The Video Game Thread - what are you playing?

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 08 Feb 2007, 09:52

Take out the braindead Jedi corpses (iin suspended animation) hanging on the walls (ie with sabre throw), then Malak can't heal himself with Life Drain or whatever.

When playing on the Dark side path you can heal yourself with those same corpses.

I prefer the Dark side path, it is far more fun IMO.

slasher13 · Post by **slasher13** » 08 Feb 2007, 16:31

EvaUnit02 wrote:Take out the braindead Jedi corpses (iin suspended animation) hanging on the walls (ie with sabre throw), then Malak can't heal himself with Life Drain or whatever.

When playing on the Dark side path you can heal yourself with those same corpses.

I prefer the Dark side path, it is far more fun IMO.

Ahh I didn't do that, I used stun to take out the jedi as i was light

... But yeah, I took you advise on KOTOR 2 to manually upgrade the player, it is alot better then recommended which I was using for Jade and KOTOR. The gameplay is really enhanced. The 2nd game is really really good, it is alot more fluid, however I found out there is really alot of slowness, especially when you have so many enemies or there are lot of objects on screen. I know oblivous used the same engine, and they put in some refinements which is good. The whole thing is more polished then the 1st one, and the story seems pretty good.

I'm in the underground base on Telos at the moment..

slasher13 · Post by **slasher13** » 15 Feb 2007, 21:36

KOTOR 2 - Oooo I right at the end of KOTOR 2, where I fight Darth Trayas. She is hard that for sure, I think I got the tactic to kill her, which is run

. I did defeat her, but got killed by the 3 bloody floating lightsaber. The story for this is really good, better than the 1st one (but I prefer the 1st game play, Nar Shaddaa was a bit boring), but the story is much darker and edgier for a Star Wars game

. Especially once all the jedi are in Dantooine and tell you why they cast you out. Darth Nihilous and Sion was quite easy to beat which was a shame

slasher13 · Post by **slasher13** » 16 Feb 2007, 10:46

Just Completed: KOTOR 2 - Yah!! Just completed this game, its a bloody long game, I spent on 40 hours on it. Done the light ending, yup just as I though, run from the bad guy, health up, attack, run again, hide behind pillar, health up again. With the floating lightsabers, just run, equip with guns, rapid shot, run, shot, and keep on doing this and you won!!. This game is a bit buggy I feel, my health goes, yet couldn't see anyone take a swipe at me

.

Excellent ending thou, and can't wait for Kotor 3, Hopefully it continues the story of Revan against the Originals Siths....

IronMonkey · Post by **IronMonkey** » 16 Feb 2007, 21:05

I'm on Chapter 6 of Master Ninja mode on Ninja Gaiden Black and it is currently really winding me up...

slasher13 · Post by **slasher13** » 16 Feb 2007, 22:30

IronMonkey wrote:I'm on Chapter 6 of Master Ninja mode on Ninja Gaiden Black and it is currently really winding me up...

Ouch man, good like, Reading Master Ninja mode, it looks really impossible, is there loads more enemies appearing which are faster than you?

Yi-Long · Post by **Yi-Long** » 17 Feb 2007, 00:00

Mannnnnnnnnnnnnnnn......... I tried HARD on Ninja Gaiden Black, and TBH I find it hard enough to just reach the first boss. I'm in the last chamber iright before Murai, and those spider ninjas or whatever are just kicking my ass... so I really should restart the whole level on HARD and just save up more potions...

Stupid thing is that I got so annoyed, I just did a new game on normal, and blasted my way easily through the first level and beating Murai with no problems whatsoever.. so I really should try HARD untill I succeed.

IronMonkey · Post by **IronMonkey** » 17 Feb 2007, 10:26

slasher13 wrote:Ouch man, good like, Reading Master Ninja mode, it looks really impossible, is there loads more enemies appearing which are faster than you?

Its not impossible, and in fact its easier to hit time limits for Karma scores in Master Ninja mode since the limits are a lot bigger.

By far the hardest chapter on any difficulty level is the first one. I don't believe it to be harder because of the enemies, but because you have very limited health and only a Level 1 Dragon Sword.

Once past the first chapter (and away from those damn Spider Ninjas) it does get easier, simply because once the Dragon Sword is upgraded to Level 2 it becomes much more powerful (Flying Swallow is a very useful technique) and you can also buy a technique scroll for the Izuna Drop (one of the most useful techniques in the game).

