amount of time it takes really turns me off a bit since I am busy working.

[Annie]

Yeah, if you don't have a lot of time to put into the game it can really suck. Quests take time, leveling takes time, and you have to be sociable because you really can't do anything yourself. My problem is I don't like asking for help. I still don't have any friends on my server, and I've been on this server since like April.

[MaverickHL]

Well with my brother (he has time to blow), the easiest place to get a network of friends for online is through FPS games, if they have a clan then it would make it easier to invite them to try the game if they are willing.

My brother made enough contacts through FPS games that he did not need to rely on making friends on the server.

[Spy]

D&D v.3.5
Werewolf the Apocalypse
Super Mario World
Super Mario RPG
Killer Instinct
Primal Rage
Fatal Fury 2
Clayfighter 2 (I need to get my hands on Clayfighter 33 1/3)
Earthworm Jim 2
Final Fantasy 6
ShadowBane
Dark Age of Camelot
Poker
and that's about it for now.

[MaverickHL]

Hey I remember those games, they are old man, I beaten them again, maybe when I am done with my list, I will go back and play those hehe.

[phagan]

You sir, just became my favorite person on the boards. Congratulations. CT for teh win!

http://manny.chronosphere.us/sig_sarcasm.jpg

It's only the best role-playing game ever created.

And the music, oh that sweet magical music. But then again it was written by the great Nobuo Uematsu.

All in all, it's a one hell of a ride.

[DJEvan]

@ Mav and Annie: Which server? i'm on Asura, 56 thief (took me a goddamn year but i have alot of other subs levelled to high 40s) and yes the game is seriously time-consuming. My life back then was something like:

wake up, work, get off @ 5, reach home, sit infront of com till 2a.m, sleep, wake up, rinse and repeat. and it still took me a year :(

[MaverickHL]

Just Annie, I am not on FFXI, I am currently in Japan and Internet is well, too slow in the countryside. Maybe when I get back to North America, I might start FFXI, if I am not too busy.

[Shamu]

I'm playing Pokemon Masters Arena (PC) and damn that Pikachu! I will beat you and your stupid timed puzzles!
It's so much fun when you have little kids and they get into games.

[Lambda]

I dislike MMO's The whole 'pay monthly' thing killed it for me. Guild Wars is ok in spots, provided you have a nice party going on in there. Katamari Damacy is one of my favorite games.
EDIT: holy shit, i forgot the all powerful CT. I'm not worthy....

[DJEvan]

Guild wars was ok the first 10 levels. but, you really need a closely knit group of friends, since its essentially PVE (Player versus Enemy) for the firt 75% of the game as you collect stuff. Then it degrades down to Diablo2-esque item hunting all the way through. i'm still kicking myself for buying that game on a whim =/

[Lambda]

Meh, my friends ditched me once i hit level 9, now I'm at 10.

[TheChosenHana]

im playin duelin banjo on my kazoee...nah

Tryin to go up the stairway to Heaven in my wheelchair so i can play the game of Kancho with Azrael. j/k so far Yoshi 0, Azrael 101.

[Sardaukar]

I've also found myself playing Garrys Mod for HL2 to make silly scenes. In fact, I've just had the coolest damn idea ever. You'll see.

[Jaiya]

SSBM mainly.

i should finish Xenogears...but it got so fucking repetitive [and cheap] using the same strongest deathblows for each character to win each boss battle.

went back to Halo [multiplayer] because it owns Halo 2.

[Iekleane]

I've also been playing a web based version of Lemmings that someone posted in the chat.

[Evil Lurker]

Hidden and Dangerous 2 (again) and I'm getting humiliated (again). ;)

[Shreekant]

uhh....
Unreal Tournament 2004, Final Fantasy (7 and 9), Super Smash Bros. Melee, Chrono Cross, Suikoden (1 and 2), Kingdom Hearts, Dead or Alive 3 :\...
that's about it i think...

[Janken]

Battlefield 1942, Grand Theft Auto 3, Baldurs Gate II, and Planescape Torment. All for the PC.

[Rogue_7]

I haven't had much time for gameplaying, but when I squeeze it in, I go for World of Warcraft, with a bit of C and C Generals and Warcraft III thrown in.

