What have you beaten recently? What are you playing?

[NightrainSrt4]

Didn't find anything with a quick search so here goes.

I have an issue finishing games. I play a bit then get bored and move on. Here you can post the games you've just beaten, and the games you are playing, and update as you go along. You get motivated to beat the games you play, and also get to see what others are playing, and how they liked the game.

Just beaten means within the last couple weeks for your first post. Don't need a list of every game. Try to keep a similar format.

Just Beaten/Finished:
Legend Of Zelda: A Link to the Past -SNES
Professor Layton and the Curious Village -NDS
Left 4 Dead Campaigns -PC

Now Playing:
Crysis -PC

Playing but games that aren't "beatable"
TF2 -PC
Diablo 2 -PC/Mac
Quake Live -PC

[Luke122]

Now Playing:

Lego Starwars 2
Lego Batman
F.E.A.R.
Beautiful Katamari
Left4Dead
COD4
Forza2

[Bopher]

Beat:
Halo 3
Guitar Hero: Aerosmith
Gears of War
Portal

Playing:
Deadrising
Bad Company
WoW
Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance

[xRyokenx]

I recently beat Portal but my computer died shortly thereafter so I can't play anything now. I really wish we had a 360.

[eslfish]

Playing: World of Warcraft

Side game: Guitar Hero 3

[Collinstheclown]

Recently beat Fallout 3 but went back a save to keep playing

Playing:
Fallout 3
Starcraft (still)
The various music games (Rock Band, Guitar Hero)




-CollinstheClown

[mtekk]

I'm defining recently as since the first of the year.

Beaten:

Sid Meyer's Railroads! (was fun, maps are too small compared to the original Railroad Tycoon)
Crysis Warhead (not bad, beat in 1 day :) )

Playing:

Test Drive Unlimited (One of the best racing games to come out in the last 2 years, can't wait for Unlimited 2 to come out)
Halo 2 for Vista
Battlefield Heroes (yeah I'm a beta tester :) the game is super addicting for short 1 to 1.5 hour stints of play)

[BuzzKillington]

Damn, I don't think I've ever beaten a game. lol. I usually don't play SP in MP games and I don't buy SP only games.

I did go through Rainbow Six Vegas 2 a several times but all in co-op. I never reached the highest level though. Then I reformatted and forgot to backup my stats.

I'm lvl 21 in Hawx right now though with only 6 missions to go but there are like 250 achievements and the last 5 lvls will take months to get because they are a HUGE step up from the other level's point leveling steps.

EDIT: I lied. Need For Speed Underground 2 and Carbon.

BTW, interesting thread idea. +rep

[NightrainSrt4]

Thanks.

Just Beat:
Crysis
Thoughts: Decent. Lots of Koreans = fun. No gravity + space monsters = ehh. Wished Crytek would have learned from the super monkeys, but no.

Now Playing:
Either finish up Battlefield: Bad Company or start C&C: Red Alert 3 Premiere Edition

[Spawn-Inc]

i'm like that with games, i get board FAST!


Recently Beat
PGR4
super mario galaxy
can't think of any more...

playing
Resident Evil 5 (1 chapter left, then i will no doubt play it 5 or more times for the unlockables. i did that with RE4 for both the gamecube and ps2. i have only beat re4 for the wii once as its the same as the ps2 version, so there is no reason to replay it.)
Halo3
GTA4 (for pc, but its bad because of the problems)

started, but never finished
fear files
final fantasy XII
final fantasy X
final fantasy X-2
perfect dark Zero
fallout 3
Crysis
fear
call of duty
bioshock
overlord
company of heros
Stalker SOC

the list goes on all the way back to gamecube titles...

[p0Pe]

finished

Nball
world of goo
cod (them all)
l4d
crysis 1+2
gish
fear - was hooked to the very last moment
turok
rainbow six vegas
MOH airborne - a few times:P
starship troopers (oh yeah. 3d crimsonland ftw)

playing

supreme commander - forged alliance
metroid prime 3 - wii
burnout paradise city (this game and a racing wheel rocks the world! its purely awsome xD - i would play this over need for speed anytime!)
tom clansy´s hawx
gish (when boored)

never finished:

bioshock - yeah... didnt bother didnt like it
need for speed most wanted
need for speed undercover
dead space (yeah.. im a pussy)
jets n´ guns
prey
stranglehold (the game itself it nice, but just got tired of it. might start it again some day)
the club (mostly the same on and on.. cool enough game non the less)
spore (didnt figure out how to get past tribe level...)
lost planet extreme condition (very cool game, just got stuck)
far cry 2 (sucked on wii)

thats the ones that i remember xD

[BuzzKillington]

Pope, would that be hawx for PC?

[xRyokenx]

Hahaha I just read the title of this thread as "Have you been beaten recently?"

[p0Pe]

Pope, would that be hawx for PC?

yup. the mouse works terible. plane moves op and down in intervals of like 5 mm when moved up and down. still an awsome game though


Hahaha I just read the title of this thread as "Have you been beaten recently?"

i got a girlfriend, and "you wouldn´t like her when she´s angry"

[FuzzyPlushroom]

Working on beating:

DiRT (not because it's worth it, because it's fun)

Playing:

SimCity 4
Oblivion
Sins of a Solar Empire, but only at LANs, generally

Haven't beaten anything recently. The last thing was probably Crysis (the original) and that was a few months ago, anyway. I've got a thing for games with nonlinear gameplay.

Yeah, the first half of Crysis was good. The second half was too weird even for me.

[xRyokenx]

I thought the aliens in Crysis were pretty fun. The Koreans actually got kind of boring after a little while. They really need more variation in the guns in that game though... and a CoOp feature.

[p0Pe]

a coop feature in crysis would rock agreed:D

[xRyokenx]

a coop feature in crysis would rock agreed:D

I think that every decent FPS game should have a CoOp feature. Cooperative multiplayer is where it's at.

[Luke122]

Dirt.. hmm..

[blueonblack]

Just beat:
Red Alert 3
C&C 3 & Kane's Wrath
Crysis
Crysis Warhead


Playing:
C&C Generals (just downloaded the Shockwave mod)
Assassin's Creed
Bioshock (again)

[NightrainSrt4]

Just Beat:
Episode 1 of Doom

Now Playing:
Finishing up Bad Company

[NightrainSrt4]

Just Beat:
Battlefield: Bad Company
Thoughts:
Good game. I enjoyed it. I really liked the destructible environments. Kinda felt like the game showed you all its cards quite early though. The final battle would have felt more rewarding had it not happened earlier in the game.

Now Playing:
Trying to decide. C&C: Red Alert 3 looks interesting, but I'm not a RTS type gamer, but then again perhaps a new genre would be entertaining. Maybe go back and play STALKER as I never got very far into it. Hmmm... not really sure.

Anyone any ideas what to play through next? I've got but yet to play through:
Lost Planet: Extreme Condition
STALKER: SOC
C&C: RA3
Final Fantasy 12

Hmmm... Maybe Prince of Persia for 360. Just realized I can borrow that from my family.

[xRyokenx]

@NightrainSrt4: Don't waste your time on RA3... if anything pick up an older C&C game (preferably one from before RA2). STALKER is a cool game, just has a really slow start. I also tried the Lost Planet demo and it was pretty awful, as well.

[d_stilgar]

I just played through the HL2 series again. I did it really fast this time. The Episodes are so much better when you do it this way. I can't wait for Episode 3. I've also played COD 4 and World at War.

I'm playing Bioshock for the first time, and Star Wars: Empire at War (which totally sucks). I've never played a RTS that's compared to Dune 2000, which is a remake of Dune II, which was the original RTS.

Speaking of RTS games, you guys should look at this: http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/03/27/epochal-achron-meta-time-strategy/

[xRyokenx]

Ooh, that looks awesome.

Side note: I just got the CnC: Red Alert and Tiberian Sun soundtracks in the other day. Awesome stuff.

[EspoNation]

Playing:
TC's EndWar

just beat:
grid... finally :)

really wanting to load farcry 2 again, my game got cut short because my old hard drive dropped a sector on me. also kinda wanna run through my steam games again, havent done that in quite a while.

