What [not shmup] game are you playing now?

Seelen · Post by **Seelen** » Sat May 23, 2009 5:52 pm

Playing The Misadventures of Tron Bonne, and "playing" (never get around to these) Persona 4, Final Fantasy IV DS, Castlevania: PoR

null1024 · Post by **null1024** » Sat May 23, 2009 6:13 pm

Playing gobs of Sonic Rush, just destroyed my old time, and now my record is 0'44"11 [Zone 1-1 Sonic].

[EDIT]
Got it down to 0'44'01.

sjewkestheloon · Post by **sjewkestheloon** » Tue May 26, 2009 11:42 am

After owning it for a year and not really touching it, I've now played Mass Effect through twice with the same character and am in the process of taking him up to level 60 on a third playthrough. Brilliant story, solid combat, shame about the small amounts of repetition in the whole land, find ore, open a pod, empty a base, repeat of the uncharted worlds.

Is this the only game where achievements actually add something to the experience? I'm currently playing through on Insanity mode to see what I get for a lvl 60, Insanity, 2 more allies, scholar. I then think I'll make a new character that uses bios and techs.

I think the main strength of this game is the fact that it can be played through as a story in 10-15 hours or explored thoroughly in about 40 hours, and then repeated without becoming a drag.

mortified_penguin · Post by **mortified_penguin** » Tue May 26, 2009 11:59 am

Playing the original Fallout and Killing Floor mostly. Nothing beats a Desert Eagle wielding field medic. I'm sorry, left 4 what? No thanks.

Aru-san · Post by **Aru-san** » Tue May 26, 2009 1:52 pm

Playing Chelsea-san wa nana no maji o BUkkorosanebanaranai! (aka Chelsea and the Seven Devils (aka BUNNY MUST DIE)). Very weird Metroidvania, I must say.

Ruldra · Post by **Ruldra** » Tue May 26, 2009 2:55 pm

Shortly ago I started playing Baldur's Gate with a dwarven fighter. Gonna play him all the way to the end of Throne of Bhaal, which most likely will take all my vacation time in July.

mortified_penguin wrote:Fallout

That's next on my RPG list. Never played it before but everyone says it's the shit.

Momijitsuki · Post by **Momijitsuki** » Tue May 26, 2009 4:02 pm

Etrian Odyssey and Rhythm Heaven!

Post by **BulletMagnet** » Tue May 26, 2009 4:25 pm

I actually recently picked up Chrono Trigger for the DS on a whim, and played a few minutes of it...now I'm as stuck on it as I was back in the SNES days, which honestly surprised the heck out of me. Also trying to finish up the last boss of Henry Hatsworth, but I'm going to have to grind a bit first, unfortunately...

null1024 · Post by **null1024** » Tue May 26, 2009 11:14 pm

More Rush [down to 43 seconds and change], and a little bit of Sonic 2 and 3 [and man, that run of Sonic 2 was terrible -- I kept falling at that part in act 2 of CPZ with the rising water... I almost NEVER messup there... as for the Sonic 3 run, I hate the Marble Garden boss.]

professor ganson · Post by **professor ganson** » Tue May 26, 2009 11:50 pm

Fire Emblem DS. I really, really love this game so far. Amazing.

Alec · Post by **Alec** » Wed May 27, 2009 2:22 am

X-Men Vs Street Fighter

`Throwdown · Post by **`Throwdown** » Wed May 27, 2009 2:53 am

mortified_penguin wrote:Playing the original Fallout and Killing Floor mostly. Nothing beats a Desert Eagle wielding field medic. I'm sorry, left 4 what? No thanks.

Left 4 nub.

Jockel · Post by **Jockel** » Wed May 27, 2009 6:19 am

Phantasy Star Online Blue Burst for free on the SCHTHACK server.
Anybody else?

handsome_rakshas · Post by **handsome_rakshas** » Wed May 27, 2009 6:33 am

professor ganson wrote:Fire Emblem DS. I really, really love this game so far. Amazing.

