What games are you playing?

Playing thru three games just trying to get Achievements I have missed. Those 3 are Duke Nukem Forever, Lollipop Chainsaw and Batman: Arkham City.

Phantasy Star Online 2 PC

While I getting use to it and that it's in Japanese. It's really enjoyable so far.

Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core (Playstation Portable) - Yet again, I'm back to playing this game, which I seem to play in bursts of a week or so, and then put it away in order to play something else. Hopefully, I'll just stick it through to the end this time, but I suppose we'll see. It's also worth noting how weird it is playing the PSP when I've been playing the Vita so much...But not necessarily weird in a bad way...More of a "forgot how much I enjoy the PSP" way.

Metal Gear Solid HD Collection (Playstation Vita) - Playing through MGS 3 for the second time. I always thought Snake Eater had a pretty good replay value with all the things to discover, animals to capture, and frogs to shoot...The addition of trophies just adds to it. The 3DS version, while very good for what it had to work with, isn't quite as good of a portable MGS 3 experience as the one found here. The analog sticks make everything play a bit smoother. The only real gripe I have with the gameplay is the menu controls, as they force you to use the touch screen. It took me a while to figure out how exactly to treat a wound until I realized I had to highlight the item I wanted to use with my finger and press the "down" button on the d-pad to actually use it. That said, this compilation is already my favorite game on the Vita that I've played thus far, and I haven't even moved on to MGS 2 yet.

I'll be rooting for it! I actually think it's kinda cool that the series is topping several of your "ranked by preference" lists. =]

I kind of wish it was more varied, myself, but I can't really control my preferences, and I'm a Metal Gear Solid nut. Whenever I get around to doing a PS2 list, I'm not really sure if a Metal Gear game will top it or not...That'll be a fun and interesting list to make for me.

Streets of Rage 2 Get the KAA!

Mortal Kombat: Unchained (Playstation Portable) - Mortal Kombat: Deception is one of my favorite games in the series...Quite possibly my absolute favorite. I absolutely loved Konquest Mode and Puzzle Kombat, along with the good fighting engine. Unchained is the PSP version of Deception...And I need to play the PS2 version to see if the camera in Konquest mode was always this terrible. I'm constantly battling with the camera as I play...I don't remember any frustrations like this when playing Deception. Either the camera always sucked and I don't remember or the Konquest mode was poorly translated over to the PSP. I'll figure it out.

I use Mortal Kombat: Deception as a dummy boot disc to play imports on my PS2! I've never actually played it, though. I feel that was pertinent to add.

Limbo (PSN) Geez, I finally got around to beating this little game (which can be done in one sitting, btb). It was a fantastic, artsy game. I mean, really good. I highly recommend it. The entire game has a sort of eerie silent film feel to it.

I use Mortal Kombat: Deception as a dummy boot disc to play imports on my PS2! I've never actually played it, though. I feel that was pertinent to add.

I recommend it...So long as the camera isn't as bad as it is on the PSP (still haven't gone back to verify that yet) I think that even non-fighting fans might enjoy the Konquest mode...Especially if you just like wandering around and exploring.

Oh, and I feel it's pertinent to let you know that I finally got a copy of Deep Fear. I got a Japanese copy instead of a European one...for $3.50 I figured I couldn't pass it up.

For the Japanese edition, that's a pretty dang good buy. I recommend playing it with the Sega Analog controller, if you have one. If I remember right, the game supports it and the regular Saturn controller was kind of a pain.

The Fear (PS2) I recently acquired this interesting Japanese FMV game that follows a TV cast/crew who go into a rumored haunted mansion to see if the rumors are true. (How many Japanese games take place in yakata? Like a million, right?) Anyway, the game sort of plays a little like Phantasmagoria or Psychic Detective meets Michigan: Report from Hell, except there are film sequences between clickpoints. You can fast-forward any of these, so it kind of looks like you're watching a VHS when you play this game. Graphically, it's like watching a DVD, though. Very crisp. The acting is cheeze-to-the-E but I had to see this game for myself. I mean it's a 4-DVD live-action FMV game for the PS2. How many of those were there? Sadly, there are no subtitles to the game, which makes it a little harder to understand what's going on.

