What are you playing right now?

[Roemello]

Finished Lego Indy, but going for the rest of the achievements to it... as they seem to be attainable enough with persistence Also got Guitar Hero: Aerosmith to mess around with on the side.

[soloist]

Another game you may enjoy with your friends, Snake is
Mario Kart Wii... that is, if they are into racer titles
on the Wii. It's definitely a party game, great fo-
r friends and friendly competition (or not... l-
aughs). Congratulations on completing Le-
go Indy, Roemello! You will surpass my
achievement point accumulation in
no time (laughs). Was Guitar H-
ero Aerosmith a birthday gif-
t? I still have not played G-
uitar Hero III yet. Ther-
e are also more gam-
es that I own whic-
h have not eve-
b been place-
d into my
system
yet.



(playing Condemned 2 now...)

[Roemello]

I don't think that's gonna happen any time in the foreseeable future I've just been fortunate there hasn't been any major titles coming lately so I could take a break from acquisitions... except the guitar hero deal, but that's a quick and easy one I guess you could call that a gift, though it was self-gifted

Good luck with Condemned 2! Surprisingly it was an interesting one to go through... even having not played the original (which I do need to find one of these days and try out) I like the whole forensics play to it. Still gotta play through that in FPS mode come to think of it... another I'll have to go back to eventually for achievement sake

[soloist]

The first Condemned had a weak forensics inclusion which
was dedicated to certain parts of the game and seeme-
d to be tacked on. For the sequel, players were giv-
n the option to progress with using this skill or
avoiding it if they choosed. In part one, it
was mandatory but with far fewer opti-
ons and simplistic at best (laughs).
At your rate of progress and m-
y lack of time and effort for
gaming these days, I for-
esee that event takin-
g place soon enou-
gh. Plus I'm goi-
ng to Phily t-
his week-
end. N-
uff s-
aid.

[Roemello]

Well, I barely have any time on a regular basis, so I'm not in that good of gaming shape Today just happened to be my day off and decided to hang at home and go on a binge Finished Lego Indy to achievement completion, finished up GH: Aerosmith on medium... which is as good as I can do, so that's all set Now I'll either poke around other neglected titles or try and stick it out with one again

[soloist]

Oh the joys of a day off and plenty of free gaming time to take
advantage of... how I miss those luxuries (laughs). It wou-
ld appear as though my drive for achievement points
have dwindled since my gaming these days are d-
edicated toward GBA titles (laughs). I have b-
een in collection mode for quite a while n-
ow and the schedule that I have a wo-
rk (which is pathetic) is not helpi-
ng either. I got online last nig-
ht for a bit and downloade-
d a demos for Too Hum-
an and Tales of Vesp-
eria. I hope to try
them both out
at some poi-
nt after w-
ork tod-
ay I h-
ope.



(nice progress!)

[Snake]

Soloist, Mario Kart Wii has pretty much been the only game I've been playing recently, mostly online. Lots of fun, especially beating the time trial times of my friend list!

[soloist]

When I get around to playing it and unlocking
characters, maybe we all can have an RT
championship race or just for fun e-
ven. Twould be an interesting g-
athering, but the only probl-
em would be scheduling.
Getting ready to vis-
it my g/f (it see-
ms like forev-
er). I'll be
back:

(Tuesday...)

[Roemello]

Started going through the Simpsons finally Although not sure how long I'm gonna be able to hold back jumping into MGS 4... methinks Thursday will be the switchup

[soloist]

Why would I choose to invest in the
previous version of Persona, es-
pecially in the condtion that
it it currently sits in? We-
ll, the answer can be
found below shou-
ld you take it u-
pon yourself
to read t-
he tex-
t bel-
ow.





Yes, this is Persona 3 again... but this is the original version. Why purchase this version you ask? Especially with the box being such a disaster. Well...




Here's the back of the outer case which does not look so much better. This game costed me only 20 dollars. Seems like a bad deal?