[Ketay]

Dungeon Siege II... Only 2/3 of the way through... Must beat it so I can write a walkthrough. ._. Awesome game.

[Rogue_7]

Dungeon Siege II... Only 2/3 of the way through... Must beat it so I can write a walkthrough. ._. Awesome game.

is it better than the first one? The total lack of character development really made Dungeon Siege get old fast. I hear they fixed it, but I'm still a bit wary.

[Ketay]

DEFINITELY better than the first one. I gave up on the first one after a half an hour... But I've played this one for over 25 hours and I'm still eager to continue. ^^ More character development (though not too many visual options T_T). And it's just so much more fun, especially doing all the sidequests.

[Annie]

@ Mav and Annie: Which server? i'm on Asura, 56 thief (took me a goddamn year but i have alot of other subs levelled to high 40s) and yes the game is seriously time-consuming. My life back then was something like:

wake up, work, get off @ 5, reach home, sit infront of com till 2a.m, sleep, wake up, rinse and repeat. and it still took me a year :(


Right now im on Phoenix; 44 RDM. Started out on Caitsith. I was a 52 RDM. Quit Caitsith 'cause FFXI was causing problems in my relationship. I'm sure you're not suprised. Me & my boyfriend started over together on Phoenix and we haven't had any problems since, but we also play a lot less than we used to.

[Kaziel]

Right now im on Phoenix; 44 RDM. Started out on Caitsith. I was a 52 RDM. Quit Caitsith 'cause FFXI was causing problems in my relationship. I'm sure you're not suprised. Me & my boyfriend started over together on Phoenix and we haven't had any problems since, but we also play a lot less than we used to.Phoenix? Really. I don't play anymore, but I used to play, and I was on Phoenix. How long ago did you start playing and what LS are you in?

[Hadal_Blues]

well I recently played SSBM too but it gets boring playing the same person over and over again

veiwtiful joe again
my memory card was full so me and a friend just played the first couple of levels to that green dude

baten kaitos a boring ass game

luigi's mansion.... someone asked me to beat it for them

and last game I beat was Prince of persia(that I bought)

oh and warioware the original on an emu

mmmm I'm looking forward to shadow of the colossus in september

[ChronoSphere]

It's only the best role-playing game ever created.

And the music, oh that sweet magical music. But then again it was written by the great Nobuo Uematsu.

All in all, it's a one hell of a ride.

Actually, most of the music was composed by Mitsuda Yasunori, Uematsu only got involved after Yasunori worked himself to exhaustion :P

I have the CT OST and the Remix album Brink of Time, and the Chrono Cross OST, which are excellent CD's.

[Annie]

Phoenix? Really. I don't play anymore, but I used to play, and I was on Phoenix. How long ago did you start playing and what LS are you in?

We started in April, I think? I'm not in any linkshells at the moment. I usually drop them if one is given to me. If one person in a linkshell annoys me it ruins the whole bunch, lol.

[Jaiya]

Time's Scar is a beautiful song...one of those melodic tunes similar to the Gerudo Valley theme in Zelda...but unfortunately, that didn't save Chrono Cross from become painfully boring to play. Chrono Trigger owns its successor tenfold.

[zell583]

i've been playing DBZ budokai 3, mario advance 2&4, transformers (U.S. version), kingdom hearts, KH: chain of memories, jak1&2, robotech: battlecry, madden 04, sonic adventure 2 battle, smash bros. melee, metal gear solid: the twin snakes, LotR: the two towers, sonic heros, all the orginial sonic games (on the sega genesis), mortal kombat: deadly allience, sonic advance, mega man: battle nettwork 1,2,&3, mega man annaversy collection, ect......... and this is just what i have played since sunday. i have a lot of game systems. :D

[Helniev]

Xbox: KotOR I & II
PS2: Twisted Metal Black (I know, I know...)
GC: Medal of Honor
PC: Stonghold 2, Battlefield Vietnam

[Jaiya]

Metal Gear Solid: Twin Snakes = Disappointment.

