The Gaming Diary: Chapter 3

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Spent some time in the Wii Shop buying games.  It was the first time I have done so.

And your last

[Disposed Hero]

Resident Evil 2 - I'm close to the end of the 2nd run scenario as Claire, and I'm going to go ahead and rank this as my third favorite game in the series behind the original REmake and 4 and knocking 7 down to the fourth spot on my list. I'm interested in playing it in Hardcore mode, but I'll probably hold off for a while and get back to DQXI, which I'm also almost finished with unless endgame content keeps me hooked.

[Crabmaster2000]

Resident Evil 2 - I'm close to the end of the 2nd run scenario as Claire, and I'm going to go ahead and rank this as my third favorite game in the series behind the original REmake and 4 and knocking 7 down to the fourth spot on my list. I'm interested in playing it in Hardcore mode, but I'll probably hold off for a while and get back to DQXI, which I'm also almost finished with unless endgame content keeps me hooked.

I'm holding off on REmake 2 for a few more weeks to play with a friend. That's exciting to hear that it's that good.

Also I've heard multiple times that the post game in DQXI is the best part of the game....

[Disposed Hero]

Also I've heard multiple times that the post game in DQXI is the best part of the game....

Haha, I've heard that a few times too which is why I hinted that it may hook me. DQXI is great though, so I don't mind spending some more time with it.

[bombatomba]

Finally finished Final Fantasy IX on my Vita, and ended up writing thirteen-hundred words about it.  I was intending to play Axiom Verge next (since I had purchased the Multiverse Edition a few weeks ago), but do you know what?  I don't feel like playing a Metroid-vania game now.  As of right now it is between Ocarina of Time 3D or Link Between Worlds on the 3DS, or Suikoden II or Persona 4 on my Vita.

[Crabmaster2000]

Finally finished Final Fantasy IX on my Vita, and ended up writing thirteen-hundred words about it.  I was intending to play Axiom Verge next (since I had purchased the Multiverse Edition a few weeks ago), but do you know what?  I don't feel like playing a Metroid-vania game now.  As of right now it is between Ocarina of Time 3D or Link Between Worlds on the 3DS, or Suikoden II or Persona 4 on my Vita.

I need to read that FFIX write up!

[Raidou]

Finally finished Final Fantasy IX on my Vita, and ended up writing thirteen-hundred words about it.  I was intending to play Axiom Verge next (since I had purchased the Multiverse Edition a few weeks ago), but do you know what?  I don't feel like playing a Metroid-vania game now.  As of right now it is between Ocarina of Time 3D or Link Between Worlds on the 3DS, or Suikoden II or Persona 4 on my Vita.

If you can stomach two RPGs back to back I recommend Persona 4.

Currently finishing P5.  A power surge hit and almost killed my PS4 when I was about 20 mins into the ending so I kinda fed up.  I got to save after the final boss so that's some consolation.  Still, about an hour of wrap-up awaits....

[Sirgin]

Played through Asura's Wrath this weekend. What a great game, to be honest it's exactly the type of game I like nowadays. Not too hard, crazy story, fun gameplay and not too long to play through.

[bombatomba]

If you can stomach two RPGs back to back I recommend Persona 4.

Currently finishing P5.  A power surge hit and almost killed my PS4 when I was about 20 mins into the ending so I kinda fed up.  I got to save after the final boss so that's some consolation.  Still, about an hour of wrap-up awaits....

That's what keeps me on the mobile platforms; outages.  And the inability to bring my games with me while I move around the house, work, life, etc.

Along with Final Fantasy for the RFG NES Challenge, I am also playing Persona 4 Golden, but I am only about thirty minutes in (I keep stopping to listen to the music tracks).  Funnily enough I started playing Ocarina of Time 3D for about an hour, then moved on to the first Suikoden (and did a brief write-up based on it), then Persona 4.

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Dragon Warrior (NES) - Cleaned it to make sure it works and discovered a dead battery(as can be expected of a 30 year old game). So I'm in the process of having that replaced by a friend of mine. I should have it back by the weekend.

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Dragon Warrior (NES) - Currently grinding for exp outside Tantagel Castle and saving up enough gold for something better then a club...

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Pokémon Red Version (GB) - Made it to Viridian City and am getting ready to try for my Earth badge.

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Dragon Warrior (NES) - Resuming my playthrough in the town of Garinham grinding for better armor/axe.

[Disposed Hero]

It's been a while since I checked in, but I haven't been playing much that I haven't already talked about.

Dragon Quest XI - Finally finished this with the true ending. I already wrote a review on it for the front page, so it's no surprise that I loved it.

Dead or Alive 6 - DOA has probably been my favorite fighting game series since DOA 2 on the Dreamcast. I love the countering system and the rock-paper-scissors psychology of it. It has also been a competitive favorite for a friend of mine and me, and getting inside each other's head and anticipating their next moves has always been incredibly satisfying. I think people tend to dismiss this series because of all the TNA, but underneath all of that, there is an incredibly deep and fluid fighting game that is also very accessible to newcomers. DOA6 is great and introduces some interesting new mechanics to the series. I highly recommend it.

Trails of Cold Steel - I've come back to this game again recently, and I'm trying really hard to stay motivated just so I can finish it, but I think I'm running out of steam. Knowing that I'm still probably less than halfway through it doesn't help either. It's not a bad game, I just find it fairly uninteresting and really a step down from the Trails in the Sky series. I find myself really wanting to play a fan translation of Zero no Kiseki which looks far more similar to Trails in the Sky, but I'd like to finish Cold Steel first if I can.

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Dragon Warrior (NES) - Looking around Kol before setting towards the cave for a ring.