Dead Space 2 (Playstation 3) - I've been meaning to play this game for quite a while...Just never got around to it until now. So far, I'm not seeing why everyone thought it was so great. It's good...But it's also filled with the same predictable scares of the first game, where I'm calling when monsters will pop out before it happens. I'm still enjoying myself thus far, but I've seen folks give this game perfect and near-perfect scores...I'm not quite seeing how it's that good yet. I'm only in chapter 5, so I suppose there's still plenty of time left to impress me.

NHLPA Hockey '93 (Super NES) - I love old, 2D hockey games...I've been wanting to go back and play this gem for quite a while. Video game hockey is kind of like video game tennis (Pong), the mechanics are so simple that it ages very, very well.

Super Star Pro Wrestling (NES) - This is the Japanese version of World Championship Wrestling for the NES, however aside from Road Warrior Hawk and Road Warrior Animal, the roster is completely different, containing wrestlers from the land of the rising sun instead of NWA/WCW, like Abdullah the Butcher and Antonio Inoki. It's not any better than the North American version of the game, but as a fan of puroresu, simply playing the game as Stan Hansen and plowing through the competition is enough of a reason for me to enjoy it.

Hey ape, you think you're going to do a write up on Dead Space 2? Your review of the first Dead Space was great.

Hey ape, you think you're going to do a write up on Dead Space 2? Your review of the first Dead Space was great.

Possibly...I haven't written a review in quite a while, so I'm due for one. I won't promise that I will, but if I've got the time, I'll give 'er a go.

L.A. Noire & Lego indiana jones 2

Final Fantasy VII (Playstation) - Playing Crisis Core a month or so ago gave me the itch to continue on with the story...And thus, Final Fantasy VII is being played by me yet again. I'm kind of goofing off as I play...Just grinding levels for hours at a time to see how powerful I can get everyone for certain areas. Just finished the initial Gold Saucer area and watched Dyne go down in one attack. Right now I plan on grinding until I can buy the 300,000 gil villa, and then finally head out to Cosmo Canyon. During the level grinding, I did some multi-tasking and uploaded around 400 screens total for probably 40-50 games...So I'm not just playing a game I enjoy for the tenth or eleventh time, I'm being productive as well.

WWF Wrestlemania 2000 (Nintendo 64) - Went back and completed the old, AKI developed WCW games on the N64...Now, I'm onto Wrestlemania 2000. Not a whole lot to say about this one aside from it's a really good wrestling title and I'm someone who can find enjoyment in even the worst wrestling games....So when it's good, it's easy to get me hooked.

Ocarina of time 3ds

so nostalgic

360
-lego batman 2
-L.A. Noire complete edition
-Godfather 2

Gamecube
-Super mario sunshine

Fortune Street Smart (iPhone) - Downloaded this the other day and I am completely hooked to it. It makes me feel guilty that I've owned the Wii version of Fortune Street for a few months and haven't touched it yet. For those unaware, this was an Enix-made board game similar to Monopoly that first appeared on the Famicom over in Japan as Itadaki Street. But anywho, as someone who enjoys Monopoly, Fortune Street Smart is a game that feels much deeper and requires much more strategy, as you're not just buying businesses, you're also investing in areas. Does it look like someone is about to take over an area? Buy some stocks in that street. That way when they put money into it, your stocks go up and you're making money off of the success of one of your opponents. As far as video game board games go, this is easily one of my favorites.

Final Fantasy VII (Playstation) - Still playing this on and off. On disk 3, could really end it at any time, but I'm enjoying my time breeding chocobos and attempting to get master materia aside from the ones you get from the old feller in Kalm. Once I do that and wipe out Emerald and Ruby weapon, I'll gladly head into the crater to wipe out the silver-headed devil that awaits me there. On a side note, during this play, I've realized that Sephiroth sounds like a noise someone might make when they sneeze.

