Comments on: What have you been playing? http://www.aelon.net/2007/02/what-have-you-been-playing/ Random babblings from a few digitally inclined people Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:42:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Thornhillboy http://www.aelon.net/2007/02/what-have-you-been-playing/#comment-2372 Wed, 28 Mar 2007 23:40:54 +0000 http://www.aelon.net/2007/02/what-have-you-been-playing/#comment-2372 As I am back home from Uni, I am playing a few more games again. As usual, gravitating around consoles but with the PC (Civ IV) thrown in. So, my short list. Civilization IV This is a sort of constant. I've been playing it on-off since I got it last summer. I always enjoy games, especially as I have been playing it more and I am starting to understand it more. I remember first playing it and not realising the workers could be automated (thanks Cyrris for that)! Okami A great game. I've been playing this every day since I have had it. It's similar to Zelda, and that is always a good thing. I have thoroughly enjoyed it. Timesplitters 2 Ah..a classic for me. I rebought it recently and just been having fun with it. As I am back home from Uni, I am playing a few more games again. As usual, gravitating around consoles but with the PC (Civ IV) thrown in.

So, my short list.

Civilization IV

This is a sort of constant. I’ve been playing it on-off since I got it last summer. I always enjoy games, especially as I have been playing it more and I am starting to understand it more. I remember first playing it and not realising the workers could be automated (thanks Cyrris for that)!

Okami

A great game. I’ve been playing this every day since I have had it. It’s similar to Zelda, and that is always a good thing. I have thoroughly enjoyed it.

Timesplitters 2

Ah..a classic for me. I rebought it recently and just been having fun with it.

]]> by: Cookiejesus http://www.aelon.net/2007/02/what-have-you-been-playing/#comment-2322 Wed, 07 Mar 2007 17:35:32 +0000 http://www.aelon.net/2007/02/what-have-you-been-playing/#comment-2322 I've done the unthinkable, and left my computer back in my town... Not that I have any time for playing now... Last thing I was playing was Lego Star Wars II... Fun and Funny, although the whole collecting things mentality might get annoying. I did a tiny bit of BFME II: Witch king, but only skimmed it, so no comment. I’ve done the unthinkable, and left my computer back in my town… Not that I have any time for playing now… Last thing I was playing was Lego Star Wars II… Fun and Funny, although the whole collecting things mentality might get annoying.

I did a tiny bit of BFME II: Witch king, but only skimmed it, so no comment.

]]> by: BlindMonk http://www.aelon.net/2007/02/what-have-you-been-playing/#comment-2317 Sun, 04 Mar 2007 07:55:02 +0000 http://www.aelon.net/2007/02/what-have-you-been-playing/#comment-2317 At present there's a veritable mountain of titles ready and waiting for me. My fixation with CoD multiplayer and <i>TrackMania: Nations</i> continues in an off-and-on manner, I've finished out <i>Flatout 2</i> to 101% completion (in DKC terminology), and I've recently started <i>Planescape: Torment</i> and -- prior to that -- <i>Deus Ex</i>. On a nostalgic note, I went back earlier this month and played again through an old NES favorite, <i>Super Spike V'Ball</i>. Managed to open up a final match with Russia in the World Cup I never knew existed all those years ago. My general problem, however, has been to start all manner of games and never stay with them long enough to finish (assuming they have some overarching goal to achieve or story to reveal ... Flatout 2 being the rare exception -- CivIV, The Sims, or similiar open-ended or casual fare are somewhat removed from this class). Thus Planescape &#38; Deus Ex may soon join ranks with the likes of FF Tactics, Ico/SotC, Tron 2.0, GT3/GT4, Arcanum, CoD:UO (campaign), Grim Fandango, the Total War series, Psychonauts, Thief II, Majora's Mask, KOTOR, FarCry, and so many more caught in digital limbo. With that said, I always retain the possibility of revisiting those titles at a moment's notice. For instance, I'll occasionally sit down for an evening with Tactics, just entering one random battle after another with no care for progressing the story. If the mood strikes, I could very well be sitting in front of a screen with any one of those titles by later today, even though I may never see its end credits roll. I do miss the days when I felt justified (or at least at peace) with spending a week or two straight with a single game... At present there’s a veritable mountain of titles ready and waiting for me. My fixation with CoD multiplayer and TrackMania: Nations continues in an off-and-on manner, I’ve finished out Flatout 2 to 101% completion (in DKC terminology), and I’ve recently started Planescape: Torment and — prior to that — Deus Ex. On a nostalgic note, I went back earlier this month and played again through an old NES favorite, Super Spike V’Ball. Managed to open up a final match with Russia in the World Cup I never knew existed all those years ago.

