What [not shmup] game are you playing now?

8 1/2 · Post by **8 1/2** » Sat Feb 28, 2009 9:49 pm

Going to marathon Killzone 2 this weekend. Fucking amazing so far. Basic gameplay, but the level of polish is just absurd.

Ed Oscuro · Post by **Ed Oscuro** » Sun Mar 01, 2009 12:37 am

Frickin' Home Run!

Team Fortress 2. With the Scout update it feels like a whole new game. Gave me a reason to polish up on my scout skills, although the Achievements are pretty absurd - went into an Achievements server to fight some of 'em out. More or less what I'd be doing in regular rounds (i.e. no co-op grinding, just trying not to grief people), but faster. 14 of the Achievements so far; the next one gets me The Sandman, and I'll do that in normal gameplay.

The Coop · Post by **The Coop** » Sun Mar 01, 2009 12:57 am

MechWarrior 2, MechWarrior 4, and Okami.

iatneH · Post by **iatneH** » Sun Mar 01, 2009 2:07 am

Just for giggles, I installed Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War on my Sony UX, and to my surprise, it runs very smoothly, although with all graphic and audio details on the lowest settings.

I don't think I will be playing it seriously yet though, and I would use my desktop PC for that anyway.

With really bad timing, I bought the Diablo Battle Chest a while ago. I am playing through the first game and I am completely hooked. Oh crap.

adversity1 · Post by **adversity1** » Sun Mar 01, 2009 5:31 am

8 1/2 wrote:Going to marathon Killzone 2 this weekend. Fucking amazing so far. Basic gameplay, but the level of polish is just absurd.

I'm playing too, so far SP only, but goddamn it's been pretty challenging. I suck pretty bad at FPS' though.

escadrille · Post by **escadrille** » Sun Mar 01, 2009 6:44 am

The Coop wrote:MechWarrior 2, MechWarrior 4, and Okami.

How are you playing MechWarrior 2 on a recent PC? I haven't been able to get it to run and I'd love to dust it off for the nostalgia. I had much love for that game in high school.

The Coop · Post by **The Coop** » Sun Mar 01, 2009 7:10 am

escadrille wrote:
The Coop wrote:MechWarrior 2, MechWarrior 4, and Okami.
How are you playing MechWarrior 2 on a recent PC? I haven't been able to get it to run and I'd love to dust it off for the nostalgia. I had much love for that game in high school.

The DOS version can run in DOSBox now, while the Win 95, 3DFX, and Titanium editions use this to get around the XP issues for the excutable. Of course, the 3DFX version (which the Win 95 version can be turned into) requires a bit more... namely, this and this.

The only downside, is that there's a weird mech tonnage bug, which leaves you unable to configure the mechs as you want. But, at least you can still play.

You can get a bit more info here.

null1024 · Post by **null1024** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 2:10 am

The Coop wrote:
escadrille wrote:
The Coop wrote:MechWarrior 2, MechWarrior 4, and Okami.
How are you playing MechWarrior 2 on a recent PC? I haven't been able to get it to run and I'd love to dust it off for the nostalgia. I had much love for that game in high school.
The DOS version can run in DOSBox now, while the Win 95, 3DFX, and Titanium editions use this to get around the XP issues for the excutable. Of course, the 3DFX version (which the Win 95 version can be turned into) requires a bit more... namely, this and this.

The only downside, is that there's a weird mech tonnage bug, which leaves you unable to configure the mechs as you want. But, at least you can still play.

You can get a bit more info here.

DOS version in DOSBox doesn't have those problems though, right?

Also Street Fighter III : 3rd Strike. Haven't played in ages, so I suck.

The Coop · Post by **The Coop** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 2:20 am

null1024 wrote:
The Coop wrote:
escadrille wrote: How are you playing MechWarrior 2 on a recent PC? I haven't been able to get it to run and I'd love to dust it off for the nostalgia. I had much love for that game in high school.
The DOS version can run in DOSBox now, while the Win 95, 3DFX, and Titanium editions use this to get around the XP issues for the excutable. Of course, the 3DFX version (which the Win 95 version can be turned into) requires a bit more... namely, this and this.

The only downside, is that there's a weird mech tonnage bug, which leaves you unable to configure the mechs as you want. But, at least you can still play.

You can get a bit more info here.
DOS version in DOSBox doesn't have those problems though, right?

Not that I'm aware of.

Jockel · Post by **Jockel** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 9:30 am

Psychonauts. Made out of fucking win.
I'm at the milkman conspiracy ATM

tommyb · Post by **tommyb** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 1:28 pm

Street Fighter IV and Left 4 Dead, still

Davey · Post by **Davey** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 2:27 pm

Tetris Splash, 40 Line Mode

Meh Tetris game + Leaderboard = Awesome Tetris game

D · Post by D » Mon Mar 02, 2009 2:53 pm

Poker 2008 battle for the bracelets PS3

MadScientist · Post by **MadScientist** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 3:11 pm

Wipeout HD. Finished the campaign mode (all gold on novice) and have beaten about half the campaign on Elite difficulty. Great game.

jonny5 · Post by **jonny5** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 4:12 pm

MadScientist wrote:Wipeout HD. Finished the campaign mode (all gold on novice) and have beaten about half the campaign on Elite difficulty. Great game.

just got a PS3 myself and tried the demo for this the other night and i was pretty impressed...the graphics are sexy as hell and it plays quite smoothly...i will probably be picking this up this weekend....

now whats this i hear you can use your own music as the soundtrack for the game...this true?

