General Game Comment Thread. What are YOU Playing Today?

Last Resort (1992 - Neo Geo)

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Just finished a session credit feeding up to the Asteroid section before my thumb gave out from the tapping workout. Pretty sure that 5th stage was the last if memory serves me right as I recall wishing this game had one more stage. Haven't recovered my other hard drive with all my games and that's where I had all the different MAME versions, as I recall there being a MAME that allowed mapping the same button twice to separate buttons for auto fire and without (a must for a game that has a charge weapon mechanic).

Last Resort is most certainly part of the Irem family, down to the pixel art and colour choices. Very beautiful cyberbunk game from when Arcades made our jaw drop. Two things to mention about this session;
- That Knee boss final form where it's so hard to figure out your hitbox to dodge this one move, but quickly realized I could quick kill him before he does that move.
- on the fifth stage following around that ship to the other side underneath, after killing what I thought was everything, the screen wouldn't move. So though maybe I had to go inside through where those missiles came out, but it wasn't the way to go and my ship exploded against the wall that seemed like an entrance. Sad death cause this stage was really wearing out my mashing thumb.

Plugging away at the awesome Dariusburst CS on PS4. I haven't even dug into Arcade yet, still messing with the campaign mode. Top stuff.

Clearly I'm a masochist as I am playing the DLC from Dead Rising 4. I haven't played the golf DLC but the other two were buggy to the point where one could not advance past a particular case yet I plugged away and seem to have solved whatever was the issue(s).

I'm a few hours into CyberSleuth Hackers Memory. I will reiterate I never played Pokemon or before the Cyber Sleuth games never played Digmon either. I only play and enjoy the Cyber Sleuth games because they feel like a Cross between Persona and SMT. I know that kinda contradicts since Persona is a spinoff but as we know SMT has a very dark tone. Persona is more focused on teens and kinda has a lighter tone...sorta. I like the idea of Persona/Tokyo Mirage Sessions and Cyber Sleuth using modern Japan as the hub and running around it in a colorful cel-shaded world. I'm just really drawn to it. I also normally not into the idea of Pokemon but SMT and Cyber Sleuth are exceptions. I do like Cyber Sleuth art design is by former SMT artists and it shows in character and enemy designs (that are not strictly Digimon) in this series. I get people will write them off because Digimon but I encourage anyone who is a Persona and/or SMT fan should play these.

I'm actually pretty interested in that game, and is a game I plan on picking up whenever it is I end up grabbing a PS4. I played some Digimon on PS1 at a friend's house back when it came out and enjoyed it and ended up beating a couple of the DS installments. I think it's cool that they're bringing the series back over here.

Also, I wouldn't say that saying something is a SMT/Persona hybrid is contradictory as the feel and themes of each series is very different. At least in my experience.

Far Cry Vengeance. The Nerd reviewed this when he was an old man and said it was terrible, but once again proving that I'll play anything - I think it's solid. Controls took some getting used to for sure, but it's a mindless fun kind of game. I haven't played very many modern games lately, but I have to say I already miss this simple and straightforward style of gameplay - travel from point A to B on a fixed path, shoot at stuff, clear the stage. What was the issue with this formula again?

^I would also play anything. I'm actually looking forward to playing that one.

I just started Ni No Kuni II. Loving it!

Just rewatched the Xbox 360 MTV reveal special from 2005. and well...
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So much cringe! I have a little nostalgia for the launch of those 3 systems but that reveal I forgot how bad it was. Also kinda funny seeing MS trying to explain how online downloads work.

Today it was either Wolfenstein 2 ($39.99 at BB) or Bioshock The Collection ($19.99 at BB) so Rapture won out.

Playing the new God of War on the PS4. What a gorgeous game! I was afraid they had changed too much so that it wouldn't feel like a proper God of War game, but that is not the case at all. The gameplay is spot-on.

Finishing Sonic Advance 3 (so good)
Starting on Nier Automata (made it 30 minutes into the tutorial section and died before reaching the first save point... *sad trombone*)

Finished ELEX on the PS4 recently. Loved it. Be cautious or get killed.
Started playing Lunar Silver Star on the Sega CD.

Yakuza 6. My god I only got into this series last year and boy do I seriously love this series. This series should be far more popular in the west than it is.

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Playing the new God of War on the PS4. What a gorgeous game! I was afraid they had changed too much so that it wouldn't feel like a proper God of War game, but that is not the case at all. The gameplay is spot-on.

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I’ll be honest: very very briefly I had a moment where I wondered if this had really started out as a God of War game, or if it was an unrelated game that was given the “Die Hard sequel” treatment. That suspicion went away as soon as the plot started happening.

I am deep into the game, and I can attest this is all God of War, but better:D

I'm grinding away at Phantasy Star II and playing a little Ys III on the side.

Sengoku 2 and Magician Lord on Switch.

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I'm grinding away at Phantasy Star II and playing a little Ys III on the side.

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How far are you on PSII, and is this your first time going through the game?

This was kind of neat.

In the dozens of times that I've played through the various versions of Shadow of the Colossus over the years, I'd never managed to grab and ride one of the hawks that are always flying around.

