I also thought Atelier Iris was a fucking shitty game, until I kept playing it. And wow, its pretty nice, you run out of mana fast, so its not that bad, and it does get a bit more complicated later on, but godamn, its a fucking easy ass game, and yet Im still itching to play it some more…
1:40… meh, I got time… oh, and thank god for jp VA… its still pretty bad, but “-nyaaa” is way better than hearing “MEOW something unimportant! MEOW”
Also gotta get through the last bit of Psychonauts, which is fucking awesome (I posted a response to remy’s last post)
Gonna try a bit more of Dungeon Lords as well… sorta ok except for the major fucking glitches that really make the entire experience shitty, cant wait for a freaking patch already.
Pariah is a pretty game but still boring. Nothing I haven’t seen before in other FPS games.
I gave up on DL. Major major glitches. How can ppl let shit like that end up in retail? Uninstalled and deleted after a day. Button mapping, inability to change character details, garbage NPC chat thingie, ugh. Tons of other rubbish
Psychonauts is nice though haha. A bit tedious at times but still good. Been awhile since I played a good “platformer”
Spent some time w/Demento. Nifty game! Gotta wait for domestic rls so I know wtf is going on haha.
Well it turns out the final stage on Advance Guardian Heroes wasn’t long like I thought. I guess after going through 2 stages, things just seem to stick together in your mind. Anyway, I beat the game but I had to keep using barrier to send this fire ball back at the final boss. I must have sent that sucker back more than 12 times!!! Ah well. Good game. On to Zero 3!!!
Okay…Unreal Champ2—is it just me doing poorly with the character…or is Brock just not that great in terms of melee? I’ve noticed that I am better with pretty much anyone else in that regard…but if I try to melee with Brock, I usually get killed…it seems like the timing on his hits is just…weird…like he takes forever to actually hit the person, and when I’m trying to compensate for that, I’m off and the opponent gets in more successful hits.
In terms of character design, I think Brock is probably my favorite so far, so it sucks that I never do well with him, and I’m always much better off with everyone else…particularly Arclite. I’ll give Brock another shot later on though…it’s gotta be me…this character is simply too damn cool to suck.
Guess what… I found a great way to kill those shielded fuckers in VJ2! Just regular Zoom punches, no slow, and just at the very edge of Joe’s punch reach. Yay me!
In other news, I’ve unlocked and completed 27 of the 36 chambers. Currently most hated chamber:
31…
You have to beat four bosses in a row with only 1 health and your basic VFX bar. There is another chamber with these same stipulations, but this one was much harder bosses. Trying to beat the UFO is stupid, what with bottle rocket ninjas and such running around. And after you beat it, you have to fight a Ninja Tank and then Cyber John. Usually some chunks of ground will still be burning, and after the UFO is gone you can’t do much about that. Really frustrating. And trying to deal with leftover ninjas from the tank when John first shows up is stupid, too. Fortunately, the last boss was just a regular tank in low-G. That was easy.
From what little I’ve had the patience to put up with online, Brock seems pretty good. I’ve seen plenty of people use him, about as often as Malcolm, Gorge, Arclite, and Torgr. And the people who do use him are usually pretty successful. Lots of Fear and Wraith usage from what I’ve seen.
For all those that have an Xbox and Live. Pick up Forza Motorsports. This game just kicks all ass, EVERYTHING in it is just solid. Even if you don’t like racing/driving “sims” give this shit a shot. It’s pretty noobie friendly but rewards with if you don’t take the newb root(like using assists). The customization is off the hook (check the Forza thrad for the link). I never thougt I would never like a racer as mush as Daytona2 but this tops it.
There’s even car damage that affects your car handeling and paint job, discouraging bump and run bull shit (Gran Turismo games for example).
40 minute bus trips to work everyday calls for my DS to come into action, playing mario 64 Ds at 125 stars…and for gba goodness, i got lunar legends im starting on.
So I finally got out that raggedy ass Madcatz controller, and unlocked Malcom in UC2 last night…and he’s instantly one of my favorites! I was on a roll last night in Malcom’s tournament ladder…especially in 1 particular CTF. I went on a serious killing spree at the main entrance of my team’s base…(*heh, this is against bots of course) They couldn’t do anything about it…I was completely unstoppable…it was beautiful. Constant headshots, and other kills without dying for a long time…the announcer was going crazy:
“HEADSHOT!!!”
“HEADSHOT!!!”
“BRAIN SURGEON!!!”
“SAMURAI!”
“UNSTOPPABLLLEEEEEE HAHAHAHA!”
“DOMINATING!”
“GODLIKE!”
Also, I think just amongst the staff-wielders…Malcom is clearly the best. The Sentinel ability is nice, and then you have a regular “Heal”, and Iron Spirit.
*and of course, I went on to unlock Gorge. I haven’t played with him just yet though. I was already well beyond the time I usually go to sleep at that point.
Yoshi Touch and Go! What a simple yet HIGHLY addictive game. Plenty of different techniques to use in order to reach the HIGH SCORES table!!! Classic action that i can pick up and play for ten minutes at a pop!
Don’t dorget Homing. It works really well in conjunction with rockets, though most other weapons don’t seem to be so great with it. But still, Homing + Rockets + UDamage = The Win!
In other news, I’ve finished 30 chambers in VJ2. EDIT: 2 left. I can’t beat 25. It’s one of the ones where your VFX doesn’t recharge. Later on in the chamber, nurses show up. The only way I know how to beat nurses is with Red Hot Kick XX Dragon Kick -> Rock-On Combo. But the VFX restraints in this chamber make that no longer viable, since that usually leaves one nurse with a little health, and me with no VFX. HELP?
I’ll have to play it again to be sure, but I remember those particular chambers were the most interesting, imo…the ones where you fight with no rechargeable vfx. This added a nice strategic element to your playing style…forcing you to think a lot more about what moves to use, and when to hold back. I’ll check on that in a bit, but I seem to remember you get the large “juice” bottles for defeating certain opponents in a particular way…(slow punch?)
yeah, Shock Rifle is back. Of course I know nothing of how things were in previous Unreal games, aside from random details like the presence of vehicles. But yah, you can shoot a “shockball” or “core” as I think they are called…with alt fire, and freeze it in midair, and set off multiple cores to explode in a beautiful combo ( *apparently…I haven’t played with S.Rifle enough to even try that out. I’m all about the Flak Cannon and Sniper…and occasionally the Bio Rifle *I like to call it the Booger Gun)
I played all 3 and IMO 2 was the best. I think 2 set the bar pretty high so 3 was a bit of a disapointment for me in almost every area, story, humor, gameplay, etc. It’s still a great game, but 2 was better.