Games you're currently playing

~~Leo656~~ · 11-17-2003, 05:40 AM

I'm bored and trying to kill some time before I have to go to work. What video games are everyone currently engrossed in?

I'm still playing through TMNT for Gamecube, WWE SmackDown: Here Comes the Pain for PS2, and I just started Final Fantasy Origins on FFI.

TMNT is a little better than I thought it would be, though the bosses are a little cheap. If a block button couldn't have been added, then giving the bosses a pattern/weakness to look for like in the old games would have helped a lot.

Smackdown is good, I love the new control system, as well as the Location Damage/Submission system. My only gripes are with the CAW: Too many ugly and pointless clothing layers to choose from, not enough entrance options. The Entrances for CAW are pretty lousy, the options were cut in half from last year's game. Wrestlemania XIX's awesome Create An Entrance for the 'Cube makes it look even worse. But the game on the whole is really good.

I've never played FFI or II so I picked up Origins out of curiosity. I'm liking it so far, but like any RPG how long it takes to level up and acquire money is extremely annoying.

**Karpo_007** · 11-17-2003, 05:56 AM

What a coisidence! Started playing Final Fantasy origins last saturday. I played around 3 hours, untill one VERY frustarating part, tried it few too many times, took disc out of my PS2 and threw in it into waste bin. True story. It's not a game for those with bad temper.

It has been almost a year I last Played Chrono Trigger, I might start that again. It's not called World's best console RPG for nothing.

~~Leo656~~ · 11-17-2003, 06:02 AM

Aw that's a shame, Karpo... violence against games makes me sad.

I'm not too far in Final Fantasy 1... a little less than 3 hours into it, half my party is at Level 7 and staying in the town of Elfheim. I'll probably spend some time here just fighting and earning money because all the cool stuff like magic and armor and weapons is just so damned expensive in Elfheim.

I've heard good things about Chrono Trigger. If I can find a copy of Final Fantasy Chronicles (which has Chrono Trigger included) I'll probably pick it up. I don't play many RPGs but I do kinda like the ones of yesteryear. They interest me far more than any CGI, online-compatible epic Square's cooking up these days.

**Barkworm** · 11-17-2003, 07:14 AM

I'm currently playing "Dark Cloud 2" (great!) and in a minute I'll start to play "Jak II"!

**Karpo_007** · 11-17-2003, 07:19 AM

The part im speaking off is little past elfheim, but if you have patience to level up your characters, you should be fine. You should get Chrono Trigger, it definetly beats all the new console RPGs on the market. It was made by "Dream Team" wich concisted best of the best from both Square and Enix, and character design was done by Akira Toriyama.

Hennie · 11-17-2003, 07:28 AM

TMNT,SWAT(the new one),Rugby 2004,Colin McRae 4-PS2
WWE Raw 2-Xbox

I'm waiting for Smackdown here comes the pain,WWE Wrestlemania XX,True Crime and SSX 3
I am a huge wrestling fan.

*Taloniss* · 11-17-2003, 07:34 AM

PS2

Ratchet and Clank: Going Commando - Better than the first one. More weapons, more gadgets, great level design, fun all around. Some annoying parts, but nothing overly frustrating. 9/10

Smackdown: HCTP - Great wrestling game. Controls are SWANK~! and the season mode is great. CAW kinda sucks, but with some imagination, you can make whoever you want (I made Muta, Jushin Lyger, Bret Hart, Raven and Steve Corino so far) 9/10

GTA: Double Pack - Never played these since I didn't have a PS2 until recently, but the games are great. Very fun, original, and what's better than stealing cars, dealing drugs, and taking over as crimelord of a city? Vice City borrows alot from Scarface, which is great since I love that movie. 10/10

Xbox

Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu - Good little brawler. Innovative combo system with a great storyline and some really fun levels. The lack of any driving missions sucks, but from a brawler I didn't expect much in the way of different gameplay styles. Still the best Batman game since the days of SNES. 7.5/10

Gamecube

Simpsons: Hit and Run - Good little GTA clone. Very Simpsonesque in it's content, which is great. Levels aren't that big, but there is alot of stuff to find, and the in gags are hilarious. Voice acting is top notch, as is the writing, but that's to be expected when you use the talent from the show this time. Best Simpsons game, ever. 8/10

TMNT - Entertaining little brawler. Game was kinda short for my likings, but the extra modes are good for replay value. 7.5/10

