2011-06-21, 04:30 PM
Been fairly busy, yet not accomplishing a whole lot at the same time. As for what I've done gaming-wise recently, this about sums it up.
Chrono Trigger - Port came out on Wii-ware, so I went and bought it yet again. Currently pre-Black Omen.
Terraria - One of the games I traded all of my MS currency for from a friend. I managed to really get into it and made my own server for it since aforementioned friend bought it as well and wanted to duo stuff (also, first time running a server so there was that). Built up our main world with quite a few extras for farming supplies since in all likelihood, updates will turn the current world into a relic before long.
Back to the Future: The Game - Another one that friend bought me. And yeah, point and click adventure game... so what? I break from the usual for an interesting/funny story isn't a bad thing.
Lume - Looked interesting so I had my friend buy this one as well. I was wrong to buy it. It's a flash game that's only length is determined by one puzzle that has no real clues how to solve. Seems like it might become episodic, but it is WAY to short for something that you have to pay for.
TF2 - Sameold sameold.
Spiral Knights - Went in for TF2 hat, found it interesting, but I'm betting getting beyond Tier 2 will require the real world purchase of Energy, so I'll likely be dropping it in a few days.
Ar Tonelico - Tried to go back and finish this with the rest of my GUST stockpile, but my perfectionist aspects are holding me back.
Dragon Quest 9 - Beat the game and really enjoyed it, but then I wanted to do the post game stuff and had a really frustrating time at it. I just needed certain enemies and grottoes, but it took nearly 6 weeks of diving until I finally got a 50+ grotto with what I needed. I was hoping on making story characters my mains, but looking at how much grinding that would be needed to make them on par with my current party kinda puts a damper on that idea. And I STILL haven't found any Metal King Slimes =(.
Dragon Quest 4 - Bought this a short while back and I enjoy the style... but I really didn't like how you had to do the first 10 levels or so Over and OVER with all the separate parties before they finally came together. I can understand getting back-story, but having to wait over 10 hours before getting into your standard party knowing was a bit much. I think it could have been arranged somewhat differently so as to not feel like it was dragging on; maybe parallel gear sets, more diversity of early level monsters; I dunno. That said, I am still at the point where one party member has yet to rejoin the group, so I can't say what my overall impression will be at this point.
Radiant Historia - Lucked out with a 6 month stockpile of coins, so I manged to buy this game with pennies. Kinda wish they had diagonal movement sprites, but that's just a minor gripe. So far I'm impressed by the premise of this game. Even moreso since I have not heard a single spoiler on it. I do see some lingering ideas and themes that branch from Radiata Stories, but so far I'm not really seeing a "spiritual sequel". When I think that, it seems more like Dark Cloud -> Rogue Galaxy. Although I suppose this connection is really more theme oriented than gameplay oriented. Another minor gripe would be having to traipse through enemies whenever repeating timelines. The damage never seems to become inconsequential, so it just becomes tedious; especially when experimenting on where to go. Also accidentally choosing a node that throws you into a boss battle right away.
Ghost Trick - For a recent Capcom game, I'm glad they were at least subtle on hinting at a sequel this time. That's had me raging a fair bit lately. But seriously, this game was amazing from my view. Beautify drawn, unexpected twists, vibrant characters. I wish there were more like this out these days. I may replay it not too far out since there were several things that left me curious as to whether or not they had a purpose.
That's basically it from my front; PS2 has been sitting there for a while, but I hope to get back to it more after the move is over.
Chrono Trigger - Port came out on Wii-ware, so I went and bought it yet again. Currently pre-Black Omen.
Terraria - One of the games I traded all of my MS currency for from a friend. I managed to really get into it and made my own server for it since aforementioned friend bought it as well and wanted to duo stuff (also, first time running a server so there was that). Built up our main world with quite a few extras for farming supplies since in all likelihood, updates will turn the current world into a relic before long.
Back to the Future: The Game - Another one that friend bought me. And yeah, point and click adventure game... so what? I break from the usual for an interesting/funny story isn't a bad thing.
Lume - Looked interesting so I had my friend buy this one as well. I was wrong to buy it. It's a flash game that's only length is determined by one puzzle that has no real clues how to solve. Seems like it might become episodic, but it is WAY to short for something that you have to pay for.
TF2 - Sameold sameold.
Spiral Knights - Went in for TF2 hat, found it interesting, but I'm betting getting beyond Tier 2 will require the real world purchase of Energy, so I'll likely be dropping it in a few days.
Ar Tonelico - Tried to go back and finish this with the rest of my GUST stockpile, but my perfectionist aspects are holding me back.
Dragon Quest 9 - Beat the game and really enjoyed it, but then I wanted to do the post game stuff and had a really frustrating time at it. I just needed certain enemies and grottoes, but it took nearly 6 weeks of diving until I finally got a 50+ grotto with what I needed. I was hoping on making story characters my mains, but looking at how much grinding that would be needed to make them on par with my current party kinda puts a damper on that idea. And I STILL haven't found any Metal King Slimes =(.
Dragon Quest 4 - Bought this a short while back and I enjoy the style... but I really didn't like how you had to do the first 10 levels or so Over and OVER with all the separate parties before they finally came together. I can understand getting back-story, but having to wait over 10 hours before getting into your standard party knowing was a bit much. I think it could have been arranged somewhat differently so as to not feel like it was dragging on; maybe parallel gear sets, more diversity of early level monsters; I dunno. That said, I am still at the point where one party member has yet to rejoin the group, so I can't say what my overall impression will be at this point.
Radiant Historia - Lucked out with a 6 month stockpile of coins, so I manged to buy this game with pennies. Kinda wish they had diagonal movement sprites, but that's just a minor gripe. So far I'm impressed by the premise of this game. Even moreso since I have not heard a single spoiler on it. I do see some lingering ideas and themes that branch from Radiata Stories, but so far I'm not really seeing a "spiritual sequel". When I think that, it seems more like Dark Cloud -> Rogue Galaxy. Although I suppose this connection is really more theme oriented than gameplay oriented. Another minor gripe would be having to traipse through enemies whenever repeating timelines. The damage never seems to become inconsequential, so it just becomes tedious; especially when experimenting on where to go. Also accidentally choosing a node that throws you into a boss battle right away.
Ghost Trick - For a recent Capcom game, I'm glad they were at least subtle on hinting at a sequel this time. That's had me raging a fair bit lately. But seriously, this game was amazing from my view. Beautify drawn, unexpected twists, vibrant characters. I wish there were more like this out these days. I may replay it not too far out since there were several things that left me curious as to whether or not they had a purpose.
That's basically it from my front; PS2 has been sitting there for a while, but I hope to get back to it more after the move is over.