What are you playing today?

[Kogen]

It is the year 20xx, if you are curious.

[Crowbar]

An odd coincidence because the original Megaman 7 was the first one I ever played. I enjoyed it enough to try the rest of the series, but whenever I try to go back to it I just find myself thinking that it is actually somehow quite bad in comparison. This seems to be the opinion of most people, but at the same time the 8-bit remake seems to be fairly well liked. I shoudl probably give it a shot one of these days.

I should stop only commenting on other people's posts and say what I'm actually playing instead. I'm playing Starcraft II. It's good fun, but Spine Crawler proxies can suck my dick. Also Nexus Word Wars is the best custom map ever.

[FlashTHD]

An odd coincidence because the original Megaman 7 was the first one I ever played. I enjoyed it enough to try the rest of the series, but whenever I try to go back to it I just find myself thinking that it is actually somehow quite bad in comparison. This seems to be the opinion of most people, but at the same time the 8-bit remake seems to be fairly well liked.

This only suggests to me that people are butthurt about the graphics change. I find that the game fits in perfectly fine otherwise. The only reason I didn't care for it much at first either is that the port on the Anniversary Collection is piss poor.

[Crowbar]

I dunno really, as I said, I can't put my finger on what makes just go "Meh" whenever I try to replay it.

It would not hurt me to go back and replay the whole series, really.

[Rob-Bert]

I think it might be because the sprites are too big, the game plays much slower than the first six and it arbitrarily forces you to play through two sets of four Robot Masters rather than allowing you to choose from any of the eight.

[FlashTHD]

I think it might be because the sprites are too big, the game plays much slower than the first six and it arbitrarily forces you to play through two sets of four Robot Masters rather than allowing you to choose from any of the eight.

A little patience makes those issues fairly easily forgettable.

[G.Silver]

I thought the whole game was fairly easily forgettable.

And that's really the whole problem with it. "Classic" Megaman was already stale and I'm sure 9 and 10 only received so much attention because it had been so long since we'd seen anything like them. Minor changes like the slower pace and Megaman's awkward-looking sprite certainly didn't do anything to make MM7 feel any fresher, whereas the first Megaman X changed things up enough (and had a much cooler, nimbler sprite!) to be extremely well regarded, at least as I remember it (I certainly liked it). I felt MM7 seemed rather backwards by the time it finally showed up.

[Senbei]

I just happened to start up Demon's Souls again a few days ago, and, behold, they're running a Pure White/Black World Tendency event this month! The pure white runs until the 18th, then it's pure black for the rest of the month.

I love this game, but it was really hard to get back into. It's the kind of game that I can easily lose myself in for hours, and that's intimidating when you have, y'know, a life.

[Jogurt]

Shin Megami: Demon Summoner (RPG) is excellent, sort of like if Pokemon was an RPG and the trainers could fight, except you'd fight things in groups like Dragon Warrior Monster, but the writing was dry, except for the interaction with the demons and I absolutely hated the starting two characters. The most aggravating part in the game came at the very beginning where it asked for a name, a last name, and a nickname which wouldn't been so hard if I didn't have 6 spaces for each. (In a fit of rage finally put in Duke, Nukem, and 3D respectively.) Sadly, I have never seen the end (or even the middle) because my friend interrupted me because he wanted to briefly trade it for DisgeaDS. Which is absolutely the best game ever, provided it's the Japanese Version or the English Voice acting is muted. We are now in a stalemate, because neither of us wants to give the other's back.

Then again, there's always Shining Force.

[Dr. BUGMAN]

So I got unexpectedly hooked on Golvellios for Master System. I feel it aged better than Zelda 1 without actually being as well though-out as Zelda 1, if that makes any damned sense. Great music and colorful, cartoony graphics. Brutal as all hell too. Certainly grabbed me in a way Crusader of Centy failed.

Can't imagine why MS owners never lauded the shit out of it, especially with the system's paltry, hit-and-miss library.

[Kogen]

I played some Atlese games recently, although I probably spelled that wrong. For 1990, MUSHA on Genesis sure is hot! It makes most other shumps, including titles like Ikaruga, seem rather stale in comparison. The SEGA CD one is awful, though, so boo! Although it had a unique atmosphere to it.

