Video Games/Gaming/etc.

I'm in shock.

Diablo 3

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Whoa! D3. THis is good and bad news. Good because its D3. bad because I'll have to replace my obsolete PC... But since most aspects of the game are still in wraps, I beleive the release date will not be anytime soon.

Regarding saving games, I really really loved that with Oblivion on PS3, you could do the "save anywhere" thing, and always go back to exactly wherever you stopped playing.

Most PC games I played are like that. If you want to dip your feet in RPG, I'd say try the PC ones. DOn't be put off by the console jRPGs. The western RPGs have that save anywhere function and very brief and scarce in cutscene. Might and Magic series, Wizardry series, Baldur's Gate series, NWN... In other words, go for the wRPG instead of jRPG. The former focuses more on gameplay (particularly character building which is, imo, is the core of role-playing)

Oh, I've got to ask you gamers - if you play with other people in the room, do you think you annoy them?
I'm sure I annoy my boyfriend when I exclaim. Like tonight I was going "oh no" and "oh PLEASE!" whilst doing a really annoying and difficult task. When I failed the very last thing I had to do by about 3 seconds (it was a timed task), I whimpered for a while.

I often play games alone too. I need the solitude and focus. Also to keep poeples out of harm (you'll know why in a bit).

I rarely curse and when I did, usually silently. When I'm frustrated, I tend to vent physically. Hitting something... throwing something... I guess it'd freak people out if they see or hear the sound of that. Thankfully so far, no one has dialled 999 yet.

But that doesn't mean I have never annoyed people with the way I game. There are those times when a friend saw me doing ridiculous thing: spamming the jump-cancel, resetting ad nauseum for a rare drop, running around in circles for powerleveling, taped controller, etc etc.

Amano_Tsukiko wrote:You should try Shadow Hearts: Covenant after ToB.

But the "press start button" annoys me more. Why do they need that archaic arcade game feature for a console game?

The one that annoys me the most are the inability to reload a previous save while playing. In some RPGs, I will go into that reloading ritual every few minutes. Often, I have to do the R1+L1+(R2+L2+)start+reset combo or reset the console. Not only that it messed up my buttons quickly, it also makes me sick of seeing logo after logo after logo...

Well, I gave up ToB several weeks ago, the only game I've quit ever, but I was not enjoying the battle system. It seems as if SH:C is pretty scarce where I live. So I started Atelier Iris: Eternal Mana after ToB. After looking around for several weeks, I finally got my hands on a used copy of SH:C. I just finished AI: EM today (I try to play one game at a time, as I tend to lose focus if I play to many at once), and started Covenant.

I was afraid that I would hate the Judgement Ring, as I hated the Trinity Circle from ToB. But it's really not that bad. I like that I can turn on Auto Ring if I end up hating it, but the Practice Ring seems like a nice option for the reflexively challenged. The graphics are excellent and the characters are quite interesting. I love the pseudo-historical background. And I laughed out loud when I found out you could change the dresses on the puppet to change her elemental affinity.

I agree with you on the "Start" button issue and the lack of in-game loading. All save points should also allow loading, I think. Also, all games should have a "Pause" button. I do need to go sometimes, or take that occasional phone call.... And more games should have that R3 button feature like Covenant that allows you to totally exit out of the menus, no matter how deep in you are.

Keps wrote:Oh, I've got to ask you gamers - if you play with other people in the room, do you think you annoy them?
I'm sure I annoy my boyfriend when I exclaim. Like tonight I was going "oh no" and "oh PLEASE!" whilst doing a really annoying and difficult task. When I failed the very last thing I had to do by about 3 seconds (it was a timed task), I whimpered for a while.

I also tend to play alone as most JRPGs are single player games. Valkyrie Profile: Silmeria allowed a second player to control a character in combat, but I think it'd be easier to do it yourself as timing is important in that game. Like Amano_Tsukiko, I like the alone time it gives me. I also love the single player experience of JRPGs.

currently playing Naruto Ultimate Ninja 3 on my PS2. finally a Naruto game i can change into japanese :woot:

Anyone play Warhammer 40K??

I just play Counterstrike occassionally, but I'm tired of getting pwned :beaten: I hardly play games nowadays as I've lost interest pretty much.

FarOutFreak wrote:

I'd say I don't, although that's the exception rather than the norm since I usually play games alone, and love the single-player experience. Can't have too many distractions around.

That, and what I exclaim are things that usually get bleeped, so whoever's around might be indirectly verbally assaulted... so I'm saving them the trouble of having to hear that.

Amano_Tsukiko wrote:

I often play games alone too. I need the solitude and focus. Also to keep poeples out of harm (you'll know why in a bit).

I rarely curse and when I did, usually silently. When I'm frustrated, I tend to vent physically. Hitting something... throwing something... I guess it'd freak people out if they see or hear the sound of that. Thankfully so far, no one has dialled 999 yet.

But that doesn't mean I have never annoyed people with the way I game. There are those times when a friend saw me doing ridiculous thing: spamming the jump-cancel, resetting ad nauseum for a rare drop, running around in circles for powerleveling, taped controller, etc etc.

LOL! So it's not just me who reacts violently to games! :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
Although, I'm not as bad as you, Amano_Tsukiko. :shocked: :hehe: I don't think I've thrown anything yet.