Phantasy Star Portable- *sigh* I would go on a rant on it but I'm almost done with it.

PS2:
Zone Of The Enders
SSX 3
The Punisher

Wolfenstein

Final Fantasy VII (Playstation) - Still on this game...On disk 3, just cleaning up and doing everything possible. Bred myself a gold chocobo, beat Emerald Weapon, and fighting Ruby Weapon as I type this. Ruby Weapon is a bit of a pushover in my opinion. So long as you've got a mastered Hades summon and enough MP-restoring items handy, you can beat Ruby without taking a single hit. A mastered Knights of the Round speeds stuff up in the fight (without it, expect the fight to last over an hour) but it's not necessary. So long as someone casts Hades every round, you'll be fine. Anyway, after I beat Ruby Weapon, I'll head to the North Cave and finish the game, so my return to FF7 is almost at its end.

Persona 4 Arena (Playstation 3) - Not quite playing it yet, as it's what'll be going in after FF7 is done. I've heard nothing but good things, and as a fan of both the Shin Megami Tensei/Persona franchise and the developers that created this game, I'm expecting to be a huge fan. I'll post my thoughts on it either here or in the "games beaten" list, assuming that I'll beat it eventually.

PC
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
Mass Effect 3

PS3
Saints Row The Third

PSP
Tekken 6

Persona 2: Eternal Punishment (Playstation) - This is a game I really enjoy, but something always gets in the way to prevent me from finishing it. This time I'm playing it on the PC via an emulator so I can take screens as I play...And hopefully that'll be enough motivation to prevent me from moving to another game before I see the game to its end.

Persona 4 Arena (Playstation 3) - Two Persona games at once? Yup. Anyway, beat arcade mode with all characters, and now I'm just slowly making my way through the story modes...Which are like the popular "novels" in Japan where the game is basically an interactive book with voiceovers and the like...Except the story is broken up with fighting here. So far I enjoy the game as a whole. My only gripe is that I kind of wish that characters from the first and second Persona were also included. I know they wouldn't fit in as easily with the gang from 3 and 4, but that's exactly why I'd find the crossover to be so interesting. But the 3 and 4 crossover is good enough, I suppose.

Chaos Rings Omega (iPhone) - Just beat it a few minutes ago. Since the fights in Persona 2 can often fight themselves, I was playing both this and Persona 2 at the same time in my usual, multi-tasking manner of doing things. However, ever with beating the game, the new 'parody' mode that I unlocked is enough to convince me to put some more time into this title before moving on.

Monster Tale (Nintendo DS 2011) - This game has a great concept behind it what with mixing pet simulation with non-linear sidescrolling. I really hope the system gets built upon even more for the hinted-at sequel - but that's not at all to say it's poorly implemented in this debut installment. My main issues with the game are that Ellie's jumping feels a little floaty and Chomp's (the pet's) highest forms get locked if you level the parent forms that branch off into them to a max of 30 without growing him with the right items. Other than that, I really liked it. However, the amount of backtracking (it's not really a big world...) might not really be appreciated by those who don't love just filling out unexplored parts of a map, and a large portion of the many alternate Forms for Chomp might go unused for a large portion of players. Granted, these didn't turn me off to the game at all, but I can see it appealing really strongly to some gamer types and less so to others.

See a more complete review HERE.

Gta San Andreas for the 16th time....

Persona 2: Eternal Punishment (Playstation) - Still playing it, and I'm further than I ever have been, which makes me believe that I'll really stick through 'til the end this time. I'm taking screens as I go, and I've gotten some that I'm pretty proud of. I'll likely post a select few of 'em here to Listal...But probably not until I beat the game/move onto another game. After this, I may or may not go with the Japanese import Innocent Sin (which I should've played first if I was going in order)...It'll depend if I'm Persona 2'ed out when I'm done with this one.