[Xephon]

Ohh yeah! I finally finished Xenogears (only took 7 years! :p).
I'm gonna start on on Star Ocean 3, my friend's off to college and he won't be needing it for awhile.

[co_delphi]

Diablo 2 (not online), Master of Orion 2, Starcon 2, Yahoo Pyramids, and Command & Conquer Generals.

[D-pad]

Warcraft 3: the frozen throne

Dragon ball z budakai 3

Star wars battle front

[Nachosamurai]

Replaying the Suikoden series in order to catch up (never played 4th, just bought it) and prepare for the 5th to come out this Fall.

Also playing a TON of Civ3, getting through Doom3 and FarCry (computer crashed while I was almost at the end of both, lost my saves :mad: ) and dabbling in Diablo 2 still.

Other than that, I'm just waiting for Civ4, Hellgate: London, Halflife 2 expansion, and Quake 4.

Also, I need to buy Battlefield 2, but waiting for my computer to get fixed first.

[MajorProblem]

I've been playing IL-2 Sturmovik FB/AEP/Pacific Fighters. Also, Navy Field

[zell583]

here are some pics i figured you guys might like:
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b120/zell583/chibi12.jpg
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and
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b120/zell583/LandsPCJ.jpg

[Treayn]

Those pictures arent bad.

1 game i have started playing frequently is Homeworld. If you don't know...

Short Ans: 3-d Space-oriented starcraft

Long Ans: http://www.relic.com/product/homeworld/description.php

[zell583]

my brother has the game and i have played it quite a bit. its a good game i think.

[Bliss]

Star Wars KotOR I (I am at the beach part)
Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders
Midway Arcade Treasures 1

[co_delphi]

Is Eternal Story Eternal Darkness in Canada? Oh, and myself, I am playing through all the classic LucasArts Adventure games, like Sam and Max, Curse of Monkey Island, Grim Fandango, and Full Throttle. Excellent games they are.


Dude..... Gotta check..... am I the only one who finds the mini game "Car Bomb" in Sam & Max truly addictive? I have a save game set on it simply so I can occasionally play it.

[JudoPorkChop]

Ace Combat 5: the Unsung War
Half-Life 2
Final Fantasy XI
Tekken 5- Asuka is just plain RAW. Do you hear me? RAW!

And, of course, still letting Makoto kick down the Judo CHOP on people in Third Strike, and Hulk/Jin/Juggernaut rampages in MvC2.

[Myrsilus]

It had been nearly three weeks recently since I touched a game and actually enjoyed it... I decided to go back to Tekken 5 for a while since a little practice doesn't hurt for when I might happen to go to the arcade.

Asuka is hot, btw. But I enjoy destroying my opponents much more and seeing them mentally scramble for excuses to their friends. Priceless.

At arcades, I use Bryan and Lee. At home I can go to Bryan, Lee, Wang, Kazuya, and sometimes even Roger Jr. I'd be able to use these other characters more often if the arcade console didn't give my wrist cramps and if they had PS2 controls. I will never be used to the arcade sticks. Never.

[DJEvan]

heh, i can NEVER ever use a PS2 gamead and be as proficient as using a arcade stick.
My usual playing chars are Jin, Raven, King, but i'm picking up Roger, Paul, Law and Yoshi. Variety never hurts

[Myrsilus]

Ah thanks for reminding me of Yoshi. He's always been a friend of mine. Even in Soul Calibur, I don't even care if he's not so great there.

Dunno how you can do stick man... It's too cumbersome for me. Especially when doing circular movements. For some reason I can never do it when I need it, but always when I don't.

Then add the fact that my wrist locks up something bad and that makes for a difficult venture. I still rule, though. :rolleyes:

[DJEvan]

wellll, i dunno. maybe the fact that i've been playing on a stick since KOF95?

Circular movements are not so bad. the worst is still doing EWGFs. stupid planning on Namco's part. i still whiff alot on it and get the normal versions.

[Myrsilus]

I suppose playing stick that long could do that for ya.

Yeah I know what you mean with the EWGFs. But then I suck at stick, so... maybe it's just me.