Considering that the inner case and the actual game was unscathed, I thought it to be a nice deal...




Something else which prompted my purchase of this game...




Was the artwork on the box...




And the art book which came with it!




Along with the music CD in pristine condition!

[Masamune]

The box's condition is unacceptable! At least it's in good hands now. I am upset with Gamestop though. I had to return my hard to find copy of Magna Carta as it would not play on my PS2. That made me a sad Panda.

I must obtain Chaos Legion and DDS 2!

BTW, it's hard to believe, but Atlus has replaced Square as my all time favorite game company. O_O

I picked up Izuna 2: The Unemployed Ninja for DS. The mini-poster on the left is the Gamestop pre-order exclusive. The poster on the right in the second picture is on the back of the game sleeve.

[soloist]

Laughs! I initially was not going to invest in it until I learned the price.
Not only that, but all original Persona 3's were said to have been
phased out soon before the FES edition was released. Not o-
nly that, but finding one with both the soundtrack and t-
he artbook intact is impossible in my area. The last
oringinal P3 I saw in my immediate vaccinity wa-
s selling for 45 dollars without the exterior b-
ox, the artbook and with no music CD (w-
hat a rip-off)! I am sorry to learn tha-
t your Magna Carta failed to play i-
n your PS2, Masa. Tis a shame
that you do not live over he-
re, because I saw anothe-
r used copy of Chaos L-
egion, but I did not
check to see if i-
t had the box
and manu-
al or w-
het-
her th-
e actual
DVD was in g-
ood condition ei-
ther. It was selling f-
or only $9.99 which is no-
t a bad price considering how
difficult it is to locate them thes-
e days offline. I should be stopping b-
y there today to return a game I picked u-
p a few days ago (Family Guy the game), so I
will get more details concerning the CL's conditio-
n. Digital Devil Saga 2 was another one that was har-
d to find. I doubt that I'll come across another one of tho-
se, but I'll let you know should I find one. It's not hard to beli-
eve that Atlus has become your new favorite gaming company, M-
asa, because while Square-Enix was using their spare time re-releasi-
ng classic games they've created during the 2D age of RPG playing, Atlus
has been taking chances with new games on the PS2, and it pains me to onl-
y recently learn of these games. I could kick myself, but at least many of them a-
re more affordable now.... well, if you can still find them that is (laughs). Nice post-
er for Izuna 2! How is it if you don't mind my asking? Have you tried out The World End-
s With You on the DS yet, Masa? It's a very odd title that I'm sure you may appreciate whic-
h plays out in a side-scrolling brawler fashion for battles. Here's a few more facts of the game:

-clothing eventually determines how successful each attack is depending on the enemies that you are fighting
-you get experience points for your pins (which gives you different attacks and abilities) when your system is turned off
-you have the ability to read peoples thoughts
-eventually, you get a partner who you'll control on the top screen while battling on the screen below
-the soundtrack has a large variety of music types from hip hop, punk, rock and r & b, to even orchestrated arrangements
-this is a Square-Enix game... from the makers of the Kingdom Hearts series

good game!



While it may be difficult to see, here is a battle sequence when both screens are used:

[Masamune]

I have heard about The World Ends With You, but I am afraid it will have to wait until after Otakon (two more weeks!)

from the makers of the Kingdom Hearts series

Nein! Final Fantasy! Kingdom Hearts does not exist in Masa's world (the fanbrats ruined that game for me.)

[Roemello]

Finished The Simpsons Game today, so more backlogging removed But now I've been getting addicted to Puzzle Quest, so that's gonna screwball my backlog progress if I can't escape it Also started up on God of War on PSP.... great game so far! Couldn't wait for finishing Zelda... that can go on backburner for a lil bit

[Snake]

Just started Metal Gear Solid 4. Wow.

Soloist maybe we should get a Mario Kart Wii tournament going?