Dot Quest (iPhone) - Saw this game for $0.99 and decided to give it a try. It's a throwback to RPG's of old, but the description should really be changed. It's labeled as a "casual RPG" but this is by no means that. This is a game where you have to grind levels for a while to put up a fight. The translation in the game is pretty bad. Worse is the story, which literally has no logic. A hero is summoned and there is no magic where he's from, but he heard there was at one time...So automatically everyone comes to the conclusion that he's from their future without having any evidence to support it...What? Anyway, I'm just a little bit in and it's not horrible...But it's not really a game I'd recommend anyone to go out and play, either.

DoDonPachi Resurrection (iPhone) - I played it a year or so ago when I got it...Beat it, then kind of forgot about it. Started playing it again, and I think I overlooked it the first time. This game has a mechanic where you have to switch between bullets and lasers to survive. Bullets have a wider spray of damage to inflict on enemies, but the laser can protect you from enemy lasers by deflecting them, preventing your ship from being destroyed. Swapping between the two weapons is essential for survival and makes for some frantic fun as you try to weave in and out of the constant streams of bullets headed your way. Espgaluda II was my favorite between these two Cave shooters, but now I'm starting to question that.

Super Metroid (Super Nintendo 1994) - As with my recent playthrough of Symphony of the Night, I've appreciated this defining Metroidvania even more upon returning to it. We of the video game community really need to hire a specialist to analyze and figure out what it is the developers did here to make such an atmospheric and captivating game without any obvious surface-level measure. This is pure, filtered, 100% Metroidvania - if there's another game that so perfectly represents the genre, I haven't heard of it. I'll always prefer Symphony of the Night over this one, but Super Metroid still numbers in my Top 10 games in all of ever list.

See an *updated* review HERE.

Dragon Island Blue (iPhone) - This is the last non-Horror/non-Halloween-ish game that I'll be playing for the next month or so...And I'm nearly finished. I haven't added it to Listal's database yet...But this game has consumed my life for the last few weeks. I'm guessing I've put around 50-60 hours into this game since I started playing it (no in-game clock for me to say a definite time) and I never would have guessed that when I downloaded it. It looks like a Pokemon rip-off, and to a point it is, but it got its own addicting charm to it. I'm on the final quest that the game currently provides (and I'm hoping there's more, 'cause from what I'm seeing, there's no real end to the little of a story there is here. If it does end after this quest, it'll be very abrupt. Hopefully an update will add a few more quests and a conclusion to the story.) and after that, I'll be putting the game on hold until Halloween has come and gone...And hopefully an update with new content will be out by then.

The 3rd Birthday (Playstation Portable) - The first game I've started for Halloween. It's unique. I'm only about two hours in, and I like how different the gameplay is...But at the same time, I kind of wish it was more like the original Parasite Eve....Or even Parasite Eve 2. That's not to say it's bad...And maybe I'll grow to really enjoy it by the time I'm done...And I applaud the series for making each game feel very different from the previous one...But I suppose I wanted more of an RPG with action elements rather than an action game with RPG elements. That said, I'm enjoying myself so far. I'm just worried the good times may not last until the end.

Gotten back to Phantasy Star Online Ep 1/2 on Gamecube and just got through the mines.

Pocket Pool (Joystiq) - I haven't had time to play any new games lately, but this one's an old favorite of mine and can be beat in one sitting (usually). It's a furious yet gratifying button masher with a (sometimes painfully) predictable 1-player mode ending. I hear the game does have a first person shooter co-op 2-player mode and online play options.

BioShock (PC) - I've never been a big PC gamer, but the "ranked by preference" lists I've been doing have motivated me to give PC gaming a chance for the first time in about seven or eight years. I figured a game I've played multiple times over like BioShock would be a great game to get me to stick around long enough to get used to the keyboard and mouse controls. I also know level layouts and enemy patterns, so fumbling with the controls is something I can afford to do and still survive. After this, I've got a couple of other, horror-themed PC games I'd like to play both new(ish) and old.