[bartvandenberg]

beat in the last 2 months:

Crysis (hard difficulty)
Crysis warhead (hard difficulty)
Far Cry 2 (medium difficulty, wont beat it again... way too much driving)
Call of Duty 4 (hard difficulty, and then with cheats enabled)
Call of Duty: WAW (medium, which was way too easy. Game is short)


I was 75% done grid, when my savegame went sour for somereason. Not sure if i want to restart it yet or not.

Thinking of putting my Ghost recon:advanced warfighter back on again, and finishing that. its been a good year since i played that.

Looking for a new game to get now.

Anyone heard anything on
- Frontlines:fuel of war?

Want to play through F.E.A.R 2 but, I hate the scary parts to it(i'm a bit of wimp that way). The slow mo makes it almost worth it though.

[Mark_Hardware]

Beat;
My meat.
Playing;
see above:up:

[xRyokenx]

Ehh, Mark... just as a heads-up, that's prolly not something to mention here even though it is slightly amusing.

[FuzzyPlushroom]

Heh, I thought of that joke, though my version also incorporated (other forms of) domestic violence and probably would've gotten me at least a week off.

I'm back to SimCity 4 now. Made a region with terrain based on the texture of a piece of chiseled stone... it's pretty great, peninsulas and isthmi everywhere...

[xRyokenx]

SimCity 4 is awesome. Is there a way to edit the whole region before you start making cities in it? Editing them one by one gets old pretty quickly.

[NightrainSrt4]

Just Finished:
Prince of Persia -360
Thoughts: Scenery and graphic design was great, but overall the game lacked substance. Repetitive. Hunting light seeds just to progress made me feel like I was young again playing Jak & Daxter or something, and not in a good way, just that type of platformer. Wished the story was deeper, but that's why they toss the epilogue into DLC so you have to pay for it, no thanks.

I honestly only finished it because I created this thread and am trying to actually complete a game before moving on to something else. Else everything I have will have 1 hour played and nothing more.

Now Playing:
Not sure, will update when I decide. Thinking about stalker, but not sure what type of mood I am in.

[Luke122]

Almost done Lego Starwars 2....

[nevermind1534]

I love simcity 3000 and Age of Empires II.

[xRyokenx]

I'm playing Command & Conquer Tiberian Sun: Firestorm. I'm surprised I haven't played through this before, it's pretty awesome.

[Mark_Hardware]

Wow.
So, someone gets plus repped by jbdnsn for making a joke about screwing on a motherboard, but I get negative repped for making that joke?
Somebody has in their signature "if you experience an erection for more than four hours, keep it the hell away from me!" and no one says anything about that??????
What the heck, seems a little inconsistent to me. Is this is the kind of place where it's not what the joke was, instead who made it?

[bartvandenberg]

What the heck, seems a little inconsistent to me. Is this is the kind of place where it's not what the joke was, instead who made it?


probably. thats generally the way it works anywhere/everywhere you go. Its like...seniority.

[NightrainSrt4]

I wouldn't worry about it. Make a few good contributions, or some nice work on your mod and it will go away quickly. The sex/personal joke stuff seems to be more tolerated in Chatterbox, so I'd prob try and keep it in that area so it doesn't matter as much if it disrupts the thread.

But please try and keep the thread on track. I'd rather not be the only one in two months posting my progress lmfao.

I still can't decide where to go next in my gaming completion kick lol. I never finished Mass Effect so maybe that's an option, but I'm out of AA batteries lol. I really need to grab some rechargeables.

[xRyokenx]

By the way, I didn't neg rep you.

[Luke122]

Nor did I.. I ALWAYS sign my name if I neg rep. :)

[nevermind1534]

Not me, either. And I sign for all positive and negative rep, unless I forget.

[d_stilgar]

It wasn't me, but I did think about it. We try to keep this place fairly family friendly. I sign my rep.

[jdbnsn]

Alright, it was just a joke. Let's all calm down and stay on topic eh?

[SXRguyinMA]

I just picked up flight sim x gold edition, havent started it yet though. also play sim city 4, GTA-SA on PS2 (good time-killer), got supreme commander from the guy I got my video cards from , havent tried that yet either. I play armadillo run a lot (another good time killer)

[FuzzyPlushroom]

SimCity 4 is awesome. Is there a way to edit the whole region before you start making cities in it? Editing them one by one gets old pretty quickly.

I'm partial to this tutorial (http://www.sc4ever.com/knowledge/showarticle.cfm?id=1103), which reveals the prerequisites and how-to of this "hidden feature".

Keep in mind that sudden transitions from one shade to another can lead to some bizarre results (http://xs138.xs.to/xs138/09145/ssv843.jpg).

[xRyokenx]

Sweet, thanks. +rep

[FuzzyPlushroom]

No problem! I've borrowed this guy's (http://www.atdoflynchburg.com/sc4/myregion.htm) Central Virginia terrain; rolling hills and a steeply-sloped river are keeping things interesting. He's correct in suggesting MicroDEM if you're looking at a certain area rather than drawing your own terrain.

[jdbnsn]

I just picked up flight sim x gold edition, havent started it yet though.

I LOVE Flight Sim X! I have not yet made it through all of the missions but I have done most of them. I had the privilege of playing the previous Microsoft Flight Sim on Crimson Sky's Project Nighthawk (http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/?q=node/326) with a triple monitor arrangement out at the Maker's Faire in San Mateo last year and that was the coolest flight sim experience I've had. If you have the cash and are really into realistic flight sims, triple display is the way to go for sure.


http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/maker_faire/PICT0001.jpg

http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/maker_faire/PICT0013.jpg

http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/maker_faire/PICT0016.jpg

http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/maker_faire/PICT0104.jpg

http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/maker_faire/PICT0090.jpg

http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/maker_faire/PICT0120.jpg




Plus, our host Microsoft sent their team out the CA for the event. Meet the two hottest tech chicks alive...


http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/maker_faire/PICT0066.jpg

[SXRguyinMA]

I'm partial to this tutorial (http://www.sc4ever.com/knowledge/showarticle.cfm?id=1103), which reveals the prerequisites and how-to of this "hidden feature".

Keep in mind that sudden transitions from one shade to another can lead to some bizarre results (http://xs138.xs.to/xs138/09145/ssv843.jpg).

nice link! +rep

@jbdnsn: that must have been crazy fun!! :bowdown:

[mtekk]

Not to get too far off topic, but any of you Sim City 4 fans out there, what are your thoughts on Cities XL by Monte Cristo? Looks to me that it'll be a proper successor to SC4 (even thought it is not by Maxis or EA).

[FuzzyPlushroom]

Well, it seems like (http://www.simtropolis.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=383&threadid=106359&enterthread=y) it could fill the void left after SC Societies crashed and burned. City Life, Monte Cristo's previous attempt, was more like Societies - a good idea, but not so much aimed at SimCity fans. (Actually, I'll be honest: City Life drove me nuts.) Hopefully XL will change that; what I've seen is promising.

Oh, and thanks for the +rep, guys! I'm a longtime member of SC3000/SC4EVER as well, but there are still things I go back and look up.

[xRyokenx]

I was working on the GDI campaign of Firestorm but it crashed on me. ><

[NightrainSrt4]

Well bought some AA rechargeable batteries so have the option of going console again. But,

Now Playing:
Stalker: SoC - PC
Super Metroid - SNES

[Zephik]

Woot! Yea! I just beat Mario Bros 3 on the NES for the billionth time. lol

God I love Mario games.

[xRyokenx]

I get a new mobo in this week (I hope) so I'm going to be playing around with my music software again. :D

[geeca]

Recently beat crysis and PoP 2008

Playing oblivion again and crysis: warhead

[Luke122]

Completed: Lego Starwars II - Original Trilogy
Now Playing: Lego Batman, Battlefield Heroes, FEAR, Left 4 Dead

[xRyokenx]

I've started playing skirmishes in CnC3: KW and have started playing Painkiller. Painkiller is ridiculous... that is probably one of the craziest games I've played yet.

[OvRiDe]

Picked up the Orange Box for 10 bucks this weekend..

Finished Half Life 2

Next up HL2:Episode 1

[Canadian Eh?]

I beat Fallout 3, not a big deal because the main quests are easy. Playing GTA IV and COD5 on PS3.

[EspoNation]

Picked up the Orange Box for 10 bucks this weekend..

Finished Half Life 2

Next up HL2:Episode 1

love the half life series. havent played episode 2 yet. bought the box the day it came out. really for TF2. but episode one is awesome. enjoy it.

[cvitullo]

Episode 1 was pretty good, but Episode 2 completely destroys it. The new cinematic physics engine is AWESOME in the like 3 times it's really used. I let the striders destroy the buildings the first time through cuz it was so cool to watch.

Just beat CoD5 on hard though, now I'm trying it again on veteran. Anyone else absolutely hate the checkpoint system they use? Makes the game so much harder, and destroys the sense of accomplishment when you beat one hard segment, only to die because you bask in the victory for a second.

[NightrainSrt4]

Just Beaten:

God of War 2

Was a decent game. Felt there were a lot of stupid puzzles, well, less puzzles and more if you don't notice the little statue blending into the rest of the scene in SD then you wander around for 20 minutes figuring it out.

Really wish there were more of the huge boss fights and not the little ones. I like the huge battles, like the Colossus and the Kraken.

And finally, ugghhh, they make you get totally into the ending and then BAMMM, wait for GoW3 and buy a damn PS3. Don't have a ps3 but ugghhh I want the ending. Have to google the story when it comes out.

[Spawn-Inc]

i finally got off my arse and beat re5. i know major shame on me.... i got stuck at 6-3 and got pissed and left the game. moved back to pc gaming for a few months.

[Axis Machine]

Beat MGS4 for the second time it has been 1 week from being a year since first beating it man do I love that game I need to download the sound track for it or something.:D

[HackSore]

I've just finished Prototype.

Its fantastically fun to play through, but the storyline kinda goes downhill throughout, which is a shame, as it starts out very promising.
Very weak ending in my opinion, if the gameplay hadnt been so much fun, i would have been pretty unimpressed with it.

Just trying to decide what to play through next, I'm tempted by Mass Effect again, as the story is so nicely done.

Or possibly beyond good and evil, as i picked it up in a charity shop a year or so back for a couple of quid and havent got round to playing it yet.
anyone got an opinion on it?

[simon275]

Just played through all the L4D "movies" single player to learn the lay of the land before I jumped online.

[HackSore]

Just played through all the L4D "movies" single player to learn the lay of the land before I jumped online.

ah, thats a bit of a shame! in my opinion, the best time to play l4d online is when you dont know the maps (for campaign at least, not with vs), its makes for a much more exciting experience.

[Kayin]

Just beat the Sims 3 (I know, technically you don't beat it, but I got what I wanted out of it) and I'm back to Guild Wars.

[NightrainSrt4]

I was just about to beat Dungeons & Dragons: Heroes [XBOX1] when the xbox magically lost my save games, but only the recent ones. It must have had short term memory loss as my save games from 2003 are still there, just not the ones from the last few days.

Frustrating, because I still have that old habit many of us had from the Playstation 1 days where you save in multiple blocks for fear of losing a save game to a corrupt file.

So XBOX lost freaking 3 saves, but only recent ones. Ughh. Was on the last couple areas about to beat it.

[rendermandan]

Currently playing Prototype.

[xRyokenx]

My wife. That game was hard as hell.

*rolls eyes*

Yeah... awful joke.

Up next: My Kids!

D:

[billygoat333]

my buddy and I are playing Halo 3 through the campaign co-op on Legendary, I had to leave for work last night when we were right about to beat the game, wonder if he beat it without me :think:

[NightrainSrt4]

Just Beat:
Dark Messiah Might and Magic

Thoughts: Very decent game. A few bugs and such, but overall I enjoyed it very much. Had a lot of the same things I enjoyed about Oblivion, but was linear enough for me not to get entirely distracted, lol. Was a steal for $5 on steam, and I can definitely see myself playing this one again.

[xRyokenx]

Do you have any advice for getting through the start? I keep getting stuck replaying it trying to figure out what all to do and whatnot.

[NightrainSrt4]

Hmmm, which part? I found most of the game was very linear, only got caught up a bit in one of the crypts as to where to go next. Gamespot has a walkthrough, not the greatest, but helped a little for the part I got stuck a bit on. Sorry I can't be of more help. Been a while since I was at the beginning and am not sure which portion you are referring to.

[xRyokenx]

Mainly the part where you have to escape the city. Thanks for reminding me about walk-throughs, though... I forgot, lol.

[NightrainSrt4]

Gamespot Dark Messiah Walkthrough (http://www.gamespot.com/features/6160412/index.html). In case you need it. I don't remember much about the first parts of the game though, sorry. I didn't have much of an issue, so nothing really sticks out in my head about which part would be confusing. Usually the parts I get stuck on are the ones I tend to remember.

[billygoat333]

been playing world series of poker 2008 on 360. its a great way to fall asleep. :)

[NightrainSrt4]

Finally finished up Chrono Trigger on the DS. Still can go back and save Crono and do all the rest of the side quests I haven't done.

Good game. Customization felt a bit shallow, but overall an enjoyable experience.

[Will]

Gave up on Spore...got bored/frustrated.

Finished Fallout 3 on accident a couple months ago, so I started over completely and I'm going for bad Karma. :banana: I actually find it harder to do this. I really should have finished up all of the side quests in Megaton before, well, anyways...

I found the Crysis/Warhead/Wars combo pack about 6 weeks ago. I finished Crysis and I've been fooling around with custom maps.

I hooked up the ol Xbox again and played some Forza last night.

[xRyokenx]

Crysis is a fun game. I'd love to see more custom guns for it, though. The standard ones get quite boring after a while.

I've been playing a mod for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. called Priboi Story. It's pretty much a total conversion that adds a good number of guns, removed mutants, as well as a new story for it. It's pretty fun.

[NightrainSrt4]

Just Beat:

Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay

It was just as glorious as I remembered it. The part with the dwellers was still the lower part of the game, just like before, but I remembered where to go which made it go by much quicker. The graphic update was nice and welcomed, but honestly didn't make it feel all that much different as the old graphics hold up well as it is. But, there was a lot of mesh issues on the characters heads and faces, with some having jutting polygons and such. Also, about a third/fourth of the characters had huge bugeye eyeballs popping out of their heads. Overall, a great game, and very overlooked during its original release.

[Kayin]

Just whaled hell on Batman: Arkham Asylum over the weekend. PLAY THIS GAME.

[Spawn-Inc]

wet! second run on golden bullet!

[NightrainSrt4]

Just Beat:

Bioshock

Good game. I enjoyed it. I went "good" and saved the little sisters. Overall an enjoyable experience, and one I will probably end up playing again for the other spin on the story.

[d_stilgar]

I just beat World of Goo. Pretty darn good game. I'm not crazy good like some people, but I think I'm ok at it.

[Okele]

Beaten:

Cod4
Cod:WaW
GoW
GoW2
BF:Bad Company
Fallout 3
L4D
Rock Band 1&2
GH:WT and 5

Playing:

World of Warcraft
Evony
Cod4(multiplayer)
BF2


Will be playing:

Operation Flashpoint2
MW2
DJ Hero
BF:Bad Company 2

[NightrainSrt4]

Just Beat:

Mirror's Edge

I found it enjoyable. Quite refreshing compared to a lot of games out recently. Few parts were a little frustrating to get through, but only took a couple tries. Loved the colors. The city seemed sterile and creepy, but I really did love the white with strong colors.

Before that I beat Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood. Thought I mentioned it, but perhaps I didn't. Good game. Another I thoroughly enjoyed and appreciated the change in setting.

[farlo]

just beat borderlands, thinking about getting dragon age origins.

[Wecrookie]

Just finished The Witcher (PC) 8)It's a bloody good game & thoroughly enjoyed it.
The enhanced download really improved the game,not that i didn't enjoy it before it was available;).

The side quests were fun as was collecting the cards;).
If you enjoyed Oblivion i think this is a game to get and have fun with.It may not be as open as Oblivion nor have as many mods but still fun.


yours wecrookie:eek:

[Liquid_Scope_99]

Anybody wanna play call of duty modern warfare 2 my 360 nic is LiquidScoped

[billygoat333]

ugh I really need to get my 360 back. Started playing Portal again, this time to beat all the achievements since i never finished the challenges and Advanced maps. fun stuff! :)

[farlo]

beat borderlands about 2 weeks ago

[Liquid_Scope_99]

[QUOTE=billygoat333;270986]ugh I really need to get my 360 back. Started playing Portal again, this time to beat all the achievements since i never finished the challenges and Advanced maps. fun stuff! :)[/QUOTE:banana::banana::banana:


it would be sweet i really like how they added last f.m on there on not real big on face book and twitter but cool they added i even lie the new 1vs 100 for a change of pace

[NightrainSrt4]

Beat COD:MW2 campaign. Was pretty darn good.

[Possible Spoiler]I'm starting to tire of movies/games/books constantly leaving things open ended just to fit a sequel though.[/Possible Spoiler]

[x88x]

[Possible Spoiler][..][/Possible Spoiler]

[Possible Spoiler]
Come on, it's CoD. Sequels are nothing new, Activision is just trying to keep milking this cash cow for as much as they can.
[/Possible Spoiler]

That being said, I also think that it's an awesome game. I just started my second play-through yesterday :D

[Oneslowz28]

I just finished up my third play through of FEAR last week. Back on a GTA IV and Oblivion kick. Boarderlands will be here tomorrow so I am sure I will be stuck on it for a while too.

[x88x]

Oooh, I love the FEAR games..a little weak on plot..ok, more than a little..., but such great gameplay!

[Oneslowz28]

Yea I played the last time around on hard... Even though I played this game several times now it still manages to give me a scare or three when the lights are out and the game is getting intense. It brings back memories of playing Doom 3 with the lights out.

[billygoat333]

i still need to play the fear series, I played the demo of the first one and really really liked it. just never got around to buying it. I LOVED doom 3, playing that one through again. also, still stuck on the advanced portal maps. lol good times. oh, and I started playing sims 2 again at work, kills time fast. :)

[NightrainSrt4]

Just Beat: Zeno Clash.

Thoughts. AWESOME. $5 on a steam sale. Game only lasted but a few hours but the feeling I got from it was much like the same feeling playing Portal or Mirror's Edge for the first time. Short but VERY sweet. Definitely looking forward to when the sequel comes out.

[Spawn-Inc]

playing
super mario bro's wii
wolfenstein for 360 (bought it for the kar 98 firing sound :))
fable 2
N3 nightynine nights

[billygoat333]

what do you think of the new wolfenstein?

is there any co op options on it or is it just single player?

[d_stilgar]

I bought Plants Vs Zombies and Defense Grid: The Awakening on Steam. They are both desktop tower defense types. PvZ is really easy, but funny and fun. DG is harder and looks better, but can get a little frustrating.

I'm also playing Left 4 Dead 2 whenever I have a few hours to dedicate to it. I love scavenge mode. It's as fun a TF2, no lies.

[Spawn-Inc]

what do you think of the new wolfenstein?

is there any co op options on it or is it just single player?

i didn't want to pay full price so i was going wait for a price drop, but future shop had it for 29.99 so i grabbed it. for that price point it's a great game.

there is multiplayer but no co-op(i take that to mean 2 players playing the game story).

i haven't tried the multiplayer part of it as i have no interest but the single player has been really good so far.

there are a bunch of unlockables for the guns which is what makes me want to play it to the end. i really like it when games do that.

i would give it 9/10, they could have had more weapons i think. (i think there is 8 total)

[Kayin]

Still playing LOTRO, currently waiting on GW2 and trying furiously to reinstall FFVII.

[blueonblack]

Just finished my first playthrough of Demigod (as Rook), have to say I'm very disappointed in this game. It had a LOT of potential, but it fell way short. Still, I'm sure I'll get my $20 out of it. LAN games will be interesting if I am ever able to play one.

Should have spent the $20 on expansion for Fallout 3. :mad:

[Oneslowz28]

Just finished GTA4 at about 85%

[jdbnsn]

Just beat Assassin's Creed II and am playing Operation Flashpoint Dragon Rising. In case you were wondering, there will definitely be an Assassin's Creed III

[Oneslowz28]

Cant wait to build my new rig. Dual GTX 295s here I come!!! Crossing fingers for i7 too.

[Killa_Ape]

Ghostbusters, got it on a Steam sale, I should have bought this sooner was a good time!

[mtekk]

Just finished Assassin's Creed for PC, can't wait until March when Assassin's Creed II comes out for PC.

[Oneslowz28]

Ghostbusters, got it on a Steam sale, I should have bought this sooner was a good time!

It is my top 3 games of 2009. Made me feel like a kid again.

[Airbozo]

Ghostbusters, got it on a Steam sale, I should have bought this sooner was a good time!

I thought this game was fun too. The controls were a bit dodgy and took some getting used to, but it was a fun game.


Just finished Assassin's Creed for PC, can't wait until March when Assassin's Creed II comes out for PC.

Agreed! I LOVED Assassin's Creed and have played it over again to get all the flags and Templar's... I hope they are taking the extra time to make sure the PC release is polished. I am already jonesin watching the trailers.

Did you see the 3 mini movies?

[mtekk]

Agreed! I LOVED Assassin's Creed and have played it over again to get all the flags and Templar's... I hope they are taking the extra time to make sure the PC release is polished. I am already jonesin watching the trailers.

Did you see the 3 mini movies?

I've heard about them, but haven't had the time to watch them yet.

Supposedly, they're redoing some things, graphics wise, to make better use of DX11 (I'll be upgrading to a HD5850 or HD5870 in March after the obscenely high prices drop a bit).

On my run through, I had about 50% or more on all of the "extra memories" (flags and killing Templars). In some places I don't know where they could hide the rest of the flags.

[Airbozo]

I've heard about them, but haven't had the time to watch them yet.

Supposedly, they're redoing some things, graphics wise, to make better use of DX11 (I'll be upgrading to a HD5850 or HD5870 in March after the obscenely high prices drop a bit).

On my run through, I had about 50% or more on all of the "extra memories" (flags and killing Templars). In some places I don't know where they could hide the rest of the flags.

Find the movies on youtube. They are worth the watch.

I am trying to even find one of the 58xx's in stock. I am working on a system for a customer and we are waiting on a video card right now that has been on back order for over a month. I also want one of the 58xx's for my rig. Saving up all my overtime to upgrade my system (and I have a lot so far).

I had almost 70% of the flags and Templars and spent several nights wondering around to find the rest. I finally gave in and started using the IGN faq to find most of them.

[Oneslowz28]

Am I the only guy on earth who has not played Assassin's Creed?

[jdbnsn]

CJ- You will LOVE it, it's a miraculous game. If for no other reason the landscapes are simply mesmerizing. They put so much into putting together breathtaking scenery and it comes across as perfect in my eyes. The game itself is pretty fun too, but with some repetition which sucks a tad, still doesn't ruin the game though. I just beat Assassin's Creed II on the PS3, but I'd like to see the game on my PC now that I actually have something that will run DX11, so I'll likely end up buying another copy of the same damned game.

[blueonblack]

Am I the only guy on earth who has not played Assassin's Creed?

Yes. You are. I was wondering what the one dusty copy was doing on the shelf at my local Wal-Mart. It was waiting for you.

Buy it already!

[billygoat333]

I have yet to play it as well. its on my list of to-dos! lol

[d_stilgar]

I'm not sure I'll ever play assassins creed. I had a friend who wasn't that into it, and I get bored too fast.

[blueonblack]

I'm not sure I'll ever play assassins creed. I had a friend who wasn't that into it, and I get bored too fast.

I have to say it does get repetitive at times, but it's just so damned beautiful! I'm thinking of playing it again just to look at the cities again.

[Oneslowz28]

I'm going to keep an eye out for it on sale over the next few weeks. Hell I still have yet to even open borderlands and I have had it for almost a month. I miss the days when all I had to do was sit around and play video games. :(

[mtekk]

Yes. You are. I was wondering what the one dusty copy was doing on the shelf at my local Wal-Mart. It was waiting for you.

Buy it already!

There were a few copies sitting on the shelves in Best Buy on Black Friday, $5 a pop (the reason I bought it then).

[SXRguyinMA]

my brother-in-law just bought me left 4 dead 2...insane game :bowdown: we've been playing multiplayer co-op lately. I've also been playing MW2 MP like crazy, at level 58 now. currently havin a blast with the 3rd person cage match

[xRyokenx]

Ever since I finally got the mouse-lag to go away (had to put it in compatibility mode for XP), I've been playing Far Cry 2 a lot. It's fun just going on a total rampage blowing **** up and reigning chaos. Great stress relief, lol.

