So What Are YOU Playing?

[Raen Ryong]

how does Grandia II stack up? Maybe later this summer I can track it down.

Battle system is basically an upgraded version of Grandia I's. There's a lot more dungeon crawling to be done in Grandia II but the storyline is also more "enemy-driven" if that makes sense (since the first part of the game in Grandia revolves around becoming an adventurer etc...).

For some reason it gets low reviews quite a lot; I personally really enjoyed it (though there are occasions when you get dungeon => dungeon => dungeon) and would recommend it if you like number 1.

[Corrderio]

I think the reason Grandia II's reviews were also because like MvC2 the game is inferior to the Dreamcast version.

[Kaisha]

PC port of Grandia 2 worked fine and dandy for me, which was a surprise as it's rare to see a quality console port that runs without inflated hardware requirements during that time.

[Corrderio]

Hmm, didn't know it came for PC. I know the PS2 version was a dud though due to framerate issues or something.

[Julian]

I loved Grandia 2, never could get into 1.

[Yuri-G]

so I've decided to almost completely abandon the map in Fallout 3, and I'm finding the game a lot more fun. I use it for fast travel since otherwise the game would quite literally take 300 hours to beat. and I'll glance at the location of a new objective since the game kind of assumes you're using the map sometimes and refrains from giving you any hints as to where something's located. but as soon as I've got an idea of where to go, I change my quest so the marker won't help, and I close the map. then I wander until I find it.

it's awesome. I'm on my way to GNR and I've wandered all over D.C. trying to find it, running across all sorts of shit I never would have found otherwise. if I were using the map I would have found it by now, but I'd also be missing out on this sense of exploration and accomplishment. I know when I finally get there it's going to be exhilirating, whereas if I were using the map it would be just another task completed. playing this way, I feel like the trek to GNR is a whole game in and of itself.

it really feels like I'm exploring the world of Fallout, as opposed to playing a game and completing tedious objectives one after another, which is what Oblivion sort of turned into for me. I think I'll do the same thing with Vegas, and when I decide to do my evil character in Oblivion and do the Thieves Guild/Dark Brotherhood quest lines, I'm gonna play that the same way.

anyone else ever play RPGs this way? I don't think it would work as well with JRPGs, but in WRPGs where you have so much freedom, why waste that freedom playing on rails?

[viperlasson]

I beat valkyria chronicles recently, I liked it a lot. Playing alan wake right now, the game looks awesome. No area loading screens, and cut scenes are loaded instantly, very pretty and unique game.

[Insanecyclone]

Going to try out this uh Mabinogi f2p mmo. I hope this gets better because the starter shit is boring!

[Charismatic]

Mabinogi or Mabinogi Heroes or w/e?
I played some Mabinogi for like 3 hours a while back... shit fucking sucked.

[rithridan]

Finished IWBTG (only 800ish deaths, thats a shocker). So time to find another game to do before and after raid (or between trash if its short/fast enough). Maybe I'll scoop FFXIII from my brother and play that on the ps3 in the meantime since I can always pause that stuff if needed.

[Corrderio]

1 week left til Trauma Team is out. Mostly screwing around on my DS/PSP and Emulators...

[Kiarax]

how does Grandia II stack up? Maybe later this summer I can track it down.

I haven't even played Grandia 1 (though I intend to at... some point), but 2 is right up there as one of my favourite RPGs. I played through it again recently and loved it just as much as always. By far my favourite combat system in a turn based RPG. Definitely worth a playthrough.

Going to try out this uh Mabinogi f2p mmo. I hope this gets better because the starter shit is boring!

It never gets better. The rock paper scissors combat gets boring as shit after a few hours and everything else is just shitty. Especially having to constantly "rebirth" to level up, grinding the same stupid shit over and over and over. Don't waste your time, there's an infinite amount of better free MMOs out there if you really want to play one. My friends made me play that shit and I will never forgive them for it. They even dropped money on that shit so I got to mooch mount rides off them and it was still tedious as fuck.

[Charismatic]

I tried playing Grandia I after watching you stream Grandia II, couldn't get into it at all though

[Kiarax]

I have way too much shit to play. After I finish off ToD:R I'm probably gonna go back and finish off Legaia. Then I might give Grandia a shot since this thread reminded me I still need to play that shit.

Edit: And fuck, I wanna play BoF4 again too.

[Kaisha]

Edit: And fuck, I wanna play BoF4 again too.

I really need to get back to playing that. I remember I stopped playing it after I unlocked this one dragon form for Ryu in some dungeon, saved, and then it disappeared when I came back to play the game another day. Was never able to determine if it was a glitch, or if it was a temporary ability.

[Raen Ryong]

I don't think you ever lose a Dragon form... been years though. You get Aura after a cutscene and then a lot later on get Kaiser (berserk form though), and then can start collecting the others but I don't remember losing any at any point.

[Exoduso]

Alan Wake!

[Doombear]

Suck it Exo. You suck it.

(How is it, hmmm? The game I mean.)

[Caiyuo]

Playing Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes! Game is both cute, fun and retarded all at once. Hard to explain the battle-puzzle dynamics because it is an RPG, but it went from something I thought would be terrible to something I've spent a few hours on already.

[Brimah]

Playing Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes! Game is both cute, fun and retarded all at once. Hard to explain the battle-puzzle dynamics because it is an RPG, but it went from something I thought would be terrible to something I've spent a few hours on already.

I have played it for over 20 hours and have really enjoyed it. Kind of lost steam on it, but going to be stuck in an airport soon so will get further in it. Game was really worth it. Though, wish they would make a Heroes of Might and Magic game like the PC ones.

Also, just started playing Picross 3D. I beat every puzzle (Most 2+ times) on the first Picross for the DS, so cant wait to spend hours and hours on this one. The rating system making it so you want to take your time and not make those guesses. No PS3 or 360 for a month since I am moving and it just got packed D: