What have you been playing today REDUX

[KingPK]

Carrying over from the old board.....

Flatout: Ultimate Carnage arrived yesterday and I played that for a bit. I like it but as someone that is a Burnout junkie, the handling seems a lot looser in Flatout, especially when you take control of the really fast cars. I like how there is a bunch of destructible stuff and the debris remains on the road in subsequent laps, but it's also frustrating because plowing into that stuff gets you Nitro, but plowing into that stuff often slows you down (especially if you are in a car with a low Strength rating). The AI is pretty aggressive; they actually try to cut you off on corners and go on the attack instead of waiting for you to go after them which can be annoying when five cars are up your ass in a Demolition Derby, but is a positive in general. The main problem I have with the game is that the cars don't have much weight to them and the slightest bump can send an SUV with a 10 Strength rating bouncing all over the course. The driving in general feels a bit floaty and like I said, the handling is too loose; you can't really zip in and out of traffic like in Burnout without crashing into everything. The little mini-games are very fun with my favorites being Bowling and Royal Flush. Basically you get some speed on a ramp and launch your driver through the window, sending him ragdolling through the air towards the objective; in Bowling you crash him into a set of giant bowling pins and in Royal Flush you launch him towards a board with giant playing cards as you try to get a Royal Flush hand.

Overall it's enjoyable, but I'll stick with Burnout Paradise.

 

[ericmm]

More Dawn of War II.

I'm such trash against real people though.

 

[Obi Chris Kenobi]

Scene It: Lights, Camera, Action - a fun party game to play with your mates.

 

[Sabre]

Ive been pimping Racedriver Grid on the ps3 for its awsome online experience... if you can survive the crashers.

 

[Adam]

I only have one game as I traded everything in a few weeks ago. And it's still Guitar Hero: World Tour.

 

[bps21]

I'm trudging through Lego Star Wars II for the achievements.

 

[griffinmills]

Rock Band 2 for fun.

Just finished up some Resident Evil 5, waiting on my bud to get back in town to replay it with him co-op.
Also waiting for him to play through some Guitar Hero: Metallica in co-op as well.

Smaller games:
Loco Roco Cocorecho
Little bit of emulation thanks to the retro gaming thread.

BIGGER (massive?) games:
Weaned myself off of WoW and now play the occasional round of City of Heroes/Villains once again.

Thanks to WoW and CoH I've a shit ton of games STILL IN SHRINK WRAP sitting on my shelves collecting dust. Dynasty Warriors 6, tons of PS2 games bought at dirt cheap sale prices off Amazon, a bunch of PSP titles given to me by work, even a couple of movies just sitting there mocking me. Hmm, maybe more of a "what haven't you been playing" topic. :'(

 

[oldskool]

Plowing through GTA:VCS, because I hit the eBay jackpot and have Bully, FF12, GTA:LCS & KH1 all on their way.

 

[bigolsmitty]

Still playing Mass Effect.

 

[special k]

Still on Persona 4. Damn addicting game.
I'm really glad it has an easy difficulty. MegaTen games have great stories, but they're fucking rough. Unless the battle system is really fun, I refuse to grind for hours.

 

[KingPK]

I played a bit of Ace Combat 6 yesterday. The core gameplay is the usual high quality, but the storyline is brutal and cheesy, even by Ace Combat standards. And the fucking cutscenes have the pacing of a marathon at the old folks home.

 

[Smues]

I've restarted Zelda: Twilight Princess and I'm going to beat it this time. Got near the end originally, then the disc got scratched to death. I recently picked up another copy but it's been so long I figured I'd just start over.

 

[daileyxplanet]

Nothing, my 360 is broke and all of my other systems are in storage.

 

[Cuban Linx]

Super Metroid, never actually finished it originally and since i'm in a retro-gaming mood i've downloaded it and started playing again. Good shit, though playing on a keyboard instead of a controller will always feel awkward.

 

[oldskool]

Liberty City Stories. Better than Vice City Stories so far, but that's mostly because I've been cheating it up to save myself the hassle of finding/buying guns & armor every time I die. More interesting storylines too, by a long shot.

 

[Rendclaw]

I'm trudging through Lego Star Wars II for the achievements.

That has to be the funniest and most fun game I have played in years. It does tend to be frustrating in places but the sight gags more than make up for it.. I need to get back to that one.

I'm playing NBA 2k5 with the Orlando Magic, no CAPs this time... After struggling the first two seasons, I have a rather devastating squad now:

Jameer Nelson, PG 91
LeBron James, SG 99
Tayshaun Prince, SF 84
Dwight Howard, PF 86
Samuel Dalembert, C 84

and the bench is pretty decent too... the only player under 80 on the bench is a PF I drafted in the preseason. LeBron's advancement in the game is nothing short of jaw-dropping. He starts off at 84 OVR and his stats increase exponentially.. In the season where I am playing the Suns, I had to trade him because I couldn;t afford to keep him, but he's like a 109 OVR. Just flat out stupid, there is literally nothing he can't do and he's going Oscar Robertson on the league every year, racking up MVPs.

PK: Yeah I heard about the crappy storyline thats why I stopped at Ace Combat 5... not to mention I finally got all of the prototype part and was having fun going back through the game wrecking shit with that direct-fire laser beam.... ahh, good times.

 

[HSJ]

Finishing up GH: Aerosmith for the achievements and plan on finishing Final Fantasy VII this week.

 

[Detox]

GTA San Andreas, this game is so much fun on the PC. I picked it up for 8 bucks, and it has been well worth it. The shooting system alone is so much more precise than it was on console.

 

[Jer]

Still absolutely in love with Street Fighter 4. Learning new ways to combo into Rufus's Ultra is hotness.

We also broke out some Super Puzzle Fighter 2 Turbo last night, that game is ridiculously fun no matter how much you play it.

 

[bigolsmitty]

Beat Mass Effect, moved on to Ghost Recon 2: Advanced Warfighter. Really good so far.

 

[KingPK]

I finished the campaign for Ace Combat 6. The final mission is almost an exact copy of the final one from AC 4. There's also a mission where you shoot down a bunch of missiles which is also lifted from 4. The missions in general are pretty bland aside from battling a giant flying fortress.

I'm now back to playing NHL 09 and Dead Rising which is pretty good although the shooting is weird because you aim with the left stick, contrary to just about every other game ever which uses the right one.

 

[FLAM]

I've been playing Skate 2 (wasn't too sold on this at first but once you know what you're doing, it's so much fun) and Resistance 2 for the most part. I might play some RE5 versus games a bit later.

 

[daileyxplanet]

Played SMB3 1-1.

 

[Smues]

So after a week long Twilight Princess fest I'm back to where my first save file was, the sky temple place, but now I've got all but five heart pieces (the five I can't get yet), all the golden bugs, and enough poes for the 4th jar. As opposed to the old file where I was missing 20 heart pieces, half the bugs, and most of the poes.

I think this will actually be the first time since before Ocarina of Time that I'll get 100% of the heart pieces. I just never feel motivated to do it in the era of 36+ heart pieces. So the fact that'll I'll be getting 100% on 45 pieces makes me happy. And reminds me that I'm a loser.

 

[Rendclaw]

Been messing around with Secret of the Silver Blades (old-school 1st edition AD&D game, third out of four). In this era of hyper-intensive graphics, level grinding, and all that crap and nonsense, its good to play a game that just gets down to brass tacks and is fun.

 

[Smues]

It takes me awhile to get to sleep, so at night when I lay down I usually play something on the DS or PSP for a bit. The current game is Star Ocean: First Departure. I can't say that I'm very impressed by it so far. After some decent (and whacky) plot advancement I'm left to wander around to find some people, with no guidance as to what the fuck I'm supposed to do next. On the upside I'm leveling up quite nicely not knowing where the hell to go.

 

[Thoth]

Finally playing Resistance on PSP. More fun than the demo, and multiplayer is actually good.

 

[Kahran Ramsus]

Just got a PS3 so I'm busy playing Metal Gear Solid 4 & Legends of Wrestlemania. Loving them both.

 

[luke-o]

I've been on a retro high since selling my DS for finanical reasons.

So, on the bus into work, I played Super Mario Land 2 and Donkey Kong on the Game Boy.

 

[Robert]

Sam and Max: Season One for the Wii, it's pretty fun and I got it for about ten bucks at Gamestop.

NBA Jam: Tournament Edition for the SNES, I got this at Multi-Media Exchange for about a dollar and it's still pretty good. I love playing as the Magic with the Penny Hardaway and Horace Grant duo.

Lego Indiana Jones for the Xbox 360, I got it from Best Buy for about ten bucks (10 dollar Reward Zone card) and it's a nice walk down memory lane.