[NightrainSrt4]

FINALLY beat Star Ocean : First Departure for the psp. I started it over a freaking year ago. . .

It wasn't hard at all, just a bit grindy in places. Sometimes you were too high to do anything, and others too low. Most of the game was just a tank and spank though, so I doubt I will be playing SO2 any time soon, especially as the battle system is the same I guess.

[Airbozo]

Ever since I finally got the mouse-lag to go away (had to put it in compatibility mode for XP), I've been playing Far Cry 2 a lot. It's fun just going on a total rampage blowing **** up and reigning chaos. Great stress relief, lol.

Been playing this game as well. Sat unopened on my shelf for a couple of months and I completely forgot about it. I like the game. It is a little addictive too. I love going into the towns, planting an IED and then popping a few guys so the rest will come after you, then BLAM! flying bodies. Cleared out the entire town with only a few shots...

Too bad the guys guarding the leaders houses keep respawning...

Funny thing is, even though I have bought most of the weapons I still only use a few of them. I got in too much trouble using the flamethrower...

What I WANT is a helicopter and a silenced sniper rifle.

[noopypoop]

Does anyone have Borderlands? Its a really great game. Co-op is the(fun) equivalent of L4D without the harsh consequences of splitting up. Only problem is that most people down know how to forward ports, but you cant host without forwarding. Although, that means my game fill up REALLY quick.

[x88x]

I've got Borderlands. It is a greatly fun game. Unfortunately when one of my SSDs died a few weeks ago, I lost all the progress that I had made...including one lvl48 character :facepalm:

[Trace]

My brother and his friend are huge fans of borderlands.
Maybe you want to get a game set up with them? IDK how good they are.

[billygoat333]

Just started Replaying Rainbow Six Vegas 2 on my 360. Love this game!

[d_stilgar]

Playing Torchwood now. It's alright . . . good not great. If you get it on sale for less than $10, or if you are into the dungeon crawler genre, I'd say this is pretty good. I play games for compelling story, or really immersive playing experience. This doesn't quite do either for me well enough. But it is fun.

[Airbozo]

Just started Replaying Rainbow Six Vegas 2 on my 360. Love this game!

One of my favorite games.

I like the 4 player coop the best. I have sooo many early morning hours on that game!

[billygoat333]

Me too! lol coop mode is awesome in that game. one of the best.

[xRyokenx]

I've been playing through Borderlands a few times with my brother and just started playing Mass Effect 2.

[NightrainSrt4]

Just beat Gradius 3 for SNES. Very much appreciative for save states, as I would have ripped my eyeballs out trying to beat it in a reasonable time on the cart.

[Airbozo]

Just started playing Left 4 Dead again and realized why I stopped. There is no real story line. Everything is open and you can just pick the level you want to play. If you stop playing you have to remember where you were and select that level again.

I am having fun with it, but felt it could use more connection and storyline.

[billygoat333]

just barely got COD:MW2. gotta say, its pretty engaging. :)

[d_stilgar]

Just started playing Left 4 Dead again and realized why I stopped. There is no real story line. Everything is open and you can just pick the level you want to play. If you stop playing you have to remember where you were and select that level again.

I am having fun with it, but felt it could use more connection and storyline.

If you play it right you should be able to finish a whole campaign in less than an hour, under two on expert.

Each campaign is its own story, loosely tied together with fan speculation and a few of the lines the characters say. They are meant to be stand alone "movies" in a quadrilogy. I'd say the story is fleshed out about as well as most Hollywood zombie movies (which is usually little to none).

Right now I'm playing Hammerfight (http://store.steampowered.com/app/41100/), which is on sale for $5 on Steam right now. I played the beta when it was still in development and then it fell off my radar for a few years. There is something refreshingly SNES about it, but the physics of the game will make your mouse feel heavy, which is great. There is a bit of a learning curve. You will likely fail levels two or three or four or five times before finally beating it and moving on. The story can be a bit vague at times, but the gameplay is really fun, so I like it. It's a definite "go buy it now" game at $5.

[NightrainSrt4]

Beat COD:WaW in a day. (Had some free time procrastinating midterms). Only did it so I could get to playing Nazi Zombies with the fiance. Was fun. "Ooohhh NoooOOO. They're coming in the windows!!! EeeeeEeeeK!", lol.

We went through and played coop the first time, but apparently it doesn't save your progress. So when you stop, and then go back to it, you'd have to play from the beginning again. Argh. Hence why I had to bang out single player in a day, lmfao.

[Dysturbed]

I just beat Super Dodge Ball for Gameboy Advanced, now im playing Dungeon Seige:Legends of Arrana er whatever it's called.

Trying to get my new computer up and running so i can play wow again.

[billygoat333]

just finished COD MW2 before work. loved the cinematic ending. very cool. pretty short game though. I have yet to move on to the spec ops part.

[DuroMentis]

I heard that recently Chuck Norris beat the Sims 3.

[xRyokenx]

I just got the new DLC for Borderlands. It's pretty damn fun so far.

[x88x]

I actually haven't yet...when my SSD died, I lost my character, so I've been working on building up another char to play through the new DLC with some friends. I just hit 47 last night (I think...if not, I'm really close), so just 3 more levels!

[xRyokenx]

I've played through it like four times now... and thanks to a save file editor, I've messed up a couple of my saves, lol. Thankfully one of them hasn't been touched yet so I'll play through it with my bro at lvl34.

[x88x]

Just make sure you don't try Playthrough 2 of General Knoxx at lvl 34...you will be slaughtered. Apparently Playthrough 1 is best done in the upper 20's, but Playthrough 2 the enemies start at 50/51, so if you're not at 50 yet, you will die...a lot.

[xRyokenx]

I believe General Knoxx was made to be a continuation of the story. Definitely not doing it in Playthrough 2 at lvl 34, but everything is at the right level for me in the first playthrough. I already keep dying a ton at lvl 36 when playing by myself... gonna wait for my bro to get home from work to do some co-op.

[DuroMentis]

I recently found a MMORPG I'm going to try out, its called Runes of Magic, looks pretty interesting: http://us.runesofmagic.com/us/index.html

I'm going to try playing it in a sec, in whatever way "playing" refers to on a ****ty old temporary dell. I can't wait for that new processor for the new build XD. Tired of this crappy excuse for a computer.

Anyways, the game looks interesting, especially since its free and I'm broke as hell. It includes mounts, player housing, PvP, PvE, and everything else. I'll let you guys know how it goes should this peice of **** actually run it. XD

Edit: Well, seems like I wont be playing anything for a while. POS Dell/Intel's fault. This is stupid. Intel's website is such a pain in the *** I pretty much now know how it feels to be gay.

[Spawn-Inc]

Wolfenstein for 360. i left it for a while then played it again and was only 20 minutes away from beating it the last time.

[NightrainSrt4]

After beating COD:WaW I decided to go back and FINALLY play COD2. I've had COD2 and 3 boxed for xbox for a LONG time, yet had never played them.

It was fun. Some of the clearing building missions were quite a bit repetitive, but I did really enjoy the Russian campaign. There was a lot of vertical fights that just aren't present in a lot of games.

[NightrainSrt4]

Beat Battlefield: Bad Company 2 back at the beginning of the week. Playing through it again, but this time with Softth 3x22" screens. Running at medium instead of maxxed, but man is it sweet.

[Spawn-Inc]

Beat Battlefield: Bad Company 2. now working on the multi player side.

also working on final fantasy XIII.

[Kayin]

Went back to Guild Wars, as it's F2P. Needed a fix, my PC is still not functional yet and I'm not restarting The Witcher until it is.

[NightrainSrt4]

Beat FFXIII. Really enjoyed it once the original apprehension to the linearity faded.

Been playing UT3/Quake live to practice my twitch shooting for an upcoming lan. Tried UT2k4 but no one was playing it.

[Airbozo]

Beat MW2, BFBC2, working on Bioshock 2 and Wanted. Waiting for Assassin's Creed 2 to drop in price before I work on that one as well...

[diluzio91]

just finished assassins creed 2... lol... i had a crystal skull flashback after that one

[farlo]

finished serious sam hd

[PauL]

I took the time out of playing BFBC2 online to beat the single player - Now back to multiplayer :)

[NightrainSrt4]

Was bored and have been pretty sick so have been procrastinating other things a bit. ;)

Blasphemy I know, but I have yet to make it more than 20 minutes into STALKER: SOC (and I haven't played the others). Decided to give it a whole-hearted go this time. Installed Stalker Complete 2009 and went for it.

Man, is it sweet. Not sure why I didn't get into it before. I forgot that it was meant to be a bit creepy, and not just artifact scavenger hunting, so when the first cloaked mutant attacked me out of nowhere I screamed at the top of my lungs, LMFAO. The fiance thought I was dying or something.

I let myself get into games, and that definitely helps on this one. I could mindlessly power through it without a second thought, but letting myself get caught up in the atmosphere really makes this a great experience. Wow.

[TheGreatSatan]

I've finally Mastered every skill in Oblivion without cheating. It took several months and dozens of quest mods to do it too.

[Panda]

Just Cause 2, Its a definite time killer.

[altec]

Beat the main story in Pokemon Heart Gold just yesterday. Going the other way I still need to finish my latest play through of Dead Space.

[rockgangster]

Recently I have complete X men wolverine origin game...Now I am playing Dragon age game....

[d_stilgar]

New Left 4 Dead 2 DLC is pretty fun. I never seem to get away from L4D2 or TF2.

[hicks]

I just beat Assassins Creed 2. I got it free with my CPU so I gave it a try. And well all i can say is :O. This game was incredible, and left me wanting more after game was over. I can't wait for the 3rd one thats for sure.

Games I am playing right now are: Battlefield Bad Company 2 (*TsMgcc.com* Hardcore) <-- thats our server come play with us :P. Another game is Bioshock 1 (will get Bioshock 2), CS:S, and TF2. If you have steam add me to friends: SteamID: deadly_ninja

[Killdrath]

Playing Starcraft 2 beta...

pretty slick so far.

[Kayin]

Torchlight and just picked up my new copy of The Witcher: Enhanced Edition. When patches finish I'll finally get to play it.

[Luthien]

I still play Gauntlet whenever I just feel the need to kill things. I've recently started playing Guild Wars.

[billygoat333]

Playing through the Single Player on COD:MW2 on Veteran finally. played it through on normal just to get the feel for the game for multiplayer. havent revisited it since until now.

[SXRguyinMA]

I just beat Portal, well the standard levels anyways. AWESOME game! trying to do the advanced but they're tricky lol. I'm going to eventually go back through the regular version and go for some achievements

[x88x]

If you enjoyed Portal, check out Portal: Prelude (http://www.portalprelude.com/). It's an unofficial prequal to Portal, but very well done (and free!). For an idea of the difficulty of the challenges, think of the harder challenges in Portal..that's about the level of the easier challenges in Prelude. :twisted:

[Airbozo]

Finished:
Batman Arkham Asylum. Pretty easy game, even on hard. Had fun playing it though.
Portal. Total of about 6 hours to finish the game on the first levels plus a few of the challenges. Not a bad game, I can see spending lots of time getting all the challenges and such.

[billygoat333]

If you enjoyed Portal, check out Portal: Prelude (http://www.portalprelude.com/). It's an unofficial prequal to Portal, but very well done (and free!). For an idea of the difficulty of the challenges, think of the harder challenges in Portal..that's about the level of the easier challenges in Prelude. :twisted:

hadnt even heard of this! +rep imma check it out now.

[Technochicken]

I just beat portal as well. Now I'm trying to knock down all the surveillance cameras...

[SXRguyinMA]

lol I'm workin on that too

[farlo]

beat fallout 3 again

[jawshwaa]

i just beat crysis , metro 2033 and portal again, and gta iv for the first time. (bout time).

[d_stilgar]

hadnt even heard of this! +rep imma check it out now.

You also need to check this out.

http://portalmaps.wecreatestuff.com/

It's more or less the Portal: Still Alive map pack that's on 360, but free! So it's almost official and really really good.

[artoodeeto]

In the middle of playing the original Mass Effect game on PC. And looooving it. Graphics look a bit dated to me, but the storyline is fantastic, and there's a lot of depth to the game that I'm enjoying. One of the main effects it's having is that I can't wait to play the next one...and recently found out there's supposed to be a third one sometime, plus a bunch of downloadable stuff for each one...

Also having fun playing Grid, although i need something other than the keyboard. Thinking about getting a wheel when I can afford it, I'm not big on gamepads, and a wheel would be fun...

Games I've bought but have yet to start (got most of these on Steam during their holiday sale):
Portal, Bioshock, Stalker Chernobyl, Dirt, Dirt 2, and a whole bunch of others I'm forgetting at the moment...

[Airbozo]

I just beat portal as well. Now I'm trying to knock down all the surveillance cameras...

lol

I forgot about those...

I got my "fall 30000' " achievement yesterday while sitting home sick. Setup a couple of portals, jumped and walked away for 15 minutes.

I also got my Cupcake award for beating 2 of the advanced maps.

I also beat Wanted on Monday. Fun game! The whole church map I entirely forgot about curving bullets and kept getting wasted running up the steps. I didn't even remember until I had beaten the game.. DOH!

Still to finish:

Fallout 3 (keep getting bored...)
Mercenaries 2 (same thing, keep getting bored doing the same stuff)
Mirrors Edge (get frustrated on some of the jumps and I give up for a while)
Bioshock 2 (I keep forgetting to save and have to redo a bunch of stuff...)


I think I have a few others... Man i waste a lot of time gaming...

[altec]

Just got Doom 64. I bought this game about ten years ago and it was a broken copy. So I can FINALLY play the game. One of the only Doom games I haven't played.

3-mptG8tfkU

Anybody want me to record a playthrough of the game?

[artoodeeto]

one strategy I loved using in the older Doom games was running into a room stuffed full of baddies, and trying to run between them such that they'd end up attacking each other. Go hide or keep running around, then pick off the survivors. Pretty effective technique usually. too bad newer games' AI's are better....*sigh....

[altec]

Eh, "better" is debatable. I mean if you think about it how is a game with a bunch of dumb henchmen, or zombies able to never hit each other, or if they do hit each other how are they smart enough to know who hit them is on their side? I can understand some games not using the system, but some games would benefit from the classic Doom infighting system if you ask me. It can act as a very tricky way to promote ammo conservation in limited ammo type shooters, and add a new toy in the "shoot everything" games so you don't get bored.

Just my thoughts... But what do I know? I still prefer first-person games over third...

[PauL]

Incoming wall of text.

Recently started playing AC2 and finished last night. I enjoyed the first one, but the second one brought a lot more elements to the game.

The only real gripe I have about the game are the controls. I assume they are better optimized for a console controller. Little annoying to learn what key goes to each symbol but I got it down pretty fast. I found it most annoying when my char would just jump the wrong way or attempt to jump off a building and instead just fall and grasp the edge. Oh and the damn bars that you swing off of. I still dont know the proper way to swing off them. I usually ended up spamming space bar, then hold it until I got some kind of momentum...and eventually made the swing off. I dont think I have ever gotten so pissed at controls before.

/end rant about annoying controls

On the plus side, I really enjoyed "upgrading" my city and buying weapons/armor. The flying missions and horse carriage mission were probably my favorite. The biggest improvment of AC2 over AC1 was all the differnet ways to assassinate people. The smoke and posion knifes were a cool idea but I never used them.

Overall I really liked the game except for the controls with a keyboard/mouse.

Cliffs:
Finished AC2
Really hated the controls
Horse carriage and flying were my favorite missions
Enjoyed all the new ways to assassinate people
Found smoke and poison usless to me

[NightrainSrt4]

I really enjoyed the beginning intro gameplay and story to AC1, but just stopped playing it once they dropped you out onto your own, where you have to ride your horse forever to some other place. The game just felt better to me when they gave you more guidance. Shame I couldn't stick with it as I got similar feelings during the story portions outside the memories as I did the first time I played HL2.

[altec]

Just started ODST. Playing for the first time. Recording and uploading as I go. Although I can't make the videos public until Sunday. It is a surprise for my Fiancee. I turned her into a Halo nut not long ago...