My general problem, however, has been to start all manner of games and never stay with them long enough to finish (assuming they have some overarching goal to achieve or story to reveal … Flatout 2 being the rare exception — CivIV, The Sims, or similiar open-ended or casual fare are somewhat removed from this class). Thus Planescape & Deus Ex may soon join ranks with the likes of FF Tactics, Ico/SotC, Tron 2.0, GT3/GT4, Arcanum, CoD:UO (campaign), Grim Fandango, the Total War series, Psychonauts, Thief II, Majora’s Mask, KOTOR, FarCry, and so many more caught in digital limbo.

With that said, I always retain the possibility of revisiting those titles at a moment’s notice. For instance, I’ll occasionally sit down for an evening with Tactics, just entering one random battle after another with no care for progressing the story. If the mood strikes, I could very well be sitting in front of a screen with any one of those titles by later today, even though I may never see its end credits roll.

I do miss the days when I felt justified (or at least at peace) with spending a week or two straight with a single game…

]]> by: Troopa http://www.aelon.net/2007/02/what-have-you-been-playing/#comment-2315 Sat, 03 Mar 2007 20:24:10 +0000 http://www.aelon.net/2007/02/what-have-you-been-playing/#comment-2315 I'm glad to hear you're enjoying games again. I went through a period a few years ago when I didn't play any games. I just got sick of them, but eventually I started again. For the past few months I have not been playing many games, but I do enjoy them. I used to play for hours every day when I was younger, and now I play for a couple hours every week. Every Tuesday, I meet with friends at our church and we play some Halo or Big Bumpin' (Burger King bumper car game). Besides that, I occasionally play Super Bomberman with my girlfriend. That's about all the gaming I've been doing for the past few months. I’m glad to hear you’re enjoying games again. I went through a period a few years ago when I didn’t play any games. I just got sick of them, but eventually I started again.

For the past few months I have not been playing many games, but I do enjoy them. I used to play for hours every day when I was younger, and now I play for a couple hours every week.

Every Tuesday, I meet with friends at our church and we play some Halo or Big Bumpin’ (Burger King bumper car game). Besides that, I occasionally play Super Bomberman with my girlfriend. That’s about all the gaming I’ve been doing for the past few months.

]]> by: elektrokuter http://www.aelon.net/2007/02/what-have-you-been-playing/#comment-2314 Fri, 02 Mar 2007 21:57:45 +0000 http://www.aelon.net/2007/02/what-have-you-been-playing/#comment-2314 Ive been playing a lot of things. Just finished FFXII finally with 100% completion. Danjuro was crazy. It took so much time! Also I'm still working on Oblivion, which has its flaws but the sandbox world is way too enjoyable. Twilight Princess is sitting in my pile of shame, but I will get to it eventually. On the PC side, Ive actually tried these <a href="http://www.kumagames.com" rel="nofollow"> free games </a> from <a href="http://www.kumagames.com" rel="nofollow"> http://www.kumagames.com</a>. Theyre fps. Im not sure how its free but its pretty awesome and all it takes is a download. Ive been playing a lot of things.

Just finished FFXII finally with 100% completion. Danjuro was crazy. It took so much time!

Also I’m still working on Oblivion, which has its flaws but the sandbox world is way too enjoyable.

Twilight Princess is sitting in my pile of shame, but I will get to it eventually.

On the PC side, Ive actually tried these free games from http://www.kumagames.com. Theyre fps. Im not sure how its free but its pretty awesome and all it takes is a download.

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