Figures that an opportunity would fall into my lap when I wasn't trying.

https://youtu.be/BpPIdABNPug

Just finished Assassin's Creed Origins including DLC after some six plus days invested into it. Started on Kirby: Planet Robobot which I'll be bringing to work to have something to do for lunch breaks beyond wasting money eating garbage. Expected Nintendo gimmickry aside, it's nice.

Still playing Rocket League at home. Not sure which Xbox One game to move onto from Origins.

Playing some Red dead redemption on hardcore mode and having a blast so far. Also playing some Popful Mail. Amazing game but the price for an authentic copy is way too much. I ended buying a nicely done repro copy and I'm very happy with it.

Update: Bested my previous score today with a new 1,193,200 point score. I managed to keep the Berserker all the way to Whispering Woods 2, which allowed me to get the Speed, No Prize, and No Hit bonuses. Sadly I wasn't able to get all the 10K blocks in Beneath the Twisted Hills... otherwise I'd have a 40,000 point higher score. :/
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Almost forgot to mention, I slogged through Kid Chameleon yesterday (via the old-fashioned full playthrough from start to finish, aka the '4-Boss run', no 100K point trip or Plethora cheat thank you very much!) with a score of 1,126,030 points. Went through Frosty Doom and Bloody Swamp, and also managed somehow to get all the 10K point blocks on Beneath the Twisted Hills. (Didn't go to the Shimmering Caves though... keep losing my Micromax before I can get that far.)

My score:
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(LOL, you can see me with all my hideous girth and questionable fashion sense in the reflection.)

That's the highest score I can recall ever getting on this game. I want to manage to score over 1.3 million someday on a 4-Boss run.

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(LOL, you can see me with all my hideous girth and questionable fashion sense in the reflection.)

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Give yourself more credit. Yellow is a power color. :cool:

I've played through Mega Man X dozens and dozens of times over the years, but I had never really noticed how tough the Vile battle is. He's fast, somewhat unpredictable, and hits very hard: if you've skipped out on the armor upgrade and the heart tanks, he can take X out in 2-4 hits.

I decided to rise to Vile's challenge and take him down with only the standard arm cannon, without taking any damage myself (and again, without any armor or health upgrades).

https://youtu.be/0E5H4iJF26k

https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/...20140506190320

Time to get to work.

Started playing Crackdown 2 (Xbox360) the other day, its been good fun so far (especially driving around in the cars slaughtering the "freaks" lol). Also have both Sonic Heroes (Gamecube) and GUN (PS2) on the game playing burner right now.

Today I upped my '4-boss run' Kid Chameleon high score to 1,207,770 points. I got all the 10K point blocks on Beneath the Twisted Hills this time.
My goal is to manage to bring the Micromax into the Shimmering Caves.
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BTW I noticed that, if you're aiming for a 4-boss run, it's actually better to get the two clocks on Blue Lake Woods 1 than to get the speed bonus, as if you can keep your score just slightly under 60K when you get to Under Skull Mountain 1 (I got 58K) you'll be able to pick up all four 10K blocks without triggering the 100K point trip. Normally I'd get about 97K points after, but doing it like this I wound up at 98K points.

Eep, where are you from? I want to make sure we aren’t sharing the same hunting grounds.

Been having a lot of thunderstorms roll through lately, so I keep everything unplugged and play Order of Ecclesia (DS).

I revisited Sonic Colors today, what a charming game!

I also finally got Sonic Mania. Fantastic!

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I revisited Sonic Colors today, what a charming game!

I also finally got Sonic Mania. Fantastic!

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Glad you're enjoying those. Great games.

Also, have you tried the following:

Generations
Sonic Boom: Fire and Ice 3DS
Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal 3DS

Also great

Ikaruga-NSW

Recently got a copy of Highway 2000 for the Saturn and popped it in. It's a rad racer. Love these rockin' tunes. Wish they still made em' like this.

Sega Genesis Collection PS4
Fallen Legion Switch

Yoku's Island Express is a wonderful pinball adventure game. Only nuisance is how confusing navigating the world can be at times and a few of the optional challenges being a real pain to get right. I love the theme, the gameplay is solid, and the length is feels just right.

I have been alternating between some of my favorite Nectaris scenarios and trying some different things in Advance Wars II - Hot Pursuit hard campaign.

Icey on Switch.

This game is amazing. It's a 2D side-scrolling character action game with a twist. You have this narrator that is like Stanely Parable. If you defy the narrator or try to outsmart the game it messes with you. You can just play it straight like any action game but you can also have fun. Really great game.

Dug out the original Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain on PS1 and am playing through it again. It's just an excellent, atmospheric top-down action RPG, with plenty of gore and utterly phenomenal voice acting from everyone involved. The script is brilliant and the legend that is Simon Templeman provides the cultured, sarcastic and cynical voice of Kain. The game is just an absolute gem.

That good you say. Mental note made.

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Glad you're enjoying those. Great games.

Also, have you tried the following:

Generations
Sonic Boom: Fire and Ice 3DS
Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal 3DS

Also great

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I loved Generations, and I've tried the demo for Fire and Ice but it wasn't long enough for me to form an opinion. You liked it?