[artoodeeto]

Just finished the original Mass Effect. Sadly I don't have the $$ right now to fork over for the sequel...but wow what a game. tons of fun, and I'll be playing the downloadable mission tonight...
also makes me want to run out and get Dragon Age and its expansion...

[xRyokenx]

@artoo: I don't recommend Dragon Age. The graphics are good but the combat is like a massively dumbed-down version of WoW. It's a waste of money in my opinion.

Mass Effect 2 is amazing. If you liked the first one that much then you'll really enjoy the second.

[artoodeeto]

good to know, thanks - I haven't played WoW, but I'm not a fan of bad combat systems.

[xRyokenx]

No problem. I watched my brother play a lot of it and he ended up running around in circles during boss fights so his health and special abilities could recharge lol. It was pretty disappointing.

I loved Mass Effect 2, though. That game is a LOT of fun.

[artoodeeto]

actually I had to do some running around/hiding in mass effect to let my health and abilities recharge...and it didn't bother me too much. What I found more irritating was not being able to save my game in the middle of a fight or in elevators. In fact, it took me awhile to get through the end of the Rescue Liara mission because I hadn't leveled up very far, and by the time I found out I had to face a Krogan Battlemaster at the end of it, I didn't have the savegames to go back to before I started the mission.
There's a video sequence before the battle, and it doesn't let you save the game after it, just puts you into the fight, so I had to sit through that each time. Luckily I didn't encounter any other similar situation in the game, but it was really annoying. I can't figure out why they didn't do an autosave just before the battle started...but they didn't. Eh well. Still not totally sure how I did it, I know I just barely scraped by.

[xRyokenx]

The fight with the battlemaster was a tough one. I think it takes everybody at least a few tries to get through that. As far as I know, ME2 doesn't have any situations like that in it.

[artoodeeto]

Heck, even the final fight with Saren at the end of the game was easier than that #$@@$ Battlemaster LOL. took me fewer tries anyway. But then, I was also at like level 49 (is 50 the highest you can get? seems like it, I don't think I missed many opportunities for experience points)

[Zephik]

Finally beat extreme difficulty.

http://www.gemtowerdefense.com/

Sandbox mode now activated! Woo!

Pro-Tip: Two Perfect Gems create a "Great Gem". It's twice as powerful as a perfect in every way. It's awesome, but hard as hell to get. Go for the three main towers instead. (The one's with the Normal Sapphire, Topaz and Diamond in the equation. They look like pointed bar's.)

[PauL]

Bought Supreme Commander 2 during a sale. I actually enjoyed the single player for some odd reason; I never play single player for RTS games so this was a first. Im not even really sure why I liked the game; I just did :)

Metro 2033 was on the the other day on Steam so I picked it up. Pretty awesome game with very nice graphics. Story was pretty nice, weapons looked awesome, and some cut scences were pretty cool. Reminded me of F.E.A.R. Only downside was the whole game only took me about 10 hrs to complete; but it was worth my $25

Currently I am playing a little Mirror's Edge but not too involved in the game. Hoping for Just Cause 2 sale on Steam soon.

When not playing single player games Im playing with friends. We recently started playing MW2 again after playing BFBC2 for awhile.

Man I love Steam.

[NightrainSrt4]

Been busy, but have been spending what free time I do have playing MW2 with friends on 360. I fixed up a broken 360 and to my surprise it wasn't banned. We will see if it has been flagged, but for the last few weeks it's been working well.

I enjoy the game far more on 360 than pc. Haven't had to deal with cheats, but the game is still just as campy on 360 as it is on pc. People whine if you toob them, even if they have been camping the same room all game, and half their team is spamming toobs. Idk, I hate both communities, but it is more bearable on 360 for whatever reason. Maybe it's the file review / complaint thing, I don't know.

[Drum Thumper]

Ginormo Sword. Google it.

[PauL]

Unfortunately the community for MW2 seems to be getting even worse. My friends and I probably encounter at least one hacker in 90% of the games we join. Unlike a lot of people I really enjoy the game, especially with friends, but it is getting harder and harder to actually have fun with so many hackers and laggy servers (always seems like the worst host possible gets chosen)

[x88x]

I finally got around to playing Mirror's Edge last weekend, and I think I'm in love. :D I've had it for a while (picked it up on a Steam sale for something like $4-5), but never got around to playing it...until now.. I think this is the most fun I've had in a game for a long, long time. It's also very refreshing to play a fun, well-designed game, with a well-thought-out plot, that doesn't have combat comprise 90+% of the gameplay. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy a good FPS as much as the next guy, but it's nice to see something different. And apparently we're going to get another one! (http://www.videogamer.com/news/ea_confirms_small_team_working_on_mirror_s_edge_2. html) :D

[blueonblack]

I finally got around to playing Mirror's Edge :D

That really was an excellent game.


I just finished all of the expansions for Fallout 3 and loved them all. That game rocks. Saving my pennies for New Vegas.

[The boy 4rm oz]

I just finished Left for Dead 2 and Portal (currently doing the challenges).

[PauL]

Finally got around to finishing the last two missions to the Starcraft II campaign.

[NightrainSrt4]

My time has been split up between several things over the last few weeks/months.

Off and On:
TF2
360 MW2
League of Legends

Campaign:

Dirt 2 w/ my wheel. Much better experience this time with a wheel compared to the controller. Only play single player as I had way too much first corner frustrations with Forza/Forza2. Racing games are now single player only for me. Don't need the rage, lol.

Dragon Age: Origins. Really enjoying this game a lot. It takes a lot of what I loved about Neverwinter Nights and streamlined it in a good way ( at least for me. I'm not super hardcore ).

Have to finish Red Dead Redemption campaign sometime along.

[NightrainSrt4]

Beat: Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X.

Interesting game. Kept me playing all the way through (campaign, that is). Ending seemed a bit anti-climactic. Gave me my fix for arcade flight games though. Haven't tried the multiplayer, if anyone even still plays it.

Have to give props to the no DRM other than a cd key for multiplayer. Why Ubisoft jumped from that to the always online DRM within a couple months beats me. Ehh, I enjoyed not having any hassles.

[SXRguyinMA]

I'm still chompin at MW2, and eagerly awaiting Black Ops :D

I also play flight sim x and Sim city occasionally, as well as L4D2 and Portal. I've completed portal, just play when I'm bored for challenges. L4D2 is ok, never got too into it, but it's fun once in a while

[The boy 4rm oz]

I got bored recently and started replaying the older NFS games on Gamecube. I have already played through and finished Underground, Underground 2 and Carbon. I am currently halfway through Most Wanted.

[billygoat333]

started playin some Halo Reach. pretty fun game so far.

[x88x]

I got bored recently and started replaying the older NFS games on Gamecube. I have already played through and finished Underground, Underground 2 and Carbon.

Pfff! n00b! Now I'm gonna go break out my circa 1996 copy of The Need for Speed: Special Edition (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Need_for_speed#The_Need_for_Speed_.281994.29). Now that's some real old school NFS action. DirectX 2. Hells yeah! :D

[The boy 4rm oz]

Pfff! n00b! Now I'm gonna go break out my circa 1996 copy of The Need for Speed: Special Edition (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Need_for_speed#The_Need_for_Speed_.281994.29). Now that's some real old school NFS action. DirectX 2. Hells yeah! :D

I just found my PC copies of NFS Hot Pursuit (The Original) and NFS High Stakes :D. I used to love these games hahaha.

[x88x]

NFS Hot Pursuit (The Original)

You mean the original Hot Pursuit? Because NFS: Hot Pursuit was actually the third one in the series (fourth if you count NFS:SE as a separate game).

...though it occurs to me now that you were differentiating it from the NFS: Hot Pursuit that is coming out this year...I am sooo looking forward to that game. :D

[The boy 4rm oz]

Yes I do mean NFS 3 Hot Pursuit. I too am looking forward to the new version, it will be awesome!

I downloaded NFS World today and had a play around with it. It's actually pretty fun and for a 750MB download I am pretty impressed with the graphics and such.

[SXRguyinMA]

don't forget midtown madness!!

[NightrainSrt4]

Finally got around to beating Super Mario Galaxy 2. Pretty good game. Improved on the first, but I didn't get the whoa feeling the first brought.

Still working on Fallout: New Vegas, and I'll have to get back to my Dragon Age save sometime along.

