Random thoughts

[Tom]

I can't write another line of this term paper or I'm going to throw my laptop at a wall. If I never have to see Jackson F***ing Pollock's name ever again I will be so happy. He's one of my favorite artists, has been since I was a kid, but this is ridiculous. One of my sources is 800+ pages long. Arrrrrgggghhhhhhhhhh.

 

[La Volpe]

Shadow of the Colossus and ICO are two of the best games ever made: true works of art in all areas--sound effects, music, a deep yet minimalistic plot that has nearly unlimited ways to be mulled over and examined, beautiful visuals. --and I've played neither of them.

Man, I've always wanted to play Shadow of the Colossus too. But, like apparently everyone here, I haven't actually gotten to it.

^ I only like specific games; I'm very picky about the things I like. I only have a DS, 3DS, PSP, and Wii. My small game collection includes: Metroid Zero Mission, Pokemon Pearl [my first video game ever], Pokemon Explorers of Sky, Dragon Quest IX [my first fantasy RPG!], Radiant Historia [one of the best games ever in my opinion], Castlevania Order of Eccelsia, Castlevania Portrait of Ruin, Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon, Pokemon X, Pokemon Moon, Super Smash Bros. 4, Final Fantasy Curtain Call, Tales of the Abyss, Rune Factory 4, [ditto FFVII and Radiant Historia], Castlevania Symphony of the Night, Final Fantasy VII [ditto Radiant Historia], Fire Emblem Fates [Birthright, Conquest, and Revelation], Okami, The Last Story, and Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

What games do you like/play?

I have a pretty big game collection. I play a whole bunch of different genres. I'm sure no one wants to know this, but you opened the door with your list, ha.
If we're counting consoles that are by now long gone, my list goes something like this (if we're counting only games that I've actually finished):

On Consoles:
Final Fantasy IV, V, VI, VIII, IX, Tactics (War of the Lions); Fire Emblem Radiant Dawn, Shadow Dragon, Mystery of the Emblem, Blazing Sword; Metroid 1, 2, Zero Mission, Fusion; Castlevania Dawn of Sorrow; Pokemon Red, Gold, FireRed, Ruby, SoulSilver, Platinum, Black, Black 2; Super Smash Brothers Melee, Brawl; Tales of Symphonia, Phantasia; Eternal Sonata; Breath of Fire 2, 3; Mirror's Edge; Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time, Link's Awakening, Minish Cap, Spirit Tracks, Link Between Worlds, Twilight Princess, Skyward Sword, Wind Waker; Megaman Zero 1, 2; Megaman Battle Network 1, 2, 3; Super Robot Taisen OG1; Prototype; Assassin's Creed 1, 2, Brotherhood, Revelations, 3; E.V.O. Search for Eden; and probably many more that I'm forgetting about now.

On PC:
Fallout 1, 2, 3; Wasteland 2; Elder Scrolls Oblivion, Skyrim; Starcraft 2; Red Alert 1, 3; Diablo 1, 2; Borderlands; Valdis Story; Bastion; Transistor; Mark of a Ninja; Risk of Rain; Starscape; This War of Mine; Dex; Portal 1, 2; Remember Me; Waking Mars; Need for Speed Undercover, Most Wanted; Avernum Escape from the Pit; Lifeless Planet; Limbo; Metal Gear Solid; and probably some more I forgot about.

And then there's a bunch more that I played but never actually finished, including Mass Effect, Dead Space, Majora's Mask, etc.

 

[Ban]

On PC:
Fallout 1, 2, 3; Wasteland 2; Elder Scrolls Oblivion, Skyrim; Starcraft 2; Red Alert 1, 3; Diablo 1, 2; Borderlands; Valdis Story; Bastion; Transistor; Mark of a Ninja; Risk of Rain; Starscape; This War of Mine; Dex; Portal 1, 2; Remember Me; Waking Mars; Need for Speed Undercover, Most Wanted; Avernum Escape from the Pit; Lifeless Planet; Limbo; Metal Gear Solid; and probably some more I forgot about.

And then there's a bunch more that I played but never actually finished, including Mass Effect, Dead Space, Majora's Mask, etc.

Fallout 1, 2 and 3 but no New Vegas?

What blasphemy is this?

 

[La Volpe]

Fallout 1, 2 and 3 but no New Vegas?

What blasphemy is this?

Ha, indeed. I was a bit disappointed in Fallout 3 because of the massive shift from the original genre. In its own right, it's a great game, just not what I was looking for when I started playing it (later on, it got me kind of hooked). Anyway, I have New Vegas bought and waiting in my Steam library; I just need to get around to actually playing it.

I hear that it's supposed to be much better than 3 -- is this true?

 

[TheCrystallineEntity]

I might just end up buying a visual novel from Japan. Yes, I'm aware of how doomed I am.

 

[Ban]

Ha, indeed. I was a bit disappointed in Fallout 3 because of the massive shift from the original genre. In its own right, it's a great game, just not what I was looking for when I started playing it (later on, it got me kind of hooked). Anyway, I have New Vegas bought and waiting in my Steam library; I just need to get around to actually playing it.

I hear that it's supposed to be much better than 3 -- is this true?

New vegas is in my opinion the best game in the franchise. As it was created by some of the fellows behind the original games, it feels alot like fallout 2. There is choice, actual choice, in almost every quest. The world is truly interesting and internally consistent. The endings vary completely depending on your choices. All paths to the endgame are fun. The story is engaging and makes sense. And unlike in fallout 3, you will actually give a damn about the characters because they are so well-written.

Do yourself a favor and play it. You will thank yourself for it.

