Thread: What game are you currently playing?

Currently playing through Final Fantasy VIII, after playing through the first seven in order.

I'm trying to acquire all the single-player Final Fantasy games on their original systems, and get reproduction copies of all the carts that didn't come out here. The only ones I'm currently missing are II, III, IV, and V.

I just have to get a SNES though. Nobody willing to sell me one here, are they?

Originally Posted by TheSilverWolf

I read in GI a long time ago, that DarkSiders was sorta like the Zelda series. Any truth to that comparison?

You know, the only Zelda I ever played for more than ten minutes was Occarina, and I didn't play much of that one, so I can't really compare. It's definitely an adventure game, with a fair amount of puzzles, some "special" levels with vehicles and such, and a sword as your primary weapon. The art direction is the main appeal--creature design, the hell-ravaged urban landscape, and the bosses (the dragon-mother Tiamet was pretty sweet). Your character is a buffer-than-buff horseman War with a sword bigger than he is, trying to fight his way through Hell-on-earth to challenge the Dark Lord, number one suspect for who framed War for getting the apocalypse started early (before the Seven Seals were broken and the Horsemen officially summoned). The whole thing has a very death-metal vibe, and the graphics on PC are great. Where it falls short is some of the puzzles or fights feeling tedious, and the gameplay feeling needlessly complicated as weapons and abilities accumulate.

If you're a big fan of adventure games, it's probably a pretty good one. For me, it's something a little different from the FPRPGs and RTS/TBS I usually play.

help me! my poor sushi cat got too fat and now he's all stuck!

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I'm nearly done getting the Platinum trophy for Bioshock 2. I noticed last year that I had a TON of PS3 and Steam games that I'd buy during sales, so I have banned myself from buying new games until my list is culled down. As I beat them (either 100% trophies or just beating the story), I sell them to save for a PS4 or something.

I also grabbed Tokyo Jungle for PSN. What a neat, quirky little game.

I am currently playing dragon age 2, I played the first one and origins so I might as well keep going. At the same time I am playing through Skyrim and Syberia.

I also just bought natural selection 2, something that I have looked forwards to be playing for some time now...but then I realised my computer is not strong enough

I just finished Amnesia: A Machine For Pigs.
Overall it was a disappointment compared to its predecessor. There's no longer health, no longer oil for the lantern, no longer insanity and nothing that was really worthy of being called an actual puzzle. I didn't feel as threatened either as I did in the original, for the longest part of the game I felt as though the enemies were just for show and there was really no actual danger, only twice had I actually been chased and in both of those cases I didn't need to do anything other than run. Only later in the game did it get more hectic. The story was extremely confusing but interesting. The game's still good though, atmosphere was amazing and extremely unsettling, almost discomforting.

I think I'm going to be playing the original again...

Originally Posted by Maeni

I just finished Amnesia: A Machine For Pigs.
Overall it was a disappointment compared to its predecessor. There's no longer health, no longer oil for the lantern, no longer insanity and nothing that was really worthy of being called an actual puzzle. I didn't feel as threatened either as I did in the original, for the longest part of the game I felt as though the enemies were just for show and there was really no actual danger, only twice had I actually been chased and in both of those cases I didn't need to do anything other than run. Only later in the game did it get more hectic. The story was extremely confusing but interesting. The game's still good though, atmosphere was amazing and extremely unsettling, almost discomforting.

I think I'm going to be playing the original again...

I had the same feeling with penumbra. It retained it's enjoyment throughout the two games but something changed during the black plague that made the game feel slightly "different". And the ending of black plague took me almost 20 minutes to figure out completely.

Now I'm not so sure if I will get a machine for pigs. If it isn't as good as amnesia (Which I didn't like as much as penumbra) I don't think I will bother.

I spent half the day yesterday on the Game of Thrones RPG for PC, which got very mixed reviews, but I think it's great. It's mostly story, rather than epic visuals or fierce combat. It doesn't exactly make the best first impression--after a "chasing a fugitive through the woods" cinematic, you listen to the Lord Commander of the Night Watch go on and on, then do some combat practice. The combat system gets more engaging later on when you have more party members and abilities, but at first it just seems weird and slow.

