the "Currently Playing" thread.

[Irenicus]

I'm having great fun playing the Magna Mundi Platinum mod for Europa Universalis III. A historical geek's wet dream; such pleasure I had going head-to-head with Christian Europe as the Ottoman Empire. Every step into Germany a bloodbath! The Turkish army on its march on Rome! Just the way I like things to go.

Originally Posted by Kusa-San

Baldur's gate 2

You sir, are awesome.

[yezhanquan]

Some hardcore stuff there, Irenicus (EUIII mod, not BG 2).

World in Conflict for me.

[Irenicus]

Originally Posted by yezhanquan

Some hardcore stuff there, Irenicus (EUIII mod, not BG 2).

It's the other side of my geekdom. Paradox really should be more well known. Then again, maybe they already are; they're one of the few hardcore gaming companies to have regular hype about them. The mainstream gaming presses love them apparently. IGN for example is always like "it's a little too complicated for us...but we know for those who get it that this is real shit man!" XD

Magna Mundi mod is like EU3 with the hardcore meter raised up so high it breaks seven times over. Theirs is probably the best abstraction of the madhouse that was the Holy Roman Empire ever made, and that's only the beginning.

Kind of interesting to reconcile I, Claudius with I, Otaku, really.

[Neku]

Just finished Mega Man Star Force: Red Joker (not the extras though).

Playing SRT OG: Endless Frontier and Valkyria Chronicles (awesome game!).

[Shadow Kira01]

Spent some time on Gundam Musou 2, finished Amuro's story mode, started Amuro Ray's story mode, currently finished one mission. Still playing the mission mode, started quite a number of characters. I finished less than 5% of the game, I believe.. Haven't checked yet. Its quite exhausting actually as that you pretty don't do anything but press the square button a few thousand times in a few hours.

Still grinding in Star Ocean SE, its going to take at least 10 hours to reach the level cap which is necessary to fight the 10 Wise Men which are generally angels and demons from religious context. The original game underwent name changes but not in this enhanced remake which is so much better.

Aside from that, I am playing Kanon.

[GrellyJelly]

Currently playing Ar Tonelico II: Melody of Metafalica. Aand Monster Hunter Freedom 2.
Currently doing one phase per day in Ar Tonelico II. I tend to suck at Monster Hunter though (i just started, you see), the Khezu keeps kicking my ass. XD But atleast I beat the kut-ku.

I think i should start playing my Final Fantasy IV for DS, but i'm just soo lazy. ^^;

[germanturkey]

working my way through fatal frame 3, then moving on to Fatal frame 2. need to prepare myself for the horror that is the second game..

[killer911]

I was playing an MMORPG called Mabinogi. I can't right now because i'm having problems re-installing it.

[Strygwyr]

im replaying Marvel vs street fighter. kinda remind me of the good times.

also: SF4, CoD4, GT5, DotA, and Mabinogi

[Shadow Kira01]

Tales of the Abyss: Just started it.. Asch makes a better protagonist than Luke but oh well.. Its not as bad as FFXII at least.

[grylsyjaeger]

Just picked up a copy of Robotech: Battlecry.

Only just played the training so far but it seems pretty fun. Really enjoy the fighter mode.

Are there any modern Macross games out or ones coming out? Preferably on a console and not the PSP?

[Yamada]

A couple of days ago I decided to pick up Pangya: Fantasy Golf for the PSP, mainly because of the interesting character designs. So far it's turning out to be a pretty fun game. I like the idea of accessorizing your characters to add bonus stats, even though I've only unlocked a few new items. Right now I'm slowly working my way through Episode 1 of the Story Mode (currently playing as Cecilia).

[JoeStoppable]

There really isn't anything new. Like i'm still playing Trash Panic for the PS3 and I hope on and off the DJ max games on PSP from time to time

[Woopzilla]

Playing Final Fantasy 12 again. I finished the story ages ago but picked it up again to complete all the sidequests and get the fancy items.

At first I just wanted to listen to the music again, because Valkyria Chronicles' soundtrack reminded me so much of it (same composer after all), but then I just got hooked on it again.

[Demoned Away]

BlazBlue [Calamity Trigger]

funfunfun!

[Shadow Kira01]

Perhaps, I have wasted too much time on Samurai Warriors 2: Empires as that the game don't have much of a story but it is more about gameplay. Somehow, I have spent 36 hours on the game, beating Empire Mode 4 times and won a 1000-KO badge with 3 fourth weapons yet the story continues with a fifth round of Empire Mode. Huh?

Other than that, I have actually started Ar Tonelico but I am not very happy at the load times or should I say severe lags? Perhaps, I should find the undub version as that my genuine disc is suffering lags as that it could be related to the dual-audio. If one audio track is removed, the size of the disc would decrease and thus, it may improve the loading speeds. Chances are still slim.. Funny thing that I actually spent 60 bucks on a faulty disc.. *facepalm*

[Gin]

Left 4 Dead (pc)
Dota
Red Alert 3 (pc)
COD:WAW (360)
Pokemon Platinum
DOA4
Mirror's Edge
Naruto vs Bleach (wc3 map)

[Kamion]

Valkyria Chronicles

It's really fun and the visuals are amazing.

BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger

Glad this one came along, as I didn't really like SF4 that much

Fat Princess

It's my TF2 replacement, since I suck at that one so much :P

Dragon Quest IX

Everyone who likes RPGs, has a DS and knows japanese is probably playing this one right now...

[Shadow Kira01]

I spend two hours on Warriors Orochi and beat a few stages of SW story mode. I lost my last battle after achieving over 1000 KOs because the peasants all died. Instead of getting my 1000 KO badge, I ended up receiving the message "The Coalition Forces Have Lost".

Spoiler:

I can't believe it.. Koei re-created the battle of Honnouji entirely. In Sengoku Basara, that's where Date Masamune teams up with Sanada Yukimura and the two of them goes for the head of the demon king Oda Nobunaga. In the sequel of the game, Katakura Kojuurou.. It was him and Date Masamune who defeated the evil Oda clan.

However.. In Warriors Orochi's SW story mode.. Oda Nobunaga is a hero who requests Huang Zhong to bring him over to Honnouji to rescue Cao Cao from the forces of evil, the Orochi forces. Date Masamune is nowhere to be seen. Sanada Yukimura isn't around either. Aside from that, based on the story of Samurai Warriors 2: Empires, Date Masamune is depicted as somewhat of a villian while Katakura Kojuurou is non-existent. Sanada Yukimura doesn't play a major role either. The Oda clan are the heroes of the SW series.

Most Dynasty Warriors' gamers would probably not have guessed who the makers of the series truly are. *laugh*

[Newhope]

Just finished replaying Baldur's gate 2 and now playing though the Throne of Bhaal again.

Console wise I'am mainly playing Disgaea 3 and also playing though Ico again