What VIDEO GAME(s) have you been playing? ARCHIVE

ROCK BAND: BEATLES is one of the greatest games of our generation. Seriously, it is a profound statement about how far video games have come culturally, and it's also a new way to appreciate and enjoy the music of the Beatles. I just posted a blog about it more in detail.

I got MURAMASA: THE DEMON BLADE for Wii the other day...the first hour I was like, "eh"...I mean the game is outrageously beautiful and has one of the coolest art styles in this generation of games (which is more important to me than polygons and lighting). But it seemed dull. Now I'm totally hooked on it, it's kind of like LEGEND OF KAGE or NINJA SPIRIT with a little Metroidvania in it. The fights are crazy, I did this 100 on 1 fight last night. Combat is really simple, very old-school arcade. It kind of reminds me of the fighting in the Xbox NINJA GAIDEN a little but it's 2D. Pretty awesome game so far, and you get to cook hot pots.

Black Barney wrote:

I gotta hunker down this weekend and finish Batman cuz i'm expecting to get Saints Row II and maybe Beatles Rock band next Tuesday. I'm also expecting War of the Ring. Should be an awesome birthday (I hope). I've also asked for Le Havre and NHL10 so we'll see...

I played through Saints Row 2 co-op with a buddy of mine over live. It's our best co-op experience to date. Awesome level of character customization (I made a British version of R. Kelly though shorter and not into pee play), great controls compared to the clunky GTA series, crazy mini-game missions (Escort with two players is hilarious), and great action.

Michael Barnes wrote:

I got MURAMASA: THE DEMON BLADE for Wii the other day...the first hour I was like, "eh"...I mean the game is outrageously beautiful and has one of the coolest art styles in this generation of games (which is more important to me than polygons and lighting). But it seemed dull. Now I'm totally hooked on it, it's kind of like LEGEND OF KAGE or NINJA SPIRIT with a little Metroidvania in it. The fights are crazy, I did this 100 on 1 fight last night. Combat is really simple, very old-school arcade. It kind of reminds me of the fighting in the Xbox NINJA GAIDEN a little but it's 2D. Pretty awesome game so far, and you get to cook hot pots.

Did you play the developer's previous title, which came out on the PS2, called Odin Sphere?

Lagduf wrote:

Did you play the developer's previous title, which came out on the PS2, called Odin Sphere?

ODIN SPHERE is awesome. Did these folks also do GRIM GRIMOIRE? It has the same look and feel.

{{rummages teh Intertron}}

Yep, Vanillaware .

Those RUNE HARVEST games look fun, but I feel like I'd get burnt out after about six hours or so. There's only so much farming I can take.

I've been playing CASTLEVANIA: PORTRAIT OF SORROW RUIN. I got it off eBay and played about 50% of the game or more as one character before realizing that was a bonus character who doesn't get the "story element" told to them. I thought it was a little sparse on narrative, but hey--it's CASTLEVANIA--we get it. Anyway, started over as the proper starting character---these games are so fun.

I'm selling off MAGIC cards to fund an XBox360 purchase. Pray for me.

Whoa, you mean DAWN OF SORROW, dontcha? PORTRAIT OF RUIN is the one where you have two characters all the time.

The DS CASTLEVANIA games are _awesome_. All three of them. If you like SotN, then these will do you right. I like DAWN the best overall, I think, although PORTRAIT is great too-- but it has these fucking carnival levels I hate. ORDER OF ECCLESIA is also awesome, but it seemed a little weaker than the other two. All of them have TONS of gameplay, extended modes, alternate stories, etc. These are lifetime games.

I just got SCRIBBLENAUTS and posted about it in the SCRIBBLENAUTS thread. It's pretty much a must have. I have one of those Gamestop chicken hats if anyone wants it.

I'm going back up there to pick up MARIO & LUIGI: BOWSER'S INSIDE STORY later on today.

MURAMASA is really panning out well. I never played the other Vanillaware games, but yeah, it looks like them. Kind of a Disney-ish anime look that's very distinctive. The combat in the game is fun as hell, it's the kind of thing where you try to get those 200+ juggle combos. It has a lot of CASTLEVANIA in it, actually. I do think they sort of screwed up in the pacing and structure of the game, there's too many "running through the woods" screens where nothing happens and there's no items or anything. I almost think it would have been better if the combat were more like CASTLEVANIA rather than "encounter"-based. But still, it's one of the best Wii games, I think. Very old-school, but looks very new school. And the cooking is awesome, it'll make you want to hit up the local sushi spot. I keep making tofu hot pot..."I wish there was some sake!"

ubarose wrote:

jeb wrote:

Those RUNE HARVEST games look fun, but I feel like I'd get burnt out after about six hours or so. There's only so much farming I can take.

As the game progresses, you do less and less farming. You enslave be-friend monsters, and can have them do the farming for you. So far it is mostly a quest/pick up and deliver game. You can accept tasks from towns people, such as go into the monster infested forrest and bring back a ruby. So you go to the forrest and have to hit rocks with a hammer to find the one with the ruby, while fighting off the monsters. You can also take one of your monster friends with you and have him cover your back while you smash rocks. There's also this friend/courtship bit. If you do lot's of tasks for a girl, she starts loving on you. Then she starts asking for gifts.

There's a Rune Harvest Wii game, too. I've always wanted to check these games out, but never have.

I'm playing the one where I'm trying to fix my 360's red lights. Awesome fun.

Is your 360 still in it's 3-year red ring warranty?

If so, just head on over to Microsoft's Xbox customer support site.

You can fill out a repair ticket in around 5 minutes which includes setting up having a coffin mailed to your house to send back to Microsoft.

It's quite an easy process.

Did anyone pick up Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2?

Gamespot gave it a 7.5/10 - not the greatest review, but at least a game in the series finally has online co-op play.

I have a feeling I quickly put this title aside for when ODST comes out next week.

I think MS has stopped sending coffins out, but they'll still take your box and give you a pre-pay sticker for shipping.

I've been eyeing ultimate alliance 2, I still enjoy the old one...just haven't been able to justify the cost to myself after buying Space hulk

i'm wondering if my wife wasted 200$ on the 120gb HD for the 360 when we could have just bought an Elite system for 329$ which comes with the HDMI port, cable, and 2 free games and I think a controller or two. hmmmm...

ah well, it's a cool gift anyway. I think there's a surprise b-day breakfast party being organized this saturday and I'm crossing my fingers that I get Beatles Rock badn from my friends. I half expect another friend of mine to get my War of the Ring for my bday too. These would be cool things

I finally got to play Gears of War 2 Horde mode with my brother and buddy last night. Good times, much more fun than playing with strangers.

Edit: Oh and I'm planning on picking up Mass Effect this weekend, too.

you haven't played Mass Effect. It's sublime. You'll love it. Try not to read anything about it if you can. The first time you walk in and about the citadel is just unreal if you don't know anything about it (maps, etc)