Kind of the reason I only use Bryan and Lee at the arcade. They can be a little tricky at some points(Bryan's recovey time, Lee's different timing and the hitman stance), but they're easier for me to use on the stick since they don't require many circular movements. I tend to not know how long I should move the stick and I end up jumping and ducking. Basically dancing for my opponent.

[DJEvan]

takes awhile to get the timing down pat. Is tekken 5.1 out at your side? Law and Bryan are both slightly nerfed, so i have a easier time fighting them now. but they're still powerhouses.

[Myrsilus]

Yeah I think we do have 5.1. I don't really get to ask, so I just try to notice the subtleties. I'm glad, though, because Bryan has been getting a lot of attention for his power. It becomes a usual excuse for me beating someone. Really, though, using the stick tones my skill down more often than not. I'm still glad Bryan is nerfed a bit.

Well when they complain I just take out Lee. He's better now, yes, but definitely not top tier.

[DJEvan]

nah, he used to have a killer combo where i can take out over 3/4 of my opponen'ts life. goes like this (tekken terminology where 1 2 3 4 refer to lp rp lk rk respectivly)

bk 1>2>1 (launch), time a 2, 2>2>1 , fw fw 2>1>3. 10 hits and 3/4 down. Now they nerfed teh bk 1>2>1 so that the last 1 will not launch but send the opp flying back :(

[Myrsilus]

Ah I'm familiar with that. Glad it's been toned down as I've had it used on me a few times. I can combo pretty well, but I'm more of an interceptor and hit with a mighty blow. The strategy works pretty well. Bryan does have nice combos, though. Some can be blocked easily, though, due to his delays and recovery times.

[Hito]

Just for the record: Megaman will NEVER meet his match!

I'm currently working through the Megman Anniversary Collection, Samurai Warriors, Star Ocean: Till The End of Time, Guild Wars, and Unreal Tournament 2004.

[JudoPorkChop]

Asuka's hot, sure, but for those of us who remember how to play Jun? Jun was taken out for a reason, kids. Severe mix-up ownage, especially since the "trademark" move can have SO much stuff buffered in to and out from it. I'm surprised that not too many people like Xiaoyu for her hit and run tactics, either. I guess that requires too much space management for your average brawler... and OH MY GOD, they brought the BANNINATED Jin moveset back, via Devil Jin.

Also, I want to see someone get DESTROYED by King's never-ending-grapple thingy.

[DJEvan]

ahhahaha, Devil jin is good, but not good enough to be top tier.

as for king's neverending grapple, i do it on a daily basis. one trick is for his new Zangief-esque Atomic Piledriver ending multi-throw. do 3+4>1+4, 2,3,4,1 , 2,1, 1+2+3, then start mashing all 4 buttons together. you'll complete the multithrow and look like a pro :p

one more thing to note in Namco's programming, is that if you hold 2 and press 1, the AI will asume u hit 2+1 and do accordingly. my usual trick for doing 2,1, 1+2+3 for this one is to just roll my fingers across all the buttons while holding the last one. easy as pie ^^

[kensei]

I'm not playing too much lately, but god knows I already have my money saved for Soul Calibur III ^-^

[Excel-2008]

I'm rediscovering the Metal Slug series. It's interesting because I found many analogies between Metal Slug and Gradius:

It's generally agreeed that the third in each series is the hardest and that the fifth in each series is the easiest (and seemingly the shortest)..
The last stage in the third in each series is exceedingly long.
There is a game in each series that doesn't follow the main numbering sequence (Metal Slug X in Metal Slug, Salamander in Gradius).
There are four available ship types in Gradius and four characters in Metal Slug.
Gameplay has not changed by much throughout each sequel.

I'm also struggling to find time to complete Namco × Capcom. I'm still at chapter 28 at 71 hours.

[ChronoSphere]

On the advice of one of my weirder friends, I aquired an .iso of DOA: Volleyball, slapped it on my Xbox's HD and played it. The amount of fanservice was excessive, I almost couldn''t handle it from the laughter. Then on teh same advice, I applied a certain patch to the game. At that point, I couldn't play anymore, I was on the floor laughing, and when one of my buddies came over and I showed it to him, he ended up snorting the coke he was drinking when he saw it. Good times.