Gameboy

Super Mario 3 - Classic game. As good as I remember it, with some extra add ons. Haven't got an E-reader, but the level cards mean infinite replay value. 10/10

TMNT - Again, decent brawler, but a little short and not alot of innovation. Takes me back to the days of Double Dragon. Ahh, nostalgia. 6/10

Relay · 11-17-2003, 07:40 AM

I've been playing TMNT on my PS2 since the day it came out. I've beaten it with all four Turtles, Splinter, and I'm working on it now with Casey. I've done most everything to do in the game, except for get all the Makimono Scrolls, which I am still missing a few. I think the replay value comes in the fact that the game is two player, so I can have a friend over that used to play the old games. He can join in and play even though he's never played the new one just because the button mashing is not hard to figure out.

I'm currently counting down the days (and pretty soon hours) until I get Final Fantasy X-2. I can't wait!

~~Reznorite420~~ · 11-17-2003, 08:29 AM

New games? Naw, not on my life!

The only game I've ever been "engrossed" in (and still am) is DOOM (no, I'm not showing enthusiasm for it, that's actually how you type the name out).

*That Matt Guy* · 11-17-2003, 08:30 AM

All I ever play is Medal of Honor: Allied Assault on multiplayer.

~~Reznorite420~~ · 11-17-2003, 08:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matthew138

All I ever play is Medal of Honor: Allied Assault on multiplayer.

WHO'D 'A THOUGHT??????

**Karpo_007** · 11-17-2003, 08:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matthew138

All I ever play is Medal of Honor: Allied Assault on multiplayer.

You should try Call of Duty, it beats the heck out of Metal of Honor IMO:

*Mars-Chan* · 11-17-2003, 08:59 AM

Lesseee.....PokeMon sapphire, Super Smash Brothers (smashy smashy!

), Derr Advenger (computer game....it's fun....

), uhm....*ponders* NHL Hockey 2002, among others.

*The Defibrillator* · 11-17-2003, 11:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matthew138

All I ever play is Medal of Honor: Allied Assault on multiplayer.

Yeah, that game is great. I just got the expansion for it, although for the life of me I can't remember what it's called!

Other than that, the only game I've played recently is Worms Armageddon. Yes I know how childish it is, but heck its fun.

**azure turtle** · 11-17-2003, 11:36 AM

FF1!! I've played that for the NES. Never beat it, though, which makes me want to get Origins. And it's got FF2, as well! Very cool...

And I agree with Karpo. Chrono Trigger is my favorite RPG of all time. It's a classic. Try to get it if you can, Leo. You won't be disappointed.

I haven't played Dark Cloud 2 yet... I've got the original DC 1, but I haven't gotten past the desert dungeon. Fun game, but gets boring after a while.

Sparvid · 11-17-2003, 12:12 PM

I'm in the middle of a season in NHL 98 (Genesis)

Meira-Bates · 11-17-2003, 12:28 PM

Let's see....*Takes a deep breath*

In roms I am playing...

TMNT for the GBA
Clock Tower: First Fear
TMNT 4: Turtles in Time

PS

Galerians (I HATE that I WAS sooooo close to beating that game and had to restart)
Clock Tower (still getting some of the smaller endings)
Clock Tower 2 (I've gotten the full ending and junk, but I'm still looking for the hard to find ones)
Dino Crisis

Dreamcast
Alone in the Dark (for some reason my save file is ALWAYS messing up for that game....*sniff*)
Sonic Adventure 2 (sooo clooooose)

PC
American McGee's Alice
Black and White (with expansion pack)
The Sims (though I wouldn't really count that)

*raphael_is_cool* · 11-17-2003, 12:29 PM

Got a LAN set up in our house so it's been unreal tournament (not the crappy new one) and age of mythologies as well as the original grand theft auto (for the crazy cannonball run mode

) . Will get carmageddon 3 working soon tho I hope

~~Reznorite420~~ · 11-17-2003, 12:31 PM

[plug]Is anybody ANXIOUSLY awaiting the release of DOOM 3?[/plug]

**Karpo_007** · 11-17-2003, 12:40 PM

I've ben updating my computer these past few months, main reasons being Half Life 2 and Doom 3.