[CorsePerVita]

I am still HORRIBLY addicted to StarCraft 2. Although the new WoW expansion coming out looks.... tempting....

[NightrainSrt4]

Got around to getting God of War 1 and finally finishing it. The 720p remaster for PS3 looks much better than the original, though some of the videos haven't been changed.

Just finished Demon's Souls. AWESOME game. Pretty challenging too. People weren't lying about the difficulty. Finishing the game was such a rewarding experience. Very few times as of late have I walked away from a game, shoot or even just a single level / portion of a level, and felt such a sense of accomplishment and content. Just a great experience, and one I will be playing through the years over and over again.

[billygoat333]

just bought left 4 dead 2... have to say its pretty fun. anyone on live have this game? if so lets play. my gamertag is my s/n. :)

[Airbozo]

just bought left 4 dead 2... have to say its pretty fun. anyone on live have this game? if so lets play. my gamertag is my s/n. :)

Steam for me.

I have had fun with this game, but only played multi once. Looking for a group to play for real...

[billygoat333]

I am going to buy it for pc too, soon as I get one put together that will handle it. soon... soon... (insert evil cackle here)

[The boy 4rm oz]

I play L4D2 frequently over LAN with my bro, it's pretty fun but the novelty wares off pretty quickly.

[altec]

Been playing Resident Evil 5. Got it on the 11th during the buy two get one free sale Gamestop was doing. Got it using a gift card that I got for my Birthday on the 10th.

Anyway, I've beat it once. Playing it again right now. Working on getting any missed treasure/weapons, maxing out weapons, and trying to do all that in under 5 hours. After that I'm going to do it again on Veteran, and try to get all the emblems.

Need to get RE4 now.

[NightrainSrt4]

Beat the remastered God of War 2. Didn't like it as much as the first. The combat is all there, but his character seems different. I mean, you know he's an ass from the first game, but his motives seemed more reasonable. Still a good game though.

Almost finished with 3D Dot Game Heroes. Sweet game. Like a new version of the original Zelda, but with a meets Minecraft style graphics. Really really enjoying it, and plenty of sidequests to keep you busy with NG+ modes.

Playing Metal Gear Solid (ps1) on the ps3 now. Good ol' nostalgia.

[billygoat333]

I play L4D2 frequently over LAN with my bro, it's pretty fun but the novelty wares off pretty quickly.

yeah, I find that it is pretty fun for about 3 or 4 hours... then gets old. I have yet to play it on live or on steam yet though, just co-op on the 360.

[NightrainSrt4]

My cousin just came over so you guys talking about L4D2 made me hook up my rig with an HDMI cable, and run splitscreen with two 360 controllers. Pretty fun, but I just can't get into it for a long time.

I don't play enough for the slight deviations the director sends the horde goes right above me. It always seems like the same thing, and just a bit monotonous after a while. I wish the campaign had more depth, but then if you do that you can't necessarily use the levels directly in multiplayer.

Guess part of me is just jonesing for a new Valve single player focused game. They are generally the only games I will go out of my way to pay full price for on day one.

[x88x]

Guess part of me is just jonesing for a new Valve single player focused game. They are generally the only games I will go out of my way to pay full price for on day one.

Episode 3'll be here any day now....any day now...well, I can hope anyway. :D

[altec]

I'm waiting for Valve to add a "3D" in front of there name...

[NightrainSrt4]

Finished up 3D Dot Game Heroes. Really enjoyed that one. A bit generic, but was old school brought back in a fresh way. So much extra quests I can go back and do too.

But, Demon's Souls keeps calling me even though I beat it already. I can't think of any game really, well recently anyway, that has drawn me back and made me want to play it over and over again. This one has. I quite like this one. Already halfway through another play through. Nice having time to just relax a bit with classes over.

[NightrainSrt4]

I beat Storm King, Tower Knight, Flamelurker, and Dragon God in Demon's Souls all without dying. The counts as an accomplishment to me, lol.

Then I walked into the Penetrator fight and got one shotted. Also forgot to save Biorr.

Those with PS3's need to at the very least try this game.

[robjan]

Just beaten:

Helo 3
Left 4 Dead Campaigns
God of War 2

Currently playing:

Call of Duty: Black ops
Fallout 3
Dirt 2
Grand theft Auto

[NightrainSrt4]

Lots of fun games for Christmas + free time = many games played and beaten.

Beat God of War III.

Great ending to the series. Game was beautiful. The art direction and the huge battles were awesome. The movement of the quicktime buttons to their respective side of the screen made them much easier to pull off. Just a fun game.

Started Ratchet and Clank Future: Tools of Destruction. Liking it so far. Very whimsical.

[The boy 4rm oz]

I am currently playing a game I recently brought off of Steam called Eufloria, its pretty fun, I recommend downloading the demo if you have the time.

[CorsePerVita]

got back into sc2, playing 2s and 3s. working towards my achieves and portraits again. got back into project entropia again, but they updated it with the crytek engine and changed it now... pretty fun but still very similar. fighting the temptation to get back into wow...

[DrkSide]

Just beat Crysis and Crysis Warhead, got them on the Steam Christmas sale and I have had lots of free time. Not that the single player is very long. I am just getting into the sandbox editor to see what I can do.

Also bought Wings of Prey and the F.E.A.R. Pack. Working on those later.

[Kayin]

Just got StarOcean: The Last Hope. Here's to hoping for another epic RPG...

[diluzio91]

Just got StarOcean: The Last Hope. Here's to hoping for another epic RPG...

if its in the star ocean series you can bet good money it will be. :up:

[CorsePerVita]

i got the cataclysm expansion for wow :( there goes my social life.

[PauL]

Just finished Mafia II. Now to decide if I want to get the DLC's since they are currently on sale on Steam.

/edit: Decided to get the DLC's (Joe's Adventure, Jimmy's Vendetta, Greaser Pack, and Renegade Pack). Figured it will be worth it considering it only cost about $7

[NightrainSrt4]

I got a couple gamestop giftcards for xmas. Instead of one new game, I picked up quite a few used games. Normally I'd like to support the developers where I can but I couldn't ignore the savings with b2g1 free. All PS3 Games.

Gift from fiance:

Ratchet and Clank : Tools of Destruction -in progress
Ninja Gaiden Sigma -in progress (played the original on xbox over 9000 times, lol).
Metal Gear Solid 4

Haul from the Giftcards:

Killzone 2
Ridge Racer 7
Untold Legends
Valkyria Chronicles
Nier
Bayonetta

Sweet! This should keep me busy for a long while =).

[Kayin]

Bayonetta was fun, if a little annoying at times.

[Lothair]

Borderlands + Expansions/DL Content.

[NightrainSrt4]

Beat Ninja Gaiden Sigma.

Jeez I don't know how the heck I used to destroy Ninja Gaiden on xbox on the hardest difficulties and can't for the life of me do well on this one. Must be getting old. Had to lower the difficulty down to beat it.

Funny as I walk through Demon's Souls. . . guess it's just the pacing.

[msmrx57]

Just finished Machinarium last night. Wonderful game I'm hoping for a sequel soon.

[The boy 4rm oz]

Machinarium is a very cool game. Did you pick it up during the recent Steam sale?

[msmrx57]

I grabbed the Humble Indie Bundle. I love it when the developers do stuff like that so I buy that way if I've got the $$ when they do it. Usually get 1 or 2 games that I probably wouldn't look at otherwise, and some of them turn out to be great games.

[Luke122]

Plants Vs Zombies, Torchlight, and Mass Effect 1.

As soon as my GPU gets here, I'll be in Dragon Age.. maybe.

[NightrainSrt4]

I'm on a roll, lol, and yet still getting everything done. Winter downtime is nice.

Beat Ratchet and Clank Future: Tools of Destruction. Another awesome game. It was simplistic, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. Lots of different weapons you can use and upgrade. I loved the flying parts.

[PauL]

Reinstalled GRID after completing NFS: Hot Pursuit, so I've been playing that the last couple weeks. Decided I'm going to give Dead Space a go now.

/edit: Well I tried Dead Space for like an hour and the movement just didnt feel right. I felt like I had to stop moving then move my camera in order to turn.

[The boy 4rm oz]

NFS Hot Pursuit on the xbox360.