The next titles I plan to try are Twinkle Star Sprites and UFO Robo Dangar. They better be as fun as I expect!

[Dr. BUGMAN]

Yeah, yeah, Golvellius. Whatever man.

[Forza Johnman]

So I've just completed the main story of Fable 3. Its really, really short. Shorter than Fable 2. Especially considering I actually did the whole family thing in the middle of the story rather than when I complete it.

You have one genuinely new area to the Fable world.

There are 2 halves to the game. One much larger than the other. The first half is where you build up a revolution amongst the local people. You forge alliances with villages etc. making a single promise. It plays all very Fable 2-y only without a health bar. Interacting with people is one on one now and there is no emotion circle menu thing.

When you become King you judge on 3-4 issues for the day. Its all done in a simple form really. The towns people will propose something and Reaver (voiced again by Stephen Fry :)) is the general voice of doing the opposite.

(Minor spoilers really, tried to avoid spoiling the ending.)
The trouble is when you become King you learn a great evil is coming in one year time. And you need to bolster your treasury. Which would be ok really but the trouble is you only really have 3-4 "days" to bolster your treasury and it seems your decisions are permanent even after the main story. It just feels genuinely half arsed.

What I really did like was building up a revolution. And when you are King judging on things was great. But its way too short. And the Golden trail is still fucked.

[Delphine]

Shorter than Fable 2.

How is that actually possible. If you don't fuck around you can beat Fable 2 in a day. Definitely renting this one.

[Rob-Bert]

I just beat Druaga.

I just beat fucking Druaga.

[Jogurt]

I just beat Druaga.

I just beat fucking Druaga.

Awesome! Next Challenge:I Wanna Be The Guy, Ghosts n' Goblins, and Dr. Robotnick's Mean Bean Machine ranked in order of impossibility :P

[Crisis]

Bean Machine isn't that hard. Being unable to defend yourself turns every match into a race to a 4-chain. Puyo Puyo Tsu's Masked Satan still isn't that hard, but a considerable step up. Satan's 10th Anniversary hard mode is where it becomes complete bollocks.

[Rob-Bert]

I already decided I'm going to beat Super Ghouls n Ghosts next.

[gr4yJ4Y]

Mean Bean Machine really isn't that bad. I've beaten it quite a few times.

[Crisis]

Satan's 10th Anniversary hard mode is where it becomes complete bollocks.

15th Anniversary, even. (Not that anyone knows what I'm talking about )

[Dr. BUGMAN]

Puyo-puyo is hard for me on any setting; I generally suck at all puzzle games excepting Dr. Mario and Tetris, and even then I'm not competition-good. Had a blast with Meteos, too, but only because I'm a whore for unlockables.

Wonder if I can get the Disney version super cheap.

[K2J]

That's not a bad idea, personally. Has anyone played the XBLA version?

[Green Gibbon!]

I just beat Druaga.

How long is that game, just out of curiosity? I think the farthest I ever got was stage 4 and I can't imagine what anyone would hope to gain by playing any further.


Anyway, I'm almost finished Keito no Kirby. It's the best Kirby I've played in a while - I actually never really liked any of the sequels, I thought the gain-abilities-by-swallowing-enemies mechanic was a step too far. It's pretty easy, of course, unless you're trying for 100% completion. I actually don't think it's possible to die at all - when you take damage, you just lose beads which are used to buy completely inconsequential and not particularly compelling patches.

Fun, though, and it looks great. The yarn effect is really convincing. I actually didn't realize until after I bought it that it was developed by Good-Feel, who developed Wario Land Shake (which I despise). They got it together with this one, though.

[Dr. BUGMAN]

Brand recognition, I imagine. We'd could dedicate an entire thread discussing what merits the continuation of a franchise that veers wildly in both terms of mechanics and theme.

But considering that this is made by Good Feel, it probably helps that they're being supervised by Sora, which should ensure some level of quality beyond Wario Land: Shake It.

:(

[Green Gibbon!]

I never listen to you.