What Game Are You Playing?

**Tatham** · 10-11-2011, 02:42 PM

Gamers Exclusive thread. What video game are you currently going through the motions with?

I currently have 3 on the go. Lost Odyssey for one, a game I bought on release back in 2009 and still have not finished. I just keep picking it up and putting it down again, what with new releases constantly flooding in. I'm on Disc 4 and I'm grinding through the Temple of Enlightenment.

The second game I'm playing is Sonic Adventure DX on the Xbox Arcade. I've got 125 Emblems and am currently raising a Chao to get the last 5. Then bring on Metal Sonic.

The third game is Sonic the Hedgehog (2006 on the Xbox 360), a terrible and his worst gameplay physics yet. But the story is compelling and playing as Silver is actually quite fun, throwing all those objects at the bad guys. Can't say that I'd ever want to play it again once I've finished it though.

**beanlord56** · 10-11-2011, 02:58 PM

Diablo (level 15 Warrior on the 6th level), Diablo II (level 16 Barbarian, Act III), and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords (recently finished Dantooine and Nar Shaddaa, now on Dxun). And that's the ones I own. Of the ones I don't have, I've been playing Red Dead Redemption (just started) and Dante's Inferno (recently finished Greed) at my friend's house.

**Bruno Spatola** · 10-11-2011, 03:24 PM

I just bought a bunch of games, Lost Odyssey being one of them (last week). I've just defeated the sandworms, but I started playing Costume Quest which I got for free on PSN+.

Costume Quest -- Excellent writing, cute, charming visuals, authentic Halloween feeling, pretty interesting turn-based gameplay, apple bobbing, etc. Just running around the burbs, talking to the ridiculously authentic-sounding kids in their costumes is wonderful, and the feeling whilst Trick-or-Treating is very nostalgic. Loved it, but it's quite short-lived, sadly -- a bit like Halloween. 9/10

I just bought Brutal Legend -- Great soundtrack, great voice-acting, awesome heavy metal/fantasy world but not the greatest gameplay. It hasn't arrived yet, but that's the impression I got from the demo. We'll see. . . .

Dead Rising 2 -- Beating the mother out of zombies is as fun as ever, but the framerate drops are really annoying. The characters are nowhere near as good as in the first one, but the weapon combinations make up for it. 7/10

Crysis (360 port) -- Amazing graphics at times (the tortoises are super-realistic), but the foliage looks plain ugly. The AI is kind of ridiculous as well: I've been spotted whilst in cloak mode from behind a huge rock about five times. The nano-suit powers are obviously what make it so fun to play, but coupled with the semi-open world, it really makes you feel like a superhero going around taking down bad guys . . . which, I guess, is exactly what it is. I'm only about five hours in, but I am loving it.

ICO/Shadow of the Colossus HD -- Two of the greatest games ever made with new textures and trophies, all in glorious HD (and 3D if you're flash). Beautiful. 10/10. The Kingdom Hearts HD Collection can't come quickly enough.

Alice: Madness Returns -- Very creative at times visually and literally, but the gameplay is sadly stuck in the 90s. Jump up here, pull that switch, jump across those moving platforms, open that door, find the boss, kill the boss, get to the next bit, see some more visually stunning stuff, back to fetching something or other for someone or other, and the dollhouse level is just awful; the most boring level in a game I've played this generation. What a shame. 6/10

LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 -- The best of all the LEGO games in my opinion. Funny, loads to do, lots of stuff to find; exploring every inch of Hogwarts is one of the most satisfying things I've done in a game. Easily the best HP game, too. I just loved it, which was a big shock considering how tedious I found the Indiana Jones and Batman ones. 9/10!

**Offeiriad** · 10-11-2011, 08:16 PM

Ha ha, I'd rather not say. Though I will say I play only one.

**KangTheMad** · 10-11-2011, 09:48 PM

Hearts of Iron II - Currently playing as the US, destroying the Japanese fleet and preparing to move into the European Theater. (My next play-through will be as Brazil)

**Nevermore** · 10-12-2011, 02:14 AM

Well, I'm eagerly awaiting Bioshock Infinite, though am not playing any games currently. I've always loved the design and theme in the Bioshock series.

**Winston** · 10-12-2011, 03:42 AM

Silent Hunter (submarine simulator)

Yeah. I'm that boring.

**KangTheMad** · 10-12-2011, 06:26 PM

Originally Posted by Winston

Silent Hunter (submarine simulator)

Yeah. I'm that boring.

Really? What time era/subs can you use?

**TheFuhrer02** · 10-12-2011, 06:44 PM

Back to playin' good ole' Pokemon Crystal version.

**Winston** · 10-17-2011, 12:39 AM

Originally Posted by KangTheMad

Really? What time era/subs can you use?

They're on SH 5 now. Silent Hunter Three lets you play every German boat from '39 to '45 (including the infamous Type 7).

I'm currently playing SH 4 "Wolves of the Pacific". You play as the Americans, again, every boat is available. I'm using a Gato at the moment.
The Silent Hunter series gives the player the usual options of School, Mission and Career mode. Difficulty settings are adjustable (my 10 year old can play the Easy setting. Hard realism is for masochists).
If you like immersion and realism, this is the sim.

**fantasyfeather** · 11-04-2011, 11:18 PM

Currently playing Portal 2 and Final Fantasy XIII
Portal 2- At the third stage of the game and almost finished! I pretty much covered everything I could get
Final Fantasy XIII- My CD recently broke so I'm now starting over