Moonlight Graham Posted August 30, 2012 Report Share Posted August 30, 2012 Started playing Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim a few weeks ago. Been playing this series since Daggerfall (the one on PC-only before Morrowind). It's fairly similar to Oblivion, with some streamlining to the RPG elements (good & bad). Glad the annoying Oblivion gates are gone, replaced with somewhat annoying dragons. Still a great game, very addicting. Wish they added more changes though. Graphics on Xbox 360 are starting to look a bit dated, not a massive upgrade from Oblivion... can't wait to see this series on next-gen consoles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
betsy Posted August 30, 2012 Report Share Posted August 30, 2012 (edited) Nobunaga's Ambition: Rise to Power My first time to get into this type of RPG. It takes a while to learn the curves but boy, I love this kind of game, and am enjoying this one. I'll have to get the other title, and the Romance of the Three Kingdoms series! There's not much to be said about graphics here, compared to the other popular RPGs. I'm not that heavy into graphics though - I'm more into gameplay, and ease of controls. I still tinker with my collections of PS1 titles Edited August 30, 2012 by betsy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
betsy Posted August 30, 2012 Report Share Posted August 30, 2012 Started playing Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim a few weeks ago. Been playing this series since Daggerfall (the one on PC-only before Morrowind). It's fairly similar to Oblivion, with some streamlining to the RPG elements (good & bad). Glad the annoying Oblivion gates are gone, replaced with somewhat annoying dragons. Still a great game, very addicting. Wish they added more changes though. Graphics on Xbox 360 are starting to look a bit dated, not a massive upgrade from Oblivion... can't wait to see this series on next-gen consoles. Do you play on PC or Xbox? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Dog Posted August 30, 2012 Report Share Posted August 30, 2012 (edited) Battlefield 3 for PS3; looking forward to the Armored Kill DLC next week. Also been fooling around with From Dust which is a great little game. Once winter comes, I'll get back into Skyrim. Edited August 30, 2012 by Black Dog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boges Posted August 30, 2012 Report Share Posted August 30, 2012 I'm stuck at a certain part of Max Payne 3. I'm just waiting for Halo 4 to come out. Lately my enthusiasm for video games has kind of diminished. Contemplating if I really need Xbox Live or not anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNewTeddy Posted August 30, 2012 Report Share Posted August 30, 2012 From time to time. SNES and PSX: Earthbound Final Fantasy I Final Fantasy II Final Fantasy III (GBA) Final Fantasy IV Final Fantasy V Final Fantasy VI Final Fantasy VII Final Fantasy VIII Final Fantasy IX Breath of Fire I Breath of Fire II Breath of Fire III Breath of Fire IV Chrono Cross Chrono Trigger Xenogears Zelda - A link to the past Super Mario RPG Secret of Mana Secret of Evermore Lufia Lufia II Gemfire PTO II Aerobiz Supersonic Liberty of Death Romance of the Three Kingdoms III Romance of the Three Kingdoms VI Utopia - The Creation of a Nation Monkey Island Monkey Island II Monkey Island III Monkey Island IV Europa Universalis III Civilization II Civilization III Civilization IV StarCraft Online Diplomacy and Star Trek Online Other than the final two - neither of which I've played in months - none of them are new. (Though EUIII is recent) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonlight Graham Posted August 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2012 Do you play on PC or Xbox? Xbox 360 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybercoma Posted August 30, 2012 Report Share Posted August 30, 2012 I just finished Shadow of the Colossus. I'm a few years behind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Manny Posted August 31, 2012 Report Share Posted August 31, 2012 Being an old boy I don't much like video games. Back in the day, we played Doom with our PC's linked together. Cooperative mode, or death match. But I do have a Nintendo Wii and only play one game on it, Don King Boxing. Really seems to be the best boxing simulation I've played, and I've tried several boxing games on X-Box, Playstation and Wii. It has to be motion controlled, otherwise there's no point twiddling your thumbs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GostHacked Posted August 31, 2012 Report Share Posted August 31, 2012 Been wasting some time on playing Cities XL. Sucker for SIM like building games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GostHacked Posted August 31, 2012 Report Share Posted August 31, 2012 I just finished Shadow of the Colossus. I'm a few years behind. One of the most stunning games I have ever played. The story was a little strange, but overall the monsters were epic and the battles insane. As games go, this one really stands out as different from all other genres. