So What Are YOU Playing?

[Kaisha]

For some reason I decided to pop in Dragon Age: Origins on a whim after barely touching it when I picked it up months ago. My save file currently says I'm 7hrs into the game now, although it hasn't felt like I've done much. About to raid Redcliffe castle as part of the main quest line.

Am liking the conversational aspect of the game, lots of options. Game kinda reminds me of a third-person version of Baldur's Gate, except the combat is clunky as fuck on the PS3 and I'm still trying to work out what skills are best for what, and where the heck to get healing capabilities. I set my warrior up to be a tank with his shield and stocking up on potions between towns, seems to work so far. Would have been a hell lot easier if they just let me hook up a mouse and keyboard and play it the way the PC has arranged though so I'm not stuck hopping back/forth between members.

Morrigan is a bitch, but I'll probably shag her for the lulz, assuming I don't continue to piss her off by playing Mr.Hero when NPCs need it.


Main thing I could use in the game though are better map markers. Annoying going back to the map repeatedly because the onscreen minimap is useless.

[Mugmug]

Devil May Cry HD Collection.

Going to knock all 3 out by Friday in time for Xenoblade! Or so I hope.

[Ayn]

Trying to get through Vesperia right now.

For some reason combat in this one doesn't click with me as well as the others.. but then again I put it down months ago and am having a hard time getting back into it, even though I like the characters (well.. save maybe Karol).

[Charismatic]

Speaking of Vesperia... this video's intro always makes me laugh.

[Eticket]

For some reason I decided to pop in Dragon Age: Origins on a whim after barely touching it when I picked it up months ago. My save file currently says I'm 7hrs into the game now, although it hasn't felt like I've done much. About to raid Redcliffe castle as part of the main quest line.

Am liking the conversational aspect of the game, lots of options. Game kinda reminds me of a third-person version of Baldur's Gate, except the combat is clunky as fuck on the PS3 and I'm still trying to work out what skills are best for what, and where the heck to get healing capabilities. I set my warrior up to be a tank with his shield and stocking up on potions between towns, seems to work so far. Would have been a hell lot easier if they just let me hook up a mouse and keyboard and play it the way the PC has arranged though so I'm not stuck hopping back/forth between members.

Morrigan is a bitch, but I'll probably shag her for the lulz, assuming I don't continue to piss her off by playing Mr.Hero when NPCs need it.


Main thing I could use in the game though are better map markers. Annoying going back to the map repeatedly because the onscreen minimap is useless.

Wynne is the only decent healer unless you go mage yourself.

[Yuri-G]

So Phantom Ganon from the Ocarina of Time ended up costing me $25. Fuck that guy.

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Bought my 3DS on sale for $145 at Target a couple of weeks ago. After making my way through the Forest Temple last night, I finally reached Phantom Ganon. By this point I was mentally exhausted and the final "push room" puzzle was the last straw that broke my brain in half. So I reach Phantom Ganon, and he's jumping out of paintings and flying around the room and frying the shit out of me with his completely unfair bullshit cheater lightning attack; meanwhile my arrows and hookshot are bouncing off of him as if he was made of that righteous mineral Dolomite (if they hit him at all). Finally he zaps away my last two hearts and in a fit of rage I toss my 3DS over onto the bed...

...and it bounces off my bed into the wall. I didn't throw it too hard so I wasn't worried until I picked it up and noticed a blue screen of death (yes, even the 3DS has a blue screen of death apparently). Both screens were completely blue except for a few lines of garbled code that were either secret love letters from Shigeru Miyamoto straight to my heart, or an error message.

Well, fuck. Fuck fuckitty fucking fuck. I try turning the power off and the 3DS doesn't respond. Out of desperation I start whacking it on the bed (wait, that sounded wrong), hard enough to jolt it but not so hard as to do any damage (ok, I'm lying, I beat the shit out of that thing), and sure enough the power finally blinks off. I turn it back on, praying and hoping for the best when to my great surprise, it works! YES! We're back in business!

I start back up and, whether I get lucky this time or whether I've simply calmed down enough to start thinking rationally, I quickly figure out how to snag him with my hookshot just as he's jumping out of the painting. I finally manage to drag him out of his accursed paintings and he resorts to zapping me with his stupid little balls o' lightning. Having beaten Agahnim into a bloody pulp more times than I can count it wasn't hard to figure out what to do here; after a few rounds of electric tennis I'm the owner of a shiny new heart container, and a forest medal to boot.

Triumphantly, I return to the Temple of Time (by saving and quitting because, hey, I'm lazy) and present my Ocarina to Princess Zel- uhhh I mean "Sheikh." She teaches me the song of Light or some shit, I don't know, I wasn't really paying attention. I stick my Master Sword in her Pedestal Slot and travel back in time to hit up Lon Lon Ranch, when on the way there I get the urge to whip out my Ocarina and play some pretty music (i.e. I wanted to hit up Saria for some hot telepathic Ocarina sex).

Aaaand the game freezes. Okay, that's odd. I power down, start back up, and everything is fine again - phew! I step out into New Hyrule Town, whip out my trusty Ocarina in order to summon the power of the very sun itself to freeze these perverted Link-humping ghouls aaaaand the game freezes again.