WARNING:

Fire Emblem made me fail Microbiology when it first came out. I wasted 40 hours in 5 days leveling only to have my characters die at Lvl. 20. At least I was playing it on night shift at work. I promised to never play another FE game again, the DS one is SOOOOO tempting!

I just busted out the Ol' GBA for the first time since Aria of Sorrow was released to play a game I missed, Zone of the Enders: Fist of Mars.

themachinist · Post by **themachinist** » Wed May 27, 2009 7:35 am

professor ganson wrote:Fire Emblem DS. I really, really love this game so far. Amazing.

I couldn't put it down when I played it. I'm pretty into those tactics type games and the permanent death made it that much better. Played it through 1-star hard and I'm going to try 3-star whenever I decide to play it again.

themachinist · Post by **themachinist** » Wed May 27, 2009 7:37 am

Ruldra wrote:Shortly ago I started playing Baldur's Gate with a dwarven fighter. Gonna play him all the way to the end of Throne of Bhaal, which most likely will take all my vacation time in July.

Dude, you're going to do BG, TOSC, BGII, TOB?

Last summer I played through BGII+TOB with a human blade and it was awesome. SO epic. Think I'm going to have to play through it again this summer.

null1024 · Post by **null1024** » Tue Jun 02, 2009 8:03 pm

Playing some Guilty Gear X, PC version.

I *LOVE* this game. Ever since the first time I played it in the arcades, I have loved this game. It just feels so right to me. It seems to play a bit better with a keyboard however, namely due to how much faster hitting arrow keys can be done than moving a stick.

ZOM · Post by **ZOM** » Tue Jun 02, 2009 8:27 pm

Legend of Kage 2 - DS

Nice game, I like the action going on but S ranking missions is pathetically easy - you only need to rack up a high enough combo on the bosses.

Limbrooke · Post by **Limbrooke** » Tue Jun 02, 2009 8:40 pm

Doom 2.

professor ganson · Post by **professor ganson** » Tue Jun 02, 2009 11:00 pm

handsome_rakshas wrote:
professor ganson wrote:Fire Emblem DS. I really, really love this game so far. Amazing.
WARNING:

Fire Emblem made me fail Microbiology when it first came out. I wasted 40 hours in 5 days leveling only to have my characters die at Lvl. 20. At least I was playing it on night shift at work. I promised to never play another FE game again, the DS one is SOOOOO tempting!

Damn, that sucks. The way saves work in the DS version, I don't think there's any worry that you might lose everything. If things go poorly in a battle you just turn off your machine and go back to your previous save.

Twiddle · Post by **Twiddle** » Tue Jun 02, 2009 11:01 pm

raiden fighters jet

it's not a shmup because it has branching paths

null1024 · Post by **null1024** » Wed Jun 03, 2009 12:55 am

Some Accel. of Suguri [it's not really a shmup], and more GG:X [yay, insta-kills!].

gabe · Post by **gabe** » Wed Jun 03, 2009 2:26 pm

House of The Dead: Overkill

Lordstar · Post by **Lordstar** » Wed Jun 03, 2009 3:38 pm

Street fighter IV - I picked it up again after a little hiatus due to work. Still not as good as SF3.3

D · Post by D » Wed Jun 03, 2009 3:47 pm

PS2:
Battle Gear 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHELHAogpcU
AKA Tokyo Road Rage (PAL)

null1024 · Post by **null1024** » Wed Jun 03, 2009 11:55 pm

Marvel Vs. Capcom, got to Onslaught, and was promptly killed.

neorichieb1971 · Post by **neorichieb1971** » Thu Jun 04, 2009 12:17 am

Driller 2 pcb.

Etrian · Post by **Etrian** » Thu Jun 04, 2009 12:17 am

Wardner (PCB) since I barely touch it these days.

Also been playing EDF2017 again, which is still a lot of fun.

jonny5 · Post by **jonny5** » Thu Jun 04, 2009 12:19 am

forum odyssey- the endless refresh

ROBOTRON · Post by **ROBOTRON** » Thu Jun 04, 2009 11:59 pm

I player hated SF4 today.