Joel Wants To Name The Gaming Forum "Short Shrift" - Fast Karate for the Gentleman

So...What Are You Playing Now?

Pazuzu — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 01:58:57 -0600

I don't really have the energy to create separate threads for the 3-4 games I'm playing right now, so figured I would just list them.

Tomb Raider: Anniversary (PSP) - Pretty cool, slightly frustrating trial and error (try and die) at times, otherwise great game.

Everyday Shooter (PS3) - Why didn't I buy this sooner? Still playing everyday, as title suggests.

Resident Evil: Remake (Gamecube) - Had to play through again after I went through Resident Evil 4 (Wii) for the 8th time. I was curious if it held up. It does. Still my favorite game of all time next to ICO, no question.

Up next: Guitar Hero III (never played a GH game before), Ratchet & Clank, and COD:4 (all PS3). Probably try to pick up the japanese Mario Galaxies too if I can find out how import friendly it is.

What are you playing?

Catch-all "IT'S E3 2013 YA'LL" Thread

Digitalguardian — Sat, 08 Jun 2013 05:23:26 -0600

League of Legends

MrVisor — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:40:42 -0700

So I recently started playing League of Legends, and I was wondering if anyone on the forum plays regularly. If anyone wants to get down, send me a message, summoner name is gorgotron.

Victory Points (the card and board game thread)

xenomouse — Fri, 31 May 2013 16:04:09 -0600

Talk about card and board games.

Here are the games I've been playing recently that I think you should play.
No Thanks! - a super awesome game which takes about 2 minutes to learn and 5-10 minutes to play. It also lends itself to risk-taking, bad decision-making, and playfully being a dick to the other players. :D

Guildhall - this is a medieval-village themed set-making game. It takes about 10-30 minutes to play (depending on whether or not the players are experienced), and I don't think I've ever played it less than twice in a single sitting. It is vaguely "Dominion-esque" in that the cards have effects as you play them.

The Resistance - this is one of those "everybody is working together but there are traitors afoot" kind of games. It takes about 20-30 minutes to play - not as annoyingly long as certain board games with the same feature. Another good game for winding up your friends and getting them pissed at you. Downside: you need at least 4 other friends if you want to play it.

Are you the traitor? - very similar to The Resistance, but more like Werewolf, with a fantasy theme. It takes about 10 minutes to play a game. You only need at least 3 other friends for this one.

Bohnanza - a strategic resource management card game in which you trade, cultivate, and harvest beans. Yeah, it's about bean farming. I've never been able to put together a good elevator pitch for this one, but it's really fun for what it is. Oh, wait! It's a Rio Grande game: that's an automatic +1!

San Juan - I've gushed about this one enough. It's like Puerto Rico, but without the achingly long game time.

Dominion - even the bad games I've had with Dominion were pretty good. If you've ever played Magic the Gathering (and enjoyed it), you should check it out.

Honorable mention:
DC Comics Deck Building Games - it's a deck building game where you play a member of the Justice League. I've only played it once, but that one time was really fun.

Nomination for official FKftG card game:
Hanabi - I've never played the game, the only thing I know about it is the name, which I think makes it a shoo-in.

Metal Gear Solid Rising

Railith — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 16:08:16 -0700

Revengence is Rising!

This shit is looking crazy as fuck. I'm glad Platinum is working on it.

Metal Gear Solid Roman Numeral #5: The Phantom Pain

Digitalguardian — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 18:06:19 -0600

Psycho Mantis right? I think that's Miller who's in Peace Walker? I really need to play that soon.

All-inclusive Games Thread

Digitalguardian — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 18:23:13 -0600

For things that wouldn't merit a thread on it's own.

First up:

It’s a collaboration by which Left 4 Dead 2 enemies will appear in the PC version of Resident Evil 6 and Resident Evil 6 enemies will make their way into the PC version of Left 4 Dead 2. This content will be made available to owners of both games for free.

Resident Evil 6 on PC will add four survivors from Left 4 Dead 2—Coach, Nick, Ellis and Rochelle—as playable characters to its Mercenaries: No Mercy mode, which Capcom announced earlier in the year. Each character will have a customized weapon load-out for the game. Two L4D enemies—the Witch and Mini Tank—will make an appearance in this mode, too. The additional content will be automatically downloaded to the PC version of Resident Evil 6 starting April 5th.

Meanwhile, the PC version of Left 4 Dead 2 will get the Lepotitsa, Napad and Ogroman enemies from Resident Evil 6. All three enemies will be depicted in the game using Valve’s Steam Workshop tools. The enemies will be made available sometime this Spring.

Bayonetta 2, or I need a Wii U right now.

theshadowboss — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 16:04:30 -0600

Just take my money. Please.