Shit. I power down, boot back up, and try everything I can think of within the game, especially the touchscreen. No problems until I try my Ocarina again, aaaand the game freezes once more.

Mega shit. Super Giant Taco Bell diarrhea shit! I power down, boot back up, and go straight for the Ocarina - sure enough, the game freezes.

Sigh. I smack my 3DS against the desk in a half-hearted attempt to whack into place whatever internal parts are broken, figuring I can't do any more harm, but in my heart of hearts? I knew it wasn't going to do any good.

But wait! I've only had this thing a couple of weeks! I can fool the kind folks at Target into replacing it for me, can't I? Why yes, I believe I can! So I bring it in, tell them the truth - it's freezing up "randomly" - but leave out a couple of key facts (namely, everything else) - and while my heart stops when the register jockey behind the counter takes a minute to inspect it, he doesn't notice any of the scratches; it turns out he was only checking the serial number. Success! The wool has been pulled over their eyes, the ruse is complete, and I have a new 3DS in my hands!

-except they're no longer on sale and now I have to pay the $25 difference.

Well, you know what? Fuck it. I didn't even complain for a second. He probably thought I was being nice by not bitching about the difference, and why not let him believe that? He didn't need to know the truth. He didn't need to know I was happy to pay the Franklincoln, in light of what really happened.

Epilogue: I just plugged in the new 3DS, booted up OoT, and busted out some jams on my Ocarina. Everything is working perfectly. Moral of the story: If you have anger problems and accidentally beat the shit out of your gaming equipment, blame the manufacturer. ALWAYS blame the manufacturer.

[Deader2818]

Well, while you were able to get a new one after you broke it. He fucked you over by charging you 25 bucks. Not allowed to do that. If you bought it on sale and its broken (he doesnt know why its not working) then you should not have to pay the difference. Though in your case, I can see why you didn't care lol.

[Yuri-G]

haha yeah I thought about it for a second, but I was so happy to get away with my trade that I didn't want to jeopardize it. it was totally my fault, I admit it. I guess I saw paying the $25 as a bit of karma, and I'm ok with that.

[Insanecyclone]

Just started Atelier Rorona and No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle to the backlog. I've been wanting to get into the Atelier series for a couple years now and with the third in the trilogy(4th non-main universe was announce) coming out this year. Felt like it was time to get it. Will get the sequel sometime when I'm near the end of Rorona, idgaf about the true end.

I like the fourth wall shit at the start of NMH2 about the continuity.

[Pirian]

Finally have just a little free time, so picked up Breath of Fire 4 (played it waaaay back on the ps1) and Chrono Cross (Trigger is one of my all-time favorite games, but I somehow never played this) off PSN store. Buying PS1 games off the PSN was the best idea Sony has ever had. They just need to expand their library faster

[Yuri-G]

Chrono Cross is wonderful. the ending theme is my favorite song of all-time (video game music or otherwise). it's nothing like Chrono Trigger, and there are too many characters to give them all the depth that they deserve, but if you can get past those points it's well worth your time. enjoy!

[Ayn]

Fuck Starky.

But yeah, seconded on ending theme, and OST as well.

[Rhyis.]

I loved CC, not sure why it was so ill-received. Sure it's not Trigger, but what is? Was still a great game. Totally worth a play through.

[Ayn]

Just started Atelier Rorona

Lemme know what you think of it. I gave it to a friend for her birthday before I finished it. Liked it, and bought Totori.

There's one theme I liked that I can't find on YouTube anymore.. it was the track "The Challenge is Alchemy" or something like that.

[Greatguardian]

Xenosaga episode 2 is giving me a headache. Like, holy crap. I loved the first one, and the whole "zone break" thing is an interesting mechanic, but holy shit the music and weird volume discrepancies just give me a total migraine.

Also, what the hell is up with MOMO getting a bow and Shion going from top tier to "hurr I only have one attack and like half of kos-mos's HP"?

[Gokulo]

Yeah, lots of stupid changes and the only good music is by Kajiura, the rest is crap D:

[Insanecyclone]

Lemme know what you think of it. I gave it to a friend for her birthday before I finished it. Liked it, and bought Totori.

There's one theme I liked that I can't find on YouTube anymore.. it was the track "The Challenge is Alchemy" or something like that.

1/3 battles for mats for alchemy while the rest is running around and gathering while trying to meet a deadline. Shit's real tough. Totori and Meruru are better but similar it would seem. Fights aren't the main focus so they seem lackluster and hard.

[Hiryo]

Don't forget about Momo's SENSURZ. (Don't worry, it is still well worth the playthrough if only just for Jr story)

[Tobi]

Deadline in Rorona is a lot more strict compared to Totori and Meruru or so I hear. When I played Totori, I still had lots of time left before deadline of w/e you plan to go for. Dunno about Rorona, but in Totori you can make items that shorten the days it takes to travel and gather materials (can use chims to help gather shit for you too), and you can save a ton of days when you get the warp item that warps you to any of the two ateliers.

I'm still trying to get into Atelier, but its a bit hard for me, Totori made me doze off a few times playing it, still gonna try out Meruru when it release in may though.

[Lucki]

Lemmings