Lollipop Chainsaw (Playstation 3) - I love this game. This is exactly what I wanted out of the Onechanbara series. It's got a very cheesy story mixed with some solid hack 'n' slash action. It's not the greatest game in the world, but it's still a very solid, albeit short, experience. If the game seems even slightly interesting to you, I highly recommend that you give it a whirl.

I gone back to Fallout 3 after a long break. Worked my character up to about level 15 within three, maybe four days. Man I have no life, but that game's fun. :P

Shin Megami Tensei Online: IMAGINE (PC) - I got the Beta invite from Atlus back in 2008 and seriously considered joining in at that time...But ultimately didn't because I've just never been into PC games. I then forgot all about it. Fast forward to the present, when I'm making an honest attempt at embracing the PC game world, and Listal's own LordDarkrai suggested this game to me...So, I went and downloaded it. Probably 9 or 10 hours into it. I'm mostly going solo so I can just wander around and explore without holding back the progress of others. It's free to play, and so far I'm enjoying myself, so I can easily see myself putting a lot of time into this title before I call it quits.

The Dark Meadow (iPhone) - Ever want to play a point-and-click-style survival horror title on your iPhone? What if I said that all battles in the game played like a certain Nintendo boxing title starring Little Mac? That's right. Replace Soda Popinski with a demon and Little Mac's boxing gloves for a variety of found weapons...It's basically Punch-Out!!: Survival Horror Edition. I adore this game simply for the fight scenes. The beauty is that each kind of demon has different tactics to their fighting - like the different boxers did in Punch-Out!!. The point-and-click parts aren't too shabby either. The graphics are also absolutely gorgeous for the hardware it's running on. It does have quite a few glitches...The most annoying being that the game crashes if the iPhone goes into 'sleep' mode...Even if the game was paused prior...Meaning if anything disturbs your play, you've lost all progress up to whatever checkpoint you happened to reach last. But as it is, I'm still having a blast here.

Mass Effect 1

Finally beat Persona 4 oddly enough during the recent hurricane and played some Pokemon Black 2.

Hey, ape. The Dark Meadow: consider my interest piqued (when I can afford an iPhone). I have patiently been waiting for my copy of Project Zero 2: Wii Edition to arrive in the mail (maybe today, haven't checked the post yet), and totally plan on playing it over Thanksgiving break. Otherwise I haven't been playing any games because I, my friends, am taking an ass-raping load of classes this semester. The only game I have brainpower for lately is Mario Kart Wii, but damn, my wife and I have played the eff out of some Mario Kart. We have golds in all CC's (except Mirror Mode, which we're still working on).

Speaking of, do you guys play games with your wives/girlfriends/significant others? What are your experiences with that?

Hey, ape. The Dark Meadow: consider my interest piqued (when I can afford an iPhone).

From the reviews I've read from you, and seeing what you like and don't like, I think you'd like it. I haven't played far enough in to really come to a conclusion of how good of a game it is (the glitches kind of made me put the game on hold while I wait for some patches or updates to fix 'em) but from the hour or so I've played it, I think it's pretty good.

Dishonored (Playstation 3) - Bought it completely on a whim. Since I've taken a liking to keeping myself in the dark when it comes to new releases, I knew nothing about the game aside from what I saw on the back of the box, which for some reason or another made me want to give this game a shot. So far I'm liking that you can essentially play the game how you want to. I'm partial to stealth-based gameplay, so that's how I'm playing it right now.

WWE 13 (Playstation 3) - Haven't played a whole lot yet...Mostly just fooled around in WWE Universe mode, which is all I seem to do when playing these games the last few years, but from what I've played, I like. I'll eventually have more to say about this game, but for now, that's pretty much all I can say.

Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (PC) - I've heard a few friends say that the PC version of Oblivion is so much better than the console versions...And after a few hours in, it's my own, personal opinion that it's not. I'm more used to the mouse/keyboard controls than I once was, but I'm much, much more comfortable playing Oblivion with a controller. That said, I'm still enjoying myself here...But after this playthrough, I think my future plays will be either on the Xbox 360 or PS3.