ZOM · Post by **ZOM** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 5:16 pm

Legend of Legaia. 2nd best battle system in a RPG.

null1024 · Post by **null1024** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 6:09 pm

Mega Man X4 [and I suck at it]
F-Zero X [Just bothered to beat all 3 cups on easy in first place, going to try to do the same on normal and hard soon.]

MadScientist · Post by **MadScientist** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 6:54 pm

jonny5 wrote: now whats this i hear you can use your own music as the soundtrack for the game...this true?

Yeah, it supports custom soundtracks. I haven't used that feature myself, but it's there if you want it.

elfhentaifan · Post by **elfhentaifan** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 6:54 pm

ZOM wrote:Legend of Legaia. 2nd best battle system in a RPG.

but the game itself is so simple it hurts.
i played it a while do enjoy its pure simpleness but i kinda stopped.
meh

Sonic R · Post by **Sonic R** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 9:00 pm

Davey wrote:Tetris Splash, 40 Line Mode

Meh Tetris game + Leaderboard = Awesome Tetris game

LOL

There is a Tetris Grandmaster game for Japan 360. I am considering to get it maybe…

Not sure what I'll be playing this week. I am going to put the Black Label Extra down and play some other non shooting games… I still have Lost Odyssey to get back to or maybe tear into this new Star Ocean game…

Or maybe I'll plow through some Duck Tales & Rescue Rangers.

ROBOTRON · Post by **ROBOTRON** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 11:16 pm

SF4 and Savage Moon.

jonny5 · Post by **jonny5** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 11:26 pm

forum browser EX

ZOM · Post by **ZOM** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 12:24 am

elfhentaifan wrote:
ZOM wrote:Legend of Legaia. 2nd best battle system in a RPG.
but the game itself is so simple it hurts.
i played it a while do enjoy its pure simpleness but i kinda stopped.
meh

Yes, I know what you mean.
Legaia 2 is a bit more complex but lacks the eerie atmosphere; and that's why I'm enjoying Legaia 1 so far.
It's simple 'story-event A' ---dungeon---> 'story-event B' gameplay, but the whole mist/seru crap mixed with curious bgm tunes is what keeps me going.

MadScientist · Post by **MadScientist** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 1:19 am

ROBOTRON wrote:SF4 and Savage Moon.

I just beat Savage Moon earlier this evening. Only missing two levels (3-2 and 3-3) that I need a perfect clear on. Decent game - the later levels tend to require similar strategies to beat them, so it could have done with a bit more variety. Maybe they'll make some more available through DLC.

Davey · Post by **Davey** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 3:23 am

Sonic R wrote:There is a Tetris Grandmaster game for Japan 360. I am considering to get it maybe…

I don't remember the specifics, but supposedly that was a really disappointing port. Some single player modes were only available online and some other weird shit. I thought about buying that right after I got my 360 to hold me over until Ketsui came out, but the general consensus seemed to be that playing TGM2+ in MAME (or even Heboris) was actually the better experience.

And TGM is one game where it's easy to side with elitists. There are a zillion versions of Tetris for the casual gamer already; TGM is really geared towards the serious Tetris player. I'm not there yet, but I'd like to be.

Having said that, if you pick up a copy and don't like it, I'd probably buy it off you anyway.

That aside, I was 9th place this week in Tetris Splash for both Marathon and 40 Line earlier today. Of course, the week is young...

escadrille · Post by **escadrille** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 6:12 am

The Coop wrote:
escadrille wrote:
The Coop wrote:MechWarrior 2, MechWarrior 4, and Okami.
How are you playing MechWarrior 2 on a recent PC? I haven't been able to get it to run and I'd love to dust it off for the nostalgia. I had much love for that game in high school.
The DOS version can run in DOSBox now, while the Win 95, 3DFX, and Titanium editions use this to get around the XP issues for the excutable. Of course, the 3DFX version (which the Win 95 version can be turned into) requires a bit more... namely, this and this.

The only downside, is that there's a weird mech tonnage bug, which leaves you unable to configure the mechs as you want. But, at least you can still play.

You can get a bit more info here.

Thanks! I have the Titanium pack lying around somewhere and I wasn't able to get it to run on my new machine when I upgraded a few years ago.

OT, been playing the new GTA4 expansion and SF4.

Wonderbanana · Post by **Wonderbanana** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 9:03 am

Primarily Left 4 Dead Versus mode on PC but mixed in with some NiGHTS on PS2 and Garou MOTW on DS via Neo DS.

null1024 · Post by **null1024** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 11:22 am

SF3 and some Smash Bros [N64].

dtdg · Post by **dtdg** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 3:53 am

Twilight Princess and RE4 for the Wii

Does anyone have any tips on how to defeat the Village Chief?

Ed Oscuro · Post by **Ed Oscuro** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 5:08 am

I should give MechWarrior 2 another wack with the hints above.

Lucky me, though: I have more than enough Win98 machines about that I could try it out that way. I might need to find the ol' Voodoo 3 2000 though. Hope it doesn't suck terribly.

I'm rather shy on Glide Wrappers, as the one I used on Diablo II (for the excellent perspective mode) seemed to fuck over a previous XP install. Buyer beware on those...the one linked says it might have some problems.