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Mine...cra...NOOOOOooooo!

The spell finally appears to be mildly broken. Which is to say, I'm finally playing other games as well. For the moment, they are as follows:

- Mass Effect 2: A good game, but I still get itched about some of the changes they made.

- Amnesia The Dark Descent: Holy crap! A first person survival horror game and boy does it deliver!

L4D: Cause...I gotta fevah...and the only prescription...is more L4D!

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Also: Minecraft

This post has been edited by Narratorway on 13th December 2010 23:05

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Arts

Farts

Twarts

If I said anything other than Monster Hunter Freedom Unite, I'd be lying. All the hype about the 3rd-generation PSP game has me feeling it again. Currently experimenting with bowguns and trying to farm G-rank Nargacuga for a gunner set.

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Quote (Narratorway @ 13th December 2010 18:04)

- Mass Effect 2: A good game, but I still get itched about some of the changes they made.

Lack of inventory and the power nerfing were the worst for me (ammo types as powers? Boooo.)

That said, even if it doesn't quite compare to ME1, I like ME2. And since I hear that Lair of the Shadow Broker is pretty good, I intend to give ME2 another play-through before Dragon Age 2 comes out in March.

In fact, I think I'll do that after my current FFVI run. Sorry, FFXII .

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Console RPG Cliches

Quote (Galsic @ 14th December 2010 00:40)

In fact, I think I'll do that after my current FFVI run. Sorry, FFXII .

You've got me stoked for some FFXII again. I really want the international (Korean and Japanese) version so I've put it off until I can play that, but it doesn't look like it'll be soon. FFXII looks like it's booked in for the Christmas holidays.

I've been playing FFI after realising how little I got into the game last time I played. Pretty standard but enjoyable.

Also, Rome: Total War. I realised my dream of building a super-city in the desert from scratch. The game allows you to increase population sizes when troops disband in a city's area. So I went Carthage and did a mass exodus from Carthage and the other cities into the Sahara by building peasants and disbanding them on the border. After a few years I had a massive city in the middle of absolutely nowhere before the Romans came in and starting conquering everything. They couldn't cross the desert quick enough to get me, and currently I'm still at war with them holding out to the bitter end. Great game.

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Scepticism, that dry rot of the intellect, had not left one entire idea in his mind.

Me on the Starcraft.

Recettear: an Item Shop's Tale.

I'm liking it a bit too much. Though I might be screwed with this last payment...

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Check the "What games are you playing at the moment?" thread for updates on what I've been playing.

You can find me on the Fediverse! I use Mastodon, where I am @[email protected] ( https://sakurajima.moe/@glennmagusharvey )

Psychonauts (PC) and Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light (DS).

The former is amazing, the latter is good too.

Hey gang, I was wondering if anyone still plays Starcraft 2 around here?

I know I haven't been around much the past year or so, but I'd love to add some more people to play with. I'm a zergie through and through.

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The clouds ran away, opened up the sky
And one by one I watched every constellation die
And there I was frozen, standing in my backyard
Face to face, eye to eye, staring at the last star
I should've known, walked all the way home
To find that she wasn't here, I'm still all alone

-Atmosphere "Always Coming Back Home to You"

I'm getting Modern Warfare 2 on PS3 in a few hours. Barely been home this year so i'm a bit behind the times you see.

Uh, Merry Christmas.

Gonna check out the ME2 demo, having never experienced anything ME related, and have been hearing good things obviously.

Other than that I find myself ridiculously unable to focus on one game for a decent amount of time, can't even concentrate on xmas either hence why I'm here!?

Colin McRae DiRT2
Final Fantasy V (gba)
Fat Princess (getting my ass handed to me so much)
...and (i know, i know) Call of Duty: Black Ops


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The victor sacrificed the vanquished to the heavens

Quote (Blinge Odonata @ 25th December 2010 12:56)

Uh, Merry Christmas.

Same to you, good sir.

I tried to get get into TF2 again. I think I'll wait until the Australian Christmas update is "over". Other than that, I'm playing KotOR, Psychonauts and FF:T4HoL.

This post has been edited by Metal King Slime on 25th December 2010 12:06

Just started Deus Ex.

It's giving me some slight headache issues the way Metroid Prime was. Though it may have been because I was playing it against a bright window, and had just changed my glasses. And I wasn't drinking enough water.