Crazy Taxi (iPhone) - Can't stop playing it. I really forgot how much I loved this game. Unlike the PS3/360 re-releases with a new soundtrack, the iPhone version is an exact replica of the Dremcast version, soundtrack and all - just with touch screen or tilt controls. I'm not a big music guy (or a fan of The Offspring for that matter), but Crazy Taxi just doesn't feel quite like Crazy Taxi to me without the original soundtrack. Of course, if you'd rather play Wesley Willis tunes as you play, this iPhone version lets you do that, too.

Playing the X-Men Arcade game. Brought back a lot of fun memories. :)

^That was an awesome game!^

Currently I'm getting into the bullet hell genre and playing a ton of Ikaruga, Castle Shikigami 2 and Strikers 1945.

I'm currently playing LittleBigPlanet Karting and WWE'13.

As of late I've been stressing over my game playing. I've felt obligated to play games in series/by developer/by genre in order so that my reviews would have a reasonable perspective on how the game is a progression of what came before and something inspiring what came after. At some point, I would avoid playing a game because I wasn't sure if I was willing to do a review of it alongside my Metroidvania reviews.

So I've decided I'm not going to force myself to do reviews of every game I play; only Metroidvanias, and the odd other type of game. That way I can enjoy whatever I play without such compulsive decision-making. Meanwhile, I can focus on the Metroidvania reviews and be more productive generating those. The Metroidvania reviews serve a purpose. Besides, I don't think I need a reason to write about Metroidvanias. =P

New Super Mario Bros. 2 (Nintendo 3DS 2012) - I'll admit, it wasn't love at first sight for me and the first New Super Mario Bros. I may have to go back and play it, 'course, because I've found myself enjoying the third (yeah, it says it's number 2 - so what?) game quite a bit more. The coin collecting mechanic makes for better fun than the first game's rather "bland" (as one thread title on the Nintendo World Report forums described it) formula where you get from point A to point B and pick up the odd star coin. It just didn't do it for me then, but this game has better level design along with the mentioned coin mechanics.

Ultimately, however, neither of the series' handheld games compare to the Mario platformers that preceded them. The New Super Mario Bros. games don't break the mold, the gameplay isn't that memorable, and there's little motivation for me to 100% them. Unlike most, I like the visual style and music for these games - gameplay's more important for me.

What these guys need to do after the Wii U installment, since they'll have to have learned the basics by that point, is experiment. I say they do a Metroidvania Super Mario Bros. or a New Super Mario Bros. 3D.

GO Series: Pinball Attack! (DSiWare 2010) - This is basically a pinball/scrolling shooter game. The concept alone is pure gold, and the way it's handled does it a good amount of justice. There are enemies and obstacles, objects that serve as bumpers and ones that - when hit enough - yield helpful effects. The boss fights are really fun as well. I'd love to see a sequel, though I don't know if such a thing is really anyone's priority but my own.

Chrono Cross (Playstation) - I've been meaning to play through this game again since talking to Vergil x Dante about it a year or so ago about it...Well, it seemed like the time to return to this game which I've beaten probably around 15 or 16 times. I haven't played it in about five years, but I still remembered where hidden items were and what many of them were...Which is odd because my memory is absolutely horrible. Anyway, playing through this game again has reminded me why I loved it so much...And I'm amazed at how well the graphics still hold up...Yeah, the models are jagged and pixelated...But they still look gorgeous. Anyway, I just got rid of Masamune, so I've got a ways to go to the end...But I plan on playing the game again via New Game+ when I'm done. So, I've got lots of Chrono Cross in my future.

Cthulhu Saves The World (iPhone) - Only just started to play this game a day or two ago, and I'm in love with it. The game is like the total package for me - retro-style graphics, humor sprinkled all around, turn-based RPG action...all rolled together into one very enjoyable game. I'm only a few hours in, but I'm loving every minute of it so far. Hopefully the enjoyment continues to the end.