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RB Posted August 31, 2012 Report Share Posted August 31, 2012 Am I missing out? i don't play the video games - I never seem to have time - but I do have a dance wii i really like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonlight Graham Posted August 31, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2012 One of the most stunning games I have ever played. The story was a little strange, but overall the monsters were epic and the battles insane. As games go, this one really stands out as different from all other genres. Totally agree. Along with God of War 1 & 2, Shadow of Colossus was my favorite game on PS2. It was like a beautiful puzzle game, but the puzzles were insanely huge monsters. Much more innovate that ICO, which went more with the stereotypical "pull the switch/lever, move the crate" puzzles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boges Posted August 31, 2012 Report Share Posted August 31, 2012 I think with the proliferation of smart phone to gaming industry is making gaming a much smaller cheaper realm. The idea you can simply download a game for less than $5 and in some cases free is making people less willing to part with $60+ for a big budget game. I just bought a game on my Droid phone called Osmosis HD, very simply but fun, great graphics too. Only $3. Even the downloadable content on the consoles is overpriced. Especially considering Xbox Liver still rips you off by making you buy points in preset increments instead of just putting the actual price of the game. The game costs $12 but you can only buy $15 worth of points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Dog Posted August 31, 2012 Report Share Posted August 31, 2012 I just finished Shadow of the Colossus. I'm a few years behind. The same studio that produced that (and it's predecessor Ico) is coming out with a new game for the next gen systems this fall called The Last Guardian. It looks, uh, . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonam Posted August 31, 2012 Report Share Posted August 31, 2012 I've always been exclusively a PC gamer, never owned a console game system of any sort. Most recent game I've been playing is Diablo 3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GostHacked Posted August 31, 2012 Report Share Posted August 31, 2012 I've always been exclusively a PC gamer, never owned a console game system of any sort. Most recent game I've been playing is Diablo 3. I have a PS2 which I have not played in years, and I am much like you, PC. One problem that is getting mroe evident as time goes on are that most PC games are just ports from console games. So the controls are cumbersome on a mouse/kb if you don't have a controller. Batman Arkham Asylum had funky controls I could not adjust so I played about 10 minutes and gave up. Pity too because I have heard so many good things about it. Dead Space has the same cumbersome action on the controls, but I liked it enough to get through part of it. Games that don't allow for custom controls make me angry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bleeding heart Posted August 31, 2012 Report Share Posted August 31, 2012 Am I missing out? i don't play the video games - I never seem to have time - but I do have a dance wii i really like this I don't know, I don't play them either. But it's pretty obvious to me that they're a lot of fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybercoma Posted August 31, 2012 Report Share Posted August 31, 2012 The same studio that produced that (and it's predecessor Ico) is coming out with a new game for the next gen systems this fall called The Last Guardian. It looks, uh, . Yeah. I have the PS3 version of SotC and ICO, so there's some videos about the production of The Last Guardian. It's supposed to be a combination of the two games. The graphics did look quite impressive in the videos too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNewTeddy Posted August 31, 2012 Report Share Posted August 31, 2012 Older games are cheap to find. You could probably buy all the games I have listed and the systems for under $100 if you know where to look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topaz Posted September 1, 2012 Report Share Posted September 1, 2012 I think all Boomers who have computers should play games to keep the mind sharp but I'm not going to spend big bucks on video games when I can play games online. Anyone who want to check out some of the websites I go to....www.bigfishgames.com, www.housegames.com, www.pogo.com, MSN.com, www.iwin.com and they have all types are games to chose from. They are free, so enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanie_ Posted September 1, 2012 Report Share Posted September 1, 2012 I played Bejeweled on Facebook once... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonlight Graham Posted September 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2012 I miss the glory days of PC gaming. I used to play consoles when I was younger, NES and SNES, but then I got into the PC around the time of Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, Tie Fighter, X-Com and all those awesome games from the 90's that followed. I never had a Playstation 1 because PC games were better IMO, except for sports games in some cases. Then PS2/Xbox came out and PC gaming became too expensive to keep up with all the graphics cards etc. you then had to buy. As someone just mentioned PC gaming is not what it was because most major games now are console ports or MMO's. I still like strategy games and simulations on PC though. I thought PC gaming from the 90's was the best era ever for gaming because you had so many different kinds of games from all genres, tons of great FPS, strategy, racing, RPG's, simulation games etc. For consoles now you get mostly FPS/shooters and other action/adventure games with the rare RPG thrown in, & cash-in sequels every year with no innovation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybercoma Posted September 1, 2012 Report Share Posted September 1, 2012 Great post, MG. Sums up my experiences with games perfectly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiddleClassCentrist Posted September 1, 2012 Report Share Posted September 1, 2012 I was playing diablo 3. The loading diablo image has 2 negative image penises purposefully put into it. Once seen, was unable to unsee. http://postimage.org/image/88zdkoxmx/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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