What [not shmup] game are you playing now?

Anything from run & guns to modern RPGs, what else do you play?
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Yep, bestest FF.

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Mario and Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story.

shut up it's a good game :|
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Capcom vs. SNK Cardfighters DS. Never played a card fighting game in my life (well, save that one in FF8). Cool concepts, but the randomness of some of the battles is a little disappointing (difficult enemies sometimes do absolutely stupid moves leaving themselves wide open).
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sjewkestheloon wrote:FF6 is a gem. Nice and tight construction, a no nonsense RPG.
Yeah, definitely the best of the FF series [IMHO, although most will agree that it's at least one of the better ones].

Also, Pokemon Platinum. Not bad. I wish the player sprite didn't look so stupid though, considering I'll be looking at it for the next 16 hours or so.
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I've been playing Eschalon: Book 1 by indie developer Basilisk games. It's a single-player RPG with a good storyline and a lot of freedom to explore on your own. The sequel, Book 2, is supposed to be out sometime in the next couple of months.
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Just had a burst on the XBLA port of Speedball 2.

It's still got it. I was shouting 'YES' when getting goals, still plays like a dream. Still a valid pick for the best arcade sports game ever.
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New Super Mario Bros. on Wii. It's pretty swell, just damn, damn easy. They just throw extra lives at you though they max out at 99.
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The Legend o Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon (PS2)

I don't care what the reviews have said (and boy have they said a lot), I've been enjoying this trilogy.
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Never really played this back in the day so I'm giving it a try now. Halfway through chapter 1 and loving it.

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Ruldra wrote:Never really played this back in the day so I'm giving it a try now. Halfway through chapter 1 and loving it.

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Played the crap out of Heretic back in the day. Shadow of the Serpent Riders is pretty good, definitely more challenging than the original 3 episodes.

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GoW Collection has arrived, so it's time to rape some Hydras and decapitate some concubines... Or vice versa, whatever 8)
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Has anyone here played Gunner's Heaven with an emulator? Can't get it to work in ePSXe or pSX.
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I can't get it to work on my PS2 :|
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I was able to make it work on PSP. The game is awesome, both gameplay and visual design just reek Gunstar Heroes. It's worth fighting with PC emus or PS2 8)
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Playing through Metroid Prime, probably will go for Echoes after I finish. Gamecube is pretty great for cheap good gaming.
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SHATTER - PS3

This game owns my soul right now with awesome gameplay and kik-azz tunes!!!!
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I've been playing the XBLA version of Ticket to Ride. Catan led me to getting Ticket to Ride and Carcassone... now I want more board games on XBLA. It's weird because I haven't really played any board games regularly since I was a kid.
EinhanderZwei wrote:The game is awesome, both gameplay and visual design just reek Gunstar Heroes. It's worth fighting with PC emus or PS2 8)
Meh. I thought it was pretty mediocre, especially compared to Gunstar.

I only played it on an actual PS1, though, so no help there.
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Davey wrote:
EinhanderZwei wrote:The game is awesome, both gameplay and visual design just reek Gunstar Heroes. It's worth fighting with PC emus or PS2 8)
Meh. I thought it was pretty mediocre, especially compared to Gunstar.

I only played it on an actual PS1, though, so no help there.
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Lol, anyone on IRC knows what i play :lol:

Also PatchCon is fun but broken as Tekken 5.
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top gear 8)
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Ruldra wrote:Never really played this back in the day so I'm giving it a try now. Halfway through chapter 1 and loving it.
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I've popped Star Ocean 4 back in over the last few days to get back to working on some Battle Trophies. Definately not something I can do full time game wise as the grind is chronic. I do, however, need to do a run on Chaos difficulty as well as a couple on Normal so I can mess with different characters.

I'm also playing Star Ocean 2 on the PSP. Best story of the series so far and the battle system's pretty good too.
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Got Torchlight during that $5 deal on Steam, been playing it. Even though it's little more than a more cartoony Diablo clone, I'm having a blast with it.
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Rob wrote:Has anyone here played Gunner's Heaven with an emulator? Can't get it to work in ePSXe or pSX.
I wouldn't bother, it's turbo mediocre. I think I paid a quid for it a year ago, and I still felt a bit short changed.
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Finished Uncharted 2: Among Thieves earlier tonight. I'm astounded at how overrated this game is, seriously. It's everything I hate about modern games; the gameplay feels about as shallow as it gets, it's like you're on auto-pilot the whole time. It repeatedly switches from being a very average third-person shooter to a very basic take on Prince of Persia's (the PS2/GC/XB games) platforming... and that's it. Oh but it does have tons of cinematic set-pieces and cutscenes, so that 96 score on Metacritic is totally justified then. :roll:
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Rob wrote:Has anyone here played Gunner's Heaven with an emulator? Can't get it to work in ePSXe or pSX.
Try ePSXe 1.7.0 with peops soft driver 1.18.
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dannnnn wrote:Finished Uncharted 2: Among Thieves earlier tonight. I'm astounded at how overrated this game is, seriously. It's everything I hate about modern games; the gameplay feels about as shallow as it gets, it's like you're on auto-pilot the whole time. It repeatedly switches from being a very average third-person shooter to a very basic take on Prince of Persia's (the PS2/GC/XB games) platforming... and that's it. Oh but it does have tons of cinematic set-pieces and cutscenes, so that 96 score on Metacritic is totally justified then. :roll:
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After all the rave reviews, I was expecting a good game - you know, something with a bit of playability and challenge. I suppose I should've know better than to pay much attention to Metacritic though for obvious reasons.

I also think the GoW games are a couple of overrated third-person shooters, but they're still much better than this. Playing Uncharted 2 is like watching a Hollywood blockbuster movie that pauses every now and again and says "Press this, this and this to continue to the next cutscene".

Where in my post did I say that linearity's necessarily bad? I didn't. I said the PoP-style platforming sections are basic. In PoP, each room is like a large puzzle to navigate your way through. In Uncharted 2, you find the nearest red/white/yellow set of bricks on a wall and press X, or if there aren't any around you can just wait for a minute and the game will show you where to go... so what's the point? The game basically plays itself.

If you enjoyed the game - good for you, everyone's entitled to their own opinion.
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