Dalatrass Effect 3

Digitalguardian — Wed, 04 May 2011 12:40:16 -0600

http://www.giantbomb.com/news/mass-effect-3-delayed-into-early-2012/3129/

Ace Attorney 5

Digitalguardian — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 13:57:58 -0700

http://andriasang.com/comzsu/ace_attorney_5_announced/

Just an announcement it exists unfortunately. I guess the first 3 AA games are coming to iOS devices remastered in HD. Also apparently it's the 10th anniversary of the series. You want to celebrate an anniversary, how bout you localize miles edgeworth 2 you fucks.

Pegasus flight simulator aka fire emblem

matatat — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 00:27:35 -0700

Lets talk about sweet sweet man love between Frederick and Chrom.

Capcom learns to count to 4 hurrrr SF4 thread

Spankminister — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 11:52:10 -0700

There is a game coming out today that is named Street Fighter 4. Stopping by gamestop later today, and not a moment too soon. Without thinking, I suddenly realize I've been tapping my foot and humming the Ken theme to myself. God, I'm such a loser.

I can't remember the last time I was this excited for a game's launch, though. There are games like Gears and Halo 3 I got at launch, but fewer that I've been so impatient for. I haven't played it at all yet, but top players have said it's a complete reset of the playing field; it doesn't matter how good or bad you are at any other SF game, 3rd Strike players and MvC2 players are all coming in on the ground floor. Anyone else interested in this game?

Tabletop role-playing games(sorry, I couldn't think of a better title)

choux — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:59:25 -0600

Is anyone playing anything worth mentioning?

I'm currently playing Pathfinder, and after eight months my monk has finally bit the dust. My GM is letting me roll a witch for our next session, and I'm pretty excited about Cackle.

Xbox One: Hubris Much?

furyk — Tue, 21 May 2013 12:39:16 -0600

The system requires installs, will not play used games without first paying an unlock fee (also effectively killing rentals) and will not be backwards compatible with 360 titles (not sure if that means you're losing all of your Live games but it sure sounds like it). No sale for me.

A list of all the Xbox One stuff from Joystiq:
http://www.joystiq.com/tag/xbox-reveal/

Specs info from Polygon:

The Xbox One features an 8-core CPU, 8GB of system memory, and a 500GB hard drive, Microsoft's Marc Whitten announced today. The console uses a single system-on-a-chip (SoC) using a 40 nanometer process combining the GPU, CPU, memory, and more onto a single chip.

For comparison, the Xbox 360 is powered by an IBM PowerPC tri-core processor running at 3.2 GHz and an ATI Xenos GPU running at 500 MHz. Those two discrete chips were originally built using a 90 nanometer process.

Other Xbox One specs include:

USB 3.0
802.11n wireless with Wi-Fi Direct
Blu-ray
HDMI in/out

"Variable power states" ensure a "practically silent" operation, Whitten said. The console is engineered to last "well into the future," an obvious reference to the company's engineering struggles with the Xbox 360.

PC Monitors

Feddy — Wed, 08 May 2013 18:34:12 -0600

So I am looking into buying a new monitor for my PC which is used primarily for gaming. My old Monitor is a Dell 22" or 24" with an ultrasharp panel, but it was the economy version with none of the extra ports and a cheap ass stand. I would basically like to buy the same level of monitor again I am only really looking for a nice panel most of the extras will be useless to me. Anyone who pays attention to this stuff have some suggestions? I feel like Samsung and Dell still make the best monitors but I haven't actually looked at buying a monitor in over 5 years. Any help would be appreciated.

Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine

TheWealthyAardvark — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 21:29:19 -0600

DaveDave and I want to get some people together to play this! Anybody interested?

http://www.incgamers.com/2013/04/monaco-whats-yours-is-mine-review/

EDIT:
I finished putting together a bunch of highlights of the FKFTG Monaco stream. I was going to add additional quotes to the descriptions, but Twitch was bunching them up on a single line so they looked awful.
Embassy Chaos
Quiet, Monkey!
Fortuitous Table Hole
Mopping Up
Reconnoitring
Visible Red Lines
Avarice Incarnate
Stealth
Secret Bushes Revival
Finally, a very special one for Nineless: "I am so racist." - Graziella, 2013

Neverwinter, because LoTRO is for NERDS

Gokiburi_Chachacha — Sun, 05 May 2013 09:26:27 -0600

So a few of us have been poking around the free-to-play jankiness that is the Neverwinter beta. We're all on the Beholder server, or 'shard' as the hip kids like to call it. So far, I haven't managed to hook up with any of the old Kung Fu Scientist crew yet. Apparently, in order to add someone to your friend's list, you have to know both their log-in handle and their character's name, I guess? I don't know; I am bad at vidjer games.

So here goes:

My log-in handle is gullywonkus.