I got a PSP!!!!! It's wonderful! I'm addicted to LocoRoco. :victory:
It's a slim and lite model, it's black, and I got a 2gb memory card, whiich is proving more than enough for now. I can't believe how quiet this machine is. Even when it's spins a disc, it's hardly anything.

Oh yeah, and I got GTA IV, and The Orange Box for PS3, and I'm ashamed to say I've not looked at GTA much, but the Orange Box games are awesome. I've been loving battling others online in Team Fortress 2.

deseipher wrote:I just play Counterstrike occassionally, but I'm tired of getting pwned :beaten: I hardly play games nowadays as I've lost interest pretty much.

Aw, I'm sorry you feel like that, deseipher. :puppydog:

In LocoRoco, you can take snapshots of screens ingame. It's fab.

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playing Soul Caliber 4 . the female models in this game are more ridiculous then the ones in DoA..

Keps wrote:

Aw, I'm sorry you feel like that, deseipher. :puppydog:

I guess when I've played video games for so long, there comes a point where I lose interest. Just a phase hopefully. Once I upgrade my video card I should be able to try out games like Call of Duty 4, Crysis, Mass Effect, and GTA IV will be coming to PC on Nov. 18. Those are games I'd like to try out, but I'm not really eager that I'd want to upgrade just yet.

deseipher wrote:

I guess when I've played video games for so long, there comes a point where I lose interest. Just a phase hopefully. Once I upgrade my video card I should be able to try out games like Call of Duty 4, Crysis, Mass Effect, and GTA IV will be coming to PC on Nov. 18. Those are games I'd like to try out, but I'm not really eager that I'd want to upgrade just yet.

GTA 4 is awesome. I have it for Xbox360. I've beaten the story, but I need to get all the achievements in order to complete the 100%. I just have two more to do, but they're taking soooooo long. :tired:

The next game I plan to play is Assassin's Creed. I bought it on a whim, but it looks mega interesting.

Wynter wrote:

GTA 4 is awesome. I have it for Xbox360. I've beaten the story, but I need to get all the achievements in order to complete the 100%. I just have two more to do, but they're taking soooooo long. :tired:

The next game I plan to play is Assassin's Creed. I bought it on a whim, but it looks mega interesting.

I've read nothing but great reviews about GTA IV, and hopefully I find it enjoyable when I get a chance to play. Have you tried out the online portion of it?

deseipher wrote:

I've read nothing but great reviews about GTA IV, and hopefully I find it enjoyable when I get a chance to play. Have you tried out the online portion of it?

No, not yet. But I'll give it a try tonight. :victory:

finally reached 5000 achievement points :woot: . it only took 26 games :sweat: lol

deseipher wrote:

I guess when I've played video games for so long, there comes a point where I lose interest. Just a phase hopefully. Once I upgrade my video card I should be able to try out games like Call of Duty 4, Crysis, Mass Effect, and GTA IV will be coming to PC on Nov. 18. Those are games I'd like to try out, but I'm not really eager that I'd want to upgrade just yet.

You've been a gamer many years, huh? I've not been playing a long long time - probably only about 2 years. :D

Argh, I want to get started on GTA IV, but I'm currently addicted to playing Team Fortress 2 online. :sweat:

currently playing Battlefield: Bad Company :mrgreen:

*gulp* I've got Unreal Tournament 3, but I'm a little afraid to try it. It looks really hardcore and I fear I'll be dreadful at it. :sweat:

I'm still crazy about Team Fortress 2. I love roasting people with my flamethrower. :hehe:

Keps wrote:*gulp* I've got Unreal Tournament 3, but I'm a little afraid to try it. It looks really hardcore and I fear I'll be dreadful at it. :sweat:

I'm still crazy about Team Fortress 2. I love roasting people with my flamethrower. :hehe:

I'd like to give UT3 a try as well. I think with my lack of interest in gaming, UT3 would be a nice alternative to CS:S, where I can pick up and play for little chunks of time. First-person shooters have been the only games I play lately.

I've yet to play TF2 but since I tried out the Portal demo not long ago and really enjoyed it I can just buy the Orange Box sometime and get both games. :victory:

I still have Company of Heroes lying around and I just might give it another shot.

deseipher wrote:

I'd like to give UT3 a try as well. I think with my lack of interest in gaming, UT3 would be a nice alternative to CS:S, where I can pick up and play for little chunks of time. First-person shooters have been the only games I play lately.

I've yet to play TF2 but since I tried out the Portal demo not long ago and really enjoyed it I can just buy the Orange Box sometime and get both games. :victory:

Portal is brilliant! It's a real head-scratching puzzler. It's got some nice wry humour in the narration, too.
I'm stuck on one of the puzzles. I need to get over a barrier, but I just can't manage it. I haven't played it in a while, as I've been too caught up in TM2.
The other games on The Orange Box, the Half-Life games look great, but I haven't really looked much at them yet.

I'm not used to FPS, so I'm worried that that might contribute to my being useless at UT3. The graphics look AMAZING from what I've seen on the trailer. It looks head-spinningly fast and furious.

I still have Company of Heroes lying around and I just might give it another shot.

"Another shot"! And you're talking about a shooter ..!
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