the "Currently Playing" thread.

[papermario13689]

Originally Posted by Soverence

Currently been playing :
League of Legends (Alot)
Batman Arkham Asylum
and Tales of Vesperia (really loving this game right now)



This just makes me regret even more not having a PS3 to play this game on :'(. With how much I have been loving Tales of Vesperia I really want to play Tales of Graces , would you say Graces is better then Vesperia? (If you have played both).

I definitely like Vesperia more (sans that annoying Karol), but Graces is good fun if you don't mind a noticeable change in the fighting system and general atmosphere overall. The game starts off with some annoying children and a really "friendship-oriented" dialogue (some of which is embarrassing), but make the jump into their older years, and damn, this game actually gets kind of dark. I really like the contrast. I'm recording a few gameplay clips as I play, so I can upload them at some point if you want.

[shinku no kage]

Originally Posted by papermario13689

There are a lot more anime cutscenes, the story (and sometimes embarrassing dialog) and even the animated skits have concepts of anime and manga in it. I guess the biggest thing so far is that during skits, the characters will make gestures that literally lead directly into a panel with an image that looks like it was drawn just for manga. (Really low quality example, but here's one image. Aside from that, everything looks more colourful, the theatrics seem to be at its best, and the whole experience just feels much like an "anime game" than the previous Tales games did.

Ah, I see, well thats a good thing in my view.

Originally Posted by papermario13689

It's really hard to explain, but once you start playing you definitely feel a difference. I am recording what I play so maybe one day it can portray my thoughts better. Even the dishes you cook lean more towards Asian cuisine. Sandwiches and stuff are still around (gotta have 'em in a Tales game!), but I've already made fried rice, omelette rice, and sushi. It's awesome, I love it.

Werent they always around? But that might also be due to the fact that they're actually releasing "Tales of-" food products in Japan.

...oh, and glad to see you're still alive even after seeing the AmiMami pics I've found.

Anyway, back on topic: Trying to finish up "Nendoroid Generation". Starting to get annoyed on how characters kept coming and going. Almost after every other main story mission its like half of the characters you've got leave the party until the next chapter. Though I've finally(?) progressed enough to have everyone together again. I'm also finding the story to be rather entertaining as it progresses.

So overall this game is holding up ok for me...for now. I wont say anything definite til I clear it.

After I finish Nendoroid Generation and ONEPIECE Kaizoku Musou I'm looking to pick up either "Tales of Vesperia" or "End of Eternity". Though I'll probably go with E.O.E since ToV still costs quite a bit in JP, even for a used copy. orz

[Riskbreaker]

I'm currently playing:

The Third Birthday (fourth playthrough, trying to unlock everything)
Mana Khemia - Student Alliance
Planescape Torment (second playthrough, using all of Quinn's fix pack to see all the missed out content)
Warsong 1

[blakstealth]

Went back to Bioshock 2. Still surprised there are people still playing it.

[Kafriel]

Restarted Rusty Hearts. Thankfully, my laptop can handle it in window mode, for the most part Lots of fun, many things to do...should keep me going for a couple of months.

[Cyz]

Silent Hill: Downpour. Ah, the feeling of getting scared. It's been a while since I felt that one before. But....also, it's giving me quite a headache since I can't remember how many times I get stuck and lost in this game.

[RWBladewing]

Decided to try Katawa Shoujo after seeing enough people raving about it. Can now add it to my long list of dating sims I've played where I've gotten the "nobody likes you" bad ending on the first attempt. You'd think I'd have realized after all this time that trying to be neutral and to get to know the girls before deciding on one NEVER works. If Keima from Kami Nomi were real I'd be his greatest enemy, the God of Failed Conquests.

[synaesthetic]

Just received my copy of Persona 3 Portable in the mail today. Going to get started on it soon. After calculus studying.

[Yuno]

I'm currently playing Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep, it's an incredible game. I'm following Aqua's storyline.

[Oyajitchi]

Currently playing:
(Replaying) Kingdom Hearts 1
Pokemon White

I'm probably going to drop these temporarily for Kid Icarus and Dream Drop Distance as soon as they come out; Been waiting for those games for AWHILE as most people probably have been as well. ^^

[SonOfHeaven]

Street Fighter x Tekken
Naruto Generations
Alundra(replaying this one again)

[Rising Dragon]

Now beginning my run on Armored Core V.

[JagdPanther]

Technically, I am currently playing nothing because I just beat Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood and have not yet started Revelations. I wasn't planning on starting Revelations tomorrow, but the ending of Brotherhood just pushed that up. o.O

[shinku no kage]

Cleared the main story of "Nendoroid Generation" and moved onto the 100 floor bonus dungeon. Made it the 100th floor and the boss wiped the floor with me. orz

Taking a break from it and am currently playing "PANGYA Fantasy Golf" on the PSP. I dont know why but ever since "Mario Golf 64" I've been addicted to the "fantasy" golf games.

Also waiting on my copy of "Fate/EXTRA". (Yeah, I am just now picking it up. ) Thats going to be my main game for a while. Not gonna pick up anymore new games til I put more time into it and the other games I've already got on hand. I wanna try and get 100% of the trophies for most of the PS3 games I've got with the exception of "Disgaea 3", I think I'll shoot for 30~40% for that. When I achieve that then I'm looking at either getting "Resonance of Fate" aka "End of Eternity", "Nier Replicants", "Ar Tonelico 3", and/or "Hyper Dimension Neptune". (yes, I know the first one got kinda low reviews but I dont want to play "2" before playing the first one. )

^Any recommendations on which one is a good choice?

*EDIT*

Oh, and are the DLC episodes for "Disgaea 3" worth the cost?

[Ms. Valliere]

Originally Posted by shinku no kage

Oh, and are the DLC episodes for "Disgaea 3" worth the cost?

I never got the episodes for that one, but they don't really look all that, to me anyways.

Anyways I've been stuck playing through Rocket Slime for DS for the second time, I really missed that game

[synaesthetic]

Originally Posted by Sofiel

I'm currently playing Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep, it's an incredible game. I'm following Aqua's storyline.

I'm going to be starting this after I finish P3P.

Still making my way through P3P and it's kind of a slog at times. The pacing is pretty slow, especially after coming off Mass Effect 3...

[iceyfw]

started playing the Last Story last night and i haven't been drawn to a JRPG so strongly since Xeneblade Chronicles in the last 3 years from what i can remember.

[blaze0041]

Still playing Mario Kart 7, going rather slowly through the Grand Prix cups (up to Mirror class).
One thing I have noticed is a pretty big difficulty spike between 100cc and 150cc + Mirror classes (in trying to get the three star ranking), mainly because of getting diablos ex machina'd at a critical point in a race on several occasions...

[delorean2200]

Da Capo @PC

[Dextro]

Originally Posted by iceyfw

started playing the Last Story last night and i haven't been drawn to a JRPG so strongly since Xeneblade Chronicles in the last 3 years from what i can remember.

Do you think it's worth considering a second hand wii to play the game?