My freshly-minted level 10 dwarf cleric is named Olga Ironhand. I don't know how the game handles the space in the middle. I think Olga has scoliosis or something, because whenever she stands still, she's always thrusting out her bosom in a particularly painful-looking manner.

I've been enjoying a little level grinding so far. The game mixes some of the advantages of LoTRO and Warhammer Online with a streamlined, 4th Edition Dungeons & Dragons rule system. The crafting systems are pretty decent, and combat isn't bad either, although it's a little click heavy. You actively have to dodge away from dangerous enemy attacks, and you can even trick enemies into walking into traps, which I found amusing.

There's also crowd-sourced content that I've been too scared to try, because if it were me programming the instances, I'd probably troll the hell out of people by dropping great wyrm red dragons and storm giants on their unsuspecting heads.

SUPPORT THIS MAN! (ZoE 3)

Dave — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 11:40:23 -0600

WRITE SOME FUCKING EMAILS ASSHOLES. I COMMAND IT.

The Oculus Rift

The Last Otaku — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 12:53:39 -0600

Who else is going to get one/already has one? I'm probably going to place an order tonight. I can't tell if I'm being over enthusiastic about the Rift but the videos I've seen make it look like the enthusiasm is warranted.

Bioshock Infinite: I Love This Game - SPOILERS AWEIGH.

The Joel — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 12:30:22 -0600

I figured it was time to make a thread to spew all the praise there is for this game. It's good. It's really, really good.

Dark Souls

kaazuwulf — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 17:59:32 -0600

Made by the people who made Demon's Souls. I haven't played Demon's Souls so I can't really compare the two, but I like this game so far. I apparently went the wrong area right after the tutorial and got one shotted by a dragon.

Deus Ex: Human Revolution

JoshBytes — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 10:02:13 -0600

Trailer - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FRWYRqaGFE

It's all cinematic cut scenes it seems. No game footage to speak of.

Starcraft 2 Beta is live

JeffersonPierce — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 05:20:55 -0700

Yes, two weeks Blizzard released the beta. Did anyone download it?

[spoiler]

Saints Row 4

Railith — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 11:26:35 -0600

I have no complaints.

PS4 Hype Train and Gif thread

furyk — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 18:30:39 -0700

I'm pretty hyped for the PS4. I'm not going to buy one day one but the announcement presentation for the PS4 was pretty hot. A pretty neat looking Infamous sequel, Watch Dogs, old man simulator, and all sorts of other really neat stuff.

WERE ON THE EXPRESS ELEVATOR TO HELL, GOIN' DOWN!! (Aliens: Colonial Marines Thread)

ZeonicFreak — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 21:48:42 -0700

Anyone getting this game or have been looking forward to getting it? I have been stoked about getting it since it was on Game Informer like 5 years ago, and I already got my pre-order for the collectors edition months ago.

Check your PSN messages, Sony is giving out free $10 codes.

Sasquatchulous — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 09:33:39 -0700

I am not sure what the qualifications are but when I checked my messages I got one. So y'all might want to check your messages on your PS3 to see if you got one too. I think it is only being given out on NA accounts.

Takeshi Miike possibly directing an Ace Attorney movie

Dreg — Tue, 24 May 2011 13:21:20 -0600

http://movies.ign.com/articles/117/1170129p1.html

The Nintendo DS game Ace Attorney, which made Phoenix Wright a popular name in the US, may be heading to the big screen - Uwe Boel and Paul W.S. Anderson free!

Takashi Miike (13 Assassins) was at Cannes promoting his new film, Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai, where he dropped to The Huffington Post that his next project is most likely an adaptation of the DS title.

"It is a very light comedy that I am filming now, a court drama, based on a video game, the Nintendo game DS," Miike said.

Miike doesn't say the title outright, but unless there is another comedic game on the DS centered around courtroom fun, we're pretty sure Ace Attorney: The Movie is happening. The point-and-click series hit the U.S. starting with a translated edition titled Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, following the Wright's often funny "legal adventures".

No word on a release date or distributor yet, but IGN will keep an eye out for more news about this kinda cool project.

I anticipate him taking Franziska von Karma in a very dark direction.

Zone of the enders hd collection or Asura's wrath

fallingdown — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 14:39:54 -0700

I'm torn between the two either rent Zone from gamefly which dave and Joel both give top marks or asura's wrath which looks so bad ass

Anyone Played the FF Tactics remake on PSP?

Feddy — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 16:10:50 -0700

I recently played the FFT remake for the ipad and really liked it but found the touch controls just getting in the way of accomplishing things in a timely manner. So I have been looking into just buying a PSP and FFT, looks like I could do this for $110. Any advice from other PSP users? What amazing PSP games have I been missing in the last 4 or 5 years? The only other game I think I might get is Persona 4 Golden, but then again I have no idea whats on the PSP.