I'm being serious. That said, I stopped at the weapons tutorial.

This would be my first computer FPS, FWIW. I've only ever played two FPSes other than this, and they are Halo (for five minutes) on an XBox, and Metroid Prime (about half the game, which I really enjoyed, especially for the all the scans).

Still have Recettear on my mind.

This is because a fellow TV Tropes member gave me Deus Ex (after buying like eight copies) and the Indie Story Pack (a $5 pack of indie games, including And Yet It Moves, Puzzle Agent, and Recettear) on Steam.

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Check the "What games are you playing at the moment?" thread for updates on what I've been playing.

You can find me on the Fediverse! I use Mastodon, where I am @[email protected] ( https://sakurajima.moe/@glennmagusharvey )

After finally finishing Skies of Arcadia (I hadn't been able to play all semester while away at school), I have just recently started Valkyrie Profile. From my first two hours of play, it immediately struck me as being a very unique, though tragic, game. I'm not quite sure what's going on with the battle system and I'm not quite used to the 2D dungeons and towns, but the plot shows signs of being excellent. I'm quite captivated by it to say the least, and I hope to finish it over the course of Christmas break.

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Currently Playing : Final Fantasy V
Most Recently Beat : Elder Scrolls: Skyrim
Favorite Game : Final Fantasy X

The newest CoNcast is up! Have a listen!

Quote (Glenn Magus Harvey @ 25th December 2010 18:33)

Just started Deus Ex.

How are you finding it? If you like you can put on a graphic and resolution improvement patch. You can find it here: HDTP

Also if you like the game, check out The Nameless Mod. Actually, even if you don't like DX have a look anyway. It's both a hilarious and involving satire and a brilliant game rolled into one. All you need is the original DX to play it.

I suppose I should add: I've been going on a holiday Steam bonanza. Completed Braid and Machinarium, now I'm trying to complete Torchlight on Very Hard / Hardcore but I just can't find a character niche that can win the easiest. I've experimented with the Destroyer, now I'm thinking Vanquisher with a shield. I'm worried that if I don't get it right I'll die after 5+ hours of play. For those who don't know, dying on Hardcore means, well, you die. Permanently.

This post has been edited by sweetdude on 30th December 2010 07:53

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Scepticism, that dry rot of the intellect, had not left one entire idea in his mind.

Me on the Starcraft.

I have barely started it; I'm still in the tutorial, up next is weapons practice.

The control scheme takes some getting used to, especially since this is my first computer FPS game (and third FPS overall).

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I'm worried that if I don't get it right I'll die after 5+ hours of play. For those who don't know, dying on Hardcore means, well, you die. Permanently.

Even in real life? And in Canada too?

This post has been edited by Glenn Magus Harvey on 30th December 2010 21:01

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Monkey Island 2: Special Edittion.

I love the humor and the visuals, it's really charming.

I finally got around to playing Portal. I want it to be the last game I conquer before the new year.

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Quote (laszlow @ 31st December 2010 14:03)

I finally got around to playing Portal. I want it to be the last game I conquer before the new year.

Portal is a very short game, I'm sure you'll finish it before 2010 ends.

Quote (Metal King Slime @ 31st December 2010 11:48)

Quote (laszlow @ 31st December 2010 14:03)

I finally got around to playing Portal.  I want it to be the last game I conquer before the new year.

Portal is a very short game, I'm sure you'll finish it before 2010 ends.

That was part of my reasoning. All the other games I have on deck are either not exactly beatable (monster hunter) or too long (a bunch of RPGs).

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I had to put off my Ghost Trick preorder to afford 999: 9 Hours, 9 People, 9 Doors. I heard the latter is on pair with Hotel Dusk and its sequel Last Window, so I literary had to buy it.

Until it arrives, I'm enjoying Monkey Island 2: Special Edition on Steam.

This post has been edited by Metal King Slime on 1st January 2011 23:26

At the moment while on the PC? Nothing unless I decide to start up the Digimon Online game lol

For games I'm playing currently off the PC, I've begun to play Halo: Reach, Call of Duty (can't remember the name of it though xD) which I really, really enjoy and Assassin's Creed II, though not much of that one.

I've also begun to play Animal Crossing: City Folk. It doesn't seem to be very different and the online play isn't what it said it was.

Oh, and lastly, I'm also playing Mario: Legend of the Seven Stars! :33

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A Magitek Elite knight! :P

Bringing back what crashed. A FFVI community!