There are more enemies (especially in the timed challenges - 100 on Master Ninja instead of about 60 for Hard mode) and they are a lot faster, they do a lot more damage AND they break your guard much more often.

So yes, it is a nightmare, but I'll get there in the end.

Oh, and I've also been doing Mission Mode a lot lately too. I've now completed 28 out of 50 missions on Master Ninja difficulty, and got just over 16 million Karma points...

IronMonkey · Post by **IronMonkey** » 17 Feb 2007, 10:39

Yi-Long wrote:Mannnnnnnnnnnnnnnn......... I tried HARD on Ninja Gaiden Black, and TBH I find it hard enough to just reach the first boss. I'm in the last chamber iright before Murai, and those spider ninjas or whatever are just kicking my ass... so I really should restart the whole level on HARD and just save up more potions...

Stupid thing is that I got so annoyed, I just did a new game on normal, and blasted my way easily through the first level and beating Murai with no problems whatsoever.. so I really should try HARD untill I succeed.

Do you use essence dragging and Ultimate Techniques? That makes the game a lot easier. Believe me, with a bit of practice (ok, a LOT of practice!) I believe anyone can beat this game on any difficulty.

The game's creator, Tomonobu Itagaki, once said he thought maybe only 200 people in the world could beat Master Ninja difficulty. This has already been proved wrong - I think there are about 500 people on XBox Live alone, not counting the hundreds of others who must've completed the game but don't have XBox Live.

I aim to at least join the ranks on this one. I've been working on getting into the top 100 with my Karma ranking on Ninja Dog mode (nearly there!), but I don't think I'll be doing a Master Ninja Karma run for a while yet...

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 20 Feb 2007, 13:08

Been replaying Doom 3 on my new PC. It is a revelation compared to the Xbox version which I previously had played. Running it on Ultra high settings @ 1280*1024 w/ 4* Anti-aliasing and 8* anisotropic filtering.

I bought a Razer Diamondback mouse, which is utterly awesome. Super fast and accurate, especially with XP's USB 2.0 mouse polling rate hacked from the default of 125Hz to 1000Hz. It leaves my old MS Intellimouse Explorer 3.0 in the dust.

IronMonkey · Post by **IronMonkey** » 20 Feb 2007, 13:39

I preferred Doom 3 on the XBox to be honest. Sure, it only runs in 480p (max) & not some crazy high resolution but I thought the game felt more "streamlined" and not as unnecessarily "stretched out" as the PC version.

Plus playing on a 37" screen with Dolby Digital 5.1 cannot be beaten for the atmosphere of this game!

slasher13 · Post by **slasher13** » 20 Feb 2007, 13:40

EvaUnit02 wrote:Been replaying Doom 3 on my new PC. It is a revelation compared to the Xbox version which I previously had played. Running it on Ultra high settings @ 1280*1024 w/ 4* Anti-aliasing and 8* anisotropic filtering.

I bought a Razer Diamondback mouse, which is utterly awesome. Super fast and accurate, especially with XP's USB 2.0 mouse polling rate hacked from the default of 125Hz to 1000Hz. It leaves my old MS Intellimouse Explorer 3.0 in the dust.

Damn that sounds sweet, no slowdown or anything. You got 5.1 speakers for the PC. Playing Doom 3 on that would be wicked!!!..

Haven't played Doom 3 for some time now... Mmm may give it another blast, the problem is that I can't play for more than 30 mins on FPS. If I do, I feel really sick, it been happening since I played Wolfstein on the 386

IronMonkey · Post by **IronMonkey** » 20 Feb 2007, 13:43

I'm currently on Chapter 7 of Ninja Gaiden Black on Master Ninja mode. I need to beat the archive challenge (100 Spider Ninjas & Cat Demons) and then beat Alma (should be quite easy) then on we go to Chapter 8, nearly half way through the game!

Kurgan · Post by **Kurgan** » 21 Feb 2007, 03:41

Got Okami over the weekend. Well, my brother did. I've not really played it, but it looks amazing. Easiest way to describe it is that it looks like a painting that you can play around in. Even moreso than Wind Waker. And it's a Clover Studios game, so I have no doubt it'll play well.

As for a game I find myself playing a lot, well, I'm getting addicted to Geometry Wars. Very old-skool vibe to it, and hard as nails.

I'm also just amping myself up from the latest Final Fantasy game... oh yes...

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 21 Feb 2007, 11:41

IronMonkey wrote:I preferred Doom 3 on the XBox to be honest.