11-17-2003, 05:40 AM	#1
~~Leo656~~ Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nWo Country Posts: 27,703	Games you're currently playing I'm bored and trying to kill some time before I have to go to work. What video games are everyone currently engrossed in? I'm still playing through TMNT for Gamecube, WWE SmackDown: Here Comes the Pain for PS2, and I just started Final Fantasy Origins on FFI. TMNT is a little better than I thought it would be, though the bosses are a little cheap. If a block button couldn't have been added, then giving the bosses a pattern/weakness to look for like in the old games would have helped a lot. Smackdown is good, I love the new control system, as well as the Location Damage/Submission system. My only gripes are with the CAW: Too many ugly and pointless clothing layers to choose from, not enough entrance options. The Entrances for CAW are pretty lousy, the options were cut in half from last year's game. Wrestlemania XIX's awesome Create An Entrance for the 'Cube makes it look even worse. But the game on the whole is really good. I've never played FFI or II so I picked up Origins out of curiosity. I'm liking it so far, but like any RPG how long it takes to level up and acquire money is extremely annoying.

11-17-2003, 07:14 AM	#4
Barkworm Draconian leftist ruler Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 6,766	I'm currently playing "Dark Cloud 2" (great!) and in a minute I'll start to play "Jak II"! __________________ Make ****, not kill!

11-17-2003, 07:28 AM	#6
Hennie Random Punk Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Pretoria#1 South Africa Posts: 19	TMNT,SWAT(the new one),Rugby 2004,Colin McRae 4-PS2 WWE Raw 2-Xbox I'm waiting for Smackdown here comes the pain,WWE Wrestlemania XX,True Crime and SSX 3 I am a huge wrestling fan. __________________ "I've said it before and I'll say it again man I love being a turtle" Mikey TMNT2

11-17-2003, 08:59 AM	#13
Mars-Chan I'LL BE THE HERO!!!! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Practicing Alchemy in Risembool Posts: 6,297	Lesseee.....PokeMon sapphire, Super Smash Brothers (smashy smashy! ), Derr Advenger (computer game....it's fun.... ), uhm....ponders NHL Hockey 2002, among others. __________________ clings to award THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!!! cries in joy RED DAAAAAAAAAAAAWWN!!!! PROUD Member of the Risembool Rangers! (icon made by bakergirl69 on glitter-graphics)

11-17-2003, 11:36 AM	#15
azure turtle Mango Lovin' Mutant Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 9,453	FF1!! I've played that for the NES. Never beat it, though, which makes me want to get Origins. And it's got FF2, as well! Very cool... And I agree with Karpo. Chrono Trigger is my favorite RPG of all time. It's a classic. Try to get it if you can, Leo. You won't be disappointed. I haven't played Dark Cloud 2 yet... I've got the original DC 1, but I haven't gotten past the desert dungeon. Fun game, but gets boring after a while. __________________ "God, I love being a turtle!" Want to meet the only blue ninja turtle in existence? Come visit me at my Lair!

11-17-2003, 05:56 AM	#2
Karpo_007 Inactive Moderator Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Finland Posts: 8,798	What a coisidence! Started playing Final Fantasy origins last saturday. I played around 3 hours, untill one VERY frustarating part, tried it few too many times, took disc out of my PS2 and threw in it into waste bin. True story. It's not a game for those with bad temper. It has been almost a year I last Played Chrono Trigger, I might start that again. It's not called World's best console RPG for nothing.

11-17-2003, 06:02 AM	#3
~~Leo656~~ Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nWo Country Posts: 27,703	Aw that's a shame, Karpo... violence against games makes me sad. I'm not too far in Final Fantasy 1... a little less than 3 hours into it, half my party is at Level 7 and staying in the town of Elfheim. I'll probably spend some time here just fighting and earning money because all the cool stuff like magic and armor and weapons is just so damned expensive in Elfheim. I've heard good things about Chrono Trigger. If I can find a copy of Final Fantasy Chronicles (which has Chrono Trigger included) I'll probably pick it up. I don't play many RPGs but I do kinda like the ones of yesteryear. They interest me far more than any CGI, online-compatible epic Square's cooking up these days.

11-17-2003, 07:19 AM	#5
Karpo_007 Inactive Moderator Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Finland Posts: 8,798	The part im speaking off is little past elfheim, but if you have patience to level up your characters, you should be fine. You should get Chrono Trigger, it definetly beats all the new console RPGs on the market. It was made by "Dream Team" wich concisted best of the best from both Square and Enix, and character design was done by Akira Toriyama.