Naughty Bear: Panic in Paradise (Playstation Network - PS3) - From what I've played thus far, it's an improvement over the original Naughty Bear in many aspects...However, I haven't had a whole lot of trouble completing levels. That may change as I advance further on, but for now it's kind of so easy that it's boring. That said, I've seen the game getting scores as low as 3 out of 10...It's not THAT bad. I'll wait to give it a score until I put more time into it, but at the very least, this game seems more passable than it is bad from what I've played...Though, I don't expect it to get a whole lot better, to be honest. Then again, any game with an option to dress the main character as Pennywise the Clown from the movie "It" gets some bonus points in my book.

Mass Effect, new game plus.

Epic Mickey 2. So far its pretty fun. :)

From the time I wasn't on my computer. I beat Earthbound, GTA IV, Fragile Dreams, Borderlands, and Ep 1 of Phantasy Star Online Ep 1/2 on Gamecube. Now I'm playing Muramasa: The Demon Blade, Radiant Historia, Pokemon Black 2, and Phantasy Star Online Ep 1/2.

Batman Arkham City: Armored Edition (Wii U) - Enjoying my time with it so far...It's really been monopolizing my Wii U playtime along with New Super Mario Bros. U and Tekken Tag Tournament 2. It makes pretty good use of the Wii U controller, but the gameplay isn't dependent on it. It also has all of the 360/PS3 downloadable content already packed in on the disk, so it's a pretty nice addition to your Wii U library if you're into the Batman stuff.

New Super Mario Bros. U (Wii U) - I really am enjoying this game. I haven't enjoyed a Mario game this much since Super Mario World on the Super NES. I think that this is the best game in the "New" series by far and it's given me hope that the new 2D Mario games may reach the quality of the 2D classics on the NES and SNES...'Cause this one comes pretty close.

Chrono Cross (Playstation) - Still playing it, still enjoying it, still being reminded why I consider it to be one of my favorite games...And why I'm one of those in the minority that prefer it to Chrono Trigger. I love the way the game plays. I love the graphics and tropical colors that are sprinkled across much of the game. I LOVE the soundtrack. I just plain love this game. I'm about halfway through, and still planning on at least starting a New Game+ before I move on to something else.

WWE '13 (Playstation 3) - Still playing this on and off. Like the past couple of games, I still haven't even played the Attitude Era mode yet...I'm just having fun in WWE Universe mode, booking my own shows and PPVs, and trading off between playing the matches on them and just letting the computer duke it out against itself. It's an improvement over WWE '12 in pretty much every way that I've seen, but there have been better games in the WWE/Smackdown/Smackdown vs. Raw series...But this is up there as one of the better ones.

Project Zero 2: Wii Edition (Wii) - A fantastic remake of a great survival-horror. The added "Haunted House" mode is less than awesome, however.

The Last Report (PSone) - A mystery point-and-click. You've been framed in a conspiracy and spend the game on the run, trying to clear your name before the cops catch you. It took only about 3 hours to beat, so it was kind of like watching a movie, except the voice acting was fuck.

Broken Sword (PSone) - Just because I'm in a point-and-click mood. Campy, at times hilariously suggestive dialogue. Parts of the game have not aged well (like tiny, practically invisible clickpoints), but the conversations you have with strangers are still funny after all these years.

Aside from playing Phantasy Star Online Ep 1/2 on GameCube, I'm also playing Solatorobo: Red the Hunter on the DS.

Well, I haven't done much gaming lately, but I'd still like to promote some of my recent video game reviews. They're much more creative than my other ones; if you enjoy them, it's your fault so leave me out of it!

- Metroid with Chutter the Stutterer
- Castlevania: Symphony of the Night with Dramer the Exclaimer
- Metroid II: Return of Samus with Chutter the Stutterer

More to come eventual-like!

Been playing Nintendo Land, and Solatorobo: Red the Hunter on the DS.

Every FtP FPS on steam which amounts to about 25 games in total. Anyone want a list?