What are you playing right now?

[Lucandrake]

CastleVania SOTN. Great game, I'm wondering why I didn't find it sooner ^.^

[Nusumenai]

I thought this would be a neat topic idea.

 

So, everyone share your thoughts and opinions on the games you are currently playing. 

 

I'm re-playing SMT: Digital Devil Saga I right now in preparation for Digital Devil Saga II.  I've watched the intro movie and played a bit of the intro dungeon.  It's looking mighty fine.  Love the new tunes and the berserk forms looks awsome.  Though, i'm wondering why they weren't bundled together...  Looks/plays exactly the same.

 

I'm also playing Vampire - Bloodlines.  Loving the story... however, performance leaves a lot to be desired.  It's strange, the game plays the same regardless of settings.  It also runs better with AA turned up to 6 (what the hell?).  The combat is funky... feels like GTA3.  Firearms physics and system are so lame.  You'd think a game based of the Source engine would handle that a lot better.  Still, it's a good game and I'll keep playing it.

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If you had purchased the collector's edition, you would've gotten one of those nice box things that had space to put the second Digital Devil Saga case in. I need to pick up the second one, yet. I just beat Advance Wars DS and unlocked Von Bolt, I'm still playing World of Warcraft, and I've got a little Disgaea going on the side.

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I did get the special box set. It came with the music CD too. DDS2 fit perfectly too.

 

Was there a special edition of number 2 though?

 

Because all I got was the game.

 

(and boy are these atlus games hard to hunt at your local EBgames)

Edited December 9, 2005 by Nusumenai

[Gryph]

Chronicles of Riddick (what an excellent game), Painkiller (just started, not too shabby), Rainbow Six 3 (got it for $10 at Walmart, it's fun), and Civ 4 (game of the year for me).

[Sturmvogel]

Taking my break from work at the OSU toshokan.

[Agozer]

Chronicles of Riddick (what an excellent game), Painkiller (just started, not too shabby),

Yes and yes. Chronicles of Riddick is awesome. It has some replayability value as well, when you unlock the developers' commentaries.

[ken_cinder]

Never played any of the Civilization games. Is Civ 4 the new one they're showing ads on TV for? It's an RTS with "Sim-like" control over things right?

Looks good, but I'm skeptical........I hate all the Sims games, and there aren't many RTS games I've found to be worth more than the box they come in.

[Agozer]

Never played any of the Civilization games. Is Civ 4 the new one they're showing ads on TV for? It's an RTS with "Sim-like" control over things right?

Looks good, but I'm skeptical........I hate all the Sims games, and there aren't many RTS games I've found to be worth more than the box they come in.

From what I've heard, Civilization 4 is the best in the series, or at least up to par with Civilization II. At least give it a try.

[Gryph]

Not really a Sim-like game. It's a turn based strategy, not real time. You can try out the demo: http://www.fileshack.com/file.x?fid=8029

 

I think it's the best one in the series because it's taken the best of the predecessors and removed the bad stuff. Very polished and VERY VERY VERY ADDICTING.

[ken_cinder]

Turn based? Ugghh like those old Panzer General games? Now I'm really turned off.

[BrOkEn ArRoW_29]

I'm playing Star Ocean: The Second Story, Kingdom Hearts, ESPN NFL 2K5, WWF No Mercy and THPS 2.

[Nusumenai]

I'm playing Star Ocean: The Second Story, Kingdom Hearts, ESPN NFL 2K5, WWF No Mercy and THPS 2.

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I loved Star Ocean 2.

 

It's the best one in the series in my opinion. ^^

[Gryph]

Turn based? Ugghh like those old Panzer General games? Now I'm really turned off.

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It's not a genre that really floats that many peoples' boats. That's why there are so few of them. But I kind of like it that way so the market isn't flooded with them and there is usually one best one (usually Civ).

 

But Civ is much broader than Panzer General. Actually, combat isn't really a huge focus of the game.

[Darken]

(Prince of Persia Warrior Within) I love this game .

Fifa 2005 case fifa06 still not out in my country.

GBA-SRWJ I like the animation in the game.

[Agozer]

Cold Fear.

 

Thinking of going with either Chrono Cross, Xenosaga II, or Tales of Eternia after that.

[OverlordMondo]

<3 Turn based strategy. Real time strategy never seems to take much strategy when I look at it, I still manage to lose though, so I must be doing something wrong.