Quote (Glenn Magus Harvey @ 30th December 2010 22:00)

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I'm worried that if I don't get it right I'll die after 5+ hours of play. For those who don't know, dying on Hardcore means, well, you die. Permanently.

Even in real life? And in Canada too?

Honestly couldn't tell you. It hasn't happened to me yet.

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Scepticism, that dry rot of the intellect, had not left one entire idea in his mind.

Me on the Starcraft.

999 (DS). Greatest visual novel/puzzle game ever. I just got a bad ending. Christ, it was horrifying.

I'm playing FFV (GBA) for the first time. Enjoying it so far.

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FF games completed: I (psp), II (psp), III (DS), IV (psp), V (GBA), VI (GBA), VII, VIII, IX, X, XI: Nations-Rhapsodies of Vana'diel, XII, XIII, XIV, XV.
Spin-offs: FFIV: Interlude & The After Years, Crisis Core: FFVII, X-2, XIII-2, Lightning Returns, Type-0 HD, Dissidia, Dissidia 012, and Tactics (original & WotL).
Enjoyed them all.

Still thinking desperately about how to make the last weekly payment in Recettear.

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Check the "What games are you playing at the moment?" thread for updates on what I've been playing.

You can find me on the Fediverse! I use Mastodon, where I am @[email protected] ( https://sakurajima.moe/@glennmagusharvey )

- Team Fortress 2 (360)
- Spyro the Dragon (PSX)
- Dragon Force (SAT)
- Albert Odyssey (SAT)
- Lunacy (SAT)
- Panzer Dragoon Saga (SAT)
- Hoshigami (DS)

Man, I'm glad I found Spyro. Still solid after all these years.

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It's gonna be a glorious day
I feel my luck can change

Still playing 999. I've unlocked three out of six endings so far. When I've gotten them all, I'll make a thread about it here!

Quote (Metal King Slime @ 27th January 2011 22:32)

Still playing 999. I've unlocked three out of six endings so far. When I've gotten them all, I'll make a thread about it here!

I had never heard of it until your first post about it, and it sounds REALLY intriguing. I may have to pick that up.

For myself, I just finished a playthrough of FF10 and need to finish an open FF8 file next. Then, it's on to Vagrant Story, Mother 3, and Uncharted 1, all for the first time.

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Hey, put the cellphone down for a while
In the night there is something wild
Can you hear it breathing?
And hey, put the laptop down for a while
In the night there is something wild
I feel it, it's leaving me

Just got Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective for the DS, it's great so far. Has a really great ensemble of characters.

I also started playing Rock Band 3 again, playing it almost daily. I haven't been like this since the first RB game.

And on top of those two I'm spending a lot of time with Angry Birds

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"We're not tools of the government or anyone else. Fighting... fighting was the only thing I was ever good at, but at least I always fought for what I believed in." - Frank Yeager (a.k.a. Grey Fox)

Having to rebeat Plants Vs. Zombies. No complaints here!

Still halfway playing FFXIII. So far so good

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You're telling me that there's no hope.

I'm telling you you're wrong.

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Oh, and lastly, I'm also playing Mario: Legend of the Seven Stars! :33

YES!


In other news, I've also broken my Minecraft spell for the moment, but will assuredly get back to it at some point.

Ever since the music competition, I've been staving off the need, nay, compulsion to play FF: Tactics, or VII, or IX. I love them all, but I've got plenty in my library I should really get through first before showing them some love again.

I was really digging Donkey Kong Country Returns, but was hankering some Harvest Moon goodness. Thus, I've plunged into Rune Factory Frontier and shown my Wii some more love, give the XBox and Fallout 3 a break.

Ooooo... damnit... I just looked at my games and thought, "Hey, Front Mission 4... Where've you been?"

Resist, Greg! RESIST!

Okay, back to more Rune Factory.

Oh! And my recent 12 hrs. of flying home and back for visiting gave me lots of time to play some Final Fantasy on my iPod touch. I'd never played the PSP version with the magic points and phoenix downs and such - man is it easy. I like the challenge of the original gameplay myself, but it's still a nice bit of nostalgia!

Again, back to more Rune Factory.

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Games on the Go
Final Fantasy VII
Final Fantasy: Four Warriors of Light
Baldur's Gate

Too much to play, so little time!

Greg