The gaming diary

[Tan]

More Puzzle Quest. Damn game gets sort of aggravating sometimes.

I love the game but sometimes when your in a battle and your just sitting there while the AI gets turn after turn in a row and eats away at your HP while you can do nothing, it's very irritating because it seems so cheap and lopsided.

[BadEnoughDude]

More Puzzle Quest. Damn game gets sort of aggravating sometimes.

I love the game but sometimes when your in a battle and your just sitting there while the AI gets turn after turn in a row and eats away at your HP while you can do nothing, it's very irritating because it seems so cheap and lopsided.

Or when it seems like EVERY time you make a move, a multiplier or skull(s) fall perfectly for the opponent. I'm surprised I haven't thrown my DS into a wall yet

[James]

I started playing God Of War 2 again. My last game save was at the beginning of September.  :embarassed: This is a great game that I just haven't got round to finishing. Another one is GTA: Liberty City Stories. It's a good game but I just still haven't finished it.

God of War is still as great as ever. But having become accustomed to the 360's high definition graphics it looks a bit grainy and pixelated.

[captain_nintendo]

Open Season and Superman on 360.

[Silent Scythe]

I picked up Disgaea on the PSP after ignoring it for so long. I'll hopefully start on Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memoires today too.

[Tondog]

Twisted Metal: Head-On: Extra Twisted Edition on the PS2

Also, I got Professor Layton and the Curious Village 4 DAYS BEFORE ITS RELEASE IN THE US!!! Expect a review on the front page soon.

[James]

Disney's Action Game Featuring Hercules

I remember playing a demo of this years ago and thought it was ok. But it was a game on "that stupid Disney cartoon" I secretly liked so I didn't think of getting it. It's actually an ok 2D platformer. I just can't work some of it out. But I'm a manly man so I refuse to read the instructions.

[Tynstar]

Madden 07 for the 360.

[James]

Hercules on the PS1 again. I've got a strange problem with just this game and my PC's TV Tuner. If I connect it with S-Video the console startup screen comes on fine then when the game loads the picture scrolls quickly. But if I change the channel to Composite then back to S-Video the picture is fine. It's only ever happened with Hercules, which has no scratches at all on it.

Once it was working I got some screenshots for the database. I'm trying to take screenshots of all the games I play through the TV tuner but it can be a bit hard on some of the more action packed games like God Of War. When I was using a wireless keyboard I put it on the floor and tapped the spacebar with my toe. But I got fed up with the keyboard for other reasons so I stopped using that one.


Edit: I was going to play Tony Hawk's Project 8 but for some reason it won't load my career file. God damnit. It was a buggy game anyway and got boring after a while. I got the 500,000 point combo in Free Skate anyway. I did a few 450,000-480,000 combos then somehow the only combo I've ever done over 500,000 was something like 830,000 points. Of course, I didn't save it.

Then I shot some people in Hitman: Blood Money but didn't get anywhere.

[captain_nintendo]

Finished Open Season, and started Cars.

Also played some PSU and Rock Band this weekend.

[Ghost Soldier]

Played Taito Legends 2 on the PS2 for 2 hours this weekend.  Also played Truxton on the genesis

[Tan]

I picked up Final Fantasy XII for $12 at TRU the other day. I've put about 17-ish hours into it so far. Fantastic game. They've really breathed new life into a tired franchise with this one. It has already cemeted it's place into my top list of PS2 titles.

Short summary: Feels a bit like KOTOR, a bit like Rogue Galaxy and it's addictive as hell. Nice graphics and excellent voice acting. Leaves out most of the stereotypical signs of a JRPG while feeling like a classic game from yesteryear.

I should have picked this up ages ago but I'm wary of most Square-Enix games now and I never was a huge fan of FF games.

[BadEnoughDude]

I picked up Final Fantasy XII for $12 at TRU the other day. I've put about 17-ish hours into it so far. Fantastic game. They've really breathed new life into a tired franchise with this one. It has already cemeted it's place into my top list of PS2 titles.

Short summary: Feels a bit like KOTOR, a bit like Rogue Galaxy and it's addictive as hell. Nice graphics and excellent voice acting. Leaves out most of the stereotypical signs of a JRPG while feeling like a classic game from yesteryear.

I should have picked this up ages ago but I'm wary of most Square-Enix games now and I never was a huge fan of FF games.

I was also a huge fan of the game. I haven't played it in months. I had about 50 hours into it (when I inexplicably stopped playing it), but I really liked what they did with it. They really streamlined the whole process, and certainly makes playing much more exciting.

EDIT: you totally just inspired me to play this game again. thanks you, sir.

[captain_nintendo]

Cars and Wartech on the 360.

[Ghost Soldier]

Received my Neo Geo AES last night.  Played the heck out of KOF 97'