[hyouko]

[Rud31]

Bangai-O DS when I'm in the waiting room. This game is pretty perfect for when I need to fill in two minutes. I'm about 50 levels completed at this point, and the game doesn't strike me as super awesome yet though. It's pretty good, but not BRAIN TRAINING FOR GOD.
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[zombieman000]

Currently being violated by the Target Smash challenges in Brawl. Fuck those empty grid-holes. What's the maximum number of golden hammers you can get? Looks like five.

[The Troops]

I'm down to 20 minutes total high score on Level 5.

[zombieman000]

damn ;_;

[bleak]

[The Troops]

RE4 on Pro.

It's a whole new game.

I'm up to that room with the cranks in the castle. And the water pools.

I've probably played it a hundred times now.

I have saves with a variety of weapon loadouts right before that room.

My favorite has two sniper bullets, so I can snipe the heads of the two guys with crossbows. If I do it as fast as possible, I can just about manage to not get hit by the shield monks dead ahead, though Ashley will always take damage, because the turn radius is so wide. One solution is to first move to the left, make her wait, and then run in the opposite direction after you snipe.

My other save has a frag grenade that I can throw into the middle and kill like 7 guys. This usually spawns more shield monks from the side doors, which makes it harder to go down into that room and raise the crank up. There are also five precious shotgun shells in that room, which, if you're a TRUE PRO, are good for at least two shields each at point-blank range.

I've seen that last section where you have to spot her while she's up on that balcony. That part is just impossible. If you manage to get there, you'll find your gold is off the charts from all the killing. I've never survived to spend it.

If you want to attempt this, make sure you shoot every crow early on. It is critical. You need those crows. Also play it on a 24" TV holed up in your bedroom, for the authentic autistic experience.

[Cossix]

I finished Second Sight yesterday. I really like what they've done with the past/present time mechanic stuff, and how they intentionally confuse the player with what's really going on, changing who he's going up against in the present timeline based on the past timeline. And then there's the resolution in the last chapter which brings the whole thing together and it was actually different from what I thought it was going to wind up being.

There's no stupid last boss fight, which was wonderful. It wouldn't have even made sense, given the story the game had been presenting. Honestly I don't really understand the psychic shield thing that the Shock Troops had either, but whatever. Maybe it wasn't a psychic shield, I have no idea.

Some parts of the game were horribly obtuse (It took me forever to get past two of the areas in the game, but I got it done eventually).

If Haze is at least as good as this, then I think I'll be pretty happy. I'm thinking it'll probably wind up being better, but who knows.

[Wall of Beef]

Super Mario Bros. 2 and Dream Factory: Doki Doki Panic (yume kojo?)

Way more differences than I ever knew between these two. Some really odd removals and additions.

For instance, Doki Dokis version of the desert world has stars in the night sky, SMB2 does not. Why would they remove stars?

The mask that chases you around if you take the key, in Doki Doki, its not menancing looking. It has zero expression. This was a change for the better.

Doki Doki, all the plants leaves are black. SMB2, red.

SMB2 adds the ol' hold B to run feature.

When you peg a enemy with a veggie in Doki Doki, it makes this "wrrrrammm" sound. I prefer to the bonkish sound in SMB2.

Rather than entering into a eagles mouth, in Doki Doki it appears to be some sort of Ultraman type character.

You can change your character after every level in SMB2, in Doki Doki, only after each chapter. It also tracks which character was used in each Chapter. Wish they kept this in SMB2, its cool.

Question though: Is Doki Doki exclusivley Disk System? Are some the seemingly random changes have to do with limitations of putting the game on Cart?

Both versions are delightful. I wish Wart would make a come back.
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[kiken]

[dementia]

After all these years, Crazy Taxi is still absolutely incredible.

Kiken, did you ever finish your proposed DC shump compilation video? I'm a fan of the NG one.

[Eudaimon]

Started a new quest in Ehrgeiz's roguelike mode. Years ago when I last played it I didn't understand the concept of the roguelike, which made it rather frustrating. I'm now finding the experience a lot more enjoyable.

Also tried to play Gundam Crossfire. Graphically impressive, mechanically horrifying (and I mean this in comparison to the PS2 Gundam games, even), but I have the troubling feeling that I'll be trying it again soon. Perhaps on an easier difficulty, and perhaps as Federation rather than Zeon.

[The Troops]

[CubaLibre]

Randy Balma: Municipal Abortionist

The first intentionally crappy/surreal game that rises to something interesting?

Or just another intentionally crappy/surreal game?
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Let's Play, starring me.

[kiken]

[DonMarco]

I played through C&C3 and Bulletwitch.

Next up in the queue is Condemned and Ace Combat 6.
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Still alive.

[kthorjensen]

Since the The World Ends With You thread seems to have drifted away, I'll post in here. This is a good game! I mean, parts of it are good. The story and "puzzle"-"solving" parts are pretty amazingly awful and Shiki's character design is very gross. But I try not to think about that stuff when I'm FIGHTING! which is way fun. Setting up little pin engines so that you're finishing a combo right when the first pin you used is recharged is incredibly fun. I'm pulling off 130-hit combos on Day 5 which I think is pretty nice.
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[Deets]

[Moogs]

I'm kind of impressed with Aksys Games' American release of Castle of Shikigami 3 for the Wii. The cover art isn't horrible, the manual is almost 30 pages and is in full colour, and they left tate mode in. Not that I use it, but I know people are nuts about that shit.

[kiken]

[firenze]

[Moogs]

[kiken]

[adol]

After putting it off for about 2 years or so I finally beat SMT Nocturne not 5 minutes ago, got the 'true demon' ending. It's a conflicted game; the good parts are excellent and the bad parts are awful. I feel like talking about it, maybe I should bump the p3 topic or something.

[zombieman000]

Still getting slapped around like a redheaded stepchild by Brawl. Thanks for the recommendations though. And, getting those Classic/All-Star mode challenges aren't so bad when you've got a couple hundred coins...

[Tokyo Rude]

[dark steve]

so that no one will read it?

[zombieman000]

[adol]

[bleak]

[zombieman000]

yeah jigglypuff FTW.
but for me, it was a matter of luck rather than skill (because I suck at any and all vidcons). was a pain in the ass trying to lure the alloys into the no-no zone below the platform.

[Koji]

Rhythm Tengoku was merely a good, fun game before I got to the Don Don Pan Pan stage. Now it has captivated me.

I'm playing OutRun 2006 at the same time. Is it too much to play two amazing games side by side?
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The Ants Parade.

[Loki Laufeyson]

i've been playing old FPSes this morning. blood is fun but really hard, and if there's more than one bad guy, the frame rate plummets and you can't see anything. blake stone is okay, but now it's done that thing that all old FPSes do where i don't know where i'm supposed to go and i get bored and frustrated and play something else instead.

also, metal gear babel ghost is pretty fun until the bit with the box-sorting machines that takes forever and is mainly watching a box on a conveyor belt.
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[parkbench]

[slipstream]

I got the official Microsoft 360 wheel and Forza 2. The game is fun, but the presentation is charmless.
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[bruin]

[niitaka]

[Felix]

quite, but you kind of have to trance with it; i'd almost say that liking lumines is a barometer for how much you'll like outrun 2006.

[Koji]

I've heard that it's the PS2 version with halved framerate or something, which is OK for a portable game.
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The Ants Parade.

[niitaka]

ok felix, that's great. i can go for long stretches playing lumines.

[sam]

it's probably my favourite PSP game.
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