Aiming with a mouse (especially with a high-speed gaming mouse like my Razer) is a thousand times better than controlling it with a pad. I couldn't go back to the Xbox version now, the graphics and controls are SO MUCH better on the PC.

slasher13 wrote: Damn that sounds sweet, no slowdown or anything.

It sure is sweet. The only downside is that resolutions beyond 1024*768 only run at a 60Hz refresh rate on my CRT monitor and thus I get light migraines after extended periods of play.

You got 5.1 speakers for the PC.

Nope, but the next thing I'll be buying is a SoundBlaster Audigy 4 and some Logitech 5.1 speakers, as soon as I have the cash. Onboard audio sucks.

Playing Doom 3 on that would be wicked!!!..

Indeed. I played the Xbox version with DD5.1 and it was awesome. It should sound just as good, if not better in EAX4.0.

the problem is that I can't play for more than 30 mins on FPS. If I do, I feel really sick, it been happening since I played Wolfstein on the 386

That's a real bummer, man.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 21 Feb 2007, 11:44

Kurgan wrote:Got Okami over the weekend. Well, my brother did. I've not really played it, but it looks amazing. Easiest way to describe it is that it looks like a painting that you can play around in. Even moreso than Wind Waker. And it's a Clover Studios game, so I have no doubt it'll play well.

As for a game I find myself playing a lot, well, I'm getting addicted to Geometry Wars. Very old-skool vibe to it, and hard as nails.

I'm also just amping myself up from the latest Final Fantasy game... oh yes...

This Okami you speak of... I'm even thinking of getting a PS2 to try it out (thus breaking my Nintendo fanboy-ism)

Kurgan · Post by **Kurgan** » 21 Feb 2007, 16:37

It plays a lot like Zelda, so if you're a fan of that, you'll get on famously with this as well

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 22 Feb 2007, 01:13

Hey Kurgan, does FF12 suffer from a bad PAL conversion (i.e. huge horizontal borders)?

Kurgan · Post by **Kurgan** » 22 Feb 2007, 02:00

As far as I know, it does. I don't actually have the game yet; it's being released on Friday. I've never minded the borders, as it means I can put my TV into Cinema mode and get the game in widescreen

But enough of all that. The real reason you need to buy a PS3. Just enter your date of birth and if you're old enough, get ready to spank!

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 22 Feb 2007, 03:23

Kurgan wrote:As far as I know, it does. I don't actually have the game yet; it's being released on Friday. I've never minded the borders, as it means I can put my TV into Cinema mode and get the game in widescreen

Fuck the borders, I'm talking about the decreased speed. Games with turn-based battle systems are slow enough. Eg, since the PS1 era installments, characters take like 10000 years to cast summoning spells.

Also what is with Tetsuya Nomura's obsession with Gackt? Vaan is like the 3rd FF character modelled after that faglord.

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 22 Feb 2007, 09:32

FYI Londoners:-
Final Fantasy 12 launch event:-

OFFICIAL UK LAUNCH EVENT AT HMV
Head down to HMV Oxford Circus, 150 Oxford Street, London on 23rd February between 12pm-2pm for the official UK launch event!
Come on down for the chance to get your hands on exclusive Moogles and soundtracks. There will also be a rare opportunity to meet the developers to get your game signed. Come dressed in Final Fantasy Cosplay for a chance to win goodies, and enter the Final Fantasy competition for a chance to win a trip to Japan! For launch event details click here

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 22 Feb 2007, 11:03

Kurgan wrote:It plays a lot like Zelda, so if you're a fan of that, you'll get on famously with this as well

Haven't played Zelda yet but thinking of checking out Wind Waker/Twilight Princess

captainjoe · Post by **captainjoe** » 23 Feb 2007, 20:16

Currently I've been really into this new game for the 360, Dead Rising. If anyone has a 360 then this is the game to get. Great action with a good storyline, amazing graphics and by far some of the best environments I've seen in a video game.

IronMonkey · Post by **IronMonkey** » 23 Feb 2007, 20:56

I beat Paz Zuu today on Ninja Gaiden Black, Master Ninja difficulty. I'm now just at the start of Chapter 11 (my least favourite) out of 16...

slasher13 · Post by **slasher13** » 24 Feb 2007, 11:52

Just playing Fable, pretty cool game by LionHead Studio. Loved the interaction you can do and the quest. Although I finished hero training, so on the 2nd quest, where you guide the traveller to safety. I do like the boasting mode you can do