11-17-2003, 07:34 AM	#7
Taloniss Mad Scientist Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,819	PS2 Ratchet and Clank: Going Commando - Better than the first one. More weapons, more gadgets, great level design, fun all around. Some annoying parts, but nothing overly frustrating. 9/10 Smackdown: HCTP - Great wrestling game. Controls are SWANK~! and the season mode is great. CAW kinda sucks, but with some imagination, you can make whoever you want (I made Muta, Jushin Lyger, Bret Hart, Raven and Steve Corino so far) 9/10 GTA: Double Pack - Never played these since I didn't have a PS2 until recently, but the games are great. Very fun, original, and what's better than stealing cars, dealing drugs, and taking over as crimelord of a city? Vice City borrows alot from Scarface, which is great since I love that movie. 10/10 Xbox Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu - Good little brawler. Innovative combo system with a great storyline and some really fun levels. The lack of any driving missions sucks, but from a brawler I didn't expect much in the way of different gameplay styles. Still the best Batman game since the days of SNES. 7.5/10 Gamecube Simpsons: Hit and Run - Good little GTA clone. Very Simpsonesque in it's content, which is great. Levels aren't that big, but there is alot of stuff to find, and the in gags are hilarious. Voice acting is top notch, as is the writing, but that's to be expected when you use the talent from the show this time. Best Simpsons game, ever. 8/10 TMNT - Entertaining little brawler. Game was kinda short for my likings, but the extra modes are good for replay value. 7.5/10 Gameboy Super Mario 3 - Classic game. As good as I remember it, with some extra add ons. Haven't got an E-reader, but the level cards mean infinite replay value. 10/10 TMNT - Again, decent brawler, but a little short and not alot of innovation. Takes me back to the days of Double Dragon. Ahh, nostalgia. 6/10

11-17-2003, 07:40 AM	#8
Relay Hench Mutant Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: North Cacalacky Posts: 400	I've been playing TMNT on my PS2 since the day it came out. I've beaten it with all four Turtles, Splinter, and I'm working on it now with Casey. I've done most everything to do in the game, except for get all the Makimono Scrolls, which I am still missing a few. I think the replay value comes in the fact that the game is two player, so I can have a friend over that used to play the old games. He can join in and play even though he's never played the new one just because the button mashing is not hard to figure out. I'm currently counting down the days (and pretty soon hours) until I get Final Fantasy X-2. I can't wait!

11-17-2003, 08:29 AM	#9
~~Reznorite420~~ Banned Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 3,851	New games? Naw, not on my life! The only game I've ever been "engrossed" in (and still am) is DOOM (no, I'm not showing enthusiasm for it, that's actually how you type the name out).

11-17-2003, 08:30 AM	#10
That Matt Guy Honey Bunches Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Lone Star State Posts: 5,840	All I ever play is Medal of Honor: Allied Assault on multiplayer.

11-17-2003, 12:12 PM	#16
Sparvid Stone Warrior Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Östersund, Sweden Posts: 860	I'm in the middle of a season in NHL 98 (Genesis)

11-17-2003, 12:28 PM	#17
Meira-Bates Mad Scientist Join Date: May 2003 Location: an abandoned wearhouse Posts: 1,057	Let's see....Takes a deep breath In roms I am playing... TMNT for the GBA Clock Tower: First Fear TMNT 4: Turtles in Time PS Galerians (I HATE that I WAS sooooo close to beating that game and had to restart) Clock Tower (still getting some of the smaller endings) Clock Tower 2 (I've gotten the full ending and junk, but I'm still looking for the hard to find ones) Dino Crisis Dreamcast Alone in the Dark (for some reason my save file is ALWAYS messing up for that game....sniff) Sonic Adventure 2 (sooo clooooose) PC American McGee's Alice Black and White (with expansion pack) The Sims (though I wouldn't really count that) __________________ I'm also the winner of the award for being least likely to receive an award! O.o

11-17-2003, 12:29 PM	#18
raphael_is_cool Mad Scientist Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: England Posts: 2,151	Got a LAN set up in our house so it's been unreal tournament (not the crappy new one) and age of mythologies as well as the original grand theft auto (for the crazy cannonball run mode ) . Will get carmageddon 3 working soon tho I hope

11-17-2003, 12:31 PM	#19
~~Reznorite420~~ Banned Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 3,851	[plug]Is anybody ANXIOUSLY awaiting the release of DOOM 3?[/plug]

11-17-2003, 12:40 PM	#20
Karpo_007 Inactive Moderator Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Finland Posts: 8,798	I've ben updating my computer these past few months, main reasons being Half Life 2 and Doom 3.