It's not a big, wide-open world, but it is a good story, obviously put together by people with respect for the source material. The voice acting and character models are solid, too. Anyone who likes either the show or the books should enjoy acting out this story happening around the edges of the events at the very beginning of the series.

I finished Bioshock Infinite's first run and I am working through Clash in the Clouds. Really solid game, but I didn't really feel like it was a Bioshock game until something happened later. It just felt like a really great game that was deep, immersive, and vast, but there wasn't really anything tying it to Rapture. I do like the lack of multiplayer. I feel like that screwed with Bioshock 2's development as the multiplayer mode seemed a bigger focus (while not being particularly good). I am also trying finish up Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection to get some more trophies out the way.

If all goes well, I should be able to justify GTA5 by Christmas!

I recently beat BioShock Infinite for the second time (OMFG THAT BOY OF SILENCE JUMPSCARE) and I'm currently playing through BioShock 2 for the second time.

I'm also waiting for my dad to find someone to fix my Xbox so I can play GTA V.

Amnesia: A Machine For Pigs.

*My heart dislikes this post.*

Although I have many other games, lately it's been Dark Souls PC and nothing but that xP Untill Dark Souls 2 is released of course, because then I'll go play that.

Aside from a round or two of Tribes: Ascend CTF, I've only been gaming on my tablet: Pocket Trains and Simpsons: Tapped Out. If you like any of those mobile city-builders, the Simpsons game is actually damned good, with decent mechanics and a good sense of humor.

Right now I'm mostly playing dragon age: orgins, animal crossing new leaf, and some gta 5 (already beat the game). But I also have fire emblem awakening, resident evil deadly silence (port of first re on ds), and some random games off playstation plus for free like ico, shadow of the collosus, hitman absolution, and kingdom of amular: reckoning. All of which I want to play or was playing and haven't continued in awhile due to wanting to finish the games I'm playing and not being playing ten games at once and being overwhelmed and confused! x_x

Also I love dragon age orgins. I love the story, the world, and the amount of choices and way things can play out. I think the combat is deep, tactical, and fun. Anyone else play it? I really wish I had more people to relate to with this game. I'm really looking forward to dragon age: inquistion now too although it's a year until it comes out it looks awesome.

I hella love the Dragon Age Series, I like that your saves have been carry over capable till now.

Ive been playing dark souls, Pissed me off at first till I realized it was designed to make you grind and die.

I'm playing The Sims 3! Haven't been this hooked since the first Sims game was released, but now I've been bitten by the bug - again.

It's really fun, because I'm trying to re-create a house I've dreamt of frequently I recommend it - it helped my dream recall a lot!

Other than that I'm also playing Minecraft

Playing: PSP: PoPoLoCrois, Persona 3
PS3: The Last of Us (re-play), Assassins Creed 1 (re-play)
Xbox: nothing atm
PC: Japanese Visual novels

Want to get: Beyond two souls, Assassins Creed Black Flag (am waiting for the prices to drop)

Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs - I'm not far from finishing

I noticed that a lot of people who have played it didn't enjoy it as much as the first, but I love it. While a lot of elements that were important in the first game are no longer there in the second, the atmosphere is still amazing. The first was definitely scarier to me but the plot, writing and setting intrigue me more in the second, and the graphics and music are beautiful.

Not playing anything atm but I'd really recommend Beyond two Souls on the PS3 (I watched a playthrough). If you invest yourself in that game it's sheer brilliance and the endings are really powerful (IMO anyway)

Game I am currently playing:

-Temple Run
-Atlantis Quest
-Island of Death
-The Witches Green Amulet
-Wizards Spell.

I have been a total failure at wiping out humanity with a zombie apocalypse in Plague Inc. With bacteria, viruses, fungi, I can scrub the globe clean, but every time I go zombie, Europe or New Guinea or some fucker builds a task force and wipes me out

So, I gave in and spent the money on Beyond 2 Souls (thanks Superadam). It's awesome. The graphics are amazing, and the storyline is wicked. However the gameplay itself was a bit of a letdown. It was a bit too much like 'playing' a movie, not quite enough gameplay. Still worth a playthrough or two, and I will begin round 2 just as soon as my daughter gives my PS3 back, as there are several choices to different endings.

I also recommend The Last of Us, and will begin round 2 of that just as soon as my friend returns it

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Im playing Pokemon FireRed again on the phone