 

[Ban]

For the gamers among you, Saints Row 2 is currently available for free on Steam for a limited time. Just a few days ago I thought about buying it so I was pretty excited to see it there. Maybe someone around here wanted to have the game as well.

 

[TheCrystallineEntity]

^I don't have Steam. Though since that's the only way to play Clannad...hmm...

 

[Chessie]

New vegas is in my opinion the best game in the franchise. As it was created by some of the fellows behind the original games, it feels alot like fallout 2. There is choice, actual choice, in almost every quest. The world is truly interesting and internally consistent. The endings vary completely depending on your choices. All paths to the endgame are fun. The story is engaging and makes sense. And unlike in fallout 3, you will actually give a damn about the characters because they are so well-written.

Do yourself a favor and play it. You will thank yourself for it.

My favorite part of New Vegas was hooking up with Benny and giving him his just deserts as he smoked his cigarette. Then again, I play Black Widow characters in every RP game. Fallout rewards it big time though.

 

[Tom]

Car troubles, school, and an eight-hour shift. I curse this awful day! (Although technically it's yesterday now.) I've got the final paper under control now and I'm going to spend a little time before bed on my personal writing to relax.

 

[La Volpe]

New vegas is in my opinion the best game in the franchise. As it was created by some of the fellows behind the original games, it feels alot like fallout 2. There is choice, actual choice, in almost every quest. The world is truly interesting and internally consistent. The endings vary completely depending on your choices. All paths to the endgame are fun. The story is engaging and makes sense. And unlike in fallout 3, you will actually give a damn about the characters because they are so well-written.

Do yourself a favor and play it. You will thank yourself for it.

Sounds good. I'll slot in in after I finish Lost Odyssey and Fire Emblem Awakening.

^I don't have Steam. Though since that's the only way to play Clannad...hmm...

You... you don't have Steam? If you play PC (or Mac, I guess?) games at all, Steam is a must. It's free, convenient, and has loads of specials all the time.

 

[TheCrystallineEntity]

^I don't play PC games. But I do want to play Clannad, and possibly the clean versions of Kanon and AIR.

 

[DragonOfTheAerie]

If I cough any harder, I shall vomit my left lung. Or at least, I'll end up with a six-pack. My abdomen is aching.

My immune system has failed me yet again.

 

[Tom]

If I cough any harder, I shall vomit my left lung. Or at least, I'll end up with a six-pack. My abdomen is aching.

My immune system has failed me yet again.

Oh, Dragon, that sounds awful! I hope you recover soon. It's no fun to be that sick. In the meantime, if you have Netflix I recommend you curl up in bed and watch a good nostalgic movie. Always makes me feel a little better. My favorites when I'm sick are Coraline, The Iron Giant, The Secret of Kells, Lilo & Stitch, Road to El Dorado, Prince of Egypt, and Treasure Planet (although I think they might have removed that last one). Anything animated, basically.

 

[DragonOfTheAerie]

Oh, Dragon, that sounds awful! I hope you recover soon. It's no fun to be that sick. In the meantime, if you have Netflix I recommend you curl up in bed and watch a good nostalgic movie. Always makes me feel a little better. My favorites when I'm sick are Coraline, The Iron Giant, The Secret of Kells, Lilo & Stitch, Road to El Dorado, Prince of Egypt, and Treasure Planet (although I think they might have removed that last one). Anything animated, basically.

PRINCE OF EGYPT!!! That movie was my childhood. We have it on VHS somewhere. I didn't see it for like 10 years and when I watched it again it was just as fantastic as I remembered.

As for The Road to El Dorado, uh...I watched that with friends once at a sleepover party at 4 am. I was falling asleep and remember it as of through a haze of delirium.

 

[Tom]

PRINCE OF EGYPT!!! That movie was my childhood. We have it on VHS somewhere. I didn't see it for like 10 years and when I watched it again it was just as fantastic as I remembered.

As for The Road to El Dorado, uh...I watched that with friends once at a sleepover party at 4 am. I was falling asleep and remember it as of through a haze of delirium.

Yes! I have Prince of Egypt on tape too! I haven't hooked up the VHS player in awhile, but now I want to just for the nostalgia value. I used to watch Prince of Egypt at least once a week; it was kind of a hyperfixation of mine for a long time. I actually haven't seen it in...a year now? Hm. Need to fix that.

Road to El Dorado's not as good plot-wise as Prince of Egypt, but it's hilarious. Probably Dreamworks' humor writing at its best, honestly. When it first came out I saw it in theaters, but didn't watch it again until I was a teenager. For years I was convinced I had hallucinated it all, since I never saw any merchandise or advertising for it after that. The only proof I had that it was real was a toy I got at McDonalds--it was the horse, Altivo, and it looked a lot like the horse from Mulan so I could never be sure.

 

[TheCrystallineEntity]

Oh, wow, that takes me back. I watched Road to El Dorado when I was fairly young, and I mostly just remember the cultural ineptness of the two 'heroes' and the ending, which totally confused me.

 

[TheCrystallineEntity]

Oh, and Coraline I have never seen, but I liked the book.

 

[Tom]

Oh, and Coraline I have never seen, but I liked the book.

The movie is definitely worth watching. Neil Gaiman collaborated in its creation, so it sticks very true to the book. Laika's one of my favorite animation studios, and their stop-motion animation is exquisite, especially in Coraline. The color theory and stylization alone...amazing.

 

[DragonOfTheAerie]

The movie is definitely worth watching. Neil Gaiman collaborated in its creation, so it sticks very true to the book. Laika's one of my favorite animation studios, and their stop-motion animation is exquisite, especially in Coraline. The color theory and stylization alone...amazing.

Do you happen to have seen Kubo and the Two Strings? That ones pretty amazing.